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Guanxi

Not that I have much, but it’s nice to occasionally have some guanxi, especially with people who are up there.
In planning my upcoming trip to Asia, I got a hotel in Taipei which I thought was a pretty good deal. It was in a great central area and received a lot of good reviews on [...]

Be careful when roaming

I was in China and HK from 9/22-26. Guess what my cell phone bill was last month??
hint: remember, i was there for work on short notice.
(People I’ve already told cannot participate and hint to other people!)
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Deal of a lifetime! $1 bus long distance bus rides!!

I’m seriously not sure how they make money on this thing especially with the price of gas, but man, for $1 to get you from LA to SF, it’s a great deal to jump on.
$1 Bus Rides to Major American Cities – Gadling
Megabus currently operates in 21 cities across America. Sure, Greyhound services a [...]

The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away

It really sucks when someone else’s lack of attention to detail potentially affects a huge amount of business.
This is the second time something like this has occurred with this major customer and if the factory is not compliant and the customer does not believe all of it, a lot will be lost in the future.
I [...]

Travel tip: International Prepaid SIM cards

I’ve recently changed from Verizon to Cingular AT&T and now am on GSM. If you’re on a GSM network, this post applies to you. If not, and you travel internationally to HK, then this also applies to you, since GSM service is easier to come by than CDMA for the greater part of the world.
Likely [...]