study abroad:71:101212:Manly Wharf

Ive been to Manly for reading on the coast by big boat from Circular Quay. A few features below.

Usually, it spends $6~$7 per adult person as a one way ticket. In case of return its costs $13 which just double the one way. It takes 40min cruise with fresh breezing and fine sunlight on the deck, is this difinitely recommned to you when you'll come someday in Sydney.

Beach is not much big, smaller than bondi beach but its not crowded what's more I felt clean and comfy although I went there first time. Probably this short tour was incleded cruising, walking, and fortunately special fine day so that situation made me satisfied.

I got cool giveaway on my way back on the front deck, I could take a picture Opera house from the sea side, it looks almost the same as I saw picture at survenir shop. Sadly in stead of precious time, I got strong sun tanned on my whole body like a baked chikin hunging on the front window of Chinese cuisine place.

study abroad:70:101209:Gridlock

Thesedays, I have found three drawbacks in Australia. Generally speaking Australia is well industrialized country however there are a few uncomfortable things here. Low speed Internet connection; urbanized problem; and unfriendly for cyclist. I am going to discribe about one of downside as below.

Fortunately I got a special friend in Melbourne who work in cycle shop in the city also he has a same interest. He sent me a byke when I moved to Sydney despite it was not cheap transport fee from Mel to Syd.

So incidentally what is problem about bike? There are many geographical problems here. That means road is not flat like Melbourne, I can not avoid hills anywhere to go even city; supermarket; and harbour. Currently I ride my bike twice a week for going soccer ground or shopping whereas I want to ride my bike more casually to go somewhere. This could include other problem such as nothing to do after school except studying. Somehow I feel sure that is not easy to get a close friend although I have been here only one month. I mean bike is my closest friend so far in Sydney.

It is a little ironic story as I mentioned above but in a way, serious concern for me. On the other hand these are not big problem because my main aim is studying in Australia. Occasionaly I definetely talk with someone what is happened this sort of my isolated environment.

study abroad:69:101204:ハム肉

最近はいつもこういう適当にハムの塊がころがっているようなガラスケースを見ながら肉屋で注文してハムを買うのですが、これがうまいのよ。日本のハムもうまいけどこちらのハムはもっとダイナミックっていうか、’ハム切りました’　みたいな感じがして、おいしいけどパックに寸分狂わず入っているハムよりもおいしいような気がします。マヨネーズはキューピーですが。こちらのスーパーマーケットでのマヨとかドレッシングは全滅、一度たりともうまいと思ったものはありません。アジアン食材屋に行くと９９ショップでおなじみのドレッシングが、５ドル～６ドル。多分こちらにいる限り言い続けることになると思いますが、高くて見るたびにストレスがたまってしまうよね。救いは家族が送ってくれたふりかけとか調味料。こちらのご飯にかけたり混ぜたりすることで食難から逃避している気持になってごまかしながら生活しています。

肉も高くは無いけど昔みたいに好きな時に買えるわけじゃないので、週に一回ハムを買うだけで少し贅沢な気分にさえなります。まあ目的は勉強だから食は我慢できますが、少し贅沢したいですね。バイトも来週からする予定ですが、シドニーに来てから勉強面では悪いことばかりなので、バイトで紛らわすか、それとも勉強に集中した方がいいもんだか複雑な気もします。語学学校とは本当に相性が悪い、incompatibleですわ。楽しみなことは・・・　ないなぁ残念ながら。新しいエクスチェンジ友達を作ることくらいかな。新しい引っ越し先とも引っ越す前からなんかかみ合わないし、長くは住まないだろうな・・・。なんかシドニーしっくりこんね。

study abroad:69:101203:Peace of mind

I convinced, constantly seen a sort of disgusting behavior around my environment. So sadly I encountered something at school after coming here on Sydney. Looking backward, difinitely Melbourne is better. I've never felt such a disgusting things in Melbourne but curiously in Sydney, happened something bad to me a few times despite one month stay so far.

It's not meant 'external reason'. Just incompatible with something in Sydney. For good or for bad, I've not almost been felt happy in Sydney eg; have to expand more 8 weeks due to exam on first day at language school; no stimulating Japanese samurai; and battle with a rude teacher.

By contrast, happend a lot of thnigs fine around me. My music mate's wife gave a bith, pop out a adorable baby in Nov. My local best friend got married with finest lady also in Nov. Think positive and I hope accident brings experience toward to my future. I had better forget to every negative stuff because negative never brings a positive effect even though I could switch my emotion by my effort.

Somehow I've been feeling sleepy currently... I'm taking a big sleep everyday though. ^ ^

study abroad:68:101130:"Encountered"

These days our communication style has changed by advent of Internet. Two decades before it just known the cell phone in generally however that was a few rich persons' luxury also not exsited some sort of Internet service even 'Google'. Surprisingly I could find international friends; local soccer team; and new share house; approximately for 1 month.

Majority of students don't have dictonary in my language school. At language school, how do we grasp tons of vocabrary without dictionary? The answer is 'cell phone'. In a way, a cell phone which doesn't adopt to a several function has found difficult currentry. So cell phone has a quite useful dictionary one each.

Now that I din't have to say too much though Internet is very close to out life. If I would find everything for life, I must be struggling for a while. As can be seen, I could catch up anything I want just one month or so as if I could show magic show. But I've just sat down on my chair and surf the Internet. Incidentaly I encountered a lovely high sense family today when I inspected a new potencialy house in the city. Eitherway I'll suppose to move there though Internet brought us this coincidence as well.

Cutting edge technology is neccesary to our life as above. We can not only phoning with small case but also searching a heaps of words and stuff. White folding note book brings utilitys such as friend; house; job something like these. Our life is gonna be shortry by brand new sth in short time!?

study abroad:67:101127:結婚おめでとう ムネとタナちゃん

そうそう、今日は結婚式ですわ。帰れないのが残念、自分の英語力のせいですわ・・・　何度考えても自分が情けない・・・。どの程度でキャッチアップするのが普通のレベルかわからないけど、早いわけじゃないな。ということでいつもの反省も終え、以下にメッセージを。

ムネと言えば大学生時代のバイト先の吉川水産からの友達だからもう14年くらい経つことになるなぁ、早いもんですわ。なんだかんだいろいろと地元友達の間でも癒し系というか、かなり何でもＯＫなキャパ広すぎる感じで人気の男。烏山も嫌ってほど飲み行ったね、適当な時間から適当な時間まで、適当な場所(トウシュウとか)、家にもいつも泊まって適当に寝て、適当な時間まで適当に過ごす・・・　次の日も適当に飯食って、適当にゲームしてなんと贅沢な時間だったことか。

そういえばマイケルジャクソンが死ぬ前に、ＭＪのそっくりさんのライブに行ったね、フランス人の友達が来た時に一緒に釣り堀に行ったり、いせやに行ったり、ヒデちゃん主催のラフティングとか、マシュウさん監修の大相撲もタナちゃんと一緒に行ったな・・・　いろいろありますが、まとめると、こんな気軽に、リラックスして付き合える友達は他にいません。友達に求めるものってそこ大事だから。ご存じの通り言葉が下手でいつも足りないのでいまいち伝わりづらくれすんません。これからもよろしく＆帰ったら花見ＢＢＱのセッティングをしてくれ！！ビールは一人1タンクで。。。　手紙を送りました、せいちゃんに代読お願いしたけど、かまないかどうか不安ですわ。

study abroad:66:101123:Sustainability

Let me... I've heard that sort of ward 'Sustainability' when I worked in previous company in Japan. It includes a lot of meaning depending on any scenes. In my case, I must keep studying for getting into Uni after that getting in ideal company after back to Japan.

For instance, in case of focusing on short turm sustainability such as my study abroad that's just in a tiny progress whole my life. I must always keep on growth and feel it with maintaining a passionate is my intention, in a way very close to 'Sustainability' in a company. I'm component of whole my life right now. Even if I face on the trouble, trouble brings experience, experience brings wisdom afterwards.

Why do I put the lilbit formal topic this issue, it's not my sense to keep sth for a long time. I often launch sth by myself but in worst case I did quit it just one time moreover I quickly feel boring on sth. By contrast if I found a interesting stuff by chance, I'm really into it and thinking it during 24/7. Unfortunately my tention is extreamly short but fortunately my tention is extreamly deep and mad occasionaly.

study abroad:65:101121:Intercultural Comm

I think intercultural communication is infinitive interest anytime. I believe in this continent no whrere rasit person indeed seems to peacefull everything though. I'll give instance happned to me yesterday.

I'd stepped into one soccer team in Glebe where located on near the bay in Sydney. Then I got to a park its might be happend a soccer there, foreigner talked to me in English fluency. He was the same boat looking for the place anyone get together. He was Italy guy, took a 12 months holiday and he'll return to the same position after long vacation.

Our commn friend is Anti who has half Japanese blood and another blood didn't know at that time. I called to him in English and he replyed me in Japanese fluency. I felt ironic bit but doesn't matter cos there are a heap of bilingual moreover countless trilingual. He was talking with his brother in French but I asked something in English, he asked English or Japanese when we met first time at soccer park.

We got togerther almost 20 persons with many nationalities. We didn't know nationality even name though we talked about soccer and Australia in each persons. We played soccer and talked a lot in English, sometimes used native languages sort of French, Portuguese language, Japanese, Malay. Why did we grasped each other easily despite a lot of nationalities there? Language (English) gave me a obvious answer 'Language is crossing-border'.

Finaly the same interest n sport can let us gregarious communication. Ah glorious days.

study abroad:64:101116:Fluctuation

Reading comprehension problem, I've been faced since I was in elementaly school. Misterious, sarcastic, ironic, and hilarious. Someone who was born with terrible reading skills, how to adress that issue effectively. Even if it doesn't recover dramaticaly, how many ways to fix it less time consuming?

Not attractive stuff is not interesting naturally. I definitely agree with that statement something on magazine. I usually read a newspaper or magazine which are glamourous exactly for me. But I've never felt myself how much improved my reading comprehension after read a lot of letters as above. Specially on academic reading is absolutely mysterious. I haven't captured that presense despite I've been trying to know it many times though my life.

I really hopefully away from it if I can as soon as possible. I have no way to love it even someone give adviceme or it exsist on special medichine on earth. This is dilemma between aspect of academic education and aspect of practical training which means I should chose the better way with looking forward a few years. Awfully sadly my choice is gonna get along with reading for a few years although I totaly believe in that it'll finish earlyer.

study abroad:63:101114:Bridge over troubled wate

We can’t be always get a big achievement so many trivial achievement sometimes cause a big achievement. Go over a harbor bridge was one of my trivial achievement. I’ve been to harbor bridge by bike today, I felt comfortable that’s not big achievement though. I’ve been imagining when I was go oversea, I really wanna go somewhere which is famous place by bike, not like a public transportation. I had just misjudged the cyclist lane and pedestrian lane though.

In the harbor bridge in Sydney, I might’ve been there on foot because pedestrian lane could look a harbor bay; opera house; and centre of city. The opposite lane could view a bay and park only. They are separated the east side and west side depend on the way to over the bridge. That bridge wasn’t so long that I expected. It spent 10 minutes from south land to north, but anyhow that landscape was beautiful what I saw somewhere sort of magazine or internet.

Day off, we had better go short trip for achieving even a trivial stuff which will encourage us fine for coming up week days.