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Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
I took care of some errands again today.
I really appreciate what Mr. Toru does for me. He drove wherever I needed to go!
I can’t explain how grateful I am of him.
We dropped by Mr. Kazu’s house. His bike is a Suzuki Hayabusa.
He recently bought a new house. He was working on his bike in the garage when we got there.
He told us he bought his bike when he bought his house. He looked very happy.
“My life, including work, has been enhanced since I’ve bought my bike!” he said.
We could talk forever about the beauty of a bike.
The first place we visited after Mr. Kazu’s was an insurance company called NRMA.
I bought motor vehicle insurance when I first arrived in Australia a month ago. Now I needed to terminate the contract.
I had to pay for a full-year contract. They said I could get my money back for the ten months that I didn’t use. I’m going to receive a check from the NRMA in a few days. I just need to cash it in.
Everything was taken care of.
We went to the town Seven Hills next. The drive was over an hour long.
We visited the GPS company, Garmin. I attached the company’s GPS onto my bike the whole time I travelled.
I’ve been having trouble since Ayers Rock because I couldn’t save my driving history in my GPS.
They said it would take two days for a mechanic to fix it. I didn’t like the idea of coming back here in two days, but I couldn’t do anything about it.
There was a bike in front of Garmin. It looked like a Honda. It was a Hyosung.
It’s a Korean bike.
Korean motor vehicles (such as cars and bikes) and electronic products are gaining popularity astonishingly.
The rate of Korean vehicles is growing all over the world.
I think that the day of Korean bikes joining Suzuka 8 Hours, MotoGP, and Dakar Rally is getting nearer, along with the day that they will get good results in these races.
We ate lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant close to Garmin.
I’m glad that there are many Asian restaurants in Sydney.
Mr. Toru’s cell phone started ringing while we were eating.
He said, “Your GPS is fixed!”
Yay! It’s my lucky day!
We went to pick it up after lunch. They fixed it for free.
We stopped by a bike shop, and then Mr. Toru took me here.
It was a yacht harbor. There were pelicans strolling along on the shore.
Are you wondering what we were doing here? We’re having a business talk in a cruiser!
The salesperson politely explained to us who was pretending to buy the cruiser.
It was so cool.
This is a cockpit.
This is a cockpit.
I felt like the owner of this cruiser.
The price was reasonable compared to the ones in Japan.
I think they said it was 40 million yen for the good, sixty-foot one.
Mr. Toru was getting serious about buying it! (Hahaha)
I was impressed with the salesperson.
I bet he knew that we were (mostly) joking about buying it, but he treated us with 100% sincerity.
We were moved by his great customer service.
This is the secret to business.
There were many yachts setting sails this evening because there was a special event today called Night Sale.
I was convinced that it was the leisure industry for countries that are surrounded by ocean. Japan is also one of them.
Yachts are the best leisure toys for Aussies. In their custom, they don’t only work hard, but they also take the time to relax. Yachts can be their property.
We moved to a place called Neutral Bay. It looked like Hiroo, a town in Tokyo.
It was a lively place because of the many fashionable people.
After having a couple of beers here, we discussed whether we should eat dinner here.
We decided to go to this restaurant.
Ramen restaurant, as usual.
This is more like me.
Ms. Chiharu joined us at the restaurant. She lives in Sydney. I have a business connection with her.
Ms. Chiharu and Mr. Toru hit off well. Maybe it’s because they are both from Kyoto.
The meal I ordered here:
“Kumamoto Tonkotsu Ramen” (Kumamoto Prefecture Pork Ramen)
I miss Kyusyu Ramen. Kyusyu is the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan.
Translated by Maki & Angela Trolio
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