Off to an Island

It has been a while.. The last time we went to a small island was back in Hong Kong. We used to go to a neighboring island every five minutes.

This weekend we are going to Perhentian Islands, Malaysia.
No phones, no laptops. Just diving and snorkeling.
http://www.perhentianislands.com/

A short trip over the weekend, but for sure deserved and well worth it. Only trouble is, I need to get used to fumbling contact lenses into my eyes as otherwise everthing will be blur.

Launchpad will rest Friday, Saturday and Sunday...

Nomen est omen - Omenclature...

Not that I am an expert in naming thing, people or labels, but I am not sure if this is gonna fly...

The fashion though is said to be of high quality.

I just can't see myself proudly saying:"This is a Fart Suit!"

Business bound to fail

Before I started Launchpad, I thought about these business ideas:

- A pork barbeque shop in Dubai
- Railway service in Andorra
- Driving school in Greenland
- Farmed sharks for Chinese Soups
- Hamburger joint in Mumbay
- Cactus farm as entertainment park
- Garlic flavoured ice cream

Well... ideas are better not realised. I guess...

My apology to mother Earth - And who is to blame

I am not a tree hugger. Nor am I a big fan of accentuated activities like Earth hour. However, I try to do my best to preserve the resources we have, waste less and use eco-freindly products whenever I can.

For a while I have tried public transport. This morning I have been pushed over the cliff though. Once a week I work in a place 20 Km away from home. The train station is just across the street and on the other side a short taxi ride will take me there.

I rocked up at the train station at 7:30, scheduled train at 7:47. Cancelled and the next one at 8:07. Nice in the heat here. Eventually the train arrives, leaves late and takes over 1 hour to get to the place I have to get off. Then the taxi drivers tell me that they charge three times the metered amount for the 2 minute ride. Total time spent: 2 hours for 20 Km. I was running this in the Hong Kong Marathon.

Sorry guys, next time I am going to call my Taxi-Man with his worn out taxi that burns oil and uses fuel as lubricant. Somehow, 4 hours of commuting is not worth 8 hours of work...

Daniel and Craig

There he is. James Bond's long lost brother. We met him in the Zoo in Taiping, Malaysia.
We spent an afternoon "shooting" animals. Dad and me in a competition for the best photograph of an animal.
On Saturday the whole family went to Penang to see some culture. We had a really cool hotel overlooking the sea. Balcony and own beach. Naturally, all of us went to the night market to grab some bargains.

Creativity in Asia

Just when you thought you have seen it all... This is a chopstick (yeah, usually you eat with it) used to lock the toilet door in a Dim Sum restaurant...

Hopefully it stays there and does not find the way back to the tables.

My parents arrive in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow morning at 6:30. Let's see how much damage the entire Pertz family can do in one country.

What I love about my work

I love my work. Simply because I have the privelege to see things that you would normally not see or experience. Like the view from this construction site. My client hired me to assist with a photo shoot and we went up and down new buildings before they were completed.

Or like the Argo. Seeing a product before it is available to the public is something special Knowing what is the next big thing or being involved in what companies are planning to do is really exciting. Like for my clients I know what they are thinking of doing the next weeks, months and years.

Someone said in an article that accounting is boring. Well, shame on that person. Different things do different things to persons. I can see how an accountant gets excited when all the figures click into place. Maybe that person thinks that the pictures I took are boring, cos it is just concrete, glass and metal...