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Skriven 2011-11-11 09:37:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
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 -=> Quoting Michael Loo to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ> On my first visit to Tokyo, Mr Toyoda sent a car and driver for me.
 ML> You must have been a very important engineer.

I made the recommendations for PNG government contracts for supply of
vehicles, and the big one - four-wheel drive utilities - was coming up
for renewal.  The local agent for Toyota arranged for me and 2 of the
local senior staff to travel to Japan, where we talked to the Toyota
design engineers about our technical requirements.  We were wined and
dined, and given the treatment with hot thermal baths at a resort.
 
 GJ> I enjoyed a heated back massage from the rather special back seat.
 ML> But were you a very important customer, you would no doubt
 ML> have enjoyed a heated back massage from a rather special
 ML> almond-eyed young lady.

A month or so later, the PNG Nissan agent took us to Japan for talks
with their design engineers.  A massage was part of that trip.

My technical recommendations were not affected by the Japanese
"special treatment", which made the losing dealer unhappy, so I bought
a couple of his latest model vehicles "for evaluation".  They proved
to be inferior to the recommended brand, so honour was satisfied.
 
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Goya Chanpuru (Bittermelon with Tofu)
 Categories: Japanese, Vegetables, Hawaii, Tofu, Beef
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      2 md Bittermelon
      1 ts Salt
 10 1/2 oz Firm tofu; well drained
      4 tb Salad oil
    1/3 cn (12 oz size) corned beef
      2    Eggs
      1 ds Pepper
 
  Cut bittermelon into lengthwise halves, remove seeds. Cut halves into
  thin slices.  Sprinkle with salt and rub salt into bittermelon; let
  stand 10 minutes. Rinse bittermelon with cold water, drain, and blot
  dry with clean cloth.  Break tofu in bite- sized pieces, blot dry
  with clean cloth. In a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. Fry
  tofu until lightly brown; remove from skillet and set aside.  Wipe
  skillet and heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil, cook bittermelon until
  almost done. Stir in corned beef, tofu, eggs, and pepper. Cover, turn
  off heat and let stand for 1 minute.
  
  Demonstrated by BEA SHIMABUKURO of Hui Makaala OKINAWAN RECIPES -
  SEPTEMBER 1995 from: The Electric Kitchen & Hawaiian Electric
  Company, Inc. [Meal-Master compatible format by Karen Mintzias]
 
MMMMM
 
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