The road to victory

Japan beat Ecuador in Kirin World Challenge 2006.
This is the first victory against a county in South America after Zico became the director of Japan.

Ecuador is the No. 3 country in South America at the World Cup preliminary.
This is a great achievement.

The World Cup in Germany is approaching.
Japan is in the group with Croatia, Australia and Brazil.
The match with Brazil is going to be tough.
But you never know what's going to happen.

generic drug

Ministry of Health,Labor and Welfare wants to promote the use of generic drugs.
The generic drugs are cheaper than brand name drugs.
They may help reduce the health care cost.

There are still not enough data to prove the quality of generic drugs.
The only source is "Orange Book" .
The book shows some data for generic drugs but it's not clear how to choose the better drug.

knocking on the doors to tomorrow

The market is born in pessimism, grows up in suspicion, ripens in optimism and disappears with happiness.

The cherry blossom in full bloom is beautiful but it will go soon.

When you are satisfied with life, the end may be near.

why can't Sasha win?

Sasha Cohen was in the first place after short program in World Figure Skating Championship.
But at the free skating she failed the jump.

Not again.
I'm so sorry for her.

Japan's Suguri Fumie got the second place.
I didn't expect Kimmie Meissner to win the first place.

I like Emily Hughes.
Even if she fails, she's always cheerful smiling.

I hope Sasha gets more mental strength.

aromatherapy instructor exam

It was not very difficult but not so easy.
You have to have the basic knowledge of aromatherapy and medicine.
If you can't output, that means you don't understand it completely.

At the essay exam I was surprized to find the question on aromatherapy history.
Is it so important?

Jean Valnet wrote "The Practice of Aromatherapy".

Can you explain "immune system"?
What's anaphylacitc shock?
What's AIDS?

There are lot of things to study.
It will help my work as a pharmacist, too.

learn by mistakes

You easily forget about a mistake and soon make the same mistake.

Stop the chain reaction.
Don't get into the mistake spiral.

why do you want to be a tour guide for foreigners?

Because I want to be outgoing.
I don't speak much even in my mother tongue.

You have to know much about your country to act globally.

I want to introduce wonderful aspects of Japan.
Not everything in Japan is high-tech.

You have to study history.
Learn from people in history.

I'm fed up with being a beginner

How long have you been studying English?
What's your goal?

Begin with the end in mind.

I want to express my feelings.
I want to be outgoing.

I want to sing English songs like a native speaker of English, especially Mariah Carey.
I want to understand what they say in Hollywood movies without subtitles.

I want to be multilingual.

Think global.

Playing manager

I don't know if "playing manager" is correct word.
Maybe Japanese English?
But I want to be not only a manager but also a player in workplace.

When you become a manager, you easily lose track of what's going on in the workplace.
And your subordinates get unsatisfied.

I want to do management and real business.

Top of the World: Japan wins Baseball Classic

Japan beat Cuba.
It was a miracle.

Even Ichiro couldn't keep his cool.
It was unusual for him.
He was so excited like a high school baseball player.

Today is a national holiday , so every Japanese must have seen the game.
It is a very happy holiday.

what is life?

Day after day I sweep up fallen leaves.
But they never vanish.
That's life.
There's always something to think about.

LOHAS

ＬＯＨＡＳ＝Lifestyle Of Health And Sustainability

sustainable economy
healthy lifestyle
alternative healthcare
personal development
ecological lifestyle

I don't want to produce many garbages.
I want to practice aromatherapy.

when I am down and so weary

What should I do?

Let's look for positive words.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast.

lost in la mancha

Terry Gilliam tried to shoot the film about Don Quixote but didn't succeed.
Don Quixote is too mad and funny and extraordinary.

Terry Gilliam respects him a lot.
The way Don Quixote sees the world is the way children do.

I haven't read the story completely.
I want to try it to be a little mad.

boys killed homeless

How can they be so cruel?
What do they think of life?

The boys killed the homeless by throwing him a fire bottle.
They should be ashamed of themselves.

I'm really sorry for the victim.

blame it on the full moon

Tonight the moon is very round.
I guess because of the full moon, I feel too energetic and aggressive.

I carried away too far today and made several mistakes.
In spring I'm a little bit unstable along with the weather.

who wants to be a billionaire?

According to the Forbes magazine, Bill Gates is the number one billionaire.
Warren Buffett is the second.

Will I be a successful entrepreneur or a great investor?
I'd rather be Warren Buffett.

I believe in economic growth.
Now I make money by mutual fund.
I tried stock investment several times but didn't succeed.
Long-term investment is important.

Don't try to be a day trader.
Be patient.

study is my hobby. what's wrong with that?

It's nice to study hard.
I studied for the aromatherapy instructor exam yesterday.

It was a very fruitful day.
I wish I could make money by studying only.
But it's impossible.

When I become instructor, what will I do?
How can I make money?

I want to practice massage.
To begin with, hand and foot massage would be good.

Then I will study to become aromatherapist.
I really like to study.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Hiroyama finally got it

Harumi Hiroyama won the championship for the first time in Nagoya international women marathon.
She challenged the marathon ten times and finally won.

She is 37 years old.
It must have been hard to keep challenging.
But she never gave up.

Bonnie and Clyde

They rob banks like playing a game.

There's no future guaranteed.
They only live today.
There's no tomorrow.

They enjoy stealing money.
But they die miserably getting lots of gunfire.

easy-to understand explanation technique

I'm anxious about the essay exam of aromatherapy instructor.
You have to understand precisely what you want to explain.

For example: women's health.

A woman's body is controlled by mainly two hormones.
One is estrogen, the other is progesterone.

And...my knowledge is vague.
If you can't explain, that means you don't understand at all.

the right not to have a baby

the right not to have a baby

I heard that abortion has banned in a state in U.S.A.

It's ridiculous.

A woman should have the right to have abortion.
Not every pregnancy is welcome.
Who wants to have a baby given by a rape?

There may be some religious reason.
But we should think about women's right.

life is like a box of chocolates.

You never know what you are going to get.

There are many people who are in the higher level than you.
There are also many people who are in the lower level than you.

You can't stay in the highest level in everything.
You don't have to have inferior complex because you can't do something better than someone.

It's fun to learn foreign languages

I should say learning foreign languages is my lifework.

I don't speak much even in my mother tongue but I want to communicate more.

Ang Lee got the Academy Award

Ang Lee is the first Asian director who gets the prize.
It's wonderful.

The movie "Brokeback Mountain" is about homosexual.
It must be controversial.

take a rest even if you don't feel tired

It was a very busy week.
On the stock-taking day I worked until after midnight.

I worked at the nighttime emergency medical center yesterday and I was very close to make some mistakes.
I should have taken more rest.
Then I could keep the power to concentrate on work.

something is funny in my English

I want to express my feelings in English.
But something is funny.

misunderstanding

When I look back upon my life, it's always with a sense of shame.
I've always been the one to blame.

I've always been the one to blame.
That means "I was always blaming on somebody".
Is it right?

I have been thinking about it like this.
"I have always been the one to be blamed on."

I have misunderstood it for so long.

It's a sin.

Father, forgive me.
I tried not to do it.

life goes on after the death

If you die, I will make a diamond from your ashes.
You will live forever as a diamond.

Will you also do the same thing if I die?
I want you to scatter the rest of my ashes in an ocean.

We are still young and healthy.
Before we get older and weaker, we should decide how we end our life.

account settlement

The amount of stock is pretty good.

I want to know more about acccounting.