Sunday, July 03, 2016

Day 3 of Overseas Trip
Thanks to my host. He helped me to arrange a tour appointment for me so that I can visit a particular time to tour Asahi beer in just outside Osaka.



I need to walk from Namba to Umeda for approximately 1 hour so that I can take JR train from Osaka station at Umeda to Suita.





It is one way train ticket cost from Osaka Station to Suita Station.

Asahi's Suita Beer Brewery is just outside Suita Station. It takes 10 mins walk to Asahi's Suita Beer Brewery. After explaining the security guard, I have no problem having a tour there.




Finally, I reached Koshien station in the early afternoon. Koshien stadium is about 5 mins walk away from Koshien station.





Ah, I realised that high school baseball teams are completing each other in that stadium for few weeks. Some sort of high school tournament.

Koshien stadium is the dream of high school students who play baseball. They want to be there to play against best baseball teams.

After that, I went back to Namba. From Namba station, I spend around 1 hour by walking. To where?

Abeno Harakus! Second tallest tower in Osaka. However, I did not go to the top floor because I don't feel a need to pay admission fee. I don't think there is a need to see aerial view of Osaka again.









It is end of Day 3. Day 4 is where I took JR normal train from Osaka to Kyoto.

 Book
Title: Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Leading a Great Enterprise Through Dramatic Change
Author: Louis V. Gerstner
Rating: 8/10
Remark: It is eye opener to see how former IBM CEO did the turnaround of IBM in early 1990s.

 Dramas and Movies

Title: Neighourhood Lawyer Jo Deul Ho (Korean Drama 2016)
Synopsis: Jo Deul Ho was prosecutor trying to put the owner of chaebol (large family conglomerate) into jail. But Deul Ho was jailed instead. He became neighbourhood lawyer. What will he do?
Rating: 8/10
Remark: Park Shin Yang is top class actor. That is why I watched this drama. Excellent story with little impact on love. That is what Korea dramas should be.

Title: 13 Hours: The Secret Soliders of Benghazi (Hollywood Movie 2016)
Synopsis: Based on the real life story, something went wrong and temporary American consultate was under attack. Nobody know why. The limited number of American soliders under contract are defending themselves and unarmed American civilians.
Rating: 7/10
Remark: It seems to be realistic. There is no winner in the end.

Title: Pied Piper (Korean Drama 2016)
Synopsis: A successful negotiator found out that someone is making a series of murder cases which the suspect negotiate evil people to fulfill the former's request.
Rating: 8/10
Remark: It is good thing that Korea has not spend too much time on love scenes here.

Title: Doctor Rintaro
Synopsis: A psychiatrist prefers to use conversation to resolve his patients' problems instead of using medicines.
Rating: 8/10
Remark: Touching.

Title: 99.9 -Keiji Senmon Bengoshi
Synopsis: A lawyer, whose father was jailed wrongly, decide to do criminal law cases. In Japan, the conviction rate is 99.9%. It is very low chance for any criminal lawyers to overturn the case made by prosecutors.
Rating: 7/10
Remark: Great story flow. The interesting part of this drama is the process of uncovering the truth.

Tony Del Piero wrote and posted at at 11:23 pm