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This is my favourite music, "Just the Tow of Us" by Ralph MacDonald. Especially I really need his sound in summer, which heals me from such humidity. Of course I love Glover Washington Jr.'s version too. 私の好きな夏のサウンドの一つ。パーカッション奏者、ラルフ・マクドナルドの『Just the Two of Us』。 もちろん、グローバー・ワシントンジュニアもいいけどね。 By the way, last night, there was a big dinner with my family. But the thing happened after taking a bit Umeshu (liqueur), which I got panicked.  I felt my heart beating so fast and couldn't stand up. I've got high pulse around 100/minute. Actually I have had a problem with my thyroid for a long time. But it is OK when I don't do any hard excesses.  However, I sometimes forget what I have this sick.  And then,   then, I had 2 glasses of it.  I love it but I really feel I have to give up it.   .... a bit sad.... Anyway, my sister helped me a lot. And I could survive. あ、そうそう。。。昨日、死にそうだった！梅酒を飲んで、「明日は早いから」と言って、家族の会食を 早々に自分だけ引き揚げたんだけど、途中で気分が悪くなり、しかも、脈がすごおく早く...

I've been reading 1984 and 1Q84. Both are interesting, but as for 1984, the author George Orwell wrote it in 1949. That's why he regarded the time as the future cosmopolitan. There is something hard to accept such a modern concept of 1984 for me, because it is past already. That is what I am thinking of the story. In 1984, it developed but not enough. Instead of CDs, there were records or cassette tapes. No mobile phones, no computers at home, but still I could have a wonderful time. If such analogy life came back, it would be nice. It might be a bit awkward but I could feel more humanity. The music was popular around 1984. That's still cool, isn't it!

She, who is a librarian in a small town, is now crazy about reading books. She was not able to read such amount of books when she was a student. Everything was just routine, but she managed to handle all her duties including studying at school. Nobody knew what she had such feelings, which she couldn't enjoy things from the bottom of her heart. However, one day, strong wind, gale blew her away and something got off from her shoulders. And then, suddenly everything totally changed in her life. It meant that she recovered from her matter. On top of that, she has had a quick mind. Not only that, she began to be interested in art, sports or reading. Realising that there are so many beautiful things in this world, she hopped and said aloud, "What a beautiful world!" As if she tried to make up for the lost time in her school days. Now finally it is time to come to wake up and have meaning of living for her in this world.

To be honest, I couldn't tie bunches of papers with strings properly.  It is not difficult to do that but I couldn't do it or other words, I tied loosely. I might have been very silly... I was always struggling with it.  And I had kept secret about it. Fortunately I couldn't have any chance to do it for my job. 実を言うと、新聞とかをひもで上手く縛れなかった。 恥ずかしい話だけど、いつも私が縛ると、紐がぶわぶわになって、中身がずれたりしていた。恥ずかしいから、誰にも言ったことがないし、幸い、仕事でもそういう場面に出くわしたことがなかった。 But it was time to do it finally...  The lady, who I call her H-san here and asked me to help her factory job, found out my secret and said, "I'll teach you how to tie properly." with smile.  And she was never disgusted at me rather polite.  でも、今日、ついに・・・。Hさんという倉庫で働く女性の仕事を手伝った時に、大量に紐で縛るということがあった。いつも通り、紐はぶわぶわ・・・。そして、Hさんが言ったのは、「紐の縛り方を練習しないかんね。教えてあげるよ」 と。正直、紐がちゃんと縛れないって、恥ずかしいのだけれど、Hさんはバカにした態度が全くなくて、親切に教えてくれた。 I was very embarrassed because I couldn't do such simple thing at my age.  But now I can do it! It might be silly but I am sat...

I saw a movie tilted "American Beauty".  It was quite good, described "ordinary" family of the USA with irony.  The family in the movie seemed to be compared to the county of USA, which has had problems such as drugs, human relationships, homosexuals or guns.  Lester (a main character) has empty in his life, just like dead. And then he suddenly woke up looking at his daughter's friend. 映画を見た。タイトルは『アメリカンビューティ』（１９９９年）。なかなか良かったと思う。いわゆる「フツー」のアメリカの家族を皮肉を交えて描いた映画。映画の中の家族は、アメリカの社会。ドラッグ、不倫、同性愛、銃などアメリカが抱える問題を家族にぶちまけている。主役のレスターの人生は空虚そのものだったけれど、娘の友人に一目ぼれしてしまい、突然目覚める。。。 However, I can not get it very much, because he must have been more responsibility for his family, especially his daughter as a father.  ..... でも、個人的には 良く理解できない。なぜなら、彼はもっと娘や家族に対して責任があるはずじゃないかな。 For me, I feel that he looks centre-minded...  I don't know... but it may be right.....  if you have your own family or if you become a father or mother, you should be responsibility and sometimes, you may ...

Now I have new friends in my workplace. Their names are, Hana, Suzu and Yuna. However, they are too much younger than me - 5 years old. 　 Just look back on 2 weeks ago....  at the community center in which I teach English to my students. Hana, who learnt calligraphy upstairs,  talked to me from the behind, "Are you a teacher?" I said, "Yes, I am." "I want to learn English....." "OK, you can come to me before my lesson starts." And then, she brought her friends to my room.  That is the beginning between Hana and me. However, Hana is a just 5 year old girl whose mother doesn't allow her to learn English at the moment.  Yes, I understand, because English is not our mother tongue.  These kind of girls should learn mother tongue before starting the second language. I agree, but it is a bit sad. But I told Hana and other girls to come to me every Monday.  Just playing with them would be nice.  Not force them to learn languages.  But ...

I went to the shamisen concert today. Shamisen is a Japanese traditional instrument. Talking of Japanese traditional instruments, the word, OLD hit my mind. But actually, shemisen is cool enough. Yoshida brothers are still young, and then, their performances are so energetic. It is amazing! 　今日は三味線のコンサートに行った。三味線というと、古いイメージがあったけれど、実はそうじゃない。吉田兄弟の三味線は、素晴らしかった。彼らはまだ若いし、エネルギッシュな演奏を繰り広げてくれた。 They have had concerts in overseas, already debuted in the USA. That's great! I didn't know that... And then, it sometimes happens to me that I got to know how wonderful Japanese traditional arts are through overseas.  Maybe... when I have lived such a long time here in Japan, traditional things are not special or unusual. But in overseas, probably such Japanese culture is very unique. I appreciate such great culture to be created here. 吉田兄弟は、海外でも人気があり、アメリカ合衆国でデビューも果たしている。知らなかった・・・。日本にずっと住んでいると、日本の伝統文化のありがたみが分からなくなってくる。でも、実はすごいんだ。またしても、海外の情報から改めて日本文化が凄いんだって知らされたよ。