2007-12

We Japanese have a tradition of eating Soba Noodles at the end of the year. Traditionally families cleaned their houses at the end of the year called “ousouji” and got together to eat Soba Noodles to pass the year watching TV shows. This is Mr Hori, a Soba Maestro making the noodles from Soba flour and water. Every step needs to be managed extremely quickly and with the right force, otherwise the batter will dry and Soba will crack with the humidity escaping to the ether. Watching a craftsman work is really entertaining and makes you more hungry… Notice the glass walled Soba cubicle and the elegant black chandelier..

Just rented this cool office in Hong Kong. Previously used by LG electronics, we go the bar, the furniture and things for free. What a deal, good job guys. Everyone seems to be happy here with controllable air conditioning, view of the ocean and islands and more. I mention controllable air conditioning because most office buildings close to the ocean forces very low temperature even during winter to fight off the humidity and sea salt water corrosion by keeping the buildings freezing cold. One of the reasons I worked out of my house in Hong Kong.

New office search in Japan is taking me to many interesting properties. This one was a wedding hall, 3 story high and with a kitchen.

It’s party and magic time. Celebrating my classmate’s birthday party. Wonderful magic and great food at Silvano’s Il Buttero.

Kanesaka is one of the 2 star Michelin Tokyo Sushi restaurant. Make sure Mr. Kanesaka is serving you. Kanesaka is located in Ginza.

Annual winter event is the Ferrari Brunch. We all gathered again at the Ferrari Garden (formerly Matsuda Collection) and look at cars all day long, along with conversation with friends.

Nissan took the chance to use a underground freeway tunnel before it’s official opening and decided to hold a party there, muse, champaign, DJ and all, with the cars running in the tunnel. Great marketing, it was all over TV Shows the next morning.