I have just met one of the people I admire the most at Insead - he also keeps a journal. He went onto the China Field trip, organized by Insead and like me was amazed at the dynamism, sea of change and energy levels in Asia.

Walking around London and New York he felt that these cities offered the same facade for many years. It was the same old refrain over and over again.

He would barely recognize Singapore a few years from now, and certainly would come across many new buildings in Shanghai. Asia is blessed by a strong culture of education and people starting to reap off the benefits of this growth. Asia has many many many challenges ahead and a long way to go. Asia place to be?