Building house on rock. (Matthew 7:24)

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Farewell my friends~

Posted Tue, 11/30/2010 - 17:26 by eric

[My farewell letter for Vidiator Ltd.]

Dear Friends,

2 years are fast, especially I have been spending 10 years witnessing all the changes in Luxxon, Mediator, NexStreaming and Vidiator. There are so many stories, in Trezzano with Magnus and Giuliano, who taught me what is MPEG4, in Star House in London with Roland, our Thai friend, then in Hong Kong, and in Tokyo when I first met KJ and SJ.

It’s my decision to move on, sadly to leave my friends in HK Office to pursue another new path and today is my last day.

However, before I go, I would like to thanks my close friend, Boris and Pauline for their support during my dark time in China. Jamie and the QA team to tolerate my request about those “experiments”, Johan to be so helpful all the time, Tae to be so understanding about my situation last year this time and the rest in HK to share laughter with me here in the office.

Finally, to all of us I would like to share those words which I wrote in a mail last week:
Innovation, brave to try and smart to solve are always important for all of us.

2010 is an important year in Vidiator because of Tae, he has provided us really good guidance during the time we really need a leader. I wish him and all of us successful~

My personal mail is my name: eric@erictse.com :) so keep in touch my friends.

Cheers,
Eric

Entrepreneur

Posted Tue, 08/31/2010 - 16:30 by eric

Life, one said is like walking along a road which has no return, and you have to pick the nicest flower on the way. Maybe it's more like a trader of yourself, how do you add up the right elements so people would offer you a better opportunity along the way. I never thought I would be an entrepreneur, not even few days ago. However as it turns out to be like that, that's life.

Elements which I talked about could be various kind of things: knowledge, connections, useful experience. Combines with who you are, anything can trigger this nova phenomena. Knowledge comes with personality and hard work. There is nothing which waits until tomorrow would be better. Life is a count down, you don't have to do everything in one day, but everyday you have to do something. Then connections, let people see through you, accept who you are not. Then people would treat you as friends and will share with you. No relationship is better than building from friends, even on business. If you have connections but not friends, you are just a phonebook and you even don't know if the person you call would pick up the phone. Finally, what I say useful experience is spending time and memory on things that worthwhile. Dream is for 18, 20s should have the plan ready, then is about execution. If you have no experience which worth talking, either you are not hard working enough or your plan has problem. Check regularly to see if anything is missing.

I've learned how a smart person runs business in Japan. Then being taught how to set business target in Singapore. Now it's my turn... Yes, it's time for my flight to take off. Destination? Hong Kong.

[on plane in summer 2010]

Long term planning

Posted Thu, 03/29/2007 - 12:00 by eric

I haven’t written in this column for a long time. How do you care about your job?

Thank you for everything!

Posted Sat, 05/13/2006 - 12:00 by eric
Dear my friends,
 
Yup, it's my final day in Hutchison. I would like to thank you for all your help, chances you gave and the things you taught me in these years. I have become an Engineer from a graduate student.
 
In these 5 years, I have to say many thanks to Edmond who has been my mentor all the time, esp. during the VTB period.

Low Profile

Posted Tue, 03/09/2004 - 13:00 by eric

Ooh... I have faced a situation today. Being knowledgable is not really matter, people are trying to trap you anyway.

For me, being here I am used to it. Like a loudspeaker, being controlled to speak loud or keep quiet. Everyone knows I have the key, but doesn't mean I have to open the door. I guess that's the same thing.

I am told to keep myself in Low Profile. Well, no one can control me to do seomthing which I think is the most appropriate. However, being told that I have been mis-judged is not a good feeling.

Fight for your goal

Posted Sat, 03/06/2004 - 13:00 by eric

What are we thinking? There are still a lot to achieve, and I shall not give up.

Work really eats people's dreams. Scary. I lost the feeling, since I am tired. I did quite well already, right?

Fight Fight Fight, I should keep myself very fit. I know we don't any common goal left, but friends, at least we should remember the feeling.

Tedious

Posted Fri, 03/05/2004 - 13:00 by eric

Not allowed... no problem. I can always do some other things, I can always do some other things better.

What is 1, 2, 3... if I am the best, then that's good. But I am not only good of what you think I am the best.

Maybe work is losing focus, or too much too work after work, or actually I know what is important and all other things seem tedious...

Eric, your priority, maybe not in your office. If you think someone needs you, you go to help... you go to help someone you like the best first.

I would rather take you to the clinic than seeing office show.

Career Goal?

Posted Tue, 02/24/2004 - 13:00 by eric

Thanks Lily... (My MBA Application Letter)

Guinness

Posted Mon, 02/09/2004 - 13:00 by eric

It was the first day of the week, it is so good...

Finally, we could sit down and talk together. It was really difficult to me, however I learn from my star. Leaving when people still see you shine.

I will not touch which I have studied for years, a degree, a professinal, nn expert... Only half of the people in the table know, even she knows. I am not afraid of hard work, I am not afraid that I cannot do better, I just afraid things will go wrong when I am not here.

Eventually

Posted Sat, 02/07/2004 - 13:00 by eric

Could you remember what was your 5 year plan 5 years ago?

I was in the Uni and I haven't yet doing 3G. That was some good time I remember. Football, and hang around with friends. Coffee and dinner... It was the first time I tried ski, 5 years ago.

My plan was unclear that time, basically no 5 year plan. Haven't really had idea on most things...

I wanted to have a coffee shop eventually, I wanted to have a shop to sell sweet, chocolate and flowers, to let my wife enjoying life, doing nothing eventually...