Monday night – Tokyo

My day began at 3:3am..the phone rang in my strange little hotel room. we’d been exiled there when ur fight to tokyo was canceled last night with no explaination. I clawed my way to conciousness ot understand from the message that our bus to the airport would be leaving at 4:30 AM.. at 4:30. the whole sleepy mass of us shuffled on to a bus for the 30 minute trek back to PDG

miraculously, the special flight they’d arranged for us went off without a hutch,, we were airp\borne by 6:30. landed by 10:00 and I was on a bus to the Tokyo City Airt Terminal by 10:20 .. I got there around 11 in time to met Jay and my friend Jana from the Czech republic.. I took them to my favorite bus station sushi place for a quick meal..

then it was off to the IBM Japan lab..

i gave a talk there. which went OK.

then had an absolutely wonderful roundtable with 16 women from the lab.. their questions and insights were very good.. it occurred to me how balanced the all were.. when asked about their hobbies.. most of them included their kids as one o their passions.. not sure how many guys would answer that way. interesting lesson to me.

enjoyed speakign wiht all of these talented folks. i particularly enjoyed the 4 undergraduate visitors we had there.

then it was off to dinner with firends Sanuki0sanKuse0san and Takasaka0san

it was a memorable meal.. with memorable conversations. such reat guys.. such great food.. such great sake and beer !.. i had to really pace myself on 3 hours of sleep..