Hakone

I went to Hakone last weekend with my family to celebrate my mother's 60th birthday. 60th birthday is called Kanreki (還暦). People who become 60 years old put on something red at the ceremony. Something red is usually a hat, a vest or both. No bouquet toss.

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Words of Today

• stimulate: raise the level of activity
  
• inferior: lower in rank
• pantry: storage for food or dish

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Wii Fit

I've borrowed Wii Fit. Correctly I've borrowed Wii Balance Board for Wii Fit - the white flat scales-ish gadget. I don't have Wii or Wii Fit software.

I'm thinking to use the hardware with my PC to log my weight. Wii Balance Board can connect to a PC. Via my PC, my weight can be recorded in an internet server. I can track the history of my weight.

I don't care my weight actually, but connecting Wii gadgets to the network is fun to me.

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Words of Today (Making Business Contacts)

ESL Podcast 448 – Making Business Contacts

• this side of the fence: I’ve never been on this side of the fence before.
• out of my comfort zone: I’m a little out of my comfort zone.
• cold calling: calling to someone you don't know without an appointment.
• prospects: posibility to happen nice things.
• woo: meet nicely - A young boy wants to woo a beautiful girl.
• tag along: go with someone - Can I tag along when you are dating?
• quid pro quo: do something for you if you do something for me - Sure, but there’s a quid pro quo.

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Tax

I filled out my tax form last Saturday. It was very boring task.

It was not the first time for me to do this paper work, so it was a straight forward task. I also admit the task is becoming much easier every year thanks of the software developed by the department. Anyway, the task took my several hours and it was like a digging my own...

I'm a patriot!

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Good morning.

Woke up 6:30. Did radio taiso. Walked to the office from the station in advance of two stations from the nearest station. Wiped my desk. Washed my hands. Gargled. And writing this post morning.

Good morning starts from good habits :) I forgot about it.

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Every Monday.

I come late to the office every Monday. It's not intentional, but the result of my unhealthy life of weekends...

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