再見 2009...你好 2010!

London at Christmas

I arrived in London on Saturday after an 11-hour overnight flight from LAX. I was greeted by a bright, but chilly London morning and after travelling across town to Kentish Town I was ready to reacquaint myself with north London.

Maurice, an old Bristolian, led the way through Kentish Town to Hampstead Heath and on the high street where we rested, drank mulled wine and beer and ate fish and chips. Ahhh...priceless!

Braving the crowds I ventured into central London on the bus and then walked from Covent Garden into the West End and Soho heading towards New Bond Street to see Vanessa. The crowds were horrendous and exhausting, but luckily the Oyster Card allowed easy hop-on, hop-off of the buses and tubes to help rest my poor, cold feet! ;)

Chinese New Year of the Ox performances, Los Angeles 2009

Chinese New Year of the Ox celebrations, Los Angeles 2009 from stephen pang on Vimeo.

Who could forget January 7th?

Recently, I found a napkin tucked away in my kitchen drawer. On it were six email addresses...Hmm. Mysterious? Not really, these were my fellow passengers stuck in Guangzhou Airport in 2007 thanks to China Southern Airlines and the Chinese immigration authorities.

Remember the sad tale? China Southern Airlines (aka Suck Balls Airlines) decided not to let us transit in Guangzhou to our plane to LAX. This picture only does some justice to the relief and fatigue we all felt at the hands of China Southern Airlines' hospitality!

Never again. And never transit in China. Hello to my fellow travelers. Happy 2009!

Happy New Year...hooping fo'ever!

Thank God for hooping! ;) What tune would you remix this to?

Roll on 2009...

My 2008 reviewed in a pictorial. What a great year...Be sure to make the most of 2009 whatever it may bring!

4pm LA time is...midnight in London!

Come on, you can't beat this! World-class!

The new year awaits us...

This time of the year is all about you and your goals for 2009! I've thought about them, but how do you break them down into reality?

Well a quick Google search will land you something, but the Mindtools site is pretty comprehensive even if the video is a bit cheesy :)

Here's a summary of Mindtools' tested advice. It's an extension of the S.M.A.R.T. (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound) way of setting goals. Go to website for more details.

• State each goal as a positive statement

• Be precise

• Set priorities

• Write goals down

• Keep operational goals small

• Set performance goals, not outcome goals

• Set realistic goals