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End of Contract

End of Contract by El Fotopakismo.
As of August 1st 2007 I am no longer working for the Japanese Government.

I have created a set with some pictures for you to take a peek at the world of Public Service of Japan.

Now, what's next for me?
oh yeah, I will confess I had a blast, but 3 years working for a Government taught me two absolute truths of life:

Number one:
The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy

and

Number two:
I've had my share of politics, public service and social sciences :P

So a couple months ago that made me turn down that scholarship for a Masters in a university in Texas. It was in "Public Administration". I still don't regret that so I guess that was the right thing to do for me.

Anyway, what I do like is to walk the less traveled road, so if being the only Mexican citizen working full-time inside the Japanese Government was one thing... then entering into the world of Japanese real estate, construction and urban development will be another one.

If you want to buy land South of Osaka... I'm your man! 

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Saralú  Pro User  says:

Real estate, what a twist!!
Congratulations for all your achievements. I am sure that your new adventure will be as fun an interesting as the last one.

One little favor: don't be as pushy as almost all the real state brokers I got to met when I arrived to Japan.... PLEASEEEEEE
One of them almost made me cry... the key money, the seal on the contract, please decide they are 243 person interested in this appartment, 20 phone calls per hour
...oh-my-God too much preasure for me!

Saludos!!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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El Fotopakismo  Pro User  says:

oh yeah! I know those!

Luckily I'm not that type of real estate, I am more into selling the land and houses, not apartments! (^^;)

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Memo Vasquez  Pro User  says:

Fin de ciclo.
Que tu nueva etapa esté llena de éxito.
Un abrazo.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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Watari Goro 渡五郎  Pro User  says:

Cool macro!
Nice insight into your life, too!
Best of luck to you in your real estate venture!

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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Erin?  Pro User  says:

neat shot!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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Fa.bian  Pro User  says:

Sorry for my ignorance, but you working for the Japanese government?
As a-l-i-e-n?? ;-)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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myrmardan  Pro User  says:

Éxito en tu nueva etapa, Paco.
Creo que en japonés de dice:
gambatte kudasai!!
¿no?
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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Color-de-la-vida  Pro User  says:

estupenda... me encanta

The World Through My Eyes
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helenabraga  Pro User  says:

So cool!
The World Through My Eyes
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tHE PypEr  Pro User  says:

Cool! Congrats! Great pic!

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kalandrakas  Pro User  says:

wow!!!
good luck, man!!!

WINNER
You are my winner!
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aRISSa*  Pro User  says:

No había leido la historia! mucha suerte en lo que viene Paco!!!
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El Fotopakismo  Pro User  says:

muchísimas gracias Memo! y tú cuándo nos visitas por aquí?

thank you for the good wishes! you have sold me the idea of going to Hawaii with all your photos. I hope someday I can manage to do a little escapade there!

hahaha! thanks for the comments Erin!

yes! and not only me, there are other foreigners too, in fact if your Japanese is good enough you can do it too

domo arigatou misuta- roboto!

thank you for stopping by and for the fave too!

thanks! cool pictures over there too!

muchas gracias! apenas me acabo de enterar de que hablas español :P

thank you, hope to see you sometime if you ever come to Kansai!

muchísimas gracias arissa! vamos a lo que sigue!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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B. KATT says:

good luck! great shot!

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Definitely a winner!!!
You deserve another one.
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Helena S. says:

WINNER
Definitely a winner!!!
You deserve another one.
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Grant MacDonald  Pro User  says:

WINNER
Definitely a winner!!!
You deserve another one.
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Lou in China  Pro User  says:

Compfirst icon
(Composition First)
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Lord Cuauhtli  Pro User  says:

Lo importante de saber lo que dice el papel... yo no firmaría este que tienes como foto je je je
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ZeYnEp */* says:

Congrats.. Be happy..
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Sakoku says:

congrats,
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jvcluis  Pro User  says:

que bien Paco, que tengas éxito en tu nueva etapa ....

por cierto, me agrada el humor que manejas en tus fotos ...
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jvcluis  Pro User  says:

aahhh ya que andas sin que-hacer puedes descolgarte a la convención nacional de flickrs en San Mike
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Roy in Africa says:

What a nice picture. So very creative. Once you tire of selling property in Japan why not try South Africa?
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catb  Pro User  says:

Great perspective!
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kdynamic  Pro User  says:

haha! I just figured out who you are! Hi paco!

This is a great picture. I can not explain how RELIEVED I felt when I handed in my non-recontracting papers. Freedom!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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paulpablopawel  Pro User  says:

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alternatively, Thank you.
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