Vacations and Trips
Thursday, June 26, 2008
T Minus 25 Hours
We are now at the airport at Kuala Lumpur and are ready to continue our long journey home. It was a nice finish to our two week excursion in East Asia. Continue reading…
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Final Night on the Other Side of the World
Tonight marks my last night in East Asia; tomorrow we will leave work early to have our last dinner here and then begin the 32+ hour journey home. Continue reading…
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Day 4 in Malaysia
Well after some of our new Melaka friends kept us up until nearly 2 AM on Sunday night, I've found little time to post anything. I took the opportunity to get a good night's rest Monday and then a few of us were out last night. Continue reading…
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Safe and Sound in Malaysia
After a pleasant five-hour flight from China followed by a nearly two-hour car ride to the hotel, we are all now safely in Melaka. Everything went very smoothly today, which always impresses me when air travel is involved. Continue reading…
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Japanese Food and Sake
UPDATE: It is spelled "Sake" and the Japanese food we had was quite good. After a long final day at the Suzhou plant, the China employees took us out for Japanese food and we all had a lot of fun. Continue reading…
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Grilled Ham and Cheese Comes Through
Sure enough, we went to Jackaroo's again tonight. True to my word, I ordered a grilled ham and cheese, and boy was it good. Continue reading…
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
China Induces A Change in Policy
So an official part of my food intake policy for the last few years has been "I don't eat at McDonald's". Today, the Suzhou employees brought us out to a local McDonald's, so I changed that part of the policy to "I don't eat at McDonald's while in America". Continue reading…
Monday, June 16, 2008
First Day at the Plant
We had our first official day of work here in Suzhou today. After breakfast we hopped in three cabs and headed over to the plant. Continue reading…