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Shanghai, World Expo, 2010 - Part Two

Just reading back over my past blogs and realised that the bottom part of my Expo blog has disappeared. So here it is again. The first one we went to was the New Zealand pavilion. It was fantastic and my favourite. You entered the pavilion and walked...

Published 30-Aug-2010 6:43 by Lindsay Flannery

Filed under: IBM, China, Asia-Pacific, procurement, Shanghai

English Corner

Well It's almost the end of week seven and I've been asked for the first time to help peopple with their english studies. This week the office had their first "English Corner" session in the Shanghai office and asked Bruce and I to help...

Published 27-Aug-2010 10:01 by Lindsay Flannery

Filed under: IBM, China, Asia-Pacific, Asia, procurement, Shanghai

Mao in Mong Kok

So, continuing the blog-opening theme of time flying etc., it hit me today that I now only have six working days remaining, definitely the harshest reminder yet that there is not long to go! At work, things are still going to plan. The main body of work...

Published 24-Aug-2010 8:43 by George Black

Filed under: China, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Asia, Expense Management, Citibank, Accounting, Citigroup, Market, Chairman Mao, Mao Zedong, Microsoft Office, Mong Kok, Brass Animal, Disneyland, antiques, Antique

Chinese takeout, anyone?

I've been in China for 25 days now and yet every day I'm still experiencing something new. Especially the food! I've taken to stopping at a different stall for breakfast every morning during my walk to the shuttle bus. I started out just having...

Published 06-Aug-2010 9:44 by Lindsay Flannery

Filed under: IBM, China, Asia-Pacific, Asia, procurement, SDI, Scottish Development International

Week 1 (Part 2) + Week 2 (Part 1)

Hi, So that weekend there I did manage to make it over to Hong Kong. I travelled over with a local girl from IBM who went over to do her shopping there. We met up at the Futian port in China and made our way across the border into Lok Ma Chau. This border...

Published 20-Jul-2010 2:50 by Douglas McLaren

Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, IBM, China, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Shenzhen, Engineering, University of Glasgow, Manufacturing

Week 1 (Part 1)

Hello again, Well, what a hectic few days I've had! You'll be glad to hear that I've now made it to Shenzhen and have settled in well. To pick up from my last blog post, I did catch the flight to Shenzhen from Shanghai but upon boarding the...

Published 16-Jul-2010 7:19 by Douglas McLaren

Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, IBM, China, Asia-Pacific, Shenzhen, Engineering, University of Glasgow, Manufacturing

I'm in China, but still have a flight to catch!

Hi, Thought I would give a quick update to my blog. I've just arrived in Shanghai and am currently waiting for my connecting flight to Shenzhen. Met up with a few other interns (Andy & Craig - DHL, Tokyo) along with my fellow IBM intern based...

Published 10-Jul-2010 6:09 by Douglas McLaren

Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, IBM, China, Asia-Pacific, Shenzhen, Engineering, University of Glasgow, Manufacturing

T-Minus 5 Days....

Hi, I should probably start my blog by introducing myself. My name is Douglas McLaren and I'm an Aeronautical Engineer from the University of Glasgow. I've managed to secure an internship with IBM in China as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer. This...

Published 04-Jul-2010 22:25 by Douglas McLaren

Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, IBM, China, Asia-Pacific, Shenzhen, Engineering, University of Glasgow, Manufacturing

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Shanghai, World Expo, 2010 - Part Two

English Corner

Mao in Mong Kok

Chinese takeout, anyone?

Week 1 (Part 2) + Week 2 (Part 1)

Week 1 (Part 1)

I'm in China, but still have a flight to catch!

T-Minus 5 Days....