October 31, 2022

October was Awesome

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It's Halloween. With the swath of autumn harvest celebrations in the northern hemisphere I couldn’t begin this post without a fond nod to All Hallow's Eve. But this post is about the past month's awesomeness.
At the beginning of October, I took a Precision Business Trip (PBT) to Jakarta, Indonesia. I mention this trip not to boast, because it was all work. I don't care how I get there, though, because I will jump at every chance I get to visit a new country or place in the world. This three-day biz trip was airport→ hotel→ event→ hotel→ airport→ home. Yet it was still fantastic to experience what I could. It's the thrill of the new and that buzz never gets old. I met lovely Jakartans, ate scrumptious local food, and saw a few parts of the city. All that was awesome! Can't wait to go back and explore this lush country someday.

Next was my brother Steve-O's wedding. I flew back to Yokohama, packed up the family, and we took the hop in a Boeing 787 to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). After several years of not visiting my home and native land due to the pandemic -- I'm tired of even typing that – we were back for the nuptials of my brother and his bride. And, you guessed it, it was an awesome family trip. Today's description is the teaser of the wedding tale and trip to come.

And I had a couple of work events that happened this month that I'd like to capture in the abstract because I am proud to be part of a team that can produce these fantastic events. On top of that, Canada is awesome, too! So much awesomeness, so little time. I will wind up this nerdy word aperitif with a promise that if you digest this wafer thin post, the main course will arrive soon…