It’s been ages since I wrote a post for this blog. I’ve always kept my eyes open for interesting things that happen in daily life that I could write about, but by now I’ve forgotten most of them. So what I would do now is a little summary of what’s going on with my life.
Last time I wrote it was about how I was happy because I was in Mexico living the good life. Well, I’m about to do that very soon again. I have to go out of the country for my new student visa.
-Wait… student visa? Wait… what?
Well, yeah, I’m going back to school.
-So, are you gonna be doing your MBA that you always wanted?
Nope. I will be going back to Chinese lessons, intensive Chinese lessons at Donghua Univeristy.
–But, didn’t you quit Chinese Lessons to get into the job you have?
Yes, you are right. I kinda regret it right now, but I don’t at the same time.
–I don’t get you!
The thing is that back then I had a job opportunity and I took it. I worked in my current company for almost 2 years now, my first real corporate kind of job and it’s been quite an experience. I’m definitely not the same person I was 2 years ago. I’ve learned so many things from this job and at the end I think it was a good decision.
–So what makes you think now that you should really get into Chinese classes?
Well, it’s about time. I’ve been in China for almost 2 years already and I don’t speak the language. I’ve been investing by living in China. I’ve learned a lot about Chinese culture, history, rituals, manners, etc. and I don’t want to waste all that knowledge. The best way to complement that knowledge is by also getting to speak the language. If I get to speak the language I would be one of the few Mexicans to have all these knowledge about China. All my time invested here would be then worth. I’m also finally getting more into international trading, because this is the kind of business that would be worth doing if I become a polyglot. It’s the kind of business in which I could be dealing with people from different parts of the world. If I learn Chinese I’d be able to speak 4 out of the 5 most spoken languages in the world. As I have said before, I’m extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to travel to many different countries so far and getting to know people from all around the globe. This gives me a competitive advantage that I should use at its maximum potential.
–But I thought you wanted to do something about a restaurant…-
Who said that I couldn’t do both? I think I could easily be involved in the two kind of business. I wouldn’t be the first nor the last person to be involved in more than one business. I really think I could be good at both. So, right now I will be going to Mexico to see the family and friends, do my student visa in Tijuana and maybe go down to Ensenada and the Valle de Guadalupe for the Fiestas de la Vendimia. I will come back right before August 31st when school starts. I’m also applying for a job at a Mexican restaurant called Maya for a Marketing and PR position. I already had one interview with the general manager of the place and it went pretty well. I’m supposed to have another interview with one of the owners of the place when he comes back from his holiday on the firsts days of August, right before I leave to Mexico.
I’m considering that I have 50% chances of getting the job. That means that if I get it, I would be so f’busy going to school in the mornings and working on the afternoon-evenings. This means though, that I will be earning money and not living a mediocre student life. I would be learning some more about the restaurant industry in Shanghai and expanding my contact list, which is great for my restaurant plans. If I don’t get it, I would have a lot of free time. I would be looking for part time jobs to get some income and hopefully some experience in the international trading business or the restaurant business. Also, I would be more involved working with MEXCHAM (Mexican Chamber of Commerce), which I am already and it is putting my name out there in the Mexican community in Shanghai. There could be some good opportunities coming out of this and I would be learning more about the Mexico-China business practices. Also, I would have time to start studying for the GMAT and I would be maybe taking the test in February to start in September 2010 at CEIBS. I would also be trying to do some trading deals. This is something I’m already studying about on my own and that I would like to master. In the future I would be registering a company to do this in a formal way. I know I make it sound a little easy, but it is not. I would need to work a lot on that. I’m sure thought that it could be a business that if I get it running well, it could stay as my legacy here, so when I go back to the western world I could keep running it from where I’ll be and just come back here to China once in a while to check on it and keep things running. Ok, this is going to far. Step by step.
-What about girls? Anything going on?
As you can see I’m not very stable and I have no money at the moment. At my age is hard to be with a girl if you have no money. So, I will be organizing my shit and making something out of me before I get to worry about having a girlfriend or whatsoever.
-Ohhh, now I see. It seems that you have your things sorted it out.
Yeah… I just have to follow my plans and work hard. I think I’m on the right track I’m just going through a difficult stage right now. But I see a brighter future coming. This doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy life at this moment. Remember the movie “Click”? Well, I learned something from that movie: Enjoy and live everyday of your life as if it was the last. Well, you cannot really live everyday as if it was the last, but you get what I mean. So, I would leave you now after this philosophy moment and please cheer up everybody cuz we are alive!!!! Yeaaah!!!
