Hong Kong… Again!

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It’s been a while since I last posted anything here. The past three months had been a craaaazy ride with rapid business growth, unprecedented in the previous years! Of course, it came with new problems: I also became busier than before.

Between doing product launches and conducting my first workshop in 3 years, I found little time for other things. And the short break in Hong Kong came about the right time.

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This time I didn’t come here to play Airsoft; it was to be a casual R&R trip.

The original plan was to go hiking in New Territories with Sasa but the daily drizzle put a damp on our plans. Joining me again is Nick, however he would only be here for 3 days as school holidays was about to be over and he had to return to Malaysia earlier to teach in school.

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Even though we didn’t join any Airsoft games this time around, we still had to visit the Airsoft shops in Mongkok and eHobby Asia as well.

And hey, guess who I ran into?

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Moses, my ex-team mate! A surprise to find him here of all places and of all the times… but not really a surprise, if I think of it. Haha.
IMG20160610191416Unlike my previous HK trips, this time we stayed at the Causeway Bay for a change of scenery. So the 3 days were spent walking to several places, eating, walking, and more eating.

Not really a relaxing trip, haha.
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As Sasa had been generous with her time to be with us, Nick and I rewarded her with an Airsoft gun – and good timing too, since hers had been in a state of disrepair for ages.

Here’s a short mish-mash of video clips I took while walking around Hong Kong with Nick and Sasa…

So that was 3 days in Hong Kong. While Nick returned to Malaysia, I joined Sasa and her friends to Macau – this was to be my first time there…

(To Be Continued In The Next Post…)

ATV Ride At ATV Adventure Park

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It’s been an unusually busy month and especially in the past few weeks. While I’m happy with Musemancer‘s accelerated growth of late and that we doubled our team size now, a little celebration is in order – ATV ride up in Hulu Kelang!

This is also our first time having a team activity on a weekend, as previously we normally have it one of the weekdays. Even though I’ve rode the ATV before, this is one of the more dangerous ones – the offroad tracks up the hill are steep, and two of the girls had their ATVs flipped. And I too had a close encounter with a snake at the waterfall (only to learn later that it’s an Ular Katam Tebu, a venomous yellow snake!)

Glad we all got back safely… I’d hate to think what would have happened!

More action next week… 🙂

Hustling At Musemancer

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Happening month! As soon as I got back from the US, it was hustle time.

Some peeps at Musemancer were leaving so I went full throttle with my recruitment drive – in a short notice, I brought in 3 Interns and 2 full-timers, with 2 more on the way next month.

I was also fortunate to have some brilliant marketing minds paying us a visit – first a weekend brainstorm discussion among our immediate Internet Marketers.

And in the following weeks peeps from Singapore – Clement Wong & Cynthia Khoo, Isabel Nicole Wong, Wilson Lau, Cavan Chiam, and Douglas Lee came over… albeit at different times.

And earlier today Khai, Yuenn and I reviewed the story-telling sessions from the Musemancer Team so we could single out the best angles and hooks for our upcoming niche products.

A lot of action at the office, to make up for the month-long away from Malaysia. 🙂

Annual Animal Release!

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Check it out, I’ve got wiibbit! Was releasing a bunch of frogs at the 1Utama Central Park in the evening. They were joined by their turtle buddies in the lake. And that’s one for the Annual Animal Releasing!

Thanks to Nigel Lee for helping to secure these frogs, he’s the same guy who helped with last year’s batch of lucky survivors!

Last Stop in US: Where It All Began

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Finally back to Dallas, where it all started! I needed to catch my round flight back to Malaysia from Dallas Fort Worth and in the two days I had here, I tried to squeeze in at least one more meeting.

And guess who I met?
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Yep, the legendary Marlon Sanders. It was a great honor to meet him – also considering that the marketing old timer hasn’t met any other Internet Marketers in person for years! (He said since 2006 but not sure if I can hold onto him for his memory, lol)

He flew in from San Antonio which is about 4 hours drive from Dallas, so it was a gold opportunity not to be squandered. Spent a good two days with him and man he’s such a genius, small wonder why many regarded him legendary.

It wasn’t all business however – surprisingly we got to cover some touristy places over the weekend – the JFK Memorial Plaza and Museum, the nearest gun shooting range, and other places of interest as Marlon used to stay here for years.

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So there you have it… my US trip finally comes to an end! It’s been quite a journey and it felt as if I’ve been here longer.

Got to meet many amazing business owners, marketers, entrepreneurs – some of whom I’ve worked with for years but meet in person for the first time – and of course new connections forged.

After nearly a month of being away from Malaysia, it’s time to go home.

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Pictured above is one of the last places I’ve visited in this trip. This is the site (Elm Street to be exact) where 35th US President JFK was assassinated more than 50 years ago. Several conspiracy theories surrounding his assassination live onto this day.

Amazing he got more accomplished in his 3 years of Presidency than some other Presidents in their 1-2 terms.