A some days ago, my first project had almost finished. That's why about
"almost". Because of in testing by customer right now. But I suppose that
there are some issues yet...
The First Project
I spent to work on this project around two months a half. It is the first time,
to work in Canada or in English and to develop Android app(widget correctly).
Everything was the first time for me so the term was really tough. Because
I restart the thing I read Japanese web site to get comfortable, which
I stop since getting here, in this term. Currently, I am getting better for
their environment a little bit.
Looking back upon this project, I suppose that the process for the project
is same with Japan. There are some point of difference of if I have to say,
there is no waste think on whole of process. That are documents, meeting
or information given etc. The meeting is hold four times within two months
a half including two internal reviews. I mention to reporting to my schedule,
my boss asked me "How's it going?" sometimes just only :)
I worried if it is going enough so I tried to share by making documents to
know my status using Google Docs. Because to share something is important
normally... In the communication to customer on email, they forward it
at the important point if it needs. They didn't send too much like using CC.
Though the forwarding took the days after decision... These email they send
is good to study English. Because it is written using the sentence I can't use.
So Internet dictionary is working anytime.
It is Just not to make source code on this project. I also mede some brief
manual documents for user. Of course, I have never made English documents
I use some sentence from several sample when I found lol But I don't know
they already see that.
On this project, I developed like software to generate Widget for Android.
It can customize some styles and I got hard to the customize function.
It is thoughtful to see someone use the widget I developed in Canada~
The Next Project
Although I managed to almost complete the first project, next project is
already going through now. Next also Android app development! And
fortunately I have a chance to develop an Android app for one of web
service in Canada. They look to get 50,000 users. I don' know if I can do
or can't in hard on next project too. But not hard to know technical things,
time might be hard on this time... I guess to be "Android Developer" after
completing this. cheers by myself.
Work Permit
By the way, Already I spent over a half of year in my Working Holiday life.
The time to work for is more than to study at language school. I have done
one project and I could show up one of result finally. So I look to try to get
Work Permit which is my final target in this Working Holiday life. This is
high aim that I can't do alone. This is biggest issue I have to pass over to
go through for next year to live in Canada.
In Canada, I should mention to Toronto in this case, I need LMO to get Work
Permit. LMO is like the proof to be needed for hiring foreigner by company.
Though the rate to get it is high if you can even get LMO, to get LMO is
so hard.
In Canada, the unemployment rate is high, the reason to to hire foreigners
is needed to secure citizen's hiring. For standing the reason, you have to
proof not to be able to find good employee in spite of hiring or why you
need to hire them. I can't pass through the issue unless my company
support. In Canada, iPhone and BlackBerry is the most popular, I think
that my position, "Android Developer", is one of advantage. The first,
I must ask them that they have a mind to support me to get Work Permit.
So I am just wondering what I will be doing and where on next year...
It might be in Canada, Japan or another country... Nobody knows.
Talk to you soon!
