For the New Year in Four Days

I'm leaving in five minutes.
I come back in seven days, but if I can, I'll try writing posts.
But, I'll write this anyway.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

A Total of

From tomorrow, I am going to Hawaii!
One of my cousins lives there with his wife, so his parents, his elder sister's couple, his wife's parents, my mother, another Japanese aunt, and I are going to visit them.

A total of 11 relatives gather together and celebrate New Year's Day!
It will be so much fun.

Still

There are voices still singing Christmas tunes in my head.
If I were in Japan, it would have been changed to the tunes of New Year.
How big the power of TV or radio's music is!

Seasons Greetings!

Seasons Greetings! (Merry Christmas!)
I have a party from now, so I'm going.
See you tomorrow!

Christmas Eve

It's Christmas Eve!

I visit my old host family, and gave the present I wrapped yesterday, and ate dinner with them. A host mother is a really good cook, so I always eat a lot. (It has already past four hours from the dinner, but I'm still full.)

Thank you for having such a nice host family.

Wrapping

I wrapped a Christmas present today.
It's kind of fun to do this work.

Sometimes

Sometimes, we just miss things that are in front of our eyes.

Dear Busy People

Dear busy people,

I hope you can relax once in a while.

"Messiah"

I knew that the oratorio "Messiah" is always sang in the Christmas season, and Japanese pronounce the oratorio in the same way as English.
However, when we indicate the word Messiah for Christ, we pronounce it differently. We pronounce it as "me-si-ah," and also write both words differently.

Therefore, I didn't notice that the oratorio Messiah directly meant to be Jesus Christ. I learned it when I first read the booklet at the concert last year.

Mold

Yesterday, I found that my text book which I placed near a window has gotten moldy.
There were some days when we had heavy window condensation, so I put an old sheet under the window, but I completely did not think about the text book.

Now, I'll be more careful not to place the text books near the window.

Audrey Hepburn

Yesterday, I watched the DVD, "Breakfast at Tiffany's," and was amazed by Audrey Hepburn's　performance.

So, I want to watch "Roman Holiday" one more time.

To Find

I started my Japanese blog.
Hope this will also help me to find better expressions in English.

A Japanese Blog

I decided to start Japanese blog from tomorrow.
I'll try having the same contents in here, so if you are interested in Japanese, you can compare this blog and the Japanese one.

The address is here.
http://sakunikki.blogspot.com

You can also write your comments in English. I hope you enjoy both blogs.

The Difference

If you continue talking without noticing the difference between your perspective and the person's perspective, you are likely to cause a big misunderstanding between you and the person.
Be careful!

Another Exam Is on Tomorrow Though

When I finished my exam today, I found that it was raining.
But my feelings were completely clear, so it was a rare day that my feelings won over the weather.

A Last Spurt

I read about half (200 pages) of the difficult music text book within this 7 days! (I first thought that it's impossible.)
I read all of the chapters that the teacher suggested except one which seems not so important.
The final starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow.

If I can, I will read the chapter I haven't covered from now.
Or, should I review the material because I don't remember everything I read?

I must decide soon.

( ...... I guess "sleep" is one of the choices too.)

Vary in Type

I really think there are so many types of people in the world.

December

There are Christmas lights on many houses, cute decorations in downtown, and Christmas music from many radio stations.
It's December.

I hope that this warm atmosphere contributes to decrease the number of crimes in town.

Luck

Our luck seems to be determined by our "words," "deeds," and "expressions."

A Strange Dream

One day, I had a strange dream.
I was flying over the edge of a big cliff, and there were gigantic hedges which were around 50m (55 yards) high. Then, I totally don't know why, but there was a manatee lying on top of it.

.........

I really wonder why I saw this dream.

Neutrality

If I could understand each countries' news in its own language, such as
news on U.S. in English,
news on Korea in Korean,
news on China in Chinese,
news on India in Hindi,
news on Iraq in Arabic,
I would be able to get a really neutral point of view.

The Youngsters

It's said that about 700 years ago, a famous Japanese monk, Kenko Yoshida, commented about the young people in his era that,
"The youngsters of today do not know correct speech."

So, I guess, youngsters have the same characteristics in any era.

The Real

Snow bunny!

Which?

Question; which is better?
1. Lose so mach points due to many miner mistakes arised by lack of sleep.
2. Get low points because of the insufficient study time (sleeping time is enough).

....Whatever, I'll do my best.

"Sort of"

I sometimes think that I sort of understand the material, but when I solve problems, I always realize I have not yet understood it.

The Biggest Enemy

The biggest enemy of my study is my "laziness."
I guess it's impossible to overcome the tendency completely, but I would like to conquer it little by little.

Find a Balance!

It's said, "there's always someone above you." If I think upside down, it could be "there's always someone below you."
What I need is to achieve a balance!

The Brain

The working speed of the brain seems to increase its speed geometrically as we train it.
Therefore, I can also be like the classmate who can solve questions twice as fast as I solve.

A World of Convenience

I live in Canada, but I can download Japan's books by one click.
How convenient is this.

(I still prefer reading on paper though.)

The Same Lesson

I find that I cannot grasp a thesis of the essay that I look down.

I think it's the same lesson from long before: "I must not look down on anybody."

Hot Water

When it becomes cold, I become more thankful to hot water.

Snow-Covered Campus

The snow has kept falling during the night, and today, it has become just under my knee (over 10 inches!).

In this very unusual condition, I went to the university wearing a knit, a scarf, a jacket, boots, and gloves. But, when I get there, I found that the university was closed!

So, to change my feelings, I took a walk around the campus, and took some beautiful pictures. These are the ones, and they make me feel good.

The First Snow

It's the first snow of the season!
My friend said that it's a week earlier. And the fall about four inches now.

Difference

Everyone is different.
That's why this world is so interesting.

Practice

Today, I went to the practice room at the music school near my apartment.
It's been a long time since I practiced a whole hour. I was really refreshed!

A Psychological Test

According to the psychological test I did on the day before yesterday, I am "a fairy who has an infinite imagination."

......Does this imply that I may not be so useful in the real world......?

Daily Life

We are living between life and death.

A Compare/Contrast Music Essay

I'm writing a music essay now.
It's the compare and contrast essay about the song "In darkness let me dwell" written by John Dowland, sung by three different singers, Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor), and Sting (a pop(jazz?) singer, tenor).

How difficult it is to describe their singing way when I don't have so much vocabulary for English adjectives.
Oh, well.

Realizing

"Realizing" is a bit different function from "thinking."
It seems that whether we can realise something important or not at a time it's needed is a big factor to decide our fortune.

Now,

Oh, I hit on the idea of constructing a theme park on another place.
It is the moon. The catchphrase could be this.

"See the earth form the first theme park in the earth's history!"


... Now, it's the time to study for the Math's midterm on the day after tomorrow.

Mathmatics

I have always disliked Math.
But I'm still taking it. I really wonder why.

A Pendulum

If I'm a good girl yesterday, I tend to become a bad girl today.
It's like a pendulum. But, to cheer me up, let's think like this;

I'm a pendulum, moving back and fourth from good to bad. But every time I go through a circle, I am making a little growth from the last experience. Therefore, it's an upward spiral that I am drawing.

All Over the World

I want to establish theme parks all over the world.
Am I a starry-eyed dreamer?
May be...

A New Blogger

I moved my blog to a new beta Blogger.
The features are almost the same, and the old posts are all preserved. But, it's said "you cannot post a comment on a non-beta blog" for now.
So, until it's enabled, I guess we cannot post a comment on my old posts.
I'm sorry for this.

New

Reading other people's blog (diary) is very interesting and fun.
Why? I guess, it's because that we have a new person born in our minds.

It is fun to know other people's thinking.

Sometimes

Sometimes, I want to blame the person who is too shallow to understand my words.
But, I always try to convey myself with the phrase I once wrote in here; everyone is learning something with its own speed, so that I cannot look down on anybody.

I wish I can keep this phrase in my mind anytime, anywhere.

How

I become happy when I get a good mark, and I become sad when I get a bad mark.
How easygoing my student life is.

The Most

I guess that the words that are most painful to us is the words that are most needed for us.

Good Mark!

Today, I got another Math assignment back.
It was 19 out of 20! I am very very happy with it.

Facial Expressions

One's facial expressions create one's own world.
Recently, I really feel that the statement above is true.

My Desk

I really think that I have to study.
But as strongly as I think, there is more resistance created before my desk. I wonder why does this happens.

Oh, I really have a long way to go...

Britannica

I found the way to access the online Encyclopedia Britannica by free!
It's through the database of the university's library homepage. (I need the ID and password I made at the university, of course.) Now, I can search many (useless) things on the encyclopedia.
Yey!

The Effective Phrase

Sometimes, we only need the phrase "oh well" for certain types of concerns.

Outside

Do you know about this?
There is noting that exist outside of our minds.

Our minds encompass everything.

Skate Canada

Right now, in Victoria, a figure skating's international competition called "Skate Canada" is held, and according to the schedule they put on a web site, Men's Free is going on (or Medal Ceremonies is preparing.) at this moment.
When I think about that there are many world class skaters gathering and competing each other at the place where I can go within half an hour by car, I feel very excited.
I hope every skaters do their best on this competition.

Sometimes

Sometimes, I want to run away from many things, but I know that I should not do that.

Keep Going

Nobody has no problem in proceeding its own life.
We are all correcting our courses little by little, and keep going.

Once

There are some words that spring to your mind but sink in your consciousness again.
However, after some period, some of them come up again with more completed form.
I think that such words have so much power in it.

Interaction

I am refined by other people.
Therefore, perhaps, I am also refining others.

(Because there was an error on the server, yesterday's post was completely gone. I'm sorry for this.)

Artistic Jack-o'-Lanterns

I went to the Pumpkin Art Exhibition. These are the pictures. The fist is from the section of musicals, and the second is from the section of Disney, and the third is a witch. There are many other sections in the exhibition such that Star Wars, the Beatles,or Sesame Street. It was very fun to see them.

The Pumpkin Art Exhibition

Today, I'm going to the "Pumpkin Art" exhibition at the place called government House near my apartment.
It's said that there are so many artistically curved pumpkins placed on its large gardens.

If I can take pictures correctly (since it's held at night), I'll put one or two in here tomorrow.

A Big Shock

I thought that the course was very easy, and the test we had last Tuesday was OK, BUT I got only 20% for it.

I was so shocked!

I must not underestimate any course in the university...

The End of the Week

I was going to take a nap for about two hours (from 8 pm), but five hours has already passed.
It is the end of the week...

Sometimes, The Phone Line Is Strange too.

Yesterday, I couldn't connect to the Internet.
I totally don't know why.
Oh, well.

The Same Foolishness

I sometimes feel that "Oh, I was misunderstood." But today, when I found that the real title of the essay I've been assigned at class was "The Female Body" which I've been mistakenly read as "The Female Boy," I laughed and thought "Oh, I often do misunderstand."

If I do have misunderstandings about other people, then I cannot go for other people's misunderstandings about me. I guess, we are doing the same things to each other.

A Starting Point

We need some power to make a starting point.
But, once it has started, we can go forward.

Use It

It's better to use your knowledge than keep it on your own.
By using it, you can acquire more knowledge.

Advancement

The young building custodian, who have always opened the door of a practice room after the office hours, got a new position at the music school, and now is working behind the scenes on the concerts with a suit.
It's good to see someone I like to move up.

The Round Globe

I'm sure that there is an enormous power to really know the truth.
Therefore, I wish to go outside the Earth, and want to look the "round Globe."

A Period of Rebelliousness

There are many things on my desk, and it's so messy.

Oh, well.


(I guess I entered a period of rebelliousness.)

How's My Study?

I want to rise the efficiency of my study, but it means that I have to concentrate on the work right at this very moment.

...How difficult it is.

One Scenery from a Bus

There was a middle aged woman who was sitting on a window seat of the bus that was on the other lane of the bus I'm on.
She seemed to be a little tired.
...
Then, several weeks have passed since I saw this woman, but somehow I still remember her expression.
I hope that she is happy now.

Right now, I am losing myself.

......

Oh, well. I can go farther.

Choose

There are so many sources for information, but which one to choose is totally depend on each person.

The Thing I Need the Most

Unless I don't give up, all things can be a good thing.
Everything is dependent only on this short words "never give up."

From the Moon

The moon I saw today was first raised on the countries on the Pacific Ocean, then Japan, Australia, Korean Peninsula, China, Middle East, Africa, Europe, got across the Atlantic Ocean, then finally reached the American continent.

At any place on the Earth, the moon is the same moon.

And, from the moon, human activities might look like the ant's activities.

Handwriting Speed

I found the biggest issue of my study.
It's the slowness of my writing.
Now, to improve it, I need to practice more handwriting.

The Efficiency

Even if I study all night, my work does not progress as much as I hoped.
I need to improve the efficiency of my daytime activities.

After the Rain

It's after the rain.
I can see the beautiful jewel-toned sky from my room's large window. Then, I realize that nature has always been beautiful.

First

When my mind is disturbed so much, I cannot do anything.
Therefore, first I need to calm it, then I can do whatever I want.

A One-Way Street

When she has some emotions toward a person, the person usually have the same emotions toward her. The same type of emotions occur in both minds simultaneously.

Therefore, it's an illusion if one likes a person but the person doesn't.
And, it's a jealousy if one hates a person but the person does not.

What do you think?

The Bluish Light

Today's moon is near full.
Then, when I saw a tree shadow made by the moonlight, I recalled the time when I first saw the bluish ray.

It is said that moonlight is bluish, but I had never seen it until I was about fourteen. That night, I was really really moved, and thought that,
"The old tales were true. It is really blue!"

I think, we sometimes need to spend a night in the darkness. Then, we can see the color of moonlight.

Super Mario Brothers!

It's already about four years ago.

When I first took the ESL class at the University of Victoria, a boy from Columbia entered the class about two weeks later, so he introduced himself in front of everyone by saying,

"My name is Mario."

Then, just after this introduction, a Mexican boy started to sing,

"La la la, la la, la, la."

I don't know many about games, but I immediately noticed that the song was the very famous video game, Super Mario Brothers' theme.

This was the first time I really thought that, "Video games really are spreading across the world."

Video games often said to have bad influence on children, but I just thought that they could be one of the useful tools to unite the world. (If it's not a bad one.)



If you want to know what the melody is like, visit this page, and press the top left image after you enter. (When you want to stop the melody, press the bottom left image - the x sign - in the second box, or press the image of a flag, if you cannot find the stop sign easily.)

http://redruth.greenbean.org/%7Eben/4CR/smb_super_synth.swf

Today's One

When I make a really really low score on a test, first, I laugh to myself.
Then, I get angry.
Finally, I cry.

Sometimes, I cry before I get angry, but in most cases, I end up with crying before I feel refreshed.
So, the above order is the normal case for me.

... ...

Today's one is not a test though.

Legibility

The web browser I now use is Firefox version 1.5.
This latest version has a new function that enables me to choose the basic font of a web page. I had a slight dissatisfaction in the old version's basic font, and I wanted to change it to the one which is more legible.

On a computer screen, the font that is like calligraphy is not so legible than the font that is like pen-written. Simple font appears better on a screen.
But, since I can change the font in this new version, I finally found a satisfying solution for this problem.

Hesitating

When I'm taking with my English teacher, I cannot talk well.
I guess I'm hesitating unconsciously.

A Hope

Human mind might be a hope as well.

A Determination

First, I need a strong determination.
Then, I can achieve a difficult thing.

A Knack

Sometimes, I am very clumsy.
I want be a smooth operator, but how do I do? Through practice, may be...?

The Best Thing

When I thought about a friend, I realized that she was learning the thing that has the best value to her.
If she is learning the best thing from her circumstance, then I'm sure that I am learning the best thing from my circumstance too.

An Interesting Side

I expect that there is at least one interesting side in every person on the earth.
I want to find it in everyone I meet.

My Neighbors Across the Door

There are people who live across my apartment room.
I don't know their names even though they live inside the door which is located within two meters from mine.
But I'm sure that there is a drama that is completely different from mine just going on everyday.

'-ism'

The day before yesterday, I learned that there is no "the" before a word '-ism.'
It's because '-ism' is usually a general idea.

I need to learn English more...

The Sky Full of Stars

For at least once, I want to see the sky full of stars.

(I thought this when I was looking stars just some minutes before.)

The Core of the Problem

One can go forward only after she came to the realization about the core of the problem.

Need for Sleep

On last Friday morning, a very very scary thing happened.
I thought that only two minutes passed, but actually it was one hour and two minutes.
How scary our need for sleep would be...

Basic Language

I found that on Windows XP, it's much easier to read the explanations in English than in Japanese.
This is may be because that Windows is basically created in English.

Finally

I'm still setting up my new computer.
Why does it take so much time?
It's only because I'm trying to install some Japanese software on this English base computer, and use it freely.

Well, I guess, I finally see the end of this long work.

One Thing

Today, while I was on the bus from school, someone hit the head over the floor.
Because I was on the second floor of the double-decker, I didn't see the person's face nor know the detail, but form the voices from below I knew that the person was a middle-aged woman.

For me, this person is an acquaintance, but for her, I'm not even an acquaintance since she even didn't know that "I" was on the second floor.

But even a person like me, who doesn't exist in her world, can do one thing for her.

"PRAY."

The Thick Fog

This morning, at seven o'clock, it was so foggy.
Victoria is getting very cold.

...

(Other places could be colder though.)

Setup

I'm still trying to setup my new computer...
It's a long operation.

Thanks to the Old One

Today, I bought a new laptop computer.

The one I bought five years ago has become too old to update the security programs. For me, who do Internet banking, Net shopping, or other important things on the Internet, this problem was too scary and was enough reason to buy a new one.

Notebooks are said to be very breakable, but my laptop has been working for five years, so it may really the time to rest.
I give lots of thanks to my old computer.

Others

I was thinking that others were disturbing me.
But I realized that I was, in fact, were polished by them.

Quarter Size Violin

Last Sunday, I saw a quarter size violin for the first time.
It was only three hands long from the top to the bottom, and was really really cute!!!

I wonder why miniatures are always so cute.

(The boy who is said to have the first lesson on that day was so cute too! )

On the Same Place

The person who is going mad and the person who is coming back from it are standing on the same place.

September 12

Today, September 12, is my birthday.
I had a birthday party at a friend's house, got mail from my family and my pre-host family.
I really thank to them.

...

But I feel so bad for the people who have a birthday on yesterday (especially Americans).
My birthday is at least one day after, but the people who were born on that day would never be cerebrated on the very same day. The memories are still vivid and I'm sure that it cannot fade at least half a century.
I really hope that there were no war on this planet.

Live in Peace

Today is September 11.
I hope that everyone on this Earth to live in peace.

Children's Voice

I hear some children's voice playing together.
They are so cute.

My Pace

I will go with my pace.

Changing

We are living in the world of ever changing.

Step Back

Any problem looks like a comedy if you step back from it.

The Moon

Today's moon was nearly full.
I actually thought that today is full, but then found out that we have two more days.
The moon is interesting. (I think I'll take the easiest Astronomy course someday.)

Explore

I am exploring myself.

Naturally

Like plants, which sprout, grow, and bloom when the time comes, we can also grow naturally.

Casual Remarks

It seems that my friends remember more the words that I said casually than the words that I said because I wanted to say.
This is may be because they don't feel any intrusion in casual remarks.

Change

Ten years, twenty years, and thirty years, we will change as the time passes.
In three decades, I'm sure that both the world and I will be so different from now.

A Growing Point

The struggle is a growing point.

Beat

Recently, I finally developed the ability to keep time to the music.

Up until now, I always messed up time and couldn't keep the same meter. I felt that I was going crazy if I heard the metronome for a long time, but now, there is no feeling of craziness, and even more surprisingly, I feel joy in keeping time with it.

Now, my violin note and the metronome beat sound together, and hearing it is really fun.

The Polyhedron II

Everyone has its own funny bone in different places.
This is why our culture becomes a polyhedron.


(I wrote "The Polyhedron" post on April 24, so this is II.)

Association

With short, many tones, resonating together, the church bell's peal also reminds me the word "reconciliation."

Preparation

The fall semester will soon begin.
I worry about this new term, but this worry will be erased if I prepare well.
So, do preparation first!

Border Line Around the Linked Image

The time passes very fast when I edit my homepage...

Here is one question.
If you know how to place border line around the picture which is the source of the larger one's link in Microsoft Word 2000, please tell me about this.

I'm now editing with Word, but somehow the border line I've placed in Notepad is erased after I edit with Word. Then, I can't find the way to place it again.
So, if you know how to do this, please inform me.
It will greatly help my editing.

When We Are Unsure

It's better to not go on when we are unsure because it sometimes means that we have not yet collected enough information for making a decision.

Anytime, Anywhere

I guess that there is music no matter when or where.
It's like background music that we cannot hear.

Family

FAther,
Mother,
I
Love
You.

Then, the word "FAMILY" is made.

I heard this from a Taiwanese girl about four years ago. I really like this so I don't care whether it's correct or not.
It's so cute!!

Scales

I guess we all have dozens of scales on our eyes.
'How many can we take off them?' is one of the biggest pleasure to us.

The Dentist

I went to the dentist this morning, and was said that my teeth are pretty healthy.
But I had thought that I have some cavity...

Oh, well.
It's totally OK to be healthy.

Melody plus Higher Harmony

Right now, in the apartment room near mine, three to four boys are practicing some pop songs with the guitar.
Two boys are singing, and I guess, one is teaching and playing the guitar.
I love hearing this kind of practicing sounds.

Making Frames

I'm now creating my homepage with frames.
With the frames, I can put my Japanese version of this blog which I started to write in a social networking site from this May, and share my thinking with more people.

I want to finish this renewal within this month, so I may ask some questions if I cannot find the answers on the Net.

No One

Oh yes, I remembered.
No one is perfect!

Carefree Life

I hope that everyone has a carefree life.

Either Way

There could be a piece which seems shallow compared to the original, but if she doesn't know the original, it could be a nice step to reach the first one.

We can see the original first and know its greatness later, or see the copied one first then find more joy in original.
Either way, we will learn something by knowing the both.

(Sometimes, we also find that "A disciple sometimes outshines his master.")

"Time"

When I do a lot of things, the time passes very fast, but when I look a second hand on a clock, it passes very slowly.

I guess that the "Time" is measured by each person's sense rather than a clock.

Filter Cleaning

I cleaned the filter on the faucet, and now the water runs very smoothly.
Even though the particles were so tiny, they blocked the flow greatly.
Cleaning is very important.

Question.

"When you say evil words, you also hear them from others."

or

"When you say evil words to someone, you also hear others saying the same things to you."

Which one is better?

The Reformed Habit

It's become my habit again, saying "Itadakimasu. (Thank you for this food.)"
I'm glad.
(I decided to reform this habit few month ago.)

note: The translation of the word is thought by me. The dictionary I always use says, "Let's eat."

A Frontier

When I know a new thing, I am moved and feel that "Here is a new world!" Yes, I expand my world by knowing new things.

The Impressions

I get different impressions for the same scenery in each time; in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening.
They are all different and it is very interesting.

Twilight

I always miss the time of twilight, and wish to have this time longer.
But, I know that I can have this time tomorrow again.

Pansy

I don't know why, but pansy somehow reminds me a monkey's face.

It's cute.

How

"I am here and exist."
How enigmatic.

Parallel Processing

I was talking to a friend, and was planning to write a post while talking other things.
But, I forgot.
It's hard to do things simultaneously.

No One

No one makes no mistake.

Am I right?

Like Her

One ideal of the ability of listening is "Momo." (Michael Ende)
If I can listen like her, it will be really great.

A Bee

Even a bee might have a mind.

The Arrow

I need to concentrate on the 'reality' in front of me.
Then, I shoot an arrow.

Without focusing, the arrow won't hit the target.

The Legendary Period

We are in the legendary period just like the people in a thousand years ago.

Can

If I think "I cannot do that," then I can't take even one step from now,
but if I think "I can do that," then I can take at least one step.

Then, if I continue taking such steps, someday, I can reach the state I want to be.

Five Minutes

I think that if one can listen quietly other's story for about five minutes, most of her worries about relationships will disappear.

Thoughts

So many thoughts pass in my head everyday, but the really really important thoughts are only a few.

Today

Today is not good for study.
I mean, I couldn't concentrate at all. What should I do?

Mmm...

Well, days like this happen.
(I know that I shouldn't relax too much, though.)

To Communicate Well

To communicate well with others, thinking about the level and the reaction of the person before you is very important.

I'm not good at this, but I am training.

Inspiration

Inspiration is in the stillness.

On a Bright and Clear Day

On a bright and clear day, I see many more colors than a normal day.
By reflecting the strong sunlight, each color starts standing out very vigorously, and I find myself in the world ten times more colorful than the other days.

It's really good to know that there are this many colors already existing in this world.

Tromboon

There is an instrument called "Tromboon."
It has really really funny sound. I heard this sound from the radio, and laughed. So I wanted to put a link to its sample sound, but I couldn't find any MP3 format sample, so the best I can do is to put the Wikipedia page which offers the sample in Ogg format. I hope your computer can play the Ogg format.
(Note: The sound is not beautiful nor cool, so you may not like it at all.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tromboon

Empty

It's important to empty our head at times.
It invigorates our minds.

Gladiolus

I got gladiolus from my friend.
(She got them from her host-mother.)
With three together, it's gorgeous.

Be Patient

Until the time comes, one doesn't meet a person who has a big influence to her.
Until the time comes, one doesn't notice something that is important.
Until the time comes, one cannot convert ideas into action.

The phase I need now is
"Be patient."

Imperfection

When I can finally play the note that I couldn't play or the rhyme that I couldn't get, I feel great joy.

This is why (to find this kind of joy), we may born in imperfection.

Dracaena

I have three pieces of vase of lucky bamboo in my room.
I've kept this for about a year and whole that time, I've thought that this is a kind of bamboo.
But the day before yesterday, when I was searching about this plant, I encountered new knowledge!
"This plant is not bamboo at all, but the plant called 'Dracaena sanderiana'. "
I was very very surprised.

Getting new knowledge is always exciting.

(The picture is about a year ago.)

The Olympic Mountains

Today, I saw the beautiful mountains over the sea.
It's the Olympic Mountains in Washington, U.S.
From Victoria, when we have the clear air, we see this beautiful mountains, and we always love to see it.
That overwhelming sight always makes us think about the greatness of the nature.

The Church Bell

Today, I heard the peal of a church's bell.
I don't know which church, but there must be wedding or something.
I really like this sound.

Concentration

I feel really good after I concentrated well on my study.
I wish I'm always like this.
(Can concentrate well whenever I want)

Only the Place Changes

Now;
"She already went to Europe for ten times!"
"Really? Oh, I'm so jealous!"

In a hundred years (maybe);
"She already went to Moon for ten times!"
"Really? Oh, I'm so jealous!"

I guess, we will be not so different from now.

Music for Music

Someone plays loud music outside right now (10:30 pm). It's too loud and irritates me a bit, so I decided to play music too, but with a headphone.
Now, I feel much better.

Really

Sunset light shined from my back and there was a faint rainbow in front of me.
Today, I walked home with this scenery.
I felt really really happy.

Tuning II

I was thinking about the tuning of strings more deeply, and found another fact.
Tuning itself is not so interesting, because while I'm doing, I think that "It's not harmonized yet." Little by little, I tighten or soften the string, and when it harmonizes with another string perfectly, I feel great joy.

So, if I apply this to human relationships, it could be like this;
The two people who had fights, start to understand each other little by little, and find great joy when they make up.

What do you think?

Criteria

If I can keep the mind that feel beauty in flowers, cuteness in little bard's songs, and loveliness in babies, I won't derail the course.

Tuning

A string should not be too tight or loose, otherwise it won't harmonizes with other strings.
Everytime, I start with tuning and do practice, but even though I have a tuner, it's somewhat difficult to do.

But there is no tuner for tuning me in human relationships. No wonder there is always some disharmony with other people.

Came Back

I came back today at 2:05 pm!
It was a nice trip. I enjoyed the party at the close acquaintance's house. I want to visit them again, so I may go Vancouver in winter too.

Go to Vancouver

From early tomorrow morning, I'm going to Vancouver and spend two nights at there.
I think I cannot write posts for the two days, but I'll come back to Victoria on Monday afternoon, so after I come back, I'll write again.

(If I can, I'll write July 8th's post just before leaving.)

Thank you for reading my blog!

Need

To go ahead, We need reflection but not regret.

One but Different World

Everyone sees different things, so there is one world for each person.
When there are 6 billion people existing on the Each, there are 6 billion world existing all at once, but it's just like an camera angle; we are seeing one world from different positions.

"self"

There is a thing that I can completely obey existing in myself.
Not the self that I feel when I am obsessed with self-hatred, but the self that I feel when I am proud of myself.
I want to remember the latter "self" all the time.

Doodling

Today, I spent whole day at home, and did nothing.
It was so nice feeling!

Limit

There is no limit to imaginative power, and so it may also true that there is no limit to creative power.

Go on

I don't want to be trapped in one state, so I go on.

Like an Onion

It seems that there are many layers in the human mind like an onion.

Surprising

There is a thing that I haven't noticed even though I see it everyday.
A friend who sometimes visits tells me about it.

Be More Flexible

Regardless of other's opinions, I was just going the way I was.
But, I guess, I need to be more flexible.

Expectations

Sometimes, we face a perverse principle for expectations;
when we have high expectations, we get depressive results, but when we have low expectations, we get better results.

Or could I say like this?
"Sometimes, high expectations are welcomed by depressive results, and low expectations are greeted by positive outcomes."


(...I feel awkward making these sentences...)

May Be

There could be much deeper, higher, and richer world in existence in this reality.

The Steps

We can go up the steps slowly, so that we don't get tired.

The Things We Cannot See

There are things that we can see, and the things that we cannot see.
I image that the importance between them is higher in the latter.

Jealous

When we are not aware of other's effort, we get jealous.

Everything

Everything will become experience.

Riches

I'm sure that the thing that defines riches is our mind.

Study!

Right now, what must I do?

...Study!

One Way To...

A friend said that "When I'm cooking Takoyaki (octopus dumpling), I can clear my mind of clutter."
Cooking could be one way to clear our minds of thoughts.

(The picture is from Wikipedia.)

Observe

It seems that I'm observing other people's mind, but, in the end, I am observing my own mind.

Grow

I want to grow as much as I can.
However, when I'm tired, I can rest for a while.
Then, I can grow again.

Sanshin

Starting yesterday, I will be keeping my friends' luggage for two weeks.

One of them is an musical instrument called "Sanshin" from the place where I grew. Since I'm really interested in this instrument, I got the permission of playing it for few times. (This instrument is better kept by playing too.)

So, I'm a little excited.

Cloudy Day

The gradation of the leaves in a cloudy day appears more beautiful than it's seen in a sunny day.
Cloudy day is not so bad.

A Small Path

When I saw a small path between houses from a bus, I felt that I wanted to explore it.

It could be just a path that leads to another house, but a path that I don't know where it leads has some charm in it.

Stupidity

Even while I'm distressed, the sun shines, a flower blossoms, and the breeze blows.
Then I feel stupid and stop worrying.

Words

Words for blaming come up in my mind so easily, but the words for praising are not.
I want to train the latter one more.

Still

Only one fly drives me nuts.
So I still need to learn more about unshakable mind.

Quietness

Noisy refrigerator; I learned the importance of quietness.

Ageing

We are all ageing, but I think it's a good thing.
That's because until we age, we'll never understand elder's feelings.

Light Up

I guess, I don't need to be bright all the time,
because the forced brightness may not be useful.

...

(Oh, I feel I'm lit up a little.)

Diverseness

Each person vibrates in different things, but I think it's normal for this world and it's all OK.

Humming

Always, I want to be in the state of mind in which I can hum a song.

Learning

I'm sure that we can learn from every experiment.

Flows Like an Eternity

History:
Nobody knows when it begun or when it will end.

Cute Melodies

Who grants little birds such cute melodies?
...God?

One by One

Let's just think about the ones in front of me, then I guess, it's enough for now.

Basil

When my mom and aunts were here, they bought basil in a pot, and now, it's on my desk with other two pots (African violet).
Right now, it seems OK with no direct sunlight.
I hope they keep alive, so that I can keep enjoy it's leaves.

The Three Principles

The three principles between my daily life and study are:
1. I get sleepy when I start reading a test book.
2. Before a test, I get busy doing some other things such as cleaning my kitchen.
3. As a result, the things I really need to do will pile up, then I regret deeply.

I hadn't improved!

Image

When I was taking a nap on my sofa, I heard little birds' songs.
Then I thought that I actually live in heaven.

Dramas

I like seeing lights in each house at dusk because it invokes some images of families and their dramas.

I don't know any of them, but I know that people live in each situation, and try to live through while spending their daily life with laughing, crying, bristling, and many kinds of other emotions.
They are real ongoing nonfiction.

I hope every family to be happy...

Write Earlier!

I did it again.
I think, from the next time, I'll write a post earlier than the late at night.

The Expression

This is a famous bodhisattva statue from a temple in Kyoto.
I wish to have this expression on my face...

Small Clean Up

Today, I cleaned up all the dust around my computer desk.

Many lines of the computer were tangled up around that area, and it was very dusty. I wiped out all of those dust, and now it's very clean!
I feel so good.

an excuse

I was reading a text book, but from some point, I didn't proceed at all, then three hours and half passed without noticing.

In short, I went asleep while reading.
That's why, it's already Friday but not Thursday.
Oh, well.

Even This

The sun rises every morning and sets every evening.
Even this may be a miracle.

"Hope" Sound

Question: what is your image sound for "hope" ?
My answer is horn.

I don't know why, but when I hear horn, I often imagine an early morning or a new hope.

Eventually

Everything I need will come to me at the time it's needed.

IE7B2

I installed Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 yesterday.
I feel it's a little faster than the old one, but for this Blogger, I still think Firefox is the suited one.
But I'll examine this new version more.
(It's fun!)

Wind Bells

Wind Bells: an instrument that converts "wind" to "sound."

I sometimes hear it when I'm walking down the street.
I like the way of thinking that creates musical instruments for just a wind.

Gentle Words II

Use gentle words to yourself, then use them to the other people.

From an Astrology

From an astrology, I am a "person who is usually bright and obedient, but in reality very stubborn."
I think that's so right.

Slowly

Don't be impatient.
We can go slowly.

Charging

Oh, no,
I don't know what to I do...

... I need to meditate.

(about thirty minutes passed)

Ding!
Charging Completed.

Now, first I need to make a phone call!

(-I'm not a Zen monk, but meditation has become an essential part of my life.)

A Mere Fact

I can eat normally.
Even this mere fact could be the source of jealousy for certain people.

Gentle Words

I wish I can continue writing gentle words that can make other people gentle.
Only by letting out gentle words can make this world more peaceful.

From Her (Host Mother's) Garden

Today, my friend brought me a bunch of lilac and lily of the valley.
Both their scent and shape give me a pleasure, and a friend who bring these to me is a treasure.

Even

Even the existence of "madness" is admitted among the people's mind,
maybe because we can forgive each other.

Heart Shaped Leaves

Two minutes...! I didn't make it.

Oh, well.

The weeds that sprouted out in my African Violet pot were Oxalis (I guess).
Does it have a bad effect on other plants?
Otherwise, I want to keep them because their hart shaped leaves are so cute!

Living Matters

When I close my eyes and listen carefully, I hear warbling from outside, TV sound from the next room, and the sound of closing a door from a corridor.
I really live surrounded by many living matters.

In Order to

I think that the flowers are created in order to make this world more peaceful.
What do you think?

Flowers

When I saw flowers that were in front of a supermarket today, I really thought that they were beautiful and that I wanted to have them.
This is the first time that I really felt this way.

I've been keeping my African Violets alive, but I didn't really want anymore plants.
But, maybe in some future, I start planting flowers in my veranda.

Timing

When the time comes, one will wake.
So, I guess, it's all right.

Mail Server

From yesterday, my Outlook Express has become strange.
I have to fix it.

From Above

Like flowers, there are so many types of people.
It must be really interesting if I could watch them from heaven.

Ate a Lot

My mom and aunts are going back to Japan tomorrow.
I ate lots of delicious food!!

Individuality

This world is so interesting that even a small tortoise has an individuality.

Aunts

My aunts are so talkative, but I guess it's the same in all over the world.

The Reason

Each person has its own reason.

Visitors

I'm sorry for noticing this rate, but I was in Whistler with my mom, and aunts.
They are going to stay with me about five more days, so I may not write posts for that days.
If I have time, then I'll write.
Thank you.

A Person

One is not looking a person, but is looking her own feelings towards the person.

Calm Down

I'm studying... and playing on the Internet.
The exam is on today!!
(But when I feel pressed, I make lots of mistakes, so I need to calm myself down.)

Others

Others are essential for a person.

The Polyhedron

There is a time when my impression about a person changes after I knew a new aspect about her.
Human is polyhedral.

Like the Sprouts

I have the last final exam in three days from now.
But, what I'm doing is browsing many shops on the Internet mall...
My kitchen already become clean yesterday...
I need to grow up!!

Five Little Sprouts

Five little sprouts are starting to come out from the soil I added to the African violet pot about a week ago.
I'm sure that these are some kind of weed, but the sprouts are so cute that I cannot uproot them.
...Maybe I should plant them to another pot.

A Friend

How it is happy to have a peer who can share the same load.
I really need to cherish this relationship.

A Tune

What tune do you imagine for the word 'happiness'?

In my case, I imagine the very famous short classical tune.
la, la-la-la-la-la, la la; la, la-la-la-la-la, la la ...
(G, CDEFG, CC, A, FGABC, CC, )
It's J. S. Bach's Minuet 3.

I like this tune.

An Instinct

Sometimes, I don't like myself especially when I become too lazy and running away from some important things.
But, the fact that we can hate ourselves indicates that instinctively, we know the which way is the right way.
This could be enough to believe that we are all good in origin.

The Reflection

There is a time when I know the existence of a completely new world by knowing only a bit of its knowledge.
Then, I know that the world I can think of is only the reflection of my whole knowledge.

Air Conditioner?

I heard it from somewhere that "Music is a kind of air conditioner."
Maybe this is true, because I feel soft mood (air) when I enter a shop where some classical music are on.

Pop!

My refrigerator is noisy when it's working.
(Since I live in a bachelor room, I don't have anywhere to run away.)
But sometimes, when it stops working, it makes a sound, " pop!"
It's a funny sound.

The Reason

After the two finals finished, my coffee tables and desk became more messy.
Why...?
Maybe because I'm not studying.
(I have one more final, though.)

My Mother's Words

My mother said,
"Time seems to be there, but it's not there."
I really have to listen to her.

Password

I forgot my password for the Internet banking of the Japanese bank.
To change the password, I may have to call them.
Mmmm... It's a bit bothersome.

In the Early Morning

I can hear the songs of little birds in the early morning.
Only by this, I can believe that the thing that creates this world is a good thing.

Notice

While I am unaware, the big shrubs of Rhododendrons are blooming in the university garden.
I was looking them every morning from a bus, but I didn't notice.
We cannot really see things unless we pay attention.

Laughing Face

Any face looks beautiful when she laugh with a friend.
I thought this, when I saw a stranger on a street from a bus. She was not that 'beautiful,' but her laughing face was really really good.

Change

Humans will change.
It's a great great consolation.

The Component Analysis

Yesterday, I installed a very funny software called "The Component Analysis."
It's a joke software that gives you the percentage of components of which whatever you input.
It's, right now, a vogue between my friends. (It's in Japanese.)

For example, if you input "Tylenol," it will show like this;
"50% of Tylenol is made up of kindness."

So, let's analyze myself!

...

I got these results:

66% of Saku is made up of artificial colors.
18% of Saku is made up of preparedness.
8% of Saku is made up of Slime.
3% of Saku is made up of kindness.
2 % of Saku is made up of solid gold.
2 % of Saku is made up of a trap.
1% of Saku is made up of an enigma.


Ummm...
What do you think?

Still Bright

Because of the daylight savings time, it's still bright now (five to eight).
It's a good feeling.

A Song

Right now, I get a song stuck in my head.
That is, "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You." from the cover of UB40.
I heard this song many times when I was seventeen or eighteen years old.

I wonder why this song suddenly come back in my head.
(Human mind is so enigmatic.)

Viva Chocolate!

Today, I went grocery shopping, and bought a two-little milk, 2 packs of sliced cheese, 6 eggs, and 1 chocolate.
For me, chocolate is as essential as milk.
I can't live without chocolate!

Ｉn Haste

When I heaved a sigh, a bit of happiness also ran away.
I noticed, so I quickly took a breath to catch it.

Siren

At the moment I thought "noisy" for an ambulance siren, I realized about the other side.
Someone has been injured or passed out.
...
How could I have been so self centered?
I hope that the person will be better.

The Clock

This morning, I changed all of my clocks to the daylight savings time.

I synchronized even the second hands, but when I looked the clock on the wall at noon, it was reverted back to the first.
This time, the battery was out.

Always

The answer is in my mind.

No Prediction

Today, I took the last midterm exam for Math.

I think I did well, but as always, I can't make any prediction for the result. This is only because of my bad habit of making silly mistakes.
I may have made many of these mistakes, or may have not aware for some tricky problems.

I experienced these cases a lot, so now I don't make any prediction for any test results.
I only hope my mark will be an average level.