Well well well

I started reading "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
Ops ops ops, this is so funny. I don't think any translation of this book can be existed. I mean, this is, hahaha which Japanese parents dislike, won't let their children to read. Hahahaha This is pretty funny, though.

It was hot today...

I talked with Trenton on Skype. Skype…this is really nice program. When you download Skype, you can talk with anybody who is in anywhere for nothing, on the condition that one has a computer. So Trenton is in California, and I am in Japan, all we have to pay for is utility cost.

Trenton’s Japanese is improving. Now he speaks much more than before he did. We could understand each other, even we used only Japanese.

This night I would cook curry, but when I came back from a shopping, I realized that I did not buy any curry paste. So, I just did sauté…but it was good… I am glad I forgot to buy curry paste.

How about Dr. Pepper?

My favorite foods are not someone’s. Most people know it, but how many people recognize it? I am not talking about food here, maybe part of.

I like Root beer, but many of my friends hate it, the taste, smell, and all. Do I force them to drink it? The answer is no. I won’t force anybody to drink Root beer, even I like pretty much. If they don’t like they don’t have to. If I really want them to drink it. I would tell them my friend the good point of Root beer, and let them choose. No one wants anyone to force to follow someone. If there is a medicine that can cure any cancer, but I consider some people won’t take it for some reasons. Some people choose to die by own will even they could live longer. Is there any chance to let that kind of people to take medicine? Of course some ways exist. You have to be their side to think from the view point of them, and all remedies are decided to use by them not you and I. Make sense?

All we have to consider the first is everything, anyone is different. Misunderstand happens from the way of thinking that people are same. If your country cannot be like America, then America has to destroy you guys, something like that. I am not criticizing at America, though, to make sure.

So, many people won’t drink Root beer till they die. But we cannot complain to them about it. If I want them to drink, I will explain to them about the good points of the Root beer in order to drive them drink it.

I moved!!

My one computer is dying. It sounds sad when I wrote it, but it actually the time for it to die maybe. It lasted for 5 years. I guess it outlived for a laptop. It moved around with me; even went to the U.S.A with me and got broken. Now this computer, have problem on its fan. It does not work much and cannot take heat out. When it gets really hot, it is going to be down. It takes a while to re-start. Besides, every time I start it, this computer forgets everything except programs. For example, it forgets “my favorite” I have to memorize the URL or look up on the internet all the time. It reminded me of the movie “Memento”. Only good thing for this is, it does not kill people for sure.

Okay I just moved into new town. 東京都杉並区和泉is my town. It is really close to Shinjuku, I can get there by bike. If I use a bike, I can get earlier than take train or any thing. This town has good shops; so, atmosphere is really good. I wanted to take a picture of those shops today; however, most of them are closed, because it is Saturday. I did not feel like taking picture of shuttered stores. It can be seemed sad. I can not deliver the mood, actual this town is.

Anyway, I walked around a bit. Today this town has a festival. I wish I could go. Today I have to wait a sudden phone call from a moving company. I have to get my stuff sometime this afternoon. How boring it is staying at well lit room. Ops, my computer is getting hotter and hotter. I’d better stop now.

Gee

You cannot imagine how I am tired today.
I just looked around 2 apartments I will probably live for years. I knew some good one in Tokyo near the place I will work in really close future. The one I went to frist was close to Harajuku. It was new, and kind of cheap, but the thing is, it was extremely small. You will be speechless when you see it. Then the price is so expensive for that size.

Another reason I am tired is because, hrm, it is long story. My friend who is running restaurant called me for help. She was trouble with her an employee. The employee would not come for work. She was mad at it. But when I heard the worker's opinion, I started thinking that there were lots of misunderstanding between them. Now, she just wants him, the worker, to quit the work. He is complaing about the circumstance of the work. In his opinon, she, my friend, does not pay as much as she promised before, besides he says he never think workers as important at all. I made them to write their complaint on a paper to know what the real problem is. My frined and the worker will take down their insist and bring the paper for an conference. They did not even talk about what the real problem was. They both are upset for 4 months. How stupid they are. They are both 25 years old and they don't even know how to solve. No they dont even care to solve that problem. She just kept talking about firing him; he just kept complaining to her. They will be okay, they will have a meeting on Tuesday. I hope they will be alright.
Anyhow, I have to decide the apartment to live tomorrow. But she, my friend just think to push me around. No wonder the worker started complaing.
Oh I am so tired now but, I can not sleep. the restaurant is still open...

I don't like fortune telling.

Tomorrow is the day of leaving, finally.
I packed almost, because I would leave 2 days ago. But I could not get a ticket, so I am still here. I will be soon, though.

These days, I have been having fun with my family. I don’t think I can do for years. As for my grandfather, I am not sure if I have chance more to have fun with him.

Today, I got to go to the library to return a book, “Never Ending Story”. If you haven’t read yet, or just have watched the movie, you should read it. You cannot miss it.

I woke up till 3 am this morning and woke up 6 am and now, I am finding my apart to live in Tokyo. My friend gives me a place to live for a while. But she will push me around when I am at her store. I have to stay her store for a while. Am I a disciple? Anyway, I don’t feel like working after I have done own work…besides she make use of me to have fortune telling party. I said to her, I did not want to do for save my life. She knows I was a professional and still can do. But I quit. People who need fortunetelling are originally in bad luck. If people are in good luck nobody needs fortunetelling. Besides, people are in good luck don’t need anytime, even they look they are having bad luck. You know what I mean? Anyway, I just quit.

Don't Lose Your "Base" by Kazuo Inamori

Mountain climers face the ever-present risk that a fog may desend in the middle of an expedition and reduce visibility to zero. Rather than getting completely lost, however, experienced climer simply return to their "base camp" and start ove.

I believe that this also applies to building a new business ans start a difficult reserch project.

In a new venture, you will run into blank walls and experience gridlock time after time. And even when you manage to overcome them, you may find they have actually created a gap between your goal and reality. After overcoming so many obstacles, you may find yourself further removed from your original distination.

You may congratuate yourself and be pleased with your conquests. But the result is far from success.

This situation occurs when you make tentetive decisions without returnig to your "base camp"--your principles and truths.

A decision bsed upon the essence of a matter will bring you success even in an unexplored area

I am going to melt...

I got a crick in my neck while I was taking a nap after 5. I was just idling away today. What did I do is a prohibited question for me today; nothing productive at all. Furthermore, I ate too much; I didn’t work out much these days because of the weather. This Japanese nice weather is mildly killing me. Humidity makes my body slimy out of sweat. I guess everybody is slimy. Taking shower does not work anymore…I know one rain get a day better, cool and all. Now Japan lacks of water all over the place. We can see old buildings now which were sunken down when we made dams. I saw it on TV, it did not good look at all…sad it was.

I keep eating fish. I don’t have even one day which I did not eat fish. Without failing, my family eats fish. This morning we ate Sushi, different Sushi for lunch, hard to explain fish dish for dinner. You may be surprised that I eat Sushi quite often. As is often the cases with Japanese who live near sea eat Sushi, as long as they like it and are people of leisure to make Sushi. Hahahaha
I am writing a journal now. My sister peeked into my room and said “How can you sleep in this sauna?” SAUNA!!! You should not say that!! I know it, boy I know it. But I can not help it. My electric fan is working all day. But it is blowing warm air. I want to ask to it what the purpose of the fan for working. Hahahahah. My sister got an air conditioner in her room. Her baby needs it too. But my room can be really damp and hot. I don’t know what I am writing about now. But you can tell how my brain was broken with this weather.

How many times did I post today?

If you made a mistake and you noticed it, you had better say you had. You are young enough to tolerate it, when you think yourself in the future; can you undergo from what you had done? Say sorry to yourself and admit it was your mistake as soon as possible. Even if you have to be ashamed the worst in your life; it is better than you will regret in the future. I want to say it again, it is better than you will regret in the future. I am not sure if the situation will better; but better than turn away from the problem and pretend you are okay. You won’t be okay in the future. I really came near making it from today. I am pretty sure God is seeing me. I did not expected that would happen.

Hey look at the Turry's coffee

I woke up around 6 am. I went to bed last night quite earlier. 11 pm, I guess in order to go to a hospital. The biggest reason that I went to bed early was because, I would have to test my vision. If I did not sleep well, my vision would be bad as compared with actually they were. I cannot tell anybody this stupid intention.

I hate the atmosphere of big hospital, especially general hospital. Do you say it? It always smells death; is really depressing. My mother and I anticipated it. My mother came with me, because I would not be able to drive after all the test. Inside of the hospital, it looked really nice. Last time when I came, 7,8 years ago, this hospital was extremely gloomy, and I hoped to God I would not have to come again. To make long story short, the hospital was changed into cheerful atmosphere; even patients were still dismal. There is a Turry’s coffee, a coffee stand. I was astonished when I saw it. Who in the world planed to place it here? I knew that was planned by the president of Turry’s Japan. He will be my boss too. He wants to place coffee stand in hospitals. I think it is good idea, people who are in hospital such as patients, doctors, workers can take it easy there and feel better. That kind of coffee stands have really nice mood that allow us to open mind. Anyway I digressed. Go back to about the hospital.

I had to take some tests. I did not like them much; they take time anytime. I was waiting for a nurse called me. It took a while. I kept sitting on a chair, and this family, a father and a boy started playing game in front of me. They started laughing as they played. I don’t know what game they were doing, but their smiles made me happy. Kids and their fathers’ smiles always make me happy, no matter how I get down. And the other boy who came with his mother; he was going to take some examine. He was supposed to be dropped eye drop. But he could keep his eyes open while. He was so funny; and a nurse was saying “Please open you eye wide” in this very tender voice. This situation made feel good. Kids always kill me.

Wednessday

I am going to a hospital now.

It is damp

Just a half day finished, not it is 1 pm. So most people are working this time in Japan, not I. I have to wait for seeing a doctor tomorrow. I hope I don’t have to stay at dismal place like hospitals; maybe it can be better, and if I stay I can find a fun there. The hospital I will go to is a historical hospital in my prefecture. In spite of it, or because of it, doctors are snobby, or they are just busy. They don’t see patients much. But patients have to wait at least 2, 3 hours to see doctors. In Japan most of time we don’t make appointment to see doctors, some do, but these appointments don’t work much. If you are late for the appointment, they will put you the last or somewhere later.

Anyway, I got to go to the hospital tomorrow. I have to get the hospital till 7 am, and they start seeing us from 9. Ops…I will have opportunity to read books tomorrow. I have some books that I have to read. But I doubt I can concentrate to read. They call me suddenly, I have to pay attention, if I miss it, and I have to wait longer.

I will go to shop afternoon with my mother and grandfather. Maybe the last time to go shopping with them, the way I have to go to Tokyo, the way I will probably stay at the hospital for a while.

I dislike using computer

Hopefully, I don’t have to get a surgery. I really hope otherwise I have to stick to the hospital for 2 weeks. It will pretty annoy me. I don’t mind getting surgery at all, what I really hate is to stay in the hospital. I have to go to Tokyo to find a place to live as soon as possible. I have no time to waste. But I have to wait till Wednesday to see a doctor who specializes in my retina. He does not work other than Wednesday and Thursday. Mmmm, what does he do any days else? I am curious to ask then.

I bought a hard drive to back up my data, last week I lost whole my data of my old computer. Not to happen that again, I spent about 15,000 Yen for that hard drive. But better than lose years of memories. It worked well, got hot pretty much as well. Now I got problem on my old computer. It does not read DVD at all. Till yesterday I could use, but now. I bought a cleaner disc today it did not work, maybe did work. But the computer cannot read. How can I do for it? Had I better slap the computer in order to wake it up? Does this old fashion way work for a modern machine? I don’t think so, I might be break somewhere else for sure.

Some how, now I cannot use my keyboard and mouse. Why?

Turn around
Look at what you see
In her face
The mirror of your dreams
Make believe I'm everywhere
Hidden in the lines
Written on the pages
Is the answer to our never ending story
ah ah ah

Reach the stars
Fly a fantasy
Dream a dream
And what you see will be
Rhymes that keep their secrets
Will unfold behind the clouds
And there upon a rainbow
Is the answer to our never ending story
ah ah ah

Show no fear
For she may fade away
In your hand
The birth of a new day
Rhymes that keep their secrets
Will unfold behind the clouds
And there upon a rainbow
Is the answer to our Never ending story...
ah ah ah
Never ending story...
ah ah ah
Never ending story.

It is going to be rain today.

I will be working in Tokyo from September, but I have to be in there beforehand. I have to find a place to stay in Tokyo first. I used to stay alone for 6 years after I graduated from high school, I had a fridge and laundry machine, but they were broken to my surprise. According to my mother, they were too old to be in use. They were old, but I guess I could use them. She just wanted to throw them away. She likes to clean up.

Anyway, I was lucky that I could get the job so soon, after came back from the U.S. Many of my friends, who also went to, could not find what they would do. Actually I decided what I would since I was in the U.S. So, I am just carrying out my plan. But I was lucky for sure. I did expect I would start setting about establishing a company in the U.S. soon. But fortunately, I found the one which was doing what I wanted to do in the U.S. and could get in. I was kind of in hurry; I suppose I would be in trouble if I started right away. Thanks to God.

What I will do in that company? I will be a store manager. I will be in charge of stores. I am pretty sure I have to stand out in the crowd. I don’t mean I have to show off. I mean I cannot start company if I don’t have an ability to manage some stores well. I will see. I will read many books and study till I start working and while I work likewise. I cannot relieve with just getting a job. I don’t think I still stepped out from the start line yet. I don’t know how far I can go.

What counts the final round is, how far I can go from own start. There are start lines as many as people are. Some are behind the others, and some track ways have up and down more than the others. We seek own goals, but they are actually not goal. A goal, which we call, is as it were light house for not losing own way. The goals are supposed to be passed by us, because it is not actual goal. Then what is goal? The goal is anywhere on the road whenever you walk you see when you stop you can not see; which you can see even in the absolute darkness. The attitude that I seek for a goal is the goal. Anytime I can get a goal and anytime I can lose my goal. I can stay in the goal, but it is hard to stay in the goal. The accumulations of goals are the important. So, it does not matter where your start line is. I mean it does not matter if you did not have an arm or you can not speak or are in the hard circumstance. Only the human’s idea can limit us and the idea can release us. When I thought about it, I answered to myself.

Oh

I haven't posted for long time...5 days?

Anyway I would put picutures which I took I was in Tokyo, but my computer is no longer sony. I cannot do just stick memory card into a slot. I have to use a cable to do it, but I could not find one. I bought this camera 3 years ago. I did not expect this camera would last so long. I forsaw the Sony computer would last years more. No!! Absolutely no!! As is often the case with Sony, will get broken easily, some how.

I really had good time in Tokyo. I met Torenton again, who is my friend from CA. I never saw a kind people like him.

So, I got job in Tokyo too.
but I am still tired. I will write longer blog later with pictures, hopefully.

OH

Today is really hot.

A: What are you doing?
T: What am I doing? I am writing my blog. Is that your question?
A: No, I meant “what are you wasting everyday for”
T: Oh, I see. But I don’t waste my life at all. What I am doing now, I am preparing for my future.
A: OH really? For instance?
T: For instance? Well…I am researching something what I need or I will need. Reading books, talking with friends, e-mailing, putting on weight, like that I am doing.
A: I did not know it. Even you don’t look, you are.
T: Hahahaha, You bet you. I sometimes I think I am spending my precious time on waste. But it’s not, actually.
A: It’s is complicated.
T: So, I am doing is like pouring clear water into a colored vessel. The water once was dirty, and people knew it; but I am pouring clear water into the vessel. When you keep pouring water into dirty water, it eventually gets cleaned. It cannot be 100% clear, but can be 99.9% clear. But the vessel is colored, so people can’t tell if it is clear and sometimes I myself cannot tell it. But I have to keep pouring, even if it was 99.9% clear, I still have to otherwise the water gets rotten.
A: It is sure complicated.
T: Hahaha I am speaking to myself.
A: You are strange.
T: Of course I am.