2009年2月27日金曜日

Rainy Weather

Similar weather are continuing this week, but it snowed around one hour today.
Today is last week day in this month and I completed a attendance sheet, monthly job record, and collected monthly reports from staffs working outside.

"Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone."

2009年2月26日木曜日

Friends

It was cloudy today and I took lunch and went drinking with my close friend in my company.
I'm lucky to find a friend in my company and our relations will be kept for a long time.
He has a trouble with colleagues in his department and I heard his explanation.

"Know which side one's bread is buttered on"

2009年2月25日水曜日

Shift of Staff

It is cloudy today and there are big news for personnel change.
General manager and deputy general managers will be replaced by younger managers this April. Office environments will be changed.

"Know which side one's bread is buttered on."

2009年2月24日火曜日

DCP

It was rainy with little rain today and it was lucky for me to avoid rain.
I joined with a seminar on DCP(District Continuity Plan) in the afternoon.
DCP includes BCP(Business Continuity Plan) and there are many subjects to be solved.

"If winter comes, can spring be far behind?"

2009年2月23日月曜日

Bankrupt

It was rainy in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon.
One of construction company which I know became bankrupt last week and some companies also went bankrupt.

"Idleness is the root of all evil"

2009年2月22日日曜日

Lunch at Restaurant

It was fine and calm today and we went to Flying Garden to take a lunch.
We went there at the request of the youngest son because he likes meat.
The restaurant is not so crowded and it may be due to the current economical conditions.

"Haste makes waste"

2009年2月21日土曜日

Winter Sonata

It was fine and windy today and I stayed at home all day long.
My wife likes Bay Yonjung, Korean star, and and is fond of his drama.
She became his fan when she happened to " Winter Sonata" on TV several years ago.
She watched its DVD more than ten times and I also enjoyed with her this week.

"Good company on the road is the shortest cut"

2009年2月20日金曜日

New Version

It was rainy in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon today.
I couldn't open one files attached to an e-mail. The file is made by new version of MS Word.
I'm watching beautiful places in the world now on TV and I remember many places I visited.

"Fight fire with fire"

2009年2月19日木曜日

PDF Files

It was fine and became cold in the evening because of wind and it will be bad weather tomorrow. I made pdf files of important documents of an past project that I was in charge of.
It will take one more days to complete the task.

"Education makes the man"

2009年2月18日水曜日

Drinking Party

It was a typical winter day today and we had a big meeting with one other division.
Our division and the other division have similar organization and have regular meetings twice a year. After a meeting, there was a drinking party.

"Clothes do not make the man"

2009年2月17日火曜日

Meeting Outside

It was colder than yesterday and I could return home earlier than usual.
Because there was a meeting for disaster prevention in the afternoon and it was over around a 5:15p.m.

"Best to bend while it is a twig"

2009年2月16日月曜日

Old Documents

It was warm during day time, but it became cold in the evening.
I checked one cabinet and found that there are many old documents. So I picked up useful books and documents and gave young members some of them. Some papers are used for copy papers and remains are disposed.

"A diseased known is half cured"

2009年2月15日日曜日

1st Meeting for Resident Council

It was warm today same as yesterday.
The first meeting for the next fiscal year of our residential council.
There are 24 groups and I'm to be a group leader of one group.
Our group consists of 20 families and a group leader changes every year.

"A drowning man will catch at a straw"

2009年2月13日金曜日

Insurances

It was warm today and I worked in the office all day long.
I asked a staff of affiliated company about my insurance after retirement. I have been spending much money on insurance, but I reconsider each insurances.

"Well begun is half done"

2009年2月12日木曜日

Half Day Annual Leave

It was fine and warm today and I took a half day leave.
I went to a municipality with my wife to apply for refund concerning medical expenditure.
Total medical cost last year was around 340000 yen and the estimated refund is 46ooo yen.

"Variety is the spice of life"

2009年2月11日水曜日

Foreign Currency

It was cloudy and cold today and we went to Omiya.
My son is going to Australia on school excursion next month, so we went to a foreign exchange currency office. The exchage rate of AUD is around 70yen today. Then we enjoyed lunch.

"Tastes differ"

2009年2月10日火曜日

Blessings of Buddhas

It was fine today and I went to a exhibition at Shinjuku.
I was asked to attend to "Maitreya Project Relic Tour Blessings of the Buddhas" by my friend and went there. It is good experience to see the exhibition and I was blessed by a priest.

"Seeing is believing"

2009年2月9日月曜日

Imitative Lecture

It is fine and little bit cold today and I joined with a imitative lecture after work.
The lecture was done by a professor and the title was Japanese and American economic policy.
I'm afraid of the future of Japan and his forecast is that the economical growth rate of Japan will be around minus 10%. Other famous professors also forecast same as he.

"Saying is one thing and doing another"

2009年2月8日日曜日

Windy Sunday

It is fine and windy today and I took my son to his school by car. The school around 15 minutes by car and sometimes we can arrive the school only 10 minutes.
My wife is working today, so I did household such as laundry, shopping,until now.
I planned to walk around my home, but strong wind prevents me from walking.

"Repentance comes too late"

2009年2月7日土曜日

Insurances

It was fine today and good day for laundry.
I reviewed all insurances of my family and found that I paid much amount judging from my salary. I should have considered more carefully. If I had saved the money instead of paying for insurances, I had enough savings for second life.

"Old friends and old wine are best"

2009年2月6日金曜日

Seminar same as yesterday

It was windy in the morning and became warm in the afternoon.
I got on a green car but it was crowded and I couldn't take a sheet during half of the riding.
The seminars are intersting, because they are based on experiences.

"Never do things bu halves"

2009年2月5日木曜日

Seminar on Disaster

It was fine and not so cold today and I went to Yokohama to joined with seminars.
The seminars are concerned about disasters and not only seminars but also exhibition are held.
Seminars are held also tomorrow and I'm going to join.
It takes only one hour from my station to Yokohama station by Shonan-Shinjuku Line and the line is very useful.

2009年2月4日水曜日

Seminar on e-Japan

It was fine today and nothing special happened.
I attended to a seminar on e-Japan in the evening and it is difficult for the government to lead the promotion of IT.

"Manners make the man"

2009年2月3日火曜日

Missing of Blog in January

It was fine and typical winter weather today and I worked in my office all day long.
Yesterday I found that the most blogs written in last month are not shown, but they are recovered today. It is rare to work overtime recently and I have time for reading and listening to music in my home.

"Learn wisdom by the follies of others"