Big Parties(Year-end party)

The time of Year- end party has come. We had it on the 12th of December at the restrant "Saint George Japan" in Kitano, Sannomiya. The Dish we had was so nice to eat and beautiful to see that I could not help taking the pictures. Take a look at and imagine of how tasty those are..

Deep Autumn

　Now season turned to the Deep Autumn, In Akashi ESS,we changed our plan to proceed,We have to speak a 5 minute-speech with each other. It is good to hear from members how they spend weekends. Most members speak their trip during holidays. Usually Kyoto,Arima for beautiful color leaves. Unfortunately, I have no chance to go seeing tour of leaves. So I picked some pictures from the computer web-site. I found many beautiful ones from wall-paper site.

Enjoy yourself.

kaki(Persimmon)

Autumn Equinox day is already over. I become lazy to post and update a new blog.


Now November starts and the season going to deep autumn. Leaves are changing their color from green to red,yellow and brown. On the cultural holiday, I visited my parents house again,
Because,they told me on the phone to come and pick the kaki(Japanese-persimmon) fruits.and they told that this year, we had many fine and clear days. So each kaki-fruit is very big and turned good taste. Soon,I find they are quite right. Take a look at the pictures.

Herpes zoster

Unfortunately, I suffered from the Herpes zoster,which is called as 帯状疱疹(taijyouhousin) in Japanese． This disease occurs only in people who had chickenpox, the majority of sufferers are more than 50 years old. And this suppression is more likely occur in people whose immune system is impaired due to aging,psychological stress, or many factors. This Summer break, as a charger of soft-tennis club (mostly I have worked as general manager) , I had to expose myself in the strong UV-light of the Summer. That's probably one of reasons I have suffered from this disease. Now it's almost cured.but in its prime time, I felt tremendous pain.I got a painkiller- pills,Anti-virus pills at the hospital. It was really troblesome days.
This Pict is from Wikipedia, not my case, but very close.

TRES BONNE(盆）

August 15th, Here in Japan. We usually celebrate "Obon". It is a Buddhist religious "Memorial day for family- ancestors". Most Japanese go to the thier family grave yard or have a sutra session among hole family- relatives in their house or local . For our family,we are not so honest religious families, so we don't engage to any traditional ceremony but we enjoy it as a family reunion almost close to "a Little Osho-gatu". So, I visited my parents with Akira, my second son. Dad and Mom with a digital camera(souvenir from my sis)

Cicadas drive me CRAZZZZY‼

Summer time is really heating up. And every morning, I wake up with the sound of crazy cicadas crying. Around 5'o clock in the morning,they start making a crazy sound singing.
When I was a child ,it was rare to see the Kumazemi, a big spices of cicadas, but take a look at the pictures.On a tree, I could see 5 or 6 of those over there.

Summer party season

Summer breaks starts at school, this means farewell season comes again,usually ALT's contract is end this time. So Abel is going to leave Akashi ESS, he is not sure whether he will stay or go back Australia. It depends on his new company. He right now offer a job her in Japan.
But most likely,he will leave Kobe city. So we held Sayonara-party at Izakaya in akashi.
These are pictures of the party.

Tom(our new instructor) and Abel

And I had one more happy party just next day of the abel's farewell.

June Ends,July starts.

Hydrangea at yard of my house.
JUNE ends and JULY starts. Again, I complain of the rapid time passing.
Rainy season starts already. I feel wet atmosphere here and there. Yes,I found moss around the sink of the kichen or the sanity room. Washing is so tough becase of the hardness of drying out. I don't like this rainy season.And after rainy season is over. there comes terrible hot days. I can't wait summer's end and cool season's visit.

ABEL'S WEDDING RECEPTION

On 31th of May, I attended at the Yuko and Abel's happy wedding reception. It was quite a good to see the happy moment of them. They look extremely happy. Usually Japanese wedding reception is very formal. but the attendants from abroad looks very happy to see them even it was so routine. I took many pictures this time, because my finger automatically press the button of my camera over and over times.

And I met there many teachers who work at the Suzurandai High-School. Couples of them are I know very well.We could enjoy talking many stuff except new couples. I could enjoy myself very very much.

Maczy dedicated a cool song for them

Again my dad's house.

The last time of the update was almost one month before. Yep, it was early April. and now almost Golden week is going to end. Season is almost early summer, temperature shows and is rising over 25 degree in Celsius for couple days.(The meterological agency defines it as a Summer day) During the golden week(holidays), I went to "Siawase-no- mura koen Tennis Court(Merry ville Park tennis resort) for Soft-tennis tournament as a Playing Manager. I got a heavy suntan there. You can see my extremely awesome suntanning face at my pic. The last day of the game,I visited my dad and mom's house again.Over there, I met my sis. maybe 5 or 6 years blank. She is 4 years younger than me. She lives now in Fukui pref with her Hus and two daughters. She looks still young. it's OK. but a shock I got from her is she needs a glasses for far eyesight.For her age (sorry),it is no wonder. but still I feel something hard to admit.

Anyway we could enjoyed ourselves the re encounter.

My Dad ,Mom Sis and Me.

During a one month long blank of this update, I took some pictures I was touched.Here are a couple of those.
Tutuji flowers alongside road


Twilight from the roof of my dad's house

Spring.In it's prime.

Already,the Cherry blossom was falling from the trees. The Best time of the picnic for "ohanami" was over. But we can enjoy the prime time of the spring now. Today is a warm and clear day. Temperature rises over 20 degree of Celsius.Quite comfortable to have a hike around the country cite,of course even in the rural area. So I decided to bring my camera and hang around to take pictures.I could feel the springtime in it's prime.

Ikawadani

Dogwood tree at my house The park,front of my house

Rape blossoms(菜の花・Nanohana）　What a mean name for this beautiful flowers‼

New Start

The 1st of the April, everything takes up here in Japan. And for my second son, This day is a very crucial one for his life. The starting day of his carrier as company employee. Yes,he is not the university student anymore. He works at Glory.co. as the system engineer. I hope for his success of work. Congratulations, Akira‼
He looks nervous

Here,WE GO‼

Teacher's Reunion

On Tuesday night. I had a reunion party of Sumahigasi HS teachers. I could enjoyed myself very very much.
Iworked at the Sumahigshi highschool over 20years ago(23 years ago exactly) Yes, I worked there at the age of 29-33 years old. I was a HR teacher and in charge of 3-9 class.(there's 10 classes in total) After the Graduation Ceremony, We decided to have reunion gathering of our own. Somehow ,we could continue to hold reunion party every this season. Right now,No teacher work at the Sumahigashi. Everybody left there or met the his or her retirement.

I am the youngest among them, Yes our age is awesome. Year-Head teacher(学年主任) at that time, is now 69 years old.and two 65 years old guys, one 60.one 59, one 58, one 57 and me (56 yeas old) Take a look at the pictures. It's awesome. but it's exciting.

Who is 69,60,59........?

Suprises News

I've got a happy surprise mail. It comes from yoshika-san who was once a member of Akashi ESS. and she has stayed in Canada for over one year using the working holiday.
I'd like to post a part of her mail, because I am so excited that I cannot keep it in my mail-box.
Haha..

Ampo san!
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And also, I am going back to Japan in the end of this March for three weeks. Actually I have a news which I haven't told you.
I got married to a Japanese Canadian last year. I will go back to Japan with him and his parents this time. Hopefully I'd like to see you if you have some time or visit Akashi ESS on Tuesday?

What a nice suprise‼

Again,Again,it snows.

Again,again, We had a snow day. It's a very different from Last year. This season, almost for two weeks,we are constantly suffered from a snow weather. It was not so heavy that I somehow could come to school with a feeling of very scary. Last year, we had a warm winter,so we feel this year very special. but truth is different. Take two or three years ago,I 've taken for three hours to reach school because of heavy snow three years ago.

I 've pulled over my car on the road shoulder and left there on the way of school because my car slipped again and again.That's the usual way of around Suzurandai.

Akashi Axtos(Gym)

For couple of weeks, it snowed again and again in Suzurandai. So I hesitated to go Gym after school. I quit going there couple of times to afraid my car slipped and have a accidents on the snowy road. Usually even Saturday or Sunday, I used to go there and enjoy training and having chats with my associates. But cold weather and afraidness of the snow, I went to the Akashi Axtos this saturday and Sunday. Compared with the snowy stuation and teribble coldness in Suzurandai, Okuradani(Akashi) is a sort of heaven, No snow,mild weather and bright sunshine,It is almost Paradise. To go there,I had to spend five hundred yen.but it is worth enough. And we can enjoy a scenic view of Akashi bridge over there, Before getting into the gym, I took some pictures.
Before I start traing
After traing is over