Archive for September 2007
Berlin Experience
Posted on September 15, 2007 by Ching under School, Travel.
I took Brian with me to the Berlin experience informational meeting today. It is the second and final meeting about the Berlin program.
I found out about the Berlin experience when I first began the MBA program at Wichita State University. During the MBA orientation last year, Dotty Harpool came in and talked to us extensively about the program. Having been in the same MBA class, Thuy, Chad, and I initially decided that we would take advantage of this great opportunity and enroll in this section of the capstone course.
The Berlin trip and our anniversary trip to Jamaica were actually the primary reasons that Brian and I applied for our passports first thing this year. We are huge planners so we wanted to ensure everything was in place for our future trips abroad. I was thinking that I could take Brian along with me, so that we could spend the free time allowed during the trip sightseeing together. Since the school will cover my plane fare, we would only have to buy his and spend for food and lodging.
Anyway, after our trip to Jamaica Brian and I decided that we would probably nix the Berlin idea. I figured if I was going to use vacation time at work, I’d rather it be for pleasure than for school. So we were thinking we might just return to Jamaica again next summer. Then we are now getting into planning for our home remodel and we are really desperately wanting to get out of current house so we are thinking we might nix the Jamaica idea as well. We figured we could just spend our vacation time working on the house. If you are to get what you really want, then small sacrifices have to be made.
For that reason, I skipped the first informational meeting about the Berlin experience. Thuy and Chad attended along with several others. When classes started this sem, they actually asked where I was and why I didn’t attend the meeting because they were thinking that I was still planning on participating in the Berlin experience with them. I explained that we had second thoughts about it and that I planned on enrolling in the regular section of the capstone course instead.
It seems like most of the people I know and have grouped with in past projects are going to enroll in the section that goes to Berlin. It’s looking more and more like I’d have work with a new set of people in capstone so I began to rethink nixing the Berlin experience idea. Maybe I should go afterall? It is a really great opportunity. So when I got the email about the second informational session, I decided that I would attend.
Anyway, I found out during the informational session this morning that spouses, friends, and family are not permitted on the trip. Bummer. I really wouldn’t want to go anywhere without Brian. So we are back to the previous plan.
I’m not usually this flakey and indecisive but these decisions are not to be taken lightly. If you currently in the MBA program at Wichita State University and are interested in the Berlin experience, you can find additional information here. Here is a sample agenda/itinerary:
And if you decide you want to participate, you may enroll for the Berlin MGMT 885 capstone course by completing this form.
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Water, Water Everywhere
Posted on September 3, 2007 by Ching under Sponsored Post.
As many of you know I frequently write about the home remodel that I am gearing up for. As part of that remodel we are looking at different things that we will need to purchase like building materials and fixtures for our bath room and kitchen. I often use the web to search out ideas for our new remodel and this time I was looking for some interesting ideas for our bath room. I was looking for a shower faucet that would look good but wanted to remain somewhat neutral in appearance. This is hard because the trends right now are fancy and somewhat over the top. I came across Zoe Industries on the web that sell every kind of shower faucet that you can imagine, fancy, high end and just plain if that’s what you need. I was impressed with the quality of there products and the ease of there web site. They have a large selection and now my only problem is, I have so many to choose from; picking one out is going to take me a while!
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Daytripping at Legends Mall
Posted on September 3, 2007 by Ching under Flickr, Food and Drink, Games, Travel.
As you all know, Brian and I are pretty fond of daytripping. This time we went to Legends Mall to hang out for the afternoon. I needed some new work clothes anyway and I figured there would be some good Labor Day sales so off we went.
We got there in time to miss the lunch rush at Dave & Buster’s. Brian and I just ended up sharing everything as we normally do. We shared the philly steak egg rolls (which is surprisingly good by the way; I’m not sure why more people don’t serve it on their menu), had the gold fingers as a $23.99 “eat and play” combo, and then had the chocolate fondue for dessert. We couldn’t finish all of our food, but it was a pretty good deal. Even after the additional cost of the “eat and play” the cost was still no more than dinner at a nice place so we were pretty happy. And since the combo gave us $20 worth of credits, our chicken fingers really only cost us $3.99 when you think about it. Not a bad deal at all.
We had a blast at Dave & Buster’s. We played several games. I played this zombie shooting game with Brian and totally sucked at it. He kept dying trying to save me so I actually ended up outlasting him the first time. The second time I told him not to worry about me and naturally I died before he did.
At first he didn’t want to play Time Crisis with me because he said “It takes a lot of coordination and you’re not good at that.” You have to step on the pedal to peek, shoot bad guys, shoot off the screen to reload, step off the pedal and click to change guns — you know, that sort of thing. We did play it a few times and he was right. I was horrible at it. I think I spent most of the time hiding than shooting. LOL.
I did kick his ass at Virtual Tennis, though! I totally dominated him at that game. I was rushing the net and everything. Of course, when he was channel surfing last night he came across the Jankovic-Bammer match and he quickly pointed out that they weren’t rushing the net like I was. “They just don’t know the strategy,” I told him boastfully. Hey, let me bask in the glory of my victory. It’s not very often that I can beat Brian at a video game.
Anyway, we played a whole bunch of different games. We gave our tickets away to random kids. I just wish we had a D&B here in Wichita. I would totally live there. Although, I really wouldn’t mind doing another daytrip like that again. The drive was nice and relaxing. Of course, I can say this because I didn’t have to drive. And I actually got some reading done. I finished my Marketing Insights book.
Here are some of the other photos we took:
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A Flare for the Dramatic!
Posted on September 1, 2007 by Ching under Sponsored Post.
As many of you know I am a fond lover of art in any form. One of my favorite forms of art is sculpture, specifically decorative art, metal art, metal wall sculptures and iron wall art. I have had several friends over the years that had a wonderful eye for this kind of work and would toil for hours in there shops building and sculpting there masterpieces for the masses to consume and enjoy. I myself have always wanted to make metal wall art of my own to be used in my house or family’s house. I find that more and more businesses are starting to incorporate metal sculptures and wall art into the decor of there stores. A local sandwich shop in my town makes wall art a staple for all of its locations, hanging wonderful peices up by local artist and incorporating sculpture into the railings and tables. A wonderful Italian place just down the street has a wide variety of wall sculptures, some of which are for sale to the public, that they display regularly. Metal wall art are quickly becoming the new decoration of homes as well! More and more you see on these home remodel programs and designer shows that people are turning to wall sculptures as the new visual focus to build the rest of your home decor off of. Wall sculpture adds a since of depth that is lacking from your standard painting or wall draping. Wall sculptures can not only be admired from afar but can be touched, admired up close and may even be a focal for conversation in your home.
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It’s not just a hobby, it’s an ADVENTURE!
Posted on September 1, 2007 by Ching under Reviews, Sponsored Post, Toys, Web.
My father and I have been restoring a Vietnam Era M151-A2 Military jeep that he purchased from a private owner. As part of our restoration we have been purchasing several items that we use in displays in shows that are held around the country. We set up these displays to be judged and admired by everyone. One of the hardest things to get is real replica’s of the weapons that were used with the Jeeps. At first we wanted to be authentic and get decommissioned real guns that were used in the Vietnam Era. However, after searching for a very long time we found that not only was it almost imposable to get these weapons it was very expensive and we just could not afford the price. One night I was looking around the internet and came across a web site that offered air rifles at really reasonable prices. Airgun Depot was the answer to our problem by offering realistic replicas at a very reasonable price. We perused the site and found the weapons that we needed and after purchasing an M16 replica we received it home and looked it over. We were surprised that even up close this air rifle was very realistic and fit our purpose perfectly. We purchased several other air rifles for the display and have not been disappointed with the products at all. The web site was very easy to navigate and the shipping and delivery were excellent.
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