It’s been quite a while since I’ve blogged, and I have been stirred into action by someone a good deal more industrious than me.
Catherine (Cat) Wentworth is a young lady living and learning in Thailand. Her website, Women Learn Thai (WLT) is home to a range of “Thai language learning tips and techniques, local quirks [...]
After sales dropped right off in Japan following the OS 3.0 debacle, I was nervous whether we would ever be able to recover there. That #3 spot we held for so long was highly cherished.
Then something happened a couple of days ago. Our sales in Japan jumped over 1000% and we are now at #2. [...]
I recently attended a wedding in Thailand, held in the bride’s village near the Laos border. It was an event the whole village (pop. 150) was involved in.
There were monks …
… home-made guitars …
… food …
… more food …
… dancing girls …
… and the town drunk.
The hospitality of the people was incredible and humbling. They [...]
Last night I flew to Bangkok from Singapore. At the boarding gate I had a few moments to spare, so decided to practice some Thai phrases, in hope of committing them to memory.
There was one spare seat between two young Thai ladies; on it lay a duty free bag. With an eyebrow raise known the [...]
Hallelujah!
Lingopal has been approved for sale in the iTunes stores. It took three attempts, but we’re in now which is the main thing.
It didn’t go that smoothly. When we searched for the app we couldn’t actually see it, either by Release Date or Alphabetically. Then when it did eventually show it was way back in [...]
Last night I went to see a show at The Loft Bar in Fremantle. The Fremantle Street Arts Festival was in full swing over the Easter weekend, and in the evening they had a grouped performance, which saved having to go and see the individual acts during the day. Some of the acts were very [...]
I’m beginning to be reminded of my teenage years asking girls to dance.
Then the only effects were wounded pride and a hot flush to the cheeks, but these rejections from Apple come with a cost - not only in resubmission but also in loss of potential income. For a small start-up watching every dollar (believe [...]