NBA Kevin Garnett leaves Adidas signs with China shoe company Anta

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Rayfil Wong

NBA player Kevin Garnett is one smart cookie.
Let me clarify, he is one smart business man.

Kevin Garnett leaves his life long partnership with Adidas for Anta, a China shoe company.

Read Big in China: Brands import foreign celebrities

View the videos.
Garnett looks noticeably uncomfortable.

Jump to 9:22 and Garnett passes the chopstick test.
11:30 Ganett does some tai chi.

Who can blame him. He is in foreign territory.
Btw, notice the video game “ding dong” noises on the show.

Currently, I live in Hong Kong full time and I have to assess that the world is truly flat.

China is cash flow rich and the number of potential consumers creates a robust economy.

In terms of market size, there are 300 Millions basketball fans alone in China, more than the number of people in USA.

Smart move Kevin Garnett.

I bet he is getting bling bling bucks.

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Never dance with idiots

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Rayfil Wong

‎ “Never argue with idiots. They will drag you down to their level, and then beat you with experience.” – Guy in winner circle

Dear Mommy,

I can relate to this quote first hand.
I have idiots in my life giving me advice about entrepreneurship when they have never taken any risk themselves, but they are simply dreamers.

Idiots are all around us.
I have seen a lot of them.

Idiots are guys who think that driving nice cars will get them the girls.
Idiots are people who depend on the title on their business card to make them who they are.
Idiots are people who need to bark at the waitress in order to get their orders.

Idiots fall for get rich fast schemes.
Idiots also read books about how to manipulate girls.

They come in all sizes and colors.
Young/old/purple/unicorn

Identify them, quickly dash away.

So never associate with idiots.

They rob you of your time, which is the most important asset in life.
But always have class and never call them an idiot.

Instead, live out your life as a winner.
Action speaks louder than words.

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Coyote: Mexican food in Wan Chai Hong Kong

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Rayfil Wong

(click on photo for address and more food photos)

When a craving for Mexican comes, it comes hard! Mexican food is a great comfort food of choice.

So I trekked down to the heart of red light district in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The open air window allows diners to get a great view of passerby.

Served over a bed of rice, the enchilada married with a well season sauce is on par. For a quick craving, Coyote delivers just that.

Campsufork.com is an easy way to upload and share restaurant food photos.

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Matt Cohen, the Guy Who Brought Street Food to San Francisco

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Rayfil Wong

Read Matt Cohen is the Guy Who Brought Street Food to San Francisco.

The coolest thing is that he also is a food truck consultant.
So if you have a food truck concept, Matt Cohen may just be the guy to turn to.

I encourage aspiring restaurant entrepreneurs to test out their cooking + business skills by starting off with food trucks.

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McDonald’s Hong Kong delicious fried chicken

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Rayfil Wong

McDonald’s delivers fast food catered toward the localized community.

Well seasoned fried chicken is a great choice. Currently, if you order an extra size value meal you get a World Cup soccer cup.

Check out their website and you can see that McDonald’s also offers delivery 24 Hours A Day.

View more food photos @ Campusfork.com

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Beat It + epic Crazy Chinese Omnipotent China red army

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Rayfil Wong

Very creative editing.

Thanks to Sam Lee for source

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Don’t Give Up! Adam Lambert – Whataya Want From Me

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Rayfil Wong

I like this song, reminds me to not give up.

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NAAAP Fashion Show: Zoolander pose on the catwalk

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Rayfil Wong


NAAAP Fashion Show :: Kristina Owyoung, Rebecca Hu, Rayfil Wong, Stephanie Ng

I was invited by Monique Zhang to model at the NAAAP Fashion show held at the elegant Palace Hotel last week.

Truly, I had a blast and met some great people such as the spirited Kristina Owyoung, perky Rebecca Hu, and charming Stephanie Ng.

NAAAP (National Association of Asian American Professionals) is a great association for Asian Americans. The conference includes leadership classes such as how to be more assertive.

Tell me about it.

I see numerous Asian guys at clubs checking out girls and not making a move. Life is short. The attempt is more important than the result.

Be more Assertive guys.

On a side note.
After all, I find it very hard to be Asian American.

I was born in Hong Kong so I was raised with Chinese values blended with American values.

On the modeling frontier, I really enjoyed being on the catwalk. I am very relaxed. I know for a fact that my past experience being on American Inventor has prepared me for the catwalk.

After being on national tv, the catwalk + making public speeches is pretty easy. So I learned in life what fear is all about.

We simply fear something because we (drum roll) … NEVER DONE IT BEFORE.

since I have been on the big stage such as being on reality TV, a little catwalk experience is pretty easy.

Ending… I encourage Asian Americans to consider joining NAAAP for networking and for professional growth.

Yes! Taco Bell is still open.

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Jeremy Lin featured in Gatorade G Series NBA Summer League

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Rayfil Wong

I am a big fan of Jeremy Lin.

Yes, Jeremy Lin has talent but I am a big fan mostly because of his character.

Jeremy Lin has tenacity.
He has a relentless pursuit and his dreams finally came true, to play in the NBA.

Jeremy Lin has been called racist names, bypassed by Pac 10 team for scholarships, yet he stayed focus and I admire that.

As much as this is a blog for my readers, more importantly, it is blog acting as a daily reminder to never give up for MYSELF.

Recently, I was slightly down. I was upset by the slow progress of my company Campusfork.com

But I realized that there is No Birth Without Pain

so I continue to wake up every morning and try my best to succeed as an entrepreneur.

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More on Jeremy Lin

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How to differentiate good and bad advice

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Rayfil Wong

How to differentiate good and bad advice

People give me advice all the time.

“You should do this to your site”
“You should blog about this”

Lets face it, people like to give advice for what ever reasons.
But the key in life is differentiating good and bad advice.

1st, the prerequisite is to determine if the person giving me advice has my best intentions.
If they don’t, kick them to the gutter.

I have had past friends give me S@#! advice simply because they are jealous.
These are X friends that did not have the Ball/courage to go after their dreams so they want to hold me back.

I never tell them who they are. I just never associate with them again. No need to waste time on wasted warfare time.

Also, I use common sense.
I assign a “weight” value on each advice.

People that give me advice on how to blog but never blog, these are called IDIOTS.

People tell me how to be an entrepreneur yet they never even sold lemonade from their own lemonade stand.

If you want to be an entrepreneur, my best advice is to get words of wisdom from someone who has succeeded in your industry.

So if you want to be an entrepreneur, a painter, a singer, be prepared to have a mile long list of advice being thrown at you.
Be quick to filter the ones that matter, and spend more time honing in on your craft.

See you at the top.

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