Saturday, February 23, 2008

can you say "Hong Kong"?!


Check this. I am going to Hong Kong. And it does not have anything to do with my previous work for the CIA, the many years I spent in the octagon as a world-class cage fighter, or my previous acting experience in the adult film industry.
The Japanese branch of my company is going to run a clinical research trial in China, Korea, and Taiwan. This is kind of a coup for them because usually multi-national studies are run by the central corporate office. I learned about this and I was happy for the folks here, and the very next day the person who is the development manager (Richie) told me, "Mark-san, we would like for you to go to this meeting." Talk about mixed feelings! I've never been to HK and always wanted to go, but I thought it would be a waste to go there and not really do anything. Turns out there is actually a way I can significantly contribute to this meeting, so I asked my manager and the medical director over here. I explained the situation and the potential impact for this project, and they said yes! Wow!

1 comment:

Paul's Blog said...

When are you going to HK? I can point you in the direction of a couple of cool places to see.