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What I learned while being in Hong Kong

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I loved the experience of Hong Kong and it gives me a look of what is a clear example of free trade and unbridled capitalism. Not that I'm a pro-capitalism person, to be clear I'm for balance and mixed strategies: extremes never work out for the best because there is always an exception to the rule. It gives me a lot to compare and contrast with Philippine Closed economic policy versus an Hong Kong's Open Economic Policies. The bottom line is that open economic policies shift the balance and has the potential to being about a lot of unpredictable changes. The problem in the philippines is that the powers that benefit hold that valve and it takes effort to make free up trade. Note that Monopolies/Cartels are how still most business make money in the Philippines.  Notes: after the cost of money-exchange it is Php6 to $1HKD. It is about USD $1 to $7.5 HKD. So its easier to just x6 all the prices to get the Philippine equivalent. Its Php540/90HKD to get the expres

Been Busy; Writer-ing

So I've been busy for all over the place. Other than work, I've been busy with the trip to Hong Kong and Setting up my little biz making gaming material. I've inquired in SJ Games and Set up an Account in drive thru RPGs. I have most of my outlines dictated during those long car trips to work and back. So I've a wealth of material and an overwhelming amount of work to do. Quotas and Outlines . ORPGS . The first project is to finally release my open RPG system. Which I will simply name, Open RPG System. Its going to be around 30,000 words long, and would be hosted in both layouted PDF form using the LibreOffice and a Wiki will be hosted. This will take me about 2-3 months, realistically, if I'm able to maintain concentration. Modular Material; foundation for Adventures . Next is the setting material. I've broken it into Ancient, Modern, and Future Era settings. I'll draw on the wealth of material i've already done and enhance it some more. Again th

Certifications in no order

Certifications in no order I plan to start accumilating certifications, this is a common practice of many high paying ITs I know, and this is the natural evolution of my constant learning, putting my money where my mouth is. I hope to have at least 2 certifications per year ( many of these are just 40-60 hour trainings). I'm 33 this year, 2012, i plan to have as many certifications as possible when im 40 and when im older keep maintenance and higher level certifications. Huawei datacom certified associate Cisco certified network associate Ubuntu Certified Desktop Professional Ubuntu Certified System Admin Professional Project Management Professonal Certification Six Sigma Basic Certification HDCA specialist in security MITX computer science certification MITX business science certifications Khan Academy Courses - targeting Mandarin Studies MBA opencourseware certification I plan to be a technology generalist, my specialty is really going to be being up to date in the latest tech an