Previous Last Sunday, I paid 60 yuan (USD 8.64 approx.) for a 10-yuan chocolate ice cream cone. I saw one potential customer to run away uttering, "No, no". But I did not. Instead, I boldly paid for the ice cream and started munching on it with a vengeance. What was I thinking? Not much, given that I was about to meet my maker in a few moments. Or, … [Read more...]

Previous|Next Once we all settled down in our randomly picked seats, the conversation started. President Du spoke slowly and thoughtfully. “We have some new ideas about this engagement since the SoW was signed”, Meghan, one of our Project Assistants (PAs), translated back to us. Of course! We shook our heads in agreement. This was expected. In fact, our objective … [Read more...]

Previous|Next Our fifteen-member CSC team arrived at the Pangu Plaza around 9 am on Monday. A brief selfie session in front of the building followed. We then entered the bright and ornately decorated lobby.  After a brief wait, we were ushered into a large conference room at the IBM office high up in the Dragon building. The room exuded energy and hope of the … [Read more...]

Previous|Next It took us about ten minutes to walk to the Yuyang hotel. The Pyxera team has reserved a conference room there for our orientation. We walked past the green railed sidewalk overlooking the emerald-colored waterfront of Liangma river. Then jaywalked across the street to enter a neighborhood with rows of neatly ordered buildings along the road. There were … [Read more...]

Previous|Next I could only sleep for two hours. But I felt refreshed. I quickly took a shower and got ready. The Pyxera team would meet us at 9:30 AM in the hotel lobby today. We would go out and take a tour of Beijing. I got down in the lobby around 7:30 AM and decided to scout out the local area. The outside was bright and sunny. The doorman courteously hold open … [Read more...]