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Another Awesome Green Onion and Ginger Recipe (with Pork)

2011-02-06T21:45:00.000-08:00

Stir-Fry Pork with Ginger

By: Jenny Au
"A simple Chinese dish. The wine and ginger gives the dish its fragrant smell. Best served with warm rice."
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Riesling
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Prep Time:
15 Min Cook Time:
15 Min Ready In:
30 Min
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Original Recipe Yield 2 servings
Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 inch piece fresh ginger root, thinly sliced
1/4 pound thinly sliced lean pork
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon dark soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine
Directions

Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Fry ginger in hot oil until fragrant, then add pork, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, and sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
Stir in the sesame oil, green onion, and rice wine. Simmer until the pork is tender.
Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 322 | Total Fat: 29.7g | Cholesterol: 41mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Databas

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2011-02-06T05:43:00.001-08:00

Goodbye 1482 S. Robertson, End of chapter

2010-08-01T22:28:00.000-07:00

Good bye 1482 S. Robertson blvd. Today marks the end of this chapter of my life. It was a short chapter, no doubt. Only 10 months after coming back, this new business journey ends today. Moving out marks more than just a change in physical location. This chapter concludes a lot of things:

1. First internet business closure - Moving out marks clearly the end of my journey trying to make weddingism into a huge success. And while it may be easy to see it as a failure, in fact, a lot of great lessons were learned by the whole process. I was able to start a new business with my friends. I was able to test out new things, and learned a lot of valuable lessons about partnerships, sharing of profits, product sourcing, and most important, building a team. I have overcome my fear of starting a business. In fact, I now feel ready to take on a new aspect of my life. I am no longer afraid of starting my OWN business even. I think I've really learned to become more independent. This carries on not only in my business partnerships, but also in my personal relationships.

2. Love - The lessons from a long distance relationship have freed me from the obsessive necessity of the other person. I found myself all these years constantly thinking of her name, as some mantra that when repeated would bring peace. Except for me, it would bring me an obsessive desire. It would cause me a lot of pain when that desire was not satisfied. Whenever I would reach out to her and get "shot down" by her "work" or her "bosses" or her "friends." To say the truth, it drove me a bit crazy. Eating away at me. I am no longer afraid. I've overcome my necessity. I don't 'need" anyone. I want to be with her because I love her, but I don't need to be with her. In a way, this chapter could be aptly titled "liberation." I've freed myself from the grasps of China, from the grasps of my obsession. From the grasps of my laziness. From the grasps of those obstacles that get in the way along the pursuit of our dreams.

I have started martial arts again. Something that has always been such a deep part of me and had stopped when I met her. I am now practicing more and more. I'm also waking up early. I'm not afraid to put in the work that's needed. My end goal isn't to allow me to become lazy. It's to give me a greater and better future. I am not afraid of work for work's sake! I'm also free from financial troubles. While I'm still in debt, i've come to terms with my financial problems. I am no ready to face them and overcome them. I'm ready to find a new source of income.

most important... I'm fully free to my journey for spiritual fulfillment. I've started my journey to find the Way and have great teachers by my side...

There is still hope.

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2009-10-26T22:13:00.001-07:00

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2008-11-06T22:23:00.000-08:00

CEOs in China - East vs West

2008-08-13T00:30:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone, I just read an excellent post on bnet.com by Peter Galuszka, that can be found here: http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=1247 . It takes a look at a report from McKinsey on How corporate China is evolving:

Particularly it talks about how CEOs in China have to work well "between [their] corporate business dealings" as well as "strategizing public policy functions for the Communist Party."

It basically talks about how Chinese CEOs (particularly in state-owned or partly state-owned Enterprises) often times have to switch from working as a climber of the corporate ladder to a Communist Party member, then back to climbing up the ladder, and back again to maybe becoming Mayor of a city or region, then back again to corporate dealings, and so on.

It talks about some other things as well, but the reason this article is interesting, is because it can help people understand some of the great differences in operating businesses in a foreign country.

Knowing this explains well why sometimes Chinese CEOs behave more like Emperors of a country at times, than business strategists trying to maximize the benefits of team-work and trying to improve the efficiency of the company. This article tells me that they are, in fact, being concerned, not only with navigating a political system within the company, but are also actually caught in the Real political system themselves.

Some of the starking differences between Chinese CEOs and Foreign CEOs operating in China is the methodology of commanding their subordinates, and is one of the things that stood out to me as the most shocking difference. In China, within businesses, there is a hierarchy which must be followed and is highly respected. Respect is shown in many ways. Particularly during meetings involving the staff and their managers, the lower staff is expected to keep quiet, and not voice their opinion, especially if it is to disagree or to voice a new idea that has not been thought of . Because of this, often times the staff does not care to make opinions on pressing subjects and will seem disinterested or detached to foreign observers.

I found that those who did care to voice their opinion in front of their superiors during meetings would often be violating "the code" and would be reprimanded in one way or another. Often times by being passed up by others in promotions, etc.

In China, if you want to climb up the ladder you have to show respect to your superiors and not seem like a threat to them. And through favors, dinners (which often times involve heavy drinking), etc, can you make "political alliances" which in the future can be returned as promotions, raises or political favors.

This was the first lesson I learned in dealing with businesses in China.

So what does this mean for Businesses interested in China?

An understanding of the behavior of Chinese CEOs is crucial in today's day and age. Most Foreign Owned Enterprises can not rely on foreign CEOs to come in and turn things around unless they themselves have an understanding of the business workings. In fact, hiring Chinese CEOs who are sharp and understand the political system in China is one of the best ways for Firms to improve their footing in China.

The real challenge then becomes, how do you find those Sharp CEOs?

What do you guys think? What is the best way for a foreign company to get a strong footing in China?

2008-05-11T23:28:00.000-07:00

大家好！
Hello Everyone, it's been a while since I last posted on this blog. It appears I can *post* on here, but I can't *view* my entries.

So if you guys leave comments, I won't be able to check them. Anyways, I have been keeping busy here in China. Besides studying Chinese, I've also setup a new business venture with my brother. So i'm learning a lot about Internet Marketing and SEO. If you guys need some help with your SEO just let me kno. Anyways I'm doing an SEO experiment to try to rank number one on google for "Coolest Man on Earth."

So if you guys can help me out I'd much appreciate it. Basically all you'd have to do is post on your blogs the following line, or put a link on the side:

<a href="http://marcgoodman.blogspot.com/">Coolest Man on the Planet."</a>

With that, I should be able to rank high!

Thanks everyone

Beginnings

2007-06-27T17:33:00.000-07:00

The title from my good friend Alex Wong plays in my head whenever I embark on a new Journey. His tune is filled with the hope and curiousity of "beginnings." And so, the theme here is that.

I start on yet another journey. This is an experiment. I have set my goals. And I will set to accomplish them.

Can a man move from entry level Customer Service position at a medical supply company and be promoted within 2 months to a manager position? We shall see.

So far I've worked for 3 weeks, and have already received my first promotion. How? More on this at a later time.