Future.

Ooops, so many days have passed since I wrote the last entry! I often had things to write, but I miss the chance every time. I'm sorry if you had checked this blog often!! I'm gonna write more often from now on;



Talking about these days o mine...when I went to the university's book store several days ago, a book titled "絶対内定" caught my eyes by chance. I had been thinking about job hunting then, so I picked up the book. The cover said the book was the No.1 recommended by the students who succeeded in job hunting. I thought maybe I should read it then, and I just bought it. And at home, as soon as I started reading it, I got absorbed in it. The author, Taro Sugimura, explained passionately the importance of reflecting throughly on oneself, finding what one really wants to do, and the effort for it with high mind and moral. With these efforts, one can get his ideal job and do soul trembling job. The book contained worksheets for the self-reflection over a few hundred pages, and he says everyone who complete them over and over again can get a strong self-confidence and get accepted to first-level companies. Actually nothing special was written there, but the book inspired and encouraged me very much. Thanks to the book, I'm filled with passion for the future! I also liked that the book of 540 pages cost just 1900 yen. It seems to show the author's good intention and high moral. I highly recommend this book for you to read, even if you are the freshman. It's never too early!

Lives

Yesterday, my sister went back to Bangkok.
She at first had planned to stay here for 2 weeks, but she prolonged it some times and after all, she stayed here for 4 weeks.
More than anybody, she wanted to spend time with her mother, I think.
My sister is going to have a baby in February, and this stay was probably the last time she can spend with her mother before that, purely as a mother and a daughter. After she had a baby, she becomes a mother, and not a pure daughter any longer. She wanted to nestle up to her mother as a child for the last time, as well as to study what a mother is, I think.

She was loved by her mother very much, and she knows that. I think it is very important for a woman when she becomes a mother. She can hand down the memory to her child. I'm sure she becomes a nice mother.

She maybe wanted to stay here longer, but her husband is working hard everyday and spends lonesome nights in Bangkok. She had to return to her home.

She was usually in the living room here, and I was there, too, often watching TV together. Even if the program was not good, I was there, if she was there. I did homework at midnight.

Last night, after the meeting of volunteer circle I belong to, I went to the diner with the members, that I usually don't do. When I got home, it was the same as before she came. My usual life with father, mother, grandma, and school began again.

Class Kai!

I attended the class kai today, and I had a nice time!

The Sweet Paradise is awesome! With several kinds of pasta, a curry, sandwiches, salad, senbei, and drink bar, it cost only 1500 yen. I loved it! I had fun at karaoke, too. But I wanna be a better singer! I decided to go practicing karaoke alone.

I'm very glad that I could talk for the first time with some people and became closer.
Many people in this class are the same members from the former semester and already friends, so at first in this semester, I was kind of afraid if I can get into the circle, now that turned out to be a needless worry.
Thanks, guys!
And I hope that I can see the people who couldn't come this time at the next class kai!

Now it's 3:20 am, and I'm not yet finished with my essay for tomorrow's IE Writing! Well, I'm gonna cheer myself up with Lipovitan.

See you later, guys!

Tests.

I belong to Aikido Club, that I joined this April, and have practice on Monday and Wednesday. (There are practice on Friday and Saturday as well, but I can't attend them because I have classes on the times. I make up for them by watching a manual DVD of aikido I got at Amazon and practicing by myself at home.)

For last Wednesday and today, we had the advancement tests, and I, with other freshmen, took a test for 5th class. At the previous night of the test, I practiced myself at home about three hours for this test. I got confident for the test at the time.
However, although I practiced much and seniors said there was no need of my worrying, I became kind of tensed on the performance. When there was a call of start, the whole techniques were blown out of my mind. I became panic at a moment. But I soon got back calm, and they came back to my mind, and could give moderate performances. As a result, I could get 5th class. Yeah!

Today, happily all members passed the tests, so we had a congratulatory dinner at Jonathan. For our happiness, it's a treat of the third graders. What a generousness!
I ordered a chicken and rice casserole and a drink bar, and the drink bar was wonderful! They have great variety, especially on tea. I had 7 cups in the end. I especially liked green tea latte. The hot sweet and Japanese drink thawed me and made me happy.

And today, I sent an application for the third class of French examination, Hukken. I have a month before the test. I'm not yet confident, so I'm gonna study from now.
Taking tests is sometimes hard, but it gives tension to my life. I'm kind of thrilled about the test!

Family Reunion

For yesterday and today, my brother, who lives in Chiba, came to stay at our's.

He actually couldn't come to our sister's wedding, because he had the final of a very important exam for his career the following day, for his and her pity. It was quite a difficult test, and he had studied 3hours everyday for a year for the exam. So he couldn't miss it.
And, soon after the wedding and the test, we got an e-mail from him. it said, he passed the test. We all rejoiced!

When he arrived, on seeing each other, he and our sister said congraturations to each othter with smiles. And in the livingroom, we talked happily over the wedding, seeing the pictures, and his test and his job. He said he is really enjoying his job. There was actually an interval of several years until this day when all 5 family members get together, and we were happy.
On TV, there was a program on Myanmarese country life on beautiful sea. We all, especially my sister and brother, like scuba diving, so it was a good timing. It was as if TV was celebrating us. It was quite a nice time.

At night, our sister had a diner with her friends from her junior high school at Tamaplaza, so we gave her a ride there. Actually, Tamaplaza is the birthplace of us three siblings. (We left there since I was six for Shizuoka) I have been there a few times since we left there, but it was the first time that we family got together and go there. It was a little different from back then, and looked smaller than we remenbered, but it brought back our happy memories.
On driving, my brother asked me if I had intention to get a driver's lisence. I said yes, but I don't need it now. I think I will get it after getting an acceptance for job. But he reccomended me to get lisence soon. He said, if I had a car, it will be a great weapon when I got a girlfriend. Oh, I didn't think of that! I have to hurry!

Today, we three siblings went to UNIQLO. 60% of my clothes are their's, and it's my brother's favorite brand, too. He bought many shirts, saying he won't have to buy shirts for next 5 years.
They said they would pay for me, so I chose a bag. My bags I usually use are worn-out, so I'm happy to get a new cool one.

My brother is calm, gentle and sunny guy often saying jokes. He has gone back to Chiba, and we all miss him.

My Family.

Hi, everyone! My name is Shouzou.

Actually, I had Mr.Richardson's Core class last semester, so I'll keep writing my journal on this same page.

I live in Tsurukawa on Odakyu line, two stations from Machida, with my mother, father, and a grandma. I have an older brother who live alone in Chiba, working for luggage delivery company at Narita airport , and an old sister who lives in Bangkok, working for Thai air line.

And, the sistrer just got married recently. She married a Japanese, 13 years older than her, who runs scuba diving shop in Bangkok and Phuket. She does diving often, and they met at the shop. Two weeks ago, there was their wedding, and we went to Bangkok to attend it. Only, we could stay there no more than 30hours, because I couldn't miss many classes, but I had a wonderful time. We had a cocktail party at a jazz bar, screening video and photos of bride and groom, and then dinner at the restaurnt up the bar. I first met my sister's husband's mother, father and sister there. I talked a while with them, and was glad to find that they are nice people. And, off course my brother- in-law is nice person. He respects justice and heart, and is smart and a hardworker. My sister got a new family name, and I was kind of sad feeling as if I lost half of a family menber, but instead I got many new wonderful family. They all looked happy, and I'm happy, too!
What I thought pity was that most of my sister's friends in japan couldn't come to the wedding. When I do my wedding, I want my friends I made at this university to be there by all means!

And, today, my newlywed sister came here at our home in Machida. She is taking a long vacation now, because she is now pregnant! She will be here for two weeks, to my gladness. Today we took an old album from the depth of the drawer, and mused over old memories of Hirata family. It was very nice time, identifying that we are a family.

Love, in the end.

I met the friend I talked about before about three years ago.
I remenber how I felt when I first saw him.
His face and body had a strong frame, and was wearing bright-colored, not fashionable clothes stately and a straw hat on his head, according to my memory.
He had a unique aura and was giving off powerful energy from his whole body.
I thought, that's it, here comes a queer guy.
Seeing me, he smiled brightly and said hello to me.
We imediately became familliar with each other.
We found that we had the same hobby of movie, and we talked about it a lot. However, we had almost the opposite tastes.
I mainly like heart-warming human dramas.
On the contrary, his main favorites were kind of grotesque, horror, or violent ones.
In spite of the gap, we became very good friend.

Recently he sometimes gave me e-mails. they said he misses hanging out with me. I heard from our common friend that he doesn't come to school at all, so I was worried about him. Maybe he is not in good condition. He said we would have a drink at our common female friend's so I went to her's with worries in my mind. Howenver, when I went into the door, I found him in great condition. He was very cheerful and gave me a little hug. He used to have a feeling that a big energy without exit was squirming inside him, but he had lost the feeling. He looked fresh.
Soon I realized that he spoke dialect of Fukuoka, his hometown, that he didn't spoke when he was with me. He looked very natural and obedient.
Later, he told me that he and the girl were going out. She was the first girlfriend for him in the three years.
It was because he was with her that he didn't come to school.
I was glad that he got the happiness. Off course we are still the same best friends.

Later, he said he didn't know that violence was that disagreeable thing.