Living genius Tadahisa made Aeon's unofficial footsal team's official blog page.
Now it is Japanese version only, but he will soon make English version.
I asked Aeon Hon-Atsugi manager to link the blog on Aeon's official home page today.
She looked confused with my asking, but she can not say NO because my contribution to the school is countless.
This team's originality is that we sometimes play SepakTakraw too. If you like to pick something up by your foot, you deserve our team member. Contact me.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
VS Valentine
It is now 14:32 PM on 14th February, when I am writing this article even though it is my working time. Today is Saint Valentine's Day. It might be the most beautiful traditional culture of Japan that any men can have the right to get free chocolates from any women. The chocolates mean the love or friendship from women to men.
I safely add that men can't urge women to give chocolates to them. Men's right is just to get the chocolates from women free, without paying money. In the case that men pay money for the chocolates, we see it a dealing. Men's right is only to make the chocolates free, but not to enforce women to give them. So, men's right is limited to some extent.
However, it is not always illegal to imply my demand to women. On the last 30 days, I sometimes gave chocolates to female workers in my company. At the time when they were tired for busy works, the chocolates given by me must have relaxed them. In addition, at the situation, I always bought varieties of chocolates; strawberry flavour, coffee flavour, vanilla, banana, peanuts, salt(this is great.) and so on. So, when the workes chose the chocolates, they must even feel the excitment of choice.
That's why I think that today is the best chance for them to give back..show their sincerity to me. But, at this moment when I'm writing this, I can't smell any cacao flavour around me. Any positive sign can't be read in my female co-workers' eye, which were certainly shining when getting chocolates from my hand.
Fact 1:One girl in my office came home earlier last night.
Fact 2:It takes a lot of hours that we make hand-made chocolates, especially when it is the first try to make it.
I don't have any comment on the relationship(or, no-relationship) between two facts.
The only I can say now is that I am the man who can wait.
Today has not finished. So, any conclusion must be too early.
I'm the man who can wait.
I safely add that men can't urge women to give chocolates to them. Men's right is just to get the chocolates from women free, without paying money. In the case that men pay money for the chocolates, we see it a dealing. Men's right is only to make the chocolates free, but not to enforce women to give them. So, men's right is limited to some extent.
However, it is not always illegal to imply my demand to women. On the last 30 days, I sometimes gave chocolates to female workers in my company. At the time when they were tired for busy works, the chocolates given by me must have relaxed them. In addition, at the situation, I always bought varieties of chocolates; strawberry flavour, coffee flavour, vanilla, banana, peanuts, salt(this is great.) and so on. So, when the workes chose the chocolates, they must even feel the excitment of choice.
That's why I think that today is the best chance for them to give back..show their sincerity to me. But, at this moment when I'm writing this, I can't smell any cacao flavour around me. Any positive sign can't be read in my female co-workers' eye, which were certainly shining when getting chocolates from my hand.
Fact 1:One girl in my office came home earlier last night.
Fact 2:It takes a lot of hours that we make hand-made chocolates, especially when it is the first try to make it.
I don't have any comment on the relationship(or, no-relationship) between two facts.
The only I can say now is that I am the man who can wait.
Today has not finished. So, any conclusion must be too early.
I'm the man who can wait.
Monday, February 11, 2008
VS J-SHINE
J-SHINE is the lisence name for which we can teach English in elementary schools in Japan. English is going to be the subject all elemetary students must study in 2011. Some schools will start it earlier from this year. To be correct, some school has already started it since before. The important point is that English will be regarded as an official subject soom. To get the license, I participated in two-days lecture arranged by Aeon last Saturday and Sunday.
The lecture was held in a gorgeous meeting space, BELLE SALLE Kanda. 420 people from all over the eastern Japan joined it. I thouht the lecture don't have to be held in such a gorgeous place like a hotel, but Aeon sometimes has the tendency to make them look rich. The lecture started with the opening speech by the President Miyake, who looks suspicious but happy. Maybe he has no stress.
We listened to many teacher's speeches, and sometimes tried to do the class room activities( Games, Songs, Dances etc.) Like an elementary school student, I slept while I listened to a boring talk, and I waked up when interesting activities started. I could konw what a successful class is.
I am not sure that I will teach English in an elementary school as my job in the future. Because the salary is very low. Although it depends on a school, the case in Yokohama is 2000 yen (= about $19) a day (a day!). So, J-SHINE license is not for living-earning at this moment. We can see it the lisence for a kind of volunteer.
Ya, I don't dislike volunteer, so the teaching English in an elementary school might be good for the contribution to our society.
Everytime I join this kind of lecture, most participants are women. This time, maybe 95% was women. Why don't men have the interest in such things?
The lecture was held in a gorgeous meeting space, BELLE SALLE Kanda. 420 people from all over the eastern Japan joined it. I thouht the lecture don't have to be held in such a gorgeous place like a hotel, but Aeon sometimes has the tendency to make them look rich. The lecture started with the opening speech by the President Miyake, who looks suspicious but happy. Maybe he has no stress.
We listened to many teacher's speeches, and sometimes tried to do the class room activities( Games, Songs, Dances etc.) Like an elementary school student, I slept while I listened to a boring talk, and I waked up when interesting activities started. I could konw what a successful class is.
I am not sure that I will teach English in an elementary school as my job in the future. Because the salary is very low. Although it depends on a school, the case in Yokohama is 2000 yen (= about $19) a day (a day!). So, J-SHINE license is not for living-earning at this moment. We can see it the lisence for a kind of volunteer.
Ya, I don't dislike volunteer, so the teaching English in an elementary school might be good for the contribution to our society.
Everytime I join this kind of lecture, most participants are women. This time, maybe 95% was women. Why don't men have the interest in such things?
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
VS Broken My Hand
In a party, I seemed to be durnk a little. When I made fun of a girl, I twisted my finger to be damaged. Now, I can't use my right hand. My daily life is uncomfortable recently.
1.Eating
I can't use chopsticks now. It makes me difficult to eat rice in East Asia. Fortunately, in Japanese restaurant, I can have the oppotunity to order a curry and rice coming from South Asia. It can be eaten by using spoon. Due to the easiness to eat, I am eating it everyday. Hot Dog is also my daily food now.
2.Writing
I am a salesman. But, I can't take any memo when talking with my customers. If I forget what we talked about later, I can't do anything. Of course, I can use my left hand fo memo, but what is written is what can't be read. Recently, I am not busy on my job.
3.Using Computer
Even using computer is uncomfortable. Left Hand Mouse Click is sad. I am easily comfused for my operation. And, my typing is very slow. Sometimes I give up using computer, and I use telephone.
4.Washing
I am not convinced that I wash my body enough whentaking shower.
Left Hand Washing is week. I need strong and poweful scrub.
I realised again that the washing machine in a toilet is the greatest invention. XOXO
1.Eating
I can't use chopsticks now. It makes me difficult to eat rice in East Asia. Fortunately, in Japanese restaurant, I can have the oppotunity to order a curry and rice coming from South Asia. It can be eaten by using spoon. Due to the easiness to eat, I am eating it everyday. Hot Dog is also my daily food now.
2.Writing
I am a salesman. But, I can't take any memo when talking with my customers. If I forget what we talked about later, I can't do anything. Of course, I can use my left hand fo memo, but what is written is what can't be read. Recently, I am not busy on my job.
3.Using Computer
Even using computer is uncomfortable. Left Hand Mouse Click is sad. I am easily comfused for my operation. And, my typing is very slow. Sometimes I give up using computer, and I use telephone.
4.Washing
I am not convinced that I wash my body enough whentaking shower.
Left Hand Washing is week. I need strong and poweful scrub.
I realised again that the washing machine in a toilet is the greatest invention. XOXO
Sunday, January 27, 2008
VS Pubs
The topic in my discussion class yesterday was Japanese myhtology, but we started the class with the asking from my teacher, "Why do you go to a bar alone?"
For some people, it seems to be strange or unusual to go for drinking alone.
After several parties or gatherings in this month, I went to some beer pubs alone, in order to go back to my primary reason for drinking; the journey for meeting my best liquid partner. "I don't hane to be with a solid partner when meeting a liquid partner." might be the clearest answer to my teacher's asking.
I went to European style beer pub BELGO in Shibuya last week. It was my second times to go there. I enjoyed Hoegaarden at the time. It's a world-wide famous Belgian beer. The color is white. The glass is huge. Due to this beer, my total image about beer had to be reconstracted before, so it can be one of the candidates to be my best partner. BELGO has a huge number of belgoan beer bottles. It may be impossibe to drink all types of beer in the pub.
Now the political condition in Belgium is bad, so it seems to be a taugh work to import beer from the country. Most Japanse doesn't care for Belgian society, but you would note that beer lovers in Japan are a little more sensitive to ithe world's political matters.
I went to Covent Garden as usual last week. I could see another candidate, Hefeweisbeer from German. Sometimes I can meet it in the pub. The taste is similar to Hoegaarden. It is really nice beer. Perhaps, it will go back to the hometown for a while from this week. Ebisu beer red version is going to replace it. The Japanese beer is also good.
When it comes to Japanese beer, I have to write down great local beer here. I enjoyed Tokyo Black in Trafalgar in Machida. The name "Tokyo Black" sounds old-fashioned, but the taste is very good. Although Trafalgar is an English pub, I wouldn't drink English beer, because there are some beautiful Japanese local beer there. In front of beautiful Japanese, enjoying with European is a kind of love affair for me. Cheers.
For some people, it seems to be strange or unusual to go for drinking alone.
After several parties or gatherings in this month, I went to some beer pubs alone, in order to go back to my primary reason for drinking; the journey for meeting my best liquid partner. "I don't hane to be with a solid partner when meeting a liquid partner." might be the clearest answer to my teacher's asking.
I went to European style beer pub BELGO in Shibuya last week. It was my second times to go there. I enjoyed Hoegaarden at the time. It's a world-wide famous Belgian beer. The color is white. The glass is huge. Due to this beer, my total image about beer had to be reconstracted before, so it can be one of the candidates to be my best partner. BELGO has a huge number of belgoan beer bottles. It may be impossibe to drink all types of beer in the pub.
Now the political condition in Belgium is bad, so it seems to be a taugh work to import beer from the country. Most Japanse doesn't care for Belgian society, but you would note that beer lovers in Japan are a little more sensitive to ithe world's political matters.
I went to Covent Garden as usual last week. I could see another candidate, Hefeweisbeer from German. Sometimes I can meet it in the pub. The taste is similar to Hoegaarden. It is really nice beer. Perhaps, it will go back to the hometown for a while from this week. Ebisu beer red version is going to replace it. The Japanese beer is also good.
When it comes to Japanese beer, I have to write down great local beer here. I enjoyed Tokyo Black in Trafalgar in Machida. The name "Tokyo Black" sounds old-fashioned, but the taste is very good. Although Trafalgar is an English pub, I wouldn't drink English beer, because there are some beautiful Japanese local beer there. In front of beautiful Japanese, enjoying with European is a kind of love affair for me. Cheers.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
VS Novels
Three weeks has passed from the start of a new year. During this three-weeks, a lot of drinking party emerged in front of me, challanged me, and passed away: New year party in Kyoto, Farewell party in English school, Great Sushi party in Atsugu, Welcome party with a coworker from America, and so on. But, I will skip these party topics at this year's beginning of articles-posting here. I will write about Japanese novels.
This year, I have already read some Japanese novels. Because my annual average for reading novels is two or three, this year's pace is surprisingly fast. One of the reasons for this high pace is because my computer was broken last year, in additon to my television a few years ago. My computer had the role as my CD/DVD player. Thus, my room doesn't have any kinds of visual and musical amusement at all. Only one electrical equipment is my refrigerater, but it can only make boom sounds. So, I can say my room is very silent now, when my neighbor doesn't watch TV and give comments to it. That's why you can say the situation surrounding me is very good to focus on reading books. It is fortune that I am also a book-sales man.
Although "My Name Is Red"(Japanese version) by Pamhk, Orhan is one of these books and my recommendation, maybe this book is not easy to enjoy. Because, it treats the world of Islamic art, but most Japanese are not familier with it.
If you can read Japanese and had indulged yourself in Game Center in your yourthful days, "Enkenden"(The story of En vs Ken) might be good. This novel was written by a worker in my company, and he got The 19th Japanese Fantasy Novel Prize, and 5 million yen. Its story is about a fighting game in a fantasy world, eaay to read.
When it comes to Prize, Akutagawa Prize (maybe the most important prize for novels in Japan) was gotten by a female singer. I have never read her novels yet, but I have to read them because she looks good.
In addition to professional's novels, I read some works written by women's university students by chance. They might not be great works, but any kind of other's writings can influence me good. I hope I can create new literal expression here this year.
This year, I have already read some Japanese novels. Because my annual average for reading novels is two or three, this year's pace is surprisingly fast. One of the reasons for this high pace is because my computer was broken last year, in additon to my television a few years ago. My computer had the role as my CD/DVD player. Thus, my room doesn't have any kinds of visual and musical amusement at all. Only one electrical equipment is my refrigerater, but it can only make boom sounds. So, I can say my room is very silent now, when my neighbor doesn't watch TV and give comments to it. That's why you can say the situation surrounding me is very good to focus on reading books. It is fortune that I am also a book-sales man.
Although "My Name Is Red"(Japanese version) by Pamhk, Orhan is one of these books and my recommendation, maybe this book is not easy to enjoy. Because, it treats the world of Islamic art, but most Japanese are not familier with it.
If you can read Japanese and had indulged yourself in Game Center in your yourthful days, "Enkenden"(The story of En vs Ken) might be good. This novel was written by a worker in my company, and he got The 19th Japanese Fantasy Novel Prize, and 5 million yen. Its story is about a fighting game in a fantasy world, eaay to read.
When it comes to Prize, Akutagawa Prize (maybe the most important prize for novels in Japan) was gotten by a female singer. I have never read her novels yet, but I have to read them because she looks good.
In addition to professional's novels, I read some works written by women's university students by chance. They might not be great works, but any kind of other's writings can influence me good. I hope I can create new literal expression here this year.
Monday, December 31, 2007
VS Final Day
Facing the final day of this year, the first thing I have to do is to go back to my hometown, Kyoto. But, unfortunately, because I drunk wine a little last night, I haven't even gotten a train yet. I told my father that I would come to his house around lunch time. But, my lunch would be around dinner time.
On 31th December, most people look back to this year and remember many things. To me, I don't have to remember anything. I just read old articles in this blog. It's very easy. But, Past is Past. My thinking has already been walking toward the future.
Next year would be the big changing year for me. I have worked for almost twelve years in the publishing world. 12 years is long. This much experience can give me a lot of chances. And, actually, I have already gotten some new missions from my company. I can't write the detail because it's confidential. But, you can know that making new things is exciting.
My Aeon life will be ten years old in 2008. It is also long.(too long?) Because Haruka will leave Aeon, an era will finish. I don't know how the school's atomosphere will change, but change might be always needed in our life. My English must change, too.
My sufing life will be two yaers old. "When surfing, we can see the God." I started to surf after hearing of it. But, I have never met the God yet. Maybe it's not because I am not a religious man, but because my training for surfing is less. My sufing skill have to be better the next year.
For love, the life has not been born. So, I have nothing to comment here now.
I hope you and I have a great happy exciting beautiful sexy peaceful dramatic funny new year!
On 31th December, most people look back to this year and remember many things. To me, I don't have to remember anything. I just read old articles in this blog. It's very easy. But, Past is Past. My thinking has already been walking toward the future.
Next year would be the big changing year for me. I have worked for almost twelve years in the publishing world. 12 years is long. This much experience can give me a lot of chances. And, actually, I have already gotten some new missions from my company. I can't write the detail because it's confidential. But, you can know that making new things is exciting.
My Aeon life will be ten years old in 2008. It is also long.(too long?) Because Haruka will leave Aeon, an era will finish. I don't know how the school's atomosphere will change, but change might be always needed in our life. My English must change, too.
My sufing life will be two yaers old. "When surfing, we can see the God." I started to surf after hearing of it. But, I have never met the God yet. Maybe it's not because I am not a religious man, but because my training for surfing is less. My sufing skill have to be better the next year.
For love, the life has not been born. So, I have nothing to comment here now.
I hope you and I have a great happy exciting beautiful sexy peaceful dramatic funny new year!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
VS Pakistan
After happy Christmas, Japanese shift thier attention to the coming new year. We have winter vacation around then. Some will go for a trip. Some will spend relaxing time in their hometown. Basically we can have very peaceful time now.
In the famous tournament for Japanese comedians(M-1 grand prix), Sandwich Man won.
You don't have to know who Sandwich man is. You should only know that it is Japanese concern in this season who the most interesing comedian is.
That's why, the worst news, Bhutto's death in Pakistan was shocking for me.
Someone kill someone, in order to reach their poitical purpose. I thought such a crazy thinking has almost gone in the world. Because it can't be a good method to get political success. But the thinking is still alive.
We know they are crazy. And, they also know they themselves are crazy.
It can be the right to be crazy? I don't know.
Now, I think, it is clear that Pakistan is not the country we can trust well, for coorparating together with many world-wide problems.
Next year, soon, it will become a big political issue in tha Japanese Diet which Japanese self-defense should support Pakistan's navy fighting for Iraq war again, or not. Because I don't think Pakistan can afford to think about Iraq, I don't think Japanese self-defense have to support them.
For the group who killed Bhutto, my opinion is welcome, because their purpose is to destroy the order made by America and its friends. However, for eternal order, the power to make self-order is needed. Pakistani have to try to get the power for themselves now. SO, we must encourage their concern to focus on the issue for themselves.
In the famous tournament for Japanese comedians(M-1 grand prix), Sandwich Man won.
You don't have to know who Sandwich man is. You should only know that it is Japanese concern in this season who the most interesing comedian is.
That's why, the worst news, Bhutto's death in Pakistan was shocking for me.
Someone kill someone, in order to reach their poitical purpose. I thought such a crazy thinking has almost gone in the world. Because it can't be a good method to get political success. But the thinking is still alive.
We know they are crazy. And, they also know they themselves are crazy.
It can be the right to be crazy? I don't know.
Now, I think, it is clear that Pakistan is not the country we can trust well, for coorparating together with many world-wide problems.
Next year, soon, it will become a big political issue in tha Japanese Diet which Japanese self-defense should support Pakistan's navy fighting for Iraq war again, or not. Because I don't think Pakistan can afford to think about Iraq, I don't think Japanese self-defense have to support them.
For the group who killed Bhutto, my opinion is welcome, because their purpose is to destroy the order made by America and its friends. However, for eternal order, the power to make self-order is needed. Pakistani have to try to get the power for themselves now. SO, we must encourage their concern to focus on the issue for themselves.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
VS Very Merry Christmas
The conversation in Japanese needs enough time and experience to understand it well enough.
If "I will think about it." is the answer to "How about a dinner with me on X'mas day?", 80% of what it means seems to be "No." in Japanese.
Only 20% is left now.
Although I am not sure whether this percentage is high or low, compared with the possibility that I can get Christmas present from Santa Claus, it is 100% certain that Japanese language is difficult to study like a woman's heart.
If "I will think about it." is the answer to "How about a dinner with me on X'mas day?", 80% of what it means seems to be "No." in Japanese.
Only 20% is left now.
Although I am not sure whether this percentage is high or low, compared with the possibility that I can get Christmas present from Santa Claus, it is 100% certain that Japanese language is difficult to study like a woman's heart.
Saturday, December 08, 2007
VS Business School
Some students studying in American business school came to my company recently, in order to reseach Japanese company. I and my coworkers had the meeting with them. It was our first experience to help students to study the business in Japan, but we enjoyed it very much.
Their theme was to study how international companies mamange their business in Japan. Some foreign companies can make a success in Japan. Some can not. What is the key point for success? What is the diffrence between Japan and other countries?
The theme is too big to answer smoothly, of course. So, the students asked us for a lot of things for our daily working.
Unfortunately I don't have the experience to work in foreign companies, so I can not compare Japanese company with other countries', but I think Japan is special.
Because Japanese market is big and matured, it has their own rules, diffrent from the world. That's why many foreign companies are comfused when they try their business in Japan.
One of my company's business partners introduced the students to us, so they came to my company. The business partner is an american company, but only Japanese staffs are hired in their Tokyo office. For their success, it seems to be the easiest way that Japanese sells something to Japanese.
Before the meeting, we thougt we should give them a souvenir. We prepared a coffee cup with my company's logo.
At the beginning of the meeting, after the introducing each other, the student told us that they had a souvenir for us. It was a coffee cup.
As you know, the exchanging same items is one of the worst happenings in a party.
Please understand how unhappy our feeling was when getting their kind gift.
Anyhow, I hope they can successfuly finish their study after coming back to America.
Their theme was to study how international companies mamange their business in Japan. Some foreign companies can make a success in Japan. Some can not. What is the key point for success? What is the diffrence between Japan and other countries?
The theme is too big to answer smoothly, of course. So, the students asked us for a lot of things for our daily working.
Unfortunately I don't have the experience to work in foreign companies, so I can not compare Japanese company with other countries', but I think Japan is special.
Because Japanese market is big and matured, it has their own rules, diffrent from the world. That's why many foreign companies are comfused when they try their business in Japan.
One of my company's business partners introduced the students to us, so they came to my company. The business partner is an american company, but only Japanese staffs are hired in their Tokyo office. For their success, it seems to be the easiest way that Japanese sells something to Japanese.
Before the meeting, we thougt we should give them a souvenir. We prepared a coffee cup with my company's logo.
At the beginning of the meeting, after the introducing each other, the student told us that they had a souvenir for us. It was a coffee cup.
As you know, the exchanging same items is one of the worst happenings in a party.
Please understand how unhappy our feeling was when getting their kind gift.
Anyhow, I hope they can successfuly finish their study after coming back to America.
Sunday, December 02, 2007
VS Beach Clean
I took part in Beach Clean on Enoshima beach, by chance. Even though two years has passed since I started to surf on the beach, I had never joined such an event. Because I didn't know how to join it.
One of surf shop staffs invited me to participate in it, when I went to surf on the day. That's why I tried to keep the beach clean for the first time.
Beach Clean is a relaxing event. An organizer of the event gives us trush bags. Then, we start to walk on the beach. Some walk with chatting. Some walk with dogs. If you find artificial things on the beach, you can get them and put them into the bag. That's all. After a while, you can feel it is fun to collect the trash.
"More trash! More trash!" was the feeling of me on the day.
But, fortunately or unfortunately, the beach was clean on the day. Comepared with summer season, not so msny people come to the beach. So, it can be clean to some exrent.
Thus, I think I couldn't contribute to cleaning the beach enough well on the day, but my dirty mind might be cleaned due to joining the nice event.
One of surf shop staffs invited me to participate in it, when I went to surf on the day. That's why I tried to keep the beach clean for the first time.
Beach Clean is a relaxing event. An organizer of the event gives us trush bags. Then, we start to walk on the beach. Some walk with chatting. Some walk with dogs. If you find artificial things on the beach, you can get them and put them into the bag. That's all. After a while, you can feel it is fun to collect the trash.
"More trash! More trash!" was the feeling of me on the day.
But, fortunately or unfortunately, the beach was clean on the day. Comepared with summer season, not so msny people come to the beach. So, it can be clean to some exrent.
Thus, I think I couldn't contribute to cleaning the beach enough well on the day, but my dirty mind might be cleaned due to joining the nice event.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
VS Hair Treatment
Hair is Life. From my childhood, I have heard of this maxim. So, I listen to and obey the idea of a hair professinals straight away. Yesterday I went to Cross Roads for my hair cutting and coloring. Recently I changed my hair color into a little bright. Artificial coloring can damage my hair, so I need more the care by proffesionals.
I leraned about Shampoo a lot from the shop owner, Mr.Beard.
I am not able to explain the detail, but I recommend you to check the shampoo you are using now. Read the shampoo's components' list.
On the top of the list, there must be "Water". It means that water is included into the shampoo the most. The list is the order of the rate of components.
If your shampoo has "Sodiumu Lauryl Sulfate(SLS)" or "Cocamidopropyl Betaine" on the list(Especially they are No.2-5 on the list.), Congratulation! Your hair can keep its health forever. Even if you can't find the strange names on the surface of your favorite shampoo bottle, it is no problem. But, go to a drug store soon, buy better one and throw away the old useless cleanser. It desreves car-washing.
By the way, Michelin Guide Tokyo 2008(both Japanese version and English version) was sold out as soon as it was released! Are there so many people who can go to the expensive restaurants in Japan? I also ordered the book though...
I leraned about Shampoo a lot from the shop owner, Mr.Beard.
I am not able to explain the detail, but I recommend you to check the shampoo you are using now. Read the shampoo's components' list.
On the top of the list, there must be "Water". It means that water is included into the shampoo the most. The list is the order of the rate of components.
If your shampoo has "Sodiumu Lauryl Sulfate(SLS)" or "Cocamidopropyl Betaine" on the list(Especially they are No.2-5 on the list.), Congratulation! Your hair can keep its health forever. Even if you can't find the strange names on the surface of your favorite shampoo bottle, it is no problem. But, go to a drug store soon, buy better one and throw away the old useless cleanser. It desreves car-washing.
By the way, Michelin Guide Tokyo 2008(both Japanese version and English version) was sold out as soon as it was released! Are there so many people who can go to the expensive restaurants in Japan? I also ordered the book though...
Saturday, November 17, 2007
VS Document Archiving(2)
Although Document Archiving is important, Japanese hadn't known the importance for a long time. So, a lot of important Japanese documents are now found out in foreign countries, even though tey were originally made in Japan. One of my jobs is to import such documents, and sell them to my customers. It might be good for my business, but I sometimes feel strange.
I went to listen to the presentation for Prange Collection in the Library Fair. It's a collection of a huge number of Japanese books, magazines and newspapers published soon after WW2. At that time, GHQ governed Japan, and collected all documents published in Japan in order to censor them. After their governance finished, the documents were sent to America and preserved in University of Maryland.
Of course, Japanese theirselves also preserved them, but they have only 5% of the collection now. 95% of them are now in America. Preservation is important.
However, it is not enough only to preserve them. Because the collection is too huge, nobady know what really exists in it. That's why it is very difficult to use the collection. From my experience, I know it is easy to preserve vagetables in my refrigerator, but it is difficult to remember what is in it. Thus, damaged vagetable is sometimes found out to throw it away.
In the presentation, I could know Waseda University is making a digital databese for the collection. It's a very taugh and significant work.
By the way, my computer was broken a few weeks ago, and I knew it was impossible to fix it. Now I am thinking, that I don't have my computer, seve everything on internet sites like Google and use them in Internet Cafe. Is it the good way to archive my documents?????
I went to listen to the presentation for Prange Collection in the Library Fair. It's a collection of a huge number of Japanese books, magazines and newspapers published soon after WW2. At that time, GHQ governed Japan, and collected all documents published in Japan in order to censor them. After their governance finished, the documents were sent to America and preserved in University of Maryland.
Of course, Japanese theirselves also preserved them, but they have only 5% of the collection now. 95% of them are now in America. Preservation is important.
However, it is not enough only to preserve them. Because the collection is too huge, nobady know what really exists in it. That's why it is very difficult to use the collection. From my experience, I know it is easy to preserve vagetables in my refrigerator, but it is difficult to remember what is in it. Thus, damaged vagetable is sometimes found out to throw it away.
In the presentation, I could know Waseda University is making a digital databese for the collection. It's a very taugh and significant work.
By the way, my computer was broken a few weeks ago, and I knew it was impossible to fix it. Now I am thinking, that I don't have my computer, seve everything on internet sites like Google and use them in Internet Cafe. Is it the good way to archive my documents?????
Sunday, November 11, 2007
VS Document Archiving(1)
I went to Library Fair last week. This event is the biggest one for Japanese librarians and their friends, like book-sales men. It is held once a year, in Yokohama. In the event, we can know many new things and trends in the library world; for example, new trends for copyrights, new databases to help library services, how to protect libraries from crimes, and so on. For most people, such things are far from their life, but the people related to library business are intersted in them. So, I joined the event.
My interest in the fair was Document-archiving.
How to keep books forever is an old, big and basic theme in library. Even in my house, it is sometimes a big problem. I want to throw away some books to make my room space large, but if the books were rare and difficult to buy it again, I have to think how to save the books.
My solution is to use the books as a pillow, but librarians are more advanced. Digital-archiving is their solution.
I joined the forum about JSTOR, one of the biggest organization to archive many important academic literatures. Their mission is to archive and digitalize academic journals. They started their project with some social science journals. Now they covers all genres of journals.
I am not interested in the journals because I can't undersatnd what is written in the academic journals, but I have only the interest in the technology to keep and protect useful documents forever. So, I was impressed by the forum very much.
Everytime I join this kind of forum, I feel the gap between Japan and America is big in the field of information management. As an information consumer, Japanese is excellent. We can use easily high-spec mobiles and get much useful information in our daily life. But, social management of information is still old-fashioned. When we go to agovernment office, many types of paper information are required.
Even when we use digital technology, we are sometimes required to use paper-like information. For example in a company, "please report about it by Word-document-file, not by a paper." I can't understand why simple email is bad?
I could understand the importance of document archiving not only in JSTOR's forum, but also in the forum about Japanese old magazines and newspapers. I will write it in the next articles.
* This article is written for showing you my professionalism. You can remenber it. Or, at least, I can remember it.
My interest in the fair was Document-archiving.
How to keep books forever is an old, big and basic theme in library. Even in my house, it is sometimes a big problem. I want to throw away some books to make my room space large, but if the books were rare and difficult to buy it again, I have to think how to save the books.
My solution is to use the books as a pillow, but librarians are more advanced. Digital-archiving is their solution.
I joined the forum about JSTOR, one of the biggest organization to archive many important academic literatures. Their mission is to archive and digitalize academic journals. They started their project with some social science journals. Now they covers all genres of journals.
I am not interested in the journals because I can't undersatnd what is written in the academic journals, but I have only the interest in the technology to keep and protect useful documents forever. So, I was impressed by the forum very much.
Everytime I join this kind of forum, I feel the gap between Japan and America is big in the field of information management. As an information consumer, Japanese is excellent. We can use easily high-spec mobiles and get much useful information in our daily life. But, social management of information is still old-fashioned. When we go to agovernment office, many types of paper information are required.
Even when we use digital technology, we are sometimes required to use paper-like information. For example in a company, "please report about it by Word-document-file, not by a paper." I can't understand why simple email is bad?
I could understand the importance of document archiving not only in JSTOR's forum, but also in the forum about Japanese old magazines and newspapers. I will write it in the next articles.
* This article is written for showing you my professionalism. You can remenber it. Or, at least, I can remember it.
VS Shadow
Shadow is difficult. Last night I and Haruka tried to shadow a couple. To be precise, they haven't been a couple. We arranged Yakiniku dinner to make a man and a woman a couple last night. So, they were a future-couple.
After the dinner, we asked them to go to a bar for one more drink, but she told us that she would go home. That's why, we said Good-bye to her and him, then we left the place.
After five seconds, our shadow started.
She would really go home? He would really and disappointedly let her go home?
Making other passangers a barrier, we hided our existence and chased them.
They walked slowly to a station, then had arrived at the center exist of the station. And they had a conversation for a while there. I and Haruka looked at them carefully from the place where they couldn't look at us. The moment, I thougt this night hadn't finished yet.
At the next moment, history moved.
They started to walk to the city. It was clear that they had gotten another aim different from going home. We also started to walk silently, and shadowed them.
They chose a narrow unpopular street as their walking route. It made us difficult to chase them, because we couldn't hide us among many unknown people. If they had checked their back side just once, perhaps we couldn't succesfuly shadow them. But, fortunately, they were very busy to think about theirselves. They couldn't realise they were shadowed.
I thought they would go to a bar or Karaoke. But, they walked to Denny's, a family restaurant. If they were high school students, I wouldn't complain of thier choice. But they are adult. So, I couldn't understand their intension. In addition, they stopped again in front of Denny's. And, after a few minutes' conversation, thet began to turn back to the station! What were you doing?
"The back I want to kick" is a million seller novel's title in Japan a few years ago. I remenbered the title when walking to the station "togeter with them".
Soon after the finish of the incomplete night, we sent a complaint e-mail to her. She is now scared to us.
I heard that they will meet again next weekend. I hope they can find us then.
After the dinner, we asked them to go to a bar for one more drink, but she told us that she would go home. That's why, we said Good-bye to her and him, then we left the place.
After five seconds, our shadow started.
She would really go home? He would really and disappointedly let her go home?
Making other passangers a barrier, we hided our existence and chased them.
They walked slowly to a station, then had arrived at the center exist of the station. And they had a conversation for a while there. I and Haruka looked at them carefully from the place where they couldn't look at us. The moment, I thougt this night hadn't finished yet.
At the next moment, history moved.
They started to walk to the city. It was clear that they had gotten another aim different from going home. We also started to walk silently, and shadowed them.
They chose a narrow unpopular street as their walking route. It made us difficult to chase them, because we couldn't hide us among many unknown people. If they had checked their back side just once, perhaps we couldn't succesfuly shadow them. But, fortunately, they were very busy to think about theirselves. They couldn't realise they were shadowed.
I thought they would go to a bar or Karaoke. But, they walked to Denny's, a family restaurant. If they were high school students, I wouldn't complain of thier choice. But they are adult. So, I couldn't understand their intension. In addition, they stopped again in front of Denny's. And, after a few minutes' conversation, thet began to turn back to the station! What were you doing?
"The back I want to kick" is a million seller novel's title in Japan a few years ago. I remenbered the title when walking to the station "togeter with them".
Soon after the finish of the incomplete night, we sent a complaint e-mail to her. She is now scared to us.
I heard that they will meet again next weekend. I hope they can find us then.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
VS Halloween Night
My costume idea has already been out of stock. I couldn't escape from being blue before the party was coming. But, everytime the solution emerged on the day and I was helped. Also at the last night's Aeon Halloween Party, I could luckily get a good costume idea just two hours before the party started. I joined the party, costumed in the wear of the person providing a school lunch.
The party space was BASIL. Recently Aeon's party is always here. Maybe the restaurant size is good for the party size. The restaurnt owner lived in Australia before, so Aussie food is sometimes on the menu. It's nice.
In the party, students weared good costumes; Rice ball, Lupin, Chinese lady, Mushroom, Boxer, Pirate and so on. On the way to the restaurant, all passangers on the street looked at the funny group. Naturally our walking speed became fast.
As you know very well, our party schedule was as usual. After crazy drinking at 1st stage, Karaoke was waiting at 2nd stage. After crazy singing, some people still left and went to Sushi restaurant. It was 3rd stage as usual. Midnight Sushi was so cool. Once you experienced the taste, you wouldn't escape from it. But, we couldn't stay in the place allnight. We had to wait for the first train warking untill around 6 o'clock. In summer time, we can use Hatopoppo park, but now it is a little cold. So, we went to Jonathan, a family restaurant. With feeling sleepy, I waited for the 1st train, drinking beer.
Altough I have joined Halloween Party many times, I don't know the meaning of the party. I am worried that our style of spending of Halloween night could be utterly wrong?
The party space was BASIL. Recently Aeon's party is always here. Maybe the restaurant size is good for the party size. The restaurnt owner lived in Australia before, so Aussie food is sometimes on the menu. It's nice.
In the party, students weared good costumes; Rice ball, Lupin, Chinese lady, Mushroom, Boxer, Pirate and so on. On the way to the restaurant, all passangers on the street looked at the funny group. Naturally our walking speed became fast.
As you know very well, our party schedule was as usual. After crazy drinking at 1st stage, Karaoke was waiting at 2nd stage. After crazy singing, some people still left and went to Sushi restaurant. It was 3rd stage as usual. Midnight Sushi was so cool. Once you experienced the taste, you wouldn't escape from it. But, we couldn't stay in the place allnight. We had to wait for the first train warking untill around 6 o'clock. In summer time, we can use Hatopoppo park, but now it is a little cold. So, we went to Jonathan, a family restaurant. With feeling sleepy, I waited for the 1st train, drinking beer.
Altough I have joined Halloween Party many times, I don't know the meaning of the party. I am worried that our style of spending of Halloween night could be utterly wrong?
Sunday, October 21, 2007
VS Old Mac
He is just seven years old. He had never been sick in his life. He was very well untill the day. But...
My Macintosh was broken suddenly.
On the day, I had listened to music by my Mac.
In my house, there is no TV, no CD player and no Video player. So, Mac is the only one electorical equipment for fun in my house.
The Mac had played J-POP music very well as usual. I enjoyed it with reading a book.
A strange thing happened after a few songs play. Suddenly, I couldn't listen to the music.
I stopped reading a book, and checked a moniter.
I thought he stopped playing, but he had been still playing. But, I couldn't listen to the music. I clicked a volume controller. Then, I could listen to the music again.
I didn't understand why such a starange phenomena had happened, but I was satisfied that the trouble was fixed up. So, I started to read the book again.
However, the trouble was not fixed up in fact.
My Mac stopped working suddenly, and shut down by himself!
I couldn't understand what happened, so I tried to boot it up again, but he didn't make it.
I kocked at him a several times, but nothing happened.
I had no idea what I should do then. So, I decided to go to bed. I hoped that everything would go well on the next morning.
The next morning, everything was unchanged unfortunately.
My Mac was completely dead.
I called Mac office a few days later, and asked the staff for the possibility to make him alive again. The answer was miserable. Because my Mac is very old, they can't fix it now.
He is just seven years old, though....
Now, I can't check my e-mail and use Internet. No sound and no movie in my house. My house is very silent. I sometimes push some keys on my Mac, but he doesn't give me any reaction.
My Macintosh was broken suddenly.
On the day, I had listened to music by my Mac.
In my house, there is no TV, no CD player and no Video player. So, Mac is the only one electorical equipment for fun in my house.
The Mac had played J-POP music very well as usual. I enjoyed it with reading a book.
A strange thing happened after a few songs play. Suddenly, I couldn't listen to the music.
I stopped reading a book, and checked a moniter.
I thought he stopped playing, but he had been still playing. But, I couldn't listen to the music. I clicked a volume controller. Then, I could listen to the music again.
I didn't understand why such a starange phenomena had happened, but I was satisfied that the trouble was fixed up. So, I started to read the book again.
However, the trouble was not fixed up in fact.
My Mac stopped working suddenly, and shut down by himself!
I couldn't understand what happened, so I tried to boot it up again, but he didn't make it.
I kocked at him a several times, but nothing happened.
I had no idea what I should do then. So, I decided to go to bed. I hoped that everything would go well on the next morning.
The next morning, everything was unchanged unfortunately.
My Mac was completely dead.
I called Mac office a few days later, and asked the staff for the possibility to make him alive again. The answer was miserable. Because my Mac is very old, they can't fix it now.
He is just seven years old, though....
Now, I can't check my e-mail and use Internet. No sound and no movie in my house. My house is very silent. I sometimes push some keys on my Mac, but he doesn't give me any reaction.
Sunday, October 07, 2007
VS Octoberfest
What is Octoberfest? Although I didn't know anything about it but the name of a festival, I decided to go to watch it with Lance. I write my impresson of the festival at first. It was very interesting. I enjoyed it very much.
The event has been held in Akarenga-souko (Red Brick Warehouse) in Minatomirai area in Yokohama. It is German festival, and this year's one is 5th. We can enjoy great German beer, foods and music there.
I was very surprised that a lot of people was joining the event. When I and Lance arrived at the event area, all seats were occupied others. The air there had been filled with drunker's high. So, we had to drink beer as soon as we could after buying the ticket for the event.
If you have not drunk German beer yet, and want to try it, I can recommend you to drink Franziskaner (In Japanese, Furanchesukaana). It is a fruity white beer and very popular. Of course I enjoyed it at the night. Easy to drink. Fitted to any kind of food. I drunk it with a sausage and a salty bread.
A personally impressive thing in the event was that I could find out the wine for which I had serached for a long time. Pieroth blue is the name. A several years ago, a woman intimate to me told me that she met a German wine by chance in a local restaurant and the taste was great but she couldn't find it at any other bars and restaurants. Because she didn't memoraise the wine name exactly (She remenbered only that the name started with "Pi" and the bottle color was blue.), I couldn't find the wine then. That's why I was very happy when I met the wine in the event place. The intimacy of us had already gone, though.
The climax of the event was German music and Beer cheering. Lsitening to the powerful music by German band, someone danced, someone sang and everyone drunk beer, shouting "Cheers!". Almost over 500 people felt our unity there. I understood again that the power of beer can make our world peace. German is wise. Japanese also should give the people in the world the beer they made, not the oil they bought.
The event has been held in Akarenga-souko (Red Brick Warehouse) in Minatomirai area in Yokohama. It is German festival, and this year's one is 5th. We can enjoy great German beer, foods and music there.
I was very surprised that a lot of people was joining the event. When I and Lance arrived at the event area, all seats were occupied others. The air there had been filled with drunker's high. So, we had to drink beer as soon as we could after buying the ticket for the event.
If you have not drunk German beer yet, and want to try it, I can recommend you to drink Franziskaner (In Japanese, Furanchesukaana). It is a fruity white beer and very popular. Of course I enjoyed it at the night. Easy to drink. Fitted to any kind of food. I drunk it with a sausage and a salty bread.
A personally impressive thing in the event was that I could find out the wine for which I had serached for a long time. Pieroth blue is the name. A several years ago, a woman intimate to me told me that she met a German wine by chance in a local restaurant and the taste was great but she couldn't find it at any other bars and restaurants. Because she didn't memoraise the wine name exactly (She remenbered only that the name started with "Pi" and the bottle color was blue.), I couldn't find the wine then. That's why I was very happy when I met the wine in the event place. The intimacy of us had already gone, though.
The climax of the event was German music and Beer cheering. Lsitening to the powerful music by German band, someone danced, someone sang and everyone drunk beer, shouting "Cheers!". Almost over 500 people felt our unity there. I understood again that the power of beer can make our world peace. German is wise. Japanese also should give the people in the world the beer they made, not the oil they bought.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
VS Myanmer
The demonstration in Myanmer seems to be shrinking now. The monks leading the movement are not on the road. The army government is too strong. Nobody can't damage it. This country will not be a democratic one forever. Unfortunately they have a lot of natural resources, and the best climate for farming. They wouldn't collapse naturally.
Even though Japanese journalist was killed by the shot of the army, Japanese government has not made a strong protest to Myanmer yet. Newspaper says Japanese government is afraid of losing the connection with the country with rich natural resources.
China is the most important country for Myanmer. That's why they can affect the army government's behavier to some extent. But, China's comment is this. "Both sides should be calm to solve problems." Ha ha.
Without any pressure from foreign countries, Myanmer government is going to be alive forever. If I am an activist for democracy in Myanmer, I will go out of the country soon. Because I don't think we have a good condition to change the country now. The country doesn't deserve our effort and life.
Even though Japanese journalist was killed by the shot of the army, Japanese government has not made a strong protest to Myanmer yet. Newspaper says Japanese government is afraid of losing the connection with the country with rich natural resources.
China is the most important country for Myanmer. That's why they can affect the army government's behavier to some extent. But, China's comment is this. "Both sides should be calm to solve problems." Ha ha.
Without any pressure from foreign countries, Myanmer government is going to be alive forever. If I am an activist for democracy in Myanmer, I will go out of the country soon. Because I don't think we have a good condition to change the country now. The country doesn't deserve our effort and life.
Monday, September 17, 2007
VS Castello di Brolio
Some days have passed since Japan's prime minister Abe quit his job suddenly. Now he is in a hospital. His previous job seemed to be too heavy for him. I can't understand why he quit his job more earlier. The timing for quiting was bad and late, as many say. If his decision was faster, he could come back to the politician's world soon. However, I think now his lifetime as a politician finished.
Now, people's interest is Post-Abe. LDP have to choose their new leader as soon as possible. Mr.Fukuda seems to be No.1 candidate, for his matured character. It might be only the reaction to young Abe. I doubt his leadership, but he must be the only one choice for LDP .
Last weekend, I went to Ristorante Real, an Italian wine restaurant in Yokohama, with someone, without thinking about Japan's politics at all. The restaurant was the place to which I wanted to go someday. My desire was achived at last.
It is located near the east exit of Yokohama station. Many original restaurants are around there. Some call the area Ura-Yokohama. I like the area.
My target in the Italian restaurant on the day was red wine made in Toscana. I needed an deep energetic impact on my heart by Rosso the day. I heard from my best wine adviser that Toscana's Rosso is great and gorgeous. So, I selected it.
However, the restaurant has many varieties of wine. Even in Toscana wine, there are over 30 or 40 types of wine. That's why I asked for the restaurant owner's advice, and I ordered Castello di Brolio(2001). The taste was strong enough, but it was easy to drink. I enjoyed it with some baked seafoods and a roasted duck. I think the restaurant's food is perfect for wine.
My wine life started with Australian wine last summer. And, now I am walking on the road of Italian wine, even though I am nearly on the start line. I heard that the concept of the new world wine like Australian's and that of European traditional wine like Italian's are diffrent. I can't explain it correctly, but my image to Austraian wine is "Nature", on the other hand, Itarian wine is "Culture". So, if you want to talk about cultural topics with some with drinking wine, Italian wine might be better. Of course, on the day, I talked about cultural topics like Science Fiction, in the restaurant. Next time, I have to talk about Opera or something in order to get back my lost scores.
Now, people's interest is Post-Abe. LDP have to choose their new leader as soon as possible. Mr.Fukuda seems to be No.1 candidate, for his matured character. It might be only the reaction to young Abe. I doubt his leadership, but he must be the only one choice for LDP .
Last weekend, I went to Ristorante Real, an Italian wine restaurant in Yokohama, with someone, without thinking about Japan's politics at all. The restaurant was the place to which I wanted to go someday. My desire was achived at last.
It is located near the east exit of Yokohama station. Many original restaurants are around there. Some call the area Ura-Yokohama. I like the area.
My target in the Italian restaurant on the day was red wine made in Toscana. I needed an deep energetic impact on my heart by Rosso the day. I heard from my best wine adviser that Toscana's Rosso is great and gorgeous. So, I selected it.
However, the restaurant has many varieties of wine. Even in Toscana wine, there are over 30 or 40 types of wine. That's why I asked for the restaurant owner's advice, and I ordered Castello di Brolio(2001). The taste was strong enough, but it was easy to drink. I enjoyed it with some baked seafoods and a roasted duck. I think the restaurant's food is perfect for wine.
My wine life started with Australian wine last summer. And, now I am walking on the road of Italian wine, even though I am nearly on the start line. I heard that the concept of the new world wine like Australian's and that of European traditional wine like Italian's are diffrent. I can't explain it correctly, but my image to Austraian wine is "Nature", on the other hand, Itarian wine is "Culture". So, if you want to talk about cultural topics with some with drinking wine, Italian wine might be better. Of course, on the day, I talked about cultural topics like Science Fiction, in the restaurant. Next time, I have to talk about Opera or something in order to get back my lost scores.
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