Comments for Aimee Barnes http://www.aimeebarnes.com Asia Business with a Human Face Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:07:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on From the Rabbit Hole to the Dragon’s Den in Asia: Eight Things to Know by Markos http://www.aimeebarnes.com/2011/12/23/from-the-rabbit-hole-to-the-dragons-lair-in-asia-eight-things-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-15167 Markos Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:07:57 +0000 http://www.aimeebarnes.com/?p=1612#comment-15167 You freaked me out with real concerns. Thanks for making me ponder in which I spend few weeks thinking about it. You freaked me out with real concerns. Thanks for making me ponder in which I spend few weeks thinking about it.

]]> Comment on From the Rabbit Hole to the Dragon’s Den in Asia: Eight Things to Know by Roberto Fabris http://www.aimeebarnes.com/2011/12/23/from-the-rabbit-hole-to-the-dragons-lair-in-asia-eight-things-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-15141 Roberto Fabris Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:10:17 +0000 http://www.aimeebarnes.com/?p=1612#comment-15141 Having established for RDI, the Raffles University a Master in Design, a couple of yeas ago, I must admit my love for Singapore, a real paradise, of course like everything on earth it comes with its reverse side of the medal its own "inferno", but still located right in the middle of many beautiful South Asian countries and a true crossroad for those cultures it has definitely enriched my career but more than this my mind, to end up with that comment I am rediscovering my Chinese Cambodian Vietnamese mother background, after spending my whole life in Italy my fatherland, therefor Singapore sounds like hometown now! Thanks you all for your posts.RmF Having established for RDI, the Raffles University a Master in Design, a couple of yeas ago, I must admit my love for Singapore, a real paradise, of course like everything on earth it comes with its reverse side of the medal its own “inferno”, but still located right in the middle of many beautiful South Asian countries and a true crossroad for those cultures it has definitely enriched my career but more than this my mind, to end up with that comment I am rediscovering my Chinese Cambodian Vietnamese mother background, after spending my whole life in Italy my fatherland, therefor Singapore sounds like hometown now! Thanks you all for your posts.RmF

]]> Comment on From the Rabbit Hole to the Dragon’s Den in Asia: Eight Things to Know by G http://www.aimeebarnes.com/2011/12/23/from-the-rabbit-hole-to-the-dragons-lair-in-asia-eight-things-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-14946 G Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:57:30 +0000 http://www.aimeebarnes.com/?p=1612#comment-14946 A good read. I am a Malaysian, based in Singapore and is now working in Myanmar. I can definitely attest to some of the points above. You should note however that increasingly Asia is becoming very fragmented. Depending on which part of Asia you from and which part of Asia you are based in, the diversity and the difference in business culture is quite challenging even if you are an Asian yourself. Increasing competition from Western counterparts are at a stage where once unheard of! For instance, a lot of westerners are on local package now in Singapore. And with the recent economic developments in the West, this trend would be here to stay........ A good read. I am a Malaysian, based in Singapore and is now working in Myanmar. I can definitely attest to some of the points above. You should note however that increasingly Asia is becoming very fragmented. Depending on which part of Asia you from and which part of Asia you are based in, the diversity and the difference in business culture is quite challenging even if you are an Asian yourself. Increasing competition from Western counterparts are at a stage where once unheard of! For instance, a lot of westerners are on local package now in Singapore. And with the recent economic developments in the West, this trend would be here to stay……..

]]> Comment on From the Rabbit Hole to the Dragon’s Den in Asia: Eight Things to Know by aimeenicole http://www.aimeebarnes.com/2011/12/23/from-the-rabbit-hole-to-the-dragons-lair-in-asia-eight-things-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-14725 aimeenicole Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:47:25 +0000 http://www.aimeebarnes.com/?p=1612#comment-14725 Thanks, Greg! Yes, the goal is to complete a book in 2012. I'm not sure what will happen to it after it's finished, but I will keep you posted. Are you planning on a trip to Singapore anytime soon? If so, let me know- it would be great to meet up for lunch again. Have a great holiday! Thanks, Greg! Yes, the goal is to complete a book in 2012. I’m not sure what will happen to it after it’s finished, but I will keep you posted.
Are you planning on a trip to Singapore anytime soon? If so, let me know- it would be great to meet up for lunch again. Have a great holiday!

]]> Comment on From the Rabbit Hole to the Dragon’s Den in Asia: Eight Things to Know by aimeenicole http://www.aimeebarnes.com/2011/12/23/from-the-rabbit-hole-to-the-dragons-lair-in-asia-eight-things-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-14722 aimeenicole Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:30:30 +0000 http://www.aimeebarnes.com/?p=1612#comment-14722 Marian, while #4-#8 may seem like bleak news on the surface, I think we actually have so much to be excited about here. Have a fantastic holiday and thanks for reading! Marian, while #4-#8 may seem like bleak news on the surface, I think we actually have so much to be excited about here. Have a fantastic holiday and thanks for reading!

]]> Comment on From the Rabbit Hole to the Dragon’s Den in Asia: Eight Things to Know by gregorylent http://www.aimeebarnes.com/2011/12/23/from-the-rabbit-hole-to-the-dragons-lair-in-asia-eight-things-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-14719 gregorylent Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:46:25 +0000 http://www.aimeebarnes.com/?p=1612#comment-14719 nicely done! any books on the way? nicely done!

any books on the way?

]]> Comment on From the Rabbit Hole to the Dragon’s Den in Asia: Eight Things to Know by Marian Wirth http://www.aimeebarnes.com/2011/12/23/from-the-rabbit-hole-to-the-dragons-lair-in-asia-eight-things-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-14666 Marian Wirth Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:38:12 +0000 http://www.aimeebarnes.com/?p=1612#comment-14666 After points 4.) to 8.), the last sentence comes like something of a surprise :-) But I surely wish you and your family a wonder- and successful New Year. After points 4.) to 8.), the last sentence comes like something of a surprise :-)

But I surely wish you and your family a wonder- and successful New Year.

]]> Comment on Pondo Village, Borneo by kim http://www.aimeebarnes.com/2011/05/02/1502/comment-page-1/#comment-12127 kim Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:34:36 +0000 http://www.aimeebarnes.com/?p=1502#comment-12127 I also visited this village. A boatman called Salli took me around the village and to the hidden treasure of the island school. What an amazing place. To watch the children swimming, diving and laughing was a delight. I suppose it is like most places, there is good and bad. Many people just seem to be trying to get by as we all do. I talked to one highly educated guy who just needed somewhere cheap to stay and hence stayed at Pondo. I live in the UK. We have housing estates with high crime etc. Most people though are decent and hardworking. It is the same the world over. I also visited this village. A boatman called Salli took me around the village and to the hidden treasure of the island school. What an amazing place. To watch the children swimming, diving and laughing was a delight. I suppose it is like most places, there is good and bad. Many people just seem to be trying to get by as we all do. I talked to one highly educated guy who just needed somewhere cheap to stay and hence stayed at Pondo. I live in the UK. We have housing estates with high crime etc. Most people though are decent and hardworking. It is the same the world over.

]]> Comment on Mandarin For “Dummies” – A Proposal by China Blogs by Western Women who Love Chinese Men | Speaking of China http://www.aimeebarnes.com/2010/01/30/mandarin-for-dummies-a-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-11365 China Blogs by Western Women who Love Chinese Men | Speaking of China Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:19:49 +0000 http://www.aimeebarnes.com/?p=1110#comment-11365 [...] given up writing about it). I’ve come to appreciate her voice even more after reading this post about how she went against expectations (she had a learning disability) to master Mandarin and [...] [...] given up writing about it). I’ve come to appreciate her voice even more after reading this post about how she went against expectations (she had a learning disability) to master Mandarin and [...]

]]> Comment on E.T.’s Next Stop in the Galaxy: Beijing? by Robert Bagwell http://www.aimeebarnes.com/2011/08/24/e-t-s-next-stop-in-the-galaxy-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-11226 Robert Bagwell Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:07:57 +0000 http://www.aimeebarnes.com/2011/08/24/e-t-s-next-stop-in-the-galaxy-beijing/#comment-11226 Yep. And we wouldn't. Great article. You should write some books. :D Yep. And we wouldn’t. Great article. You should write some books. :D

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