Back from the Philippines!

Hi folks! Or should I say, "Magandang umaga po?" ...good morning. Just got back from the Philippine Islands. I had a great time seeing family and making new friends. I now have a few "text buddies". LOL! Philippines is the texting capital of the universe.

Hi! Back from Lanai! ... business IS pleasure.

Alooooooha. (Haha! Who actually says "aloha" anymore?)

I just got back from Lanai tonight. Sorry that I couldn't come in contact with some of you earlier because our flight got delayed twice due to heavy heavy rain. So yes, it's 10:29pm right now and I'm up working to catch up.

Anyway, I had a great time in Lanai. Got wet, drank some margaritas, and did some business. Yes... business! You knew I would bring my laptop to the hotel room, and some business cards to the bar, right? Yes, there are ways that you can turn your vacation into a working vacation. So please, save those travelling receipts!

Plane ticket: $130
Hotel room: ouch.
Gas: $60 ...it takes you less than 1 minute to drive across town!! Seriously! Don't blink.

Workshop for New Employers

Are you starting your own business? Well, the Department of Labor & Industrial Relations, Unemployment Insurance Division, will be conducting workshops for new employers starting businesses for the first time. Go! It's free! And you can even sit with me. It's a good workshop to go to if you want to understand the routine of what a business needs to go through every month... or basically, what I do for businesses every month!

Location
Workshops will be held at the Keelikolani Building, on 830 Punchbowl Street, Room 310. (The State Department of Labor and Tax Office are located in this building.) Click here for a map and directions.

Date / Time
Workshops will be held on the following dates from 9:00 am - 11:00 am:
January 8, 2008
April 8, 2008
July 8, 2008
October 7, 2008