The end of a beginning
Second night at Tokyo, staying at The Strings Hotel, a dream hotel I always want to experience, it's not as good as I expected, however, as this is a dream come true, nothing to complained.The day begin with an early breakfast with I. - an old time friend and a great supporter to our company, I. relocate to Tokyo in April and care about me all the time, we finally find the window to see each other, and it's 7:15 am in the morning ( it's Taipie time 6:15 am ), the breakfast take for 90 minutes, I shared everything with him, even the querral with S. 2 weeks ago, he is a nice guy and a friend to me. I know this is what I need to do, be honset with my feeling and to a true friend like him.
Going back to my room ,staying for another hour before the special Board Meeting. I arrived Gotenyama Hill 30 minuted ahead of scheudle, and run into S. in the lobby, I greet him with a smile and conversation, I can sense his embarrancing when we had the first eye contact, As I told A. before, I will be a matur person to finish my last job at the office, so, it easy both party. yesterday, the parent company go public and the stock price double the first day, it's a good sign and shows strong development of our company also.
The Special Board Meeting take about 15 minutes only, it simply pass my regination and approve the appointment of K. as my succesor, in additon, to elect another 3 local executives becoming new board members. it's peaceful and smooth.
Y. - my chairman invited me for lunch - again, in a Chinese restaurant, they told me it's so hard to reserve the Japanese restaurant, so, we have to bear the Japanese's Chinese food.
Greeting with Group CFO for 10 minutes, update him the company situraiton my regination, a simply courtesy greeting to him, follow with another 2 15 minutes session with CEO and Chairman, I complete almost all the task in a day and begin my new life as an independant perosn.
To make my last stay in Tokyo a memorial one, I asked J. colleage to book the Shabu Sahbu restaurant for me. I don't know if this is the one I had last time, but the Japanese beef was as good as before, then, me my wife moving forward to the Lopponki Hil - a luxury place of shopper where I never being before, the first come to me wasn't the fashion, but the Pork Cutlet house - my favorite one, unexpectly, I found one of its branch restaurant in the Hill, so, without concideration, I walked in the restaurant, waiting for another 20 minutes, simply for the good taste of Pork and the best steam rice I've ever had in Japan.
Loppongki Hill is a hugh place, I walked and buy my wife an overcoat. the busy day keep me from thinking of future next, but I will face the challenge and raise my voice to the world, I can only be better. Yes.
Check the EMBA enroll list, T. wasn't on the list, I am really disappointed, we tried so hard to help him and thought this time, it's a hit for him, passing the paper examination, a rehearsal for his oral test. however, it fails, I don't know how to raise this issue, but, am I too easy for this?
This is end of a beginning, the time is Dec. 21 am 11:00 at Tokyo, a milestone for me to take off, to spread my wings and to breath in my way.
posted by Roger @ 12/21/2005 10:52:00 下午
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