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Field Notes from Xiamen, China
If you don’t travel to China, you don’t realize how important reading your favorite blogs can be. In my last post, I mentioned how they charged us over 200 to 350% more than other nationals for a visa, but that was only the beginning of the Chinese shock-and-awe. The Chinese government has blocked access to most all [...]
Read moreA Funny Thing Happened on the Road to Xiamen
We leave for a short business trip to Xiamen, China, tomorrow, staying at the Sheraton Xiamen Hotel. Here are the current prices for a short visa to China from the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok. Thai Nationals 1000 Baht Other Nationals 1500 Baht US Citizens 3450 Baht This is the first time I have run [...]
Read moreHappy New Year 2008!
Dear Friends, Thank you so much for all the support and kindness you have given me in 2007. Your words of encouragement, support and readership are very much appreciated. Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward All People in 2008. Yours Sincerely, Tim Bass www.thecepblog.com
Read moreSee How Trees, Flowers and Grass Grow in Silence
In the mist of event processing debates, evaluations, meetings, complexity and evangelism, sometimes we should just pause and take a break. See how the trees, flowers and grass grow in silence. See the stars, the moon, and the sun move in silence. Slow the world down with a simple kind of pleasure. And so I did [...]
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