January 23, 2006

I wish...

I got a new friend who is Turkish and studies some technologies in Japan. I gave a lecture at my company to international trainees a few weeks ago. That's how we could get to be friends. And after that lecture he told me that he was willing to invite me and my family to his house if we could have time to travel Turkey. Wow! Turkey!? How far is it from Hiroshima?

That country is beyond my imaginations as well as Turkish thinks of Japan. But that invitation is great and awesome! And I hear that Turkey is such a beautiful country and have many beautiful places all over the country. I really want to go there some time!!! Even though that visit is in the distant future, I shall keep in touch with him.

January 14, 2006

"一期一会" ~meeting only once in a lifetime~

This title means that you should treat someone as if that meeting was only once in your lifetime. And also you should value your relationship with people.

In the past 3 days, I gave a lecture to the foreign trainees at my company. Every year we accept this kind of offer and in almost 3 days worker lectures about our products. This year, unfortunately, the person who takes charge every year was on the business trip so I must speak in front of them on behalf of him.

5 foreigners were there as trainee. 2 Mexican, 2 Indonesian, and 1 Turkish. They were very sincere and earnest because they were representatives of their own countries. I felt a little bit nervous but I had fun to speak in English with foreign people. Therefore, I felt sorrow when we closed the lecture and had to say good-bye even the period were only 3 days.

Last year I studied English at CESL in Southern Illinois Univ. at Carbondale and also I experienced this kind of farewell between the classmates come from all over the world. And now, I assure that the experience of meeting people and knowing each other even this opportunity comes about once is precious for everyone.