月別アーカイブ: 2014年2月

February 4

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Found this in McDonald.

Not very stand out but I happened to sit next to this so I realized its existence.

What really made me thinking is, what will happen to the people that want a partner soooooo bad but cannot, … and see something like this … 苦しくない? What will they think?

Valentine Day なんて、to some people,  残酷な日々かもしれませんね。

February 3

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Just look at this … speechless.

How can something on earth be THIS cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are many stickers I want to buy, but come to think of it, they are only digital “stuff”, like the things that I make every day. There are many people not appreciating it. And there are also people like me, appreciate it, but not see the value of buying it sometimes because I know so fully how this is made …

厳しいbusinessだね。

February 2

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It was big and I intentionally size this down, it was too big, right?

I love this chicken steak, it really tasted good.

I think ordered this with my student.

At first I really was not used to his way his talking, and soooo sooo sooo many times I just wanted to tell him not to contact me again, but since he is so willing to come all the way here to get just 1.5 hour lesson, and he is generous, I tried to hold my impatience …

And now, who would have thought he has become so easy to talk to.

And I do not find him boring anymore.

Last time, we talked about nuclear, and I really enjoyed hearing his opinion and explanations. So easy to understand.

And I even gave him chocolate since we met right before Valentine Day!

Never thought I would do something like that to him.

He is a good student. What can I say.

February 1

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I cannot resist the dessert in Family Restaurants.

Their photos look good, and they always deliver what they are supposed to …

iphone is AWESOME !!!!!!!! look at this!!!! even an 素人 like me can take something like that.

Big Faceless Bureaucracies

I, like I think most people with a healthy fear of big organizations would, got really scared when someone from the U.S. Embassy called me and left a message saying she wanted to talk. What about?! I wondered. Was there a problem with my passport? Would they even care about that? What could it be?! I freaked out for about an hour, until I had a chance to call her back. “I just wanted to invite you to an event!” she said. I tried not to laugh – that is, at myself.

Why Japan?

I was in a meeting the other day with a coworker and a Japanese client. The client, like a lot of people before him, was a little puzzled why I was in Japan. “I like it here,” I said. “It’s safe, and Tokyo is a huge city with all those benefits, but also has quiet parks and things like that. It suits my lifestyle.” “Of course I’m glad to hear that,” he said. “What about places like San Francisco? I went there once, it seemed nice.” “Ummmm,” I said, remembering the latest slew of news articles on the widening income divide and the unrest that caused, and knowing from my own visits that some places were safe and some weren’t. He laughed. I guess it’s all about perspective – if it’s your country, you’re all the more aware of the problems you’d have to live with, and if it’s not, you can take the good and leave the bad.