Engaging in the humanitarian assistance

I watched the movie "Beyond Borders" on TV although it was aired midnight, because I'm thinking about engaging in the humanitarian international relief operations. Like I wrote on this blog before, I want to do activities to help children go to school.

At the price of yourself, even your life, can you support others? I don't have confidence at all.
When I see children (people) who are under harsh and terrible conditions, tears always came into my eyes. That's not good. At least, I must be stronger to engage in the activities.

By the way, the filmmaker of "Beyond Borders" might have described the heroine Angelina Jolie performed as a brave woman. But on reflection, wasn't she just selfish? I felt bad for her husband. Haha.

The 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident

This April 26th marked the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl Accident. It was really horrible accident of course, but reaction of the former Soviet authorities after the accident was also horrible. Concealment of socialistic countries is terrifying.

I remember what one Chinese said. He worked in Japan. When someone asked him how was Japan, he answered that Japan valued people's lives. What?
He said that China didn't value human lives. Many years ago, one big accident (I didn't remember well. maybe earthquake? Mudslide? I think it was something like natural disaster.) was happened in China. Many countries offered the disaster assistance but China declined them. After several days later, at last Chinese authorities declared the number of dead from the accident. He said that if China accepted the offers, many lives were saved.

Those are a part of life in the socialistic countries?

Tibetan Buddhism culture series 1: about Kanjo

It has been more than one year since I began to be interested in Tibetan Buddhism. I went to the Tibetan Buddhism Promotion Association that name was Potala College to take a lecture class today. Potala College provides many kind of classes about Tibetan Buddhism and I took "Tibetan Buddhism culture series" class. Today's theme was "about Kanjo". Although this class is for beginners, it was a bit difficult for me. But it was VERY impressed! I can't explain this feeling.

I don't intend to be a believer of any religion. But teaching of Tibetan Buddhism is very interesting and there are some things I sympathize with.

But it is very profound. It is difficult to understand it soon. I try to know it little by little.

Next class is next month and its theme is "variety of tangka".

TOEIC exam result

I got my result of TOEIC exam.

Total score is 660. Listening section is 355, reading section is 305.

Oh! I reached my goal score that was 650! I can't believe. As I wrote on this blog, I did badly on the exam... I'm sure that my real English skill is lower than score 660. I need to study more and more.

I intend to take the exam in September again. Next my goal is 730.

My favorite characters

I watched "The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King" on TV. Actually I haven't watched Part 1 "The Fellowship of the Ring", and I have watched only half part of Part 2 "The Two Towers". So I couldn't understand some words, especially proper names, such as person's name, place name, tribe name... Even if someone talked about one tribe, I couldn't understand if it was ally or foe. Haha. But I enjoyed the movie.

Who is your favorite character in this movie? Probably Frodo, Aragorn, Legolas (Orlando Bloom is very popular in Japan) are popular characters. But I like Sam! He isn't handsome and cool, but he is very faithful and pure.

My favorite character in the "Star Wars" is Chewbacca. Don't you think he is also faithful and pure? I want Chewbacca as a pet!

By the way, in "The Lord of the Rings", at last peace has come. Isn't person who contribute most is Sam?

Bye bye, Calvin

It's April from today.

I changed back to Japanese newspaper. I was taking English newspaper for about 6 months to improve my English. But newspaper was one of the most important things for me and I liked reading newspaper, even insertion, which has many infromation, not only news but also other various things. I missed them so I changed back.

Today, I read Japanese newspaper after a long time.

In the English newspaper, there was my favorite cartoon. It's "Calvin and Hobbes". The main character is Calvin who is a kid. (Maybe about 7 years old?) He is insolent and often pesters his parents. His best friend is Hobbes that is a stuffed tiger, but in Calvin's imagination (maybe), Hobbes is a real tiger and they are always enjoying many things together.
I feel sorry that I can't read this cartoon from today.