朝は4時頃に目を覚めましたが、二度寝して7時50分頃起床。急いで支度をして近くのマクドナルドで朝マックを食べて藤沢駅からJRを1駅だけ乗って、大船へ。 大船からは湘南モノレールに乗りますが、休日ダイヤのこの時間帯は15分毎しか走っておらず、長いこと…

近鉄特急で伊勢中川へ。早朝便だからか停車駅がやたら多い。大和高田、榛原、伊賀神戸、榊原温泉口も停まるという。 まぁ、早朝便にやたら停車駅が多いのはマリンライナーや福知山線特急に代表される幹線系優等列車ではお馴染みだが。伊勢中川到着。中川短絡…

Though two days are still left before the end of this year, I will finish writing this year's English diary today. It is because I'm going to leave for Kanagawa tomorrow and I'll write the travel diary in Japanese.But, readers those who ca…

I didn't post only two cards into a postbox, because I didn't know their parents' address. Yesterday, I asked one of them his parents' address only to be replied "I wouldn't send any new year's card. And, if my mother knows that I received…

The next day I will go to the university is expected to be in 2012. Today, I planned to clean the laboratory and my room. But, I didn't have enough time to do it.And, a year-end party was also held as the year's last day of most of the res…

TEPCO announced that they will raise the price of electricity and added that they have right and obligation to do so. Most of Japanese media blame them for the measure and the statement. But, those who are against construction or maintaini…

All of JR Central 300 series trains will disappear from Tokaido Shinkansen after the next revision of diagram. ※You can see pictures by clicking the following words"続きを読む"

When I finished giving tuition, I went back the staff room to find many kinds of sweet. some of them are purchased by using extra money prepared for drinking session. others are presented by my coworkers and a parent of a student as Christ…

Sakai City announced the voting results of designs of newly introduced rolling stocks. The adopted one of the four is the design whose colors are green on upper side, whity brown on lower side ,and "Japan Metalic" in accent color. Hankai L…

Because I had a lot of sheets of paper to copy, I had to work at the firm from noon to night. I copied more than 200 sheets.

On my way home, I heard a conversation of two persons in a Kintetsu train. One is an infant and the other is her mother. The infant: What's this? The mother: It's train. The infant: Train…. Is here Sakaemachi? The mother: No it isn't. Here…

On December 3, I caught a cold and had a fever. Though I cured the fever in a few days. I have still had cough since then. When I was a elementary student, I used to catsh a cold and the illness continued for a few days or for a week at mo…

Because my mother is unfamiliar with the way to use personal computers, she also has difficulty in typing New Year's cards by using a software. And, she is puzzled about whether she should send New Year's card to her old friend in Sendai. …

When the imperial family in Bhutan came to Japan, almost all of Japanese TV stations introduced Bhutan as the pro-Japanese country by mentioning that the emperor told all the people in Bhutan to go into mourning soon after Tohoku Earthquak…

※記憶にあるもののみ記載 （※Following lists are in my memory）・北海道(Hokkaido) ・青森県(Aomori) 浅虫温泉（道の駅ゆ〜さ浅虫） ・秋田県(Akita) ・岩手県(Iwate) ・山形県(Yamagata) 上山温泉（施設名不明） ・宮城県(Miyagi) 鳴子温泉（鳴子天神） …

My colleague who is a student of Kyoto University said "I don't need to attend a company information session any longer. It is because some companies come to my laboratory and hold such sessions." So, he won't confront any suffering in job…

Otagawa station, which is the interchange station of Meitetsu Kowa Line and Meitetsu Tokoname Line, has been a tentative station building because the station has been under construction of viaducts. With the completion of the construction,…

JR Hokkaido suggested the electrification of Hakodate Line between Hakodate and Shin-Hakodate, which will be separated from JR Hokkaido, to Hakodate city.Hokkaido prefecture replied that they'll help the new third sector which is going to …

Though I had to attend an assembly to take pictures of the members in my department for graduation albums, I couldn't attend it because of illness.

Few days ago, 30000 series began commercial operation on Midosuji Line. And I rode trains of Midosuji Line three times. But, I haven't yet seen Osaka Municipal Subway 30000 series on Midosuji Line. I want to see the train as early as possi…

According to my senior researcher who works at a cabaret, girls working there guess all the university students are wise and attractive. It is because most of the girls have low academic careers and then don't know systems of universities …

Osaka Restoration Association, led by the new mayor Toru Hashimoto, decided to set the base fare as 190 Yen by discounting 10 Yen on the next April. Because his manifesto included privatization of Osaka Municipal Subway, he aims at showing…

When I was lying on the floor at home, I heard "What should we do to increase Jyoshiryoku?"*1 from TV. What female presenters on TV did is written in the following sentences. They tried arranging their clothes to select appropriate clothes…

My senior researcher told me that he would like to earn 15 million YEN per year after he begins to work at his company. And he added, "I would like to spend 5 million YEN on enjoying at adult-entertainment establishment. He realized how ex…

The friend is repeating at least 2 years in my university. He asked me which laboratory regulates the least actual working hours and would be effective for job-hunting. I replied to it rapidly. But, another question he asked me was embarra…

Because the back of my hand was hurt by sharp glass, I was looking for sticking plaster. But, I couldn't find it. Then, I came up with going to a nurse's room. I thought it would be better to let my hurt hand healed by a lady for free than…

C-train, MTR purchased from Changchun Railway Vehicles co., Ltd, will begin to run on Kwun Tong Line commercially tomorrow. As the train passed all the test, the train was allowed to start business operation. In order to ensure the safety,…

According to a Korean Railfan, Gyeongchun Line, which was incorporated in Seoul Metropolitan Subway last year, is planned to be extended to Yangyang in the eastern coast of Korean peninsula. But, Extended line between Chuncheon and Yangyan…

Due to heavy storm of Typhoon No.12, Kisei Line between Kii-Katsuura and Shingu had been forced to be suspended. Yesterday, the section was reopened. Partly cited from http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/111203/dst11120310320002-n1.htm (…

Iwakuni-Kintaikyo Airport, which is expected to restart the operation in 2012, will have an airplane held overnight at Iwakuni-Kintaikyo Airport. The airplane is scheduled to reach Iwakuni late at night and take off early in the morning. P…