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Sunday, April 1st

Last night was way cool.

And the best part of it was that I didn't have to call anyone or organize anything. I figured we would at least have dinner with Jimmy and whomever he brings from the Monte Jade group, so I mentioned it to Wennie (who happened to pass by my desk), Acer Ginny (whom I was on the phone with for a separate reason), and Angela (who emailed me asking what I was up to this weekend). I also mentioned it to my housemates, and except for a quick phone call to Andrea and Frank, that was it.

From there, the group turned into 14 people. LOL. I certainly didn't mean for it to be such a production and therefore didn’t call all those I normally call, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. An equal number of guys and gals, and yes, I made everyone sit girl-guy-girl-guy. A few people moaned and groaned about it, but the truth is that everyone was secretly glad I did it. In fact they LOVED ME for it. I could tell.

Dinner we had outdoors at the Black Forest German restaurant. More people joined us at Ren Jien, and after that, everyone took off for Room 18 except me and Razorfish David. We were pooped, and doesn't it sound like we're a couple? LOL.

Didn't get any pictures, but other people did, so perhaps I'll add some later.

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Three cool things happened.

First, Jimmy and Paul came over, and together we went to Acer Ginny's housewarming party and had a blast. Lots of food, lots people, great weather. Click on any of the photos below for the entire set of 19 pictures I took today.

Second, Jimmy and I had a long talk about something I've been struggling with for awhile now, and that is, where I want to be by when. Logically, I feel like I need to get back to the States and settle down. Emotionally, I'm hesitant, because what woman in her right mind would give up the lifestyle I currently have in Taipei? And the adventurous side of me kind of wants to test my wings in Shanghai. Who doesn't? I need to think about it a little more, but Jimmy's given me some good ideas. I'm kind of excited.

Third, and independent of the above, I made an executive decision about ORIENTED. This happened yesterday as I was working on the site.

I have decided to build ORIENTED -- the company -- on my own, for reasons which I won't go into here. In my mind, ORIENTED is not a "start-up company". It's a small business idea, and a very good one at that. And based on what I have in mind, I cannot imagine needing millions of dollars and hiring hundreds of people to accomplish my goals.

What I do need, however, is time, and I'm kind of kicking myself for not thinking this way before. Should the business ever grow to that size, great. But for now, I'm going to take it one step at a time, and I've updated my Executive Summary accordingly. By the way, here is a shot that Paul took of his own eyeball. He held the camera backwards. I kind of like it.

Unrelated... I really wonder sometimes why in the world other people read my journals. To them, this has got to be *boring*. What also crosses my mind at the moment is this woman I ran into at Ginny's housewarming today. I don't really know her, and what I do know of her I don't particularly like, but I just wished she wouldn't make it so obvious how much she wants to see me fail. It's so unbecoming of an otherwise attractive and intelligent woman.

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