I'm inviting colleagues, friends and family to view and discuss my posts. I intend to post comments related to my IBM assignment. Other posts will be about my experiences as a westerner in exotic Southeast Asia. Some of it will be pure "postcard" touristy stuff. Some of it -- hopefully -- will offer observations on culture -- where East and West conflate, conflict, confound and confuse. So -- there's obviously no clear, single mission here. Some of it will be about work; some of it will be about play. Hopefully all of it will be interesting and fun.