I remember M. Russell Ballard’s talk about a young man who sold all that he had with dreams of making it big by going to California during the gold rush. When he had finally arrived, he realized that he couldn’t…
Moving to wordpress.com
Just a note to say that I’m moving from a 3rd-party hosted wordpress blog to a wordpress.com blog. It’ll save me the hosting fees. We threw out our old computer during the move, so I can’t self-host anymore. Perhaps someday,…
Happy Birthday to Me! The past two years.
I was talking to my wife the other day and mentioned, “Wow. Now when I fill out surveys, I have to tick the next category! I can no longer select 25-35.” Silly, yes – but also significant. I’m growing older.…
Just seven more months.
It is so close. Just eight more modules to freedom and I can confidently say that I am finished with school. It’s not that I’m not learning or enjoying the courses. Quite the contrary. I haven’t Learned so much in…
Capstone – Almost there!
Just a few minutes before I head out to the Swing building for the last day of our capstone conference. It’s been a rewarding experience. AS part of the Capstone, we’re required to solve a real problem for our assigned…
Reflections on Hong Kong and Shanghai
Writing this blog post is somewhat bittersweet for me. I love Asia. My experiences here in both Hong Kong and Shanghai have been life-changing and amazing. But the hard part for me is the realization that I came here ten…
At Beijing Capital Airport
No twitter, no Facebook, but at least I have my trusty blog. Landed in Beijing capital airport about an hour ago, waiting for my connecting flight to Hong Kong. It’s huge. Scanned my passport so I could get wifi access.…
MBA games reflection.
I found this post on my ipad and noticed that i had not posted it to the blog. It’s December 22nd 2011. Incidentally I’ll be attending the 2012 games as well. ===== Right now, I am in Toronto at the…
Trip of a lifetime
One thing is certain. We were meant to be there. So many things just fell into place to allow us to go. Heavenly Father wanted me to be there in spite of my selfishness and resistance. He knew I needed…
First thoughts while in the Philippines
How fortunate am I to have been given so much. It’s hard to see how my wife’s family has been almost tasting success, but never achieving success due to their poor circumstances. And with my current financial situation, there is…