yamaguchi's vox

30 minutes diary (11/8)

I went to Musashino park which candle night was held in. There were a lot of people here. Maybe that's why candle night staff restricted admission in the front of park.

I had my camera to take candles. But they did not allow to bring a tripod and to take photos with a flash in order that people walked smoothly. So I laid my camera on the road or bench, and took them.

(More photos in my Flickr site.)

30 minutes diary (11/7)

I went for dinner with my colleagues tonight. We were talking about a lots of things, recent movies, TV shows, and so on.

One of the topics we told about was Chaku-uta-full(着うたフル). It is a function to allows to buy musics online and listen to them by only using cell phone. I have never used it yet, and I'll never use it probably because I've already used ipod for a music player. I think iPod is the best music player, Chaku-uta-full is not worth for me.

But I heard that most teenagers use it instead of a music player. So, music productions are starting to sell musics on its service in advance of selling music CDs. I don't know why they use it. I feel it's not reasonable. I doubt it is true. But I can not get the truth because I don't have ties of teanager's culture anymore.  10 years ago, I could feel it. But today, If I'd like to know the truth of teenager's culture, I need to talk teenagers what is boomed. It's a generation gap!

30 minutes diary (11/6)

Yesterday, my wife said to me that she wanted to get a thank across to our CEO Chirs while he stayed in Tokyo. Because he send a message to us for our wedding ceremony. Of cource, I agreed.

She executed several steps to do it. At first, she made a message in Japanese. Second, rewrote it in English. Third, asked Mr. Okoshi to correct it, and finally directed me to give it to him (she sometimes give me a demanding job). I could not speak well. Anyway, I did that.

We received a lot of messages in our wedding ceremony from Six Apart US office. We are very grateful to you. She prepare for messages to you now. In advance of that, I'd like to say thank you very match. I will never forget your kindness!

30 minutes diary (11/05)

flower

Recently I bought a new camera, Sigma DP1  It is a digital compact camera, but Sigma corp says it's able to take photos as good as digital single-lens reflex cameras (DSLRs) do.

Comparing with DSLRs, it have some big weak points. It doesn't have the function to avoid camera shake and it can not change lens. I feel inconvenient when I want to take a photo from a long distance. I often fail to take photos. So, I think probably DSLRs are more useful than Sigma DP1.

But I love it. When I take a photo completely. I'm very thrilled. And then I have never seen someone who have it. I feel it's my special camera.

３0 minutes diary

Although I have gone to an English school once a week for one year, my speaking skill is not better than I expected... Maybe I think I should write English more often because I can not come up with expression to get across to my thought naturally. So I decide to re-start vox and try to write a diary in English.

Unfortunately, I will feel bored writing diary. So I set 30 minutes limit to write it. Probably I will make a lot of mistakes. But I think to keep smiling for a while.

For reference, It takes 40 minutes to write above. I should write more quickly, I should think in English more speedy. This is my goal for a while.

updating the information for my coin collection

I update the information for my coin collection.
Thanks for all !

=== 1999 ===

• Delaware-P
• Pennsylvania-P
• Pennsylvania-D
• Georgia-P
• Connecticut-P

=== 2000 ===

• Maryland-D

=== 2001 ===

• Kentucky-P

=== 2002 ===

• Tennesee-P
• Ohio-P
• Indiana-P

=== 2003 ===

• Illinois-P
• Illinois-D
• Alabama-P
• Manie-P
• Missouri-P

=== 2004 ===

• Michigan-P
• Texas-P
• Texas-D
• lowa-P
• Wisconsin-P

=== 2005 ===

• California-P
• Oregon-P
• Kansas-P
• West Virginia-P

=== 2006 ===

• Nevada-P
• Nebraska-P
• Colorado-P
• North Dakota-P
• South Dakota-P
• South Dakota-D

=== 2007 ===

• Montana-P
• Montana-D
• Washington-P
• Idaho-P
• Wyoming-P
• Utah-P
• Utah-D
  

=== 2008 ===
I have any coins yet

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previous page is here http://memolog.vox.com/library/post/no-title.html

Last weekend : Mt.Takao again

In the last weekend my girl friend and I went to Mt.Takao again; we went to it about two month ago. But this time, we didn't have enough time to go up to the top of the mountain because it gets dark faster in the winter and I overslept.

Weekend activity

Tonight, I drunk too much. But I have to prepare for the tomorrow lesson.

In the last weekend, I went to see the autumn leaves to Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園). It looks beautiful.
Sometimes I think I'm lucky to live in Japan.

quick review of the last lesson

I think to do  quick  review  of the last English lesson.

The last English lesson is about location and direction.

In this context, location means a place where I am in or I am going to. And direction means a instruction to take you to your destination.

Location

Location : for example
* Elevator is in the middle of the store
* Telephone is next to the desk
* Fitting room is between A and B
* Restroom is at the corner

Direction : for example
* go straight
* go up
* go down
* go through
* turn right
* turn left
* take a right
* take the elevator
* look the fitting room

Situation : You want to go to the furniture department from the entrance.

The furniture department is at the corner of the second floor. And the elevator is in the middle of the store.

Answer :
You go straight and take the elevator to the second floor. And then you take a left, and take second left, and go straight."

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Direction is the combination of simple sentences. But it's not so easy.

Weekly Update

Yes, I need to write my weekend activity. I was almost at home because it was rain and cold. My girl friend and I went to a big public bath, "Ofuro-no-osama (おふろの王様)" .  We went at 6 pm. It was a little crowded. And I tried the bedrock bathing (岩盤浴). This is the first time in my life. I felt good.

I was almost sleeping in last weekend. I have nothing to say.