I met up with an ex-classmate during a business networking session and he coincidentally was working on organising this event so I was invited to go down for a demonstration. It was a bit creepy seeing your own photo...
I am holding a charity sale of 7 pieces of artwork at Sun Ray Cafe right now! They are all hand-painted/drawn, not digital, which means they are one of a kind!
Display of emotions between people in US and people in Japan. This is part of my series about cultural differences based on Hofstede and Trompenaar's theories. The first one about Individualist vs Collectivist is here ~ Links: Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Theory Trompenaar's Model of National Culture Differences
I thought I left Hase area (the one with Big Buddha) for Enoshima in my previous blog post but discovered from my photos that I actually went to another temple: Hasedera (長谷寺). This is what happens when you don't blog soon!
It was really irritating at first. I later read that Japanese use silence to avoid conflicts when they want to reject you. But I am pretty sure overseas counterparts would greatly appreciate a discussion before concluding that it is not possible in a business scenario.