March 11

While I was in the office and feeling sleepy last Friday afternoon, the one of man staff said, 'Oh, we will have earthquake...' I didn't worry about it because we have got many earthquakes here in Japan and have never had such as bad affection in my prefecture. But this time was different. We got quite intense swaying for a while and were totally panicked and then run away from the office immediately. I thought it was unusual, something was wrong, the end of this world...
This huge earthquake was named '東北地方太平洋沖地震' and registered the hugest in history of Japan.One of small town in northern part of Japan was destroyed completely as if i were seeing the picture of hell. The moment Tsunami swallowed everything...
I have been recognized that I should think I am happy to just living, don't want nothing but life.
But we will be forced to have many trouble from now on. What will become of economic situation of this country? I just can't be easy going now.

good news

First, I could have lunch at very reasonable price which is only 170yen Because the rugby team of my company's client won the championship and then their canteen provide all meals at half of the price today. I ate the set meal of flied fillet. I was lucky even though I had to be with male staff and then eat in a little bit harrier than usual.

I got the part time job requires English. I will start that job from tomorrow.
I work during the day and after 5:30pm. and then sometimes have tutoring. It must be tough but i can make it for next trip...

I was odd looking? ヘンな格好だった?

I found this morning that the clothes of me was eccentric. Since I just took up the tights, the skirts and the scarf randomly. It was very cold and I was upset then. Anyway how strange combination of my clothes today ! I worn the tights in checkered patten, the skirt in stripe pattern and then the scarf in banding pattern. Just only one saving was that the tights is not color tights so its pattern was not so conspicuous.

インプロゲーム improvisation game

I took part in the prototype improvisation game in the office. One of staff at my current division, HR is developing the training for employee of our customer and then, she wanted our staff included me take this game to verify this training before she provide it to our customer in real. I heard this training is useful for making high intuition or preventing being get nervous when someone is faced on important moment.
We took some games. As an example, it's called '職業当てゲーム'(The game to guess what is one's job), one person act out a pantomime of the job which is come upon in his mind without verbal explanation and then others guess what is that job. I tired to act as the staff of gas station and the modeling. I could make them get it very quickly.
Or other is, 秘密の言葉(the secret words), three person are given one word individually it should be used while skit but they don't know their words each other and also situation of that skit and then they must say or get action of their secret words while they play a role in the skit. I couldn't help laughing because during our team's skit which is the scene of 'センター試験'(the exam for enrollment of the national university in Japan) one man gave the word 'ソリ'(a sled) as the one of the transportation means for returning from that exam. (maybe that's because it has been cold here and then it will be snow tomorrow. hahaha!!)
Anyway I felt it was very short today. I always feel toooooo long everyday when I am in the office, though. I wished I could always spent the time like today in the office. Well, but i will be able to leave the office in about 2months so all I have to do is just keeping patient for a short time.

I wonder it is authentic french restaurant??

I went to the restaurant named 'four en pierre' all you can eat bread in Ota city of Gunma.
They serve the big bawl salad (you can choose the dressing among 4kinds of ones), soup(you can choose the kinds and it's large quantity ), beverage(it also has 4kinds of ones) and you can all eat breads as you want at only 1,000yen.
Many kinds of bread are baked and set on the table one after another. I wanted to have all kind of breads but I had already fulled with only salad and soup.
There is french (oh,what a surprise!It's rare around here.)as a one of staff and then the ambiance is real French cafe.

私は空気が読めない? Am I insensitive to the situation?

We had morning meeting in the office.
Although we had never have it since I got the job at this company.
Maybe that's because of the beginning of this year?
We were asked how we spent during the New Year's holidays by our general manager.
All of stuff told about their holidays being satisfied with what they done.
For example, going to worship, jogging, meeting relatives, food prepared
for New Year's.About me, since it was my first time to be in Japan during the New Year'sholiday for 4 years.And then I had been felt quite boring.I don't like crappy TV program of new year, the shrine crowded by many people,
So I just told my feeling at the place but seems I was frowned at by everyone.I just told my true mind ,thoughAnyway I determined to be in anothercountry next New Year's holidays.I hope it can be tropical island...

the first day of this year to work

As my resolution of this year, to keep writing up this blog everyday, to get the qualification of Japanese teacher, to visit to Croatia (I have decided it suddenly...)
So I would like to something here even if it would be only one sentence.
About today, it was first day for working this year. It was really hard to get up this morning.
I killed the time in the office as usual and I left office at just end of the office hours.
I got lottery on the way to home. It's LOTO 6 and all I have to do is that just choose 6 numbers and then make on the sheet. I was take a chance.
Now I am getting sleepy so I will close this blog for today. Zzz...

the job done first thing this year

I was stuck by teaching math today. I taught simultaneous equations ,though...before that my student seemed not understand how to put plus/minus sign when the numbers are transposed to the right/ left side of a mathematical equation. I couldn't explain when she asked me why the sign are changed like that. I got them very naturally and I never thought about it such deeply. And I also have to tel her know the meaning of each word, 代入(substitution)　項(term),　値(value) and so on. I really wonder what do the teachers teach their students teach in the school. Well, that's why I can get the second job like this even such economic slump in Japan,though...

at the end of this year

I am worry about my mother because she said she has had something wrong on her head. Seems she feels that her back of the head is pulled by something. Besides she got the result of medical check which says she needs to have treatment gets down her high cholesterol. So I think that is the reason of her feeling. Anyway I want her to have medical exam immediately though Unfortunately every brain surgeons don't accept the outpatients because it's already end of the year. So only I can do is that I will take her to the hospital first week of January. I wish she doesn't have that serious condition.
Looking back upon this year, many sorts of incedents happened to me. That caused me have feeling swung back and forth between joy and despair. I want this year to pass away soon so that I can forget everything caused me trouble and then I will take back myself being easy-going just next year!

account of the year-end party

There was funny story in the office. The thing is, the company's year-end party was held last night.Although I couldn't be there because of my second job of tutor. (rather I didn't want to take part in it. :p) So i asked one of staff how was it next morning. According to him, he got drunk completely and then he took a bath after he came home, next morning, he felt something wrong under his body when he woke up and then he noticed that he was wearing his wife's pantie....Hahaha He said, 'We have small closet of underclothes at dressing room. Seems I used my wife's drawer unconsciously since I dead drunk'
He is really funny man, actually except this incident.
I heard another story at that party one of staff objected something being againt our general manager so it got bloody mood at that moment .Um-mm... I was lucky not to be there !

girls wearing heavy makeup

While I was heading to Sinjyuku in Tokyo by train, I found some girls wearing heavy makeup. What can I say... It's totally incredible. Especially the eyes wearing very very long false eyelashes...maybe more than an inch? I'm not sure about exact length since it's curled. I wonder they don't feel heavy on their eyes or what is an advantage? They never look cool rather kind of strange. I recalled then one of my coworker in Osaka told she noticed the young flashy girls are increasing these days again. They wearing very high heel unusual boots, too short skirt, gold hair, absolutely heavy makeup with very long false eyelashes. And then she muttered like this 'It's deplorable.There's no decency left in the world.' That made me laugh because I think it's not the only reason cause the end of the world. There are a lot of problem in this world. Besides that coworker is still young.

I'm relieved to hear that as a tutor

One of my students who is 2nd grade of junior high school had semester exam this week.
I asked her if she could make it well or not and reviewed the answer together.
Seems she will get higher score than the midterm exam. I was really worry about her when I started tutoring for her first because she had refused to go school for a year. I had to make an effort to retrieve her delay. But now she has already got enough motivation of studying.
That makes me be encouraged. Although I had been pretty depressed due to personal matter for a few weeks.

my niece

My niece is really cute.

Today, I could meet her after long time and then spent together all of day.

I read book for her, made her eat meals, taught her simple English or took a nap together...

According to my sister, she is sometimes against with what her mother says but she seems follow everything what I said.

She started to cry when I said 'see you again' and then I also cried drawn by her. I had been so sad on the way to return.

I want to see her again soon. I wonder I will go to see her next week too. Although It's a little bit far from here.

私の姪は本当に可愛い。

今日、久しぶり会えて、一日中一緒に過ごした。本を読んであげたり、ご飯を食べさせたり、簡単な英語を教えたり、一緒に昼寝したり・・・。

妹が言うには時々彼女はお母さんの言うことを聞かないけど、私が言うとちゃんと言うことを聞くみたい。私が家に帰るとき、「またね」って言ったら泣き出してしまった。私もつられて泣いてしまった。帰り道もずっとさびしかった。

また早く会いたいな。ちょっと家から遠いけど来週も会いに行こうかな・・・

「りおちゃん、しっぽ見せて!」



「りおちゃん　踊る♪」

resumed tutoring

I restarted to being tutor after a half of year.
when I read the profile of her, I was worried about teaching her because as a qualification of her tutor, it should be not have blood type B and young. I think how rude that is. That's why I refused this job offer first. But the agent said, anyway please try to see and teach her once. So I tried to tried to do that nothing to lose.
But she is just average second grade junior high school student and has good motivation of studying. According to her she didn't go to school when she was in first year. So she doesn't have knowledge of what they learn in first year.
I think I can help her catching up on her studies during that time.
Ahhhh, I am relieved because she never doubts about my blood type B and my actual age. haha...

Taiwan restaurant

I ate out with co-workers at Taiwan restaurant for lunch. It's very popular restaurant around my office because it's really reasonable, enough amount and good taste. There is set menu for lunch. We can have ra-men(noodle) and donmono(bowl of rice with something) at only 650yen. Oh also you can get almond jelly as a dessert.
Besides they serve very quickly so we can have enough time for eating and rest even at lunch time in the office.
I had leftover again...and I was quite full so it was very hard to keep my eye opening.
Anyway, I am sure this price would never happened at city area.


information
＜店舗情報＞
台味館　Taimikan　

【住】 群馬県邑楽郡大泉町寄木戸758‐5
758-5 Yorikido Oizumi Oura-gun, Gunma
【電】 0276‐63‐7688
【営】 11:00～14:30　17:00～24:30
【休】 なし

Ah, I should have taken some pictures meals I had.

It's not autumn of appetite for me

It's the time for eating a lot here in Japan. But about me I don't have any appetite rather I did in summer. I just have serial for breakfast, Japanese meals it's not oily for lunch, only apple for dinner. Am I okay? yeah, I am good in health. Every women takes care of their body and then spend a lot of money for keeping good shaped their body. It's kinda stupid.
When will I get usual appetite? I am not sure. Since I have already lost 3kg over a couple of weeks I have to go to see a doctor if I will keep this condition from now on, too.
I am sure I am not anorexia because I can EAT just not feel hungry... It's wired.

promise with my niece

I went to my sister's house to see my niece aged two to get away from it all today. Although she had never seen me without crying before, she didn't just today. She just almost started to cry when she saw me first but was in good mood soon. I was relived. She is really talkative and restless. I was pulled to her world completely.
For some reason, I was asked to take her to Anpanman museum
http://www.yokohama-anpanman.jp/main.html
in Yokohama. Since I am familier with Yokohama and seems it's interesting even for adults (no...just because I am childish) I decided to take her there next month.
I will be busy from this week because I will re-start home tutor keeping my current office work in midday. But I will have a couple of consecutive holidays next month.
Rio(the name of my niece)was saying again and again that she will go to Anpanman museum with Nya-neechan(she calls me like this because I keep my cat in my house).
But just I also look forward to going there rather much more than her,maybe...^^

fish-shaped pancake 2

I was surprised with this big pancake. One of my bosses gave me it after lunch time. It is stuffed with 2.5 times of bean jam as ordinal one. I ate two-thirds of it and then was really full to have been able to skip dinner. Since I have got many kinds of sweets and snacks in my current office I might gain weight.

drinking session

I ate out for dinner with my coworkers and went to the Karaoke bar. We didn't have plan going to the Karaoke first but one of them was excited so much and suggested we would go there. He is by far older than me so I don't know all of songs he sang. After all we got carry away and extend time for singing.
Now I got sore throat. Seems I made merry too much.

on the early shift

I was on the early shift for 2days in a row so I had to get up 1h earlier than usual and then I felt sleepy in the office. Especially I had to be a proctor of the vocational aptitude test for the employment exam after lunch. I just have to be there to monitor the prospective new employees next year. So I almost got sleep but one of them asked a question to me, I was awakened suddenly.
I felt like eating chocolate intensively after I was back home. I ate some sweets instead of dinner. It's like sign of that I am getting tired when I want to eat something sweet. I wish this week would be finished very soon.