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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 110325
It’s Brenda’s birthday! She already got her present a couple of day ago (new sunglasses) and has been needing them with all the sunny weather. It is technically now into the rainy season.. and it has rained a couple of … Continue reading
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 110225
Travel day today – we have a flight from Singapore to the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. There was some time in the morning for us to take a walk in a storied city park.. and then it was the … Continue reading
Singapore 110125
It’s a Saturday and our last full day in Singapore. We decided to check out the zoo.. We have been so blown away by how they have done the botanical and bird gardens that we decided to hit the zoo … Continue reading
Singapore 103025
Singapore is an amazing, tiny dot of a location in our world. Over 6 million people live on a peninsula/island that is about 1/4 the size of Rhode Island. Singapore began as a British trading post and free port in … Continue reading
Hong Kong 102825
Most of today was spent at the trade show.. I got there early to meet up with some suppliers and to take part in some meetings with some new contacts that might be beneficial in the future. Doesn’t make for … Continue reading
Hong Kong 102625
Brenda and I are back out and about for the next couple of weeks. I am attending an annual trade show in Hong Kong – this will be the 3rd year in a row – and we’ve used this business … Continue reading
Củ Chi, Vietnam 110124
This is our final day before making the long trip home. We have a flight from Siagon to Hong Kong set for the evening and I worked out that we had enough time to squeeze in a tour out in … Continue reading
Nhơn Trạch District, Vietnam 103124
The majority of today was spent with a supplier meeting and a plant tour of their new multi-building facitlity out of town. This was my principal justification for coming to Vietnam. The drive was about an hour east of the … Continue reading
Saigon, Vietnam 103024
Our second day in Ho Chi Minh City – we had the day off to explore the town. My work calls didn’t begin until after dinner and so we had a chance to sleep in for the first time this … Continue reading
Hong Kong 102924
Our second day at the lighting show. Basically same schedule; we got up early and had a breakfast meeting with one of our suppliers. We then headed to the light show to meet contacts and see what is new. Donny … Continue reading
Saigon, Vietnam 102924
Yesterday was another travel day – Brenda and I got up at 5am to head for the airport to take a Cathay Pacific flight to Saigon, Vietnam – our first time here.Officially called “Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh” – that’s … Continue reading
Ningbo, China 102524
Our second day in Ningbo. It’s a Friday here and we had a lighter schedule. Our team split up – some of our other co-workers went on some plant tours outside of town. Donny and I had visited these same … Continue reading
Beijing, China 102324
Our final afternoon in Beijing before we continue on.. Lunch in the mountains. It had warmed up nicely and we all sat outside on a deck with the Great Wall and surrounding countryside as our backdrop. Another strategic stop for … Continue reading
Beijing, China 102224
Greetings from the glorious worker’s paradise. Much family happiness and long productive life wishes for you all! We are in the nation’s capital of 22 million to spend a couple of days seeing the sights. Very gratefully, we have the … Continue reading
Seoul, South Korea 102024
This evening we toured the Myeongdong Night Market – far more active than we had assumed. The market was filled with people and food stalls in about an 8 x 8 block area of town. We could hardly make our … Continue reading
Seoul, South Korea 110723
Today was travel day – a literal Planes, Trains and Automobiles to get us from Tainan, Taiwan to Seoul, South Korea.A whole lot of ticket buying, luggage lugging, taxi hailing, money exchanging, meals missing and going from stressed to make … Continue reading
Tainan, Taiwan 110623
This morning we took a high speed train (185mph) from Taipei down to Tainan, near the southern end of Taiwan. It only took about 2 hours to make the journey. We got on the first stop; the car was full … Continue reading
