The Friends Who Help Me Grow
Seeing my friends made me so happy. It's the same group that won the championship 🏆 together at Harvard Business School last year. I think these are life long friends. From the bottom of my heart, I love this kind of friendship, pure and lifting each other up. In a while, my Middle Eastern Indian big brother turns 50, and everyone is bringing their families to Dubai to celebrate his birthday. I hope to bring my mom along. My old living group friends, I just love them soooo much! The world really is big, and there really are so many wonderful people! 1. Giving Back
I asked my Middle Eastern Indian big brother, "At fifty you know the will of Heaven, as the saying goes. Do you know your calling?"
He answered quickly and firmly: I know what I want next. My next life goal is to sign
He said that in the past he didn't want to stretch the target, but now that he has the chance, he hopes to go for a large donation, because God is doing something through him.
He said he's lucky that his wife is very supportive too, and as for his kids, they should go and pursue their own lives.
It moved me, and got me thinking about my own next goal.
- Kazakhstan's WARM Culture
The CEO of the largest real estate developer shared his thoughts on culture: Kazakhstan's culture is WARM — Western, Asian, Russian, Muslim
- Romanian men and women are relatively conservative
The Romanian guy and his wife moved in together after just their second date back then.
If a young woman has a boyfriend, she can't go to a bar alone or with her girlfriends.
(🤷At least he told me so)
- The Thai-Indian guy who makes everyone feel at ease.
It turns out Indonesia didn't only discriminate against the Chinese, but against Indians too. He's the Nth generation of his family, yet he's always started his own businesses. In 15 years he built a global pharmaceutical company, and now he's started a new nutritional supplements company. Alongside his studies, he never skips socializing, calls with his family, or squash. When he sees a woman being pawed at, he steps in to help her out.
Around people like these, you just want to become better.
And also my Indian-from-India and Brazilian good brothers with their pink Labubus! 🤣