2009年1月31日土曜日

Rainy Day

It is rainy and cold today and I took each of my family to a working place, school, and station by car. I'm going to pick up them in the evening. I thought that yesterday was the last day of the month and wrote 3 major topics in this month on this blog of yesterday. But the blog of yesterday is not shown on the blog list, so I write again.
3 major topics in this month are;
-Got a book with signature by a famous professor and a writer
-Prayer at the grave in my hometown on a New Year Holiday
-Reviewed myself and prepared CV and career sheets

"I was not born yesterday"

2009年1月26日月曜日

My Former Boss

It was fine today and I was busy at the office.
My former boss happened to come to the office and talked around one hour.
He was in charge of our wedding ceremony 28 years before and it is around ten years since I met him last time. He looks younger than his age.

"Easy come, easy go"

2009年1月25日日曜日

Books

It was fine and calm today and suitable for washing.
I haven't read some magazines, so I read them today. I cut useful articles and filed them.
The most of them are articles about second life.

"Diligence is the mother of good luck"

2009年1月24日土曜日

Book with a signature

It was cold today and I went to Yurakucho with my wife to joined with a seminar.
We took a lunch at a new building near the station. The seminar was useful and fortunately I got a book with a signature by the lecturer. I took the lesson of the lecturer around 30 years before.

"Circumstances alter cases"

2009年1月23日金曜日

Final Report

The rain from last night was stopped before noon and it was warm today.
But it will be cold tomorrow due to weather forecast. I reviewed the draft final manual of my job and completed. I arranged folders and sub-folders for electronic files.

"Better be alone than in bad company"

2009年1月22日木曜日

Draft Final

It was rainy and I stayed at the office all day long.
I'm preparing manuals for a staff who takes my job in a few month.
Today I almost finish to write manual and will check detail parts tomorrow.

"A day after the fair"

2009年1月21日水曜日

Late New Year Party

It began to rain in the evening and I stayed at the office all day long.
It was late for a new year drinking party, but we enjoyed conversations about jobs abroad.
More than 20 years before, we were members of a study team for the development of Thailand.

"Pity is akin to love"

2009年1月20日火曜日

Busy Day

It was fine and ordinary weather in winter today.
I was busy today and joined with two meetings and a lecture and searched for a temporary cad operator. A cad operator working many years will take one week holiday next week and we have to find a temporary staff. Fortunately we could arrange from one company.

"A cat may look at king"

2009年1月19日月曜日

Warm Day

It was not so cold today and my condition is better than yesterday.
I was suffered from water from my nose and blowed the nose from morning until evening.
The medicine I took last night and this morning was helpful and I felt better.

"You cannot get blood out of stone"

2009年1月18日日曜日

Seminar for Qualification

It was cloudy and I went to Tokyo to attend to a seminar for qualification for civil engineering.
It is necessary to attend the seminar every five years to know the current information. The seminar is rarely held on Sunday, but it was held on today. There are many items to learn, but only key points are explained due to limited hours.

"Water seeks its own level"

Library

It was fine today and I spent today as planned.
I was alone until 2:00 pm and I revised my CV and career sheet.
Then I went a library and borrowed ten books. I prepared for the reimbursement of tax due to high medical cost in last year. We enjoyed Hally Potter on TV in the night.

"Take things as you find them"

2009年1月16日金曜日

Training for Disaster

It was fine and calm today and I joined with a training for the disaster.
The training were held at several places and I joined with the training held by Chiyoda Municipality at the Yotsuya Station. Most of attendants are seniors and company staffs.

"Save for a rainy day"

2009年1月15日木曜日

Seminar with my Wife

It was cold due to north wind and I was out from my office all day long.
I attended a meeting of a WG in the morning and joined with a seminar on a giant earthquake expected at the northern part of Tokyo Bay. I took lunch with my wife and joined a seminar.
The seminar was held by a local university and opened to citizens and the city hall is crowed.

"Rome was not built in a day"

2009年1月14日水曜日

Encounter an Acquaintance

It was fine and cold today and I joined with a seminar on environment.
I happened to meet an acquaintance there and twenty years have passed since I met him last time. We changed name cards and he is a manager of planning section of one local municipality.

"Patience is a virtue"

2009年1月13日火曜日

Cold Days

It was very cold today and I felt that it was the coldest today.
My son's bicycle was repaired today and I went to his school to pick up him at night. I was compelled to wait him around a half hour in a cold car.

"One cannot love and be wise"

2009年1月12日月曜日

Holiday

It is fine and calm today, but I felt cold.
Today is Adults' Day and many ceremonies are held by local municipalities. I completed CV and several sheets for application for new jobs. I couldn't take a rest this three-days holidays.

2009年1月11日日曜日

CV

It was fine today and was not so cold as yesterday.
I spent many hours on preparing CV for second life.
I'm going to retire from a company in five months, so I began to search a new job.
Current world conditions is the worst, but I never give up.

"Necessity knows no law"

2009年1月10日土曜日

Cold day

It was fine and cold today because of wind.
I prepared CV and a job history for the registration and it took a few hours.
I'm glad that Waseda Rugby Team became the champion among universities and enjoyed the game on TV.

2009年1月9日金曜日

Cold Rainy Day

It was very cold and rainy today and there was no snow in Tokyo.
I was preparing reports by a computer all day long and become very tired.
I was asked to drink a beer by my colleague and drunk a glass of beer and a soda.

"Make hay while the sun shines"

2009年1月8日木曜日

Fear of Snow

It was fine, but cold today and stayed at the office all day long.
According to the weather forecast, it will snow tomorrow. I and my sons asked my wife to send us to the railway station and the school in case of snow. We changed tires for studless, so we are not worry about the snow.

"Learn to walk before you run"

2009年1月7日水曜日

Application Form

It was fine today and I ate lunch with my ex-boss.
Today is the 7th of Jan. and many people eat food including 7 grasses.
I bought two forms of CV and was taken photos for the form. Our office is near the station and it is very convenient for shopping.

"Keep a thing seven years and you'll find a use for it"

2009年1月6日火曜日

2nd Drinking Party

It was fine and calm today and I worked at the office all day long.
Around one-third of members of our department began to work from today, so we hold the 2nd drinking party at the office after working.

"If a thing's worth doing well, it's worth doing well"

2009年1月5日月曜日

First Working Day

It was fine and calm today and I went to my office.
Most companies start from today and I rode on crowded trains.
We had a drinking party in the office and I drunk much beer. I took a rest at a coffee shop with my good friend on the way to home. Many new year postal cards arrived today.

"Happy is he that chastens himself"

2009年1月4日日曜日

Prayer

It is fine today and the last day of new year holidays.
I went and worship at the Hikawa Shrine, the oldest and the biggest near my home, with my wife and the youngest son. It was not crowded. One reason is the 4th and many Japanese don't like number 4. This year is an unlucky age for me and the second son, so we got a purification ceremony and prayed for the sound health of family members.

"Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration"

2009年1月3日土曜日

Vavious Papers

It was fine today and stayed at home all day long.
There are books, magazines, direct mail , etc which are not read by me, so I checked some of them. My soft ware for address is old version and some postal codes are different from present one, so I managed to make new files.

"Failure teaches success"

2009年1月2日金曜日

Pray for Grave

It is fine today and we went my home town to pray for the grave.
It is the first time to visit the grave at the beginning of new year and all of my family could join.
We could see Mt. Fuji on the way and also see Mt.Akagi. I'm glad to pray today.

"Easier said than done"

2009年1月1日木曜日

A Happy New Year

It is the first day of new year and fine today.
I read new year greeting cards and I answered some cards. I bought the new printer last month and it is easy to print.
3 targets for this year are;
-Finding a new job after retirement
-Keeping on sound health
-Supporting family members

"Deeds, not words"