Alex and I went around town to get a couple of things I needed.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Thursday, October 26, 2006
26/10
Work task today... To get two whiteboards for the office in order to start visualizing the different ideas, concepts and network.
One of my tasks here is to look at the internal communication flow and come up with ideas for how to implement a continuous great communication while expanding.
Alexbluto
I met with my friend Alexbluto for a walk around people's square. He helped me get some different electronic things I need here.
We had a great time.. He is really good at bargaining. Even though I'm good at it the start price will always be higher when it is a foreign person bargaining than when it is a local chinese person.
One of my tasks here is to look at the internal communication flow and come up with ideas for how to implement a continuous great communication while expanding.
Alexbluto
I met with my friend Alexbluto for a walk around people's square. He helped me get some different electronic things I need here.
We had a great time.. He is really good at bargaining. Even though I'm good at it the start price will always be higher when it is a foreign person bargaining than when it is a local chinese person.
Snakes on a plane...
Enough is enough.
I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane.
Check the coolest b-movie...
I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane.
Check the coolest b-movie...
Scams? 25/10 - 06
I got a little paranoid today when three girls started to talk to me on the street. At first they sounded really nice. They said they were art students from Beeijing and asked me lots of wquestions. The suspect part was when they wanted to show me their work and they wnated me to follow them to an alley. Knowing what I carry in my pockets I don't wanna lose I said that I didn't have the time and they got really persistent wanted me to come along for only 2 minutes and suddenly they were only staying in Shanghai for one day instead of the whole week at they started out telling me. But then agin.. could just be me...
First chinese lesson 25/10 - 06
Today I had my first chinese lesson since I arrived China. Cindy is my teacher and she is excellent. I will have my next lesson this upcoming monday. By now I know really basic stuff with no ice in my coke as the most important.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Food Court 25/10 - 06
Today I had dinner at my local food court in Xujiahui.
They don't speak english so it is a lot of pointing for me. After a couple of misunderstandings I figured out that you have to go to a register first to buy a debit card. You put the amount of money on the card you reckon you are going to spend and when you are done spending you'll go back to the same register to get leftover money back.
The different small shops have fixed prices on what you buy so the woman who served me looked at me like I was a complete loco when I said no more food on my plate (knowing how much I could eat) because she knew that I had already paid for more than what she was giving me. ( Fun..how she should have been happy for earning extra money instead..)
They don't speak english so it is a lot of pointing for me. After a couple of misunderstandings I figured out that you have to go to a register first to buy a debit card. You put the amount of money on the card you reckon you are going to spend and when you are done spending you'll go back to the same register to get leftover money back.
The different small shops have fixed prices on what you buy so the woman who served me looked at me like I was a complete loco when I said no more food on my plate (knowing how much I could eat) because she knew that I had already paid for more than what she was giving me. ( Fun..how she should have been happy for earning extra money instead..)
EF 25/10 -06
Today I went to EF here in Shanghai.
The EF school here in Shanghai is very different from the school I attended in LA 6 years ago.
In LA we had classes during the day time everyday and had lots of spare-time activities in the weekends. Here it is more minded on learning business english after working hours. So the students here usually come in in the afternoons and the weekends.
I spoke to some nice teachers in my search for expanding my network here in Shanghai.
I'm going back to the school this saturday to see if I can meet some nice students as well.
The EF school here in Shanghai is very different from the school I attended in LA 6 years ago.
In LA we had classes during the day time everyday and had lots of spare-time activities in the weekends. Here it is more minded on learning business english after working hours. So the students here usually come in in the afternoons and the weekends.
I spoke to some nice teachers in my search for expanding my network here in Shanghai.
I'm going back to the school this saturday to see if I can meet some nice students as well.
Massage 24/10 - 06
The massage experience.
Well having to carry a backpack everyday and getting tense from eating with a pair of chopsticks(still fell a little like virgin eventhough I got some great compliments from my chinese friend the other day when she asked me how long I had used a pair of chop stick and I replied actually only this week. She said I was doing f...ing fantastic.) have probably made my shoulders hurt a little.. So I decided to get a one hour massage...
All I can say is that.. God dammit they put a lot of pressure on your back when they massage you.. Pure pain..haha and I'm still sore now two days afterwards...
Well having to carry a backpack everyday and getting tense from eating with a pair of chopsticks(still fell a little like virgin eventhough I got some great compliments from my chinese friend the other day when she asked me how long I had used a pair of chop stick and I replied actually only this week. She said I was doing f...ing fantastic.) have probably made my shoulders hurt a little.. So I decided to get a one hour massage...
All I can say is that.. God dammit they put a lot of pressure on your back when they massage you.. Pure pain..haha and I'm still sore now two days afterwards...
What the hell is Para Para? 24/10 - 06
What the hell is Para Para?
Is it a traditional dance?
Is it a pharmaceutical product?
Is it a Huge gym?
Is it some medical treatment
Stay tuned here and on www.Confuciussays.cc to get the answer...
Is it a traditional dance?
Is it a pharmaceutical product?
Is it a Huge gym?
Is it some medical treatment
Stay tuned here and on www.Confuciussays.cc to get the answer...
Work 24/10 - 06
Work
After work today I had dinner with my mentor and boss Phil to map my challenges and work opportunities while I'm staying at ConfuciusSays. www.Confuciussays.cc
We located 4 areas where I can benefit and figured out the first step and the approach.
There a lot of interesting things to do here and what ever I do I know I will learn a lot and create something useful along the way.
After work today I had dinner with my mentor and boss Phil to map my challenges and work opportunities while I'm staying at ConfuciusSays. www.Confuciussays.cc
We located 4 areas where I can benefit and figured out the first step and the approach.
There a lot of interesting things to do here and what ever I do I know I will learn a lot and create something useful along the way.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Picture time! 23/10-06
So let me first tell you what I have done today.
Today I attended the board meeting with my company and their invester they flew directly in from New Zealand. This meeting helped me getting a better understanding of the direction the company is moving.
After that we had dinner with the former prime minister of New Zealand. And I must say she is a very competent lady who knows a lot of social innovation, cultural diversity and sustainability...
Here are a couple of pictures from the first week here in shanghai.
The night I arrived the guys took me to a very nice bar/ restaurant
This is the grand theater. It was located right next to my hostel I lived in the first 4 days.
Than I moved and now I have a garden. Nice chinese style I can see from my bedroom window.
Which brand are they trying to copy...hehe....
As I wrote earlier I had a very pleasant visit at the hairdresser but he didn't know anything about styling hair and as a result of that I ended up with this US army haircut.
This is my room.
And my living room
these are the not fake rebook shoes I bought...
This is Marty. he represents 42below here in shanghai. The picture is from the party last saturday..
Phil and I from the same party...trying to look drunk or...?
Alexbluto and I went to the art museum.
That is also where I met my new girlfriend.. . I forgot to get her name...
This is xujiahui. That's the area I live.
It is a really cool area with so many shops and huge shopping malls.. US go home.. And off course MC.D here is 24 hours..haha
Today I attended the board meeting with my company and their invester they flew directly in from New Zealand. This meeting helped me getting a better understanding of the direction the company is moving.
After that we had dinner with the former prime minister of New Zealand. And I must say she is a very competent lady who knows a lot of social innovation, cultural diversity and sustainability...
Here are a couple of pictures from the first week here in shanghai.
The night I arrived the guys took me to a very nice bar/ restaurant
This is the grand theater. It was located right next to my hostel I lived in the first 4 days.
Than I moved and now I have a garden. Nice chinese style I can see from my bedroom window.
Which brand are they trying to copy...hehe....
As I wrote earlier I had a very pleasant visit at the hairdresser but he didn't know anything about styling hair and as a result of that I ended up with this US army haircut.
This is my room.
And my living room
these are the not fake rebook shoes I bought...
This is Marty. he represents 42below here in shanghai. The picture is from the party last saturday..
Phil and I from the same party...trying to look drunk or...?
Alexbluto and I went to the art museum.
That is also where I met my new girlfriend.. . I forgot to get her name...
This is xujiahui. That's the area I live.
It is a really cool area with so many shops and huge shopping malls.. US go home.. And off course MC.D here is 24 hours..haha
Sunday, October 22, 2006
MC.D 22/10-06
A couple of days ago I was eating at MC.D ( big surprise). Here I ran into Alexbluto a very nice chinese guy. He works at a very nice rooftop restaurant called Kathleen's 5 on top of the national art museum.
Today we met to walk around town. He took me to see his work and than we went through the backdoor into the art museum. Interesting experience.. They had some really different pieces from what you would expect.. Yes I know you are waiting for the pictures to show it :o)
Off course we had to celebrate becoming friends by going back to MC.D where we first met.. We ended up taking the bus to tung ji university, a very nice international university. We got some nice traditional chinese food.. off course I got kung pao ji ding.. Fun how i'm just spelling everything in chinese without knowing if it is right or not..haha
Outside campus we went to a little dvd shop so now I own all the latest movies. I mean the ones they show in DK's cinemas at the moment.. How nice!! and I got 14 dvd for 65 danish Kroner or 11 us dollars..
Today we met to walk around town. He took me to see his work and than we went through the backdoor into the art museum. Interesting experience.. They had some really different pieces from what you would expect.. Yes I know you are waiting for the pictures to show it :o)
Off course we had to celebrate becoming friends by going back to MC.D where we first met.. We ended up taking the bus to tung ji university, a very nice international university. We got some nice traditional chinese food.. off course I got kung pao ji ding.. Fun how i'm just spelling everything in chinese without knowing if it is right or not..haha
Outside campus we went to a little dvd shop so now I own all the latest movies. I mean the ones they show in DK's cinemas at the moment.. How nice!! and I got 14 dvd for 65 danish Kroner or 11 us dollars..
Fresh free and fly 21/10-06
So I moved in..nice!!
Today I went around town with my personal assistant Kello. Actually she is not but with all the help she has given me it sure fells like that.
I bought a pillow.. sure need that when I go to sleep.. A new cell phone.. So please do text me on my danish number and I will reply from my new chinese cell with a chinese number.. that is cheeper for me and unfortunately I cannot receive messages from DK on that chinese number..
Got a new pair of shoes..not fake.. I know.. sounds unbelievable.. however it is true.. they are made in indonesia along with the rest though... haha
Kello went with me to a hairdresser.. thanks to her I got the haircut I wanted..It was a very nice treatment the gave me so I decided to let them try to style my hair as well. Very funny.. After 15 years of using wax I know I it looks good on me.. and it is not a completely...oohh that tree looks dead look.. and not styled like an american army idiot... lol. But what the heck it was fun and i changed it anyway later.. Soon I'll show you some pictures!
The evening I spent at Ben's house celebrating his birthday with lots of 42below vodka.. and now finally I can say I have tried all five flavors.. many times..hehe
The pure vodka is nice for the ordinary drinks you know.. On top of that they have 4 other nice flavores.. kiwi, passion fruit, manuka honey and feijoa.. I like the fruit flavors a lot.. hehe.. who said that that would make me drink more..lol
The plan is to bring some bottles with me home!
Today I went around town with my personal assistant Kello. Actually she is not but with all the help she has given me it sure fells like that.
I bought a pillow.. sure need that when I go to sleep.. A new cell phone.. So please do text me on my danish number and I will reply from my new chinese cell with a chinese number.. that is cheeper for me and unfortunately I cannot receive messages from DK on that chinese number..
Got a new pair of shoes..not fake.. I know.. sounds unbelievable.. however it is true.. they are made in indonesia along with the rest though... haha
Kello went with me to a hairdresser.. thanks to her I got the haircut I wanted..It was a very nice treatment the gave me so I decided to let them try to style my hair as well. Very funny.. After 15 years of using wax I know I it looks good on me.. and it is not a completely...oohh that tree looks dead look.. and not styled like an american army idiot... lol. But what the heck it was fun and i changed it anyway later.. Soon I'll show you some pictures!
The evening I spent at Ben's house celebrating his birthday with lots of 42below vodka.. and now finally I can say I have tried all five flavors.. many times..hehe
The pure vodka is nice for the ordinary drinks you know.. On top of that they have 4 other nice flavores.. kiwi, passion fruit, manuka honey and feijoa.. I like the fruit flavors a lot.. hehe.. who said that that would make me drink more..lol
The plan is to bring some bottles with me home!
Now with Apartment - 20/10-06
Today I decided on which apartment I wanted... I move in tomorrow. Nice and easy. Yesterday Kello was so nice to take me around town to see 4 different apartments.
Actually it wasn't hard calling the land-lords but when the time came where I should have the address it was too difficult. They could hardly explain me the way in english and I wouldn't know which way to go anyway... Thanks Kello for helping me!
The apartment I chose is 40 minutes away from work but still in what they here call downtown (so is my work)
It is a very nice new apartment I will have to share with to and italian girl Elisa an italien guy Mozart and a girl from Chile Denise.
Kung pao ji ding... is becoming my favorite dish here. With rice and coke.. :o) It is chicken and peanuts in some kind of sauce.
Actually it wasn't hard calling the land-lords but when the time came where I should have the address it was too difficult. They could hardly explain me the way in english and I wouldn't know which way to go anyway... Thanks Kello for helping me!
The apartment I chose is 40 minutes away from work but still in what they here call downtown (so is my work)
It is a very nice new apartment I will have to share with to and italian girl Elisa an italien guy Mozart and a girl from Chile Denise.
Kung pao ji ding... is becoming my favorite dish here. With rice and coke.. :o) It is chicken and peanuts in some kind of sauce.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The Peanut chop stick test
Yesterday I nailed the chop stick test. Second time using a pair of chop sticks here in China I managed to pick up 2 peanuts placed next to each other on a plate. Children... do not try this at home!
Finally Shanghai..... Wednesday 18 oct - thursday 19 oct
Shanghai rules..
Wed 18/10
I arrived Shanghai yesterday in the afternoon and went on the maglev which is a train on air that runs with no less than 431 k/h
which is pretty damn fast..
From the station I found a taxa which took me to ConfuciusSays's nice office space in the middle of Shanghai.
Here I was welcomed by 4 really cool persons: Phil, Ben, Marty and Kello.
I checked in to a very nice hostel not far from the office.
In the evening I went out for dinner with Phil and his wife Betina.
It is an experience taking a taxa when you don't speak the language so I carry the addresses for where I'm going on a piece of paper..
Atleast I know I live close to the ming tian quang chang tower... Hope that was spelled right. xie xie means thanks so I have learned a littled by now.
The guys have really made me fell welcome here which is so cool.
It felt crazy walking home from the restaurant last night with halfway no clue if the direction was right, couldn't speak the language and I kept thinking here only lives 20 million people... :o)
Thurs 19/10
Today I came in late to the office after trying to get rid of my small jetlag which really hasn't been bad at all.
It took a while before I was connected to the internet but now when that works I find myself behind my own disk with my laptop ready to contribute!
kong pao chicken (or how you spell it) is a really good dish here. Couldn't resist going to MC.D today. Tasted like in DK.
In the evening we went to a nice bar to talk to the manager about carrying 42 Below.
42 below is a very nice vodka brand I will get a good chance to really taste saturday when Ben is having his birthday party.
Here I work for ConfuciusSays (www.confuciussays.cc) They are helping 42 below (42below.com) becoming a big on the chinese market.
I have a real exciting time ahead of me.
Wed 18/10
I arrived Shanghai yesterday in the afternoon and went on the maglev which is a train on air that runs with no less than 431 k/h
which is pretty damn fast..
From the station I found a taxa which took me to ConfuciusSays's nice office space in the middle of Shanghai.
Here I was welcomed by 4 really cool persons: Phil, Ben, Marty and Kello.
I checked in to a very nice hostel not far from the office.
In the evening I went out for dinner with Phil and his wife Betina.
It is an experience taking a taxa when you don't speak the language so I carry the addresses for where I'm going on a piece of paper..
Atleast I know I live close to the ming tian quang chang tower... Hope that was spelled right. xie xie means thanks so I have learned a littled by now.
The guys have really made me fell welcome here which is so cool.
It felt crazy walking home from the restaurant last night with halfway no clue if the direction was right, couldn't speak the language and I kept thinking here only lives 20 million people... :o)
Thurs 19/10
Today I came in late to the office after trying to get rid of my small jetlag which really hasn't been bad at all.
It took a while before I was connected to the internet but now when that works I find myself behind my own disk with my laptop ready to contribute!
kong pao chicken (or how you spell it) is a really good dish here. Couldn't resist going to MC.D today. Tasted like in DK.
In the evening we went to a nice bar to talk to the manager about carrying 42 Below.
42 below is a very nice vodka brand I will get a good chance to really taste saturday when Ben is having his birthday party.
Here I work for ConfuciusSays (www.confuciussays.cc) They are helping 42 below (42below.com) becoming a big on the chinese market.
I have a real exciting time ahead of me.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Still going strong sunday 25/06-06
Sunday 25 june
Back in denmark. Exam is over, nice but not completely satisfying result. Evaluation week past by with a nice trip to skanderborg to enjoy nature and work with the team.
Now I have startet my vacation/ time to earn some money for my next out of country school semester.
Back at train the huge bar I use to work at a couple of years ago. Am helping them pebuilding the place and than I wiil get the prober bar tender training.
Have been in sweden for the weekend to celebrate my granddad's 90 year old birthday. Met Maria in malmø and now I'm spending the last night in copenhagen visiting lars before going to this years roskilde festival.
Besides all that I have been drunk and partying very hard till 6 in the morning 20 days out of that last month... haha. That's more than I ever did when I was young and "fresh"
Back in denmark. Exam is over, nice but not completely satisfying result. Evaluation week past by with a nice trip to skanderborg to enjoy nature and work with the team.
Now I have startet my vacation/ time to earn some money for my next out of country school semester.
Back at train the huge bar I use to work at a couple of years ago. Am helping them pebuilding the place and than I wiil get the prober bar tender training.
Have been in sweden for the weekend to celebrate my granddad's 90 year old birthday. Met Maria in malmø and now I'm spending the last night in copenhagen visiting lars before going to this years roskilde festival.
Besides all that I have been drunk and partying very hard till 6 in the morning 20 days out of that last month... haha. That's more than I ever did when I was young and "fresh"
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Thursday 11/5 - Saturday 13/5-06
Thursday
Brian had alot to drink when we went out the night before so I ended up eating breakfast with melissa while he was sleeping.
He got up and they both drove me to the station.
I spend the afternoon in the train and was back at 12pm where I joined a party at the hostel at met Sarah from Australia which was cool, I got to bring back alot of old memories..
Friday
The party went on to around 05.30 that morning and I was up again at 09.30 to go to San Lesandro to meet Faizi to return the paint suits and to say goodbye. After that I went to Berkeley to visit the Cliff Bar company. Unfortunately I could get to talk to the right people but I still got to feel the atmosphere of the place. They have build the company around many of the things we talk about in school.
I had dinner with the australien group before they left town and ended my own night by going to a stripclub...hehe called Showgilrs located on Broadway...
Saturday...
Flying out to Denmark... This is where it all ends...
Brian had alot to drink when we went out the night before so I ended up eating breakfast with melissa while he was sleeping.
He got up and they both drove me to the station.
I spend the afternoon in the train and was back at 12pm where I joined a party at the hostel at met Sarah from Australia which was cool, I got to bring back alot of old memories..
Friday
The party went on to around 05.30 that morning and I was up again at 09.30 to go to San Lesandro to meet Faizi to return the paint suits and to say goodbye. After that I went to Berkeley to visit the Cliff Bar company. Unfortunately I could get to talk to the right people but I still got to feel the atmosphere of the place. They have build the company around many of the things we talk about in school.
I had dinner with the australien group before they left town and ended my own night by going to a stripclub...hehe called Showgilrs located on Broadway...
Saturday...
Flying out to Denmark... This is where it all ends...
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Wed 3/5 - Wed 10/5-06
Wednesday 3/5
Evaluation day
Thursday 4/5
Finishing evaluation with looking forward
Friday 5/5
Went to Calles for a party and a barbeque. Saw Esther play her last concert in SF. This time a full set.
Went back to the party/barbeque. Picked up Rolf Arne at a soccerfield somewhere in the middle of f...ing nowhere after his capdriver decided to drop him off because they couldn't find the right destination..
Saturday 6/5
Cleaned the appartment the whole day. Watched the Suns knock out the Lakers in game 7.
Went to dinner at an italien restaurant with jon, Rolf, Linn, Esther, jo, Martin and Par.
Sunday 7/5
Left for LA with Maans, Par, Esther and Katja. Had to drop the guys of in Big sur. So we spend the whole day driving down the coast. We went to the beach on the way for a little swimming and sun tanning.
got to LA very late.
Monday 8/5
Went around LA. Went to santa monica beach and the nice shopping promenade. Went around hollywood and the chinese theater with all the famous handprints on the ground.
Drove around rodeo drive and ended up with a nice dinner.
Tuesday 9/5
Went to Venice beach. Hang around most of the day. Got a hip hop cd from mister salty salt... he was very funny.. It was all about him.. all about salt. Salt being an artist...
Went to melrose for a litlle shopping. Tried to find the Hollywood sign but for some strange reason aliens had adopted it and we couldm't find it.
The girls dropped me off at Brian's... Nice to see him again after 6 years.
Wednesday 10/5
Brian was super busy editing his movie so while he did that I went around venture boulevard looking at the different shops.
In the evening we went to the screening of the pilot for a tv show he's been working on for a long time. It was hilarious to watch.
Evaluation day
Thursday 4/5
Finishing evaluation with looking forward
Friday 5/5
Went to Calles for a party and a barbeque. Saw Esther play her last concert in SF. This time a full set.
Went back to the party/barbeque. Picked up Rolf Arne at a soccerfield somewhere in the middle of f...ing nowhere after his capdriver decided to drop him off because they couldn't find the right destination..
Saturday 6/5
Cleaned the appartment the whole day. Watched the Suns knock out the Lakers in game 7.
Went to dinner at an italien restaurant with jon, Rolf, Linn, Esther, jo, Martin and Par.
Sunday 7/5
Left for LA with Maans, Par, Esther and Katja. Had to drop the guys of in Big sur. So we spend the whole day driving down the coast. We went to the beach on the way for a little swimming and sun tanning.
got to LA very late.
Monday 8/5
Went around LA. Went to santa monica beach and the nice shopping promenade. Went around hollywood and the chinese theater with all the famous handprints on the ground.
Drove around rodeo drive and ended up with a nice dinner.
Tuesday 9/5
Went to Venice beach. Hang around most of the day. Got a hip hop cd from mister salty salt... he was very funny.. It was all about him.. all about salt. Salt being an artist...
Went to melrose for a litlle shopping. Tried to find the Hollywood sign but for some strange reason aliens had adopted it and we couldm't find it.
The girls dropped me off at Brian's... Nice to see him again after 6 years.
Wednesday 10/5
Brian was super busy editing his movie so while he did that I went around venture boulevard looking at the different shops.
In the evening we went to the screening of the pilot for a tv show he's been working on for a long time. It was hilarious to watch.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
wednesday 26/4 - tuesday 2/5-06
Andrew.. You can reach me on my mail: mooshimoose@hotmail.com
Wednesday 26/4.
today I developed the pictures for the showroom and made the written material ready.
In the afternoon I went to the genius bar in the apple store to fix a small annoying thing in the program safari on my computer. After 4 hours and all the magic the nerds in the genius bar could pull I couldn't even open safari. So I was tired and disappointed when I got back home.
Thursday 27/4 - showroom day
Today I started out the day by passing out about 1000 flyers for our showroom. In the end it turned out that that didn't help anyway since the only big disappointment of thursday night's showroom was the missing guests.
I went back to the apple store to fix my computer problem. After 2 hours I was done and this time very happy... Got the new Tiger and Ilife 06 installed for free. So now I have a brand new computer..!
We sat up everything for the showroom before we opened the doors 4 p.m.
Bandits presented a video documentary of the outcome from the workshop on sustainability we made saturday the 22/4.
On the wall we had made a picture presentation so the guests could figure out what the video was about and how we made the workshop and what questions we asked the participants.
I was very happy with our contribution to the showroom.
Friday 28/4
I took the train to Sacramento to visit Amy.
It was very nice seeing her again.
We went out for dinner and a couple of drinks with her roommate Jen.
Saturday 29/4
Today Jen, Amy and I walked around the old Sacramento. Here we went to the candy shops where you can get free samples. They are known for there salt water taffies.
In the evening we brought back a video and relaxed with a cool video (derailed)
Sunday 30/4
After getting back from sacramento I went to meet the rest of the class at Elise and Ulli's place.
We had a nice barbecue (the weather allowed us to wear t-shirt and shorts)
The barbecue turned into a fun party.
Monday 1/5 - Ipod day
Today I got up early to wait for Fedex to deliver the ipod I just bought online. Bought it online in the first place to save 30 dollars ( besides the 100 dollars you save for buying it here instead of DK)
I called Fedex and confirmed when the package should arrive but when I went to look for him he had already been there. So the only thing I could do was to go to their office to pick it up in the end of the day. Unless I wanted to stay home all day to wait for Fedex to come back.
First they told my to get on the freeway to get there but fortunately I figured out I could bike there anyway. Thought it was to far since they wanted me to get on the damn freeway.
I went all around town to get some records and cds before going to Fedex.
When I got there I couldn't get my package because I didn't have an ID with my american address on (which I can't get cause I'm only here for three month.) In the end I wanted to call apple to get help and fortunately the woman from fedex figured out that my phone number on my cell phone I was calling from matched the number on the contract so than I finally got my ipod.
Tuesday 2/5
today we started the evaluation of our project here in San Fran. It was nice to visualize the things we have done until this point.
In the afternoon we had a lecture with the CEO from Gap, Ivy Ross.
She was so cool and had some very interesting entrepreneurial stories to tell.
She started out by working in a firm making jewelries. Her CEO would buy different jewelries already on the marked and ask her to make some similar. And when she came up with good ideas they were turned sown. So she made her own jewelries called them small wonders and send them on the marked under her own company. Her CEO came one day with a small wonder product and asked her if she could make anything like that. Ivy answered that she was looking at the creator already and from there she quit that job.
She used to work for Matel where she developed a new working environment around gathering a group of people from the company with diversity and different competencies.
Wednesday 26/4.
today I developed the pictures for the showroom and made the written material ready.
In the afternoon I went to the genius bar in the apple store to fix a small annoying thing in the program safari on my computer. After 4 hours and all the magic the nerds in the genius bar could pull I couldn't even open safari. So I was tired and disappointed when I got back home.
Thursday 27/4 - showroom day
Today I started out the day by passing out about 1000 flyers for our showroom. In the end it turned out that that didn't help anyway since the only big disappointment of thursday night's showroom was the missing guests.
I went back to the apple store to fix my computer problem. After 2 hours I was done and this time very happy... Got the new Tiger and Ilife 06 installed for free. So now I have a brand new computer..!
We sat up everything for the showroom before we opened the doors 4 p.m.
Bandits presented a video documentary of the outcome from the workshop on sustainability we made saturday the 22/4.
On the wall we had made a picture presentation so the guests could figure out what the video was about and how we made the workshop and what questions we asked the participants.
I was very happy with our contribution to the showroom.
Friday 28/4
I took the train to Sacramento to visit Amy.
It was very nice seeing her again.
We went out for dinner and a couple of drinks with her roommate Jen.
Saturday 29/4
Today Jen, Amy and I walked around the old Sacramento. Here we went to the candy shops where you can get free samples. They are known for there salt water taffies.
In the evening we brought back a video and relaxed with a cool video (derailed)
Sunday 30/4
After getting back from sacramento I went to meet the rest of the class at Elise and Ulli's place.
We had a nice barbecue (the weather allowed us to wear t-shirt and shorts)
The barbecue turned into a fun party.
Monday 1/5 - Ipod day
Today I got up early to wait for Fedex to deliver the ipod I just bought online. Bought it online in the first place to save 30 dollars ( besides the 100 dollars you save for buying it here instead of DK)
I called Fedex and confirmed when the package should arrive but when I went to look for him he had already been there. So the only thing I could do was to go to their office to pick it up in the end of the day. Unless I wanted to stay home all day to wait for Fedex to come back.
First they told my to get on the freeway to get there but fortunately I figured out I could bike there anyway. Thought it was to far since they wanted me to get on the damn freeway.
I went all around town to get some records and cds before going to Fedex.
When I got there I couldn't get my package because I didn't have an ID with my american address on (which I can't get cause I'm only here for three month.) In the end I wanted to call apple to get help and fortunately the woman from fedex figured out that my phone number on my cell phone I was calling from matched the number on the contract so than I finally got my ipod.
Tuesday 2/5
today we started the evaluation of our project here in San Fran. It was nice to visualize the things we have done until this point.
In the afternoon we had a lecture with the CEO from Gap, Ivy Ross.
She was so cool and had some very interesting entrepreneurial stories to tell.
She started out by working in a firm making jewelries. Her CEO would buy different jewelries already on the marked and ask her to make some similar. And when she came up with good ideas they were turned sown. So she made her own jewelries called them small wonders and send them on the marked under her own company. Her CEO came one day with a small wonder product and asked her if she could make anything like that. Ivy answered that she was looking at the creator already and from there she quit that job.
She used to work for Matel where she developed a new working environment around gathering a group of people from the company with diversity and different competencies.
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