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International Alliance Conference - Denver, Colorado July 25-27, 2007

"The Hunter Douglas International Alliance Conference is a gathering of the best and the brightest.", is what Hunter Douglas claims at their website. A network of window covering professionals will be inspired by our nationally acclaimed speakers like General Colin Powell, and others on July 23 to 27, 2007 at the Colorado Convention Center. This forum will be attended by over 3,400 participants which include Hunter Douglas Gallery Dealers, Showcase Priority Dealers, Priority Dealers, International Hunter Douglas Dealers, Hunter Douglas Full-Line Fabricators, Alliance Service Providers, Hunter Douglas product brand teams, and Industry Experts from around the world. My company, Window Coverings By Chris , being one of Hunter Douglas Gold Priority Dealers , received an invitation to attend this significant event. By attending this forum, we hope to work and think together, embrace and face changes with new strageties and more energy than ever to reach new heights of success.

Good Manners and Right Conduct

Can you imagine what this world would be like if people didn't have good manners? If people just do and say what they felt like without any consideration to others? This world will be in great chaos making us look like savages out of the jungle, uncivilized, rude, lacking  discipline and finesse. Good manners start at home. Our parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts, foster parents who took care of us since birth influenced our breeding . Some were taught, some were acquired. Children are great copy cats. They will eventually pick up the good and the bad.

Determination

Our typical family saturday morning starts at 10:00AM when we all get up from bed and help share to cook brunch, each one pitching in to share in a conversation about significant experiences that transpired in the week. Last saturday was different. My son, Bernard Kho left early in the morning to report for work, while I stayed snuggled in bed on a lazy morning, a result of my staying up late the previous night. My short repose was cut short by the intrusion of my daughter, Christina Kho, who slowly snuggled beside me being careful not to wake me up, at the same time wishing I was. "Mom, are you going to drive me to Oakland to attend the graduation party of my twin friends?", she whispered when I opened my eyes. "Oakland? No, didn't I tell you before that I have never driven to Oakland? I heard a lot of bad things about Oakland and I don't want to go there.", my voice sounding audibly stronger. "But mom, my friend told me it's in downtown Oakland, a

A Life's Work

A Life's Work "None of us are defined by our circumstances, nor are we defined by how other people perceive us. It is up to each one of us to define ourselves, and that is a life's work." "Each of us has the ability to lead a dynamic life by pursuing our unique goals and dreams. There are no limits to what we can do." the whole world is an opportunity; it is our work to make our imprints on the highway of life. an unlimited advantage chosen by a select few, not of power and money, fame, nor fortune. the select few never try to prove themselves, for they know who they are they are confident, not pretentious. they know where they come from and they know where they're going they are at peace with themselves and their surroundings they are whole and complete.

Farewell Sr. Mary

We all meet different kinds of people in life. People come and go, but there are some we seem to have a hard time saying goodbye to especially those who made an impact in our life and those who connect and maintain the community that God wants us to have. One of the people I treasure in my heart is Sister Mary O'Donnell , who was my partner in educating the young children (Grade 6 and Grade 7) at the parish of St. Robert's Church in San Bruno, California from 1995 to 2001. We were on the phone the other day, and it saddened me to hear that she will be going back to Ireland for good, to spend the rest of her retirement days in her home country. It was hard to contain myself, without sounding so downhearted.

MOMA

It is not affiliated with SFMOMA which is the S an F rancisco M useum O f M odern A rt in the city. It stands for M others O f M ercy A lums , a newly formed club for mothers whose daughters are alumnae of Mercy High School in Burlingame , California. Mercy High School in Burlingame is a catholic, college preparatory high school situated on a hill at the Kohl Mansion, a historic building formerly owned by Bessie and Frederic Kohl in 1912. This remarkable place was the spotlight of many memorable events that took place during the four years my daughter, Christina Kho , endeavored in high school. It will also be the venue for the first wine and cheese event for the MOMA on Friday, May 4, 2007 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. There were countless activities and events in one schoolyear . We had the open house, the father-daughter dance night, phonathon night, mexican night, soup night, musical night, christmas fair night, etc. Many meaningful friendships were developed during those years.