The Others

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6AM.

The alarm rings and I cannot believe I have a 2 hour bus ride,

We had two classmates that showed up late to the bus and they had to sing for us. I included their American Idol tryouts here. I apologize in advance, but the videos are sideways as the phone was held sideways.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0hM9G_NEc9JLUpTcFdFdGZQcTg/edit?usp=sharing GUN

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0hM9G_NEc9JOGw5YjRLeDdDWnM/edit?usp=sharing CLIFTON

So we drove towards Shenzhen and we had to go through TWO immigration checkpoints. The Hong Kong side was all happy and loud, and as soon as you walk into the mainland China side, everything is organized, color oriented, quiet, and very strict.

No smiles here and the officials went through each passport immaculately. NO PICTURES HERE. I was stopped at immigration because my middle name "K" appeared on the list and they did not like that one bit.

Mom and Dad, if you're reading this, my Mandarin was good enough for me to pass.

We crossed the bridge to Shenzhen and talk about a different world view. (see pictures) Alot of smog in the air and the air just smelled a bit different. Some buildings are brand new as this city is growing exponentially, but the city is known for its manufacturing so I am very curious about the environmental effects in the near future. Will CSR be a legitimate concern for businesses that does joint ventures with these manufacturing firms? (CSR = Corporate Social Responsibility)

Our first stop was a company called Huawei, (don't bother pronouncing it lol) and this company is very unique in terms of growth. In 2002, revenue was 10 BN USD. Last year for 2013, the revenue was 40 BN USD. Huawei is a multinational networking and telecommunication and services company in China. The company specializes in R&D and does NOT focus on manufacturing. Out of 150,000 employees, 75,000 are solely for research and development. The campus (see pictures) is two city blocks wide. We went through the trade room and they have developed the next leading wireless network. The firm has developed 5G. YUP, it exists.

Folks in the US are just happy if Google Map works...sheesh.

I was on the network with my phone which happens to be the smallest phone out of their designs, so maybe I wasn't the sucker that got the laptop for a phone? They had other very cool gadgets like live teleconference tethering, mobile camera sensors, and a 4K 60-inch TV. All of which I wish to show you all, but the company strictly enforced a "NO CAMERA OR PICTURES" policy.

Our second company was Jabra, which is a company that does development of ear-radio and ear-microphone technologies.

The only thing about Jabra you need to know about is the previous statement only. Their company strategy is a joke and its as funny as Justin Bieber's diaper pants. (see picture)

OKAY OKAY, we should stop making fun of Justin Beiber. After all, that is someone's daughter.

After Jabra, we had a networking event at the Hong Kong University MBA site where we mingled and chatted with other fellow students. I walked away from the networking event realizing one thing.

UCI MBA is really freaking expensive.

I had a late dinner, MCDONALD'S! Don't judge, I wanted to try it. They have a McCafe literally. (see picture)

Off to bed, as I have another 6AM-TWO-HOUR-BUS-RIDE again.

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