I haven't really mentioned the reason what I'm doing here in Japan, so I'm going to do a brief summary of what I'm doing here. NOT to get a Japanese girlfriend, NOR to buy porn. I'm currently doing a research program at Tokyo Institute of Technology, concurrently with my SEP. Its tiring but its really an experience because you get to play with multi-million dollar equipment, and research in an environment that is very conducive. Why? Some of the top tech firms are in Japan, and they've plenty of money... hehe... meaning you get to use the newest and most advanced equipment! And... the Japanese are work horses... But, I must admit, there're other benefits of doing an exchange program like this in Tokyo. hehe...

Here's a few pictures of my office, my table and the wonderful view out of the window. =)




They held a welcome party for the new Year 4 students and me last Friday. At first, the lab environment made me feel alienated. Japanese are not very sociable to begin with, and the fact that I can't speak Japanese well, made them reluctant to talk to me. Sigh... but I guess alot of booze and nice food makes everyone sociable.



My boss, the new secretary and me!


Trying to get the new secretary drunk.


They managed to get one of the secretaries superrrr drunk...


That's my tutor on my right, they assign a master's student to every newcomer in the lab to facilitate us with admin matters and orientation.


My China friends and me!


And my Korean friend... last year pHD student... damn...


And me being really drunk.