Cold and cool in regent strategy meeting

It don't seems like allergy , the running nose is way beyond my control, so I rather take it as a cold syndrome !

Taking pill after lunch make me feel dizzy , I am luck sober enough to listen to Rene and Michael's update on Regrnt Bali .

During the lunch . Air opposite to Steven and next to Edward , I asked is there any meeting structure ? Steven response with a no.  We only generate agenda ! Not a bad idea but difficult to keep the continuity to major strategic initiative ! 

Edward drawing 

The week in China

2011/3/30
China is not friendly to Google, or the other way around, so, not able to blog is a pain to me, no reflection, no retreat and no learning, I hope the wall can be broke by Spirox IT team, then my continue growth won't stop here.
It's a good surprise talking to Coco over the phone last night, it's an instinct, and it's an auto-response, Coco is so sweet, she was at Cheng Du when I called her from Antonio Chen's office -- Yes, the old partner bringing us together, just like 8 10 years ago we work together for building the music dream - Coco Lee / Roger Lee and the world. she was about to perform, so, I cut our conversation short and told her I will left her my contact.
Sitting at Antonio's office - SUM, a formal JV between Shanghai Broadcasting group and Universal Music, now depart and Antionio stay for new future, Antonio smoke too much, compare to what I knew, he is not a chain-smoker, Antonio play me a few songs he wrote , a very music person now...
Taking the Sub back to hotel, 5 dollar only, if David H want me come to China offen or stay longer, I might consider now, to build the other arm and to re-connected to the creative business where my passion goes.
Preparing the Let Go process in SCC, do the rehearsal and tele-conference, I hope this minor scale of reengireering won't create too much noise, local people showe their defence to Tony, I should learn why they do it. we keep Simon - Taiwanese at the last minutes, hope he will play the turn around games. however, when check the report he sent, I am a little bit upset, really.
Receiving Coco’s wedding invitation, pretty exciting and it bring me back to the stage, the shining stage before, it must by fun, Meiling will join me to her wedding and it’s scheduled on Oct. 28th, a big day for celebrity
Kao Wen Chung came to see me at the Spirox Shanghai office, we talked a bit before I took him for lunch. He did a brain tumor surgery last year, what’s a dramatic change, but still strive to find his way out, he said the fortunate teller told him his low period will last for 10 years, and now its time to recover. Actually I am not as talent as him while in the army, he was the future star and kitchen cabinet for many STARS, It’s 30 years ago, the young and military years bring me the education of discipline, education and English, overheard that Mr. Wong is now in wheelchair, this is surprise to me. So, share the old days and for those remembered.
Celine send a very good mail to me while I share with her the encountering with Coco last night, what a strange feeling, this is a good sign or bad?
Matthew is willing to help Sound, but he is travel to US tomorrow, I can only bring Sound to see him next time, in May maybe.

2011/3/31
Let go process in SCC Shanghai and HK went smoothly, as people are expecting the outcome, what we need to do is
- Make sure the one who we lay off get what he want in compensation
- The remaining party accept the situation and not to create new problem
I locked my door while the lay off process conduct, I asked line manger to team up with Tony – head of operation in Shanghai to perform this job, it ain’t easy but I did it many times, once you did something not been done before, you have the confidence to do it again and again, until you paralyze to the task.
Not willing to go anywhere with anyone, Simon and George show their good gesture and asked if I need accompany for dinner, No of course, the trouble with Max and Tony was falling in such a pitfall and can’t bail themselves out of the scandal, why people can’t learn from the lesson.
I image and wrote an English poem while doing massage next to Parkyard Hotel, this is what I wrote:
A poem for / with Soul


I am Thinking……

I am thinking instead of thought about

Distance create space
A space injected with imagination
The image vaporized to many you
From 16 to forever, many many you
Sometimes I remember to forget
Sometimes I forgot to remember
But I knew, what you want me to remember and what you wish I may forget
Soul knows… Soul mate understand

I am Thinking………….

Isn’t it beautiful ?
Reading 3 cups of tea is really an enjoyment, being alone but not lonely, good book and good place construct what I am today. Cherish it and be positive always.
Meiling agree to attend Coco’s wedding, I am happy about it.
2011/4/1
Last night was an interesting night, how come I share such information without any pre-caution ? Meiling scare of going home alone, because the shadow of Fruit is a scar still. I am working happily.
TONY have problem in SCC, he create or encounter with too many enemy , it won’t do him any good, actually, Jame’s coaching to him at SEMICON China and Simon ( a new employee from Taiwan ) comment about him throwing a stone to his salability as well, how can I protect him and trust his ability?
George is a good hand, not only know what to do, but to equip with a culture mind. Ciaotung University and commit to work as hard as any Taiwanese, this is the talent we should keep.
Lung Yang underground station have nothing to do, I am a little bit disappointment, eat a local food.
3 cups of tea is truly a great novel, I will give it to George today, without finishing it

The Studio in Shin Chu

Check in the Royal hotel ( not the glamous 5 stars one ) late this afternoon after seeing Sound boarding his school bus; we both feel we are back to domitory again, constrain and no freedom at all. Meiling came with me for checking the 2 suits around Makey Memorial Hospital Shin Chu.

The first one which Sam stayed is a better one if I may added 2 more plus : not to walk such a long hours to Office ( roughly 20 minutes I guess ) and have a near by jogging place : maybe I can use the street on the back as well. the second one is far from the first one. although the price difference is 3000 NT per month, however, a suit with a view and provide simply cooking function is far better than a cage with no lights. I made my decision already but will inform the rehouse agent tomorrow.

Go to the Chen Hung Temple with Meiling before she left, she bought a lot of local delicacy , I love her and this is the second time I am working away from home, I rather tLeo be with the family as everyone knows.

Going to 2 movies with Sound yesterday : Edge of Darkness and Hurt Locker, feeling OK, not very exciting movie, but to spending time with Sound is the greatest moment in the world.

First meeting with David H. finished last Friday, decent homework and I should be well prepared for every challenged ahead. begin from Monday tomorrow.

Eric Tseng called just now, he is so good in chasing who's working where, he learned that I was on board via the information shared by David Hunag, I told him that I am not ready to disclosed this information as I am not fully prepared. but will reduce my YPO activity as low as possible. Learing that the HELLO KITTY Exhibate will postponed to ?, I feel lucky again, too many uncertainly in the start up, to find a company to start will be a better solution.

Stable is not the keyword these days, as it means : There's no improvment or you are not important. so. don't let Stable be your goal in working.but to create value of your own, control what you can. as hard as possible.

A good quote from Readers' Digest : There are not shortcuts to the place worth going... remember always

First 3 days at Spirox

It's a dramatic change for the last 3 days, a very profoud self-discovery journey to me. here after, I would like to summy what I see / learn and discovered:
1. Family side : Meiling's irrational challenge to my first day withdraw is an unbelievable reaction. the words came out of her mouth was too bad to be forgive or forgotten, but I will take it as the inspiration power, turn all the negative force to driving force.
2. Company side : I've heard too much about the new boss - yes, the Chairman and come up with some thoughts:
-- Why David Huang didn't share with me about her insteability and emotion before?
-- Why HR head been critizised and never keep a career here in Spirox
-- Why the Chairman create the gap between all the employee day by day
-- Why a person with non satifcation marriage status asked employee to reward family value
-- Why the LEAN management spirit hard to be bye in in this company
3. The persons :
-- Jack Hsieh is a charactor, I like him day by day, he knows how to control his life and knows how to manger his boss - The Chairman. with his extragacurillar interested : mountain climbing, indie movie lover, fiction noble lover , I found him a role model to me now.
-- Mean : with the HR integrity force him to leave what he love and suffer the most in mingul with other executive in the company
-- Anita / Annie / Sunny : excellent follower in my team, I should review the workload with Lean method and share what non-value to me to them and bring myslef back to the valuable job in the current positon.
-- David Huang : the interaction with him will be strange for a while, we need to conduct a YPO issue clearence talk before working together. I mean, really. he has his agenda as a shareholder, investor and board member.
3. The environement :
-- I love the office, especially when I found the 10th floor - where the recreation space and foundation facility setting there, a good place to be after work.
-- Chi Hwa Universty: morning jogging in the campuss is an luxury to me and I really love it and willing to do it rountily
-- a good place to live, now I need to find a place to long stay - I am not jack and what he advise me : D. H love and know my function area, so he will have 90% ego and opinion in my funciton, as for him, the CFO specility keep David a 10% involvement only. a good lesson to me.

Embrace the change, form Information to Knowledge to Skill Set to Behavior to Competency to Key competency, it's long way to change - completely, this is a great opportunity for me to really change.

What I should gain as take home value:
1. Dig and digest the HR investment Spriox spend for last 10 years ( expecially project with D.D.I and Mikensey )
2. Build up my HR officer image and professionism and to expend the relationship
3. Enjoy life in Shin Shu and keep my mental and phisical situation in good condition.
4. Liasion with David Huang and to spot what he wish to accomplished in Spirox
5. Learning the mid-age surviving kit and to pass along.

First day in Spirox

The main question is : how to overcome fear when facing unknow challenge? this is the lesson in life, not only happen in workplace today or tomorrow, I better think in a long term and more pro-found way, for example: what if the leathel dicease hit me? what if I need to experience a painful lost of belove person? what if I am in real physical danger? among those real risk and the real fear, the workplace uncomfortable can't be an issue today. not to mention how hard to earn a living now..

There won't be an idea place to work as heaven, there won't be a boss who so is so generous to give and not to take, there isn't an idea job that you embracing sun, smile and love... but if you only see the shadow of work, your life will be miserable and your responsibility of being a man, a hushand, a father and a son will never be perform the right way.

It seems the shadow of LCPC coming a bit, it penetrate and wet my fun in working..if I can't hold on to the positive side of work, the brigh side of facing challenge, the upside of learning and growing. then, I will lost the meaning of being a real person.

David H. is right, right about the fear in me. right about the lost-confidence when thinking about new challenge.. Don't let the new beginning become a hurdle to me, and don't let Meiling disappointed again, too many people suffers, and I am the lucky one, I should always believe I am the blessing one.

Signing of the offering letter

The world devided by 2 will be a perfect world, however, it isn't the real world.. this is to echo what 6S training ( Lean management ) taught, you have to decided what you want and don't, but in the real world, there are so many options and choice between want and don't, maturality is know how to deal with the grey area in between...

I agree half of David Huang's oberservation : due to insecurity, I tried to build the pretection wall, or due to the worst experience, I am too cautious about thinking bold. when he told me how he see my attitude and intention in revising the offering letter, the message to him are : Fear, Insecure, lack of confidence. maybe he is right but I am not 100% favor what he said.

as there is not such a career heaven in the earth to protect you, you are the only person who can protect yourself, your value, your wisdom, your integrity and your knowledge in contributing to others.

So I signed the offering letter at Spriox, at David H's office and committed to on board tomorrow ( March 17 ), half month earlier than what I promised to David H.

Lulu called and wish me to think twice about my decison, I knew she had a talk with Stantley in Hui Lien and covered my career issue, the suggestion came from them is to form my new company in the Culture and Creative Industry and have the Alliance Foundation / Taiwan Ho Foundations' project to begin, this is not what I want, if I want to start new company, this area won't be my priority. so...the decision made without a difficulty.

The water steam floating on the marble floor for 2 days, we don't know why, it slippery and cause great problem to dry it up. maybe this is the sign, it gone when the decision was made and the weather begin to change late last night.

I will start to post my new blog, in regard to the new life at Spirox and fining myself a suite in Shin Chu...most be exciting.

A bird hitting the groud

On our way back to Taipei, we take the highway 3, passing through Chin Sui recreation area, we move on north, a bird hit the wire then falling down to the highway surface straight, just in front of our car and in front of me, I saw its wing broken and no sign of breath anymore, our speed exceed 100 KM, we didn't cross over its body, but we are pretty sure some other car will, and this is his fate and final termination of life; wife and I saw it and she said to me : This is life, so fragile, human are similar, if the car accidenct occured. we are like the bird, so frigile, so vernuarable.

The alliance org. and Spirox offer is like tag of war, I try to rationalize my decision, but this is really difficult, at the breakfast, I asked Sound and Fruit what decision they will made if they were me?

Fruit said she will choose a happier life and follow alliacne org. she said something very profound. Fruit told every family member, no matter what decision we made, we will regret not to taking the other one. and she knew who Stantley Yeh is, this is a surprise to us, a teenage who only care about her appearance, never reading, know someone like Stantley.

Sound didn't explain why he choose to work at high tech company, but he seldom make decision for others," I don't know" normally be his answer to things he don't want to comment, but this time, Sound had a answer for me.

The ashmar attact me for the last few days, it didn't happen for years. the night we stayed at the hot spring resort ( Onsen ), I took the spread medication, it easy my breath and give me a good night, I didn't spend time to share my career with Sound as I falling asleep much earlier than other family member and I don't even enjoy the hot spring provided by the resort.

The Parent day at Pu Tai is a big day, the night before, I had a big fight with Fruit, the consequence is putting Meiling in the sandwitch situation. she never stop using hair dryer in my room, keeping drying her hair : in fact, she is not drying anyting, but addicted to the heat and sound from the dryer, the bad habit last for years. I am so afraid of this bad habit will cause domestic fire, so I set the bottom line of never ever let me spot her doing this in my room, however, again and again, I had to pull the wire from the outlet and swich off the cable. this turn her mad and started yelling and throwing dirty words toward me, her mother is not at home, so, the battle of quarrel begin.,she threaten not to go to Puli with us.

On Sat. morning, I was alone to the Highway Bus station, but it's too difficult to attend the parent day without a car, how can I pick Sound up to and from the resort I reserved? this is not money can sloved. I called home with a very angry mood, asked Meiling to tell Fruit that we need to go together, I went home in 30 minutes, give her a hug and follow with 2000 NT birthday cash.. I don't know why I do it, but I know money is the solution to Fruit. as Meiling tole me many time, Fruit is the copy of my mother, only money can move her... what a pitty.

Parent day at Puli, I am proud to sit at Sound's chair, as I saw 5 differet role model campaign poster outside the class room, Sound was elected as class 705 role model and the whole 7 grade election take place on Saturday.

The election result came out in the afteroon of Sunday, Sound called me with a frustrative mood. 2 of his best friends win the campaign, he is only one vote behind the second role model, I told him not to be disappoint and he is my role model always and I promise him to buy him an cartoon book on his returning home in coming Friday.

I like the A class English teacher, althrough the comment came from Sound is not so positive, he didn't like the authorizied teacher, this is the reason why he don't like her, but from the teaching experice and machanism sharing, I found her a great teacher to follow and I do encouge Sound not to give up this chace to learn from her. the Nature Science teacher is a good guy too. prepraing a lot of not in the textbook materail for the kids and to bring up the interesting of the studenst. the discussion and debating in the Nature Science class must be hirilliras. I like the mas teacher as well, she is smart and knows how to lead the kids knowing more about mathmatic.

We had a good set dinner at King Du restaurant located in the center of Puli street. I am surprised to see that the famous HK gourment Mr. Tasi Lain bring his gourment tour to this resaturant in 2008.

Friday is a big day for me: morning with David Huei of Spirox and receive a not complete enough offering letter in the afternoon, I am checking the problem area and will like to fix it up with David after consult David Huang today.

Stantly is defenitely a great leader, a leader every one wish to learn from and work for. the foundation is in an infant stage, I know the contribution I made will be significant and I know this is the area ( Creative and Culture Industry ) I am good at. but I do have a few concern I need to addree with Lulu first.

Stantley and Lulu, together they are willing to provide me a 3 months project base contract for 300.000 NT. it's so nice of Lulu. she called me at Friday night and learned my situation of can't make decision now, a very light complain about not able to inform her my current status with Spirox before go to see Stanley. I apologized to her and told her that she bring me luck and it all comes after she called me on last Sunday. I will get back to her on Wed.

If follow my heart, I will choose The Alliance Foundation and to idetify any business opportunity in between ( enterprise or social enterprise ), if I want to stand in the pool of commercial world, then I shall get away from my comfort zone and explore to Spriox, the steps I took is prudent this time, I shall never repeat my mistake again. time waits for no one, for a man of 50, no laspe of waste I can afford.