10,000 Views

My not-so-popular ‘Blazon’ has finally moved into five viewing figures and it is time to evaluate the situation.

Starting from the beginning of time, politics seems to dominate, although not deliberately, and the most popular Post dealt with using a percentage to develop fair salaries (Percentage Formula - August, 2013).  I have temporarily removed this article in an attempt to allow other articles to surface into view.  This places Travel 5 - South East Asia (Bangladesh) of August, 2012, into a more suitable position.

Statistics

Google Chrome has been, by far, the most popular Browser at 40% overall the whole period and, today, increasing to 81% for the month.

Microsoft Windows OS, originally, had a slight lead over Apple Macintosh OS by 47% and 36% respectively, but this lead has been definitely eroded over the years to 22% (Windows) and 67% (Macintosh).

Naturally, Canada and the USA have produced predominant viewers with Russia following closely (My personal letter to Mr. Putin may have had an affect.  Ha!).  Interestingly, many other countries have shown interest, notably;  China (of course). Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Brazil, and Sweden (Surprisingly, countries in the Middle East were not represented).  

It is hard to imagine six viewing figures, therefore a change of direction may be required (To quote Lao-tse) but that is probably in another life.

7,000 Pageviews

I notice that this site has just counted 7,000 pageviews.  It interests me to see if there are any interesting statistics.

It isn't surprising that the browsers share first place equally between Google Chrome and Microsoft Explorer, followed by Firefox.

It's equally unsurprising that the operating softwares share first place equally between Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh, followed by Linux.

It is not surprising that Canadian and American viewers took the lead followed by Russia, but I find it interesting that China appears in the list considering that Google is completely banned in China.  I suppose that some proxy servers contribute to that.

Titles that gained the most 'hits' were:

• Politics 8 - Percentage Formula (August, 2013)
• Aerospace 4 - Solo Flight (January, 2012)
• Travel 5 - South East Asia (August, 2012)

I wonder if this will be different at 8,000?

Travel 6 - South East Asia (Thailand)

Firstly, I should mention that this is not meant to be a travelogue intending to entice you to visit, it is just my personal memory of an event.  Travelling to Thailand is a wonderful experience.  Secondly, unlike Bangladesh, the immigration controls were very friendly, because Canadians do not require an entry visa.    And, thirdly, although I had travelled to the country before, to the very ancient city of Chiang Mai (which is very typical of cities in this part of Asia), this time, my friend and I flew to Bangkok (the capital) and it was a tremendous surprise.  From the huge modern Suvamabhumi International Airport to a city of high-rise buildings and good roads, we instantly noticed a comparison between the unruly traffic congestion of Dhaka with the polite diligent drivers of Bangkok.

Day Time - Lumphini Park, Bangkok

Our multi-starred hotel was great, and arriving a couple of days before the international conference, we were able to look around and relax.  During the conference, I toured on my own, and my friend became almost a stranger ... but we had the evenings together, and took advantage of a river cruise to enjoy views of the many illuminated temples, etc.

Night Time - River Chao Phraya, Bangkok

Later, we stayed on for a few extra days, and flew down to the town of Hat Yai in the southern province of Songkhla, where my friend had previously taught at a university, and met some old friends (Actually, a one hour drive further south).  They had deliberately not been warned of our arrival in order to avoid great welcoming celebrations, but the abundance of joyous tears everywhere was extremely moving, and a perfect example of Thai hospitality.  Then, we had to force ourselves away on an overnight train to Bangkok.

A final evening at a Thai restaurant was mandatory, of course.

When in Thailand, Eat Thai Food ... Of Course

Then, back to the anticlimax of Bangladesh, which lasted a few more days until returning to Canada (Another anticlimax).

Early Morning Arrival - London, Ontario