2014-09-05 Hong Kong Special b-day (Sodam + Henri Schneider)

Yeonmi Park and I were invited to Hong Kong to do a live recording of our TV show, plus I was invited to present the results of a Freedom Factory survey.

* The trip started with my suitcase getting bounced to the next flight. Too much comedy related to this...

* Henri Schneider, the chief economist of the Swiss Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises, wanted to treat me to dinner. He even postponed returning to Switzerland an extra day so we could meet. He's a serious guy with a cynical and hilarious streak. But he had a great time with my team from Korea! 

* Sodam Jeong--I'm still laughing! She MADE a mini-me of my head as a gift. That's right, she made it! I couldn't stop laughing when I saw it. Even if she breaks into my home, steals my TV or even kills my dreams, I will always be able to forgive her. Plus, she bought me a selfie stick. Check my photos, I am rarely pictured alone, and I don't do selfies, either. But a selfie stick to take photos with others? Just last week I was whining about having to ask random people on the street. Problem solved. Thanks, Sodam!

* Sodam was the inspiration for my "To be a good volunteer, use your brain" column.

And Henri inspired my column from earlier this year about Koreans looking to other countries for economic and social models.
As I've written about Henri Schneider before.

* We were at the Lei Garden restaurant. I am guessing that we won't be allowed back in. We took over the restaurant with the mini-me head, and then with the selfie cam. People were taking pictures of us taking pictures of ourselves.

* Henri said that he took more photos in just a few hours with us than he has in the past 20 years. Perhaps I should send him one of those selfie sticks for his birthday...

It was a great way to start the trip to Hong Kong.

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