pancake is one of my favorites. me and my wife had breakfast at a family restaurant (call it "fami-res"). i think this was the first time to eat pancake at restaurants ever since i came backto japan. oh, i miss ihop (internaional house of pancakes).....
パンケーキは好物の一つ。で、今朝、奥さんと一緒にファミレスで朝食。日本に帰ってきてから、外でパンケーキを食べるのはこれが始めて。そう言えば、ihop（インターナショナル・ハウス・オブ・パンケーキ）が懐かしいなぁ。
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last night, i went out to have dinner + drinks with my wife and her fellows. food was great, as always. after a couple of beer mugs, i switched to drink shochu. don't remember how many glasses of shochu i swallowed. in fact, some of the memories in the last moment until came back home were gone somewhere.
昨晩、奥さんとその仲間達と一緒にご飯とお酒をいただく。いつものごとく、料理は美味しい。生を2杯ほど飲んだ後、焼酎にスイッチ。何杯飲んだのか覚えていません。それに、家路に着くまでの最後の方では、ところどころ記憶がどっかに行っちゃってます。
when i woke up this morning, my wife said "hey, bills are all over on the hallway." so, i went there and saw it. well, they were actually all over on the hallway..... i picked them up and put them in my bag.
今朝起きたら、奥さんが「玄関にお札が散らばってるよ～」と。というわけで、玄関のところに行き、状況を目の当たりにする。えぇ～っと、まさにその通りでした・・・。お札を広い、バッグの中にしまったわけです。
then i instantly noticed that two of my blongins were missing: digital camera (only a year old) + cigarette case (got in singaore)!! i looked for them in rooms but coudn't find 'em. yes, i lost 'em.....
その時、すぐに自分の持ち物のうちの2つがなくなっていることに気付く：デジカメ（まだ1年しか経っていない）＋シガレット・ケース（シンガポールで購入）!! 部屋中を探すも見つからず。
none of us remember which taxi we took. the only clue was the body color of the taxi was like red, orange or something like that. my wife seached the taxi on the internet and called one taxi company. but they said nothing reported for lost items.....
どのタクシーに乗ったのか、誰も覚えていませんでした。唯一の手がかりは、タクシーのボディ・カラーが赤、オレンジ、ないしはそんな感じの色だったということ。それで、奥さんがすぐにネットで検索し、一社に電話。でも、落し物はあがっていないとのことでした。
then i called like 10 different companies; however, they all said they had nothing..... i gave up although i didn't want to.
それから、自分で10社ほどに電話をかけるも、どこもそんな落し物は預かっていない、と。諦めざるを得なくなってしまった。
lucky it wasn't worse as my wallet, cell phone, etc. were in my bag.
財布や携帯などがバッグに入っていたのが、不幸中の幸いでした。
about 5 months ago, i had injury in my finger. it happened because i drank too much. now, i lost two valuable items and the incident obviously is related to drinking..... i guess, i am getting old?? anyway, i committed to myself that i will be careful from the next time.
5ヵ月ほど前、指を怪我しました。酒を飲み過ぎたが故に起きたわけです。そして今、貴重品2つをなくしてしまい、こちらも明らかに飲酒に絡んでのことでした。年を取ってきているのか?? いずれにしても、次回からは気をつけるよう心に誓ったのでした。
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update as of october 22:
10月22日現在：
lucky me!! they were found at the place we had dinner at, and staffs kept them. thank you so much.
ラッキー!! デジカメとシガレット・ケース、ご飯を食べたお店にありまして、スタッフの方が保管してくれていました。本当に有難うございました。
last night, i went to pick my wife up at the airport. she just came back from the business trip to kagoshima + tokyo. since she was with a lady from the us, we took her to her hotel at the edge of downtown area.
昨晩は、奥さんを迎えに空港まで行ってきました。鹿児島と東京への出張から帰ってきたところ。で、米国から来た女性も一緒だったので、彼女がステイするホテルがあるダウンタウンの端の方まで送る。
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so, here are the souvenirs from kagoshima and tokyo: bottles of distilled spirit.
というわけで、鹿児島と東京からのお土産、焼酎です。
she got this from the person she knows. the person told her that this is made in jiyugaoka, tokyo and is pretty rare one. as the label says, it's 15 years old. it's got sophisticated taste and actually a bit sweet.
奥さんの知り合いの方からいただいたそうです。その人曰く、この焼酎は自由が丘で作られ、レア物だそうです。ラベルを見てもお分かりのように15年物。味はといいますと、何か洗練された感じの味がしまして、若干甘味があります。
this is from kagoshima. taste is like "this is shochu," which is totally opposite from above one.
これは鹿児島のお土産。「これぞ焼酎」ってな感じの味で、上の焼酎とは真逆の味。
i wonder why they name their shochu weirdly. above one is named "i am a child of the ocean." however this is made with soba (buckwheat) and rice... what's up with "ocean"...??
なぜ、焼酎には変な風に名前が付けられているんでしょう。上の焼酎は「我は海の子」だって。でも、そばと米で作られているんですよね・・・。「海」とは一体どういうことか・・・??
translation continues..... this time, 20 pages long with the font size less than 10!! since i sit on my desk all day long, i tend to smoke more than i used to. whenever i stuck with the translation, i grab a cigarette and light it. i think most smokers agree with my action.
翻訳は続く・・・。 今回は20ページで、しかもフォント・サイズが10以下!! 一日中机に向かっているため、タバコの量も普段以上になってしまってます。翻訳作業でスタックしてしまった時には、ついついタバコに手が伸びて火をつけてしまう。喫煙者のほとんどの方も、この行動を理解してもらえるんじゃないでしょうか。
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music du jour
the concorde lounge
supersonic jet set love
selected and mixed by stephane pompougnac
(released in 2003, casa brutus music 01)
lounge lounge style
ラウンジな感じ
holy frijoles! mix cd 2
mixed by q-burns abstract message
house, i mean real nice house!
ハウス、本当に良いハウスね!
i am soooo tired today..... didn't burn fat but did burn my brain.....?
今日はむちゃくちゃ疲れた・・・。脂肪は燃焼しませんでしたが、脳を燃焼・・・？
tribute to the beatles reggae style (trojan records)
released in 2001
side a
1. yesterday by dandy
2. hey jude by john holt
3. come together by the israelites
4. something by phylis dillon
5. let it be by nicky thomas
6. get back by anonymously yours
7. hey jude by joe's allstars
8. my sweet lord by keith lynn with byron lee & the dragonaires
side b
1. word without love by del davis
2. give peace a chance by the maytals
3. lady madonna by the crystalites
4. isn't it a pity by nicky thomas
5. don't let me down by harry j allstars
6. blackbirds singing by roslyn sweet & the paragons
7. eleanor rigby by b.b.seaton
8. world witout love by johnny arthey orchestra
side c
1. yesterday by jackie edwards
2. my love by ken boothe
3. happy xmas (war is over) by john holt
4. something by johnny arthey orchestra
5. my sweet lord by the rudies
6. norwegian wood by marshall willams
side d
1. ob la di ob la da by joyce bond
2. hey jude by the dynamites
3. i will by john holt
4. don't let me down by marcia griffiths
5. in my life by jackie robinson
6. in my life (version) by jackie robinson
side e
1. carry that weight/more weight by dobby dobson
2. imagine by susan cadogan
3. my sweet lord by fitzroy sterling
4. let it be by the mohawks
5. something by susan cadogan
6. you never know (i'll be back) by errol dunkley
7. and i love her by the mohawks
side f
1. all day night (a hard day's night) by sugar minott
2. you won't see me by ernie smith
3. my sweet lord by ken lazarus
4. here comes the sun by sharon forrester
5. blackbirds singing by desmond dekker
6. here comes the sun by dawn penn
7. ob-la-di-ob-la-da by the heptones
8. yesterday by tyrone taylor
9. let it be by the soulettes
as you see by the track list, this is the reggae version of beatles' songs. the point is, that they are old, not like covers done by those up-to-date young artists. very much laid-back.
トラック・リストを見てもお分かりのように、これはビートルズの曲のレゲエ・ヴァージョン。ポイントはこれらの曲は古いということであり、今流行の若いアーティストによるカバーではないということ。とてものんびりしてます。
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in the morning, i found a piece of our kitty kitty's discharge on the carpet. later, i found two more pieces. so, i picked 'em up and cleaned with carpet cleaner. she creatively uses two toilets: one for number one and the other (with roof) for number two. oh well, hope she's not against me.....
今朝、ニャンコちゃんの排出物をカーペット上で発見。で、その後にもう二つ発見。それらを拾い上げ、カーペット・クリーナーでお掃除。ニャンコちゃんは二つのトイレを使い分けるんですよね。一つは小用に、そしてもう一つ（屋根付き）は大用にと。まぁ、そんなわけで反抗の現われでなければ良いのですが・・・。
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it's really a nice day to go our for those who want to go out. me? i am in the middle of "operation turtle," so i decided to stay home. with regard to the previous entry, i decided not to go due for the operation..... besides, i did another translation.
外に出たい人達にとっては、今日は絶好の外出日ですな。自分はって？ 私は「カメカメ大作戦」の真っ最中でありまして、自宅にこもることに決めたのでありました。前回のエントリーに関しましても、本作戦のために断念した次第であります。まぁ、翻訳をやっていたっていうのもありますが。
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mix tape by phil decker (promo copy)
released in 1997
side 1
01 jet sex by sex propella
02 rescure by elegia
03 earth whispers by aphrodisiac
04 karma by aquanuts
05 there is no revolution by trip ta' funk
06 oaktown funky by rasoul
07 tweakin nite club by power plant revisited
08 blue magic by fistfulla jeah
09 zombie dawn by tranquil elepantizer
10 2 by those norwegians
11 dark corners ver. 4 by swag
12 urban influence by sex propella
side 2
01 raptures of the deep by wolf 'n' bear
02 torture vibes by astral matrix
03 a quiet storm by plankton
04 leap of faith by fiasco
05 let's dance by aquanuts
06 ver. 14 by swag
07 the 2's + 5's by soul motive
08 original well mix by lemon drops
09 electika by the good men
i got this mix tape from my fellow dj, phil decker while i was in stl. i wonder if he does still play out there..... nice mellow + smooth house set.
stlにいた頃、dj仲間のフィル・デッカーにもらったミックス・テープ。まだ、プレイしているんでしょうかね。ナイスなメロウ＋スムーズなハウス・セットです。
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1995 mixed by gavin hardkiss (promo copy)
released in 1995 (i guess)
check these tracks out:
cry myself by primal scream (creation)
home by judge dre (strange ways)
frosch by mouse on mars (too pure)
conscious ep by asian dub foundation (nation)
put that down by shola (wired)
combat rock by the clash (epic)
stay down and stay calm by 8up (soul jazz)
time has come ep by u.n.k.l.e. (mo' wax)
fusion flavas by monkey funk (soul trader)
snake's pass by ape (dorado)
it's a long road by funky prochini (ninja tune)
the hunted by beaumont hannant (below)
the wolf that house built by little axe (wired)
galactic rush by jhellisa (talkin' loud)
the tummy touch ep by love tee (peace feast)
nine deadly venoms by depth charge (vinyl solution)
mud skipper ep by junk waffle (cup of tea)
swank ep by red snapper (flaw)
old mix tape by gavin hardkiss a.k.a. hawke. i guess this was the last time to listen to that tape as the tape has jammed so many times..... really nice downtempo set with a smell of nag champa!!
ゲイヴィン・ハードキス（別名ホーク）による昔のミックス・テープ。テープが何回もぐちゃぐちゃになっちゃったんで、聴くのは今回が最後になったかもしれません・・・。か～なり良い感じのダウンテンポ・セット。特にナグ・チャンパの匂いが絡むと最高!!
to me, this is the best incense. it reminds me of party, underground, san fran, and of course, stl, and i can relax with the smell.
自分にとっては、これが最高の線香です。パーティーやアンダーグラウンド、サンフラン、そして勿論stlなんかを思い出させてくれますし、この匂いを嗅ぐとリラックスできます。
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psychotropical mixed by drc
released in ????
side one
01 door of perception by material montra
02 hymn of praise by audio for movement
03 craziaskowlooi by la tour
04 ziggurats of cinnamon by anne dudley & jaz coleman
05 pax americana by test department
06 deep into the dream by afroelectric
07 can't stop by mellow
08 paradise place by basscult
09 slide on the rhythm by arizona
10 nervous build-up by winx
11 take a free fall by dance 2 trance
12 anything you want by delta lady
13 open your mind by trf
side two
01 strictly drum & bass by harri
02 liquid insect by amorphous androgynous
03 lush by orbital
04 move by moby
05 one too many by northern lights
06 orisha by rabbit in the moon
07 trippin on the elements by basic elements
08 drop by symmetrics
09 slider by paingang
10 beautiful people by well hung parliement
11 tribal state by mark.g.project
hard house, tech, trance and tribal set from drc in san fran, cal. pretty old tape too. side one is like hard tech house + trance kinda set, and side two is more like tribal hard house + tech house. rough but very lively mix by female deejay.
カリフォルニアはサンフランのdrcによる、ハード・ハウスやテック、トランス、そしてトライバルな感じのセット。結構古いテープです。a面はハードなテック・ハウスやトランス系のセットで、b面はトライバル・ハウスやテック・ハウスな感じ。ラフですが、ライブ感のあるミックスを披露している女性ディージェイ。
i went to see the doctor to check my pink finger this morning. doctor said, "it look fine. i guess it's done. just be careful not to bend too hard as it may bend over again." as you can see the picture below, it looks fine. i will take time to rehab my finger little by little. it took me five months to ge the finger in the shape like this but it's worth it.
今朝、小指のチェックをしにお医者さんのところへ。お医者さん曰く、「良いみたいですね。これで終わりでしょう。ですが、あまり無理に曲げすぎないようにして下さい。そうしないと、また落ちてくるかもしれないから」ということでした。時間をかけて、少しずつリハビリしていきます。この状態に戻すまで、結局は5ヶ月もかかったんですが、十分価値ありでした。
to everyone, when you drink, just be careful not let your drunk go wild. it may cause you serious trouble.
皆さんへ、お酒を飲む時はくれぐれも酔いに任せないように。シャレにならない事態を招きかねませんので。
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there was a pair of sneakers i wanted, and i assumed they were already sold out in japan, so i was going to place an order at a store in australia; however, the price (includin shipping cost) was way too high..... so, i gave up. if i am still up for it, i will go to the store tomorrow to see if they have any left.
欲しいスニーカーがあったんですが、まぁ日本では売切れているでしょうと、というわけでオーストラリアのショップに注文しようと思ったところ、（送料込みの）値段がとんでもない額でした・・・。で、諦め。明日、まだ気持ちがあるようならば、残りがあるかどうかお店に行ってみようかと思っています。
london nite (wea international)
released in 1999
side-a
1. do you remember rock'n' roll radio? by ramones
2. mrs. robinson by lemonheads
3. all fall down by midget
4. sun myself by husking bee
5. can't wait one minute more by civ
6. scratch the surface by sick of it all
7. pressure by sobut
8. some candy talking by jesus & mary chain
side-b
1. making cover by superhype
2. answer for... by brahman
3. brimful of asha by cornershop
4. afro down blow (stand alone version) by the skaflames
5. jesus built my hot rod by ministry
i got this from my old friend. hard s**t good.
古い友人からもらった一枚。ハードっす。良い!!
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fusa riot by bobby hughes experience (ultimate dilemma)
released in 1999
a
the piper cherokee
sambartica
jomfrun
b
sahara 72
b & s
my french brother
c
fusa riot
the krohn session
d
theme from skidoo
ore twentyfore
upper mansion suite
i don't remember exactly but i think i bought this right after we came back to japan. pretty groovy and still playable.
はっきりと覚えてはいないんですが、日本に帰ってきた直後に買ったんじゃないかな、と。結構グルーヴィーで、今でも十分プレイできます。
after vacuumed rooms, i went out side to mow the lawn in the garden. actually, it took me whole afternoon but it turned pretty clean. nice!!
部屋の掃除機がけをした後、外に出て庭の芝刈りを。実際、午後いっぱいかかったんですが、結構きれいになりました。ナイス!!
before mowing （芝刈り前）
after mowing （芝刈り後）
even though it's already october, there are mosquitoes out there and i get bites from them all the time. so, i sprayed insect repellent to myself as well as handy repellents on both of my wrists.
もう10月だというのに、外には蚊が。それでいつも蚊に刺されるんですよね。というわけで、自分に虫除けスプレーをし、更に両手首には携帯の虫除けを。
on my right wrist （右手首）
and on my left wrist （そして左手首）
please note that this is my wife's.
これは奥さんのです。
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i ate curry for dinner and in the middle of my dinner, my sister-in-low came over and gave me this. this is a to-go box of broiled eel on rice.
晩御飯はカレーを食べたんですが、その真っ最中に義理の姉が来まして↓コレをいただきました。うなぎです。
thanks a bunch!! i will eat it tomorrow as i am full now.
有難うございます!! 今はお腹一杯なんで明日いただきます。
