It was no hardship to be called together for a Regional Leadership Team meeting in Penang, Malaysia in the coldest January in Japan in 26 years! Meetings don't make for great pictures, but this was the view we had as we met for three days.
We did get outside for one session, which we held on a nearby beach, with a barbecue lunch served to us. While it was only a few hours, I should have been more careful in applying the sun screen!
We travelled to Penang through Singapore, riding the immense Airbus A380 to Changi Airport, and arriving at 4:00am. We slept for an hour or so in the departure lounge and then got breakfast (runny eggs, Kopi and Kaya, of course!) and continued on to Penang. On our return we arrived at Singapore at noon, and Toshimi san, our former neighbour in Harumi, joined us for lunch. That was a much more enjoyable layover! This is your typical tourist photo, where you can hardly see the people in the picture. The Merlion in the background is a symbol of Singapore.