6/30/2011

Prepared for the next fiscal year

I finished to plan for the next fiscal year.

Next week we all will make a presentation to others in the office... In other words, a battle.

Let me take a rest until then.


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6/29/2011

Pretzel

I ate a pretzel of Auntie Annes’s at Futako-tamagawa.


It was good as soft but a little salty.

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6/28/2011

Junior high-school alumni party

Last weekend I attended a junior high-school alumni party.


There were 15 classmates.

Everybody has grown a good person.

We discussed what we were doing at and had been doing after the 3.11 earthquake.

Some went Tohoku for volunteer and some helped older people at the nursing home.

Sometimes acting is important than just thinking.

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6/27/2011

Swimming at night

I went swimming pool at night last Saturday.

I usually go there in the morning on weekends.

I had imagined not many people would be there as it was already 7:30pm.

But when I arrived there, there were many people in the pool.

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6/26/2011

Lunch with Lily

Today we went to Uniqlo to buy our summer wears.


After that we went Marru, a restaurant that allow pet.



These are for Lily.


Mmm..., yummy!



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6/25/2011

Barbershop

On Saturday I went to a barbershop.

I stood on line 30 minute prior to the open time, because this shop doesn't allow reservation.

When I arrived the shop, there already were 6 people.

I'm the seventh.

Thats good as there were nearly 20 people when open.

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6/24/2011

Still working till night

As I wrote before, I finished my presentation and most of my work should have done...

But jobs come next and next.

I have to plan for the next fiscal year.
Ok, That's the usual schedule.

The problem is, my boss asked me to do it not only for our team but for other team also.

In total I did it for three teams.

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6/23/2011

Hot days

Yesterday It was over 30 degrees Celcius in Tokyo.

Very hot and, at the same time, very humid.

One of the worst season...

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6/22/2011

Rainy season

Tokyo is now in the rainy season.



Ajisai flower, a hydrogen, is a symbol of the season on Japan.



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6/21/2011

Finished presentation

Today I finished a big presentation about the results of our project.

It was successful, so I'm relieved now.

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6/20/2011

Odaiba

I visited Odaiba on holiday.



There are lots of shops and most of those area are pet friendly, so good to go and enjoy holiday.



They built a town inside.
The sky in the picture above is "wall".
I can't imagine!



They also have this big fountain in it.

So beautiful.

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6/19/2011

Financial planning

I visited a financial planner to get advice about my life plan.

He advised me about the house loan.

"The faster you pay, the fewer you will pay in total."

I know I know, but ...


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6/18/2011

Good-bye party

On Thursday we had a goodbye party of the coworker.

We joined the company in the same year with me.
From last year we have worked in the same division in the Lab.

This time he is going to move to the headquarters.

We prayed for his health and success, and enjoyed drinking.


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6/17/2011

Hashed beef and saffron rice

My wife cooked hashed beef and saffron rice for me.


It was so delicious!
Thanks honey, I love you.

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6/16/2011

Good bye Hokkaido

My personal sightseeing after the business was only a half day (actually three hours!) but I enjoyed it.

I flight backed to Tokyo.



Good bye Hokkaido. It was a good trip.

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6/15/2011

Red brick Bay area

Then I went to the red brick bay area near Hakodate-Yama mountain.


I like there because I was born in Yokohama and familiar with these sceneries.

I took a ride on a retro road train to go there.



And walked back beside the bay to Hakodate station.




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6/14/2011

Goryokaku

After the lunch, I personally visit Goryokaku for sightseeing.


From top of the Goryokaku tower, you can see star shaped castle.



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6/13/2011

Ebi-Uni-ikura don

After the workshop, we back to Tokyo.


On our way to back home, we had a late lunch at Hakodate.


Wmm, this picture of a ebi-uni-ikura-don (a bowl of rise and seafood, collaborating three seafoods) looks good but the taste was actually not special...

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6/12/2011

Workshop was over

The workshop was over.

My coworker's presentation was successful.


Good for him!

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Bears welcome us

This is Onuma koen station.




This is my first time to visit here.

And we found bears welcoming us.




Hope just welcome.

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6/11/2011

Banquet

The workshop has events every night.

The day before yesterday we had a B-B-Q.
And yesterday we had a banquet.


I met many old friends and also came to know many famous researchers at the workshop.




Good workshop.

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6/10/2011

Morning walk

The workshop is held at a hotel in Onuma national park.
So it's good to walk around in the morning.

Let's share the scenery.








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6/09/2011

Business trip to Hokkaido

I'm at Hokkaido Hakodate!



A business trip to attend an international workshop.


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6/08/2011

Oasis in Shinagawa?

I had an outside duty yesterday.

This time I went to Shinagawa.

I arrived there before the time,
so I thought to kill time at a park.

I found the park on a map in front of the station.

But when I went there, it was...



Oh, people who lives in the town call this park...?

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500 articles anniversary

I have written 500 articles on this blog.

One year and a half.

Who was most surprised was me.

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6/07/2011

New Futako-tamagawa town

Futago-tamagawa Town area has been renewed.


When I went through there, I saw some famous shops.

Next time I will try window shopping. :-p


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6/06/2011

Driving to Narita

My wife and I saw my sister off to Narita Int. Airport.


We wanted to talk more and more and enjoyed talking in the car being reluctant her leaving.




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6/05/2011

Present from my sister

My sister gave me a book and a chocolate fondue as a present from US.



She remember my funny habit to bathe for two hours and read or write in the bath.


The fondue is ... , made in France!


I like them. Thank you!

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6/04/2011

Lunch with family

I had a lunch with all of my family at Yokohama Chinatown.



My wife, parents, sister, niece and nephew-in-law, and dog Lily.

It was a lot of fun and we continued chatting for 4 hours!



I believe everyone enjoyed it.



Of course Lily did.
And after back to home, she dreams to see them again soon.


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6/03/2011

Outside duty again

Today I had an outside duty again.


On the way to the visiting place, I found a large field.

It was not a public space but a personal.

Wow...

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6/02/2011

Having lunch at Shinagawa

I had a lunch with my old friend and my niece and her husband.



The lunch was good and we enjoyed chatting a lot.


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6/01/2011

Rainy season started

It's June.

The rainy season has started.

Meanwhile the beginning of progress season.

Hope better as well.

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