I had to check out of the hotel today, as it was closing for a couple of days for some works. So I packed up, and left the room around 10.15. I worked in the cafe in the lobby for a couple of hours, and then Mikiko and I went out for lunch, before going to Kachidoki.

Our plan at Kachidoki was to sit on the side lines and use the system during their soccer games, so the players and spectators could see it in action, while the umpires continued to use the old “flip the numbers over” system. So once I had things set up (the flat battery in the TV remote complicated things a bit, as the TV isn’t very accessible, but luckily a ladder was near by), I did this.

After a couple of games, I also ran the clock. I could hear spectators / other team members starting a stop watch when the game started, so they knew when it was in the last minutes (as there was no timer displayed at Kachidoki). So having it displayed on the big screen would have simplified things, as well as let the players on the court know without having to hear the time called from the side line. However I had to stop the clock in the last 10 seconds so the buzzer didn’t sound, as they did not want that disruption.

Kaoru turned up after an hour or so, and Mikiko left – so I still had somebody to communicate with them if I needed to. After 7 or 8 games, I decided that was enough, and we left for Kaoru’s place. There were only 6 teams playing, so they had all witnessed the scoreboard, and Mikiko had told me a couple of people commented on the “Electronic scoreboard” that was present. Hopefully the news makes it back to the right people.

We had pizza for dinner, and I caught up on work / blogging from the last week.