Tokyo summer feels much hotter this time around. But I guess it's probably the same as last summer. Only the mindset is different...
The apartment is slowly turning into home. By the time I got back today, we should have sofa, curtain, and fridge ready to go. The TV is not in time for the Olympic opening ceremony, but it should be ready by the closing ceremony.
Things are falling into a rhythm work-wise too. Everyday is a combination of meeting, planning and researching. Most people are taking days off starting from this week. Don't really need to take days off, but since everyone else is, I just figured to use some of my holidays just so I won't have too many unused days by the end of year (muahaha)
So I have 9 consecutive days off. what to do.....
2008-08-08
2008-07-29
2 Week Update
It was a quick two-week... After touching down on the 12th. First priority was to find a apartment. I was going to spend just 2 days looking and decide before I started working on the 16th, but we couldn't find a satisfactory one until the 18th. We finally decided on an apartment near Meguro station. It was right about the upper limit of what I wanted to spend for rent, and it's at a pretty convenient location, so I think we made a pretty good choice.
The apartment took a week to be ready, so we actually just moved in this Sunday. Only half of our shipment from US/Canada arrived, and all the appliance we bought are out of stock. We managed to get a bed from ikea (no blanket), so at least we are not sleeping on the floor....
ps. I am stealing my neighbor's internet connection to write this blog... hehe
The apartment took a week to be ready, so we actually just moved in this Sunday. Only half of our shipment from US/Canada arrived, and all the appliance we bought are out of stock. We managed to get a bed from ikea (no blanket), so at least we are not sleeping on the floor....
ps. I am stealing my neighbor's internet connection to write this blog... hehe
2008-07-19
Marshall MBA 2008 Spring Term
Before I forget, better write down some stuff for my last term as an MBA candidate
GSBA 556: Business Development in the Networked Digital Industry (NDI)
This course talks about the industry and technology trends of NDI, and introduced some methodologies to evaluate and forecast potential business ideas. Although the name has "business development," the methodologies are much more general.
IOM 522: Time Series Forecasting
A rather quantitative class. Basically, it introduces some methods to analyze data with only time as the x-value. It's also an applied course, so we didn't really had to touch any hard core math. Very interesting to be looking at different data. Our professor is actually an expert in the South California Real Estate, so it's even more interesting given the US economy situation.
IOM 599: Special Topics
A multi-disciplined class. The topics basically investigate how technology trends affected different industries and shapes their future. It's a very dense course, but I think it's one of the more interesting classes I have taken in Marshall.
MOR 565: Alliance Strategy
This class focuses on interactions between different organization and how to craft strategies to dealing with power balance, size, etc. Alliance is a very new topic, so there's no established methodologies for analysis. Still, it's a fun class
MKT 555: Marketing Channels
This class focuses on the Channel strategies in marketing. Since I am not exactly a marketing person, this is pretty new topic. The other P's in marketing is also very much related, but there isn't much time to combine other P's in this course.
GSBA 556: Business Development in the Networked Digital Industry (NDI)
This course talks about the industry and technology trends of NDI, and introduced some methodologies to evaluate and forecast potential business ideas. Although the name has "business development," the methodologies are much more general.
IOM 522: Time Series Forecasting
A rather quantitative class. Basically, it introduces some methods to analyze data with only time as the x-value. It's also an applied course, so we didn't really had to touch any hard core math. Very interesting to be looking at different data. Our professor is actually an expert in the South California Real Estate, so it's even more interesting given the US economy situation.
IOM 599: Special Topics
A multi-disciplined class. The topics basically investigate how technology trends affected different industries and shapes their future. It's a very dense course, but I think it's one of the more interesting classes I have taken in Marshall.
MOR 565: Alliance Strategy
This class focuses on interactions between different organization and how to craft strategies to dealing with power balance, size, etc. Alliance is a very new topic, so there's no established methodologies for analysis. Still, it's a fun class
MKT 555: Marketing Channels
This class focuses on the Channel strategies in marketing. Since I am not exactly a marketing person, this is pretty new topic. The other P's in marketing is also very much related, but there isn't much time to combine other P's in this course.
Japan, Again
It's been a while since I wrote here. A lot has happened since then... graduated, married, honeymooned, moved, and started to work. Like the title, I am back to Japan, again.
I am back to where I interned. I don't remember if I wrote anything about my intern experience as a whole, but I was very impressed with my intern experience. Sony is very different than I had imagined, for the better. So when they offered me a full-time position, I was very happy and excited to be back. Of course the pay isn't that bad either :P
So, I am back, this time for 3 years at least. Will report back now and then on my "professional" life in Japan. Should be fun :)
I am back to where I interned. I don't remember if I wrote anything about my intern experience as a whole, but I was very impressed with my intern experience. Sony is very different than I had imagined, for the better. So when they offered me a full-time position, I was very happy and excited to be back. Of course the pay isn't that bad either :P
So, I am back, this time for 3 years at least. Will report back now and then on my "professional" life in Japan. Should be fun :)
2008-05-03
My Last Class at Marshall
Before I knew it, another 2 months passed, and I just finished my last class at Marshall. Still a couple of projects and finals to be done, but I am basically in graduation mode...
The two years were a blur, it seemed like it was just a week ago that I arrived in LA. I still remembered how hot the day was when I first moved into my then barren apartment. The international student weekend when we were getting a first taste of a Harvard business case. Then the welcome weekend, the core classes, PRIME, internship, 2nd year classes.... Just like a snap of fingers, I am getting my MBA degree in two weeks, getting married in a month, moving to Japan in two months.... It seems like my life has been on the turbo mode ever since coming to Marshall. How do I describe my 2 years of MBA life? I find that I am asking myself these days. If I need to describe my experience in just one word, what would it be? The only thing I can think of right now is "Confusion." Seriously, I am confused.
I am confused about what exactly I did do in these 2 years. I know I did something. In a result-oriented perspective, I figure I did pretty well. A lot of people came to MBA looking for higher career aspirations... be a consultant, be a IBanker, travel the world, lose the mediocrity and the frustration behind. Yeah, in that sense, I did well. I pursued an internship I liked, I had a wonderful intern experience. I got a full-time offer with the same company, doing something I know I will love. I had a generous package. I am even moving to Japan, for god's sake. All these things I could not get had I not gone to MBA. But I am still confused. Was it just the luck of the draw, was it something that I always had in me? Questions beget more questions... I guess that's why I am confused.
The two years were a blur, it seemed like it was just a week ago that I arrived in LA. I still remembered how hot the day was when I first moved into my then barren apartment. The international student weekend when we were getting a first taste of a Harvard business case. Then the welcome weekend, the core classes, PRIME, internship, 2nd year classes.... Just like a snap of fingers, I am getting my MBA degree in two weeks, getting married in a month, moving to Japan in two months.... It seems like my life has been on the turbo mode ever since coming to Marshall. How do I describe my 2 years of MBA life? I find that I am asking myself these days. If I need to describe my experience in just one word, what would it be? The only thing I can think of right now is "Confusion." Seriously, I am confused.
I am confused about what exactly I did do in these 2 years. I know I did something. In a result-oriented perspective, I figure I did pretty well. A lot of people came to MBA looking for higher career aspirations... be a consultant, be a IBanker, travel the world, lose the mediocrity and the frustration behind. Yeah, in that sense, I did well. I pursued an internship I liked, I had a wonderful intern experience. I got a full-time offer with the same company, doing something I know I will love. I had a generous package. I am even moving to Japan, for god's sake. All these things I could not get had I not gone to MBA. But I am still confused. Was it just the luck of the draw, was it something that I always had in me? Questions beget more questions... I guess that's why I am confused.
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