Monday, May 26, 2008

Borrowing potential ideas

Monday, May 26.  Hi everyone.  How are you?  I hope well.  Today was an interesting long day of doing things all by myself throughout town.  I went to reprint the business cards in addition to printing some for our real estate businesses.  I also took an adventure to the Baiyoke Towers to go to talk to a t-shirt wholesaler about printing t-shirts for promotional purposes.

Later on, I met Pae on Thong-Lo to go see Muse, which is in its final phases of getting ready to open.  It's going to be beautiful.  Pae was unhappy with a few things, but overall, it's very hip and has a great location, and I think that it'll be a smash.  I don't know if it'll be ready for a June 2 opening, but it'll open soon enough and I'm happy to be an investor it the project.

After Muse, we went to eat at two places I'd never been before.  The dinner part was at a Noodle Shop, with side of the street quality, slightly higher prices, and premium ingredients.  Very cool, hip and has great brand and franchise potential.  I might just steal the idea and come back to Ann Arbor and open one up.  The other place was the iberry cafe, where they sell unusual sorbets often using Thai flavors and fruits.  Tremendous brand presence and detail.  We happened to sit next to the woman who started the business from one small shop.  I felt inspired to start and nurture some of my ideas.  If she can do it, why can't I?

Anyway, I have moved my return up to tomorrow morning.  My business is done, and quite frankly I'm running out of cash.  So I will, all things being equal, be back on Wednesday at around 3 pm.  I've already got two lessons scheduled for that day (that should be interesting) and have opened up Thursday for teaching too.  Need to go back to home base and start collecting some jingle jangle.  So the next time I write it will be from America, and until then, be safe and enjoy.  Thank you for all of your support and love.  I can feel it and I appreciate it and send it right back to you.  Until then!  Bye.  Later.  Out.

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