diary

FUTAGOYAMA OYAKATA *photo (OYAKATA means a master) died yesterday. He was 55 years old, too young...really sad...
He started his career as a SUMOU wrestler in 1965 and end it in 1981 then he had taught SUMOU, He was a very popular and strong wrestler, his two sons were also great wrestlers.
(SUMOU is a national sport in Japan.)
Nihon Sumo Kyokai Official Grand Sumo Home Page

It looks like I am going to work from next Monday.

Last Saturday:
I met some friends including to a friend from Peru. We played billiards and it was really interesting, although I was a completely beginner.
After playing billiards we went to "Motsunabe" restaurant and had "Motsunabe". I forgot to take photos. "Motsunabe" is a kind of stew. This restaurant is near our university and we used to often go there. One of my friends brought his wife and baby who is really cute. We had a pleasant time.

Sunday:
I don't remember...what did I do...?

Today:
I had a job interview again at the same company as last Monday. Today was the second time. This company seems really nice. People are very frank and good environment. If I get this job, I'd like to go to school after work. Now I have an another aim.

I like temples. Mt.Kouya is one of the most famous holy places. It's in Wakayama which is one of prefectures in Honshu.



Mt.Kouya has a lot of temples. When I went there, it was winter and snowing, very beautiful scenery.

Today was a busy day because yesterday one of my friends phoned me and said he's going to come here today. We studied at a same seminar of university. He is from Peru and he is in Japan for holiday now. We met at a center of the city and talked a lot. Very nice talking to him. I was astonished because he still speaks Japanese very well. He is going to travell around China and Mongolia, then go back home. That's a really nice plan.

We had "SOBA" for lunch. SOBA is a kind of noodles. It's very healthy and tasts nice. This photo's SOBA is "KAMO NANBAN SOBA". SOBA with Wildduck and leeks.

I have been thinking about categorizing. Lately I have been surprised at many people use the category when they talk about people. Probably it is because people are sometimes so difficult to understand each other. For example, In Japan , Blood type is a very popular tool to know people's personalities roughly, although many people criticize this.In Japan, blood type is more popular than star sign.

Like this
Blood type A:
person who is careful,reliable,persevere,moderate,commonsense,
nerves,inflexible,passive,overanxious and so on...
Blood type B:
person who is
lively,positive,flexible,unique,creative,
changeable,careless,selfish and so on...
Blood type O:
person who is
friendly,tough,social,romantic,
guarded,stubborn,unyielding and so on...
Blood type AB:
person who is
clever,delicate,a good listener,intelligent,
irresolute,sarcastic,a skeptic and so on...

I think this is not enough but now I don't think of more and difficult to translate. Sometimes I think it hits but also it should be just for fun because we are an individual.I always enjoy differnces so I like talking many people and having many opinions and other views. Categorizing sometimes works but just that moment, I mean people has got a lot of faces , roles, and possibilities to change, just like my mother is my mother, my glandparent's daughter, my father's wife, middle-aged woman who is hardworking, and so on. This is like "it is just other's thing but it can be mine" things. By the way, What a difficult language English is...

This evening, my mother finished sewing her new kimono. Usually she orders kimono, but she tried to sew by herself this time. Sewing kimono is really difficult. I have never tried and I think I will never try it because I am not good at sewing at all. That's a shame.

I have been spending busy days, Yes! job interviews! It looks like this week will be busier...

I have a class today. after getting back, I am going to write about Miyama Kirishima.

Today was so tiring...But we had a very good time!! I am going to add the rest of today's things tommorow!!

Tomorrow I am going to have a job interview so I have to sleep...

I am writing this on Wednesday, I couldn't write it on Monday because I had been busy.
Anyway.

We went to a part of Mt.Aso called "Sensui-kyo(Sensui-ravine)". It was raining and slightly misty. An average year, we can see beautiful scenery which has a lot of Miyama Kirishima there, but this year, flower's almost finished. That was a bit of disappointing...Because I expected I would see like everywhere vivid pink of Miyama Kirishima.

Mt.Aso is one of the highest mountains in Kyushu. Japan is composed mainly 5 islands and One of them is called Kyushu. (the rest:Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Okinawa, and many small islands). "Miyama Kirishima" is kind of azalea which we can see in highlands. I am looking forward to seeing it!

"O BROTHER,WHERE ART THOU?" is showing now on TV. I like this film very much!!

At an English conversation school, I got a new word "detest". I am surprised at that my teacher said "detest" is much stronger than "hate". I have hesitated to use the word "hate" so far because it seemed very strong word. But I know now "detest". I hope I will never need to use this word.

Today's my sister's birthday! Happy birthday to her!!!
I want to have a cake...with lots of fruits...

I am going to go back to English lesson. I have been absent from it for 3days, I have to do a lot of homework...I will do it from now.
I could'nt stop coughing yesterday so I went to the hospital. I asked my doctor "I think it's kind of asthma, Don't you think so?" He said "might be." I realized even if he is a doctor, he won't be able to know just seeing a patient for long time. He gave me another medicine and today I am feeling much better. Maybe he is a good doctor.

I am introducing this Japanese sweet called "TSURUNOKO".

This is a marshmallow, there is bean jam in the inside. Very delicious!!!
"TSURUNOKO" means "a child of a crane". Can you see it a crane?

When I was a child, I liked Fanta orange very much. Lately I usually drink tea, but today I wanted to have something sweet and sparkling because of a sore throat . At a vending machine in front of bus stop near my home, I found Fanta orange. I chose and drunk it.
At first I thought it is much sweeter than which I had when I was a child. I thought I am not going to buy this any more. I drunk it up and saw a package of a can.
I realized that I bought Fanta Melon instead of Fanta Orange...

Please use different colour. I am too old to recognize...ha,ha.

I can't stop caughing, I have been caughing for 3 days, feeling terrible.
It's beautifle sunny day today but I am at home. I am fed up with sleeping. My doctor always says that your throat is easy to dry but I don't think so. My bronchus are bit strange so whenever I get a cold it'll be a nessesary of a cough remedy. I hope that I will get better soon and I have to find my new job!!!
Probably I am going to be absent from this week's English lessons because when I talk I will want to caugh...it is a problem.