Adventures of an American Businessman Doing Business in China

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The New Internet - Being A HUMAN BEING

September 8th, 2010 at 4:51 am

hey May,
thanks for the comment, Xiamen is definitely a great place for vacation!!! so i will take you up on that, but probably not until 2011

But then you say – ‘when people get more famous, things will change, you have to be careful what you say’

I think that is CRAP! come on, then people are being fake – not telling us who they really are and how they really think…….I hope I don’t change….

Feeling It - Flying Up In The Air

September 8th, 2010 at 4:28 am

hey Piotr,
thanks for constantly keeping up with me on the blog, that also inspires me to write more!

yes, you and I are in somewhat similiar situations about family and location….no family near us…….we kinda said/ thought we would move back at some point…..but wondering when that day or event will come. But for me, my parents seem overall happy in Florida, with others their age and from the northeast originally. They do support me, I just think I need to come back and visit more regularly……..maybe not permanently

Feeling It - Flying Up In The Air

September 7th, 2010 at 10:40 am

hey Cynthy,
thanks for reading! but this you say makes me think…

“traveling = less attachment ==> care less”

hmmm, I dont know if i like that….I care now more then ever….and I’m traveling all the time……there are some people in this world who travel for a living – CONNECT people, connect cultures…..and then there are those who develop deeper, local connections in their hometown.

Yea, I’ll ignore those requests to stop blogging for free…..I love this blog and connecting people and making people think out of the box…..and this blog represents my life, my travel, and maybe what I may have given up if I stayed home.

Feeling It - Flying Up In The Air

September 7th, 2010 at 7:50 am

yea man…..

well it is kind of why I started this blog…my friends in NYC and I were at a bar back in early 2007 and I was telling them I was leaving corporate America for a life of entrepreneurship and travel…..so they wanted to follow the story on this blog….

Yes, there are quite a few people like me these days, and GROWING. As the world becomes mroe “international” and as its becomes easier (for the most part) to travel and interact with people online…I also see more people like me emerging…

Its scary, but its never too late, right?

Feeling It - Flying Up In The Air

September 7th, 2010 at 5:20 am

yea , glad you like it Piotr, this is why it makes you think about life…..for me too….i’m like this guy flying all the time! I haven’t seen my family in 2 1/2 years……I guess its ok because I’m yuong….but will i turn out like him??

needed this movie as an eye opener

Feeling It - Flying Up In The Air

September 6th, 2010 at 2:27 pm

cool, you watched it in response to my blog post! I feel special!

Feeling It - Flying Up In The Air

September 6th, 2010 at 2:27 pm

hey Lammy,
yea, nice touch at the end with “Happiness in Pursuit” via pursuit of happiness” haha.

well, we just have to do what we feel is right, its our life isn’t it? have to be selfish in a way i guess……if we are not happy ourselves, then how can we make others happy….i guess its about fulfillment……

Poem about Poor People

September 6th, 2010 at 11:37 am

welll……..i think teach a man to fish (educate) is the best way to solve it…

Feeling It - Flying Up In The Air

September 5th, 2010 at 6:01 pm

can’t wait to be home! you know my favorites:

chili, brown rice
stroganoff, egg noodles
lasagna
tacos
spaghetti, meatballs

Manila Taxi Drivers Rip You Off! A Cabbie's Perspective

September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am

thanks for reading dad – yea, these guys haggle the most then any country I’ve been in, except maybe Jamaica

Finally Did It, Ate BALUT (18 day old chicken eggs)

September 1st, 2010 at 2:31 pm

they tell me now…..that there is no such thing as 21 day!

Oh No! Heading Back to Manila, Philippines!

September 1st, 2010 at 2:31 pm

Thanks Monamie! Sure, i am just making interest post titles to get your attention! here now and i feel fine….

Finally Did It, Ate BALUT (18 day old chicken eggs)

August 31st, 2010 at 2:10 pm

Yaneiell,

21 day! they actually have that????? o man…..i can’t do that then…i’ll lose our bet then

I Haven't Changed Much Since University

August 30th, 2010 at 11:00 pm

haha, ya maybe being in China surrounded by lots of Euros has me more “proper!!!”

don’t worry man, oct 7 to 14 i will be in CT, i’m sure there will be a few blog topics from that

Not Gonna Be Good For China / Philippines Relations.....

August 29th, 2010 at 1:27 pm

hi Jane,

sure, the first reaction is BLAME all the people from that country that hurt your country people, right? That is just human nature…..but I think we have to control our emotions and feelings and look closer……is it a 1 person event or a country event . I am sure these Filipinos in Hong Kong and China would not support such an act……it is still strange this was against HK people….

News still just keeps showing it on TV over and over…

Back in Hong Kong, Hasan Visiting From Pakistan

August 29th, 2010 at 1:25 pm

haha, Mike Mo!!! ok ok, maybe Boracay when i’m there….we’ll see…..just have to do a lot of training for new workers and office decisions….

all about the work / play balance

work hard, play hard right

Buy, Sell, Wheel, Deal, Hustle. Becoming a new-age social media salesman

August 29th, 2010 at 1:23 pm

yea, its hard Jane. its about high profit products, but its also about doing business in something you

1) ENJOY

2) have some kind of advantage in – product experience, knowledge, network connections…..

but yes, business is not easy, especially these days

Back in Hong Kong, Hasan Visiting From Pakistan

August 29th, 2010 at 1:20 pm

haha, yea…..quick comment there buddy, but i guess this was a more relaxed, casual, non controversal entry just about daily life and travels.

maybe i’ll have more like this the next few months.

Not Gonna Be Good For China / Philippines Relations.....

August 29th, 2010 at 2:06 am

hey Drew,
thx for reading and commenting….yes, this is a graet tragedy – i am in hong kong as i write this, and there is another mourning event today.

i will be posting a new blog soon about social profiling….its just not fair to any of us that we classify someone by the land their family has grown up. I’m spending the weekend with my friend Hasan who is an american citizen with Pakistani family roots. whenever he enters US borders, he is treated like a terrorist…..but he has a US passport…….

I guess its too difficult to think we should look at each person’s face as an individual, because there are so many people in the world, coming and going so quickly, as humans we have to generalize and group people ……wonder if that will ever change

maybe when we implant barcodes into the back of our necks people will be individuals?????