Build to Last by James C. Collins & Jerry I. Porras First, Break all the Rules by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman Bought these two books on the way to lunch and they are on sales at Suntec Convention Center (at one of its seminar). Teyu have been recommending to me “Build to Last” […]
Leaders & Crisis
In times of great need, outstanding man stood up and take up the challenge. It is during these times that leaders appear among us. It differential those who have courage and those who dont. It differential those who can do from those who can talk. Crisis, in short, is the polish for great leaders.
The Last Days of Autodesk
I have heard so much about the legendary letter “The Last Days” by John Walker, founder of Autodesk that I decided to check it out today. Bill Gate once described the article as “brilliantly written and incredible insightful” which inspired him to write his own “Crisis Letter” for Microsoft: “By talking about how a large […]
Cyberwar?
According to Taipei Times, China has launch a systematic information warfare campaign against Taiwan with the goal to break into government database. Well, I usually take news from Taiwan with a pint of salt but if this is true, then this may be the first international cyberwar I know…From clubs to swords to guns to […]
The many paradoxes of broadband
Found a really thought provocating paper on broadband today by Andrew Odlyzko. It is one of the most comprehensive studies made on broadband (albeit US-centric). “The many paradoxes of broadband” (50 pages) by Andrew Odlyzho.
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings by Philip A. Fisher Bought this @ Citylink on the way back after lunch at EDB (InfoPort).
Unicode 4.0
Yippee! Finally got my Unicode 4.0
The Essential Drucker, etc
The Essential Drucker by Peter Drucker Road to CEO by Sharon Voros & Philippe De Backer The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind Bought these books on the flight to Korea for APSTAR.
Day 2 in Korea
Catch up with many people today and really glad I can make it. APSTAR Retreat was really interesting especially the discussion of IP Telephony presentations from Japan, Korea and Thailand. When MPHPT agrees to open 050-XXXX-XXXX for IP Telephony for at least Class C licensee last year, that was a bold step. By the end […]
Day 1 in Korea
Took a red-eye (overnight) flight from Singapore to Seoul. I arrived intact in Seoul at 7:30am thinking I have sufficient time before my 9am meeting. Well, not knowing Hotel Lotte-Jamsil is 1hour away by cab, I took the cab and it cost 90,000WON (90USD)! *sigh* [Incidently, when the cab driver tells you “No English”, speaking […]