Chinese new year is now over. Back to work and the full time at the gym now. Stop being lazy and work your complete ass off!!!!!!!
Time to never look back again. My scheldule is now getting busier and busier. So this is good.
more to come......
Monday, February 26, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
Chinese New Year 2007 Revelation
Yes it's that special time of year here in China.
Fireworks where we would call the fire department back home.
There is so much to learn about why the chinese think and do the things the way that they do.
This seems to be a never ending frustrating story. It may take me a life time to figure this out or i should interview more of my chinese friends. But there is such a different i find in the chinese people who have gone abroad or want to go abroad than the ones that don't.
Patience is the key and learning and speaking chinese would take you a long way. This is what i am working on. I must say China is better than a lot of other countries in the world.
Fireworks where we would call the fire department back home.
There is so much to learn about why the chinese think and do the things the way that they do.
This seems to be a never ending frustrating story. It may take me a life time to figure this out or i should interview more of my chinese friends. But there is such a different i find in the chinese people who have gone abroad or want to go abroad than the ones that don't.
Patience is the key and learning and speaking chinese would take you a long way. This is what i am working on. I must say China is better than a lot of other countries in the world.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
The Good People of China
This is not a hate blog on China but rather the truth from experience.
I want to talk about the good chinese people that i have come across. I will take the next few days to write about this.
1.Jack in Wenzhou: Jack was my student at the business school. He let me stay at his house for free for 6 months when i was a bit broke. I helped him pay the utilities and gave him my stereo.
He loves soccer, so we got along well. He wants to go abroad to New Zealand.
2. Tracy in Wenzhou: Tracy runs an optical lens business and has helped me a lot with all my unexpected troubles while in Wenzhou. She has been to America many times.
I want to talk about the good chinese people that i have come across. I will take the next few days to write about this.
1.Jack in Wenzhou: Jack was my student at the business school. He let me stay at his house for free for 6 months when i was a bit broke. I helped him pay the utilities and gave him my stereo.
He loves soccer, so we got along well. He wants to go abroad to New Zealand.
2. Tracy in Wenzhou: Tracy runs an optical lens business and has helped me a lot with all my unexpected troubles while in Wenzhou. She has been to America many times.
3. Bob in Shanghai: I met Bob through my american boss. He has been the best landlord i have ever had. He set me up in his office space with a room in the center of Shanghai. Very comfortable apartment with a full time maid that cooks too hehe. He wants to stay 3 months for free while i teach his daughter english every saturday. Bob is an american chinese, what they call ABC. He has lived the USA for 20 years and holds us citizenship. Without any question he knows exactly what i have been going through.
4. Brian from Wenzhou: Brian became my good buddy while i was suffering in Wenzhou. He left China as he past his major English exam to study abroad in Holland to obtain a masters degree in business.
5. Sophia from Shanghai: She has been a dear friend to me. She completely understands all the issues of what foreigner goes through in China. She has helped me understand. She finished her 2 year MBA in England.
6. Howard from Shanghai: An excellent boss who always pays me in advance. Not like the regular chinese bosses who usually pays late or seem to pay us less. He is still a resident of the USA and went to University in California.
I don't know about you but i sure see a pattern in the educated chinese people that have gone abroad compared to the ones that haven't or don't want to.
More to come....
Thursday, February 01, 2007
The Good News
The good news is that things are gradualy going my way. I love my new house and new ambitions of business. The New Year holiday is coming in 2 weeks, where China goes crazy for 1 month. I am just happy to have found my new house, and new work to a fresh beginning.
Yes, i am enrolled in a 30 hour group chinese class now. I have forced myself to go beyond my English and Spanish. I gotta do this to improve my 60 word vocabulary (ha ha)
When it comes down to it, Work, Study, Exercise and have a better social life is all i need to really follow.
Yes, i am enrolled in a 30 hour group chinese class now. I have forced myself to go beyond my English and Spanish. I gotta do this to improve my 60 word vocabulary (ha ha)
When it comes down to it, Work, Study, Exercise and have a better social life is all i need to really follow.
Checking my Sanity in China
Well, we all agree that China is another planet of it's own. They way they do business and treat people when it comes to money. There is a big difference in the way they think between a chinese person that has been abroad and one that hasn't.
In order for China to continue to succeed they have to adapt to the international way of doing business. One big test is the Beijing Olympics next year. How will taxi drivers and the average person on the street treat foreigners? Without a doubt I am sure we will hear horror stories of their customer service.
It really seems to me that 100 RMB = 14 dollars USD is more important fighting for than keeping a friendship here in China. Whether it's your shrewd boss, landlord or China's absolute poor customer service and a so called friend, 100RMB is far greater to fight for the average chinese person than maintaining an relationship for future lucrative business. Their response back this up very much when it comes to the last dollar. The changing of contracts half way through is to always benefit the chinese person as much as possible. I really don't get it!! China cannot prosper without the international community. Then why do they continue to cheat and lie to the foreigner regardless what the case? It really does remind me of the Mexican mentality of let's get an extra 10 dollars out of this person. Some may not agree but are you a foreigner in China with the repeated "let's cut a hole in your pocket metality" foreign experience over and over again?
I must say that the chinese that have been abroad understand the international manner of doing things mutualy to a point. I cherish these friends here, it's all i have besides my foreign friends. They're the only ones that see what's really wrong here. The ones that have not been abroad have no idea of how to treat and respect a person outside of China. When i say this, i am talking about the chinese people in control, bosses and landlords and of course your chinese taxi experience. Some might say than why don't you leave? and i say i am planning that someday in the near future. I still have a lot to learn and understand and i am not perfect.
In order for China to continue to succeed they have to adapt to the international way of doing business. One big test is the Beijing Olympics next year. How will taxi drivers and the average person on the street treat foreigners? Without a doubt I am sure we will hear horror stories of their customer service.
It really seems to me that 100 RMB = 14 dollars USD is more important fighting for than keeping a friendship here in China. Whether it's your shrewd boss, landlord or China's absolute poor customer service and a so called friend, 100RMB is far greater to fight for the average chinese person than maintaining an relationship for future lucrative business. Their response back this up very much when it comes to the last dollar. The changing of contracts half way through is to always benefit the chinese person as much as possible. I really don't get it!! China cannot prosper without the international community. Then why do they continue to cheat and lie to the foreigner regardless what the case? It really does remind me of the Mexican mentality of let's get an extra 10 dollars out of this person. Some may not agree but are you a foreigner in China with the repeated "let's cut a hole in your pocket metality" foreign experience over and over again?
I must say that the chinese that have been abroad understand the international manner of doing things mutualy to a point. I cherish these friends here, it's all i have besides my foreign friends. They're the only ones that see what's really wrong here. The ones that have not been abroad have no idea of how to treat and respect a person outside of China. When i say this, i am talking about the chinese people in control, bosses and landlords and of course your chinese taxi experience. Some might say than why don't you leave? and i say i am planning that someday in the near future. I still have a lot to learn and understand and i am not perfect.
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