March 5, 2002

• New Developments

  
  

  Tonight, I will finally get to take a breather from the hectic life I've been living since I came back from HK.  I will finally be able to study, get a full 8 hours of rest, watch TV, listen to my music, clean my room and just sit back and do nothing.

  
  

  It won't last though.  Three major events now lie in the background.

  
  

  1.  Hong Kong Trip #2
  I've been working on getting documentation for right of abode in HK for the last month and a bit now.  Obtaining it will allow me freer access to China, and provide me with access to HK's job market.  Although the economy is doing shyte right now, many are looking to send people up to SH, something I don't mind.  HK Immigration sent me a letter yesterday.  I have to be in HK on March 16th for an interview.

  
  

  2.  North America Trip 2002
  Yes, I think I'll be heading back to North America sooner than previously thought.  Unfortunately, I will only make it as far as the West Coast.  ASES Stanford is running their conference between April 7 - 14, 2002 so, pending funds from Dad, I should be flying to California and spending a week with delegates in Stanford and countries around the world involved in ASES.

  
  

  3.  ASES Shanghai
  I've decided I'm going to need more help.  I'm going to ask Ivan and my cousin, Elena, to help me with the conference.  The visit from the Koreans helped me identify the ones in my committee who are more dedicated to ASES (since they came out and partied with us as much as they could).  I now know I will need more trustworthy people in my circle in order to pull this conference off successfully.  Margaret has been helping out in Beijing with the Canadian Business Council, I'm meeting their sister branch this week in SH.  These next couple months are going to be friggin busy.

  
  

  I'll also be spending time with Selina and a friend of hers from HK who plan to check SH out during the Easter weekend.

  
  

  My dad is coming to SH again in April.  We are going to go to NingBo, a city outside of SH where my grandfather is from and where our family traces back our roots.  That's going to be a nutty experience.

  
  

  May is reserved for (hopefully) Mom and my brother.  Since Mat is done exams, my mom wants to bring him to SH.  She gets all these weird ideas.

  
  

  June, is Marv's turn to visit SH.  Hopefully he'll drag some people out with him so that I'm not left alone when he's with the hookers here.

  
  

  Lots goin on eh?  No sleep for me for the next couple months.

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