Loving Work!

So having moved back to Asia ... we proceeded to do the normal things that people do when the return to the region they love:

1. we found a house to rent and then we moved in.


2. we moved in


3. we started unpacking


4. we started telling our friends that we were back in the region

About a week after we started telling people we were back, one of my good friends in Asia - James Treanor - called me explaining that he'd found "the perfect job for me" and it was in Guangzhou, China.

I thought, obviously, that if it were truly the perfect job, it would be down the street from me in Taichung.

I agreed, mostly due to his persistence, to do a phone interview. After a three hour phone interview with the owner, I agreed to fly to Hong Kong to do an in-person interview.

I spent essentially two days discussing concept, process, and desired outcomes with the owner. While the position put me in Guangzhou for great periods of time, I discussed it with Charlene. We both agreed that it is a fantastic opportunity... as it provides me all of the things that I personally seek to do:

• help other people in their professional careers
• help grow a company that is at a plateau
• help the reputation & future of industry in China
• provide top quality professional services
• travel to new, cool places and work with the local populace

I started work in early October - and tried to work to the plan which I've used in the past:

1. First 30 days = Don't Rock The Boat --> Analyze, Ask Positive Focused Questions, Observe. Don't hire / fire anyone


2. Second 30 days = Collaborative Shifts --> Work with Small teams on implementation of items which improve the existence of current employees


3. Third 30 days = Roll Out the First 1 Year Plan

28 Days
I'm not sure how I'm doing - but I assume okay. As I'm working / living in China, I certainly don't want to be known as a maverick / loose canon.

As to work, I truly feel a passion for what we're doing --> it's not everyday that one can work in the social responsibility industry (meaning you're paid to make sure that capitalistic relationships result in not only profits, but in the worker's enabling the relationship receive their fair of the deal).

The only down side is that my family is in Taiwan while I'm in PRC.

Signing Off.

PAF

A bunch of you have asked for an update ... regarding what has been going on in my life lately:

A typhoon dumped more than 1 meter of water on this part of Taiwan a few weeks ago.
A typhoon - the biggest one so far this year - is on the way & expected to hit in 24 hours or so.

We got our container of crap last week, and the 'overage' that the dumb lady UNDERESTIMATED arrived Tuesday. Our house looks like a warehouse.

We went out to dinner (yet again) with more friends. This time, Charlene's high school classmates. Wow, what a cool bunch of people. Hysterical.

My Yamaha FZ-1 needs a new battery - so I can't get it started (unfortunately). And as it's still only got a California plate, I don't want to drive it anyway.

I interviewed for a job today - seemed to go quite well. Interesting position - I'll write about it if it gains more traction.

Later.

There are so many URLs that I could link to.

We know. The economy is in the crapper.

Along with that, today I got laid off. The client and my former employer agree on something - it's uncertain times, and everything is up for review (especially in the trimming down department).

I really enjoyed working with both my dedicated client - as well as my boss and co-workers ... but that's the way the cookie crumbles.

Onwards & upwards.

Well, we've been thinking a lot about moving to Taiwan.

The extent that we've started looking into moving costs:
airfare
shipping (our stuff)
'set up' costs
'cost of doing business' abroad

Stay tuned.

i came across a problem with the Vol program, when i type the disc id from the green field into the Vol ID selection(e.g. 382E-2B62)and click ok, it tells me (open the disk error!!!)i followed the instruction to the point but i guess i messed up somewhere. Can some1 resolve my problem?

Copy the file onto your HDD.
Right Click and Run As Administrator.
Click Ok.
Now reboot.
Voila, no more problem.