Japan Day 4 – A surprise

Clarification (3/20/08): I am home now, just trying to catch up.

Okay, I lost my pace to blog every day while in Japan. And why not. There were plenty of distractions—meetings and dining mostly. And slowly adjusting to to the time meant I wasn’t awake at 5:30. So we skip back to Day 4.

A surprise
As lunchtime came around, my host suggested Indian curry for lunch, as I had caught the scent of curry the day before. She said we were waiting for someone to join us. I headed to the bathroom wondering who it would be. One of her officemates, probably. Nope.

When I returned I found my old boss, Koh, waiting for me. He was the VP of the office that originally hired me almost 19 years ago. He had long-ago gone back to Japan, and I had only seen him once since, I think.

We had a pleasant lunch, just catching up with each other and sharing about the others from the office. But emotionally, it was more than that.

Perhaps it was the acknowledgment of how fate was set so long ago that I would be doing what I am doing. That he had a hand in choosing the path of my life.

Or just a reminder of the enjoyable times that we had as a group—as boss and staff.

But it also seemed that our relationship was restored. That we could pick up where we left off and be comfortable with each other.

Regardless, when we returned to the office and parted, I was surprised by how much I had relished this meeting—it was special to me.