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Having been in Shanghai about 2 months now, many things happened during this return period to Shanghai… (Omit thousands of words here) And I also find out myself has changed a lot, which I began to thinking whether Shanghai is the city right for me. Shanghai is definitely very different from Tokyo. When referring the feeling of home, Shanghai is also like a stranger as Tokyo. The obvious difference between the two cities is that one speaks Japanese and the other speaks Chinese. Besides, the more important point I think is that most of stuffs in Shanghai that can rarely found in other cities in China is only for the rich people or foreigners here. Like many shopping malls, bars and apartments whose price is far from the average of income of Shanghai residence.

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Bad luck but also could say good luck. The bad thing is that I have to go to see a dentist in Japan. As you can image that it would be terrible for a foreigner who does not speak Japanese at all to go to see a dentist in Japan. People here rarely speak English, which is totally different against I image before I came to Tokyo. While the fortunate thing is that I found a Chinese speaking dentist via James. He is very kind and the dentist is even my kind than him.

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With pretty much mixed up of combination of feelings in Tokyo and lots of training class and work during the daytime, almost 5 weeks no writing blogging. Finally I got some motivation to add something here. I will try to write things in a reverse order since me landing on Narita airport. My elementary school teacher taught me that is called cut back. Ok, let me go head.

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With pretty much mixed up of combination of feelings in Tokyo and lots of training class and work during the daytime, almost 5 weeks no writing blogging. Finally I got some motivation to add something here. I will try to write things in a reverse order since me landing on Narita airport. My elementary school teacher taught me that is called cut back. Ok, let me go head.

Now just came back from dinner with my current manager and colleagues. Although I felt somewhat uncomfortable because of alcohol, I have a very good time in my deep heart. We went to a Japanese restaurant and have a good plentiful Japanese food. We talked much and I learned a lot because what we are talking with is senior people, haha. The interesting thing is that Jose (currently my boss’s boss :) is learning Chinese. So most of our talk is in Chinese and simultaneously translate it into English again for him. Here I would like to say a little more about my manager Jessica. She is so nice not because of everyone told me whilst I mentioned her, but the feeling when you talking and hanging with her and this feeling makes me very comfortable, of which I would like to build.

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4 days C++ training just finished yesterday. I was extremely impressed by the instructor’s deep insight and great knowledge of C++. As before I join Morgan Stanley, I thought I had a pretty good knowledge of C++. After this class, I find that still long way to go for me.

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After spent a couple of days in Tokyo, I find many interesting thins here:
The whole city is very clean.

People don’t talk much in the public places such as in the subways.

People don’t eat things in the way to company. As my first several days in Tokyo due to the late for work in the morning, I ate some bread on the train on the way to work. Many people around me looked me very strangely. After many days I realize the problem.

All the people related serving industry is very very polite to customers. For example, the waiters and sales people in the super market.

People have a custom to keep the order of everything. You cannot see anyone jump the queue.

You can see pigeons everywhere even in the downtown. If a pigeon is on the middle of the road, people always stop the car just like there is a person.

Life quality is higher than Shanghai and also many things are more expensive than Shanghai.

© Zhu Xinquan. The place where I live in Tokyo

© Zhu Xinquan. Goods are more expensive than Shanghai

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Morgan Stanley’s Tokyo office is in the Ebisu Garden Place. It’s a quite very good place, no crowd people just like city within the city. It consist a large array of restaurans and shops and some western style buildings. And the free lift to the top of the Garden Place Tower offers one of the better scenic views of Tokyo. It is connected with the JR Yamanote Line Ebisu station by the well marked "Yebisu Skywalk" on which I walk everyday.

© Zhu Xinquan. Morgan Stanley's Tokyo office in Ebisu Garden Place

© Zhu Xinquan. Morgan Stanley Logo and me

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By waiting for 13 days, I finally got the Japan visa. It's the first time for me to go abroad, of course, first time to Japan. I will stay at Tokyo for about 3 months and take the training class hold by the Tokyo branch of my company.In the old days, when there is trip for me on the next day, I will be too excited to get sleep at night. I still can remember these excited nights in the university. This time I was so peaceful and slept pretty well last time. I don't know why. Anyway, it's good for me to bring with a great deal of energy to my first Japan trip. （update the picture I've taken)

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