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| Global Spotlight focuses on employees
from the Mitsubishi Companies, who are excelling in their respective fields
around the world. In each issue we will get to know different employees, who
will tell us about their hometowns, businesses, culture, and past-times. |
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| Note 1 : Note11: 100% owned by Daimler AG, parent company of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC).
MBAuP is handling all MFTBC business operations in Australia, as a national distributor. |
I commenced working with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Australia back
in 2003 as a Systems Analyst and have been the Business Analyst for the
Fuso Truck and Bus Business Unit of MBAuP Commercial Vehicle since 2006. The Fuso Business Unit is
located in New South Wales in the city of Liverpool in Sydney’s South West about 30mins from Sydney Airport
heading out towards the famous Blue Mountains. The MBAuP head office is located in South East Melbourne,
Victoria. In my role I get to work closely with everyone in the Fuso unit including the Vehicle Sales, Service and Parts teams. We currently have 21 staff covering the 40+ Fuso Dealerships across Australia which means the colourful yarns
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from far and wide keep us smiling on tough
days. A few years back I was lucky to be chosen as the Fuso ‘Fair
Dinkum’ Genuine Parts Marketing face. The photo shoots were
a lot of fun and something different to experience although it still
feels a little weird walking in and seeing a life size cut out of myself
in one of the Dealerships.
There are some keen Golfers in the office and we are fortunate
to have plenty of Golf Courses nearby to have a hit after work
during the summer twilight. Like many visitors to our office, our MFTBC Japan colleagues have witnessed |
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| the love we have for different foods. Being located in the diverse city of Liverpool we are spoilt for choice
with gourmet Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Lebanese and Italian eateries to choose from. The search for Sydney’s best Seafood Laksa has been a constant discussion point amongst staff for as long as I can
remember. If you are ever in town there are plenty of willing participants to share lunch or dinner with. For the |
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last few years myself and some of the guys in our office (including our Sumo display stand) have grown moustaches in November as part of the ‘MOvember’ fundraising for men’s health issues and awareness having a fun time in the process. Over time it has been a real pleasure teaching our Japanese visitors plenty of Aussie slang and sharing some of our favourite pastimes with them including of course, our football, meat pies, beer and kangaroos (we don’t ride them to
work but we do eat them on the barbecue) |
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Away from work my wife and I have enjoyed travelling, including
a trip to Thailand during the Songkran festival last year and just
recently a visit to America and the Dominican Republic for a family
wedding. Being Australians we love watching sport, Cricket in
summer, footy in winter and horse racing all year round. I am a big
fan of the Bulldogs in both the Rugby League and AFL footy codes. Live music is also great in Sydney and we
were able to watch both Cold Chisel and Guns and Roses in concert at the Sydney V8 Motor Racing events. I
have also been personally involved with the Chris |
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Vinmini Charity for the past 8 years, a charity primarily set up
to assist and help educate poor children and orphans in Chennai, India. Along the way we have also helped
out in Australia assisting sick children and raised money for Natural Disaster Appeals. I was recently presented
with the ‘Friends of India’ award by the United Indian Associations of Australia for the charity work.
Hope to see you Downunder sometime for a pie and a coldie!! |
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My name is Elie and I joined Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation – Hong Kong Branch last year.
I am now working in Operations and General Affairs. Our office is located in Tsim Sha Tsui – if you have ever been to Hong Kong, you might know. |
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Working life in Hong Kong is always busy.
However, I feel lucky enough to have our office here
as there are various ways you can relax.
One of my favorite things to do during lunch
hour is window shopping. Situated in the hub of
Tsim Sha Tsui, many flagships stores of famous
international brands and wonderful restaurants are concentrated nearby.
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Walkthrough the shopping mall you can arrive Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade. It is just along the Victoria
Harbour, at the opposite side of Hong Kong Island. Sometimes when I pass though the Promenade in
the morning, visitors in various skin tones assemble for free Tai Chi lesson near Hong Kong Arts Museum.
Watching fluid body motions of Tai Chi always can relax my mind from heavy traffic.
At night, the most enjoyable is the world-known city skyline with colourful explosion of neon lights. Not
many places like Hong Kong – with limited space for urban development in our city have given rise to more
skyscrapers. If you work around at night, you may also lucky enough see the nightly show “Symphony of
Light”, and one of the best view points can be reached from our office easily.
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From a few years before, I started to hang out with a group of
friends who love outdoor sports. I enjoy most of those activities
as my friends but found one problem – my body cannot catch
up physically.
To make my leisure time more enjoyable, also to build up my
body strength, I started jogging. At first the process was boring
and hard. For a body which lack of exercises, each step is far heavier than expected. Greater motivation was
necessary to prevent myself to give up during the beginning stage. I decided to make my first enrollment of
10 km run. |
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Before the 10 km, the longest distance I had ever run was 2 km,
when I was in my high school. I had no idea how tough 10km would
be, but just grip every chance to practice before the run. Although
practice seems monotone, each practice does steadily improve
muscles and body as a whole. The satisfaction to meet such uneasy
target was one of the greatest things which I find beyond words.
Now I am trying to keep a record of my running pace, also to
extend my distance gradually. I hope I can share with my dear
friends again proudly, when I complete a full marathon one day.
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