Office Trouble: What’s that foreigner doing making all that noise?!

I’ve already said the office here is quiet. Well… today, I was stuck on a problem at work and getting very sleepy. I had the cheap plastic stylus that came with my zaurus in my hand, and I guess I let it fall. Woops. *plick plick* At contact with hard floor, my frightened stylus managed… Continue reading Office Trouble: What’s that foreigner doing making all that noise?!

Bathrooms in Japan

Just got back from the company bathroom, and thought it was about time I wrote about a typical bathroom experience. The bathrooms in Japan – definitely a mixed bag. On one end, you have the company bathrooms, very nice. If the lights are off (to conserve energy – this is Sanyo, after all!) they turn… Continue reading Bathrooms in Japan

Ceatec, Korakuen – On the Hikari Shinkansen from Tokyo

Yes. It’s true. I’m a lucky son-of-a-bitch. Sanyo was kind enough to send me to Tokyo on business. That means they paid for my to/from travel expenses – shinkansen-style! Steve? He got sent to Tokyo on “business?” What the fuck? Yah, I know. =) I should clarify something, though: it’s only technically “business.” I got… Continue reading Ceatec, Korakuen – On the Hikari Shinkansen from Tokyo