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Twinkling Voyage*----Let your Sun shine!!!---- June 27 apa khabar?
Guess where i am?
Been in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia for about 3 and a half months. The opportunity suddenly emerged in the end of last year, after I made a dicision, things were changing. I said goodbye to my beloved people and the company, flew to malaysia in the middle of march. Been working at the embassy since i setteld in here, found out there are so many different things if i compare with the previous job. I sometime struggle with such a bureaucracy system but in the meantime, learn something new and different.
I am having so much fun in terms of private part. Foods and people are sooooo wonderful, and finally i got to be able to drive!!! It wouldn't have happened if I had stayed in Japan....
Anyway so far some of my friends were already here with visiting me,,,!! your visit is always welcomed as well!!
see you soon^^
With love, Akiko February 22 Utopian GuilinEvery person has a scene depicting in one's heart, longing to see it with naked eyes someday, somewhere.
To me, that are Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Monument Valley in Utah, Potala Palace in Tibet, Machu Picchu in Peru and Taj Mahal in India.
Other than those above, Guilin in China was always in my list as well.
Many of the Japanese have an image of a kind of ink painting, describing a calm river lined with green mountains that seem to ascend to the heaven. The pictures giving a taste of sanctity from thier only black-and-white world.
But many of my friends said like..." oh, that's an interesting choice! Don't the elderly only go there!?"
......
Depends of a person!!! I'd say.
What basic information about Guilin and Guangzhow told us was that the tempareture at this season is almost the same as the one in Tokyo, which abusolutely guided us to wear winter clothes. But as we stepped outside the international airport, found that we were cheated on! It was just like summer, tempareture rose up to 30 degree with high humidity! I was wearing sweater, down jacket with boots on foot. Had no way but to get much lighter items at a night market...
Although the guidebook lied to me, it was a great place to visit.
Both cities were well-organized but not too much densed, nicely blended with greenery and there were rivers where the locals can relax.
Stand out as the places promoting sightseeing, we thought it is no problem to communicate with locals in English but it wasn't! Only a few (young generation) could speak English so we were struggling with most people to convey what we were thinking, sometimes writing, sometimes gesture.(It was really fun, though) We had an impression that people there were very nice. There was a language barrier but every one we talked to were really friendly and kind. And surprisingly! Many said I am beautiful, as having such a lovely dimples...wow, I should really thanked mine attached by my mouth!
We enjoyed feeling local automosphere, such as foods in the night market or just a stroke on streets, more than visiting some spots scheduled in the tour. Traveling is always an adventure, wish I could have stayed there much longer.
And one of the veiws I had always wanted to see. It was exactly the image I had in my mind. The current smoothly goes on further down to south, beyond China. While appreciated picturesque landscape for 4 hours aboard an excursion boat, I indentified with masters who left great works that themed Guilin to this world.
January 28 page 26.How do you measure your life??
あなたは、どんな風に人生を計りますか？
どんなことに、人生の意味を見いだしますか？
私の、26年目の人生が幕を明けました。
今年は"変化"の一年です。
水瓶座は12年に1度の幸運期。他の占いにも、今年はとっても意味のある1年になると書いてありますが、
それはあくまで「後押しの風」として。 なぜなら自分の人生は、ほかの誰でもない私自身が道を作り、歩んでいくものだから。 私は自分が好きだけど、性格のよい人間だとは思ったことありません。
頑固だし、わがままだし、見返りが欲しいと思ったり、損得を考えます。
それでも私がいつも笑ったり、ハッピーな気持ちでいられるのは、みんながいるからだと思う。
私のまわりには本当にすばらしい人たちがいます。
私は彼らを愛し、そして彼らは愛してくれる。ありのままの姿を。
それだけで十分なんです。
自分の事を愛してくれる素敵な仲間にこんなにも沢山出会えたこと。
愛したいと思う友人や恋人、家族がまわりにいること。
そんな人生を歩めていること。 とってもうれしい。
ありがとう。
I measure my life in LOVE.
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How do you measure your life?
How do you measure your life?
What kinds of things do you value in your life?
My 26th year has just started.
It is the year of "change".
Aquarians are said to have the greatest luck for the first time in twelve years, so are prospects of other fortune-tellings.
But let me think that those good "forecasts" are consistently as wind of encouragement. This is my life. and it is not anyone but myself that make a path and take an adventure.
I like myself, but I have never thought of me having a nice personality.
Stubborn, selfish, expect something in return and balance pros and cons.
Even so, the reason I can always smile and be happy is because you guys are here.
There are truly wonderful people around me.
I love them, and they do as well, loving me as I am.
That's surely good enough.
So lucky that I have got to meet so many lovely fellows cherishing me.
So lucky that Those friends, sweetie and family are always by myside.
So lucky to be able to have such a tremendous life.
So happy.
arigatou.
I measure my life in LOVE. December 28 年の瀬に思うこと昨日で仕事納め。今日から冬休み。
ビバ９連休！！！
思い切って会社のロッカー掃除して、すがすがしい気分で去ってきました。
明日からは予定、予定、予定のオンパレード。
色んな人に会えるから、とっても楽しみ＾＾。
今年は去年以上に１年という時間が早かった気がします…。
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 見たかった映画３つのうちの１つ、『ラースと、その彼女』を観に行ってきました。
心あったまる、それでいてちょっと笑えるハートフルな作品。
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人は、新しい挑戦を目の前にしたとき、
その挑戦に大きな希望と期待をしても、
今の環境が変わることに、どうしてさみしいと感じるのだろう。
きっと、みんなを恋しがる。
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Yesterday was the last working day of 2008. A winter vacation started~
Amazing nineth-straight off for the year-end season!!
I did some cleaning around my desk then left the office with fresh feeling.
From tomorrow, promise after pormise. So excited about seeing many buddies.
Feel like this year is ending even much faster than last year.. time flies, always.
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LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
One of three movies that I have wanted to see recently so I did it last week.
Heartful piece with a little sense of humor.
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People expect to fly high with a hope when facing a new challenge,
but why do they, at the same time, feel lonely with a change of the current "comforable" environment?
Will miss everybody.
December 10 “感謝”をはなむけにこの半年間で職場の環境がめまぐるしく変わった。
そして、年明けの3ヶ月でさらに変わってゆく。
9月末で、英文の中心的な人物が自主退職した。
彼はネイティブの中でも古株、そしてリーダー。翻訳や、書き手としての素晴らしい才能を持っていた。仕事熱心で、誰よりも早く来て、いつも最後に帰っていた。優しくて、皆からの信頼が厚い人だった。
10月いっぱいで、私の隣に座る大先輩が、あくまで手伝い、的な立場に移ることになった。
今週の金曜日、別のネイティブが転職する。
いつもお茶目で優しくて、謙虚な人で周りを和ませるのが誰よりも上手。部内のムードメーカー的な存在だった。彼は家族の事情もあり、職場を移ることになった。
そして来年の3月で、英文のフィクサーとの異名を持つ部長が定年退職する。
私を採用してくれた人。用がないのに、デスクまで遊びにいって会話するのが何より楽しみだった。
いつも周りに目をやり、みんなの事を一番に考えて動く本当に素晴らしい部長で、部長がいたからこそ、今までこの英文がうまく回ってきた。そんな人がいなくなってしまう。
私は、隣に座っている先輩が担当していたインタビューページと、今週金曜に去るネイティブが担当してた広報営業を引き継ぐことになった。
私たちの新聞では、年に2，3回大使館や観光局とタイアップして特集号を発行する。その窓口として、各国のスタッフと打ち合わせや広告の打診を図る。直接の収益につながる大切な役割だ。
人が入れ替わるということは、少なからずその環境が変化する、ということ。
新しい業務に対する不安と興奮はさておき、英文の大切な仲間がどんどん去ってしまうことがとっても悲しい。
でも、それだけ素敵な出会いだったって事だと思う。 素晴らしい上司に会えて、本当によかったって心から思う。
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Our working environment has changed a lot in the past half year.
And it will be changing more in the next 3 months.
A key figure at our English department voluntarily left the office in the end of September.
He, the native Ausie, was one of the oldest, and also the leader who has a wonderful skill in terms of translations and writings. The hardest worker more than anyone; always came to office first and went home last. Very generous so that everyone liked him so much.
The great senior who is sitting next to me, she shifted her position to something like a supporter, after all.
Another native staff is quitting on coming Friday.
He was such a cheerful and humble person. We always call him "mood maker." as he is really good at soothing other peoples' hearts.He had to move on partly because of domestic matters.
And our department manager, called "the fixer of Eibun", is retiring in March.
He is the one who employed me. Going to his desk and chatting a small talk is the most pleasure of all although I have no business-related things at times. A fantastic boss who always take care of surroundings and other staff. Everything has been where it should be because he is the one who supervised. How could be the environment after he leaves the office..
I was ordered to take over two tasks.
An interview page which was in charge of the next senior, also PR and Sales which the mood maker native has been involved in.
Our newspaper issues a special edition twice or three times a year with courtesy of a foresign embassy or tourism bureau, which we can usually expect big profits from thier advertisemts. I will be a contact discussing plans and approaching ADs with them.
To turnover staff means, in no small part, the change of an environment, I think.
Not to mention the anxiety and excitement of those new tasks, I feel sad that many precious companions are leaving. I will simply miss them a lot. But let me think feeling more sad means those are awesome meetings.
I am so greatful with them from the bottom of heart.
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