Mac's
| Oct 19-20, 02* | The world-famous Head of the Charles Regatta is this weekend. Come watch the rowing and cheer us on. World-class rowers from all over the world compete in this event. Always a fun event on the Charles River. | |
| Oct 3-4, 02 (Oct 5-6, 02)* | I'm in Laguna Beach, CA, attending a Young Presidents' Organization GLFF meeting and then over to to the GLSEN conference that weekend. | |
| Sept 28, 02 | The housewarming party of my new residence, dubbed the "Sport Chalet" was a huge success. Here are those pics. | |
| Sept 13-14, 02 | I'm in Orlando, FL attending a conference by Out & Equal, here are pics. | |
| Sept 9, 02 | Rowing's Fall training season starts today. This means practice each Mon-Thur (4 days a week) mornings, we meet at 6AM at the MIT Pierce Boathouse. Practices includes intensity and steady-state erging, and practice workouts on the river. | |
| Sept 2, 02 | Happy Birthday! Mac turns 33 today ;) Yeah! | |
| Aug 31-Sep 2, 02 | White Water Rafting trip in Maine (Penobscot river, Class 4 and 5 rapids; Dead River release, Class 4 rapids) see our pics | |
| Aug 21, 02 | MIT Sloan Crew scrimmage with other local rowing clubs, pics | |
| Aug 10, 02 | Day trip to Provincetown on the fast ferry, pics. | |
| Aug 4, 02 | Raced in my first triathlon, but only did the bike and run, skipped the swim. Having just learned about the race just days before, it was pretty spur of the moment and I actually didn't make the final decision to race until 45 minutes prior to start time, after having toured the race course. It was in New London, New Hampshire. The race beings at Bucklin Beach on Little Lake Sunapee with a 0.25 mile swim. From the swim, you run up Little Sunapee Road, loop through the Twin Lake Villa golf course, get back on Little Sunapee Road and meet your bike on County Road. This 2.6 mile run has two substantial hills -- one short and steep, the other long and somewhat steep. From the run, the 5.7 mile bike heads down County Road onto the long, relatively flat Newport Road (route 11) and back onto Little Sunapee Road. You basically make a loop around the lake and end up where you started. pics here 1, pic 2 | |
| Jul 31, 02 | My parents were visiting and so I took them to my Muay Thai class (kick boxing) at SitYodTong, see pics. Getting the hang of this boxing, but still coming home with bruised shins ... ouch! | |
| Jul 13, 02 | Rowed in a last minute entry in the men's 4+ boat for the Sweeps & Sculls Regatta in Providence, RI, pics. It was uncertain if we were able to get a boat or not, but the host came through at the last minute and loaned the use of their wonderfully fast (and luxurious) Vespoli lightweight. Even though we weren't able to bring our own cox, we took a chance and drove down Saturday morning, and were able to hot-seat an excellent cox once down there. In our heat, Heat 10, there were 4 boats: 1 Open and 3 Masters. Though the Open finished the 1000 meter race in 3:43, the 3 Masters boats were within 2 seconds of each other at the end. Even with a slightly rough start, the BBB team was in 2nd place (behind the Open) for a while, but the other two Master's boat edged us out in the last 100 meters. Time for the 3 Masters were: 4:08:0, 4:09:0, 4:10:5. For never having practiced, the 4, did okay and were able to keep up with the locals. | |
| Jul 4, 02 | Happy Fourth! Here are Boston fireworks pics from my 11th floor balcony, a sight and sound adventure to the Boston Pops, pic 1, 2, 3, the Boston fireworks barge is directly in front of my building so we had the only straight on birdseye view of the event. | |
| Jun 29, 02 | **CANCELLED** Will be competing in this Regatta in Berlin. Still planning out my trip but may head over to Barcelona right afterwards for a few days before heading back. Will likely head to Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, for a few days after rowing for a bit of R&R, drop me a line if you're there. **CANCELLED** | |
| Jun 15, 02 | Happy Birthday Tom, 32 yeah! Here are pics from the dinner at Pho Pasteur and an evening at Cosmic candle pin bowling and then some foosball at Gillians on Lansdown Street in Boston. | |
| Jun 8, 02 |
I rowed in the Men's Open 8+ and we came first taking home the Gold (Yeah! We were fortunate to row against and just beat out DC Strokes, Capital Rowing Club, and Alexandria Rowing Club, all great contenders and good sportsmen), as well as rowed in the Men's Masters 8+ and came in 2nd. The regatta was hosted by DC Strokes Stonewall Regatta and attended by many local and national clubs. Pics here: Practice day on June 7 set 1, set 2; Pre-race dinner on June 7, set 1; June 8 race day, set 1, set 2, set 3 |
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| May 27, 02 | Memorial Day BBQ at Steven's, pics | |
| May 25, 02 | Just happened to catch the Riverfest Suzanne Vega concert at Boston's hatch-shell, pic | |
| May 24, 02 | Just started kick boxing with this gym, www.SitYodTong.com. The boxers at this gym have won a number of international and national championships. | |
| May 19, 02 | Boston Bay Blades BBQ, pics | |
| May 13, 02 | While in Denver, we had our family portraits taken, pics 1, 2, 3 | |
| May 8-14, 02 | Went home to Denver, Colorado. My youngest sister, Minty, just graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with her degree in MIS. Congrats! | |
| Apr 27, 02 | Harvard Business School Graduate School Championships Regatta | |
| Apr 21, 02 | Today, I was seat 4 in the MIT Sloan Crew 8-men's boat that raced in the experienced/open Wharton Business School Sprints (1000 meters) in Philly. We took 2nd place, just edging out the Yale School of Management Crew, but behind by about 3 seats to 1st place Wharton. Trailing Yale were Cornell Johnson School of Management and the U.Penn Medical School. The pieces weren't timed, but having hit 2 geese (they don't seem to be as smart as the ones on the Charles) and a crab, and still coming in 2nd isn't shabby, if I may say so. Pics 1, 2. | |
| Apr 17, 02 | Today, I was bow seat in the MIT Sloan Crew 8-men's boat that raced and in a surprisingly upset victory over the Harvard Men's Lightweight Crew on a 2000 meter course with a time of 7:17 minutes (which isn't bad for the start of the season). We had an approximate two-boat-length victory. | |
| Apr 13, 02 | Tony says "Goodbye Boston, Hello Chicago" party pics 1, 2 | |
| Apr 11, 02 | Steven's birthday dinner at Dali's in Cambridge, and Karaoke, pics 1, 2 | |
| Apr 4, 02 | Happy birthday Steven | |
| Apr 4-8, 02 | In Chicago for the the annual MBA Conference | |
| Apr 1, 02 | First day of crew training with MIT Sloan Crew | |
| Mar 18, 02 | Happy Birthday Minty | |
| Mar 8-18, 02 | In Los Angeles for the YPO Global Leadership Conference, got to meet up with King Abdullah of Jordan, Charlie Rose | |
| Feb 18, 02 | Happy Birthday Nir, pics 1, karaoke party | |
| Dec 30-Jan 1, 02 | Happy New Year 2002: Snowboarding in Vermont, Killington, 1 | |
| Dec 29, 01 | I picked up a new phone, the cool Samsung SPH-I300 Palm/Phone combo (bought it from eBay for a significant discount even though none of the Sprint stores had it in stock). I love the phone but wish it had a memory expansion slot, but that's minor. | |
| Dec 23-28, 01 | Christmas 2001: Snowboarding in Denver, CO (Loveland), 1, 2 | |
| Dec 19, 01 | New pics of Boston from my Balcony | |
| Dec 2-6, 2001 | YPO offsite meeting in Maui, pics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Don't mind the plentiful smiles, we had to work really hard during this meeting. | |
| Nov 17, 2001 |
Rowed in the Foot of the Charles Regatta in a 4-shell, pics here. Having only had 2 days to practice with this team and varying levels of rowing experience, we didn't do too badly for a Head race, results here under MIT Sloan Men's V4. Conditions: COLD. Clear sky, flat water, breeze from the North (headwind on most of race course). |
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| Nov 10, 2001 | Jennifer Himelfarb's Armistice Day party pics | |
| Oct 20-21, 2001 | Head of the Charles Regatta, website, pics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | |
| Oct 17, 2001 | Is it Rowing or swimming in the Charles ... during my usual 6am morning rowing workout (usually in an 8-shell, but this morning in a 4-shell), wind gusts quickly picked up creating huge waves and white caps. We were between the Museum of Science in Cambridge and the Longfellow Bridge. Seeing that we were quickly taking on water, our Coach knew we wouldn't be able to make it back to the MIT Boathouse so we quickly fought to row to the Union Boat House, not far way, but protected from the waves in a small inlet by a wall of rocks. Unfortunately, the tides were too strong and we were swept right into the rocks and ran aground, whilst the boat continued to take on water until the shell was completely full of water (though still floating). We stepped out of the underwater shell and into the river, climbed on Coach's launch boat, and slowly went to the dock over at UBC, soaking wet, most without shoes, as runners and joggers were passing. We had to leave the shell since the tides were still too strong to pull it away, but the MIT Coaches returned later to retrieve it with help. Pic of the resulting boat shell. | |
| Oct 13, 2001 | Happy b-day Monty. Party at Mantra, pics 1, 2 | |
| Oct 13, 2001 | Golfing at Sandy Burr, www.sandyburr.com, pics | |
| Oct 3, 2001 | Happy b-day Rodrigo, pics. | |
| Sep 30, 2001 | See pics from the Head of the Textile River Regatta, 1, 2, 3 | |
| Sep 11, 2001 | Oh my God! If I know you, please email or call me and let me know you're okay. I had a flight scheduled to fly to NYC from BOS later in the afternoon -- I am happy to be alive. This is a tragic event, and that's an understatement. I believe we will catch those responsible and they will be made to *pay*. I trust our nation will overcome this tragedy, becoming wiser, stronger, and cohesive in our commitments to freedom. My wishes to you and your loved ones! If you're a Sloan 2000 MBA, please be sure to check in and let us know you're okay. Other MBA's check in here. | |
| Sep 8, 2001 | Congratulations to Hillary and Anders Bialek, Mr. and Mrs. now. Held at the Chesterwood Estate and Museum in the Birkshires. Pics | |
| Sep 2, 2001 | Happy Birthday Mac, I'm now 32 | |
| Aug 31-Sep 3, 2001 | White water river rafting on the Penobscot and Dead Rivers, www.ncrivers.com. Got my water proof digital camera casing ... pictures on the photos or the full album here, with individual albums here 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. Here is where we started on the Pebonscot | |
| Aug 1, 2001 | Don't forget to support your local NPR station. FYI: I love to have CNBC on the TV on mute so that I can watch the market while working. | |
| July 31, 2001 | For you non-rowers, here's how to tell apart the REAL rowers | |
| July 20, 2001 | My sister's new restaurant locations (Tuk Tuk) are now open: www.TukTukRocks.com | |
| July 17, 2001 | Starting summer rowing with the MIT Sloan Crew. You'll find us (8-man and 4-man) on the Charles at 6am every Tues and Thurs through the end of August. | |
| July 16, 2001 | Played in the Boston SL Golf Challenge 2001. Can you believe a hole-in-one (bought with 35 feet, and shot to exactly within that?) See 1, 2, entire album. | |
| June 30-July 5, 2001 | In Florence, Italy, for the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) Board meeting. Pics here, 1, as well as pics from Rome for a day, 1. | |
| June 28, 2001 | Invited to a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) sponsored event for Xinhua Financial Network's launch of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index. The day is dubbed "China Day" and the cocktail party will be held on the NYSE trading floor in NYC. | |
| June 16-18, 2001 | Jim and Suzanne Owens invited us up to East of Eden for long weekend by the ocean front and concert. Pics here, 1, 2, 3. | |
| June 15, 2001 | Had to add a 3rd photo album since the 2nd and 1st ones got full. | |
| June 7-10, 2001 | MIT Sloan MBA 2000 Reunion. Tech Night at the Pops, a tradition since 1897, a full house packed with only MIT alums! Pictures from Jill Krzewina's BBQ on the 9th, 1, 2, and from the dinner that evening at the Davio's, 1, 2, 3. | |
| May 24-25, 2001 | Spoke at a conference organized by Strategic Research Institute on Corporate Venture Capital Investments 2001, held at the San Francisco Marriot | |
| May 21, 2001 | Joined the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) as a consultant managing Alliances (including leadership, networking, industry verticals, private equity, and others). | |
| Apr 28, 2001 | Rowed in the Business/Graduate School Regatta in the MIT Sloan (B) (Seat 2, Port) against Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School, and the Yale School of Management. See those pics | |
| Apr 9, 2001 | MIT Sloan Crew Spring '01 season just started. You'll find us out on the Charles River every M-Th at 6am doing our workout routine. | |
| Mar 30, 2001 | Had to add a second online photo album since the first online photo album got full. | |
| Mar 29-Apr 4, 2001 | Trip to San Francisco. Full itinerary and contact details | |
| Mar 25-29, 2001 | Trip to Hong Kong on a project for Xinhua Financial News (XFN), a subsidiary of China's Ministry of Information. Full itinerary and contact details | |
| Mar 20-25, 2001 | Trip to Bangkok. Full itinerary and contact details | |
| Feb 24, 2001 | Support the great news reported on by your local NPR station. | |
| Jan 30, 2001 | Red Herring article on incubators has been generous by including a quote from my research. Click here (my quote is on the second page). |
| Jan 21-22, 2001 | Happy 30th Birthday David Collins! Pics are up from his birthday party that was held in my apartment, after a transformation of the place, pics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. | |
| Jan 12-15, 2000 | Happy Martin Luther King, Jr., day and the meaning of diversity! Went to Stowe, VT for a weekend of snowboarding, pics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | |
| Jan 2, 2001 | Congratulations to the Galpers! Happy new baby! Pics 1, 2, 3. | |
| Jan 1, 2001 | Hey, here's my buddy Art Purdy (to her left) with the Princess of Thailand, on the Thai Airways float at the 2001 Tournament of Roses Parade, click here. | |
| Jan 1, 2001 | HAPPY NEW YEAR, the true 1st day of the millennium! | |
| Dec 21-30, 2000 |
In Denver, CO, visiting my parents for the holidays. Here are some photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. |
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| Dec 22-27, 2000 | Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Joyous Eid ul-Fitr, to those that celebrate any of them, and to others, have a great "commercial holiday". Enjoy! | |
| Dec 4-5, 2000 | Just spoke on a panel organized by Strategic Research Institute on Incubators and seed venture capital, Hyatt Rickeys, Palo Alto. Click here. | |
| Nov 15, 2000 | My sister, Mildy Chinsomboon, formerly of NBC's Denver 9 News station, just opened her newest restaurant creation, the Tuk Tuk Thai Bistro in Westminster, CO. More locations are being planned. | |
| Nov 14, 2000 | Attended my first opera. It was at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. The opera was La Bohème. | |
| Oct 30-31 |
Just spoke on a panel organized by Strategic Research Institute on Corporate Venture Capital, Boston. Click here. |
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| Oct 20, 2000 | Took the Personality Test and here are the results, click here. | |
| Oct 1, 2000 | Check out the Art of the New, a developing talk show by Jenny Attiyeh. I'm on the Board of Advisors. See her interviews with Al Gore and George W, relevant to today's headlines. www.artofthenew.com | |
| Sept 14, 2000 |
I've been asked to speak on a panel organized by IB Forum on incubators, NYC. Click here, and signup. |
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| Sept 2, 2000 | Mac turns 31 today. BTW, the Internet is said to have been born when the first Node was turned on, which was on Sept 2, 1969, Mac's exact birthdate. You could say that Mac is the same age as the Internet. See this link for this historical detail. | |
| July 31, 2000 | Context Magazine quotes me and some of my Sloan classmates in an article about being on the leading edge and "hyperwired," click here. | |
| July 14, 2000 | Updated short-bio with current career activities, click here. | |
| June 26 - July 4, 2000 | In Paris visiting a client, NetsCapital. | |
| June 10-18, 2000 | In London/Cambridge visiting a client, Amadeus Capital Partners. | |
| June 19-21, 2000 | In London attending the European Private Equity Conference, click here. | |
| Feb 25-27, 2000 | As a Harvard Business School Cyberposium CTO Director, I'm proud to announce that events start today with keynote speakers, Jeff Bezos (Founder and CEO Amazon.com), David Wetherall (Chairman CMGI), and Andreas Schmitt (CEO AOL Europe). Pics of the Directors. | |
| Feb 2, 2000 | Formation of a top business school's first technology "Think Tank": Wireless Interest Group (WIG). | |
| Feb 1, 2000 | Mac's Thesis page on his leading-edge thesis: Vertical Incubators for the Telecommunication Industry. Mac's other published reports. My advisor is Professor Edward Roberts, author of Entrepreneurs in High Technology (a classic), Chairman of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center, and considered one of the founding fathers of today's modern venture capital industry. | |
| Jan 18, 2000 | Reminder to not forget about attending the HBS Cyberposium; Mac's a Chief Technology Officer, website | |
| Jan 17, 2000 | Teaching Assistant for the YPO/MIT Executive Education seminar 2000, website. | |
| Jan 1, 2000 | Happy New Millenium!! | |
| Dec 10, 1999 | A new page has been created with links to all my online research reports, click here. | |
| Nov 19, 1999 | Mac and his team just finished their Financial Engineering whitepaper on Swap Spreads, click here. | |
| Nov 6, 1999 | Mac rowed in the MIT Invitational Crew race, click here. | |
| Sept 13, 1999 | Mac's new sports pages are now up and are divided into the following sections: skydiving, mountain biking, windsurfing, running, crew, SCUBA, golf, magic, rock climbing, and sea kayaking, click here. | |
| Sept 2, 1999 | Mac turns 30 today. Additionally, EXACTLY 30 years ago today, the Internet was born (Sept 2, 1969) -- Mac and Internet share the same birthday -- now that helps to explain some of Mac's idiosyncasies :o | |
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June 20, 1999
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Mac arrives in London, but not before doing a world tour including Tokyo, Bangkok, Honolulu (where he went sky diving -- 'rad' pics up shortly), San Francisco, then to London |
| Mar 30, 1999 | Accepted a summer MBA Associate position with Warburg Dillon Read in London, Investment Banking. I start late June thru the early Sept, 99. Exciting! | |
| Mar 30, 1999 | Sloan Crew season begins, and I'm there (novice rower). (MIT Crew) | |
| Feb 2, 1999 | Started 2nd semester, 1st year of classes at Sloan. | |
| Feb 1, 1999 | Created the LivePort.com website (formerly Social Gadgets) | |
| Jan 15, 1999 | Gave the website a new look | |
| Jan 15, 1999 | Added a link to the YPO/MIT President's website, which Mac is a Teaching Assistant for http://process.mit.edu/ypo. | |
| Jan 7, 1999 | Started work at Polaris Capital as a buy-side analyst. | |
| Jan 2, 1999 | Commercial television pics are now online. Click here. | |
| Dec 31, 1998 | Denver: Finished the New Year's Eve 5K run in 5 degree weather in 29 minutes 27 seconds. Click here for the pics. |