Bailout Plan Rejected, Markets Plunge.

We'll do next what to do. Can I survive in this crisis?

Tolkin's Gown & Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books

I believe I am a book junkie, but I don't have many books at home because I borrow almost all books from public libraries near my home and my office.

This books has some stories on dealing rare books such as the first presses of famous books. Book collectors want these rare books. Why? I imagine they would not like reading but love BOOKS.

An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It

We might beleve it'd be no problem on Global Warming during our lives. We have to live with the inconvenience more such as no personal cars, no air conditioners, no bright lights and less air planes. Our children have to live in the 100 years ago's lifestyle.

Rafting Race: Kawasaki Eco Cup

My son's team built a rafting boat one month ago, and the rafting race "Kawasaki Eco Cup" is held on the Tamagawa River today. However, the boat was  not allowed to entry because the boat was out of a regulation that one adult must be able to get on the boat. It's too floaty...

My son team's boat "Pirates"

The ladies' Japanese drum team sound a fanfare.

Starting Point

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The fastest Team: Japanese Monster Boat "Ge-ge-no Kitaro"

Turnover!

Cluster-Amaryllis: Japanese people feel the Autumn. There are many this flowers on the river area.

Open Cafe

An open cafe is opened at an open space near my home temporalily today and tomorrow. The cafe is held by "64 Cafe + Ranai" where is a cafe restaurant in my town.

I ordered a cup of coffee, and I listened a small concert when I was driking the coffee and reading a book. It's a beautiful weekend.

Principles of Leadership

This book tells me essences of leaderships from 24 books written by the famous enterneuers in both USA and Japan. I favorite Matsushita, Iacocca, Ford and Honda.

I understand the essence is not changed. Every business must think of customers, employees, shareholders and enviroments. If a businness focus only limited area, the business will not continue though it can get large profits shortly. I still have a lot of learning about business.

How Japanese English Sounds to Native Speakers

Have you listened any Japanese English? Their English has much different accents, many mistakes and strange phrases. Many Japanese would not be sure how their English sounds to other country people. I recommend this book, and Japanese should learn speaking English more.

Shirase Antarctic Pole Explorer

About 100 years ago, a Japanese tried for the Antarctic Pole against Amundsen and Scott, but his team's badget, knowledge and experiences were much poorer than others. His ship was not an ice breaker. Many dogs were dead on the ship by tapeworms.

However, he reached at the Antarctica.  

Jyonanjima Park

My family and My parents in law went to the Jyonanjima Park near the Haneda Airport. We enjoyed an outdoor cooking for lunch, We cooked curry, tomato salad with cheese & olive oil and soy source soup of bacon, mushroom & green beans. My kids enjoyed carbing on the shore. Finally, we enjoyed pancakes.

Jyonanjima Park

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Outdoor cooking

A Landing Boeing 767

The Sky in the Fall

Tidal Pool

Pancake with Redbean Paste & Fruits

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Siberian Railroad

I knew the Siberian Railroad when I watched the TV program in 1982. This author took the Siberian railroad in 2005. The travel would be much easier than 25 years ago, but it's very incovenient to travel because travellers must submit their flights, trains and hotlels to the Russia authority. Even though it's not necessary to travel in China. However, the long train travel for 9300 km would be intersting.

Shopping in the Rain

It's rainy in this afternoon in Tokyo, but my family went to buy someting to eat for BBQ on foot in the rain. I am planning to go to the Jyounan Park near the Haneda Airport on coming Tuesday. There are many cheap supers near my home. We bought meat, fishes, vegitables and beans. My kids are looking forward to going to BBQ. The weather forcast says it will be fine on Tuesday.

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Play with Camera

I and my kids took the special lesson "Play with Camera" of traditional camera in the Kawasaki Museum. We put some objects on a light-sensitive paper, and we exposed light-sensitive papers to light.

My kids tried to use some traditional cameras.

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First Presentation

Pinhole Camera

Camera Obscura

My photograph on the light-sensitive paper

Guide Book for Elevators in Japan

This book is the first guide for elevators in Japan. I've seen so nice elevators recently. I like elevators with the Bloomberg TV.
This book also tells how to cancel the floor button of elevators. You should click double or click for a long time.
However, I strongly want to say that any other newest Japanese elevators must learn the system of waiting on the 1st floor in USA. Any passenger can't control to close the door on the 1st floor. It's a very fair system.

AIRBUS 380

This book told the different strategy of EADS from Boeing and the development story. 

I'm interested in the maximum number of airplane. The max number would be 1000 because if a large airplane could have more than 1000 passengers. It would take much longer time to get on and off if airports were not changed.

However, my friend have took A-380 already. He said it's not different from any other kinds of airplanes as far as he seated on the economy class.

The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means

Needless to say, one of the most famous investor "George Soros" wrote down this economy crisis on this book. Soros repeated "Reflexivity" on this book. The characteristics of economic actions would similar with physics, he mentioned. Soros predicted the current financial system built by NY, London and Tokyo will breakdown in a few years completely.

Can I survive?

NY Grill

I had not ever been in the New York Grill. I heard it'd be so expensive. It's true. I've been there. I enjoyed the dinner and the nice view from the 52nd floor. I could see tall buildings of my town. However, many people was enjoyed their dinner. I could not believe it. Many people pays more than $2000 for one dineer...

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Two Major Wall Street Banks Falter

It is one of the largest news for a century!! It's terrible...

NYTimes:

Lehman Will File Bankruptcy; Merrill to Be Sold

WSJ:

Anxious Morning on Wall Street as Lehman Staggers, Merrill Lynch Is Sold, AIG Seeks to Raise Cash

BBC:

Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy

NHK(Japan Public Broadcast):

Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy

Family Camp in Kannonzaki

Mushroom Cabin

Grilled Noodle for lunch
Field Athletics
BBQ for Dinner
Night Hike
Kannonzaki Lighthouse
Bomb Shelter during WWII
Rocky Shore

My family went to camp in the Kannonzaki Youth Center on September 13 and 14. We stayed at this mushroom cabin. My kids were so glad on seeing the cabin.

We cooked grilled noodle for my lunch, and played at the field athletics. We went to a night hike on a path near the Kannonzaki Shore our BBQ dinner. The Kannonzaki lighthouse, ship lights under the moonlight were so beautiful after.

We hiked around the Kannonzaki, and climbed the light house. It was foggy, but we could see many ships and sailboats.

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Horse Beef Restaurant "Takeshi"

I met with old colleagues at a horse beef restaurant last night.

Some people don't eat horse beef, but I like it. I like the raw horse beef especially. Some people don't believe it. they say "Gosh".

I can understand their thought, because I also said "Gosh" when I knew some Chinese people eat dogs and cats... "GOSH!"

BUT I like raw horse beef. It's delicious. It's really!

In addition, I met with the owner who was a famous entertainer. He and the other guy hichhiked from the Strait of Magellan to Alaska about 10 years ago on a popular TV show "Denpa Shonen". He is great.

Once Upon A Time Tokyu Lines

I've lived in Musashi-Kosugi for 12 years. I do not know the history of the Tokyu Line well. This book tell me the history.

There were 3 stations in Musashi-Kosugi about 60 years ago. The stations were "Musashi-Kosugi", "Ground-Mae (in-front-of the ground)" and "Kogyo-Toshi (Factory Town)".

The Shibuya station had only one platform 80 years ago.

There are many, many stories on the Tokyu Line. They are really interesting.

Google Chrome

Google finally launched their own browser "Google Chrome". I read some articles on the performance of the browser, but I suppose Google would have wanted to blow the whistle on the other browsers. Google gets their own platform for Google applications, especially Google Documents.

Google will improve the response time and rich functions on Google Documents. Google must target on Microsoft Office for real.

I became Chrome soon, and I chose my standard browser in 1 minute after installing. It's really quick!!

However, my favorites function on Chrome does not synchronize with Google Bookmark!!! 

2626UDON

I found a Udon noodle shop "Tsuru Tsuru Udon" near the Musashi-Shinjo sation. "Tsuru Tsuru" means smooth and good solid to eat. I tried a simple Udon, but the noodle was boiled too much. The noodle was too soft. I don't recommend the shop.
I am picky about the Udon noodle, because my hometown is a famous place of the Udon noodle.


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9 Habits for Improving A Career

This author distingushes from nine parts in order to improve a career, but this author has recognized that enjoying to work would be most important in order to improve a career.

Meguro Saury Festival

Japanese people loves to eat a broiled saury with salt in the Autumn. The saury festival has been held in Meguro for 13 years, because a famous comic story "Meguro's Saury (Meguro-no-Sanma)" has been told for about 300 years.

I read an article that the festival committe prepared about 6000 sauries this year. My family wants to go to the festival and eat the free saury. My wife preapred rice in the lunch boxes. My family left my home at 9:30am, and arrived at 10am... 

I started standing on this long line at 10:16am near the Gotanda station.

I could see the smoke at 12:09pm at this corner at last.

Broiling 6000 sauries!

Smoke, Smoke, Smoke!

I could eat this delicious saury at 12:50pm near the Meguro station....

My family goes to swim at the Azuma Health & Sports Center after the festival, and we buys delicious cakes of the Quil Fait Bon in Daikanyama as usual.

Last Summer Festival in the Evening

Children Parade

Portable Shrine

Stalls in the Shrine

Traditional Dance

The small festival in the local shrine is held in the evening. I and my daugther join into the children's parade.