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Fond memories @ Uzbekistan, we shall never forget :-)

Samarkand

Bukhara

Tashkent

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Final Presentation to BePro directors and management at Oct 30, 2014, they LIKE it :-)

Nidhi starts it all and continue with sustainability plan !

I presented the business model and organization structure !!

Andreas talks about sales pitch and sums it up !!!

Let’s pose for this milestone achievement ^_^

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Weekend trip to Samarkand, 25 - 26 Oct 2014

Registan

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From business concept to organization model and implementation plan

The building to be built...

This is what client envision...

My sketch... trying to capture the essense of conceptional ideas... 

  Translate into graphical biz model...

Mapping of biz model with current org. chart..

Our project plan to write up implementation proposal... 4 more days to go for final presentation!

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Amazing Tashkent feels

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Thanks Larissa for the compiled picture :-)

   Mustakillik Square, largest square here, our van pass by here every day to office…

Senate White House, next to Mustakillik Square

The royal residence of an expelled Czar aristocrat, opposite Mustakillik Square 

Tamerlan Square, center of Tashkent, with stature of Amir Temur,  a Turko-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid dynasty, spanned from West Turkey, Central Asia, to North India

Oloy Market, near our hotel, the first place we bought grocery and exchange $$$…

Football Stadium built by German near client office, heard that Uzbek team hardly play in there, if white elephant can dance =p

  Kukeldash Madrassah, Mosque and ancient school

Hazret-Imam, Barak-khan, Namazgon mosque

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At Work @ Bepro

We @ 4th flr

Working "hard" on analysis and proposed solutions, connecting A to Z...

I try to capture the Innovation Center concepts on this chart, more work to be done...

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Weekend trip to Bukhara, 11 - 12 Oct 2014

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Bukhara has a history over 2500 years, flourished as trade, cultural and religious center due to Silk Road under reigns of Shah and Emir Dynasty.

 It was conquered by Alexander the Great on 4th BC, Genghis-Khan on 1220, and invaded by Soviet Red army in 1920, became part of Soviet union till Uzbekistan independence on 1991…

  **Thanks Larissa for the compiled picture :-)

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Get to work at CSC kick-off on Monday, 6th Oct 2014

Our team resembles United Nations, with teammates from Australia, Brazil, China, Columbia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico & Spain.  :-)

A great experience for multi-cultural exchanges and professional collaboration, creating lots of “sparks” and funs !!!

    Andreas (Australia), Nidhi (India) and me (Malaysian) are in same team to consult the Innovation Center development of Bepro, a semi-govt IT firm in Uzbekistan. To be continued…

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Be a MILLIONAIRE in Uzbekistan!

$1 USD is for 2,400 Soum.

If you have USD $420, you will be MILLIONAIRE!!!

The common denominations are 500, 1000 while 5000 Soum is rare, hence carrying and counting Soum need special skills  O(∩_∩)O

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Arrival at Tashkent on Friday, 3rd Oct 2014

After flying Shenzhen->Beijing->Tashkent, I finally reach the CSC destination at 7:30pm !!!

  Long queue at custom, I have lined up at a counter for 20 minutes, then was informed it would be closed, moved to another, few persons in front of me have some machinery tools, circuit boards or electronic stuffs in luggage, was enquired by officials, it took so long that I moved to another counter, and finally got clearance almost 2 hours :o

When I walked out, the cab driver and Vincent are waiting for me... heading to hotel at 9:30pm !!!

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IBM CSC trip to Uzbekistan !!!

With 7 more days to go Uzbekistan, looking forward to this wonderful community endeavor, lets’ start the count down, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…   ^_^