It was fine.
It is already end of November. There is only one month left. How was your November?
I was rather busy because today was the last working day before the business trip to Myanmar.
There are still many things to fix.
However we could decide many things too.
It was fine in the morning but seemed to have rained during the daytime.
In the morning I attended an English training class.
My business trip to Myanmar starts on Sunday. So I am rather busy for preparation. Every presentation file is ready and I finished printing for 220 sets.
In the afternoon I sent two boxes of documents to the airport. I am so glad that I do not have to carry them by myself.
It was fine.
I was rather busy and overworked till 8:15 pm or so.
There are many things to confirm before going abroad for a business trip from this weekend.
I was awaken by the sound of rain this morning and afraid of the weather. But by the time I left home, it became fine.
I took a half day off and went to Shijukugyoen to have my hair set and makeup and dressed up to attend an international cultural exchange event.
It was fun to see my old friends unexpectedly.
It was fine.
I went out for lunch at Okinawa food restaurant. I chose Half & Half set which has both noodle and rice. We can choose two small dishes and a drink too.
After checking out they offered a small sweet souvenir too.
There were two meetings today, one within the office member, the other with outsiders too. Many things were fixed which was good.
It was fine.
I went to Shibuya to attend a seminar.
It started at 10 am. In the same building there was an examination of Chinese language. There were so many people waiting for the elavator to come.
In our seminar there were about 40 to 50 participants. I arrived there about 10 minutes before starting, and I was ushered to the center front seat.
It lasted for four hours and a half without having any lunch time nor break. There were lots of work to write somerhing in mind. After the seminar reception was held. I talked with some people. It seemed most of them were members of the company. It was fun to have found somebody that belonged to other course I took.
At night the pick up of suitcase came. I will be busy for next two weeks.
It was cloudy.
I stayed at home all day long.
The big news of today is the announcement of Osaka Expo 2025. It's been 55 years since there was Expo '70 in Osaka, and 20 years since Expo 2005 in Aichi.
After 2020 Tokyo Olympic, another big event is coming. That's good, isn't it?
It was fine.
Today is a national hoiday called kinro kansha no hi(勤労感謝の日), Labour Thanksgiving Day.
It used be Niinamesai (新嘗祭) and it was one of the most important events for the Emperor.
I stayed at home all day long .There was a delivery of suitcase which I ordered through internet the other day. I need to pack for the business trip next month.
Today is the full moon but it was cloudy at night.
It was rainy in the morning, but became fine and the moon and the stars were so beautiful at night.
Today is the last day of the current program. Half of the program went well.
In the afternoon we checked our warehouse and decided to clear the cabinets and floor.
It is the time of danshari (断捨離), to decide to throw away things or to keep.
We found some precious tiings and enjoyed the time.
Happy Thanksgiving!
It was fine and beautiful.
At lunch time I usually eat something watching TV at ladies' resting room.
First I watch NHK news, then talk show called Tetsuko no heya (徹子の部屋: Tetsuko's room), and go back to NHK to see the morning drama series.
Today when I switched on TV, news was already finished and the next program was on. It was about Takachihokyo(高千穂峡) where I have wanted to visit for a long time. So I watched the program till the end. It made me feel like going there.
In the afternoon we went to Ochanomizu to visit the Tokyo Waterworks Historical Museum which was interesting, what is more it was free of charge.
There were beautiful rose garden and Japanese garden behind which was a nice surprise. Roses and red and yellow leaves were very beautiful.
It was fine and cloudy.
Many things have been done by communicating.
I prefer writing emails but face to face talking is the best and earliest way to decide something. Telephone is also fast way to fix something but I do not like so much because there is a possibility of disturbing something.
Group chatting is another way to solve the problem.
They say it snowed in Hokkaido for the first time this winter. It will get colder and colder.
It was fine in the morning, but rained in the evening.
I was supposed to be in Shiga and Kyoto today, but worked in Roppongi as usual.
We need to plan many things soon.
It was fine.
We were supposed to go to Kyoto today. But it was canceled and our schedule of this week was changed a lot.
I went grocery shopping.
I cooked for dinner after a long time.
I received the registered mail. To my surprise it was sealed by wax.
It was fine and beautiful.
I went to Hinodecho to get massage. This is my once a month health treatment.
After that I visited Iseyamakotaijingu (伊勢山皇大神宮). There were many families celebrating their children's shichigosan (七五三) which is usually held on Nov. 15. I happened to see the wedding ceremony there too.
Then according to my massager's advice, I walked to Yokohama which is about 2 km away. I watched a movie Bohemian Rhapsody which I have wanted to see for a long time because Queen is one of my favorite groups since I was a junior high school student. It was a nice movie and I enjoyed their music.
After the movie I went to a beauty salon in Sugita to have my hair cut and perm.
After that I visit a kimono shop. I tried two beautiful kimonos. One is about 5 million yen the other is about one million yen. Kimono is really expensive but very beautiful. I just bought small things there.
It was a nice day.
It was fine and beautiful in the morning. I think it lasted for all day long, but when I finished working it was already dark.
Our schedule was totally changed because of the fellow's flu.
JR tickets cancellation cost yen 550 for each way. If one day delay it would cost 30% of the total fare.
Today I changed the flight tickets of business class for next month. I was surprised to hear that if I chaged it later than today, it would cost more yen 90,000.
It was fine and very beautiful.
I went to Ariake in the morning, but we returned to Roppongi soon to go to clinic. The research fellow was diagnosed as flu, and most of the programs for a week needed to be canceled which included visiting Kyoto and Shiga.
After lunch on my way to the office I happened to witness the wedding ceremony.
Nov. 15 is known as shichi go san (七五三), seven, five, three. It is a day for a family with children aged three, five, seven to go to a shrine to wish their happy and healthy growth. I did not see anybody celebrating shichi go san but saw the wedding.
After coming back to the office, I canceled my hotel in Kyoto. To my lucky I did not have to pay anything.
At JR Shinagawa station I canceled the round tickets to go to Kyoto too.
I dropped at Kurihama to attend my tea master's wake ceremony. He passed away at the age of 94. When I saw the movie dealt with tea ceremony, I felt like visiting my tea masters. I should have visited them soon. My tea master is Shintoist therefore the ceremony was done by the Shinto way. This was the first experience.
It was fine.
At lunch time five of us went to a halal restaurant because there was a Muslim. It was a buffet style, but in addtion they served two things. There were not so many dishes, but everything was delicious. It was yen1,200.
I recommended to my colleagues because we often need to find Halal restsurants when there are guests from Indonesia and Malaysia.
It was cloudy.
I changed trains at Shimbashi to take Ginza line. There were so many people at the station. I thought there must have happened something but actually it looked like the daily condition.
In the morning we had a lecture and a couresy call.
We enjoyed Ladies' lunch at the 35th floor restaurant where we tried last time but could not enter.
In the afternoon we visited the Parliament Museum where you can enter at free of charge. If you are interested in Politics, you can spend a day there.
In the afternoon we had another courtesy call and a lecture.
In the evening I went to Shinagawa to see my friends. I ate tiramisu tonight.
It was cloudy.
From the morning there were so many things to do today.
After work two big news arrived.
One is good, the other is sad. The former is the chance to take. The latter was the death of my tea master. He is in his mid 90s. So I knew someday we would encounter this news. When I saw a movie about tea ceremony the other day, I felt like going to see my tea masters. If they have the first tea ceremony next year, I was going to attend by all means. But it won't happen any more.
I pray for the soul of my master.
It was fine.
I took hot spring baths from the morning, had a big breakfast, and a half-day training. It was a fruitful event.
At Hamamatsu I ate eel dish for lunch which was rather expensive. If you eat that kind of dish in Nagoya, it is called hitsumabushi(ひつまぶし), but here it was called unagichazuke (鰻茶漬け). The main difference was hitsumabushi has grilled eel on the top of rice, but unagichazuke has grilled eel on the dish.Therefore unagichazuke has three different ways of grilled eel and rice: eel and rice, eel on rice, eel on rice with soup.
We enjoyed eating and talking.
I took Hikari bullet train from Hamamatsu to Shinagawa which took one hour and 22 minutes.
After coming home, I found the delivery notice and called them to re-deliver. There were 5 boxes. I am glad to receive them
I went grocery shopping as usual Sunday.
While shopping there were another deliveries too.
It was a nice weekend.
It was fine.
I left home around 8:30 am and arrived at Maisaka, Shizuoka at 12:12 pm by Shinkansen Kodama and JR Tokai.
I bought a special discount ticket called Puratto Kodama which is yen 6,600 with a bottle of soft drink.
I wanted to buy the return ticket at Hamamatsu but I did not have enough time and gave up. I thought I could buy through telephone or Internet and pick up the ticket tomorrow before riding. So I called during the recess of the training. But to my surprise they say they cannot sell by phone the day before. They only sell at the window on the day before.
So I gave up pratto Kodama on the way back.
But when there is something bad, something better would happen.
So I am looking for tomorrow.
Training started at 1pm and finished at 5 pm. After dinner for two hours there was another meeting at night.
In the night I enjoyed hot springs. There were three hot baths and a sauna inside and four out door.
It was a fruitful day.
It was rainy day but I did not have to use an umbrella.
There were many things to do at office, and most of them were done.
After work I bought a commuter pass for 6 months by vending machine at Roppongi. There are three choices, one,or three or six months.The longer the better.
TGIF
I took 5 hours off to deal with many things.
First IH repairman came to fix the problem. Finally I can use the IH oven to cook!
Second I went to city office to get a certificate of registered seal. I need this document to redeem my father's dormant account.
Third I went to post office to send the above mentioned document and others by registered mail.
Fourth I went to Yokohama to attend luncheon. There were nearly 30 people.
After that I went to work.
It was a new moon. I wrote new 10 wishes.
It was a fruitful day.
It was cloudy.
Today is ritto (立冬), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節気) the 24 solar terms. The last one was soko (霜降) on Oct. 23 and the next one is shosetsu (小雪) on Nov. 22.
Ritto in Japanese character means stand winter. This is the first day of winter.
I had a fever this morning but there are so many things to do at office and I went to work.
It was a slightly rainy day though I did not use an umbrella.
Yesterday I felt sore throat, today I have a running nose. I have got a cold.
These days there is something wrong with my smartphone, and it is not charged from a charger.
The commuter train used to be my office to write emails, blog, and so on. We have been accustomed to the life with electicity so when it is not available we feel frustrated.
It was fine in the morning but it seemed to have rained in the afternoon.
However once I entered the office I won't go out so I did not know exactly when it rained. In the evening when I looked up the glass roof from the first floor, it looked like rain. When I went out from the office at night around 9 pm, the earth was wet. Fortunately I did not use an umbrella.
I have a slight sore throat. I need to get rest
It was slightly raining.
In the morning I went grocery shopping.
In the afternoon I went to Mita to see somebody. Mita station of the Toei Asakusa Line and JR Tamachi station are very close and convenient. I happened to see a mutual friend there too.
At the cafe I ordered chocolat royal milk tea. Before going there I was going to order hot chocolate, but I saw it on the menu and drink it for the first time. They said no sugar is included so please use sugar if you need. I did not need.
After that I went to Yokohama to see a Japanese movie "Kohi ga samenai uchini (コーヒーが冷めないうちに): Before coffee gets cold." The poster says you can cry four times. It consists of four stories. Indeed I did. I was moved. When will you go back to the past if you can?
It is a national holiday called bunka no hi (文化の日), Culture Day. It is supposed to be fine but it was cloudy. Unfortunately it fell on Saturday, so it was just like a regular weekend for me.
IH repair serviceman finally came, but he did not bring the necesssary parts and I have to do without cooking for another few days.
New Year's cards which I ordered were delivered. Last year I started writing very late, so this year I hope I can finish before Christmas.
In the afternoon I went to Yokohama to watch a Japanese movie Okuotoko (億男), Million Dollar Man.
Then I went to Shinagawa to buy a ticket for the next weekend.
There were some time before the next appointment therefore I went to Okachimachi to attend a special festival at a temple in Ameyoko (アメ横) street. To my lucky I was in time for the last prayer ceremony.
Then I went to Ochanomizu to learn about FX with my friend.
After that we went to Shinagawa to have dinner.
It was a long day.
It was fine.
There was once a year medical check up today. Compared to last year, urine test kit was greatly innovated. We used to make a paper cup, but this year the container became a pen-shape one. Balium also became easily taken.
After work I went to a monthly meeting. There was a good news.
After that five us enjoyed dinner.
A new month has started. November is jyuichigatsu (11月), 11th month or shimotsuki (霜月), frost month.
In the morning before working I visited three shrines. This is called otsuitachi mairi (お朔日参り).
Today is ichi no tori (酉の市), Cock Fairs held at the Otori Shrines.
It has been becoming cooler these days.
There are only two months left.There are still many things to do within this year.
