[Los Angeles, CA] After much packing and re-packing and transferring items between check-in and carry-on luggage, I finally got it all straight late last night. After all the trouble I went through to comply with Singapore Airlines’ checked-in luggage guidelines, I was relieved and even a little bit perturbed to see other travelers hauling around a lot bigger suitcases than mine. It wasn’t until I headed to the airport that equal parts… Read More

[Los Angeles, CA] As part of my MBA program at Loyola Marymount University,  I am taking a class that involves a year-long research project and culminates in a three-week trip abroad. My team, Seal Team 8 (a nod to our professor’s name, Dr. Kala Seal) has chosen mobile payments as our topic. We are about to finalize our research by interviewing leading experts in the mobile payments industry in Singapore, India and Hong Kong. We leave in… Read More