cambo memo: concert event

cambo memo: go fly a kite

…and so I did as the wise man said. I spent most of the weekend working on the KAP unit, including a test flight of the kite. Perhaps picking a fairly windy day wasn’t the best idea, as it was way too simple of a challenge because the kite just caught wind and took off to nearly 100’ in a matter of seconds. Not exactly an accurate simulation of typical Cambodian weather out at the dam site. But, I did make note of a few things, especially in kite behavior, that would be key in improving the jig that I already had started.

Sunday was yet another long 4 hour meeting with the crew. Prep work on the upcoming weekly conference call to Human Translation on construction and design issues. Ryan and Bryse to finish off 100% drawings, Tim to work out surveying needs, Matt to look into site access, and I to finish off on QA/QC and spec requirements.

cambo memo: forbes

Steve Forbes is like the father of this Cambodia water gate project. He gave birth to it, and he’s watching it grow…with pride, if I may add. He’s our mentor to this project, and we had the privilege of meeting him for the first time last night as he swung by our office, enroute to several meetings he’s planned out for himself here and around nyc for the next few days. A man of his age with such humble enthusiasm, curiosity, and good will is quite inspirational.

Ryan and I brought him up to date by giving him a presentation of the first site assessment trip, followed by series of q+a. He listened, and asked all the right questions, at the right time. End of it all, he was impressed with what’s been done, and that just made us all the more comfortable and confident to our efforts.

(l to r) ryan woodward, steve forbes, tim weiss,
matt bussman, bryse gaboury, and myself