ok i need to write it down while it still lingers in my memory...
i have just learned that Bridgestone is a Japanese company.
it doesn't sound japanese, i told my colleague.
and he told me, you know, it came from the name of the owner of the company.
his name is mr. ishihashi... and then i was puzzled...
he said, translate it to english..
ishi = stone and hashi/bashi = bridge...
o ha... interesting right? but now, shouldn't it be Stonebridge? :D
and then he added.. also Suntory.
ok i said yeah i know it's japanese company.
then he said, yeah but it also came from the name of the owner..
so i quizzed my sanity and then started translating to japanese..
but i'm stucked...
then he told me, his name is Mr. Torii.
Torii-san in japanese..
so if you say it continuously it sounds like.. Santorii..
o ha... another trivia.
ok, don't hold me responsible if these are not true... i haven't checked yet.
wait till i get home.
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