Thanksgiving Day

When I sent e-mails to some people in the U.S. office these days, I received auto-reply to inform their day-off. Yes, Thanksgiving Day.

Whom or what do American people thank?

Anyway, they were eating delicious turkey. Huh? American people eat turkey at the Thanksgiving Day. So what do they eat at Christmas?

Moving office

My office moved to Shinjuku from Roppongi last Monday. So it was hectic these days.

New office, new desk, nice view from window. Working environment is so-so. But many employees complain because the building is a bit far from station.

But! I can go to the office ON FOOT! It takes just 5 minutes. It's very convenience. Too close??

Therefore and otherwise

I know meanings of "therefore" and "otherwise" but both of words seldom appear in my English study. So those words also don't appear in my conversation. But after joining the present company about 3 weeks ago, I found that people often use those words. Hmm... So I tried use "therefore" in my e-mail the other day. I'll try to use those in the future. I wonder both of words are formal words. Is it strange to say those words in conversation with friends?

My bad listening comprehension #6

I heard the following sentence from English learning CD.

"We're going to have a banquet to celebrate our 30 dollars graduation from university."

30 dollars graduation??

No. Correct sentence is "celebrate our son and daughter's graduation from university. Too big hearing wrong!!

My hearing wrong of the past:
http://sandfriend.blogspot.com/2006/08/my-bad-listening-comprehension-5.html

Christmas tree is under construction.

Christmas decorations started to be put up in the town. Christmas season is coming up.

A big Christmas tree is put up in my neighborhood every year, and I found it was being assembled today!

After the tough week

Finally, my tough week has finished. It was really tough week. I almost run out of battery in the late afternoon everyday, and finally I ran out of battery after work on Friday. I think it was due to MUCH English. When the tough week finished, I felt sort of sinking or lonely, as if kind of big event finished.

People who came from the office in the U.S. were very nice people. I was with one of them all the week and he was really nice person. He fully helped me my job, patiently. We finished our meeting on Friday but he leave from Tokyo next Monday (tomorrow) to do sightseeing. Unfortunately Saturday was rain. Today is fine but very windy. I hope he enjoyed his sightseeing.

During tough week

In this tough week, 2nd day has finished. When 1st day had finished, I had already been very tired. Haha. I bought cloths after work yesterday and I wore it to the office today... to get psyched up?

I'm very sleepy. I must go to work very early in the morning tomorrow. I go to bed. Hmm... I have no time to watch the Japan -U.S. All-Star baseball games, although Major Leaguers are coming to Japan.

Starting new job and need English...

I wrote about my job opportunities about 2 month ago.
http://sandfriend.blogspot.com/2006/09/story-of-my-job-opportunities-3.html
And actually I have started to work one of those companies.

It's a foreign company so English conversations are flying over my head. Whew... And 2 people come to Tokyo from one of offices in the U.S. and I have meeting with them all this week. I'm up to my neck in English for a week.

I leave home and go to office from now. Finally tough week starts.