let's see...where have i left off...well, on thursday evening, we left work early -- midori had to go to an english lesson (she's taking english), narahara-san was already gone (maybe customer?), and endo-san offered me to go to kokyo -- imperial palace...he knew that i expressed interest in going there...i agreed, and we left the office around 6 ( Read more... )

typhoon is over -- it's bright and sunny out..it's also hotter and more humid than when it was raining ( Read more... )

i've been getting to work pretty early -- around 8:30 in the morning...endo-san is always there when i get there...this morning it was pouring, and in addition to carrying a bag with my laptop and a bag with a purse, i also had carry an umbrella, which endo-san gave me the day before when he saw that i came to work without one (i was actually ( Read more... )

it does not look like japanese currency has anything smaller than 1 yen...the thing is, 1 dollar is approximately 120 yen, which means that 1 yen is less than a cent, so does it make sense to have anything smaller than 1 yen? probably not ( Read more... )

when i was looking out the window of endo-san's car on my way from the airport, i thought to myself that everything around was very green, but as we started approaching the city, everything started looking very industrial and grey...however after taking a couple of walks around the area where i live, i realized that the city still has some green in ( Read more... )

they (the japanese people, i mean) really like their cell phones -- everyone everywhere (metro, restaurants, waiting for the bus) pushes buttons on the phone ( Read more... )

well, i'll continue where i left off...i was supposed to have a meeting with endo-san and narahara-san, where they would explain to me what i would be doing at wok for the next three weeks...we did have a meeting, which consisted in the three of us proceeding to a conference room, sitting down, and endo-san telling me that i will be going to ( Read more... )

good morning, everyone ( Read more... )

just as an intro to those who don't know, i got to go to japan on business -- fortify has an office in tokyo, and they needed some help ( Read more... )

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