2025.8.27

it was fine and hot.    

On my way home I went shopping. 

First I went to buy an electric fan which was broken last night. To my glad they offered to receive the old one.So I wiII bring it near future.

Next I went grocery shopping. I got some time service goods. 

I felt lucky.

2024.8.20

It was fine and hot.

I went to office after 10 days or so. There were many sweets from my colleagues on the desk. So as paperworks.

 

After work I went shoppiog and filling up my car. To my surprise though I went to 3 shops,  there was nn  rice.

At night there was a zoom gathering. There were five to six participants. Most of them went to the Lake Towada Retreat together last month, so we enjoyed talking.

Today was the full moon.

2024.7.10

It was fine, cloudy, and rain.

It was another hot day.

After work I went grocery shopping at a supermarket, but it was the different one I was going to.

At night I attended a zoom seminar which lasted longer than I thought.

To my glad my 126th ebook is No.1 in Japan.

I am still wondering if I go to Hakone this weekend or not.

2024.2.27

It was fine, but cold.

Mt. Fuji looked so beautiful covered with snow.

My 115th ebook has become No.1 in Japan.

I went to ATMs and supermarkets on my way home.

There are many supermarkets here and there. I went two of them today. I went to both of them after a long time.

First one was for business purpose but individuals are also welcome.

They sell everything very cheap with great amount.

I used to go to the other one on weekends.

But these days I go other places on my way home after work on weekdays.

To my surprise I could use T−points for payment.

At night I attended a zoom seminar.

2023.4.12

It was fine but cool inside.

Lunch was volumy and delicious.

I spent most of time for updating the website.

On wy way home I saw the beautiful sunset.

I went grocery shopping.

I attended a zoom meeting.

I booked the Shinkansen ticket for next week.

2018.8.22

It was cloudy in the morning and rained heavily again in the afternoon.

In the morning there was a lecture by CEO. I was so surprised to hear his vision.

In the afternoon seven of us went to the Peninsula Hotel to enjoy the Afternoon tea. There was a long line. One person is  HK$388, and two persons are HK$688 with 10% service charge. There are two scorns, sandwiches and sweets. We ordered 7 different tea to share. Before checking chocolate was served. Furthrrmore they gave us BVLGARI chocolate for souvenir.
What a nice service!

After that we went to the Lady's market by taxi and enjoyed shopping.

We enjoyed dinner at a local restaurant.

2015.3.7

It was a cold rainy day.

I went to Shinjuku to attend a monthly meeting.

Then I had lunch with my friend at the sushi restaurant.

After that I went to Kimono-style Miya to see the "Thank you sale. " The chair person of the board of directors of the company became 80 years old, therefore they offered special discount of 30% cash back. I have wanted to buy a summer kimono called "sha"(紗) , gauze for a long time, and I decided to buy it finally.

After that I went to buy a present for my friend who started the business. Since I wanted to present with two other friends, I took three pictures of the items I chose and asked them by sending them through Line. How convenient it is! I got a reply from one of them and decided the goods and arranged to deliver it on the next good day called "Taian (大安). "

At night I received the goods I ordered the other day.  It is additive liquid for fuel which will save gasoline. I am looking forward to using it tomorrow.

2013.12.6

It was fine.

Today was the last day of the Human Resources lesson.  The lecturer is the same as Marketing.  So today was the last day of his lecture.  Yesterday he gave 6 persons titles such as Marketing Master, Best Analyst, and Best Entrepreneur.  Today he decided to give one more title Business Administration Theory Expert by test.  He just wanted to choose one best person.  But there were two who got the highest score.  Fortunately I was one of them.  There were only 6 days taught by him.  But many classmates enjoyed his lessons because of the variety of his episodes according to his actual experience.  Lastly he insisted that parting starts when first met.

After training I went shopping a clock.  It's been more than one month since the clock of the living room became out of order.  It's been very inconvenient.  In spite of no clock on the wall, I looked there so many times.  But finally I bought the best one at the store.  There was a special invitation postcard from the shop, I got a present too.   As a checkout coupon there was a present which I did not understand and asked the staff there how to try.

At the Grand Prix Figure Skating Men's Free Program in Fukuoka, Mr. Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生結弦) became a champion by getting the score of 293.25.  They say today is the last day of his 18 year old life.  Congratulations!  

2013.9.10

The air became cooler in the morning and evening but it is still hot in the daytime.

After classes I went to buy a ceiling light.  There were two types of them, one is fluorescent and the other is LED.  LED will last for 10 years or so, and when it is broken we need to change everything.   I chose the latter.  At first they offered the construction date later than Sep. 17.  In that case I had to wait until Sep. 28.  So I asked if there is any possibility before that.  They suggested if I would bring back the ceiling light itself, Sep. 15 would be available.  Therefore I decided to bring it back with me.  Since it was rather big, it was inconvenient to have it on the train.  But waiting for nearly 20 days without having lights was dangerous, so I brought back.

2012.1.5

It was rather cold.  Today is shokan (小寒), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節季), the 24 solar terms.  The las one was toji (冬至) on December 21,  and the next one will be taikan (大寒) on January 19.  Shokan literally means small cold.
Today Father and I went once a week grocery shopping in the afternoon.  Since we got an invitation from the car dealer, and we visited there too.  They have lotteries, and I draw sweets and vegetable.  I felt lucky.  Then we went to another shop to buy bedclothes because they have once a year clearance sale.  Shopping is a good way for a change.

2012.8.25

It was another hot day.
I went to once a week grocery shopping.  I usually go to 2 places, one for commodities, and the other for foods.  Both stores have special services on certain days.  The supermarket I buy foods has many services to the regular customers.  For example, on 5th, 15th, and 25th  they give points for 5 times.  And frozen foods become a half price.  I seldom buy frozen foods besides ice cream these days, but today I bought 2 of them.  One is blueberry, the other is broad beans. 
At night there were two fireworks festivals nearby.  I could see one of them from the porch of the second floor of my house and hear the sounds of the other.

2012.7.21

It was cool again.
I went to grocery shopping in the afternoon. 
I got three parcels which I ordered the other day. Mail order is tsushin hanbai (通信販売) in Japanese. It is very convenient for me to buy through mail order, and I often use it. How about you?

６月１２日（rokugatsu jyuni nichi）： June 12

Father and I went shopping.
In Japan Analog broadcast will fully switch to Digital broadcast on July 24. Therefore we needed to buy digital TV sets or tuners.
Last time when we bought a TV set, I got many points at the shop and I could get a toy PC for nothing. So I expected something like this would happen again.
We bought 3 TV sets (one for living room, the other for kitchen, and another for his bedroom) but I could not get any points and asked them why. They said they are cash special price (genkin tokka: 現金特価). I did not understand this system well because I paid by the credit card. Anyway I felt disappointed, discouraged or betrayed.
After that we went to buy a pair of glasses for him. I was surprised to know the prices. They used to be very expensive, but these days you can buy them very cheap if you do not have special orders.

５月７日（gogatsu nanoka）： May 7

It was cloudy and slightly rained. But the weather forecast says it will be fine and warm tomorrow.
I went shopping. I could not find the thing I wanted to buy at the first store, but I found the better one by chance. So I thought if you can't get something you wanted, you should not feel sad, the better thing is waiting for you, and that everything has meaning.
I did not expect anything to buy something more but I happened to find a good bargain and bought it as my birthday present for tomorrow.