PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

KLQ Golf Tournament

8月

20日

Mr. Kent Brady from FSMG too me to KLQ Golf Tournament. I really had a good time. We have Seattle Executives Association Golf Tournament tomorrow.

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Seattle is not a popular destination.

8月

19日

Japanese currency exchange rate stands around 85.5 Yen to a US Dollar. This means everything you see in US$ is about 20% off compared to just a year ago. Because of this, flights from Japan to places like Honolulu and Los Angles are booked for next several months. Only two places in the US West Cost Cities of the US that this surge of tourism are not happening are Seattle and Portland.

Why?

It is not a simple answer. But there are several factors that I can think. (1) the immigration processes in Seattle and Portland are slow and very unfriendly compared to Honolulu, LA and SF. (2) Seattle has one of the highest Sales Tax in the US and State does not give any tax break to tourists from Japan. (3) Not much to see and the transportation from Seattle and Portland to any other cities in the US are very limited compared to LAX and SFO. (4) Air Fair between Seattle and Portland to any cities in Japan are higher than one between LAX to Japan. This is because of the competitions. (5) Air planes that fly between Seattle and Portland to Japan are OLD and SMALL.

There are many business travel between Seattle and Portland to Japan, but we should do better in tourism dollars. The State should do something, since many of the problems are government originated issues.

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Seattle Downtown

8月

19日

For many outsiders, this is the image of Seattle. The PUBLIC MARKET CENTER and the Space Needle are the icons of the city. I had dentist appointment this morning and I got there little early. I had some time to walk around the block.I took this picture with my cellular phone.

I was too bad this old FORD MINI VAN came right in the picture.

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"Beat It" - - Chinese Communist Version

8月

17日

I found this on my friend's Facebook post. This is just funny and well made.

Please don't take it too seriously. Just have some fun.

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New PSPINC Messenger Bag

8月

17日

We just took delivery of new PSPINC OGIO Messenger Bags. This bag has a note book computer protection pocket and place for your iPad and Cellular Phone. We have this bag available at PSPINC for somewhere around $40 but you can get one for free if you sign up for new Domain and Web Hosting at http://www.dreamersi.net .

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I don't belong ...

8月

17日

I don't believe in this type of clothing even if you are working for computer software company. It is just offensive to me. I think I am old style. I do not believe in dressing up for the comfort of yourself. You should dress with the respect to others around you.

If I can't take you to golf courses, you are dressed too casually.

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Internet Connection Between US and Japan

8月

17日

Have you ever seen the Internet route map between US and Japan. PSPINC's data center has several connecting routes from and to Japan, but the shortest route is directly from Seattle to Japan on NTT line. This is to provide better access to Japanese customers from Japan.

We also have two lines that provide much better performance to the US domestic customers.

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Half Moon Tonight

8月

17日

This picture was taken just after sunset tonight. When there is enough light, taking a picture of the moon is not too difficult. I am using Olympus SLR camera with 600mm lens.

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New Administration Screen for Bloguru!

8月

16日

We have just updated the administration screen for Bloguru. It contains more information and should be easier to use. Please let me know what you think...

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