Getting Down to Business, Then We Eat!

So with the welcomes, opening ceremony, and first research trip complete; it was time to get down to business. On Wednesday, my sub-team partner Jaymie and I compiled all of our notes on Sungai Lembing Mine from our first meeting and our observation trip. If I had to sum up what our project is in one statement from our stake holder it would be, "How do we market to the world?" With that in mind we are planning our project with a primary goal to help market to foreigners, increase tourism, and drive return visits. Unfortunately the real work isn't quite as glamorous, so not as photographic as my most recent posts.

We have had several extremely productive meetings; blowing the Malaysian stereo type of missing and/or unproductive meetings right out of the water. We were able to prepare a survey to give to our CSC team, made of many international members, to immediately collect some data the client is looking for to help prepare a Marketing Plan. We also worked through questions for a a future survey to come. We plan to give the first survey to our team after they visit the Historic Area tomorrow (February 23, 2013).

The client representatives we are working with are extremely focused and productive when it's time, and ready to eat when it's time for a break :-) That said, I do have a few food pictures to make this a bit more interesting for you . . ."now we eat, yes?" Indeed, we do eat. . .

Fish puff (with coconut), "green cake", and donut

Chicken Curry

Nasi Ayam (chicken and rice, literally)

Papaya, Watermelon, Pizza and milk tart
 
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