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Well, right after departing from Adam and the guys, I had to make my way to another English pub in Shinjuku (forgot the name) for Andy’s farewell party (it is also some other guy’s farewell do too - double farewell). Andy is about to head off home to England for further studies in Law after spending the last 6-7 years working here in Tokyo. Man, going back to England after spending all this time in Tokyo is gonna be tough. Especially dealing with the constant grey sky! Anyway, probably the next time we meet again, he’d be Andy the Lawyer… wooooooooooooooo… snob!

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Adam is here from New York to give a speech in Keio University about his new book, Everyware. I was kindly invited to come along by Adam earlier this week and I am so glad I made it.

I met up with the guru at Ebisu station then the two of us headed off in a taxi cuz it was just too hot to take the train and walk. I mean, the last thing Adam would want is to stand in front of an audience with a massive patch of sweat on his shirt, right? Plus, the thunder kicked in and was pouring down with rain!

I felt great sense of wow to be inside the Keio University campus. Afterall, this is one of the 3 most prestigious universities in Japan (the other two being Tokyo University and Waseda University). Rumour has it, unless you’re a graduate from either one of these universities, you will never make it past a certain rank within a major Japanese corporation. I know a good few people who graduated from either Keio or Waseda, but I only know one dude who graduated from Tokyo. And all are doing exceptionally well in the corporate world.

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