It's been 2 months since I posted last time.

I'm fine as usual, and no big trouble or news I have.

I become iPhone user! It's really fun to touch iPhone.

This is my first Mac product and I was a kind of nervous about Mac's idea.

But, that was only my imagination. My firend told me that you don't need to read manual

and what you shoul do is just touch and just adjust yourself to Mac.

No explanation neccesarry and just opedate your Mac foolowing your sense.

Umm... That is true.

Last week I hang out with my ex-boss, who was a gentleman and a kind of naughty when he was young.

Now he retired from company, and run his own company.

He grew up in the US and had been working in France. He has lots of interesting idea, and he knows

lots of fancy restaurants. I'm looking forward to dating with him again.

Thank you for coming over my GIRASOLE.

About my job

I’m working at a call center. There are lots of idiots in this world.

We have rules for living with others in order to avoid trouble. We are living in society which is composed with many groups of people. Every one has own back ground, and is grown up in different family, school, and so on. I understand that every one has own character but should have almost the same level of common sense.

To my surprise, many people are very selfish, and not matured. People at age of 30’s, 40’s and 50’s are supposed to be a core in the company, such as a member of top management, or some might be a CEO or a public servant. Those in a position of power, are self-deceived. They are in that position and have the title on job place. BUT they behave like a top management in the society. Most of them say “Who do you think I am?”. (You are one of customers. That’s all.)

We have rules and regulations to manage our company. But those people ask us to violate the rules. Do they violate their company’s rules? They are demanding something unreasonable, and if we accept their demand, they might feel like they are winner of Olympic game.

They call us because they need help. They have some trouble, or they cannot find the way out. We are there to guide them to the exit. To regret, sometimes we mislead them. We must be very careful not to give customers wrong information. When we made mistake, or give them wrong information, we should apologize them from deep in mind. If those wrong information penalizes customers, we would pay in some way. But even though we do not penalize customers with wrong information, we correct it immediately and beg their forgiveness with sincere attitude. Some of them never forgive us. They get upset, and use abusive language against us, even they are woman…

I’ve been working in this department for more than 5 years. This environment disciplines my mind. I’m lucky because I’ve never been sick in mind and body.

I went to Azabu Juban today.

Azabu juban is a place where there are many embassies, global companies and residences for foreigners. Next weekend, they are going to have NO RYO MATSURI, that is a summer festival. In Azabu Juban, there is a main street, and there are many shops and restaurants along the street.

My favorite shops are rice cracker shop, TAI-YAKI shop, and Assorted Beans shop.

Rice cracker shop is called “TANUKI SEMBEI”, where there stands a TANUKI-doll in front of the shop. I bought Garlic sembei and Sosu sembei. They are a little bit spicy and go with beer. Of course, they are selling standard typical Japanese sembei, tastes SHOYU, soy sauce, and its soy sauce are dedicated to the Emperor.

Next to TANUKI, there is a TAI-YAKI shop, TAI means sea bream. TAI-YAKI is a fish-shaped Japanese pancake stuffed with ANKO, bean jam. It is called TANIWA-YA. The shop owner was very famous and there was a song featuring him, which became a big hit many years ago.

Next to TAI-YAKI, there is a assorted beans shop called “MAME GEN”.

Every time I go to Azabu Juban, I go to those 3 shops. But, today I found a new one, which is called “AZABU KARINTO”. KARINTO was made from sugar and flour, and deep-fried, one of the oldest typical Japanese sweets. My father loved KARINTO. I bought standard one, vegetable flavored one, and soft type one. I had vegetable KARINTO a little while ago, and they are so good to satisfy my little appetite.

To learn English, I listened to the music and wrote down lyrics.

It was really a good training to my ears to memorize the phrases.

The phrases I memorize were easy to come up to my mind

and I tried to use those phrases as soon as possible not to forget the meaning

and it’s usage. But I did not have chance to use the words, so I tried to seek the chance

to communicate with English speaking people. I tried to set the situation to use those phrases.

I was so easy to into something I was crazy about.

At that time, communicating in English was what I was into.

Many years later, I do not have chance to use English on job place.

And I become more comfortable to use Japanese than English.

It is too sad to lose energy against English.

I was not the one that went to private elementary school.

I started to learn English when I was 12, at junior high school. I was just an ordinary average Japanese Junior High School Student. I went to Private school, and some of the students were elementary school graduates. At elementary school, they learn English. It means that most of the girls already had some more knowledge about English.

My father was an employee at some company. He was an engineer, and very smart. He was English speaker, and he supported me to learn English. He let me go to English conversation school. He gave me good advice. He taught me “There is no difference if he/she has the same knowledge or ability. You should live your life not as a woman, but as a human being.”

He passed away in 1999. He had no chance to see the year 2000.

I really miss him whenever I got lost. Even now, I need his advice. I was not a good daughter. I did not care about him, even he was very sick. I remember he was so weak and his face when he had pain on his stomach.

I still miss him. I still need his help, I guess.

Long time ago, on August 10, a baby was born in Tokyo.

She was born as the very first baby to her parents, and the very first grandchild.

She was a good girl.

She lived her life happily and her parents gave her everything they could do.

Today is her XXth birthday.

She is I.

I decided to write my blog in English, because I want to start something new on my birthday. I may not be a good blogger, but I love writing.

If someone stops by my blog, feel free to leave comment.

I take a day off today. I don’t want to work on my birthday.

More or less, I should face some stress filled situation in the office. I just want to escape to the place I feel just safe. Doesn’t it make sense?

And yet, I woke up at 6:30 as usual, and put the garbage in the trash box.

I had breakfast, coffee and yogurt as usual.

It’s only 8:44.

There left 15hours today.

How do I enjoy today?