10/24-10/28 Macau/Zhuhai, China
10/28-11/3 Hong Kong
11/3-11/6 Tokyo, Japan
11/6-11/8 Beijing, China
11/8-11/24 jiangmen, China
11/25-12/4 Seattle/LA, USA
12/4-12/8 Hong Kong
12/8-12/11 Singapore, Malaysia
12/12-12/15 Hong Kong

that's what's planned so far, and i have to find a time slot to put India in there.  I have achieved diamond status in cathay pacific within one year, and the most comfortable bed is still the one i have at my place in Hong Kong

When i was very young, perhaps around 8 to 9 years old, there was once that my father talked to me in a serious manner. 

"son" he said "because you are my son, you should be of a better version of me due to genetics, but there's one thing that you have to be realistic of.  You are not someone that would be extremely good looking.  There will be no easy ways for you to charm your ways around people.  You will have to work hard and learn life the same way as I did, but as a man, there's no better way"

Not mentioning how devastated I was at that tender age of 8, to know that I am not good looking. But these days, as I look around me, I often wonder, is beauty/good looks a blessing or a curse?

For instance, I know quite a few models, and they all looked fabulous and gorgeous, and they are great ego boosters for me when they often comes to my party and have a great time hanging out together.  however, beyond those beautiful looks, you would not find much else, maybe a decent personality (or not), but they often lack depth.

The reason being?  they are too beautiful, they won't need too much to get what they want.  However, as they age (which we all will), they have nothing equipped that would help them to continue to survive.  Maybe if they are lucky, they will get to marry someone decent and of certain wealth, but statistically speaking, there are only so many "qualified" candidates.

Hence, I wonder, what will their life be like after they passed their prime age?? and the fact that they didn't really need anything but their beauty to be successful when they are young, what happens if they no longer possess beauty?  Is it a blessing that they are beautiful so they can have life easier in the beginning? or is it a curse?

beginning of this year, i thought i would be traveling a lot less.  but turns out that is truly wishful thinking, i would be so lucky if i can stay in one city for more than a week.

just returned from a 7 days 6 cities business tour across europe, paris, milan, vienna, ulm, munich, frankfurt.  should anyone ask me how i felt, i would have a blank stare and respond that i have only witnessed the hotel, the office and the airport.

that i love pho??  due to all the jetlags that i am having, i have been having pho for breakfast! haha

in addition, today is going to be my virgin trip to anything disney, i am going to disney with my girl later today!

I have been pondering about myself more frequently these days, i seem to never to want to take the easy way in anything; even when a perfect opportunity presents itself to me, be it in career or personal, i never seem to appreciate them, i always wanted something challenging; and i do whine and complain why things have to be that hard for me when i was walking down those paths.

maybe it's just a mentality or a state of mind, i should re-adjust myself more.. appreciate what is presented and look at things with a more realistic approach.

sometimes the process and the roads that we walk towards a certain end point is more enjoyable than reaching the end point, because as much as we want to have a certainty in life, we are all cowards in the face of possibilties; the possibility of rejection, the possibility of fall outs, and most commonly, the simple phrase "I am sorry".

as such, i much enjoy the pleasant moment of "now", the sense that tomorrow is too far and all i may have is just today and the next few seconds.

just cherishing the moment for what it is and what it is not.

it's been a long time since i have visited LA, i am staying in the Standard and probably will spend sometime go around the places.  However, I wonder if any of you LA resident can perhaps suggest a good restaurant to me?  Upscale and i don't mind breaking the bank a bit.  thank a lot people. 

happy weekend.

heading to LA in three days, no blackberry, no phone.. just 4 days of rest and some undercover investigation.

Having a typhoon level 8 now in HK, and I have just arrived from Beijing last night..  Now this weather is delaying my schedule..

guess i will wait another 3 hours before I head out of this city..

The rain has not stopped; for three day straight, the rain still have not stopped... I was literally trapped in one of the construction sites that i went to inspect because the rain was so heavy that within 4 hours, the site has become an island. I had to take a truck (due to its height) to get across the flooding to get to my next destination.

Guess this is truly a bad year for China; there's the snowstorm in February, then the Tibet thing, then the train wreck, then the earthquake; and now this...

Looking from a bright side, rainy days are at least good for sleep and a perfect good reason not to party outside. =)