----------------------------------- Martin Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:00 am Japan ----------------------------------- Remember last term when I said that I got a job working for National Defense? Well, I just trumped it. How, you ask? Well, I just got a job working for Epson. Epson...in Japan. That's right...from September to August, I will be living in Japan. I can hardly wait. ----------------------------------- md Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:22 am ----------------------------------- Congrats! Just try not to become too japanese on us ;) ----------------------------------- Martin Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:26 am ----------------------------------- Hah, yeah, right. Biiru ka? It's actually kinda cool...the legal drinking age in Japan is 20 so I'll get to have a(nother) "I can finally drink" party. ----------------------------------- McKenzie Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:31 am ----------------------------------- Congratulations Martin, that's an amazing opportunity. ----------------------------------- Martin Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:35 am ----------------------------------- Thanks :) Talk about being in way over my head eh? It's alright though, guarentees I'll learn something. ----------------------------------- Aoi Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:59 am ----------------------------------- lucky! I have to wait another 4 years but I'll be staying there for a full year. but that's just soo long of a wait! so lucky you! ----------------------------------- Amailer Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:04 am ----------------------------------- Make a topic and post daily blog about Japan :) ----------------------------------- Martin Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:13 pm ----------------------------------- Make a topic and post daily blog about Japan :) Maybe not daily, but I'll keep everyone up to date ;) Might be a cause to create my own blog...hmm... Well, first update: I will be working from September 2005 - August 2006 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan for the Epson Avasys Corporation, working with web applets in Java. That's about what I know right now. I can't wait. I might have to learn Japanese too. ----------------------------------- brenn Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:03 pm ----------------------------------- xD Omedettou gozaimasu Martin-san ;o ----------------------------------- Mazer Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:52 pm ----------------------------------- Martin, that's awesome. I fucking hate you. Seems long though, aren't the work terms supposed to be 4 months or something? Congratulations, anyways. :evil: ----------------------------------- MihaiG Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:07 pm ----------------------------------- well good luck martin....hope u have fun on ur kool trip ----------------------------------- Amailer Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:12 pm ----------------------------------- Where in Japan by the way? ----------------------------------- Delos Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:12 pm ----------------------------------- well good luck martin....hope u have fun on ur kool trip Aren't you supposed to be gone by now? Have fun Martin. Better start working on those lower-back muscles, they'll be put to some heavy use there. ----------------------------------- MihaiG Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:23 pm ----------------------------------- well good luck martin....hope u have fun on ur kool trip Aren't you supposed to be gone by now? tommorow at 3 am :( ----------------------------------- Martin Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:30 pm ----------------------------------- Where in Japan by the way? Matsumoto. ----------------------------------- Cervantes Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:54 pm ----------------------------------- Congratulations, Martin. Are you nervous? I'd be nervous if I were signed up for a job that seems daunting and in a foreign country that speaks a different language. Do they use English as a business language? ----------------------------------- Martin Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:15 pm ----------------------------------- No. I'm in way over my head here, but I like it that way. ----------------------------------- Tony Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:14 am ----------------------------------- "Martin Imports Services"? Can I give you like $100 before you leave, and get you to send me stuff in the mail? Sweet deal though. I'm gonna miss you. ----------------------------------- Bacchus Wed Jun 29, 2005 6:22 am ----------------------------------- lol Nice idea there Tony [sings]I think I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese[/sings] ----------------------------------- Martin Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:16 am ----------------------------------- "Martin Imports Services"? Can I give you like $100 before you leave, and get you to send me stuff in the mail? Sweet deal though. I'm gonna miss you. Dude, that's what we have credit cards for. You know...electronic money. The stuff we're learning about in Econ. The stuff that doesn't really exist. Anyway, yeah man, you can just wire me the money later. ----------------------------------- Tony Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:53 pm ----------------------------------- yeah, I was just trying to trixor you. Don't talk about the matrix near civilians :evil: Anyways, if you let me know of your account I could deposit (better yet -- make withdrawals) it would be great :) ----------------------------------- MysticVegeta Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:24 pm ----------------------------------- Oh Cool, You are going to Japan, you can buy me some Jrock cds (ofcourse i will pay for them) lol jk. Anyways good lucky on the trip, [screams] Mommy! I wanna go to Japannnnn!!! [/screams] ----------------------------------- Martin Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:44 pm ----------------------------------- JRock...yuck. ----------------------------------- Notoroge Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:48 pm ----------------------------------- Mail me some Domokun stuffed toys! :multi: http://farm.tucows.com/2005/04/last_developer_standing.jpg ----------------------------------- Neo Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:49 pm ----------------------------------- Is that shorthair? ----------------------------------- Notoroge Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:08 pm ----------------------------------- :eh: ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:42 pm ----------------------------------- He's getting angry!! :lol: :lol: That has got the be the funniest thing I read in a short while... It seems Shorthair is really "Domokun" in disguise :). ----------------------------------- brenn Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:42 pm ----------------------------------- Don't mean to de-rail your thread Martin, but... on the subject of Japan, why is (nearly) everyone insanely obsessed about going to that country? I personally ... don't really want to go there. ----------------------------------- Tony Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:01 pm ----------------------------------- why is (nearly) everyone insanely obsessed about going to that country? oh, that's simple -- [url=http://www.megatokyo.com/]MegaTokyo! :lol: ----------------------------------- Paul Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:09 pm ----------------------------------- I'd personally go because of the fibre-optical internet and the technology. But I'm torn between that and Germany, german food is good. ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:29 pm ----------------------------------- Ja, ist die Deutsche sprache gut auch! This post was made completely on my knowledge of German. :) ----------------------------------- brenn Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:30 pm ----------------------------------- I'd personally go because of the fibre-optical internet and the technology. But I'm torn between that and Germany, german food is good. ;o; I wanna go to Germany. Don't really recall eating any authentic German food (nor Americanized/Bastardized-German food either, for that matter) ... ;o Now I'm getting hungry and I want dinner ;__; ----------------------------------- Neo Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:18 pm ----------------------------------- How much are they paying you Martin? If you dont mind me asking. :lol: ----------------------------------- Paul Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:49 pm ----------------------------------- sausage on a bun with real saurkraut. Mmmm... You know in waterloo, there is a real concentration of german immigrants from a while back. ----------------------------------- Cervantes Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:37 pm ----------------------------------- Yeah, what with the former-'New Berlin' being right next door. Do you really want to go to Germany after what happened in England? Where's safe, anymore? ----------------------------------- Tony Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:59 am ----------------------------------- You know in waterloo, there is a real concentration of german immigrants from a while back. Waterloo is a German town :lol: I'm serious though. University's crest is all Yellow/Red/Black, and when they have the extended version of the flags up (two piece, on both sides of poles... if you've seen those) they have a rotated germany flag in there. Ahh... the subliminaty (sp?) Bren -- no need to go to Germany. My hair will get sunbleached and I already have blue eyes. I'll just have to work on my german accent and you'll have your own (pseudo)German guy right here in Waterloo... umm... which is like pointless, since this is a German town (read above) anyways. *sigh* ----------------------------------- Martin Sat Jul 09, 2005 3:03 pm ----------------------------------- Yeah, I'm not sure why so many people want to go there. I mean, I have no doubt that I'll have fun, but given a choice between New York and Tokyo, I'd pick New York any day. The whole Japanese xenophobia thing that they have going on concerns me somewhat (party because getting a visa is proving to be very time consuming). That and their economy is insanely slow. China being right next door kinda makes me uneasy as well. Electronics are cool though (I want a Motorola RAZR 3....drool...). I'll find out first hand how much fun it'll be though (and I have no doubt it'll be fun). ----------------------------------- brenn Sat Jul 09, 2005 3:44 pm ----------------------------------- Bren -- no need to go to Germany. My hair will get sunbleached and I already have blue eyes. I'll just have to work on my german accent and you'll have your own (pseudo)German guy right here in Waterloo... umm... which is like pointless, since this is a German town (read above) anyways. *sigh* Stay Russian, Tony :) I