Bye bye, 2006

2006 will finish soon. I was lazy as usual. Remorse...

I finished cooking Osechi. I have eaten Toshikoshi-soba. (And drinking wine. So I am drunk a bit now.) I'm ready for a New Year. (Actually O-soji has not finished completely. hehe)

My cell phone was broken and I went to pick it up from the shop. Unfortunately, all memories were lost. ALL memories in my cell phone. Too bad! OK. Everything is refreshed for a New Year! Haha---!

Best wishes for a Happy New Year!

English Beckham speaks

Soccer player David Beckham came to Japan today for promotion of one cell phone company. He arrived at in Japan this morning and went back TODAY. He was in Tokyo only 14 hours.

Actually I couldn't understand English he spork at all several years ago. I was disappointed at my poor English but I heard what one English expert said. He said it was very hard to hear English David spoke because of strong accent.

Today, I can understand his English. Hmm... I wonder which is reason, what the reason is improvement of my English or improvement his standard English.

Thank you again, PA!!!!!

Only Japanese are working in Japan now.

It's the scenery at the entrance of one foreign securities company at the start of working hours yesterday. Many employees are coming to their office. Many. Hmm... There is something strange. I feel something is wrong. Oh, yes! There are no foreigners among them. It's the foreign securities company. Usually most employees are foreigners.

Oh! They have already been on holiday. Christmas holiday. Yes, always ONLY Japanese work at the end of the year in the companies. Every year's situation is the same.

Most companies in Japan finish at on the 28th at the end of the year. But finance-related companies usually open till 29th or 30th. Hmm... Good luck, hard worker working Japanese!

Thank you for the correction, PA!

My bad listening comprehension #7

"Could I how are you my guy?"

Hmm... There is no verb... I wonder I missed hearing "say" after "I". What is "my guy"? Does it mean my boyfriend? Why isn't there "to" before "my"?

Checking the script. Correct sentence is
"Could I hire you as my guide?"

"How are you"... "hire you"...

My hearing wrong of the past:
http://sandfriend.blogspot.com/2006/11/my-bad-listening-comprehension-6.html

Strange Weather

It rained so hard yesterday. So hard. Moreover, there were thunder and lightning during the night. It's strange! Now is November! As if it's the rainy season or the end of summer.

And it's very warm today. Better to say "hot". Highest temperature was 18 degrees C. (64.4 degrees F) Temperature of Autumn.

According to the weather forecast, from tomorrow, severe cold will continue.

Hmm... yesterday is summer, today is autumn and it's winter from tomorrow.

Merry Christmas 2006

Like I wrote yesterday, I didn't prepare for Christmas at all this year.
The following is the big Christmas tree in my neighborhood.

Here is the tree about one month ago.

Change the mood

I've not updated my blog for about one month...

There were sad and bad things. But I should recover from now!

I haven't prepared for Christmas. There is no Christmas tree, no Christmas cake... But it's OK. I concentrate things to do at the end of the year, writing Nenga-jo, O-soji and cooking Osechi.