Hard Choices Make Us Stronger

Posted by Michael Michelini | Aug 06 2009 | Comments (8)
I try not to get my emotions mixed into things…but life is life…and I am who I am…..I guess I genuinely care about the outcomes in life for others like myself……maybe that is why I get myself in difficult situations to begin with…… But...

Fixing an Air Conditioner in China

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jul 25 2009 | Comments (4)
I know I just posted…but this I couldn’t wait for….in my apartment building they are fixing an air conditioner…this guy is on the 18th or 19th floor risking his life….I see this all summer long, but this time got a good photo LOOK...

Does China Want Foreigners to Leave? Facebook Blocked Twitter Blocked

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jul 07 2009 | Comments (10)
Well, I am gonna rant a little bit, a bit of a short post, but hoping to get some comments and feedback. Maybe its not China wanting to unwelcome foreigners…but by the government controlling what is said, and how you can say it, it doesnt give foreigners...

Copying Products Overseas – Is it so bad?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jun 30 2009 | Comments (3)
Yes. this can be a sensitive topic. But hey, thats why I am picking it as a topic in the first place! And that is – how an original idea in one country may be copied overseas without any financial compensation or even a “thank you” to the founder....

Visit to a China Hospital

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jun 18 2009 | Comments (15)
Spent a few hours today with my trustee assistant Melissa Zhu at the local Nanshan Public Hospital, here in Shenzhen, China. Besides a blood test / drug test for my passport z-visa, this was my first time at a public hospital for a regular checkup. So let me...

China now blocking more – twitter, hotmail, bing,

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jun 02 2009 | Comments (7)
The 20th anniversary of Tiananmen massacre on June 4th is approaching, so it seems the Chinese government is adding more to the blocked list. My favorite new site, Twitter, has been blocked, as well as hotmail, the new search engine bing (microsoft), flickr, wordpress,...

Dragon Boat festival begins in China

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 27 2009 | Comments (0)
Tomorrow will be the famous dragon boat festival in China. Chinese culture says a famous poet was held unjustly by Chinese police and committed suicide by jumping into the river. So the idea of the dragon boat race is the people are racing on boats to save his...

Mid Autumn Festival, Mooncakes, & Lost Potential in the World

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 15 2008 | Comments (0)
Today is mid autumn festival in China, so a public holiday (Monday). Represents the full moon, harvest, families sitting around a table as the moon is symbolic of a circular table for the family. Spent Friday evening at a friend’s factory party. It stil...

China is Proud

Posted by Michael Michelini | Aug 10 2008 | Comments (0)
Wow, it really has been insane being in china during the olympics. I am on the other side of the country (south) and still the energy is amazing….they’ve hung Chinese flags all over….the opening ceremony was out of control…..I thought Americans...

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