Small David and Snow, Blessings in China 2010

Both are from Chengdu, in the Sichuan province of China.  They met and started dating in high school, which Snow cleverly said is the beginning of a tragic love story.  She was joking that neither of them had ever dated anyone else, and they are getting married in May.  I wish them many blessings.

Small David was one of the students in a pipeline controller class we did for PetroChina.   He chose that English name because David in Chinese means fat.   He does not want to be fat, thus he wants to be Small David. So he is Small David and I am Big Charles.

Snow thinks that snow is pretty, pure, and clean.  That’s how she chose her name.  She teaches English in a university program in Beijing.  Snow was my translator and assistant for a pipeline exhibition in Langfang, China this spring.  Snow is an excellent translator and introduced me and my company to many people.  David also helped us at the exhibition and is great at marketing and sales.

Both have been excellent hosts and good friends even before I came to Beijing.  When I wanted to stay in a hutong hotel, David went and checked it out to make sure it was all right.  He met me there after midnight when I arrived, and helped me check in.  He and Snow went with me to the Forbidden City,  Temple of Heaven, meetings with the Beijing Oil & Gas Control Center, shopping, Wal-Mart, eating, talking, and laughing.  Both of them are great blessings in my life!  I miss them.

Posted May 5th, 2010 in China Travels 2010

Dirty Dozen Causes of Errors – Lack of Awareness

If you have been reading these monthly articles, you are doing at least one thing to prevent errors and accidents.  If you teach what you learn to someone else, you are helping others and helping yourself.  The teacher learns more than the student.

The article explains both general lack of awareness and lack of situational awareness.  It outlines some causes and safety valves for prevention.  A common cause of lack of awareness is being human.    Lack of Awareness Article

Posted May 4th, 2010 in Dirty Dozen Articles