Saw a email stating from Kyocera Corperate...

Due to Swine Flu, Japanese trip slated for may 16-23 is now postoned for 3 months.

Great, couldn't change for having a kid, but can change for swine flu pandemic... hahaha what a joke!!!

Life is extremely cruel and funny at the same time. Good thing my TV doesn't get the Swine Flu!

Doedee316

Same here, since i was you default I coulda had my passport situation sewn up by then. Oh well!
What TV did you wind up getting?
Z

Hey fellas! Did you two win the best tech competitions for your countries? If so where are you guys from? I won for Canada, and am looking forward to the trip next week!

Going to Japan eh. Have a good time eh, and make sure you eat plenty of sushi.

Doedee316 won the US competition, 313ZD came in second, and I was third. Somehow I ended up with the trip to Japan. I don't think the European winner posts here.

See you in a week!

Get a massage while you are there, happy ending a little more Have a safe trip!
Z

Have fun, man!


Doedee316

Congratulations on winning Doedee316! Its too bad that you won't be able to make it on the trip though.

Thats awesome that you managed to get the trip after all Aragul! congratulations on that. I think going to Japan will be quite a culture shock for me, but I am very excited nonetheless! See you in a week!

The trip was awesome. I wish I could stay in Japan.

I've got some pics and movies up at http://picasaweb.google.com/aragul with some nifty captions. I've only gone through day 1; I should get the rest done this weekend.

I can put higher quality versions of the movies up elsewhere.

Great Pix! Thanks for sharing. I'll be watching for future installments.

Thanks for the uploads, can't wait to see the rest. Wish I'd known the trip would have been delayed or you'd be looking at my pics LOL!

I thought the crush test was funny. If KM wants a REAL crush test they need to come to the US and send them through Saia Freight. Those guys could break an anvil in 5 minutes!

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aragul

AWESOME Aragul !!!!!!
Love the pics & the testing...When I first started to look at the pics I got this lump in my throat.....I LOVE to see lots of Kyocera Mitas ....all in a bunch....Life is good!!!
Thanks for the post

WOW!!!!!!!! Looks different than I was there in the Army.

Black shirt guys from left to right:
Masahiko Murata - European and Corporate Sales (Our guide from KMC)
Norbert Wolter - KME Senior General Manager Service
Guy Fontanelle (France) - #3 in Europe
Ivo Turrina (Italy) - #1 in Europe
Chris Hamilton - #1 in Canada
Mark Lugar - #3 in USA
Terry Knopsnyder - KMA VP of Engineering

The guy to the right of Terry is Ueda Masaru, General Manager of the Shilong factory.

Great photo guys!!! Congratulations for a job well done.

Good job on the photo's. Glad you guys had fun, as techs we are not privy to a lot of perks, glad to see KM is throwing you hard working techs a bone, you deserve it!

Hey everybody, if you want to look at some more photos of our trip, try these:

http://picasaweb.google.com/chrisrhamilton

I can't believe what a great country Japan is. I've never met so many consistently nice people in my life!

Thanks furnfuz!!

Nice to have news from that trip,happy you had fun.Hope KM will have the same thing this year maybe i'l do better than fourth place this time.