The Japanese Job
I was on a business trip to Japan recently. It doesn’t really warrant a blog post as the whole trip was too short (just four days and hence the title), but here’s a typical Japanese anecdote I brought along.
It was the next day we arrived. We were supposed to leave the hotel at 8:30 in the morning. Maki, our sweet Japanese tour guide lady/PR representative, walks up to me with a big grin on her face, and the following conversation takes place:
Maki: “Who-sane san! Good news!”, she said cheerfully.
Who-sane: “Oh, what is it, Maki san?”
Maki: “The traffic is light today, Who-sane san. We reach our destination earlier. So we don’t have to leave the hotel at 8:30.”
Who-sane: “That’s great! So what time do we leave?!”
Maki: “We leave at 8:33!”
Who-sane: “……..&^#!@**%$… …..!!”
Maki: “Who-sane san?”
Who-sane: “Well, errrr … that’s errrr good news, Maki san! Now we’ll leave at 8:33 instead of 8:30!!”
Maki: “Yessss!!!”
I LOL’d.
Anyway, here are some photos and a video I took in Japan. It was my first attempt at creating/editing a video, so please spare me the giggles 
Hotel in Osaka
- A Cloud-Covered Mount Fiji
- Sumida River Cruise
- Sumida River Cruise
- Odaiba Rainbow Bridge
- Odaiba Rainbow Bridge
- Odaiba Rainbow Bridge
- Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Panasonic’s 3D Technology
- Panasonic’s 3D Technology
- Statue of Liberty
- Statue of Liberty
- Polite Japan
- Anime Groceries (Requested)
- Anime Groceries (Requested)
Slippers at metal detectors for travelers in case they have to take their shoes off!
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See didn’t I tell you they have epic graphics on their products!
So what did you do in those 3 spare minutes?
July 26th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Yes, you did! I tried taking more pics of groceries for you but the schedule was packed, and that’s all I could come up with
We gathered around for 3 minutes to discuss the day’s agenda while I
stared blankly into nothing thinking how I’d never survive in such a punctual place. lol
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