SOFTWARE, JAPAN, SELF-ACTUALIZATION AND

Picture post from today. I was quite surprised when a lady approached our dinner table and offered everyone sitting there a free pack of cigarettes as part of some promotional campaign. Smoking and tobacco are widely accepted in Japan, and just about every restaurant allows smoking at the tables (with no real smoking or non-smoking […]

Jacob Hudson and his girlfriend Porscha are my first American guests in Japan. We had a nice dinner then retired to the apartment for a few beers and chit-chat.

Tomorrow I’ll be busy with work, but it was nice to see a friend from the States today. He will be traveling around Japan this week, so […]

The book is now on sale. Normal posts resume on Wednesday

Today I am extremely excited to announce that my book is ready for preview. I’ll be providing a link to download the book right here.
“The Two-Minute Challenge” is about self-actualization. Not only is this topic interesting to read about, but it can change your life when you seriously think about it. What are the driving […]

Wooohooo!
So this past weekend my basketball team played in a tournament. It was a Saturday morning tournament starting at 930 AM (warm-ups before that). We were both nervous and excited - and ready to prove that the last 4 months of weekly practice had helped
About four months ago we played in our very […]

This past weekend was overfilled with events. I’ll share more on Wednesday… a lot more!
Video and photos will be posted, but we rode a Ferris Wheel, played in two basketball tournaments, had a BBQ, met some friends from Gumma, visited an aquarium, and walked around a large park.
Sorry for the lack […]

Ok, so I’m late with Friday’ post. So, instead it is a Saturday picture post.

Dennis Rodman in Japan!

www.street2elite.jp

And on a different note, Gumma Japan! Gumma is the prefecture that Ayako is from. They are advertising in Tokyo.

In Japan I have a plethora of emoticons to choose from on my cell phone. I never recall using emotes quite so much in the US (or ever?).
Here is a small percentage of the emotes on my phone… but these are the ones i use most often (in no particular order):
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Yeah, I will miss him completely.
In August I plan on being in the US for a short spell. During my stay in the US, Dennis Rodman will be in Tokyo as the main marketing tool of the And 1 street basketball tournament. What a shame, the on chance I’ll probably ever get to meet […]

Marketing in Japan is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.
There are several things about the following photos that deserve public outrage (can you spot them?):