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Jan1

Ubud and first impressions

There is no doubt that Ubud is the art capital of Bali. Every where one walks in Ubud they cannot escape works of art, you will see great paintings, amazing wood carving, perfectly chiseled stones depicting gods and goddesses and eye grabbing textiles. Almost everywhere is of some walking distance but you have to be [...]

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Dec29

Taipei airport, great food and free wireless !

We landed in Taipei international airport around 6:30am. China Airlines entertainment facilities include only a large projection screen with an A/B system which was popular in the 80’s. I slept pretty much throughout the flight which is one good thing about leaving SFO to Asia at midnight. For future travelers I would suggest forgoing the [...]

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Dec28

Can’t wait to be in 84F weather

I haven’t been blogging for a while now but I think its time I get back into it so whats better way to start then my 2009-2010 vacation. Every year Amber and I have a tradition to leave the US and bring in the new year at an exotic foreign location. We have done Mexico [...]

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My name is Zaid Ali and I was born in Suva, Fiji Islands. I went to Marist Brothers High and University of the South Pacific where I studied Computer Science and Physics. I was active in Internet Development in Fiji Islands and south pacific countries during 1996-1998. I moved to Silicon Valley in 1998 and did my first technology startup at WebEx where I built its MediaTone™ network across the US and Europe. I am currently Director of Technical Operation at Genius.com,Inc where I manage all aspects of Data Center and Network Operations, Email Deliverability and Corporate IT. Currently I serve as President of the San Francisco Bay area chapter of the Internet Society. I also studied classical arabic music and play middle eastern percussion instruments such as Dharbuka, Riqq and frame drum. You can catch me playing with my band Al Azifoon.