Swivelling his chair to face the panoramic view of the city of Bangkok, his thoughts returned to that period, a year and a half before that inadvertently changed the course of his life, bringing him to where he was today, an upcoming corporate figure to be reckoned with, in the business world. Rising from his seat he reached for the cream colored envelope that had his name printed on its face. Withdrawing its contents, the simple white card bearing a single pink lotus in full bloom as its motif, he gave it a quick look, relegating it to his table as he made for the door leading out of his office.