This morning Mark and I had a breakfast meeting with Ric (Erth1) from Secret Empire Agency. We had a good conversation about culture, snowboarding and the Lakers. Both Mark and Ric are from L.A. So it didn’t take long for them two to get into the Lake show.
Pz.

Me, I’m from the East Side San Jose, so I had to rep. Old habits are hard to break.
Go Warriors!.

 

I’ts been a while since I’ve sat down and sketched. After spending all day in front of the computer at work, I wanted a change of creativity spark. The “Rorschach test”, at least my own personal version of the test. Its an exercise I do once in a while to keep my fingers and my mind limber. Basically, I take a prisma color and stroke the paper in various directions. Then I take a pen and design a shoe or whatever I feel like out of the brush stroke. The point is not to design a brand new shoe. Rather, to get my wrists used to drawing shoes just in time for spring 09 season.
Pz

 

Our day jobs bring in all sorts of characters and celeb types. On this particular day Ex-CEO of Microsoft KK(Japan), Furukawa san visited our office. Him and his entourage were doing the Silicon Valley tour. Imagine 10-12 people all taking pictures of you while you’re working. This picture is of our friend Sean, who was minding his own business as a swarm of photographers took his picture. Furukawa san has a blog: http://furukawablog.spaces.live.com where he posted the picture. Among the pictures are Yumie, Joe and Koi. Enjoy the read.
Pz

I guess Mark and Shaq share something in common. Today is Mark’s birthday. 32 ain’t the new 22. Its the same old number. Don’t be that kuya trying to be cool still.
Pz

Scene from a suspicious evening. Hey Mambo! Someone wears their sunglasses at night.

 

Pz.

One of the perks with running your own business is buying new equipment, then deducting it as a business expense. My previous G4 Laptop served me well, but now it was time to purchase a new bad boy. Below are some pics of the unveiling of my new baby.
Pz.

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Hi Sho Pao! Pz.

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As promised, here are more pics of our travel to China. If you’re interested in getting into the footwear and apparel business, its a MUST that you travel to where ever your manufacturer is located. Trust me. You save more time and money. Besides, email is a horrible form of communication when trying to explain a certain design to an ESL speaker. Save yourself the headache and buy yourself a ticket.

Below is our visit to the outsole factory. A totally unexpected visit. Mark and I wanted to visit the outsole factory where our outsoles were being made. Let me try and describe this to you… Imagine a shack with 300k equipment inside. Its incredible.

We continue with our visit to the material markets and the manufacturer. Leathers, Fabrics and glue! Much respect to everyone who works all day stitching leather together. Also, thanks to Rose and David for their hospitality through out our trip.

WE will miss this place thats for sure. If you want to learn more about our travels while in China, let us know. Next stop Philippines to take a much needed rest and partying. Pz.

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If you’re in the footwear business, a trip out to where your shoes are being manufactured is a must. Here is a teaser pic of our recent trip to our manufacturer. More pics to come. Pz.

Its that easy! Go to www.cathaypacific.com and order a round trip ticket to your manufacture’s province. You’ll be surprised how many manufacturers are willing to take you in. Thank you Rose and David for your hospitality.

 

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PLSTK will be at a local event called Thread. We wanted to get our name out to the local shops in San Francisco and the rest of the Bay Area. If you have time stop by the entrance it only $10.
Pz