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trudat : Chengdu SaaS Startup Feasibility

Mon, 4 Aug 2014 08:12:37 +0000

Thanks, William. Everything on the post is from over four years ago. I haven't updated anything since writing the post.

trudat : 380円 per month Wireless Gate Wifi with BB Mobilepoint in Japan

Mon, 27 May 2013 03:18:08 +0000

I don't really have any info on how to cancel your wigate account. I somehow figured it out using the Firefox plugin, perapera Japanese: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pe... try it out yourself.

trudat : 380円 per month Wireless Gate Wifi with BB Mobilepoint in Japan

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:05:44 +0000

You're very welcome! I wrote this a while ago, so I'm glad to know that it's still applicable.

trudat : Chengdu SaaS Startup Feasibility

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:01:45 +0000

Thanks, Dan, for your encouraging comment! Everything on this post was collected "third hand" via the web. When I met people on the ground in Chengdu I was able to get a bit of "second hand" feedback from people who have lived there. Here are some gotchas: Preferential reduced taxes typically can only be actually awarded if you are a large multinational technology company, like Intel, which has large unit in Chengdu. One guy who lived in Chengdu for about 10 years commented sarcastically about the New Tianfu City, saying that officials tout big new projects like that but it may never happen. Also, someone said that software conferences are all fluff and very little actual knowledge transfer or quality networking occurs. Regarding my comment on TechHui about the incubation center ... the Chengdu High Tech Zone Innovation Service Center incubates about 600 companies, mostly software related. In 2006, they brought in 45 European software startups and have since been disappointed when those companies didn't grow as fast as they wanted and weren't interacting with local companies very much. They expect that a company starting with 5 employees should have 50 by the end of the first year and 200 by the end of the second. My friends met up with the incubator officials about perhaps getting office space in their incubation center. But after hearing the incubator's expectation, they felt it wasn't a fit for their startup. Probably not a good fit for mine either.

trudat : Prenatal Care at a Chinese Hospital in Chengdu

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:41:20 +0000

Annie, Nate and Auntie Isadora: thanks for your encouraging comments! Auntie Isa, were you pregnant with Haydn when you first arrived in Hawaii?

trudat : Prenatal Care at a Chinese Hospital in Chengdu

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 03:58:33 +0000

Thanks, Chenling. We are glad, too, to have found Dr. Xiao. See you in the fall!

trudat : Prenatal Care at a Chinese Hospital in Chengdu

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 00:36:22 +0000

haha, maybe a bit ... but it was just a little poke.

trudat : Prenatal Care at a Chinese Hospital in Chengdu

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 00:35:35 +0000

Hey Kristi! It's been an adventure, for sure. How are you guys doing?

trudat : 380円 per month Wireless Gate Wifi with BB Mobilepoint in Japan

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:34:29 +0000

Hi Corinna, I don't think there is a contract length. I have recently left Japan and just canceled my account. I think the confirmation message said that they would still charge me for next month though. Oh well.

trudat : 380円 per month Wireless Gate Wifi with BB Mobilepoint in Japan

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:29:56 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Chaz. I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for the clarification on the promo codes. I don't think there is a Yodobashi in Hamamatsu where I was at the time I needed the wifi. Now I'm in China where the Internet speed is super slow compared to Japan.

trudat : Learning Mandarin Chinese in Chengdu

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:22:07 +0000

Thanks, Charlie!

trudat : To Chengdu, or not to Chengdu?

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:38:28 +0000

You're right, the expatistan.com doesn't seem to have enough data to make valid claims. This website seems to have a LOT more data: http://www.tefl.com/home/col_survey.html?ci_id=14...

trudat : To Chengdu, or not to Chengdu?

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:16:30 +0000

Ugh, don't remind me of how I was so aggressive and legalistic with them that night! :( Hope they forgive me.

trudat : Hi-Fi Prophets Don't Judge

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 01:53:04 +0000

Thanks for commenting! We should make a tradition to give each other a \"high five\" every time we get to do or say anything for the Lord and it would mean that we'll be praying for each other to do everything with high fidelity. This makes me think of thehttp://vocalcoach.com/ that says singers should sing with the posture and sound of a speaker cabinet.

trudat : Keep Both Parents From Getting Sick

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:04:04 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Mom. You're right. A strong immune system is the first line of defense. Did you know that God created Adam and Eve to be vegetarians? It was only after the great flood that God told Noah that humans could eat meat. Interesting. Good to know also that you are cooking more and eating at home. That really the only way to be sure of not eating MSG and contaminated food.

trudat : First Week in Hamamatsu

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:39:58 +0000

Hey Carol! Elisabeth's nickname in Japan is Bebe. When she was born, she was small. So her grandma in Alabama would call her Little-Bit. Get it? It sounds like Elisabeth. But in Japan people couldn't say Little-Bit. They just simplified it to Bebe. God bless you guys and thanks for the comment!

trudat : First Week in Hamamatsu

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:38:19 +0000

It is our special dispensation from God to take crazy photos. Thank you very much. Actually its really just that my wife is kinda crazy.

trudat : First Week in Hamamatsu

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:37:11 +0000

Hi Elaine! thanks for venturing out into new territory on the internet for us. We receive your blessings! Elisabeth sister, Joanna, remembers your name and how you prayed for her at Laulima. Joanna thinks it would be great if you guys could come out here to pray for people in Hamamatsu. Prophetic prayer people aren't very common here, it seems, and your ministry would be SO valuable. Hope God sends you, or other prayer ministers, here.

trudat : First Week in Hamamatsu

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:35:02 +0000

thanks, PGJ. We are so blessed!

trudat : First Week in Hamamatsu

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:34:45 +0000

God bless you with fantastic free appliances in the future! He can do it!