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Saturday, September 14th 2002
We have to set-up our booth #3631 at the Semicon 2002 in the World
Trade Center hall 2. But first lets find hall 2!
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is somehow influenced by the view on the coming worldwide tallest
building. It shall pass the 500 meter mark without even counting the
usual antenna towers on top. During a recent slight earthquake both
cranes on top of the building had collapsed and fallen down on street
level. There nearby our hall 2 should be located? |
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Ok,
here we are at the entrance to hall 2, but too bad its hall 1.
Fortunatelly we can pass through airconditioned hall 1 to reach hall
2. We have to pass in between through a giant parking lot, the sun
hits vertical and ambient temperature is 32 (rather 33) degrees centigrade. |
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And
again this huge tower under construction closing in on us. The image
perspective somehow softens the impression. |
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The
booth is found. The airfreighted container with the exhibition
goods seems to be ok and unfeathered by customs inspection. |
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Do
we have an aircon problem in hall 2? Yes, aircon is not operating,
accordingly the interior temperatures are sauna like and, sorry, bodies
react like in a sauna having some physical exercises. |
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The
exhibition goods are now inside the booth. But where are the power
outlet strips? Probably at home in Rapperswil. So lets crawl through
one of the many night markets and get them there. |
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Everything
is availble at the night market, but power strips, none to see. Well,
let's try a computershop. Our wish for 10 ac power leads is not realy
understood, but computers, thats what we are asked to buy. Ordinary
Taiwanese are not too good in English and our Mandarin is terrible
non-existant. Paper and pencil and a few drawings and we have the
needfull. |
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Sunday
September 15th, 2002
Final installation of gas hoses and power leads inside the booth display
tables. There is a power supply problem. Solved by the boss himself. |
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The
booth is ready and all system on go. |
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What
the hell is that noise?
A sophisticated booth two alleys down from our location collapses. |
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Back
in the hotel tired legs are relaxed at the pool. |
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Now
already late on Sunday evening. There are still a few gadgets to be
bought for friends, so back again in one of the night markets. Show
will open on Monday 10AM, hopefully we will get a good night's sleep. |
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Monday,
September 16th 2002
Probably this report will be continued in the following days. Just
forgot to mention, this Sunday morning there was a slight earthquake
in Taipei area. |
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Monday
passed away (yes passed away). It was not worth to keep Monday alive,
the visitor numbers in hall 2 of Semicon 2002 had been disappointing
low. Actually it developed into a cross booth visit happening of
the hall 2 exhibitors. Very similar to the Semicon 2001 of last
year in Singapore. Otherwise the sky was dark blue and hot again.
The aircon in hall 2 was up and on full power, as if the heat of
Sunday should be or could be compensated.
The rest
of the report is only available in German (partial Swiss-german)
language. It simply deals with a Swiss politician (well known and
discussed at home). In short, he is for a very strict
immigration ruling in Switzerland.
That was Monday.
No images today. |
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Tuesday,
September 17th, 2002
Thursday, half way through the exhibition, Semicon ends on Wednesday,
was as the second day of an exhibition mostly is, relatively brimming
with visitors. |
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"East
meets West". Our two attractive booth ladies combined Mandarin,
English, German and French language knowledge. To draw attention our
two Apple LapTops had to hardly compete with their Video application
clips. |
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As
language can't transport the message, probably a sketch or drawing
will do it? |
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Wednesday,
September 18th, 2002
The exhibition is over. Visitor numbers dropped as expected. Hall
2 is compared to hall 1 of Semicon 2002 Taipei in a disadvantage.
Next year the exhibition shallbe in a new exhibition centre? This
the only way we would consider to go to semicon 2003 in Taipei next
year. |
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Thursday,
September 18th, 2002
Up at 6AM, rush to local airport, e-ticket and on 7AM15 the flight
lifts off for Kaohsiung, southern part of Taiwan (Formosa). Visit
and training of a maintenance crew for Spirflames there, and after
4 hours to airport and flight back to Taipei, arrival 3PM. A few rounds
in the pool refresh. |
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Friday,
September 20th, 2002
A visit in the morning at some sightseeing places here. Then we leave
at 11PM with a Singapore Airline flight to LosAngeles and later to
Chicago. |
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