It has been a long while since I traveled overseas and I am beginning to miss those days when I actually had the chance to do so. Decide to start this post to share some of my trips overseas... First Entry: Japan
It was in March 2007 where I was been chosen by my company to go for a training program in Japan. A few selected candidates will be chosen from each country as my company was a Japanese MNC. The objective was to understand the cultures of Japan and how Japanese companies tend to operate.
I had a total of 5 or 6 colleagues with me for this training program. (Been quite some time, cannot quite remember)
We arrived at Narita Airport late night and had to purchase tickets for the coach which will ferry us to the nearest hotel near where we were supposed to put up for the next week.
Reason was taking taxis in Japan would virtually empty your pockets so fast you can hardly believe it. And since this trip was sponsored by the company, most cost effective way was to take the coach and then take a taxi from the drop-off hotel to our actual hotel.
The next few days were spent in our head office in Tokyo where we had lectures etc. Usual boring stuff and nothing to blog about.
The interesting part was when we went for field trip to Inawashiro Resort located in Yama District, Fukushima, Japan. Oh... forgot to mention that March was around the end of winter, so we were able to see snow.
Just a pic of the snow resort which I took from the coach.
When we arrived, there wasn't much snow covering the area. A view of the ski area from my hotel room.
Somehow, it began snowing so heavily that night and the next morning, the same ski area became like this.
Seeing this, I immediately got my camera and asked a new found friend from Shanghai along for picture taking.
See how big the wind is that morning! Wooohoooo! >_<
We had the chance to take the ski cable up to the top of the ski area and this is the view from up there down the hotel which we are staying.
Here's a pic with one of the course instructor. See the sleigh I am holding? That's what we used to play and slide from the top.
After about 2 days at Inawashiro Resort, we returned to Tokyo head office and did our final presentation. Of course, I managed to take some more pics from the coach on our way back. Here goes...
Once I reached Tokyo head office, finished up with final presentation and wrapped up the trip in Japan with some shopping in Tokyo.
And that marks the end of my first overseas trip post.
It was in March 2007 where I was been chosen by my company to go for a training program in Japan. A few selected candidates will be chosen from each country as my company was a Japanese MNC. The objective was to understand the cultures of Japan and how Japanese companies tend to operate.
I had a total of 5 or 6 colleagues with me for this training program. (Been quite some time, cannot quite remember)
We arrived at Narita Airport late night and had to purchase tickets for the coach which will ferry us to the nearest hotel near where we were supposed to put up for the next week.
Reason was taking taxis in Japan would virtually empty your pockets so fast you can hardly believe it. And since this trip was sponsored by the company, most cost effective way was to take the coach and then take a taxi from the drop-off hotel to our actual hotel.
The next few days were spent in our head office in Tokyo where we had lectures etc. Usual boring stuff and nothing to blog about.
The interesting part was when we went for field trip to Inawashiro Resort located in Yama District, Fukushima, Japan. Oh... forgot to mention that March was around the end of winter, so we were able to see snow.
Just a pic of the snow resort which I took from the coach.
When we arrived, there wasn't much snow covering the area. A view of the ski area from my hotel room.
Somehow, it began snowing so heavily that night and the next morning, the same ski area became like this.
Seeing this, I immediately got my camera and asked a new found friend from Shanghai along for picture taking.
See how big the wind is that morning! Wooohoooo! >_<
We had the chance to take the ski cable up to the top of the ski area and this is the view from up there down the hotel which we are staying.
Here's a pic with one of the course instructor. See the sleigh I am holding? That's what we used to play and slide from the top.
After about 2 days at Inawashiro Resort, we returned to Tokyo head office and did our final presentation. Of course, I managed to take some more pics from the coach on our way back. Here goes...
Once I reached Tokyo head office, finished up with final presentation and wrapped up the trip in Japan with some shopping in Tokyo.
And that marks the end of my first overseas trip post.
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