Getting Started - about me

This is my first actual posting ever so be patient while you read this.
I am currently living and working in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon), Vietnam, as a software engineer and development manager for a small US company. We are trying to outsource development of .net Web applications for the life insurance industry. Having been involved with management of software distributed and multi-national development teams for over 7 years I became to thoroughly enjoy this process for the challenges it presents for everyone's personal and professional maturity, courage combined with consideration, integrity - just so much a better way to learn about the world than plain old backpacking if you are asking. In less high flying words you have to be pretty good to be successful. Am I? I don't know and will not find out until many years later. Above all this is a changing environment and personal flexibility is a must. And this is absolutely a learning process.
Why blogging? If anyone ever comes accross this I'd like to offer my experience and insight into what matters, what are important success factors, how to prepare and how to grow outsourcing of software development. There will hopefully be several introductory posts in the next couple of weeks. If you run or frequent a similar forum please let me know - I'll gladly visit.