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March 02, 2006
From Swiss Chocolates To French Cognac
I was driving when Anthony called from Switzerland to wish me happy new year towards the end of December 2005. It was such a pleasant surprise because the last time we met was in London in November 2002. He's such a busy man and his little gesture meant a lot to me.
We actually only met each other twice. First time was in Goodwill Park hotel and the meeting was brief. Second time was in London where we had meetings over a couple of days. Even though we didn't end up working with each other, we really hit it off well.
I still remembered him telling me he went to Japan looking for electronic manufacturers more than 30 years ago and how the Japanese thought he was from Swaziland instead of Switzerland. And this year Roadstar, the company he founded, is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
First time we met, he bought me chocolates from Switzerland. Today we met at same old Goodwood Park hotel. This time round, he bought me Remy Martin VSOP. He must really think I've aged a lot over the past 3 years.
Over coffee, we filled each other in on what we've been up to. He's been very busy with his new commitments with Grundig. He's still traveling a lot within Europe and Asia. And he still manages to put on weight.
He mentioned he wanted to explore the possibility of a business collaboration and said that he'll get back to me with the details. Frankly it'll be something I really look forward to...I mean the chance to work with him. It's been a long time since I had a mentor and he'll make a great mentor. I've learnt so much from Dianna and I'm sure I'll learn a great deal from Anthony. But it's not even that. Just chatting with him gives me a lot of positive energies and mental strength. Hopefully things work out this time round. We shall see...
Posted by loganw at March 2, 2006 04:37 PM
