One Course Finished

Well I have completed my first course here, and it wasn't too bad. It was in HRM, or human resource management. I have taken courses similar to this on before, but this had a completely different view as it was from a Chinese perspective. It was amazing to see how views can be so different from other cultures. Many of the Chinese students did not feel HR was important to a company, but the more I thought about it with my friends we could understand their view. In a country with 1.6 billion people, if someone isn't working out in your company it should not be difficult to find someone to replace them. This is very different from what I was taught over the last few years when the Canadian economy was booming. But now who knows, maybe replacing people back home will become more common. 

Yesterday I took m crew ( Two Swedes: Henrik and Chirs, and to Frenchies: Thierno and Vanessa) to see a friends company. A buddy who  I did my undergrad with has started a company called Indochino (indochino.com) for creating custom tailored suits over the internet. Let me tell you we were all floored by the quality and professionalism of the operation. Kyle was gracious enough to give us a tour of his operation and then took us to one of the largest fabric markets in Shanghai. It is mind blowing the scope and scale of this place. All the men decided that we really needed to place orders because his stuff is amazing quality and very affordable. So in a few days all of us will be ready for the pages of GQ.

In Shanghai you can pay for subway, bus, and taxi all by the same card. But it has come to our attention you have to keep an eye on your card as sometimes it can "accidently" be exchanged for a different one. Therefor most people have some sticker or identifiable mark on their card to prevent this from happening. A friend gave me a little plastic sleeve for to hold my card so I could always identify it, the only problem is it a "Hello Kitty" case. It kinda hurts my manhood, but it has been raining hard for the last week, so the merchants who sell the skull stickers have not been out in front of the station. Soon I will have the toughest pass in all of Shanghai, but for now I will live with "Hello Kitty" in my pocket.

Well I should get going as I am of to visit some non touristy parts of Shanghai today, as I want to see the real city. Take care and try some new food today, it is not as scary as you may think!

Cheers,

Derek