Board of great men

  A few days ago, I received shocking news from my Japanese friends about the passing of Uncle Shoji. I had the chance to meet him once during my last trip to Japan.

Flash back to my early life on a student day, I still had a version 1 of disability, an infectious disease of Polio that caused muscle weakness on one of my legs. Though I was still be able to walk, unfirmly. My family back then was dirt poor. My super, solo mom raised her 4 children by herself in a rural area with extreme Third-World conditions of ‘70s Thailand. An old Thai movie “Kru-Ban-Norg” (A Rural Teacher) reflects almost perfectly how my life was back then.

At the beginning of my working age, I had a chance to help a computer department in the organization where Topong worked. I had also my first driving experience with his old sedan. Topong made a lot of contributions for PWDs. His works always stay in memory and inspire us all along. Those who work in front stage nowadays all must have worked with him. On 7 June every year, we will miss him.

      Japan, a global economic powerhouse, leads in many industries—electronics, robotics, automobile manufacturing, and transportation infrastructure. Its accessibility standards are among the highest in the world. There is no denying that Japan is at the forefront.