Friday, May 11, 2012

Relocation, May 2012

I could not have been busier the last two weeks. We have moved into a new 2-bedroom apartment and are now enjoying the new house. Wife is the happiest since she needs to spend a lot of time this summer at home trying to kickstart her new practice. It is two buildings from the swimming pool, a flight of stairs from the bus station, and near to the supermarket and the coffee house, what else can you ask for? The moving (Apr 29th) actually started off on a bad foot because it was raining that day, but it stopped in the afternoon, so we began moving earlier, but there were still sporadic drops to wet the boxes. The refrigerator arrived next day but it rattled, so it needed repairing the next week. A swimming neighbor helped to repair the toilet bowl and added two more planks to the existing book shelves here .Yesterday I ordered a 2-inch mattress for the window seat and a TV cabinet, and today (11th) I bought a drying rod. So far, my only claim to house repair is putting in a new light bulb. There are still ten boxes we have not unpacked but we are happy at the progress made.

Today (21st) I attended two workshops, one with Drucker Institute in the morning and one with Greg Ogden in the afternoon. I was surprised I learned more from Druckers than Ogden, but both have their merits. The Druckers workshop equates management (overall) with leadership (know-why and know-who) + administration (know-how). The middle levels are know-what and know-when. It also reminded me of the uniqueness of the contribution of all body parts and the need for impact on society, my mission in life and to do what I am good at and not stray from my goals. Ogden plays a video of Ortberg that differentiates an admirer and a follower, Lately, there have been many distractions in Hong Kong, so I have to focus more and reach out more. I also hope to spend more time to pray for others by my side, that they may have the strength and wisdom to fight the good fight.