에델만 코리아/일본에서 근무하다 에델만을 떠나 모국인 카나다로 귀국한 Bob Pickard가 모처럼 서울을 방문했다. 저녁식사 같이 하자는 연락을 며칠전에 받았다. 약속 장소인 하야트호텔 파리스 그릴에 맨 먼저 도착하자 정시에 세 사람이 약속이라도 한듯이 함께 뭉쳐서 들어온다.
Bob Pickard who used to live in Korea and also in Japan for years until last summer came to Seoul on his business trip and invited me and his fellow ex-colleagues Hoh and Tyler for dinner at Paris Grille in Hyatt Hotel. We have kept in touch via facebook and also emailing.
Clockwise, Tyler Kim, managing director of Edelman Korea, me and Bob Pickard ex-president of Edelman North East Asia which covers Korea and Japan and Hoh Kim, Bob's immediate successor now he is doing his own consulting business called THE LAB that mainly focused on Crisis Management. The dinner hosted by Bob started with Vodka and Scotch as usual then red wine with main dish.
오래만에 만났는데 밥만 먹고 그냥 헤여질 수 없지 않은가? 우리는 아래층 JJ Club의 Bar에 내려가 데킬라를 몇잔 더 마셨다. 모두 혈색이 좋다. 기분도 업된다.
At the Bar of JJ club in the Grand Hyatt Hotel, four of us enjoyed glasses of Tequila. One shot !!! You know what? we call it 'One shot' not 'Buttoms up'. of course it's Konglish.
I wish that Bob's new business plan to be well carried out to make a big success as he turned Edelman around in Korea . Good luck to you Bob.