Tet 2007
It has been almost a year since I posted an entry. Why? Well, familiarity of my surroundings has caused me to stop documenting every bowl of noodles, every Pagoda, and every motorbike ride. However, a lot goes on still.
Many expatriates share the experience that every day is different in Vietnam. So keeping up with a blog requires a full staff. Here are some notes of the rest of the Year of the Dog.
Continued...
After a summer in Hawaii and the US Mainland, with tours of Toronto, New York, Portland, San Francisco, Boise, and McCall, Idaho, I came back to Vietnam in mid-August.
Back in Hanoi in the fall, I created a Vietnamese Joint Stock company called Leonito Brand Communications with a Vietnamese friend. Then we became partners with a WPP company, Grey Global Group Vietnam. For diversification, I have a few other business ventures trudging along, not related to communications, including agent for plastic manufacturing and apparrel, and an idea for a retail store I'm hashing out with a friend.
Our first project after restructuring PonyBob and creating Leonito Brand Communications was to do all communications for Hanoi International Theatre Society's latest production: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. As a result, we had sell-out crowds every night of the show.
Our first project after joining with Grey Global Group was to manage public relations for their regional management conference and manage the launch event for Grey Global Group operations in Vietnam.
Pictured here is the decorated Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City, where our Hanoi team produced a gala event for Grey Global Group partners, global executives, and VIP guests to officially launch Grey Global Group in Vietnam.
I plan to add entries here for some experiences in and around Vietnam, Fall trip to Siem Riep, a Christmas trip to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, and Tet 2007 non-work related activity. More coming soon...
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