Now in Big Apple…
I arrived at the hotel in New York City after midnight. The flight from Vancouver was delayed about 1.5 hours and I had to…
Month: July 2009
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It is HOT and HUMID in Vancouver!
We broke the record for high temperature in Vancouver this week. It has been over 30 degrees celcius and yesterday, Wednesday, July 30,…
Lost in translation and/or gap in perception?
I realize how difficult the communication and mutual understanding is, from various news such as the incident with the black Harvard University professor and…
Table for Two event on August 5
I have written about the NPO, Table for Two, a few times. They will hold the fund raising event on Wednesday, August 5, from…
Now back in British Columbia..
I came back to British Columbia late last night-Friday, July 24, local time. It took almost 24 hours door to door, as I…
A week full of activities in Tokyo
The past week has been quite full with many activities. The first priority and the major reason for being in Tokyo was to…
Apollo 11 and Walter Cronkite
Today(July 20th) marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon. I recall the excitement on the day and the famous…
Jet lag…
When your activities cover many different places, you are bound to have some jet lag here and there. I have been back to Tokyo…
Tokyo in the heat!–feel the difference.
On the day after I came back to Tokyo, the announcement (these days, not official, but informal!) that the rainy season has ended…
Back in Tokyo…
I came back to Tokyo yesterday to go straight to the meeting for reviewing/planning the book. The weather in Tokyo is quite different…