4.30.2008 Wednesday
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffThoughts from last night: It seems like Mr. Chen really cares a lot about the people working for him and is a very good manager. He seems to feel that everyone in his company is his friend and should come to ...
Philosophy and Eating Frog with Mr. Chen
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffToday I learned that I wouldn't be going to the nursery so I ended up grabbing my computer from the hotel. 7:50am I'm in the office, and at least 3 people are here already which is more than normal. I don't ...
4.28.2008 Corporate Life in China
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffToday was a decent day. I ended up working for ISU for a while this morning, and then spoke with Ai hua on the phone about what Mr. Chen might have planned for me in this next week. I know ...
4.27.2008 What does a can of sardines and a public bus have in common?
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffWell, today saw a couple firsts for me. I started the day getting up very late (I slept in thankfully) and then washed some clothes in the sink. I must say, a little hand-washing now and then puts washing machines ...
4.26.2008 Moutai and Shrimp … without the business deals
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffWent to the Pepa orchard again today with Liu Hai-lin. To get there, we took a city bus, but she had never used the bus to get to the pepa orchard before, so we made 3 transfers, ended up in ...
4.25.2008 Friday
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffThis morning I actually didn't feel bad waking up. I thought I might because of the state I was in when I went to bed. I just got up and had a "Nescafe" coffee and went for breakfast. I did ...
Chinese Business – Moutai and Shrimp Eggs
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffWell, today started off like any other so far. I got up, called a couple people at home and then went for breakfast at the office. Did some work in the office, checked work (ISU) emails and such, then started ...
4.23.2008 Wednesday
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffThe building seems like it is going to be coming down today. There is work happening on 7th floor above us and it's amazingly loud. Every once in a while, there is a large crash that shakes our entire floor. ...
4.22.2008 – Tuesday
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffToday was the hardest day so far. It wasn't anything in particular, I moved less today than on some of the other days and met fewer people, but I think it was just a culmination of many things that got ...
4.21.2008 Monday
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffI'm not going to complain any more about how tired I am. Apparently Liu Hai-lin was at work on Sunday night until 6am. Then went home to sleep a couple hours and came back. I'm getting a real sense of ...
4.20.2008 Sunday
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffToday I didn't know what to expect when I got up. Mr. Chen called me last night and said he would meet me at 8:30am at my hotel to "go outside". I had a bowl of ramen that I purchased ...
Tomorrow
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffI just got a call from Mr. Chen. At 8:30am tomorrow he is meeting me here at my Hotel and I am going outside with him. I don't know what this means exactly, but I guess I'll find out.
4.19.2008 A trip on Bikes Across Hangzhou…
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffToday was a day to be proud of. It was definitely something I needed after this week. A little sight-seeing under my own locomotion. This morning, I waited for Liu Hai-lin and met her at 9:00am. We went over to ...
Traffic & Proof I was here…
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffTraffic! [flv:/thoughtstravel/wp-flv/traffic.flv 400 300] Traffic outside the hotel (and everywhere for that matter) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Proof I was here [flv:/thoughtstravel/wp-flv/lakevid_pic.flv 400 300] Just a quick video to tell you where I'm at.
4.18.2008 Friday
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off7:30am Went to breakfast at the cafeteria in the Materials plaza building. Had some dumplings, rice, and noodles. had an interesting yogurt drink that was packaged like a milk carton. 8:00am Went up to the office. It seems that ...
My Chinese Name
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffIn the office this morning, the meaning of my Chinese name was debated. Shu Tong - was said by one to be a girls name. The others said that in ancient China, Shu Tong was the name of the master ...
4.17.2008 Thursday
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffThis place is amazing. The cacophony of sounds, sights and smells is often overwhelming to me as I have grown up and been living in an area where everyone has a lot of personal space and clean air. It's amazing ...
Thursday Morning 4.17.2008
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffWell, it was a good morning. I am learning many things. I thought that I would have to go to the police station to register as a foreigner (which is what I was told when I got here) but because ...
China – Day 1
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffToday was quite an action-packed day. The morning started off by me meeting Liu Hai-Lin, Mr. Chen's head of biology for fruit trees for breakfast. She brought a couple stuffed buns and a pancake with some sort of donut wrapped ...
Travels to China
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffWell, the travel to China was interesting, although thankfully uneventful. I'm writing here assuming that I can get to my blog by sending an email, because I can't seem to connect to my webspace from here. I'll try to get ...