Q1. What is your name?

JohnWilliam Lenuanua Willie Sala

Q2. Where are you originally from?

Samoa. Island Paradise in the Heart of the Pacific-Polynesia

Q3. How long have you been in Japan?

Since Spring of Y2K6

Q4. What are you into at the moment?

Facebook, iPhone, Skype, Gym, Eating, Keeping Warm in Y2K10 winter…..

Q5. What do you do in Japan?

Engineer -Architect & Construction Firm.

Q6. Please tell me more about it.

Speak, Write, Read and Work in Japanese. Stand, Walk, Talk, Move, Bow and Sound like Japanese. Work initiative to be more Japanese than the Japanese whilst being original and extra-ordinary than the rest.

Q7. Is it a big challenge for you to work at a Japanese company in Japan? Tell me about it.

There are certain rules that are followed. Some simple, some weird, some are difficult but nothing impossible so there shouldn't be any problem. These are Japanese Work Atmosphere Etiquette and relationship conduct between the employees which are heavily observed.

Q8. Other than work, what are you usually up to?

Daishin Judo to relax after work on the weekdays and also chillaxing at Kiwis Sports Pub in Umeda for the weekend. Enjoy a sweet game of Rugby.

Q9. Why these particular places?

Daishin Judo is a great place to practice/learn Judo. I have made a lot of good mates both Japanese and foreign of whom share this sport as part of a good life-style. Kiwis Sports Pub in Umeda is a good chillaxing place to catch up with some friends who share common interests in sports especially in Rugby, and those who have been to New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The bulky-barman is one-of-a-kind. Mike cheers.

Q10. Any funny/horrible stories while you are in Japan?

Hmm… Not a story nor is it funny nor horrible nor a fact, just a brief observation. Generally, well in Osaka that is…… Foreign Boy thinks Japanese Girl is easy. Japanese Girl thinks foreign Boy is lame. Foreign Girl thinks Japanese Boy is shy. Japanese Boy thinks foreign Girl doesn't know the way of the Samurai and Anime and Manga and sing Enka etc etc. Japanese Boy thinks foreign Boy is a fiercely strong alcohol drinker. Foreign Boy thinks he is James Bond.

Q11. What are your goals for 2010 (Y2K10) ?

A. Climb the corporate ladder at work... I reckon by the end of Y2K10, will be still climbing haha!! Fulfill last years New-Years resolutions that I cant remember!!

Q12. What is your favorite Japanese proverb?

とうとう春が来ました. Lit. means “Spring is here, at last.”

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New Zealand-Samoan Sports Bar in Osaka
Kiwis Sports Pub Osaka www.kiwispubosaka.com