An excuse for this long silence

Time passes so quickly it's been almost a year since i posted the last article.

I am currently working 6 days a week utilizing French and English, which had been one of the goals I had been longing for for a long time since when I was a school girl; would that make an excuse for this long silence? I hope it will.

Even after achieving one goal I cannot stop myself to have another one which describes how greedy I am. My next goal is to update myself by visiting countries to have some more experience in order to correspond to the needs of my pupils and workmates.

Also if I could make another wish it would be more stimulating to be able to utilize Vietnamese at work one day.

My favorite stylist who is also a good friend of mine suggested me to start a new business some day in the future and I have just started to prepare for this new project. I don't know how long on earth it would take to realize this plan but having a goal keeps me strong and positive; even if some of you may think what kind of monster would I become if I keep on going like this... but don't worry I am still just a normal girl who still dreams of ordinary things that all the normal girls dream of...!

Kompira-Chaya (Udon in Meguro)

After my friend's live at Meguro, I decided to have a quick Udon nearby. I was longing for it for a long time since I saw on TV the other day. I, a Mochi-freak, ordered one to check myself to see if the commentator's comment was right and it was. The ingredients and the producing procedure (according to an explanation on the menu) were of high quality, which made it one of their specialities, and the combination of Mochi and curry was not any worse than I imagined.

Anyway, I had to share a table with 2 ordinary salarymen after work in a suit, who seemed to be Kohai (younger salaryman) and Sempai (elder salaryman). As I was alone and had nothing special to do I just let myself listening to their banal conversation that went like:

Sempai: 'What's your plans for Christmas Eve? You're not staying overworking that day are you?'
Kohai: 'No, Mr. xxx, but I might as well as just stay at home with my girlfriend.'
Sempai: 'So you do have a new one do you?'
Kohai: 'Yes. I'd be killed if I overwork that day.'
Sempai: 'Yeah... girls are always like that. How about your holiday, when does it start?'
Kohai: 'From 27th, Mr. xxx, exactly as in calender.'
.... and so on.

It was better to concentrate on their conversation though than to do nothing while waiting for my Udon with only a glass of cold water.

They went off when my Udon came, as another 2 musician-like guys in a street fashion came and sat on my table. So again I listened. Another pair of Sempai and Kohai.

Sempai: 'So what're you gonna do if you have the gig that day?'
Kohai: 'She'll be fine. She's no longer as she used to be.'
Sempai: 'That's bad, it's a proof that she's tired of your relationship then.'
Kohai: 'You think so? How about your wife?'
Sempai: 'She's almost happy when I take out a bowl of Udon here. BTW when's your holiday gonna start?'
Kohai: 'I don't have a holiday, even on the New Year's day I work.'
.....

Did Japanese men speak only what is safe?
When the waitress brought a bottle of beer for the musicians, I was just so satisfied that I finished at last my bowl of Kompira's Udon I dreamt about and stood off to pay my bill.

Ca fait longtemps.

I didn't realize how quickly the time has past since Summer; seasons have changed and my lifestyle has changed.
Since I started working as French translator 'at domestic' from Summer, a great opportunity came and started to 'go to work' in automobile industry. My motivation had been growing somewhere inside and was lucky to meet the chance.

The routine of getting dressed in business wear and moving to my office, is somehow very stimulating. Especially when I ride my bicycle to work on a sunny day.

My Louis Ganneau will have to work harder ever since so far!

Uninvited Clients - 招かれざる客達

5 years ago a friend (59) of my parents made his bow as an actor while continuing his business as an architect. He appears not only in films or commercials, but also in a play once or twice each year.

This year I had a chance to be invited to see his play titled: 'Univited Clients' at Geinokadensha (a primary school was reformed to a littlle local theatre after its close down).

The story was about a Barista and his unfortunate client having lost his family during childhood, who killed themselves in a fire because of their debts caused by a certain former banker, who was actually the Barista himself. The client was there in the Barista's cafe for his vengeance. When the Batista heard this story, he was shamed of his innocence of the client's situation but could only tell him the fact that he remembered...

This piece reminded me of the importance of thanking the small happiness We don't realize its value, for it usually becomes a routine and is easily forgotten, until the rouine meet its end.
And I was the one who was about to forget the thankfulness towards every little thing that happens in every day life. What would it be like when ordinary happiness turns extraordinary...

Emergency Supplies

There were already several earthquakes of magnitude 7-8 during these few months. Together with some prophets I finally decided to prepare emergency supplies and searched for a list on web:

water, instant food, chocolate, vitamins, radio, electric charger for mobile, leisure sheets, emergency toilet, tents, sleeping bag, credit cards, passport, copies of ID,towels, gloves, lighter, matches, candles,
medicine, bandadge, toothbrush, family photos, phone number list, whistle, etc, etc, etc...

We don't have all at home but it's better than nothing.
After all, forwarned is forearned.

Where and What to Start

After a long reflection of where and what to start,I decided at first to start a blog for some reasons I must admit.
As specialists in different fields mention in their books on self-education(Ms. K. Katsuma for example),the importance is not only to save inside yourself the information that have been input in your mindbut to output and output and output them as well as a result of cultivation.The information that has been output will produce a new qualitywhile circulating and interacting through network and among others.
Mine is not exactly aimed for intellectual interactions
but rather to share in frank my experiences in several different cultures that i've seen,
and my life which i am facing.
I would be still very delighted if they would motivate you in some ways...
or provoke any little curiosity to your everyday life.
Many thanks to Mr. N (interpreter-translator) who first suggested me of posting articles in blog,
and of course, to my family who gave me a big support!!