A Thank You Note
it's been a while since I wrote you anything, for the past 18 months, you play a vital part in my personal and professional life, I value the times we spend together and would like to express my gratitude to you.. with a very open and humble heart.
As an imperfect perosn, I am so proud of being treated as soulmate to you, as a senior perosn, I am flattered to be a brother to you, as an immature business partner, I am reluctant to be a boss to you, as a floating spirit, I am rebuilt by your uncontional support.
The believe of eternalty seems more clear and vivid, your insight and foresight pave the road ahead of me, this is no a single word " Thank You " can defined.
I thanks for everything you did. you are THE special person to me.
Now I learn how a You and Me can bring WE to future.
Kim's 50th birthday
I am dragged back to office this afternoon by Celine after a long lunch discussion with Mashefang, she is kind enought to have him under our consulting pay roll and learn how to work with us together.
Our lovely co-workers prepare a tasty birthday cake and we sang the birthday song for her, in Himalaya Foundation, it's abnormal to sing / eat / making noise, but we broke the rule little by little, the good thing is , this is the first time I sang birthday song to someone with a low voice, it keep all the embaracement away, eveybody seems happy with this controlled celebration.
Peter's memorial concert come to the last minutes, I didn't contribute too much, but try to invited our client and friend to attend, the box office show that this is a sold out concert, Madame Change should be honored at the venue, I wish all my friends enjoy the music Peter bring to us, during Kim's birthday celebration, I told a story about Peter / Himalaya and how we worked together under this roof, this is the fate which bringing us togehter, no harsh, no push, but a group of people sharing together. if we can make a living out of this ambience, it should be the greatest thing in the world.
Sound's slang kept me thinking for a day, why the enviroment and education system we provided can keep him refrain from the bad temper, why he is so influence by non-displine behavior, I stop talking to him for a day, but last night, when wife picked me up and I brought meat dumplin, I granted my good intention to make up with him -- even thought I thought this is His faults. he is reluctant to give me warm smile.
at night, finally, he approched me and told me how sad he was the night before, he create one thing for me to show his apology, but I was falling asleep and ignor his approching to me, this deepen his unset. asked where the gift, he broke it to piecese already, it must be hard for him.
PMC, the company invested by Soft Bank where I will take up GM position next week is in a great danger, learing the business development with the mangers and found there's NO income yet, for a company established 8 months, this is a very bad beginning, inviting Alice to help me, Celine push and convince her hard.. this should be done, I need my own army to solve the problem PMC generate.
tomorrow, after the CSR seminar, I will re-join the NDC crew for the outdoor visiting. it must be fun, it's a pity that David Lee can't join me to the surprise. however, I've tried and didn't over promise what will happen.
Albert is a nice guy....
Celine will join me to the Beijing trip, she will take it over, I think...
Someone else's burdon
Why should I carry someone else's burdon? I don't know why, they are not my closest friends nor my relatives -- to follow the Chinese circle of relationship, I should not in the position to carry someone else's burdon, my wife warm me, enough is enought, yes, I should know when to stop.. this is a very important boarder line, I should never cross the line and forget about my capability.
Yuping called one week ago, asked me to help her going throught the worst crisis in her family business, Hawtaoyao - the originality of Taiwanese folk art. archeticture and plant, I knew her by one accidental speech session, that was 3 more years ago at Yi-Lan where we participating on the Culture and Creative Industry Forum, thanks or blame the train, I arrived too early and catched up on her speech, I am so impressed in her way of intepretate Taiwanese Cultue , in such an elegant and knowlege approch, I make up my mind to visit the garden one day, and I made it, once, twice , three times and for many many more, I didn't take advantage of their resource, but to introduce them people who I think can be touched by the garden and grant their help. however, the financial situation in the garden getting worst and wrost. until a few months ago, we - me and Celine helping her to present a idea of Inno-culture - a rivitalization of the gardent, to her uncle, who Yuping mentioned willing to support them, for the past months, it went in vain, as this is purely family issue, so, I didn't and don't want to get involved too deep.
last week, she is cring for help, ast the Forum break and on the way to dinner, I briefing D. Du the things I know, and encourge he to join me to the garden , David's response is positive and swift, so, with a very short arrangement, we make an appointment with Yuping and heading for Maili last Sunday.
David brought his elder sister with her, together with his junior high school teacher who turn out to be his sisters' best friend for 3 decades, we spent whole day in the garden, and discuss many possibility during the luch, lunch at the newly open Shan-Si Kitchen, return home, one the highway, we talked and shape and try to find the solution for them and for David? or his sister? I never image that David will spent decent time thinking and writing a letter with constructive solution, he identify the middle-way or the third road for Yuping and her family.
The worst nightmare is Yuping begging me to stay and to go over everything with her, this is someone else's burdon, why it falling on my shoulder, I can hardly live myself, how to produce more bandwidth for this good intention but non-productive procedure, I kept saying to Yuping, you must be the ancor, without your persistance, no one else will tranform their respect to suport. but her emotion broke out, how can I be to harsh at this moment? but again, this is someone else's burdon, I need to find a way to bail myself out of this loop.
Dinner with Matther, Selina, Eric Chen last night at Belinni, Eric had a photograph of memory, he can memories almost every detail of a person and the association surround the perosn, this is a fate to put us together, I know Selina and Eric via Matthew, Via Eric, I attend his charity dinner and met Mark, Mark brought me in YPO and Selina working may project with YPO group. this is not the point, the point is when Matthew drove me home last night, I heard the first time from him month, he faced the most difficult challange in his career, the Space Yoga studio in Taiwan, he told me if he can re-do it againg, he will not go the same road again, he don't even think he can make it this time. this is a very very sad feeling. we are friends, I really want to know what can be done...
Deliver favor to Chuang and introduce his Japanese friend to Alexandar -- Candy is not in good shape, but she put herself together to greet them, I appricate her kindness but also see her unsteady development physically and mentally, I don't think she can make any proper decision now, how can I help?
H. Han advise me to warm Fan Yang about what Hung Long said to me, if Fan Yang being too optimastic, she will mee the greatest challenge in her career,
Someone else's burdon, or my own reflection? Mr. Chiang developed a worstern health condition, he worked half day now from July , Himalaya Foundation encoutered a great crisis also, Someone else's burdon?
Inviting Kim and Jae to join csr Community, be our partner and shareholder, sense the limit Celine willing to give and feel the excitement from both of the 2 new share holder.
