USA is making me focus, and realize –> I belong in Asia, feeling…guilty

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 04 2011 | Comments (4)
Coming back to America always is a reflecting point for me, meeting my friends and family, seeing where they are in their life, their goals, dreams ….and of course they always ask me “what is it you do, exactly”? And I have been lectured to, as a...

in Hong Kong, Last Minute Scramble for USA Trip Plans

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 21 2011 | Comments (2)
Again blogging on my mac air from a bus in hong kong….I guess it is pretty amazing I can type as I have a screaming cantonese women yelling in the phone behind me, crying baby in front of me, and a fat old guy with his setback pushed back up against this laptop...

Chinese Relationship Building Weekend, Waterpark + Hiking

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 17 2011 | Comments (0)
Typing this sunday afternoon, waiting for the bus from dongguan to shenzhen….what a long and perspective-building weekend! Started on Friday night,  rushing to catch last bus to da lang district of dongguan from Longgan district of Shenzhen. Been getting...

American Friend Selling NYC Real Estate to Hong Kong + Asia

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 01 2011 | Comments (0)
End of last week I took a trip to Hong Kong and Macau to be “tour guide” for my college buddy Ish. I have done this in the past for friends from America visiting, like Hasan coming to HK from Pakistan travels and I really am excited to be able to meet...

The Aftermath After Vacation While Running Your Own Business

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jun 29 2011 | Comments (1)
Really did my best to de-stress…but the emails and “wired” self that I am I couldn’t help but try to reply to urgent emails and monitor emails as they flowed in. Being an open, social media, blogger dude, I would openly tell people I’m trying...

A Real Vacation, Trip to Boracay, But a Struggle To Get There + Back!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jun 28 2011 | Comments (2)
I believe everyone realizes I am past due on a vacation…and finally I got one, whether I wanted it or not! Spent the whole day saturday traveling from Puerto Galera to Boracay, just for the record: Full day of traveling on Saturday: 6:30am wake up in Muelle...

Social Media Lets You Trust Strangers Renting Your Room

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 24 2011 | Comments (0)
After startup monday yesterday, met Stephen Chung from wimdu room sharing which is a startup from Rocket Internet (part of the Groupon Europe clone Citydeal that was later bought out by Groupon and heads their international expansion). Stephen is a cool guy from...

Reasons to go Couchsurfing this Summer

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 09 2011 | Comments (8)
I’m all about the new movement in life, flexible workspace, couchsurfing, community, social media, minimalist. I don’t think I am crazy, I just think I am maybe a more early adopter. I have stated I’m fully embracing couchsurfing And What is...

Happy Easter from Hong Kong, then Guangzhou

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 24 2011 | Comments (8)
Writing this Saturday evening (Holy Saturday) in my small apartment in Hong Kong. Making it an early night, and a relaxing night…I’ll be waking up around 7am tomorrow, Easter Sunday, and heading up to Shenzhen Bay border from Tin Hau CTS bus to meet...

Feel More Equipped, More Professional Then Ever

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 17 2011 | Comments (2)
maybe its my turning 30, the fact that i have made commitments to my career and basic geographical location…and getting used to being in the constant moving….I am constantly having an internal battle about why I am traveling so much….its exhausting,...

Roadtrip – Dongguan, China to Xiamen SEO event

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 24 2011 | Comments (0)
This will be my 3rd time at the Xiamen SEO event, in the 2010 China internet fair I spoke about helping China manufacturers export using the internet and in 2010 (SMX China sponsored) I was able to talk about keyword research, this year I’ll be blabbing about...

Shame is the Fear of Disconnection, apply to social media

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 10 2011 | Comments (2)
Finally budgeting some time to watch this AWESOME TED video my friend Josh Whiting sent over to me – The power of vulnerability presentation by Brene Brown.  I don’t know about you, but I prefer to read something than to watch something….I wrote...

Partaking more in the couchsurfing movement, formally.

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 09 2011 | Comments (11)
It’s strange, to me and to my friends, that I have not earlier been involved in couchsurfing websites, making my couchsurfing.org profile  more complete lately.  I have been “couchsurfing” for almost as long as I have been traveling, depending on how...

Going Crazy, Surrounded by Mandarin, Cantonese, and Tagalog! Chinese Yuan, Hong Kong Dollars, Filipino Pesos!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 03 2011 | Comments (9)
Just landed in Manila a few days ago, jeez, my brain is on overload…this hyper travel between Manila, Hong Kong and south china (Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Dongguan) has got my head spinning. Really, if this was USA, the geographical distance between these places is...

Daily Life, Daily Struggle in Manila Philippines

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 07 2010 | Comments (11)
Maybe its not just Philippines, but Asia, or the insanity….the chaos. I see life like a beating heart….and the struggle for a human to create something out of one’s existence. To find themselves. I have blogged in April about the frustrations...

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