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The Speech that Changed their Life (02/20) kimmy
Cat in the Box (02/19)
Too loud to wear?[2017年05月28日(Sun)]
This is the prize I acquired in the table tennis competition last month. ( The outcome of the match was announced today, and I was awarded this one. ) Though I was the lowest in the three categories divided according to ability, I took first place. This may look a little showy for a woman of my age, but I was egged on to choose this one by a sweet talk of my friends. They said that I looked younger in this.
However, I’ll need a desperate decision to wear a uniform in such a vivid color.


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Falling flat on my back.[2017年05月25日(Thu)]
I tripped and fell flat on my back when I was playing table tennis. Though I didn’t get hurt seriously, I badly hit the back of my head.

If I explain how it happened, I stepped on the instep of my right foot with my left foot and stumbled.
All responsibility fell on myself…….. (lol)


For a few moments while I was falling, I thought I should avoid hitting my head. Just next moment, I heard the sound of “ bump”. I didn’t have time to get ready for “ landing”. Luckily, I seem to have hit the hardest part of my head.

According to my friends who have the similar experiences, it’s better not to resist the falling motion. They say that it’s better to follow the course of nature when falling. That’s why babies seldom get hurt from toppling over.
Court Translator[2017年05月25日(Thu)]
Was the defendant’s oral statement translated correctly? Concerning the sentence given to the alleged murderer with Chinese nationality, the Osaka local court denied credibility of parts of his confession.

Mr. X, unemployed, was charged with a crime to strangle his wife to death with his both hands at his house in Osaka in February last year. During interrogation immediately after he was arrested, he allegedly confessed that he wanted to kill his wife into silence because she snapped at him for drinking too much. However, the court found by examining the DVD recorded during the interrogation that there were more than 120 mistranslated places or omissions made by the then interpreter within one hour of confession.
Alpha Go, a product of AI technology[2017年05月23日(Tue)]
The first session of three-game match of “go” between the world strongest “go” player and Alpha “go”, an AI player, started on May 23rd in China. And Alpha go won a victory.

Development of AI technology has been such that AI creatures will possibly wrest control from human-beings in the near future. Isn’t it frightening?

Homecoming[2017年05月22日(Mon)]
I participated in a grand school reunion yesterday. The annual gathering is usually held on the 3rd Sunday of May. There, I met a friend of mine for the first time since I graduated from high school. He was the president of the student council. To my chagrin, he didn’t recognize me at first glance. Me who worked with him as one of the members of the council for one year!


However, to tell the truth, I was not able to identify him even after he introduced himself. This will make us even!!!

The gathering was gorgeous. The best part of it was the violin performance given as an entertainment. Soooo wonderful. It was too good to listen under such a noisy circumstance. He is a real musician and entertainer!
Is globalization reducing cultural diversity?[2017年05月21日(Sun)]
Is globalization reducing cultural diversity? Yes, it is.

First of all, history tells us that globalization reduces cultural diversity. In old times when there was no access between each cultural area, its diversity was easily preserved. However, today, people can easily travel around due to the development of transportation and introduce new culture to each other.

It is very likely that those who have learned something new want to try it. As a result, the two cultures will melt with each other. This is how a specific culture will lose its diversity in the time of globalization.
Dlife[2017年05月19日(Fri)]
I make it a rule to watch a drama on Dlife for my listening practice at least once a day. To my regret, though, more and more English dramas are dubbed in Japanese these days.

I loved " The Whisper", " Madam President", " Captain America" ,Revenge" etc. , but they are not on Dlife any more.

I'm waiting for new, not-dubbed, English movies to be put on the air soon.
To order my affairs ( part 2)[2017年05月18日(Thu)]
As I wrote before, I am sorting out my old clothes. I am trying to classify them into 4 categories. (1) the ones which I have never worn and will never wear in the future, (2) the ones which I have worn a lot but are still wearable, (3) the ones worn too many times to wear again, (4) the ones I loved to wear and still wearable somehow. Among (4), I found the one I could not possibly throw away

Now, I’m renovating it. Since it (a pair of pants ) is too tight, I need to let out at the waist. I seem to have gained 4~5 centimeters at the waist…….!
Totally thrashed.[2017年05月17日(Wed)]
Yesterday, I participated in a table tennis competition sponsored by a certain table tennis school. Though I was paired with quite a strong player, we were totally beaten up.

2 wins and 3 losses. If I were asked to give the situation a direct translation from Japanese ( 完膚なきまでに), I would say, “ We were beaten up until there was no whole skin left.


The worst thing about me was that I felt sorry when I failed in service and receiving. I got nervous not to make any other blunder again.

Usually, I am not a kind of person who get very nervous, but yesterday, something was different.

Probably, it was because my pair was too strong for me to play with. I totally forgot to relax myself.

Every time I play in a match, I learn something.

" We can't play beyond our power. Don't try to win too much, just try to enjoy.
Relax, relax....."
Preparation for old days[2017年05月16日(Tue)]
I think I need to order my affairs in preparation for my old days. As a first step, I began to throw away clothes I don’t wear any more. Yesterday, I dumped five bags of burnable rubbish, such as clothes, paper, cupboard boxes, etc. Still, one of the rooms on the second floor is flooded with junks. I don’t know how many days it will take, but I will have to finish cleaning up before I am too old to be active at the latest.
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