My Best Colleague
Today I'd like to talk about my best colleague at the former textile company. His name is Mata-chan. We entered the company together in 1971. After schooling we were transferred to the same industrial fiber department at Osaka headquarters.
He lived in the company dormitory for singles in Ashiya, while I in the Kashiwara dormitory. In the early 70s we had to work also Staurdays until noon. Mata-cahn always asked me after hours, "Sada-chan, how about going to the movies this afternoon? Would you like to see Japan-Porn or Western Porn?" We ended up seeing Yakusa movies starring Ken Takakura and Junko Fuji. Then we dropped in a snack bar and gossipped about boss's love life and figures of young working women in the office.
He said, "Oh, you mean Ms. Muto who sits next to the section manager? She is a pretty chick but I have never seen such a big ass she's got! Furthermore she sucks up to the managers." I could blow off steam.
One of his hobbies is listening to classical music. When I visited him, he showed off a stereo set comprising Sansui's speaker, Onkyo's tuner and Pioneer's record-player. Unforutnately classical music is not my taste. But I craved for the setreo set he owned. It was nice of him to take me to an electrical shopping arcade in Nihonbashi. I ordered the same stereo set Mata-chan had. I went back with him to the Kashiwara dormitory. He set up the whole component for me. Immediately I played a single record for Japanese pops sung by Go Hiromi entitled "We're the nasty boys".
In the course of time I attneded his marriage ceremony in Mishima, Shizuoka Pref. It is usually that guests give a speech to celebrate the marriage. But it was mind-boggling to see the very bridegroom singing "My Way". for the entertainment. He went on a honeymonn trip to the western coast of America.
Before I was transferred to Tokyo headquarters, he invited me and my wife over to his condo in Ashiya. His beautiful wife comes from Izu-Nagaoka where her parents ran a spa
("Onsen") hotel. I talked about my memory of visiting Mata-chan house in Mishima where his mother ran a restraunt-inn. We ate baked eels, one of the specialities in Hamanako-lake. I was full and started taking a nap on the tatami-mat. Mata-chan criticised me later that I broke a wind while I was sleeping. It is impolite to break a wind when man visits someone's home. We laughed out. By and large we had a nice time together.
On the contrary Mata-chan visited our condo last week on his way to Kobe where his relative live.
It's been for ages since I saw him last. My wife and I welcomed him. My wife served him beer, smoked salmon, slices of ham and snacks. He has now two children who had already left his house. A couple of months ago he became a grandfather and now lives happily with his wife and a little dog, a breed of season. It's interesting to know that he sleeps with the dog instead of his wife. When my wife started talking about her favorite musical group named "Foresta" and their sponsor "Non-Destruction Company", he smiled. He didn't know that one of the members by the name of Shun-chan who sings an opera song. But he likes going to the opera and he knew the company's name more than 30 years ago. The company is famous for having state of art technique of measuring the Bullet Train's components without breaking any parts. Since we were infatuated with our conversation, Mata-chan seemed to be drunken a little bit. But he insisted that he buy "Tsukudani" ( food boiled down in sweetened soy) of "Kanso" near Yodobayashi station. He had promised his wife that he would bring it to her as a souvenior. Finally I took him to the shuttle-bus station to see him off. He reached out his hands and I shook hands with him. Then we parted.
The next day my wefe sent him salty kelp (Shio- Kombu) of "Kanso" from Daimaru department store just in case. I hope Mata-chan and his wife like it.
He lived in the company dormitory for singles in Ashiya, while I in the Kashiwara dormitory. In the early 70s we had to work also Staurdays until noon. Mata-cahn always asked me after hours, "Sada-chan, how about going to the movies this afternoon? Would you like to see Japan-Porn or Western Porn?" We ended up seeing Yakusa movies starring Ken Takakura and Junko Fuji. Then we dropped in a snack bar and gossipped about boss's love life and figures of young working women in the office.
He said, "Oh, you mean Ms. Muto who sits next to the section manager? She is a pretty chick but I have never seen such a big ass she's got! Furthermore she sucks up to the managers." I could blow off steam.
One of his hobbies is listening to classical music. When I visited him, he showed off a stereo set comprising Sansui's speaker, Onkyo's tuner and Pioneer's record-player. Unforutnately classical music is not my taste. But I craved for the setreo set he owned. It was nice of him to take me to an electrical shopping arcade in Nihonbashi. I ordered the same stereo set Mata-chan had. I went back with him to the Kashiwara dormitory. He set up the whole component for me. Immediately I played a single record for Japanese pops sung by Go Hiromi entitled "We're the nasty boys".
In the course of time I attneded his marriage ceremony in Mishima, Shizuoka Pref. It is usually that guests give a speech to celebrate the marriage. But it was mind-boggling to see the very bridegroom singing "My Way". for the entertainment. He went on a honeymonn trip to the western coast of America.
Before I was transferred to Tokyo headquarters, he invited me and my wife over to his condo in Ashiya. His beautiful wife comes from Izu-Nagaoka where her parents ran a spa
("Onsen") hotel. I talked about my memory of visiting Mata-chan house in Mishima where his mother ran a restraunt-inn. We ate baked eels, one of the specialities in Hamanako-lake. I was full and started taking a nap on the tatami-mat. Mata-chan criticised me later that I broke a wind while I was sleeping. It is impolite to break a wind when man visits someone's home. We laughed out. By and large we had a nice time together.
On the contrary Mata-chan visited our condo last week on his way to Kobe where his relative live.
It's been for ages since I saw him last. My wife and I welcomed him. My wife served him beer, smoked salmon, slices of ham and snacks. He has now two children who had already left his house. A couple of months ago he became a grandfather and now lives happily with his wife and a little dog, a breed of season. It's interesting to know that he sleeps with the dog instead of his wife. When my wife started talking about her favorite musical group named "Foresta" and their sponsor "Non-Destruction Company", he smiled. He didn't know that one of the members by the name of Shun-chan who sings an opera song. But he likes going to the opera and he knew the company's name more than 30 years ago. The company is famous for having state of art technique of measuring the Bullet Train's components without breaking any parts. Since we were infatuated with our conversation, Mata-chan seemed to be drunken a little bit. But he insisted that he buy "Tsukudani" ( food boiled down in sweetened soy) of "Kanso" near Yodobayashi station. He had promised his wife that he would bring it to her as a souvenior. Finally I took him to the shuttle-bus station to see him off. He reached out his hands and I shook hands with him. Then we parted.
The next day my wefe sent him salty kelp (Shio- Kombu) of "Kanso" from Daimaru department store just in case. I hope Mata-chan and his wife like it.
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