Time for Relax

Today I've visited my friends home at TKO and have a wonderful time with playing WII!

Lovely Cat

I saw this loverly cat at Victoria Park last week when I play tennis. She is so cute!

Crazy with Mobile Game

Maybe Hong Kong people is so stressed out and need a break. That's why we always see that people playing mobile game at MTR. Just take a break from the hustle busy life.

Side Track, I find that NDS is much popular than PSP nowadays. Did you get a Will at your home?

Your Steak, how would you like it done?

• Rare = 15% Center Cold
• Medium Rare = 35% Center Warm
• Medium = 60% Center Quite Warm
• Medium Well = 75%-80% Center almost hot
• Well Done = 100% Center Hot
• Raw = Cold dish like Korean beef tartar

This is interesting, I really don't know how to call it except my favorite order or "Medium".

Hong Kong Book Fair 2007

I have been the Hong Kong Book Fair this Saturday and bought a few books. Of course I've seen lots of Harry Porter last title, which just released globally on 7am (HK time). It is still early and I am expecting many people will queue up here.

I am now reading my newly bought Robert E. Rubin's In an Uncertain Word

I am not a plastic bag

What does a customer really want to pay?

No fees. No frills. ING Direct CEO Arkadi Kuhlman, drives a Harley and reads palms, see the change for a revolution to fix the things he know people hatred about banks.
He simply asks, “What does a customer really want to pay?” He offers a McDonald’s approach to banking service. ING Direct pays 4.5% on a saving account while the average account gives 0.46%. Then there is the fast food aesthetic simple and inexpensive service. There is no fees and no minimum balances with a saving account and check account. Signing up online takes five minutes – not much longer than a stop at McDonald’s. There is no physical shop and the operating cost saving is shared with customers. Its commitment to customer service is impressive. What a US customer calls the toll free number, a person, an actual person not an automated menu nor an operator halfway around the world pick up the phone.

Kuhlman say “We aren’t conquerors. We are pioneers.” ING Direct now has more than 5 million account holders and with 100,000 to 150,000 more signing up each month. Today, ING Direct ranked 24th among US banks when measured by deposits of $47 billion, but it has a commanding share of 52% of the Internet banking market, with E-Trade ranked the second with 24% market share. Of course it is not the end of the story. It now tests the limits of the firm’s founding ideals by rolling out new product on mortgage.

It was classic Kuhlmann: a mixture of genuine outrage and savvy marketing message, with excellent customer service addressing the customer needs that win the customers over.

What Gen Y Really Wants

We named those new 20 something as Gen-Y. For these new20-something workers, the line between work and home doesn’t really exist. They just want to spend their time in meaningful and useful ways no matter where they are. Many Gen X workers (30-something) are opting out of long hours. More than half of Gen Y’s new graduates move back to their parents’ home after collecting their degrees, and that cushion of support gives them the time to pick the job they really want. Taking time off to travel is used to be a resume red flag: today it’s a learning experience. They grew up on the Internet and they know how to launch a viable online business. Facebook is another example of college dorm project. Friendship is a strong motivator for them that Gen Y workers will choose a job just to be with their friends.

Are you a Gen X or Gen Y?

Mao’s Burger

It’s so delicious! Finally taste it at APM citysuper food court.

I have heard that the most expensive hamburger in Hong Kong is in Inter-continental Hotel. It cost you HK$1,288! Who is going to treat me?

Tennis on Every Sunday

I am playing tennis at Wong Tai Sin on every Sunday 10:00am. It’s hot and sunny but it is good exercise for my mind and body. I am not a very good player, still learning! Would you like to join together? Drop me a call or email!

Obama’s Viral marketing campaign “Small Change for Big Change”


Small does matter! Internet does matter! Illinois Senator provided that small donors really matter. At least 9,500 supporters have launched personal fund-raising websites to solicit campaign donations from their family and friends. More than $10 million of Obama’s second quarter contributions were made online and 90% of them were in increments of $100 or less.

Obama held an online raffle in which those who gave at least $5 could win a chance to be part of a dinner for five with Obama. Not surprisingly other candidates are now beginning to focus more on small donors and new ways of reaching them. John Edward’s presidential operation has raised thousands by harvesting 13,000 cell-home numbers from people at campaign rallies.

Browse here for Obama's campaign page

Information Overload

One of my duty is to make our website more usable and more user-friendly. Usability is about how we interact with information in everyday, whether it's internet world or real daily life.

I shoot this photo in a fast food restaurant near my home. It remind me that more information may just means less information that people can digest and understand. Less and structured information is the key to communicate the message out.

Fashionweek 2007

Chairman Mao's Car

Enjoy the Ride

There may be times of storm and peace. The most important is to enjoy the ride, with full commitment and yet considerate, helpful and patient mind to go forward.

07-07-07

7 is the lucky number for gamblers, but also for believers. There were the seven days of creation in Bible, seven heavens and earths in Islam. Not to mention all the other big sevens, from Snow White's dwarfs to the hills of Rome. Here are some ways people do:

Nuptials
Wedding site www.Theknot.com says 31,000 US couples will marry, more than twice the average of a July Saturday.

Environment
Live Earth, Al Gore's global-awareness concert series, takes the stage for 24 hours of music in eight countries

Seven Wonders
Results has been announced for the global poll of what the seven wonders are.

Revival
Up to 100,000 people gathered for thew Call Nashville, a festival for prayers and fasting at the Tennessee Titians' football stadium

Pet Video

Selection from Youtube again, the world's most popular video sharing website. If you're a pet lover, you'll enjoy it.

Browse here