Dust ???

Dust ??? We have a regular meeting every Fridays. Today too! It started in our meeting room at 9:30 am. After he of another department talked about a new system, he looked at his cloths. Then he said ,"What is it? My shirt is dirty because there are some dusts on my shirt". Everybody who were in a meeting room ,include me looked at his shirt. Then I noticed white dust of his shirt because I was aside of him. It was true that there were a lot of white dusts on his shirt. Then he understood. It were not dusts!! It were powders of laundry soap! When I listened to his words, I couldn't stop laughing. Why were there powders of laundry soap on his shirt despite washing his shirt? I know he married and he has a son. So I tought - His wife might only put his shirts into a washing machine. - His wife might not turn on a button of starting a washing machine after putting his shirt into there. - His wife might think doing washing something was only putting powders of laundry soap on. I hope that she didn't turn on a button of starting a washing machine because she forgot it.

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

To tell the truth, I didn't understand that person love a movie "Star wars". My generation didn't watch them in real time. So some of people who were older than me had said to me ,"Star wars was a wonderful movie! I don't believe you!! " Although I had a chance to find them on the stores, I never wanted to watch them. Because they were old movies. So I finally watched it! Yes. I can say that I was wrong!! The first movie of series that I watched is "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith". I skipped!! I know an almost story because many people had told me about it. After watching "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith", I have some questions. - Why did they fight on the galaxy? - What is the dark site? (Sorry,I have to watch it again...) I know my questions are stupid. Because I watched a final movie of Star wars series. So I will watch all series soon! Anyway, The story,characters and the computer graphics of the movie were excellent!

keep standing for 2 hours?

I had received a email by my cell phone. It was from My dad who is in Nagoya of Aichi pref for business. He asked me whether I would come to Nagoya on holidays of May. I have no plan to do on hoildays yet. Before I had received a email, I didn't plan that I would go to Nagoya at all because it is hard to get on the train while "Golden weeks" of Japanese holidays. In Japan, it is common to go back to their hometown or enjoy domestic trips during Golden week. So there are big crowds of people in the trains or airplanes during Golden weeks,highways. Many people who live in Tokyo leave Tokyo . So Everything is crowded in Japan. Except Tokyo. If you get on the trains during morning rush hour of Golden weeks, you may be surprised. I always wonder why everyone take holidays during Golden weeks. Because there is not many people in Tokyo and it is comfortable to get on the trains during morning rush hour of Golden weeks. If I go to another place of Japan, I have to get on a crowded trains or airplanes. A few years ago,I had gone to Nagoya during Golden weeks. I can't forget it. Because I couldn't sit down a seat on the train and I had to keep standing for 2 hours on the trains. Despite I had paid money of the train. Can you believe? I heard that the boarding percentage of trains during Golden weeks was 200 %!! It is strange!! Although the max percentage is 100 %. If you have to drive your cars on highways during Golden weeks in order to leave Tokyo, you will have to wait getting your cars for many hours. If you make reservations of hotels to enjoy your trips in Japan, you will pay more money during Golden weeks. Because it is true that Golden week price of tourist industry become really highest. And in addition, you might not be able to make reservations of hotels. There are not more people in Tokyo during Golden weeks. So it is comfortable to stay in Tokyo. Some people who live in Tokyo said that it is nice to stay in Tokyo on Golden weeks. Because you must not wait for your turn crowded people if you go to play spots in Tokyo. Because you don't need to keep waiting for your turn for hours if you go to sightseeing spots of Tokyo. So now,I can't decide that I will go to Nagoya during Golden weeks. Because I may have to stand up for 2 hours if I get on the train to go to Nagoya despite paying some money of trains.

"The Man with the 7 second Memory"

When I chatted with Ba, I remembered one TV programs. It was CBC's documentary TV program "The Man with the 7 second Memory". I ofen watch documetary programs. It was made in 2005. I had never known about him before I watched a TV program. While watching a proram, I was very shocked. How important our memory is! In 1985, his brain was hurt by a high fever. Then he lost a memorise function of his brain. He can memorize for only 7 seconds. After 7 seconds, he doesn't remember anything. His fight was awesome.He wrote them down not to forget things that he did. For example, when he met his wife, he wrote it on a notebook. After 10 seconds, he forget that he met her. Anyway,I respect his family, his effort.

Thai restaurant "Tinun"

On last Frinday, I had met my friend and and had gone to Thai restaurant. I had never met her for 1 year. The restaurant where we had gone is "Tinun". When we had arrived at there at 8 pm, there already had been many people at there. I had been at my home this weekend because I had a cold last Saturday. So I had watched movies. I was afraid that we couldn't have dinner at there because we didn't make a reservations. But we managed to have dinner at there. At first, we ordered two glasses of beer and a ramen of Tom Yam that was a popular dish in this restaurant. Tom Yam ramen had very a hot flavor but I love it. Then we ordered a salad of papaya "Som Yam Tai",sauteed vegetables "Rau Muong Xao Toi" They were also hot! I always order "Rau Muong Xao Toi" when I eat dishes at Thai restaurants. It is said that Rau Muong is a Water Spinach. - "Som Yam Tai" 1,030 yen - "Phat Pak Bung" 950 yen - "Tom Yam ramen" 770 yen I want to eat all dishes of "Tinun" someday because it is close to my office. Next time I have dinner at "Tinun",I want to eat "PhadThai" at first.

Umaibou

Do you know Japanese snack "Umaibou"? When I feel hungry at my office, I ofen go to a convenience store to buy a snack "Umaibou". The price of Umaibou is only 10 yen!! Japanese company "Yaokin" makes Umaibou. I like Nattou flavor of Umaibou. But I can't buy it because there is not convenience stores where I go. So I buy Mentai flavor of Umaibou when I can't buy Natto flavor of Umaibou. Mentai flavor of Umaibou is best popular in Japan. There is a website of Umaibou's fans "Umaibou doumei". If you can read Japanese,you will be surprised because there are many informations about Umaibou. The facts that I was surprised at are here. - When the company "Yaokin" had released Umaibou, there was able to be the thing that 50 kinds of imitations were released other companies. Now, only Yaokin. - The secret of length of Umaibou. The current version of Umaibou is bigger than old version of Umaibou. - The employees of Osaka's company "Head Japan" can eat Umaibou as much as you.It is a welfare program because a CEO of it loves Umaibou. I really want to enter "Head Japan". - Which Umaibou is best popular in abroad? It is a Corn Portage flavor of Umaibou. I like it too.

Alarm!!

Finally,I did this morning. It was my alarm. I can't forget my panic. It was 9:35 when I woke up this morning. The starting time of my office is 9 am. I usually leave my house at 8 am and arrive at my office at 8:40. But today was different. We have to send my boss a email until 9 am if we have a day off or we are late for my company. So I panicked after I woke up. Then I looked for my cellphone in order to send my boss a email. But I didn't know where my cellphone was.Although I looked at my bag for a few minutes,there was not my cellphone in my bag. Then I called to my cellphone by my phone and then I found my cellphone . How stupid! Of course I sent my boss a email at once. I don't know what he thought when he looked at my email and I don't want to know it. After all, I understood why I couldn't get up at 7 am this morning when I looked at my cellphone. It was vibrating alert!! I usually enable a vibrator of my cellphone when I leave my house on weekdays. Then I turn a vibration of my cellphone off when I arrive at my house after my work. But last night,I forgot to do turning a vibration of my cellphone off because I use my cellphone as a alarm in order to get up in the mornings. Anyway,this morning,I left my house at 10 am and could arrive at my office at 10:30 am. I had a new habit. My new habit is that checking my cellphone before I go to bed every nights.

Good or bad?

Although I had watched movies, I didn't post yet. At first,I thought I will post on my blog if I watch all of movies that I want to watch. But I am posting now because I will might forget their stories. I had watched 3 movies at my house while drinking wine. The movies were "Memoirs of a Geisha","Mr&Mrs.Smith" and "Crash". - Memoirs of a Geisha I like Ken Watanabe,Kaori Momoi and they had played a role on this movie. I especially like Ken Watanabe. He is a wonderful actor. I had watched his movies. For example,"The last samurai","Tanpopo","Setouchi syounen yakyu dan". I like his TV drama "Masamune". But I am sad because I couldn't think this movie was nice. - Mr&Mrs.Smith My family usually go to watch a movie together on new year day.In this year, we didn't go to watch a movie because of my cold. I wanted to watch "Mr&Mrs.Smith" if I didn't have a cold. Although My mom complained because she wanted to watch another movie. To be honest,I was boring while watching this movie. I was sorry. I was waiting for finishing this movie while watching it. It was a long time for me. - Crash "Crash" is one of the movies I really want to watch. Finally,I could watch it. It was true that I was tired because I was watching movies for 4 hours. But this movie didn't disappoint my expectation! I was very impressed and i want to watch this movie again.

new bottle cap figure !!

Again. Yes,I am a collector of figures. My current targets are these. If I get all of bottle cap figures,I will have to drink 24 bottles of coca cola!

Nocturnal view of cherry blossoms

Yesterday was not my day . So I asked my friend to go to see cherry blossoms. We met at Yurakucyo station at 8 pm. Then we went to Hibiya park to see cherry blossoms. We arrived at there at 8 pm and look for cherry blossoms. When We stand around three ,we could smell cherry blossoms. We had been looking at cherry blossoms for 30 mins. After 30 mins,we went to a restaurant "Tinun". We enjoyed talking while eating Thai dishes at the restaurant. This dish is a Tom Yam ramen! My frined's favorite. Of course I love!!

My postcard

I forgot not posting the important article about my post card. At first,Ba sent me a nice postcard. I really thanked him when I found it in a mail box. Then I had gone to shops to get a nice postcard . I bought some postcards at a shop because I waver over choosing a postcard. But I managed to decide a postcard I would send him because of my personal reason. And I had sent him a post card about 3 week ago. I had been worried whether my post card would be arrived at him. Finally,it managed to arrive at him! I am really glad! And Congratulations,Ba! I will send you a postcard again! Of course I will do that if I will go to Langkawi in this year.

Is it possible to take a day off?

Now, I am thinking about when I will take a day off. On Saturday,I got up at 10 am to attend the company's meeting .Then I went to Kokusai tenji jyo. It took 1 hours by trains and I arrived at 12 pm. Kokusai tenji jyo is a big hall that events are ofen held in. I found the dog show in a different hall when I looked for the place where the meeting would be held .I really wanted to see a dog show but I went to the place of the meeting. Already,there were some people who sit on the sofa. I found my co-worker and I chatted with her while waiting for the time because the meeting would start 12:30 pm. I heard about the meeting for the first time because my boss had entered our company on last year and he didn't know about the detail of meeting. All of employees gathered to attend the meeting. My company has branches in major cities. From Hokkaidou to Okinawa. Everyone had to attend the meeting. I heard that some of them had got airplanes or trains to attend it. I really thanked because I didn't need to get up early. I heard that the meeting costs were at least 5 millions yen. How crazy!! After chatting with them,the meeting had started. We sat on nice chairs like a theater while the meeting. Unfortunately,to tell the truth,it was boring for me. Only me? I could say "No!". Because some of employees slept while the meeting. The meeting was over at 5 pm. Today,I had a question. Can I take a day off instead of attending the meeting? So I send my co-worker and I asked him that we could take a day off. But he didn't know. I hope that I will take a day off because I couldn't go to Ohanami on Saturday.

Is Waiting a job ?

I am waiting now. It is a list of programs. My boss told me about my task after Friday's regular meeting. He is not a professional of web system. Yes,I know it very well because we are working together. On next monday,new servers will set up and the domains of URL will change. We knew about it since 2 months ago. I was wondering when he would prepare . I had done when I had been working in ex-company. If the domains of URL will change,I will start preparing at least before 1 month date of release. - I will send a email to an operation team that is charge in servers in order to prepare new systems soon. If it will be possible to have new systems, we will be able to allow enough time for do testing,before the date of release. We don't change static HTML files.It is a desinger's task. So we ask them to change domains of URL of many static HTML pages. If we ask it before 1 month of the relese, the desingers don't need to worry about the time of release. They will not sleep in thier office to do their task. - find the target of files! Our portal site has many static HTML files and web srcipt language's files. So we have to understand which files we have to change domains of URL. Of couse to do testing again before the release day. - set batch programs on new servers Before the release date, we have to set batch programs and check those. For example ,Log files. - finish all things until at least 5 days before the release day. But this time is different. Because I thought that he already done it. But I mistook. He done nothing to do. Except looking at my monitor of PC and saying to me ,"Do it"! Now,I am waiting for a list of batch programs. Today He remind setting batch programs. He said that he would have to work on Sunday while laughing to me. I thought that's for sure. Anyway,I have to be waiting now to set batch programs.

Ginko!!

I didn't know about "Mushishi" at all of Japanese anime before X told me it. He had asked me what Mushishi meant. It was the first time I had looked at the website of "Mushishi". Finally,I could watch Mushishi last night. To be honest,midnight. It was 2 am that I could watch Mushishi. Then I started watching from chapter 1 to chapter 3 while fighting off the urge to sleep. I became a fan of Ginko and Mushishi after I watched them. I could understand why Mushishi won the prize in this year because all of Mushishi wass perfect for me. Although I watched only 3 chapters of Mushishi,I like 3 chapter "Tender Horns" best at this time.It was so wonderful that I watched it again!! Anyway,I will finish watching all of Mushishi series. I can say that Mushishi became one of the Japanese anime I like. Thanks X!

Helmet

After work,I went back home. Then I looked at the website because X told me about nice amine "mushishi". When it was 10 pm,there is a earthquake in Tokyo. It was not big but long. As always,I turned on the TV news and looked at the news of website. After a few mins, the news said that earthquake magnitude of Tokyo was 2. There are some earthquakes in Tokyo. The earthquake of last night reminded me of funny happening. The woman who had lived in Toyama had started to live in Tokyo because of the college. She looked for the important thing as soon as there had been a earthquake in her apartment. What did she look for? Imagine! It was a yellow helmet. Of course it is important to survive an earthquake. For example, to hide under a table. I wanted to know if she put on a yellow helmet when I looked at the news of last night's earthquake.

me growing

Without breakfast. Today I couldn't eat breakfast at all because of the medical check.　Employee can get a checkup once a year in Japan. It is established by Japanese labor law. The company have to bear all amount of the payment of employee's checkups. Yesterday I wrote a interview sheet about my condition before getting a medical checkup. I went out at 11 am to get a medical check up. On my way to the hospital,I looked at cherry blossoms of "Hibiya park" for a while. I waited for my turn after I arrived at the hospital.The nurse called my name and so I stood up.Then I said my name to her and the medical checkup started. At first,I had a X-ray. It was a jab of medical checkup. If the nurse gave me a shot at first to do a blood test, I would be rather frightened. It was lucky for me. Then my vision and my blood pressure was checked. The next target was my blood. I never felt pain of injections when I had done a blood test many times. After all tests,I met the doctor. She asked me about my condition. I said her about my headache. Of course I am very health. Except having the headache. Finally,she said that I would had to check my headache again. Then she called the nurse and I had to make a reservation. It was 12 pm when I was liberated after all medical checkup. Then I looked for food as my lunch! I bought fries because I was so hungry. Then I dropped into the Hibiya park to eat lunch.My lunch was so delicious because the weather was nice. The most pleasure of this medical checkup is that I grew taller than last year although I am not a child.

April Fools' Day?

Today I had received a disappointing email from personnel development of my company. It was said that we will have to attend the meeting on April 1st although April 1st is weekend. When I looked at the email,I couldn't believe that because it is a day of April Fools. The detail of about meeting of April 1st was not written. For example,will we be able to take a holiday on weekday instead of attending the meeting. The content of the disappointing email was only the time where the meeting will be started and the name of hole where the meeting will be held. At first,I didn't believe it at all but I thought over again. Then I send a email to my boss to ask him. He was sitting beside me. After he noticed my email and then he said to me. "Yes!". But He didn't know the detail of the meeting. Why will we have to attend the meeting on weekend? The reason is simple. Because they couldn't reserve a place where we will attend the meeting on April 1st. I can't understand the worth of the meeting that will be held on day of our holiday. Before I received it,I planned to go to see cherry blossomes in the Shiba park. It is called "Ohanami" in Japan.And I looked forward to Ohanami since last month.Give me back my holiday! I hope that I will be able to take a holiday on weekend. Of course I hope that the company will return the money that I will pay the ticket of trains to attend the meeting on April 1st.

3 days or 6 days?

I went to the travel agency on Sunday in order to reserve the tour of Golden week of Japanese holidays. Golden week of this year is from April 29 to May 7. It is true that I had gone to Penang on January but I want to go to Malaysia again. Because I could stay for only a few days in Penang when I had gone to Penang on January. I would like to stay in Malaysia for 1 month if it is possible. So I had planed to go to Malaysia on Golden week. I went to the travel agency with high expectations that my holidays of Golden week will become wonderful. When I arrived at the travel agency of Shinjyuku,there were already many people who planned trips in there. Then I looked at the holiday brochures of Malaysia and waited for my turn. After 30 mins,I managed to start discussing my plans with a travel agency. But I eventually couldn't reserve the tour of Langkawi. If I would stay in Langkawi for only 3 days,it was possible to go to Langkawi on Golden week. Now,I am thinking about the time when I will go to Langkawi. I hope that I will stay in Langkawi for at least 6 days. By the way,I have no plan of Golden week now. So I have to think about it because Golden week will come soon.

Which pictures do you like?

Now,I am feeling comforted because I am watching the one website in my office. It was Baby Animals. It has many pictures of animal's babies. Which pictures do you like? My favorite pictures are - cat and dog - cat yawning - hamuhamu - The cat which sets up a gun

Another appeared!

You might say to me ,"Again?". Another service will appear in Japan on March 27. Again!! It is new social networking service. "rakuten hiroba links" will start in Japan on March 27. The Japanese company "rakuten" looks like Japanese "Amazon". "rakuten" bought many companies,the portal websites "infoseek" and "lycos","linkshare", the website of travel,finance company,baseball team "rakuten eagles" etc. Many people look at the website "rakuten" and they buy things on the net. There are clothes,books,food,drinks,tours,tickets,DVD,etc on rakuten. "rakuten" provide many things on the virtual and in the real life. Of course,Nintendo DS lite! By the way,what can we do on new service "rakuten hiroba links"? There is a different thing than another Social Networking Services. It has an Affiliate system! If they buy things on "rakuten", they can review things they bought. Then if another persons look at their comments and buy same thing, You can get the point like money and you can use points when you buy things on "rakuten". Social Networking Service became a boom in Japan. Why? It is widely thought that starting social networking service is a good opportunity for internet business in Japan. For 3 years,new services appeared on the net. Some of those disappear from us. If you want to become a member of Japanese SNS services, you have to ask your friends to send you a email of invitation. Do I want to have an account of "rakuten hiroba links"? To tell the truth,I don't know. Because I already have some accounts of Social networking service. I don't want to have accounts more! I heard funny story about social networking services. Some of members are crazy for social networking services. Then they look at those all day without their bedtimes. I respect their endurance! Because now, I can't put up with sleepiness although I went to sleep at 4 am last night.