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On being an IBM'er and the road less travelled.

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Cross Cultural Communication. It's a phrase a lot of people are familiar with. It's thrown around board...

Published 25-Aug-2011 7:26 by Emily Gray

Filed under: Culture, IBM, China, communication, Shanghai, Emily Gray, Global Scot., Graduate Employment, Attitude

On giving culture-shock the cold shoulder.

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Arriving alone to a new city can result in culture shock that hits you like a train. It is very easy to become overwhelmed, particularly coming from the west to a city such as Shanghai and not only being...

Published 03-Aug-2011 4:53 by Emily Gray

Filed under: IBM, China, Shanghai, Networking, Languages, Culture Shock, Emily Gray

A selection of musings and experiences from Shanghai

It is fascinating to gain a perspective on business in China , and most notably Shanghai , from those with their fingers firmly on the pulse. Whilst at home business studies lecturers harp on about how the sensible money is heading off to cities such...

Published 25-Jul-2011 9:41 by Emily Gray

Filed under: opportunity, IBM, China, Shanghai, Networking, Emily Gray, Investing, People

Goodbye Shanghai, Hello Beijing

My last week in Shanghai! I can't believe it's September already, where has the summer gone? It's hard to believe that this time next week I'll be back in "Bonnie Scotland". I have absolutely loved my time in China and will be...

Published 03-Sep-2010 6:30 by Lindsay Flannery

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

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

A Learning Experience

Well it's week six now and time is marching on. At work I've completed the last task I was set and am now awaiting on my next challenge. I have been reflecting on what I have learnt so far and I think the main thing I have learnt from my internship...

Published 18-Aug-2010 6:09 by Lindsay Flannery

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

Summer in the City!

Just had to share a report from the Shanghai Daily website (English language newspaper in Shanghai): Heat wave sets another record (08.16.2010) "The record-setting heat wave continued yesterday as the temperature hit 39.8 degrees Celsius. It was...

Published 16-Aug-2010 6:40 by Lindsay Flannery

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

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

Umbrellas, Eels and Escalators!

I can't believe that I'm halfway through week three already. Time is just flying by! To slow things down a little, Bruce (the other Scottish intern) and I decided to head out of Shanghai for the weekend. We went to the neighbouring city of Hangzhou...

Published 28-Jul-2010 6:59 by Lindsay Flannery

Filed under: IBM, China, procurement

Foreign Concepts

I was always aware that there were huge differences between the Chinese culture and ours but it's strange the things that throw up the most stumbling blocks. The language barrier isn't too bad and the differences in food and eating habits are...

Published 27-Jul-2010 2:33 by Lindsay Flannery

Filed under: IBM, China, Asia, procurement

Dumplings, Boats and Bowstrings!

It's now Thursday of my 2nd week and I'm feeling much more settled. I've managed to suss out the metro system and it's been four days since I last got lost! I discovered very early that there are many, many streets missing from my map...

Published 22-Jul-2010 8:06 by Lindsay Flannery

Filed under: IBM, China, Asia, procurement

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

Shanghai in the Rain

Well it's my fifth day here in Shanghai and the first day that it hasn't been raining! It seems I brought a little of the weather with me from back home, although it's much more like a warm shower over here. I arrived on Saturday and after...

Published 14-Jul-2010 5:28 by Lindsay Flannery

Filed under: IBM, China, procurement

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On being an IBM'er and the road less travelled.

On giving culture-shock the cold shoulder.

A selection of musings and experiences from Shanghai

Goodbye Shanghai, Hello Beijing

Shanghai, World Expo, 2010 - Part Two

English Corner

A Learning Experience

Summer in the City!

Chinese takeout, anyone?

Umbrellas, Eels and Escalators!

Foreign Concepts

Dumplings, Boats and Bowstrings!

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

Week 1 (Part 1)

Shanghai in the Rain