SOFTWARE, JAPAN, SELF-ACTUALIZATION AND

Today was interesting… very interesting. It started off with a very busy day at work. Work was so busy and demanding that it really drained me (thanks to the people that wrote the Gumblar virus, a most insidious piece of software).

Lunchtime was spent with 3 co-workers at an Italian buffet (in Japan they call buffets “Viking”). Good food and conversation.

After lunch I received a small Christmas present that made me realize another thing missing from Japan. My co-worker handed me a candy cane, I have never seen candy canes in Japan. I do occasionally see Christmas trees, although rare, but I never see candy canes…

After a long day of work, I met Ayako in Gotanda (part of Tokyo) to join her and her manager Tomiyama san at their “nomunication” with their customers Tahara san and Nabeshima san. “Nomunication” is a Japanese business meeting in a casual setting over food and alcohol; since Japanese society is usually very strict in social order and levels of respect, these types of meetings help reduce stress and allow more of a partnership to grow between different companies or groups.

The food was really good, and I even tried something new… raw horse meat. Raw horse meat has no taste, so I can’t even explain it… Sorry Jim, no photo of the horse meat

On the other hand, the conversation was quite flavorful. We talked about a lot of interesting things from sports to relationships to work and life in Japan. Overall, I really enjoy nomunication 楽しかった

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