15th October, 2008 The snack of dried fruits

This is one of my favorite snacks.

It is a kind of dried fruits and delicious for me.

It is the original product by SHOPPERS and we can buy at only that store.

Though its price is usually 2.49CAD, it become 1.69 on sale.

I will buy it again when it's on sale.

これは好きなお菓子の一つ。

ドライフルーツの菓子でマジでうまい。

ショッパーズのオリジナル商品で、そこでしか買えない。

通常は2.49CADだが、セール時には1.69CAD。

またセールのときに買お。

14th October, 2008 Job interview in Japanese

Today I had a job interview at the Japanese company which publishes a free Japanese newspaper named 'Oops' in Vancouver.

A start was that I talked with a Japanese woman who had worked as a salesperson at that company.

She was like she had visited some local companies in Vancouver without appointments and invited to make advertisements.

I was really interested in that job and decided to apply at once.

But the result was terrible.

I felt totally nervous and answered to their questions like robots in spite of the job interview was in Japanese.

I couldn't impress myself well.

Even I haven't had a job interview long time, I should have done well.

Although they would tell me the result later, I guess I will fail.

I have to be ready for answers and practice more.

Then I will try to apply a job as a salesperson to other company again.

Before it, I need to analyze myself.

I remember job hunting in the time I was an university student.

今日はバンクーバーで’ウップス’という日本語のフリーペーパーを発行している会社にて面接。

きっかけは、その会社で営業として働いたことがある日本人の女性と話した事。

彼女いわく、バンクーバーの会社に飛び込みで行き、広告を載せてもらうよう勧誘していたとの事。

それで興味をもち、早速応募することにした。

が、結果は散々。

日本語での面接にもかかわらず、緊張して、質問への回答はまるでロボット。

上手く自分をアピールすることが出来なかった。

長い間、面接をしていなかったとはいえもう少しうまくやるべきだった。

結果は後に連絡するとのことだが、多分だめ。

質問への回答を用意し、もっと練習しなきゃいけない。

そして他の会社にまた営業職の応募をしてみよう。

その前に自己分析が必要かな。

大学時代の就職活動を思い出してしまう。

12th October, 2008 Newcomers

Today newcomers started working as a dishwasher at the Sandbar.
In a sense they are younger workers of me.

The one is named 'Nelson', who is forty eight years-old men.
He must be Asian, but I don't know where he is from yet.
Maybe I guess he is from China.
Next time I work together I'll ask him.

The other one is named... I forgot.
He is from Philippine, twenty six years-old man.
He arrived at Vancouver three days ago.
He was like he sends money to his family in his hometown every week.
When I listened it, I thought his responsibility was totally different from me.

Actually it is difficult and interesting for me to teach how to work in English.
But I often feel my English isn't improved.

今日、サンドバーに新しいディッシウオッシャー達が来た。
ある意味、僕の後輩になる。

一人は’ネルソン’という４８歳のおっちゃん。
アジア人には間違いないがどこの出身かまだ知らない。
多分、中国出身。
次に一緒に仕事する時に聞いてみよう。

もう一人は・・・、名前を忘れてしまった。
彼はフィリピン出身の２６歳の男性。
３日前にバンクーバーに来た。
毎週、故郷の家族にお金を送っているとの事。
背負っているものが違う。

英語で仕事を教えるのは難しくて面白い。
でも自分の英語力が改善されていないことを実感。

9th October, 2008 VIOLATION

Today I finally did it...

I was arrested by the police in the skytrain because my ticket was illegal.

I had used the ticket when I went to my destination, but I didn't use it in return.

At one station, suddenly two policemen had came into the skytrain and started to check passenger's ticket.

When one of them watched my ticket, a look of him changed.

Then he made me get off at the next station.

I pretended I couldn't speak English well and that I didn't know the rule because I expected he would forgive me when he knew it.

But he gave me a violation ticket without mercy.

An amount of money I must pay as a fine is 173CAD!

Pardon me...

The policeman said like this phrase 'You have to follow the rule in Canada because you're in Canada.'

He was absolutely right.

Then he asked me to write my signature to a paper, but I never did it.

It was too expensive to study it.

The cold weather has set in, to make matters worse, I also became short of money.

今日、とうとうやってしまった。

キセル乗車のためスカイトレインにて警察により捕縛。

行きは切符を使ったが、帰りは使わなかった。

とある駅にて、突然二人の警官が現れ乗客の切符をチェック。

一人の警官が僕の切符を見て、顔色が変わった。

次の駅にて無理やり降車。

英語が上手くしゃべれなく、規則を知らない振りをすれば許してくれるかも、と期待してそうしたが、

容赦なく違反切符をくださった。

罰金は１７３CAD。

勘弁してくれぇ。

警官から一言こんな言葉「ここはカナダだからカナダのルールに従え。」

ごもっとも。

それから書類にサインを求められたが、絶対に書かなかった。

勉強代にしては高すぎる・・・。

天候が寒くなった上に、懐まで寒くなってしまった。

6th October, 2008 TV

I found an interesting thing on Internet!

There isn't a TV in my room, but now I can watch some TV programs in the world by Internet.

Of course I can watch Japanese programs relayed live, and American, Chinese, Korean and Europe, too.

I can enjoy watching news, sports and entertainments in the world by it.

I want to watch Europe soccer games, but I haven't succeed yet.

A quality of the picture and sound isn't good, but I am satisfied with just watching it.

Something is convenient with the world these days.

インターネットでおもろい物発見！

部屋にテレビが無いが、インターネットで世界の様々なTVが見れるようになった。

もちろん日本のテレビ番組もリアルタイムで見れるし、アメリカ、中国、韓国、欧州のも見れる。

このおかげで世界中のニュース、スポーツ、エンターテイメントが楽しめるようになった。

欧州のサッカーの試合を見たいのだが、まだうまく見れていない。

映像と音の質は良くないが、まあ見れるだけ十分かな。

便利な世の中になったもんだ。

1 October, 2008 Soju

After finishing moving, we drunk together.

I bought 'Soju' which is famous Korean liquor, and presented it for Kido as the celebration of moving.

By the way we can buy Soju at just 1CAD apiece bottle in Korea, but in Vancouver we can buy at about 10CAD.

It's so strange.

He likes it and I'm crazy for it.

An alcoholic content of Soju is about 20%, but I don't feel so strong.

I can drink it rapidly.

I really recommend it to you.

引越しが終わった後は飲み。

韓国の有名なお酒 ’ソジュ’を買い、引越し祝いとしてキド君にプレゼント。

ちなみにソジュは韓国で一本１CADほどで買えるとの事、しかしここバンクーバーでは１０CAD。

おかしな話だ。

彼はソジュが好きだが、僕はもっと好き。

ソジュのアルコールは約２０％、でもそこまで強いとは感じない。

するする飲めちゃいます。

まじでお勧めです。

1 October, 2008 Friend's moving

Today one of coworkers moved to other apartment.

He is a Korean guy, named Kido.

I went to his apartment and helped him.

To tell the truth, the apartment didn't look good for me.

Of course he liked it.

Compared with my apartment, the building is older and dirty.

The kitchen is small and smell bad a little.

The bathroom is dark and not clean.

I couldn't believe three Korean women had lived here before.

By the way the rent fee of this room is 830CAD per month.

Moreover, he said he had to pay over 1,000CAD because of taking over a set of furniture like a bed, a table and others.

I could feel I was really lucky to live in new apartment cheaply.

今日、同僚の一人が別のアパートへお引越し。

キドという名の韓国ガイ。

彼のアパートへ行ってお手伝いをしてきた。

ぶっちゃけ、そのアパートはあんまりいいように見えなかった。

もちろん、彼は気に入ってるのだが。

僕のアパートに比べると、建物は古く、汚い。

キッチンは小さい上に、なんかくさい。

バスルームは暗く、きれいとは言えない。

以前、 韓国の女性が３人ここに住んでたとは信じられん。

ちなみにこの部屋の家賃は月々８３０CAD。

その上、ベッド・テーブルなどの家具の引継ぎのために最初に１０００CAD以上払ったとの事。

僕は新しいアパートに安く住めて本当にラッキーだと実感。