smile!!

Again♪

2007-11-24T16:51:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I could start writing again! There were so many changes while I had not been writing. The biggest change is to quit my job last month. I could resign from K.K.Vinarius finally. The company made me sick, and it was very hard to continue to work there. I couldn't accept many things like the collegue's work styles, attitudes, long time work, low income and so on. However, I have no repentance about resigning because I did my best. I think it would be a valuable experience in the future for me. Now, I am at home and study English again. Because I want to work as a tour guide again. Before I work at K.K.Vinarius, I wanted to make much money and have a rich life, actually. I thought that it was the best and happy choice. But I completely misunderstood. The work should be challenging and fun. Money will catch me if I work rightly. Tour guide is not easy work, but it attracts me a lot. I would like to start working as a tour guide soon.

Anyway, busy!!

2007-08-21T07:28:00.000-07:00

It has been a long time no write. I have been so busy since I started to work at K.K. Vinarius by Aug. 6. I usually work 10 hours a day, and makes me so tired. I am getting used to the company and colleagues little by little, but everything is very different from Yamashin-Shoji. I always upset about the way of K.K. Vinarius or the thinking of the colleagues. They are so individuals, selfish, and not kind at all. However, I have a dream! I won't be able to quit so easily. All I can do is to continue and steal sales techniques as soon as possible.

Nagaoka

2007-08-05T05:39:00.001-07:00

I had visited Nagaoka for 9 days from July 28th to today(August 5). On the other hand, Hajime came to Nagaoka from August 3, and he stayed my house for 2 days. It was 2nd time to visit for him, but Hajime and my mom already became friendly. I was very happy to see they were talking. It was relief that my mom was so satisfied to know his idea about our relationship, and she looked very happy. I appreciate her kindness and friendliness very much.

Election

2007-07-25T07:57:00.000-07:00

We are going to have a election of the House of Councilors on this Sunday. I won't be able to go to the polls on that day, so I am going to vote tomorrow. To tell the truth, voting will be the first experience for me and I am excited about that. But I am puzzled who I should choose. I haven't decided yet. I would like to choose a right person who will work hard for the nation.

Q-chan

2007-07-20T06:28:00.001-07:00

Q-chan, Naoko Takahashi featured on TV by Kin-Suma today. I am a big fun of her, and her story always makes me emotional. She is very tough person, and her passion and efforts are so incredible! I just can't imagine her life. She said , "The key to success is to live as best I can every day." in the end of the program. I think that is so true although carrying out is not so easy. However, I wanna try to imitate her and get my success.

Farewell Party

2007-07-19T03:06:00.000-07:00

This is a pichture that I took last night in the farewell party. We had a game accordint to plan, and Mr. Horikoshi got a first prize! I was very happy because he looked happy to get the CD which I was puzzled to choose very much yesterday. The winner of the second prize was Mr. Mori. He was glad to get the DVD, too. The party was warming up, and 7 of 13 participants went to karaoke after that. We sang till 4 in the morning, and waited the train in a Chinese restaurant. We spent all night after all. I am thankful to everybody, and don't want to forget this day.

Prizes

2007-07-17T08:28:00.000-07:00

I bought some prizes for the tomorrow's farewell party which will be given for me. I am planning a game and going to give prizes for 2 winners. The prize for first prize is the CD of "ZARD". The prize for second one is the DVD of Japanese fireworks. I prepared small prizes for losers, too. It took a long time to choose those prizes, but it was pretty fun! I am praying that the participants will enjoy the party very much.

DNA seminar

2007-07-11T09:13:00.001-07:00

I joined DNA seminar with Yuko-san today. We could spend very fruitful time with speakers and participants. I was very happy to meet Mr. Sato(Den-chan), and he was just a man who I had been thinking about. This is the card he gave me at a cafe after seminar. He was so friendly and I liked his way of speaking. He looks like very sincerity. We decided to join next seminar, too. Also, I would like to join "Breakfast seminar" and "running".

Congraturation

2007-07-10T22:47:00.000-07:00

We had finaly done our presentation at Keio Univ. yesterday. This is a picture that was taken in Tengu, Akihabara. Yuko-san and I celebrated our achievement there. About last 2 months were very tough for us to prepare the presentation. We had been struggled to think about the structure and to make attractive power point so much. I thought many times I wanted to quit it and feel free in the middle of doing, but I didn't. Now I am so satisfied with the achievement, although my presentation was not so good and there was lot of problems that should be corrected. I would like to grow up piling small successes.

Too much!?

2007-07-04T06:36:00.000-07:00

I boiled Soba for dinner today. Because Hajime loved cold noodles like hiyashi-udon, hiyashi-cyuka, or soba, we always eat them. To my surprise, Hajime eats them so much. He eats 300g at one time. We should consider our body and health seriously. Loosing weight is the issue that we have to wrestle now.

Tokyo Eikaiwa Club

2007-07-02T07:42:00.000-07:00

I joined "Tokyo Eikaiwa Club" with Yuko-san today. We hadn't expected it, because the fee is very cheap(only 500 yen for less than 2 hours), but we could enjoy much more than we had been thinking. We need a little courage when we start to join the class, but we can become tame with the time passing. Many of the assemblies were aggressive, and they were trying to talk very hard. This club might be a good environment for enthusiastic people who is studying English. I met a woman who influenced me a lot in the club. She had studied in Australia for 5 years, and she talked English very fluently. Not only I was surprised her English, but also I was moved by her thinking about the work. I think she is earnest and very bright. She must success in the future.

Dehumidifier

2007-06-30T02:38:00.000-07:00

It has been hot and humid very much recently, and the defumidifier is the essential tool for us. This is the defumidifier that we bought last week. It costed around 35,000 yen at a sale price. It's not only removing water from the air, but also putting out cold air. In addition, it dries the laundry fast in a home and is a great convenience. However, we need an air conditioner soon. We won't be able to stand the heat without one, we don't want to use it as much as possible for our health and the economy though.

Frogmore Creek

2007-06-22T05:28:00.001-07:00

This is the Australian wine which Natsuko gave me the other day. She had been working at this winery in Tasmania. This wine is made by organic pinot noir, and a screw cap is used to stop up a bottle. I love most of Australian wines so much, but to tell the truth, I hadn't been expecting thie wine because I don't like pinot noir very much. However, this pinot noir made my idea that I had had for a long time about this grape variety change. This was so tasty, but not too heavy, and I drank it off. It is difficult to get it again, because no one import it to Japan now. I would like to have it again some day if I had a chance.

Roses

2007-06-20T06:12:00.000-07:00

I loitered around after work and was given some roses luckily. When I was going to wash my hands in the bathroom of the building, a women was arranging flowers in the sink. Then, she talked to me suddenly,"Would you take some roses?". I was very happy and promptly said,"Thank you very much!". It was a lucky happening, and I want to appreciate her ver much.

Explosion

2007-06-19T07:30:00.001-07:00

I knew the news that the health spa where is in Shibuya exploded today from a mail Yumi sent me. I was surprised very much by watching the TV news which was informing the misery facts. It is said that three people died and some injured in the accident. I think no one couldn't imagine that the health spa would explode. I am so sorry about that.

Natsuko

2007-06-14T06:31:00.000-07:00

I met Natsuko and had a dinner with her last night. She got married to a Iranian and have lived in Australia since last fall. However, she hasn't coped with her husband very much and is coming back to Japan just now. She repeated that her idea is completely different from her husband's idea. She is seriously thinking about the divorce. I haven't seen him and don't know anything about him, so it's difficult to suggest my opinion, but I feel pity for her very much. I hope she is going to make a right dicision and be happy.

Vinarius

2007-06-11T06:47:00.000-07:00

I finally made up my mind to work at K.K. Vinarius. Because they hadn't given a reply to my questions ( salary, welfare, etc.) for more than 10 days, I had been doubting about the company so much and wondering what I should do. However, I could made up my mind by Hajime's advise. The most important is what I want to do or what I can do in the company. I want to sell delicious wines and make good money. If I stay in Yamashin Shoji K.K., I won't make my dream come true forever. So, I decided, I have a lot of fears or worries though. Just do it.

Chinese Restaurant

2007-06-05T08:28:00.000-07:00

Yuko & I went to have a light dinner after class today. We chose a Chinese restaurant called "Syu-no-ie", because the poster that is written "A beer for only 90 yen for the first drink" was very attracted for me. In addition, they had offered 5 discount menu, too. However, the taste was not very good, and we reglected to go there after all. We won't go there again.

Vinarius

2007-06-04T07:53:00.000-07:00

I haven't received a mail that tells details about salary or those important things from K.K.Vinarius. I sent 2 mails to Ms. Nakagaki, but she hasn't even responded it yet. I wonder if they were luck of humanity. Also, I doubt about them very much. If they don't give me any contact by tomorrow, I really should think about a measure against them.

Curry

2007-06-01T05:36:00.000-07:00

I cooked curry for the first time in ages. I love the very spicy curry, and I was satisfied with it. On the other hand, Hajime doesn't like it very much. However, he ate a lot. He must have been very hungry. He pointed me about the curry I cooked. That is to cut ingredients shorter. I will do it next time!

Attaching images

2007-05-31T06:39:00.000-07:00

I finally learned myself how to attach images on this blog. That is fun! That is incredable! Images make the blog more fun and real. I can attach any pictures and find them from the internet easily. I want to use images as much as I can from now on.

Norika and Jinnai married!

2007-05-30T08:55:00.000-07:00

Norika and Jinnai's wedding party had today in Kobe. It was broadcasted on TV. I had been waiting for the program since this morning and just watched it now. Norika was so beautiful. The red dress suited her nicely. They looked so happy. Some people say that Jinnai isn't inappropriate for Norika as her partner, because he makes less money and is shorter than her. But I want to celebrate them so much!! Congraturation, Norika & Jinnai!!!

Business English Class

2007-05-29T05:41:00.000-07:00

There was a Mary's class today. I really hadn't felt like attending the class today, but I did after all. The class was more interesting than I thought. However, Mary told us to prepare the class sufficiently because we couldn't speak what we want to express very much. Mary's class is much tougher than Mr. Hinata's class because we have to speak or express our opinions a lot in her class. Although it is not easy, I would like to keep up with the class as much as I can.

Mr Matsuoka died

2007-05-28T04:23:00.001-07:00

Mr. Matsuoka, Agriculture minister died in today's afternoon. When I read this news on the website yahoo, I was very surprised. He was surely bad person who I hate the most, but I hadn't thought that he was going to die. His death demonstrates his dishonesties exactly. What a coward he is! He was going to try to avoid bad situations that he made by death. I think the mass media also cowards because they don't telecast this news very much. They should telecast it more and more as an important news.

Saving

2007-05-26T21:23:00.000-07:00

We spend much money for our living cost every month. Hajime make pretty much money, but we spend much more than he makes. We really should think about saving. I think we can save some money just by changing our consciousness. We waste a lot of things; electricity, water, gas, food unconsciously. There are many websites which are written about how to save. I would like to utilize them for our saving.

A delicate situation

2007-05-24T01:00:00.000-07:00

I got a mail from K.K Vinarius that I passed the interview. They adapted me to employ! I am happy about that, but to tell the truth, I am in a delicate situation now. Although I really want to work as a saleswoman, I don't have enough confident to cope with colleagues of the company. Because the president and other employees have very strong characteristics.

Presentation

2007-05-22T07:58:00.000-07:00

Now we are engaged in making a presentaion in Many's class. It is pretty tough, and takes much time considering the composition. Because the outline I made last time wasn't good, I was made to rewrite and send it to Mary today. I am likely to dislike the presentation from now on.

Masaaki Ohsugi

2007-05-21T05:52:00.001-07:00

I like Mr. Ohsugi very much. I especially like his voice and the way he talks. He talks very softly with so sweet voice. He is a professor of Seisen women's university and also very famous person in the English education world.　He must be very popular among the students, I guess. I like his podcast program, and it is very useful and fan to listen. He is not only a professional, but also humorous. I want him to continue the program for a long time.

Aromatherapy

2007-05-19T20:42:00.001-07:00

I am interested in aromatherapy these days. I like L'OCCITANE's products very much, especially the series of almond-apple. They emit wonderful fragrance because they are used true natural plants. I wonder if they costed more reasonable, that I can easily buy them. I think aromatherapy helps people relax and free from much many kinds of stress. I would like to exploit it usefully for my daily life.

Steve Jobs

2007-05-18T22:34:00.001-07:00

I am studying an English speech about Steve Jobs in Mr. Hinata's class now. His speech is very interesting and useful. Since I have begun studying this speech, I hadn't known Steve Jobs at all. I found a good website which offers his entire speech. The site's name is "YouTube". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60cDHb-tvMA Thanks to this website, I can study it more efficiently, and also the images help my understanding a lot.

Reservation system

2007-05-17T07:42:00.000-07:00

I usually use internet when I make a reservation for a tennis court. This system is easy and very useful. We can see the latest information, make a reservation or cancel it all the time through it. Maybe we couldn't even imagine this kind of system before, but now it is normal and most convenient for us. I can't help thinking greatness of the high technology.

Ohno-san

2007-05-16T07:08:00.000-07:00

I met Ohno-san today after work. He is a salesman of K.K. Ability and taking charge of me. I asked him for a document which I have to submit to K.K. Vinarius, and he immediately came to see me for bringing it. How nice he is! In addition, he treated me for some beer etc. He is a very good man, and he heals me whenever I meet him. I wonder if he was my father.

Second interview②

2007-05-15T07:17:00.000-07:00

I made holiday today for the president's interview of K.K.Vinarius. I had been so nervous until the interview started, but in fact, I didn't have any time to be nervous in the middle of the interview, because I was so desparate to answer the questions. In the beginning, the president asked me for speaking English, but hopefully she allowed me to speak in Japanese. The result will be announced by May 25th. The only thing I can do is to wait.

Second interview

2007-05-14T08:21:00.000-07:00

I got a mail that informs of a second interview from K.K. Vinarius today. I was surprised by that mail because I got so depressed in the first interview which I had about 2 weeks ago. To tell the truth, I don't have a good impression about Vinarius, but I am going to have a second interview tomorrow. I will try to do my best.

Birthday present

2007-05-13T06:45:00.000-07:00

I chose a birthday present for my nephew Ryuma today. He will be 3 years old by May 15th. I was walking aroud to find something good in Makuhari Garden Place, and finally I decided one. I chose a toweling pajama. It looks so comfortable to wear and cute. I hope he will like it !

Mother's Day

2007-05-12T08:05:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is Mother's Day, and I sent my mom a present trough internet today. I chose some items of Uniqro, because she said she wanted Uniqro's towel before, and in Uniqro, the delivery cost doesn't need if I shopped items over 6,800 yen or more. The present won't be delivered by tomorrow, but I hope she liked it very much.

Yumiri Naoi

2007-05-11T10:33:00.000-07:00

Yumiri Naoi was featured today on the TV pragram "Kin Suma". She is a architect and also professional of fusui. I am interested in her and would like to consult with her about my future someday, though I will be charged a lot for it.

Mr Hinata's Class

2007-05-10T07:57:00.000-07:00

I went to Keio University to attend Mr Hinata's class today, too. Yuko and I haven't been absent his class since the beginning. Also, we have attended Ms Nagashima's class perfectly, too. Their classes are sometimes fun and sometimes boring. I want teachers consider to make the class more intersting, then we could keep our motivation more easily. Anyhow, I should study hard much much more than before.

ipod

2007-05-09T07:03:00.000-07:00

I used ipod after an interval of about six months. The reason why I haven't used it recently is because the programs I installed are not so attractive enough. I mainly use ipod for studying English, so almost all programs are concerned about English. However, new programs are going on increasing on podcasts these days, and we can enjoy them more than before. I should make full use of it. It must be true that ipod would be a strong tool for my improving English.

Professional

2007-05-08T07:03:00.000-07:00

I like to watch reality TV very much, especially the business programs. I just watched a program "Gaia No Yoake" which is one of popular programs of TV Tokyo. Today's feature was "color". Two women who are concerning with color as their work featured on the program. I enjoyed the program very much, and was so impressed by watching it. I want to be a "professional" some day, too! This is only my dream!

Tennis

2007-05-05T21:49:00.000-07:00

I played tennis aｆter a very long time in Shiroi-shi yesterday. Hajime also played it after a long time. We could enjoy playing it, but our body has been tortured by tiredness. I couldn't even stand up this morning. What a woeful I am! I fully realize the need for more excercise for myself. We would like to play tennis at least once a week, to reserve a court is pretty difficult and troublesome though. We want to try as much as we can.

Keio Foreign Language School

2007-04-19T00:46:00.000-07:00

I started to go to Keio Foreign Language School with Yuko by this month. We study English for business in this school. There are 2 times lessons in a week(Tuesday & Thursday) and it is pretty hard for people who work. Yuko and I are no exception tough to attend the class every time, but we try to do our best. The class is sometimes fun and sometimes boring. However I think just continuering is the most important and a shorter way to improve my English.

Workout

2007-04-15T22:47:00.000-07:00

There is a gym near my house and we can use it with a reasonable cast. Hajime and I went there yesterday for the first time since I moved to Koiwa, and did gymnustics for about 2 hours. Doing excercise is a tough thing, but we really need it for loosing weights. I would like to go there to excercise as freaquent as I can.

Mrs. Lee

2007-03-26T20:02:00.000-07:00

My mom called on me last night, and I was surprised because Mrs. Lee was on the phone. I haven't seen her a long time(about 1 and 1/2 years?) and I have missed her. She had been living in Korea before and now has been living in Yokohama. I've heard that she is on bad terms with her husband. I was invited to her house this friday. I am looking forward to seeing her after a long time and hope we could enjoy and talk about each other a lot.

Miki Ando

2007-03-24T07:38:00.000-07:00

Miki Ando(19) won a gold medal in World Figure Skating Championships 2007 which was held in Tokyo today! Mao Asada who was very attracted people's attention won a silver medal. I was so excited to see their performances and impressed very much. The truth is that I hadn't had a good impression for Miki Ando and her performance until I saw her on the TV today, but my image for her completely changed. She touched my heart and gave me courage. She was so beautiful and filled with complete self-confidence. I guess she had been sweating blood for a year to win this game. I want to praise her so much and say 'thank you' ！

Stewed mackerel

2007-03-14T00:03:00.000-07:00

I stewed mackerel last night and completely ended in failure. I put much soy sauce instead of sake. It was a big mistake! But unfortunately, those mackerel would be one that we could manage to eat. I want to try to cook it again soon.

Compensation

2007-03-13T00:43:00.000-07:00

I drunk heavily last friday and gave co-workers trouble very much. I got into sleep in a middle of drinking and threw up after all. When I heard this happening, I just couldn't believe it because I didn't remember my words or behavior at all. Anyway, just one thing what I can do is to apologize them. I apologized them with a small gift. I will not commit a sin never again.

Meeting again

2007-03-07T23:25:00.000-08:00

It had a drinking party last night in Shinjuku, and we met again after a very long time. Especially I met Aoyagi-kun and Watanabe-san for the first time since we graduated the high school. I had imagined that Aoyagi-kun would be changed very much, but he wasn't changed at all. He looked great! I was so tensed untill I met him, but I could talk with him very happily and felt a longing for passed days. This party stimulated me a lot and gave me much energy! I am looking forward to seeing them again.

Spiral Blue

2007-03-06T23:50:00.000-08:00

I went to have a dinner to Ichigaya with a co-worker and Mr. Morikawa. It had been a long time no see with Mr. Morikawa, but he looked fine. The restaurant where we went is named "Spiral Blue" and they serve good french dishes. As they are quite reasonable and casual, we could have a good time. I would like to go there again if I had a chance.

English

2007-03-04T01:28:00.000-08:00

I have been struggling to find a nice English school these days, because I need to get high level of English to make my dreams come true. To my dreams come true, I have to get more and more money and I really need to change my present working situation. English skill will be one of strong weapons to appeal. After I compared many schools and examined, I decided the best one at last. It is "Keio foreign language school". As a matter of fact, I had studied there before, but I couldn't graduate from it because of the lack of my patient and a sence of purpose. Now I feel the necessity very much and I can't give up until I finish the course completely. I am going to Keio University to sign next week.

Spring is coming

2007-02-20T22:48:00.000-08:00

I feel that spring is coming soon. It is so warm and comfortable weather today and I am sorry I should stay in the office all day. I am thinking to start playing tennis from this spring. Hajime and I really need to exercise.

1.5 months

2007-02-15T23:55:00.000-08:00

I have been writing "hmd" every day since Janualy 9th. It will be almost 1.5 months, and I would like to praise myself. I could continue to write every day though doing things continuously is the most difficult for me. I think the reason why I could is that I believe the power or result of "hmd". I'm afraid I haven't felt it yet, but someday I hope I will!

Thinking about go to an university

2007-02-13T23:39:00.000-08:00

I have been thinking about going to an university recently because I felt keenly a lack of my academic background through my working for a job-change. I am regretting not going to an university after graduating high school. It is no use crying over spilt milk. Just do it now. However, it is not easy to enter an university, much less to graduate. I need very strong intention and clear purpose. What should I do?

Just moved!

2007-01-29T23:58:00.000-08:00

We finally moved to Koiwa last Saturday(Jan.27)!!! Our new apartment is called "Landmark", and it takes about 15 minutes on foot from JR Koiwa station. We had a lot of work to do, and we'd had often quarrel in regard to the movement. However, we are satisfied with this movement much more than we had expected. New life in Landmark is very comfortable and pleasant. We are so happy and enjoy the life.

NZ wine tasting

2007-01-22T23:59:00.000-08:00

I went to ANA hotel with Mr. Kanno to taste NZ wine today. It has been a long time to go out on working time, so I was quite excited. Almost all wines I tasted were very good and quite attractive, but those are pretty expensive. Put another way, they are not competitive in Japan where French wine is still more popular than the other contrie's wine. Anyway, I like NZ wine very much and I would like to cheer wine makers there. I am sure that NZ wine is made very carefully and loved so much by manufacturers. They must be proud of thier products very much.

Internet

2007-01-15T23:04:00.000-08:00

How long do I use internet a day? I use it on working and also on privete. I think I make good use of it for more than 3 hours a day. What a convenient item the internet is! I use it in all situations such as shoping, checking accounts, payment, examining, studying, getting information, looking news etc... I've never seen such a wonderful tool before. I can't live any longer without it.

Audi TT

2007-01-14T23:42:00.000-08:00

This is a car which I have wanted in the future. I really want the red one of this. Driving with this car on expressways in Tokyo metropolitan is one of my dream. I think the cost of TT is at least 5 million yen, and it is not easy to get. However, I will absolutely buy it and make my dream come true!

Takarachizu

2007-01-13T22:47:00.000-08:00

I have been making a map of my dream called "Takarachizu" in Japanese since yesterday. This is desighed by Mr. Mochizuki, and his book written about Takarachizu is very popular and sold in everywhere. I really felt sympathy for his idea, and want to put into practice it. It will be so nice if my dream would come true trough Takarachizu.

Fighting

2007-01-11T23:38:00.000-08:00

Mr. Nishimura, one of my colleagues is absent for two days. As he got into an argument with Mr. Nanjyo in front of us, and I think that he doesn't feel like go work. It was caused by a silly quarrel, but the situation is getting worse day by day because of Mr. Nishimura's childish attitude. Everybody is disgusted by him. I think the best way to settle this matter is that they will be apart or grow up more and more.

hmd

2007-01-09T23:47:00.000-08:00

I have been writing Hyper Mandara Dairy(hmd) since January 7. "hmd" is made by Den Sato, and it is said that everyone could make their dreams come true by writing the dairy every morning. I read his book about it and decided to try it. I don't know the effect at all yet, but I believe his words. Just do it.

The end of the year

2006-12-28T23:59:00.000-08:00

It is going to be finished to work soon this year though I have one more day which I work in a warehouse. I started to work here in Yamashin-shoji since this April, and 9 months will be passed by the end of this year. I had been able to enjoy working with colleagues and I would like to appriciate them very much. Especially, I want to say thank you to Miss Moriyama who had helped me all the time. I hope I could enjoy to work next year, too.

Oath

2006-12-16T20:57:00.000-08:00

I took a TOEIC test the other day with Yuko, and couldn't get 700 points this time again. Furthermore, this result is 15 points lower than the previous one. I only got 670 points. ( Listening370/Reading300) I was pretty shocked because I had been studying hard this time. I guess Yuko thinks so, too. However our efforts were not much enough to get over 700 points. We might misunderstand that we studied hard. I realized that it is not so easy to get a good points with a little efforts. Now I made my mind. I will absolutely get over 800 points by the end of March! This is a promise with Yuko and we will make our dream come true!!!

Seeking furniture

2006-12-03T23:59:00.000-08:00

I went to Ohtsuka Kagu, headquatered in Odaiba to see furniture yesterday. The size of this shop is beggest in Japan, and we can see so many kinds of furniture there. I have been seeking a cupboard, a table, chairs, and lights. It must be difficult to choose the best one in those much items. However, I enjoy to think about one thing or another very much.

Landmark

2006-12-02T22:09:00.000-08:00

We almost desided the apartment! We could finally visit the room yesterday, and both of us liked it very much. I was very happy because it was much better than I had expected. Especially I liked a living room which get a lot of sun shine, and high ceilinged rooms. The apartment's name is "Landmark", and it takes 15 minutes on foot from JR Koiwa station. Although it is not very close to the station, we will be able to live comfortably. We need to follow the necessary procedures for living there, but we could move there by the bigging of next month. I am very looking forward to moving!!!

House moving

2006-11-21T23:07:00.000-08:00

I have been living with Hajime for about 4-5 months now, and finally I will cancel a contract of my house rental tomorrow. As for moving, I will have a lot of things to do. I'm sure that my four days holidays since tomorrow will be very busy. Hajime and I have been seeking an apartment which is much bigger than the one we living now. I hope that we will find a good one and start a new life soon.

A new colleague

2006-11-19T23:54:00.000-08:00

It is a peaceful Monday today. Usually we are very busy and hardly take a rest on working time. It is thanks to Ms. Isogai who has been working since the beggining of this month. We could finally take her as a new colleague. She is intelligence and cheerful, so it's easy to communicate with her. It seems like that she is quite popular among other colleagues. I want to look after her well as a working partner.

Yumi-chan

2006-10-19T00:47:00.000-07:00

I am going to meet with Yumi-chan tonight. She is my good friend and she is very fun. Although I haven't seen her more over 3 months, I am looking forward to talking with her. Whenever we talk, I feel that the time flies like an allow. We never have trouble finding topics to talk. I think the reason why is that we have some points in common and our characteristics are alike.

Aya-chan's house

2006-10-16T00:45:00.000-07:00

I visited Aya-chan's house last Saturday with Hajime. Although I hadn't seen her for a long time much less her husband, we could enjoy talking a lot. I thought that her husband became more attractive than I saw him before. He said he enjoys every day. She got married about 2 years ago and has lived in a central of Chiba now. Her apartment is quite big and seems to be comfortable to live. I would like to live such an apartment, too.

Lalaport Toyosu

2006-10-08T02:33:00.000-07:00

A new shopping mall called "Lalaport Toyosu" opened in Toyosu on Oct. 5. I had been looking forward to the open because I had been seeing the construction on the way to the office from the window of the bus. Lalaport is quite big and has many shops, restaurants and some facilities. We can enjoy and spend much time there. It is only about 4km far from the house, so we can go there even on foot. It goes without saying that we will often visit there for a while.

A boil

2006-10-05T20:24:00.000-07:00

I have gotten a boil on my left thigh for more than 2 years. When I found it for the first time, it was small and light color, but it has been bigger and darker day by day. I think I should take it off. I am afraid to see a doctor because Hajime made a fun of me that it might be a skin cancer. Anyway I am going to see a doctor as soon as possible.

Washing

2006-10-05T00:46:00.000-07:00

We haven't had a good weather these days and have been having trouble doing our washing. Although we can't dry the washing in the sun, we have to use a drier in the bathroom. The drier needs at least 4 hours and costs much. It is really wasteful. However it must be continuring this situation until next spring and we have to be patient with it.

Mr Fujita

2006-10-04T00:28:00.000-07:00

I watched a document of the person who has been fighting with the gastric cancer last night. His name is kenichi Fujita and he is lately pretty famous as an ex-president of an IT company. Of course there are so many cancer patients all over the country, but how come he is so famous? I think his attitude toward his limited short life touch people's hearts stlongly. Although his cancer is the most advanced and he must require rest in bed at this moment, he has been busy living his life. I can't but help hoping that he will escape death by a miracle!

Go on a diet 2

2006-10-03T00:36:00.000-07:00

It is high time we tried to go on a diet again! Hajime and I really have grown fat these days. There are tons of ways of loosing weights, and it is difficult to choose a suitable one. It seems that soybeans is popular among the people who go on a diet as a way. I love Tofu which made by soybeans, so it may be effective in my body. Controlling my appetite is the most toughest thing for me.

TOEIC

2006-10-02T00:46:00.000-07:00

I took the TOEIC fainally last Saturday and I was shocked very much. It was far more difficult than I had expected. Although I studied pretty hard this time, I may not be able to get 750 points. However, I could know what I should study for getting high points through this test, so I want to make the best use of it in the next one.

Mantonki

2006-09-28T20:45:00.000-07:00

I got so lucky last night that I could have 2 glasses of beer for almost free because the restaurant had been doing the event celebrating the 30th anniversary of its birth. A glass of beer priced only 30 yen, and it made me very surprised and happy. Unfortunately, I could have only 2 glasses, but I enjoyed very much. If the event lasted, I would go there every day.

Wine tasting seminar

2006-09-28T00:49:00.000-07:00

I went to a wine tasteing seminar sponsored by Inaba yesterday. Inaba is one of the wine trading companies and mainly imports wines from Europe. There were over 100 kinds of wines there, and I think I tasted a half of them. I got drunk pretty much for free. Especially I liked the Italiane red wine made by Falnese very much. It tasted very good and reasonable. I am happy whenever I meet a good wine.

The reason that I hadn't been created posts

2006-09-25T20:02:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time to write this because I had been given warning that I shouldn't see internet sites during working time from my boss last week. Although I had been doing it when I had nothing to do, I don't really understand what he said. However, I have to obay him for the present. Now I am very busy studying English every day to get 750 points or over in the TOEIC coming this Saturday. I hope my effort will bear fruit.

Fujikyu Highland

2006-09-19T20:30:00.000-07:00

I went to Fujikyu Highland, the Japanese biggest amusement park, for the first time with Hajime yesterday. In fact, it was in revenge for the previous time, because there was crowded with so many people at that time and we gave up to enter and play. However we had to wait for a long time to ride a playing machine although yesterday was a weekday. Surprisingly, "Eejyanaika" the new terryfying machine made us wait 3.5-4 hours. We were shocked very much, but we had to give up and go home earlier than we had expected again. I feel that the the popularity of Fujikyu Highland is absolutely firm.

Drunken driving

2006-09-14T00:16:00.000-07:00

Drunken driving is becoming a topic of conversation recently because some accidents related drunken driving have often occured. Although I love to drink, this matter is not other people's affair. Drunken driving is very dengerous and it sometimes kills people who are not concerned at all. It goes without saying that I won't drive whenever I drink alcohol.

My way to commute

2006-09-13T00:39:00.000-07:00

I usually go to the office by subway or bus, but I use bus more often recently. There is a bus root between my house and the office, and it is very convenient although it takes about an hour in the morning. Pretty much people use the bus everyday, but the crawdedness of the bus is much milder than that of subway. While I am getting on the bus, I study English. It is very effective time. However, I have been thinking to use a bicycle instead of a bus or subway because I don't have to care about time at all. I can move to anywhere whenever I want to. I would like to buy an electric bicycle if my savings increase.

Vacation

2006-09-12T00:43:00.000-07:00

I desided to take a 5 days vacation from this friday to next tuesday. It has been a long time to take a vacation for me, so I am excited. To tell the truth, I want to take 2 weeks or more like Westerners, but it is very difficult in Japanese companies. I really envy Westerners. The schedule of my vacation has not planned clearly yet, but I think I am going to go camping.

Velfare

2006-09-11T00:48:00.000-07:00

There was an event of salsa at Velfare in Roppongi, and I went there with Yuko-san last friday. Velfare is a famous dance place, but I've never been there before. Salsa was also my first experience, too. Both of them made me so excited! Salsa was very fun as I had been thinking. However I need to practice more and more to enjoy it much more. Although Yuko-san also liked salsa fortunately, we are going to go salsa again in near future.

Today's lunch

2006-09-08T01:14:00.000-07:00

I had a Vietnamese food for lunch today. It was the second time to visit the restaurant, and I like it very much. The foods taste good and very healthy. I have never been Vietnam, but I think there seems to serve real Vietnamese foods. My lunch time is always enjoyeble and international!

Stress

2006-09-06T23:34:00.000-07:00

I have gotten much stress since this morning. Although my colleague, Moriyama-san was absent, I had to do extra jobs besides my routine. I was also angry with Mr. Nanjyo's attitude, because he was not cooperative inspite of a chief. However everyone more or less has stress, so thinking about coping with it might be wiser than complaining. I should learn about stress and want to work comfortable.

A prince is born

2006-09-05T22:56:00.000-07:00

Princess Kiko gave birth to a baby boy today at last. This must be a happy news, but I really don't think so. I can't help feeling pity for princess Masako and prince Naruhito. They must be distressing to have much pressure.　I hope they will be blessed with a boy who are going to be the Emperor of Japan in the future soon.

The 50th anniversary

2006-09-05T01:14:00.000-07:00

This is my 50th blog, and I would like to praise myself!!! It is pretty rare case for me because I am very bad at doing something continuously. I am thankful to Mr. Mochizuki again. I can't express what I want to say smoothly yet, but this work is pretty fun and doesn't weigh on my mind. I think this is one of best ways to brush up English ability for everyone. In the future, I would like to make my blog more interesting by adding some pictures or links.

Pirates of Carivian

2006-09-03T23:34:00.000-07:00

I watched the DVD of "Pirates of Carivian" which was released at first on Saturday and understood almost perfectly the story now. When I watched the movie "Pirates of Carivian 2" in a movie thather last week, I couldn't understand the story very much. The series of the movie should watch in due order.

My birthday

2006-09-01T00:44:00.000-07:00

Today is my 34th birthday! 33 years passed since I was boan, but unfortunately, I haven't changed at all except my apperance. I really want to change myself. For the present, I would like to get 750 points on TOEIC. I hope it will be an important oppotunity that I change. I am going to celebrate my birthday with Hajime this evening. He is planning something for me.

Last day

2006-08-31T00:43:00.000-07:00

My colleague Kaori is going to resign from her work at last. Today is her last day, so she has been saying good-bye to a lot of colleagues from this morning. She is very popular among almost all colleagues because of her good caracteristic. She is very kind, and always keeping smile. I am 8 years older than her, but I was given a lot of things from her. She is going to work as a primary teacher by tomorrow. It is obvious that she will be loved by students and play an active part in the school.

Interview

2006-08-30T00:42:00.000-07:00

Kaori Hirayama, one of our colleagues is going to resigh tomorrow, and we have been finding a new staff. There was an interview and my bosses saw a candidate this afternoon. They haven't decided yet, and they are going to see another one. I hope we could find a someone who is a good character and love wine very much!

Goal

2006-08-28T22:12:00.000-07:00

I set up a goal. I will get 750 points on the next TOEIC. This points might be pretty tough for me because I got only 625 points in the last time. The test is going to take effect in the end of September, so I can study about a month. I will do my best and achieve my goal!

No time!

2006-08-28T01:07:00.000-07:00

I really don't have time to blog today. It has been very difficult to find free time. Although it should be busy every Monday, but today was not so busy. However there were much more phone calls than usual, and we had to answer them. I would like to write smoothly and fluently by studying English very hard.

Bank

2006-08-25T00:37:00.000-07:00

I had a trouble with withdrawing money today. When I went to a bank in lunch time, people was forming a line and I couldn't withdraw money. Fortunately, I remembered that I have been hiding some money in my wallet, and I could have a lunch, but I spend precious time in vain. This experience is not a first time for me, ( To my shame I am not always careful.) so I really should work out about it.

Sushi "Karaku"

2006-08-23T22:58:00.000-07:00

I bought a information magazine featuring "sushi", and found an excellent sushi place near my office. The sushi place is called "Karaku". It takes only 5 minutes by foot from my office, so I lost no time in going there to have a lunch today. I choiced "Zuke & Anago-don" which costs just 1,000 yen. "Zuke" means sliced tuna fish preserved with soy sauce, and it matches rice very much. Of cource, it is perfect for cold beer, too. The lunch I had is too delicious, and it touched my heart deeply. I will absolutely visit there again. I think I am very lucky to work here in Ginza, because I never have trouble with choosing a lunch place.

Mobilephone

2006-08-23T00:48:00.000-07:00

I have been using a mobilephone for a long time. Maybe almost 10 years!? It is very convenience and necessary for my life. So, it will inconvenience when I forget it or forget battery charging. I forgot battery charging last night, and I have having trouble since this morning. Now I can't imagine the life without a mobilephone. It costs more expensive than normal phone, but I think I can't help living without it.

Monitoring

2006-08-22T00:07:00.000-07:00

I took on another job this morning.The job is a monitoring of daily products and a TV program, and 31 womens gathered in Haccyobori. The job is just selecting a item which I like the best in some items, or just watching a short TV program and answering questions. The necessary time is about an hour and 15 minutes, and we got 5,000 yen in compensation for this. Unfortunately, we can't do this kind of job frequently, but I would like to take part in if I had a chance.

Last weekend

2006-08-21T00:04:00.000-07:00

We went to Gotenba outlet last Saturday.Because it has been having a sale, and it is in the middle of summer vacaton, outlet mall was very crowded. I bought 7 clothes there. After shopping, we were going to go to Fujikyu Highland, but we desided to go next day, and we stayed at a hotel in Kofu. We went to Fujikyu Highland Sunday, but there was also very crowded! We had to give up to enter there. We couldn't stand to wait 2-3 hours to ride just one attraction. The tickets are available for more 7 months, so we are going to visit another day again!

Wine

2006-08-18T00:53:00.000-07:00

We had a bottle of red wine after dinner last night. The wine is "Buena Vista Carneros Cabernet Sauvignon", mede in California, USA. We bought it last week in Jusco Sinonome branch, and it costed about 2,000 yen. We drunk it all in no time! It tasted good and smooth. Hajime liked it very much. Our taste of wine is almost same, so we can enjoy not only wine, but also talking which accompanies with. Wine is absolutely essential item for us.

Massage

2006-08-17T00:50:00.000-07:00

I am not fine very much today. I got headache and have a dull pain from last night. It might be better to go to have a massage, and I had been looking for a good place near my office in internet. I found a place which is run by a man who is well informed about massage and Chinese remedy. It costs 1,050 yen per 10 minutes massage, and we can deside the length of time. I will have 40-50 minutes massage today.

Another way of commutation

2006-08-16T00:41:00.000-07:00

I take the subway train daily to work. The subway I use is always crowded with a lot of people, and it gives me much stress every day. However, I found that I can use a bus instead of the subway from near my house! This is very important discovery, and I am very excited to know that. Maybe my commutation will be easier than before. I am looking forward to going home by bus today!