The last day of my boss

We gave her a flower bouquet and said good bye.
None of us got sentimental.

It was a very simple ending.
Everything must come to an end.

I've made up my mind I will always think about the end.
The end may come suddenly.

Begin with the end in mind.

Court orders ward to accept registration of celebrity's surrogate birth

Trials and tribulations

Can you give me some pointers?

How can I be a leader?

Farewell party of my boss

We worked together for about ten years.
We had many hard times.

She was always a good leader.
She had some serious problems in private.
But she never gave up.

Work and life balance.
She was successful.

I want to be as strong as her.
And some day I will have an ordinary family.
I will have one or two kids with my husband living together.
That's my way of "ordinary family".

My dream will come true in the near future.

You get what you give.

Beautiful country

The new Prime Minister wants Japan to be a beautiful country.
"Beautiful" sounds wonderful.

So, what's going to happen next?

The new Prime Minister and me

Shinzo Abe is the new Prime Minister.
Good bye, Junichiro Koizumi.

I am the new leader, too.

I will go on as long as Abe stays at the position of Japanese leader.

Be cheerful at work

Try to be happy at work.
If work is fun, you can be happy everyday.

Let's make lots of money.
Life shouldn't be too serious.

Relax.
I sometimes get confused.

Step by step.
One by one.

Make haste slowly.

Aromatherapy instructor exam (the second trial)

This time I could do better although I worked at the nighttime medical center until midnight yesterday.

I have to study more about brain, immune system and hormones.
It's fun to get lots of knowledge about medicine.

I want to apply aromatherapy to relax.

What makes me laugh?

There are lots of comedians on TV this afternoon.
But their performances are not funny at all.
Why?

I want to laugh and get rid of the stress.
I want to have fun.

I need funny things.

Running on a hand-to-mouth basis

You have to run just to keep from going bankrupt.
It's a precarious day-to day management.

So-called shoestring operation.

It's too risky but exciting.

All or nothing.
Boom or bust.

The first step of management

I want to know how to make work schedule.

October is coming soon.
I'm confused.

What if a big accident happen?
Crisis management is important.

I want to make manuals to work more effectively.

The new leader

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe was elected as head of ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
It means he's going to be the next Prime Minister.

He was born after the war.
He's going to be the youngest Prime Minister in history after the World War II.

Japan has a lot of problems.
How is he going to deal with them?

Land prices increase in 3 major urban areas in Japan

The land prices are rising up in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.

But in my town the price is still going down.
If I had waited for some years, I could have bought the condominium at a lower price.

That's all right.
I don't regret.
I bought the condo about six years ago.
It was the best timing for me.

Put first things first

Prioritize, and do the most important things first.

Too many things in my TO DO list.
Where can I start?

I'm confused.
First of all, I should rearrange my list.

A lot of things to do

I have enough time.

Whatever you vividly imagine will come true...

I hope it's going to be all right

Don't get overwhelmed by pressure.
You can do it.

No more bad loans

It costs 320.000 yen to go bankrupt.
The attorney charged.

This is the last time my money flows out.

Fact of life

I'm glad you finally realized you have to change your life.

You say you stop drinking and stop wasting money.
Now that you reached the conclusion, you just have to keep going.

Do you understand what I say?

I want to learn how to explain effectively.

There are a lot of things to be clarified at my workplace.
I want to make manuals on every work.

To avoid chronic fatigue

I'm going to be the manager of my workplace.
I don't want too much pressure.

Relax.
Aromatherapy will help.
I want to learn yoga.

Life is too short to read all the books in the world

So, what should I do?

I don't know how long I can live.
I may die tomorrow.
Who knows?

I want to read as many books as I can.

New Prince named Hisahito

The newest member of the Imperial Family was formally named Prince Hisahito in an ancient ceremony on Tuesday afternoon, the Imperial Household Agency said.

gentle and strong

One of the assistants quit the job.
She was always gentle but strong at heart.

You raise me up so I can stand on mountains.
You are the wind beneath my wings.

Five years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks

If you play your cards right, you could get an even bigger raise

our mission is simple-to eliminate cancer

I learned about M.D.Anderson Cancer Center in Texas.
The pharmacist who went there gave a lecture.
He studied multidisciplinary cancer care approach there.

Doctors, nurses (APN : Advanced Practice Nurse ), pharmacists (Pharm.D) and other co-medicals work together for patients.

In Japan doctors are at the top of medicine.
Co-medicals work under the direction of doctors.
Will we be able to change this system in Japan?

Be proactive , not reactive.

"Making Cancer History"

You can do it

More and more women are having a baby in her forties in Japan.
I read about it in the newspaper.

It encouraged me.

Don't get angry with yourself

You shouldn't be perfect.
It's no problem to run away once in a while.

This is your life.

on your daughter's 15th birthday

I understand it's a very important anniversary.
But you have to pay $1.000 for her birthday party?

I don't understand.
You are in financial crisis.
You borrowed the money from your football club?

That's all right.
You should pay back little by little.

Princess Kiko gives birth to a boy

I was hoping she would have a girl again.
They may forget the controversy of the woman emperor.

Anyway, it's a very happy event.

Princess Kiko is going to be forty on September 11. ( the day of 911 terrorism).
She looks still young and beautiful.
I want her to be the role model for Japanese women.

What Materazzi said

Materazzi pulled Zidane's uniform.
Zidane said " If you want the uniform, I will give it to you after the game".
Materazzi said " I prefer your sister".

And then...the head-butt ....

Is it true?

disappointment of Osim

Japan lost.
Saudi Arabia won.

Osim complains about players.

sleepyhead

I want to go to sleep now.
I'm too busy to have some rest.

How can I enjoy my life?
I want to have time to enjoy some hobby.

Will Rogers phenomenon

The Will Rogers phenomenon is the apparent paradox obtained when moving an element from one set to another set raises the average values of both sets.
It is based on the following quote, attributed to comedian Will Rogers:When the Okies left Oklahoma and moved to California, they raised the average intelligence level in both states.

from Wikipedia

From Kobe to Osaka

After studying at the college, I went to Osaka to see GT.
I wanted to go home because I had no days-off today and I wanted to write a report.
But I went there.

We talked about the financial problem.
GT is going to see an attorney next week.
We still have a chance to make it up.

cancer

I went to the college to study about cancer.

It's important to understand gene.
The key to prevent cancer is gene.

And more palliative care is necessary.

Let's collect happy sentences

For example:

After years of large debts, the company is finally in the black again.

It must be a chance

My boss announced her retirement.
So I'm going to be the head of my workplace.

I'm a little nervous.
But it's worth a try.

I pretend I run the company.
I will be an entrepreneur someday.