Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

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Why do you go for working with sickness?

8 things you should never do at work
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/11/pf/bad-work-habits/index.html

From the 1st to the 7th, it can also be applied to Japan's workplaces. Especially, "Come in contagious" must be forbidden more strictly. Though those who manage to go working think that it's virtue to work in whichever health state they are, it may give it to unidentified workers.

The 8th advice "Steal your coworkers' food" seems to be a childish caution. Is there a worker who does?

Why don't you ride on the first subway in Malaysia?

Complete Klang Valley SBK Line opens
http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/asia-pacific-ex-china/single-view/view/complete-klang-valley-sbk-line-opens.html

The genuine first subway in Malaysia completed. Though there has been monorail, LRT, KTM commuter, Rapid KL, and KLIA Express as urban rails around Kuala Lumpur, none of them were categorized into subway.(Strictly speaking, Rapid KL has an underground section)

Klang Valley SBK Line connects Kajang and Sungai Buloh, both of which are interchange stations to KTM Commuter.
So, the subway is expected to serve as a bypass, when KTM Commuter suspends train operations in the case of emergency.

Why does the mere impolite president meet the Queen?

No red carpet for Trump, says London's Khan
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/17/politics/sadiq-khan-trump-uk-visit/index.html

The impolite man has no right to meet the UK Queen. His attitude may dishonour the dignity of British people and disrupt the relationship between the US and the UK.
On the other hand, he is worthwhile meeting London's Mayor. That's because it can improve Trump's bias about Islam, considering that he has praised several presidents after official meeting, even if he had criticized them beforehand.

 

九州新幹線英語、中国語放送スクリプト(On-train announcement of Kyusyu Shinkansen in English and Chinese)

・博多発車時(After departing Hakata)

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Shinkansen. This is the Sakura super express
bound for Kagoshima-chuo. We will be stopping at Shin-Tosu and Kumamoto.
After leaving Kumamoto, we will be stopping at all stations before arriving at Kagoshima-chuo terminal.
There are 8 cars on this train. Cars 1, 2,and 3 are for passengers without seat reservations.
Smoking is not allowed on this train except in the designated smoking room located on cars 3 and 7.
Please refrain from smoking on the train, including areas in the end of the cars. Conductors room is in car No.6.
While on the cars, we'll ask you to switch your mobile phones to silent mode.
Thank you.

客位乘客,欢迎乘坐新干线。
本次列车是开往鹿儿岛中央的新干线Sakura号。
途中的停车车站为新鸟栖,熊本。要熊本出发后,将会在到了终点鹿儿岛中央的各站停车。
本次列车編成为八车车厢
一号,二号,三号车厢是不对号的自由席车厢。
本次列车禁止吸烟。
需要吸烟的乘客,请到三号,七号车厢的吸烟,请吸烟。
谢谢配合。

 

 

・博多到着時(Before arriving at Hakata)

Ladies and gentlemen, we will soon make a brief stop at Hakata.
Passengers going to the Kagoshima, Fukuhoku Yutaka, and subway lines, please change trains here at Hakata.
Thank you.
客位乘客,列车即将到达博多。
换乘鹿儿岛线,福北Yutaka线的乘客,请在博多下车。
需要换乘地铁的乘客,请走出检票口后,前往地下站台。
谢谢。

 

 

・熊本到着時(before arriving at Kumamoto)

Ladies and gentlemen, we will soon make a brief stop at Kumamoto.
Passengers going to Kagoshima, Houhi, and Amakusa-Misumi Lines, please change trains here at Kumamoto.

客位乘客,列车即将到达熊本。
换乘鹿儿岛线,丰肥线,天草三角线的乘客,请在熊本下车。
谢谢。

 

 

・鹿児島到着時(before arriving at Kagoshima-chuo)


Ladies and gentlemen, we will arrive at Kagoshima-chuo terminal in a few minutes.
passengers going to the Kagoshima, Nippo, and Ibusuki-makurazaki Lines, please change trains here at Kagoshima-chuo terminal.
Thank you.
客位乘客,列车即将到达终点站鹿儿岛中央。
换乘鹿儿岛线,日丰线,指宿枕崎线的乘客,请在鹿儿岛中央下车。
谢谢。

JR山陰線 嵯峨嵐山駅構内放送の日本語、英語、中国語スクリプト(Script of announcement on the platform of Saga-Arashiyama station along JR San-in Line in Japanese, English and Chinese)

まもなく、3番乗り場に10:14発 普通亀岡行きが4両で参ります。危ないですから黄色い点字ブロックまでお下がりください。
The 10:14 train to Kameoka wil soon be arriving at platform 3. For your safety, please wait behind the yellow line.
十点十四分发车开往龟岗的普通列车,即将到达三号站台。注意安全。请队到黄线后候车。

Why losing the quantity of food by skipping breakfast is the cause of being fatter?

edition.cnn.com

 

After skipping breakfast everyday, a comorker who met me after the interval of just 2 months told me "You are putting weight? when I met you before, your face looked slender."

I understood the mechanism of my putting weight. I'd like to make it a rule to eat breakfast more and eat less dinner.

Why can they say it's the next way to get oil?

Could a solution to reducing aviation emissions be found in the Arabian Desert?
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/12/middleeast/iseas-abu-dhabi-aviation-biofuel/index.html

If we ignore the cost, it's a surprising invention. But, to make it competitive in the conventional market, we have to lower the cost to extract oil from oil-rich Salicornia. It would be a long way to make it cheaper than digging out crude oil.
And, I wonder if it can produce enough oil to replace crude oil, considering the quantity of oil extracted from one piece of Salicornia and the speed of Salicornia's growth.