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I am back from Osaka!!

I was just thinking that if i haven't had this job, i probably wouldn't have the chance to meet up with so many people from different nationalities.

The japanese is interesting.. they are ever so polite and during the introductions and saying thank you, they will bow their body 90 degrees... i only bow my head, it's not that i am less sincere but it's just that singaporeans are not used to that.

And the first company that came in had three representatives and none of them speaks english.. My translator which is our local staff isnt doing a fantastic job as well.. so we had a hard time and wondered if the meeting is going anywhere.

The next two companies are better. Their reps are quite conversant in our language which makes it so much easier. Otherwise alot of time is wasted guessing each other's intention.

During the meeting, they will not give you a direct rejection. They will say that they have to discuss this internally before they can revert with a decision.

Basically the meeting was ok. Lunch was courtesy of MWJ together with two other japanese colleagues, Sakurai san and Kihara san at a japanese restaurant basement of the Hanshin dept store near the town office.

At night, i window shopped around Umeda area but everything is so expensive that i cant bear to buy it.

And i came back with the same tech and cabin crew that went to Osaka with me on the earlier flight. The IFS even joked that i liked them so much that i am following them back.

Post the photos on facebook.. keep a lookout.