2024.7.16

It was a rainy day.

I got up early and did TV exercise. 

I booked the bus to come back from Tohoku at the end of the month.

There were many paperwork after three day weekend.

After work I went to grocery shopping.

2023.11.20

It was fine.

From 7 AM the reservation site of the Afternoon Tea at the Akasaka State Guest House was open but while inputting the data it became full and closed.

I hope to try next spring when it is warm because it is open air cafeteria.

I came home directly so I ate dinner around 18:30.

When I worked in Tokyo, I usually came home around 20:30.

I have been saving commuting time.

I watched some YouTube videos at night.

These days it is rare to receive postcards or letters besides direct mails. But from the middle of November to December we receive so called mochu hagaki (喪中はがき) to announce of their family loss and excuse of new year's greeting.

I received two of them today.

2023.10.24

It was fine.

Today is soko (霜降), one of nijushisekki (二十四節気), 24 solar terms. The last one was kanro (甘露) on October 8 and the next one is ritto (立冬) on November 8.

Soko literally means frost fall. It is the time when dew begins to fall as frost due to cold air.

To my delight my 104th ebook has been No.1 in Japan. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I have reserved Shinkansen, hotels, and bus for my trip next month. 

It is cheaper if you book the round tickets of Shinkansen and the hotel together than buy Shinkansen tickets only. Unfortunately I could not book the best Shinkansen, but I think I can manage to come back.

There was the return tickets discount for 10 percent.

I am looking forward to visiting Izumo next month.

2023.4.5

It was fine.

There were many assignments today.

Lunch was good again.

Yesterday I read an article about the Afternoon Tea in Ginza where offers only 5 sets per day at a reasonable price.

I felt like visiting there and called to book.To my surprise all dates in April have been booked already. So I booked in May. They say there will be menu changes and price will be raised. 

Anyway I am very looking forward to going there next month.

I watched the TV drama special at night.

2023.3.16

It was fine. 

There was only one subject, JR Fare for six periods today. There were so many rules and it is so complicated.

After the lesson I went to check the Chinese restaurant where I was going to book for Monday lunch but I could not find. Maybe they closed the restaurant or moved.

I went to another restaurant to book Afternoon tea at the end of this month.It must be fun.

There were lots of things I planed to do today, but couldn't.

2023.2.20

It was fine.

There were two subjects today.

After that I attended the first viewing of the world by YouTube by a volunteer classmate.

I could book the Afternoon Tea for the next month.

At night I attended a zoom event but felt asleep.

Today is the new moon. So I wrote 10 wishes.

2021.3.23

It was fine.

Yesterday I could not book the hotel I should stay next month. Therefore today when I found the room I decided to book though it was rather expensive. 

This time I will use LCC for the first time in Japan.

On my way back I booked another tour next month.

Planning trips makes me happy. I am glad to have something to do next month.

2017.11.21

It was fine and cold. Mt. Fuji looked very beautiful with snow. Air is clear, sky is blue, there was no cloud. Red leaves of cherry trees were becoming less and less these days but looked very beautiful and I took pictures.

Today I booked the hotel in Hanoi for the next business trip next month. I have known I go there when and how long, however we could not decide the venue for the meeting and I could not book the room. Cheaper rooms are sold fast and more expensive rooms are left. I wish I have booked earlier when they still have reasonable rooms.
The earlier your decision is, the cheaper you pay.

From next time I will book the accommodation  where they do not charge for cancellation to secure the good place.

2017.7.29

It was cloudy.

There were many interesting events which I wanted to attend today.  However I decided to stay at home all day long.

 I kept household accounts which I missed for nearly three months, ordered the Limited Time Offer of Te Mana, talked with the customer service for the refrigrator repair, and booked the flights to Florida for summer vacation. Since it is the high season, they are very expensive. By changing one day, the cost differs about yen35,000. I checked about 5 websites and tried four destinations (West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Orlando) between August 10 and 20.  After all I booked from August 12 to19.  To go I need to transit twice, to come back once but the waiting time is 13 hours!
Then I applied for ESTA.

Now I am listening to the seminar which I wanted to join by Zoom.  This is very good.  Without going to Tokyo I can learn what they are talking. To go and come back it takes more than four hours.   So I could save the time.
Thank you.