Graduation - Class of 2008

Here are they are! Thanks to those who've sent me these photos of our graduation.

What a wicked ride the past two years were. Everyone, thank you again for being there, and please stay in touch.

tetsu

3-week intensive program in Montreal

Highlights

At School

Art of Leadership

Extracurricular Activities

End of Program Party and Thereafter

BBQ@Fred's, Weekend@Tetsu's, Supper@Ladi's

3 weeks of both pure hell and pure pleasure from July 16 to Aug. 4. That was the story of our intensive program at the McGill main campus in Montreal. The 3 courses were: Strategy (Corporate Leadership), Business Simulation, and Art of Leadership. A dozen of us came from Tokyo and another dozen or so were main campus MBAers. Then there were also a few who came from other parts of the world. But despite our global origins, we ALL bonded and had fun as if we had known each other forever.

In retrospect, I think that just going through the intense course load was enough to drive anyone insane. But we actually managed to schedule in some major parties along the way! …um…actually…come to think about it…maybe THAT’S what kept us from going mad… yeah, yeah…maybe. Oh well, whatever the case, it was magical. Anyways, I’m sure you understand what I’m taking about from the above photos!

In the end, I only have one thing to say to everyone involved in that program: a huge THANK YOU to all the students, profs, administrators, and others.

And as many have already said so far, this is not a “good-bye”, but a “see you later”!

tetsu

Cocktails4Charity

Yu-Sho Combi


We had our first party of the new school year on July 1st, Canada Day! It was an activity organized by Maria and Carl. Every drink people had included a little donation to Maria's organization BEE. I think she was happy with the outcome right!? There was some heavy duty drinkin' by some of our wild boys and girls from Y1!

....good thing you were done with Stats that day right? Yeah, we Y2s understand...here's what we did after one of our own Stats classes last year (actually, it was after an exam!).

Hope you guys are up for more partyin'!!

tetsu

Class of 2009 Orientation

It was the Class of 2009 Orientation day today. The student council gave a little presentation on the McGill MBA Japan Experience.

We really enjoyed the experience and thought the Class of 2009 was a very dynamic and very active class. We also went to the New Otani as last year and had a few drinks and discussed with the newcomers. What a great bunch of guys and girls. What a variety of backgrounds. Also, many more Japanese/Asians than our class. And even better, many more beautiful ladies! Ha ha ha... not that we don't got no beautiful ladies! ...just that we only got 4! And now one of 'em is going to Montreal for the second year! v(T T)v. I can't believe I didn't take any photos today to upload here!! If someone took some nice ones, please send 'em to me so I can upload 'em here.

Anywho, we really welcome you with open arms and hope that Y1 and Y2 students can interact extensively throughout the year and take the McGill MBA Japan Experience to the next level!

By the way, a few people told me that they saw this blog and one guy even told me that he's been following it for quite a while. In fact, it contributed to his deciding on taking the program! Man I'm glad that this blog makes a difference.

Alright Class of 2009, you've got a big year ahead of ya. But as we said many times today, you can count on the Class of 2008 to help you through tough times. Don't hesitate to ask.

Ganbarimasho! Yoroshiku!

tetsu

Christmas Party 2006

What a great way to end 2006! A terrific party at Aoyuzu, in Ebisu. Excellent food, fun games, wonderful friends, and of course, lot's 'n lot's of drinking! ...all night long for some of us...

Big thanks to everyone who came! Hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did!

It's encouraging for the SC when events turn out to be as successful as this one!

hmmm...let's see what's comin' up in 2007...

Happy holidays to all, and a wonder and prosperous 2007!!!


tetsu, on behalf of the Student Council

Pigging out at the Barbacoa

A good time was had by all who went to gorge themselves at Barbacoa this past Saturday. The group enjoyed a huge salad bar, choice cuts of beef, pork and pineapple, and large bowls of vanilla soft-cream topped with chocolate syrup and corn flakes. After succumbing to meat poisoning, we all ambled out of the restaurant and walked towards Yoyogi Park on Omotesando-dori, thankful for its downward slope. Never before had we felt the effects of gravity as strongly as we did that day...

God bless the Brazilians for doing barbecue right!


Kirk

Drinking. Again.

Yesterday, we went drinking with our Managerial Economics professor Prasad. Too bad our Information Systems professor Liette couldn’t make it.

Half of the class was there, plus staff. We had a blast!

Here are some pictures. However, none show Prasad very clearly (he's beside Jason in the second picture). Sorry. On the other hand, thanks for the jokes and the anecdotes!

tetsu

The Adventures of Carl

The Monday started with a barbecue at Futako-Tamagawa. After approximately 2 bottles of wine, Carl took all the girls and played them guitar.

After the barbecue, Carl went to Legato (cocktail bar).



After 3 cheese plates (7,500 yen), 2 martinis (2,000 yen) and 3 "special" custom ordered cocktails (4,800 yen), Carl became sleepy...


...but he soon felt better!

The End

Documentary by Thomas

Post-Stats deflation

After doing some heavy-duty studyin' and writing one of our most dreaded exams of the McGill MBA Japan Program, STATS, many of us went out for a drink. We were glad to have some McGill staff join us also, including our actual inflictor of pain, Prof. Hart.

Yep, there some serious drinking some gettin' out of hand. Right Steve?

I had fun. Thanks folks. Thanks Prof. Hart.

tetsu
P.S. So what did everyone think of the test?