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End of Mexico Trip
This marks the end of my trip to Mexico, but hopefully there will be more to come. It was great fun, cos the people were nice, and the food was great. And from talking to Pedro, and observing first-hand, I can say that many business opportunities await those who look hard enough. Mexico, despite still having large debts and a large number of poor people, are looking more and more dynamic. The current government is taking great steps to open up the economy to foreign investment and establishing links with other countries. The elections are next year, and if the current government stays in power, Mexico will be able to enjoy a long period of economic stability. This means more business opportunities. There is a burgeoning middle class, and with that comes demand for better homes (construction industry), credit facilities (banking and finance), better education (education industry). All very similar to what Singapore has gone through, and very similar to what China is going through now. So if we can look at what businesses have thrived during Singapore's strong economic growth phase, we will be able to "transplant" some of these ideas to Mexico as well.
Flight back
A number of things happened on the way back, and many things worth outbursting at. So here they are:
1) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the worst movie I've seen in a long time. Total crap. Not funny, no imagination, no plot. Apparently the book was good. I pity the author.
2) LAX (Los Angeles Airport) is the worst pasar malam airport I've ever been to. I mean, to transit to another flight, go through immigration, get my luggage, walk out of one terminal, walk 20 freaking minutes to another terminal, the check-in. WTF? I want to make a damn connection, not walk along the noisy streets of LA! Also, the security counters look like they were set up in 5 minutes. Its like they found some empty spot, set up a perimeter, put some detectors, then make everybody queue up in a long messy queue.
3) Experienced the worst turbulence that I can remember on the flight to Singapore. I think for like 2 seconds the plane was in freefall! Damn scary. I think everyone must have got up and put on their seatbelts boy!
4) Watched Hitch. Nice feel good movie. Some quotable quotes from the movie:
- "Life is not about the breaths you take, but about the moments that take your breath away"
- "Do not lie, steal, cheat or drink. If you have to lie, lie in the arms of the one that you love. If you steal, steal away from bad company. If you cheat, cheat death. If you drink, drink to the moments that take your breath away..."
This marks the end of my trip to Mexico, but hopefully there will be more to come. It was great fun, cos the people were nice, and the food was great. And from talking to Pedro, and observing first-hand, I can say that many business opportunities await those who look hard enough. Mexico, despite still having large debts and a large number of poor people, are looking more and more dynamic. The current government is taking great steps to open up the economy to foreign investment and establishing links with other countries. The elections are next year, and if the current government stays in power, Mexico will be able to enjoy a long period of economic stability. This means more business opportunities. There is a burgeoning middle class, and with that comes demand for better homes (construction industry), credit facilities (banking and finance), better education (education industry). All very similar to what Singapore has gone through, and very similar to what China is going through now. So if we can look at what businesses have thrived during Singapore's strong economic growth phase, we will be able to "transplant" some of these ideas to Mexico as well.
Flight back
A number of things happened on the way back, and many things worth outbursting at. So here they are:
1) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the worst movie I've seen in a long time. Total crap. Not funny, no imagination, no plot. Apparently the book was good. I pity the author.
2) LAX (Los Angeles Airport) is the worst pasar malam airport I've ever been to. I mean, to transit to another flight, go through immigration, get my luggage, walk out of one terminal, walk 20 freaking minutes to another terminal, the check-in. WTF? I want to make a damn connection, not walk along the noisy streets of LA! Also, the security counters look like they were set up in 5 minutes. Its like they found some empty spot, set up a perimeter, put some detectors, then make everybody queue up in a long messy queue.
3) Experienced the worst turbulence that I can remember on the flight to Singapore. I think for like 2 seconds the plane was in freefall! Damn scary. I think everyone must have got up and put on their seatbelts boy!
4) Watched Hitch. Nice feel good movie. Some quotable quotes from the movie:
- "Life is not about the breaths you take, but about the moments that take your breath away"
- "Do not lie, steal, cheat or drink. If you have to lie, lie in the arms of the one that you love. If you steal, steal away from bad company. If you cheat, cheat death. If you drink, drink to the moments that take your breath away..."
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