Less than a week before I kiss the wife and kids goodbye for a few months and fly down to Manila, Philippines. So how else to celebrate than to get the whole family together and eat a massive meal. Everywhere in the world, but especially in China, this is how people gather. Wendy booked a nice traditional North Eastern Chinese …
Miles Made a Snowman
The joys of being in north China – taking your son for a walk on a Friday afternoon and ….experimenting with teaching him how to make a snowman with an inch or so of snow
How Long Will You Be Alive For?Put a Number on it!
I’m almost half dead! (Morbid I know but it motivates me to take action In life and try to make a difference) Life is short, and we need to make the most of it. I had Jasper on the team help make a cool little app to remind everyone (including myself) how long we have been alive for – but …
Journey from Thailand To North China – hot to cold (Video Blog Vlog)
Finally got another Mike’s Blog video out – as promised I won’t be as regular but still try to have certain videos of monumental events. And this one definitely was! We moved out of our Chiang Mai house (pawned a lot of stuff off on Wendy’s Chinese friends) and kept some in storage at the house (new tenant was awesome) …
My Mother In Law’s Fight With Melanoma
So one of the major reasons I am in Shenyang for Christmas is my strong mother-in-law is fighting with melanoma. Makes me think back to my beautiful and amazing Aunt Nina. Actually seems there is many health issues right now in the family – in previous blog updates we mentioned my father in law having heart surgery (seems due to …
Reliving “China Experiences” Through My Children
My Son Is Eating Bugs in China (Reliving My First China Experiences) Back here in China now, and at the wife’s hometown. First up for dinner, dumplings – ok, sure – acceptable. But also some kind of bug larva. Miles was so scared when it first came on the table , standing up on his chair and pointing. Everyone laughed. …
My Dad: Super Blood Donor (100 gallons)
My Dad Is Amazing – Record 100 Gallon Blood Donor Since as young as I can remember, my dad has been donating blood. I remember going with him, getting a lollipop, and talking to the nurses at the various blood centers. Not sure how it got started, but he was giving blood consistently. Maybe every week or so, I would …
Forgot When Thanksgiving Is…
Isn’t Thanksgiving the Third Thursday of November? One of the things about living overseas / in Asia is you forget certain holidays. Thanksgiving is one of them. That is purely a USA holiday. Christmas on the other hand has been embraced all around the world, Thanksgiving is purely for Americans to be thankful for what they have. So much that …
The Wife Is Back [all is ok now]
So the wife is back. Throwing rocks at the balcony window at 1am – felt like a school kid in love . But no, it was because she gave her house key to the teaching assistant who was helping us with the kids. (Took quite a few rocks to wake me up) But I head downstairs at 1am to open …
Daddy Time With Kids
Daddy & Kids Weekend Time Having a good time with the kids while the wife is in Nepal! She says it – and it is true – when she isn’t here it forces me to spend more time with the kids. Don’t get me wrong – I love my kids – but the amount of time and attention it takes …
Home Alone with the kids (wife in Nepal)
I’m Home Alone With The Kids (My Wife Went To Nepal For a Week) Just when I was getting back and resting up in Chiang Mai, about a week later my amazing wife Wendy heads off to Nepal for her yearly meditation retreat. I support it, I believe it is great for her personal development (and she’d do it anyway). …
Family, Death, and Cross-Cultures
Preparing For A Death in the Family What should we do when a family member dies? It is one of the most guaranteed things – people will die. Although there are entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley working on transferring our brains to new bodies – for now, people will die. It is also a cultural difference. So as I mentioned last …
Ice World Visit in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Enjoying Ice World With The Kids Before Business Trip Again Wife is out of town (family matters in China) and I have the weekend with the kids. They have been begging to go to Ice World – and we made it happen this Saturday. Basically the mall has been losing electricity with the amount of power this new exhibition has …
Family and Health – The Saying: Health Is Wealth
Family and Health – The Saying: Health Is Wealth My father in law has been down in Thailand close to a month, and unfortunately dealing with a couple health issues. Hearing the family Wechat group buzzing with ideas on medicine, hospitals, and other ideas – that is what it is all about – health. So many of us – myself …
What Is Your Personality? (plus my test results)
Reviewing My Personality Test – Good For Team Building As the partners at Alpha Rock Capital get to know one another, Alex suggested we all take a personality test. Chatting in the Slack channel, various people suggested different tests, but Alex said these 2 are the main ones we should take: yea that is one version, ideally I would like …