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What shall I do?

Taking a walk for half an hour everyday is my practice. But because of this long spell of hot days, I have not taken for more than a week...

2024/07/31 10:43

My dream has gone!

My dream of getting the full mark, 990 points on TOEIC test has gone. Even my highest score didn’t go over 900 points. It was when I was ...

2024/07/30 12:00

I wish I could climb mountains again!

I loved mountain climbing and camping when I was young. I have many memories. One of them is that I still remember being asked by other c...

2024/07/29 10:41

Shopping refugees

Have you ever heard the word ‘shopping refugees’? Yes, it refers to those old people who have trouble to shop foods and living necessitie...

2024/07/28 10:27

Escaped from the heat of Japan

Baguio Cathedral (It’s summer in Japan.) I escaped from the heat of Japan to Baguio in the Philippines. It was already 4 or 5 years ago j...

2024/07/27 09:02

A construction has begun.

A large vegetable field in front of my house is being converted into a nursery school. I hear that it will open next April. Until then th...

2024/07/26 10:28

Can I survive this heat?

The temperature around 35 degrees continues everyday. They forecast 37 degrees in my area today. I wonder if I can survive this heat. My ...

2024/07/25 08:56

Blood vessel age

Have you ever heard of ‘blood vessel age’ ? This is a standard of blood vessel strength. I went to a hospital and took its examination ye...

2024/07/24 11:58

From Heaven to Hell

A gymnastic athlete cancelled her competition on the Olympics because of smoking and drinking. There remains some sympathy for her, but i...

2024/07/23 10:48

To buy, or not to buy, that is the question.

It has recently been hard for me to hear clearly. I often fail to hear others say. My wife tells me to buy a hearing aid. But I feel relu...

2024/07/22 10:51

Extraordinary low blood pressure

I am a type of a man with low blood pressure. So I feel sluggish from time to time when I have a low blood pressure. But it was terrible ...

2024/07/21 16:01

Over tourism 観光公害

The number of overseas tourists to Japan has hit the record high. Of course this is a good thing because Japanese economy will be benefit...

2024/07/20 10:18

You will be killed?

How many kinds of medicine do you take everyday? I take four and one supplement now. I used to take six before. We often hear the asserti...

2024/07/19 10:07

What will today’s results be?

I’m going to play Igo at the community center nearby today. I usually play it through the internet. But I go out to play on the first and...

2024/07/18 11:01

Karaoke again.

I am sorry to talk about karaoke again. A couple of days ago I noticed an interesting thing about karaoke. I usually sing karaoke on the ...

2024/07/17 10:25

Failed again !

I failed again in continuing online English lessons. This is really an unpleasant aftertaste because my motto is ‘continuing is power’. O...

2024/07/16 10:04

Harite, Tsuppari, Nodowa

Nagoya sumo matches began yesterday. I like watching sumo, but I am not so interested as before. Why? Because Shodai, my local wrestler a...

2024/07/15 10:42

Frequent urination

Do you know what will happen when the elderly gather? Yes, they begin to boast of their grandchildren. I have two grandchildren, but I’m ...

2024/07/14 12:43

Nobody to talk with.

There are many people who have few persons to talk with after retirement. I am one of them. I am often surprised that my wife is the only...

2024/07/13 12:37

Soaring travel expenses

I am sure that everyone who wants to travel notices this. Travel expenses have risen high since the corona pandemic. Even it has subsided...

2024/07/12 16:58

Getting hard to go out.

I intended to go to karaoke last night. But I didn’t after all. I really wanted to. However, my body didn’t allow me to go out. I felt sl...

2024/07/11 11:12

The Beatles

the beatles I once travelled in the Uk. I went to Manchester where the instructor are from. I confused this place with Liverpool where th...

2024/07/10 10:59

What shall I do?

Can you guess what kind is this big tree? Yes, this is a plum tree. It has reddish pink blossoms. It is about 50 years old. When it bloom...

2024/07/09 11:49

I lived in Tokyo during the war.

i lived in tokyo during the war. I lived in Tokyo during the 2nd world war. When the war was severe, Tokyo became dangerous. So we childr...

2024/07/08 14:42

Went to the library.

I went to the library this morning. These are books I borrowed. As you see, my favorites are usually travelogues, essays, religious books...

2024/07/07 16:33

How old am I ?

how old am i? Every instructor seems wondering how old I am. I look so old that she or he may wonder why such an old man as me takes onli...

2024/07/06 15:33

Gardening

I am not interested in gardening. This is not exactly what I mean. I have a back pain and just feel troublesome in gardening. I like to s...

2024/07/05 10:18

How long have I been learning English?

how long have i been learning english? I am old, so she must be wondering why I learn English. We began to learn English when we were in ...

2024/07/04 19:09

Clear sky

Yesterday we had a clear sky for the first time after long rainy days. Can you see the highest mountain in the back? That is Kinbozan. On...

2024/07/03 12:01

Mexico

mexico Today’s instructor is from the USA and lives in Mexico now. She is teaching English there and loves living there. They are having ...

2024/07/02 15:26

Dance party

Dance party Another hobby of mine is a social dance. Yesterday I went to a dance party at the bar. They hold a party once a month. I regu...

2024/07/01 12:12