November 10, 2009

Ooops, some changes in edit function in Blogger...

Hisashiburi ne.
Oh, how can I say this in English??
It's quite a while that I did not update my blog... too long to say.

Anyway, I left this for a long time.
Then today I found there have been many changes made in this edit window of Blogger.
I don't know it if became more friendly or not yet.

September 17, 2009

September 12, 2009

Professional

I went to the hairdresser's. I've been a customer of a hairdresser for over 11 years.
Today, she said, she started to use scissors from her favorite manufacturer and I was the first customer.
I was glad to hear that.
Look at them...they are the weapons of a profesiional.

July 6, 2009

Sarah Louise Palin

Due to the paper on July 4 (Nikkei), Sarah Louise Palin has been reported to resign from the Governor of Alaska, probably because of the next presidential election.

Well, I don't know her, but have an interest because she is the Governor of Alaska, where my close people are living.

June 22, 2009

Very lazy days...

この頃、いわば「どん詰まり」の日々。
公私ともにいろんなことがあって凹凹・・・。それでもやらなきゃいけないことは消えてくれない。私じゃなきゃだめ。だれかの助けを求めるのもかったるい・・・説明したり納得してもらったりするのが面倒・・・だからひとり。でも何でもかんでも私に覆い被さっているみたいでやだやだやだ。
そういう思いに陥ってもう長いんだけど、爆発発作がでるのはこの10日ほど。爆発した後に、「私はいよいよ心の病気だ」と覚悟する。完治にはどうすればいいのかもわかっているのに。でも踏み出せない。

そんな中、MTEC卒業生のJCさんから届いたメール。こんなビデオクリップが紹介されていました。
それを見て、nanaは何を思う?
Nick Vujicic - - 希望、勇気と感動の人生 (日本語字幕)


I've been feeling "stuck" on everything. Both privately and officially.
But still, my responsibilities never vanish.
Not someone else, "I" have to do it...there are so many things to do. So many routine works, so many responsiblities every day.
I don't want to ask for help, because it's tedious to explan what or why.
I've been in this mood for a while. But it's about 10 days since I explode my stressed feeling. Almost every day, when I'm preparing for dinner.
And after every explosion, I tell to myself "It's emotional disorder, nana".
I know the biggest cause of this, though, I cannot step forward. This will lead me to destruction of my life. I'm scared of that time.
I know the time will come, but not now.

JC, one of my ex-colleagues, wrote me yesterday. This video clip was introduced in it. JC got a cerebral infarction last year, and is undergoing rehabilitation now.
What do you think at this video, nana?
Aren't you too weak and fragile??

June 15, 2009

Something I look forward!


Isn't it nice to see?
Thte close up shot of my plum liquor.

June 11, 2009

Post from mobile phone


I renewed my mobile (cell) phone on Monday (3 days ago), and set it possible to post from it.
Well, typing English on it is so tedious, so I don't think I'll post from it often, but who knows...
:) :)

June 10, 2009

Plum Work - 梅仕事


I did plum work of this year.

June 2, 2009

My New Friend

It is Canon EOS Kiss X3!

May 31, 2009

World No-Tobacco Day

It's "World No-Tobacco Day" today. Yes, May 31st.

It's one of International Days to promote NO SMOKING designated by WHO.

I got to know about this day at AMC (Adventist Medical Center) at this time of 1995 when I was seeing doctors there.

It's almost 12 years since I quitted smoking.
I used to smoke when I got angry or when I was under big stress.
I say I stopped smoking, but I still have those initiators for smoking, so
I wonder if I can say "I'm free from smoking!"

That's why I think I can understand the feeling of smokers who resist to quit smoking.

I myself think that it put everything back to the beginning if I smoke one tobacco, and this makes me refrain from smoking, and I hope it will be like this forever.

May 30, 2009

ICM2009

I've been planning the trip of this summer.

Accompanying a conference held in Karlsruhe, we are planning to visit Germany and Austria. In addition, it will be nice to Switzerland.

May 24, 2009

Landscape? or Portrait?

For a long time, I liked "Landscape" composition for my photos, though, I came to select "Portrait" these days. Especially when I take foods, I often take in both composition, and I result in selecting "Portrait"

The following are the photos I took at Ouchi Cafe+ in Ginowan City.

This is "Landscape".


This is "Portrait".


Which do you like?

May 17, 2009

Time management

This has been my life-time issue.

Most of my mistakes or loses have been due to this.

How can I be better at this?

May 7, 2009

New Contract and New Apperance

I renewed my contract this morning.
It is my 5th year in MTEC.
Well, in general, I like my present job and team.

And I renewed the appearance of this blog.
Back to the ready-made template. It may be boring a little, because many bloggers are using the same one. But I have other advantages such as a gadgets. Now it is flexible to add other gadgets developed by other venders. Thanks to this, I can sustain "Where are you?" with the world map.
Of course, the side bar of this has "Follower", so please put yourself in there!!

April 16, 2009

Coffee and Tea in my office


The sunset yesterday was beautiful. It was very "spring" reflection for me. Is it somehow like aurora (Northern Light)? The photo above was taken from my office.

Here are some photos adding international taste!
Tea from Nepal, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

Oh the other hand, we also enjoy the flavor of cofee from the world.
Malaysia and Tanzania. Naturally, Malay coffee is Halal...certified for Moslems.

April 14, 2009

Keepin' a wonderful time together..

Look!
This is the template of coffee mug (by a Starbucks tumbler) of my African friends.
Like a patchwork of our time together, I carefully selected photos from more than 2000 photos!
Though I like the sepia shown above, most of my trainees like it in full-color. Let's go by democracy :)

March 29, 2009

The very first birthday of mine

With my own participants.

I don't remember whom I told about the day, my participants carefully planned a surprise.
It was a real surprise, indeed!

March 23, 2009

No time for movies...

Due to the workshop I've been conducting, there is no time for movies, videos, and DVDs.
Well, I can wait until everything is over. Then I'll see until I get tired with it :)

March 12, 2009

Lunch at 5:48pm



I've been in Tokyo due to the observation tour with my trainees.
Somehow, there was no time for it (maybe), and partly because my trainees don't pay much attention for lunch, I've not had lunch today until now.
I am the person who needs to eat something three times a day.
After the regular traing hours, I am free, fortunately. So I decided to see the movie. It is "Okuribito or Departures", the Academy movie.
This is the second time for me to go to a theater by myself.
Late lunch (or early supper), then the movie... good way to enjoy my own time!

出張で東京にいます。
タイミングが合わず、加えて普段ほとんどランチを取らない研修生の引率とあって、とうとうこの時刻までランチなし。
研修生は宿舎で夕食したり、勝手(これはこの場合、好ましい)に散歩に行ったりしていて、私やメインの引率者の出番はあまりありません。
無事に到着したことで、本日のミッション完了。
ということで、宿舎から少し離れたところに映画を観に来ました。
はい、先日チケット売切れで見逃した「おくりびと」です。
ランチ兼夕食(ディナーって感じではありません)して、行ってきます。ひとりで映画を観る2本めです。

March 11, 2009

Anniversary

I love anniversaries so much.
I call myself like "Anniversary collector".

I remember birthdays, wedding anniversaries, the day I got a drivers license, etc.

Today is one of my big favorite days: The day I first came to Tokyo from Okinawa, and left for the U.S. in 1977.

I'm happy to write the relation with my host family, started in that year, is still with us!

February 28, 2009

Movies in February 2009

February 7 @Sakurazaka

February 9 DVD

February 11 DVD

February 21 DVD

February 22 DVD

January 31, 2009

Movies in January 2009

I decided to list the movies (including videos and DVDs) that I see for the first time. I have no idea how many I will see, but definitely seeing movies has been one of my favorite things after working with MTEC.
Let's start with January. Here we go!

January 3 @Sakurazaka Theater
Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler
わが教え子、ヒトラー

January 4 DVD
The Devil's Own デビル

January 12 DVD
Black Gold おいしいコーヒーの真実

January 14 DVD
Dive!! ダイブ!!