Vol.89:My Cabin Mate

Good morning. We arrived at Lavrion port in this morning.

Finally, I’m going to change our itinerary from today.

In this itinerary, we go 2 port of calls fifth a week.

It means we’ll be busier than before.

Our busy season is started.

Today, let me talk about my cabin mate.

Our cabin is two person’s cabin.

I share with my colleague he is older than me.

He organizes ship’s activity as a MC.

And he is good at cheering up passengers and making passengers laughing.

He has long time experience of cruise ship.

But he sometimes aggressive to me.

And he can’t allow me to use space equally.

And he don’t follow rules of our room.

For example, he throw away raw garbage(banana etc.).

It’s prohibited to do.

Because it’s bad for sanitation and it causes came insects.

So I’m trying to convince him now.

I feel big stress now.

But I want to have a relationship with him.

By making use of my proactivity, I believe I can solve the problem.

If I can overcome this difficulty, I believe I can get more confidence.

So I’m trying with my proactivity now.

See you. 

Vol.88:My suggestion has been adopted

Hi, I arrived at Cesme port in Turkey.

Today all of Turkish guest disembarked.

From tomorrow we will change itinerary.

We prepare new cruise.

Today, let me talk about our job.

A couple days ago, I came up with new activity.

The activity is so simple, but I think it’s worth to suggest it.

So I suggested to manager about onboard activity.

And the activity was adopted.

After that our manager looks so happy.

As looking his face, I’m glad as well.

It was first time to see his big smile.

Before suggestion to manager, I don’t have confidence.

I supposed “Can I really pass this suggestion?”

But as a result, It could pass.

I realize the importance of trying something.

If it’s very very small suggestion.

Through this suggestion, I felt the importance to squeeze my courage.

If don’t try, we will regret.

If the try was failed, this is good regret.

This failure will make use of next time.

So I try to squeeze my courage everyday.

Focus on right now!

See you. 

Vol.87:Today's plan

Good morning.

Today, I arrived at Rhodes island at Greece.

As I said, our ship will change itinerary from July to August.

And then we will come back same itinerary from September to October again.

Today, let me explain our schedule.

Today I will do 3 things in the rest time.

These are clean our room, study English, and thinking time.

First one is cleaning our room by vacuum.

I haven’t clean our room since I came to this ship.

So, many dust is piling up.

I suppose that one of the cause of skin problem is dust.

So I gonna clean our room.

Second one is studying English.

I will do DOMBRACO This is one of the study method studying English.

One of my acquaintance invented this service.

Third one is thinking time.

Today, let me think “why I can’t hear my colleague’s talking who is native English speaker?”

I try to think again.

Why I write today’s plan?

Because explaining my plan is good discipline to talk someone.

That’s why I try it.

My final goal in this blog is to give the reader valuable information.

But now I need to blush up my writing skill.

So I make use of this blog as my practical field.

When I reach good expression level, I will change direction of my blog. 

Vol.86:Today's plan

Good morning.

Today we arrived at Souda port in Crete Island in Greece.

We will change itinerary from this July to August.

So I’ll be back Crete island after this September.

I want to enjoy this moment.

Today, I will buy Cretan carrot.

Cretan carrot is sweeter than the other carrot.

And I can feel vital taste.

I think it gives me more power the other food.

Local food has much power than the “mass" product foods.

And after that, I plan to go to cafe.

My purpose is to finish job document(suggestion), download video, collect article, read books.

Online environment is one of the pleasure.

Because I don’t connect internet in the ship.

I always in offline environment.

And after that, I’ll be back in my home.

Having a buffer is so important for me.

Because having calmness is good for my health.

I tend to be hurry.

So I need to force my feeling calm down.

Otherwise, I’ll be tired.

My main role is contribution to our company.

Because I receive salary from the company.

I make this day better than the day before.

See you! 

Vol.85:Sometimes feel I want to go back to Japan

Good morning. I arrived at Nafplion port in Greece.

Today, we have enough time.

So let me relax in the day time.

Recently I feel I want to go back to Japan.

I feel I want to meet my family, I want to eat “real” Japanese food, I want to sleep in my room etc.

Why do I feel this kind of feeling?

Because I’m not cured my skin problem, I couldn’t improve my English more than my plan etc.

Some of causes makes me this kind of feeling.

Of course, I want to continue this job the end of contract.

But I really want to go back to Japan.

It's paradox.

How can I eliminate bad influential feeling?

One of the solution is to see inner self.

To talk with my heart, I need to take a time.

Another solution is to check my purpose&objective.

I need to come back origin.

I try to this kind of method.

I need to take a relax time.

One of my friend said”If you feel so hard, you can go back to Japan every time.”

Yes, I have a right whether I go back to Japan or working here until the end of contract.

See you. 

Vol.84:Last Izmir

Good morning.

I arrived at Izmir port.

This is last day to go to Izmir in this cruise.

We will change itinerary from July to August.

And then I will come back this itinerary from September to at the beginning of November.

Let me explain about fascination of Izmir.

My favorite point is the price.

The price in Turkey is so cheap. Also cheaper than Greece.

So it’s suitable to buy food and stuffs.

Especially for me, I look forward to buying dry fruit.

It’s possible to buy them with amazing price.

May buy prune in Turkey is three time cheaper than Japan.

It supports saving money.

I miss Izmir.

But I look forward to going new port of call.

So I will let me explore new place.

This is crew life!

See you. 

Vol.83:Enjoy Santorini

Good morning. I arrived at Santorini island in Greece.

Today I’ll go to Oia village.

Oia village is famous village in Santorini.

Almost building is white and the part of building is blue.

If you see picture about Santorini, almost pictures are taken in Oia.

Because it’s so beautiful.

What to do in Oia?

I would find good foods, find local restaurants&shops.

Recently I tend to go just cafe each port.

So today let me try sightseeing.

If I’ve been to sightseeing place.

I’m easy to explain these places to passengers.

I can give good information to passengers.

Also I’ll get good inspiration.

That’s why we go travel.

Let me enjoy going around!

Have a nice day.

See you. 

Vol.82:Evernote

Hi. I arrived at Cesme port in Turkey.

We will left Cesme till 13:30, then go to Mykonos island.

Today let me talk about Evernote.

Do you know Evernote?

Evernote is crowd note service.

I use this service as notebook, using draft of blog, clip online article & e-mail magazine etc.

It’s so useful service. This is really necessary service for me.

How to use Evernote?

Especially I use as clipping online article.

Because I can’t read online article every time.

If I want to read article, I need to go in online environment.

So I clip favorite article, e-mail magazine, blog.

And I read them in offline environment.

Why I clip these books?

Because when I’m in online environment, I want to do many other things.

For example, write e-mail, talk with my friend & family etc.

So this function saves our precious online time.

I really appreciate Evernote.

Through using Evernote, I notice that I waste times by netsurfing.

When I’m in Japan, I usually did netsurfing.

But I’m not always internet environment.

So I have to think how to make use of online environment.

As I appreciate online environment, I continue to improve how to use my own time.

See you. 

Vol.81:Oh my carrot

Hi, today we arrived at Rhodes port in Greece.

After July, we will change itinerary.

So I can go to Rhodes 2 times in June.

After September, we will come back the nowadays itinerary.

Today let me explain carrot.

I buy carrot once or twice a week.

I eat carrot once a day.

Why carrot? To be honest, I don’t suppose the vegetable from crew mess isn’t good quality.

I think I need to eat good vegetable.

And almost vegetables need to cook to eat.

Also our cabin doesn’t have refrigerators.

So we have to preserve it in normal temperature.

One day I noticed. “Carrot can be satisfied these conditions. “

Carrot can eat directly. And also it can be preserved in normal temperature.

That’s why I chose carrot.

Let me explain through how to buy to how to eat.

First, go to vegetable shop.

Then I choose carrots. The point is to choose not big one. but not small one.

Choose comfortable size.

After choosing carrots, I ask staff “Could you wash these carrots?”

Almost case, they kindly accept my request.

After that, I can finish buying.

Second, we need to preserve it.

Our cabin doesn’t have refrigerators.

So we preserve under normal temperature.

I usually put carrot in plastic bag with chuck(Almost Japanese call it ziplock).

Third, eat directly. Of course, we eat it with peal. Without peeling.

There is the process from purchase to eating.

Living in ship’s cabin is inconvenient, uncomfortable.

But I get used to cabin.

I usually try to enjoy this life.

Even if we are in bad condition, it’s important to try to enjoy whenever.

Through inconvenient, we can appreciate convenient.

I try to enjoy this life as well.

See you. 

Vol.80:Exhaust gas

Hello, I arrived at Souda port in Crete island in Greece.

Today, let me talk about exhaust gas from cruise ship.

Fuel is main power of cruise.

Without fuel, the ship can’t move.

And cruise ship has to use fuel at anchor.

Why? Because the source of electricity is also fuel.

If the engine is stopped, we can’t use electricity.

I feel so sorry to planet when the ship at anchor exhausting gas.

As I see this situation, I feel “We earn money by using resource of earth”.

Although I work on cruise ship, I feel this kind of feeling.

What a wasteful to our earth.

The passenger of cruise ship around the world is increasing.

Large cruise ship companies continue to build cruise ships.

They tend to build large cruise ship more than ever.

Big ship needs more fuel than small one.

That is we need to use more resource from earth.

Is it sustainable for earth?

I don’t think so. If we continue this kinds of life style, earth will be collapsed.

So what can we do?

The answer is to change our mind.

We need to change our consumption of products and how to use services the companies provide.

Business is supported by customers.

If customers don't buy the service and product, the bussines can't exist.

Of course, I like cruise ship.

But cruise ship is so wasteful of fuel.

It's time to rethink our consumption.

Otherwise we can live in the earth. 

Vol.79:Avoid to have an unnecessary tiredness

Good morning!

I arrived Nafplion port in Greece.

Today I’m going to beach and use internet.

Recently I feel tired.

Because I’m lack of sleep, because of long working time.

I thought how to remove tiredness.

I searched internet.

But yesterday suddenly I notice.

To reduce tiredness is more important rather than removing tiredness.

I tend to try to do everything.

I’m not good at doing nothing.

So I tend to get unnecessary tiredness.

I need to reduce them.

So I came up with good ideas.

There are two ideas.

①Doing nothing

②Take a nap in the afternoon and in the evening.

Let me explain about ①.

As I said, I’m not good at doing nothing.

If I have free time I want to do everything.

I try to think “what can I do now?” 

I feel anxiety when I don’t do anything.

This is what I don’t need.

So let me get used to doing nothing.

And let me explain ②.

I usually take a nap once a day everyday before.

But from now I try it twice a day everyday.

It refreshes my body, heart.

And also it removes my tiredness.

I suppose if I do these new habits, I can get better feeling.

I can concentrate more than before.

It’s worth to do them.

Let me try! For enjoying everyday!

See you. 

Vol.78:For the Japanese tourism industry

Hi, I arrived at Santorini island in Greece.

It’s sunny. Beautiful day.

Let me talk about Japanese  sight seeing.

I sometimes see passengers who have been to Japan.

And main visiting places are Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara.

Of course, there are very good place.

But through knowing the fact, I have question.

“Why they don’t go to another places?”

There are many attractive places in Japan.

If you want to eat delicious, you can go Hokkaido.

If you want to beautiful beach, you can go to Okinawa. 

If you want to enjoy Udon, you can go Kagawa.

Like it, I think They can visit not only popular place but also not famous place.

Why we are like this situation?

Just the tourists don’t know these place. 

So we haven’t sent information to other countries.

We need to let them know great places.

It’s time to let us inform great informations.

As you know, Japan has great potential in tourism industry.

But we can’t make use of resources.

It’s too bad for this situation.

We can inform them not only from government, but also from us.

We have internet!

This is individual period.

Let’s think what can we do from now?

Recently I always think what can I do for Japanese tourism industry.

Especially after coming to Greece.

We can earn more money.

We can provide them great experience.

From tourism.

See you. 

Vol.77:Appreciation, negotiation

Hi.

Today I arrived at Lavrion port in Greece.

I bought apple and prune in vegetable store.

Let me talk about blood test.

In this morning, I went to hospital(medical laboratory).

My objective to visit  is to estimate price and to check necessity of blood test(IgE and IgG).

Before I came to the laboratory, I have a conversation on e-mail with them.

So they understood why I came to the place.

To our conversation, they suggested it’s better to have a IgE test first.

Because IgG test is quite expensive.

And they said they can do better suggestion to have only IgE test first.

And I agree with their opinion, I will seem to have IgE test first.

After that depends on the situation I will have IgG test.

They not only heard my talking, but also suggested to me.

They tried by their best to me.

So I really appreciate them.

Through this conversation, I got good experience.

Because it’s first time to negotiate about professional, medical conversation.

I worried about that I can really talk with them smoothly.

But I could tell them my will.

I felt the most important point isn’t the skill of English.

The  most important point is “how you try to understand, how you try to tell.”

We tend to stick to technique. But heart, will, passion is more important than technique.

I also forgot it.

Perhaps I can have a test next week or 2 weeks later.

Now I’m waiting their contact again.

See you. 

Vol.76:Set final goal

Good morning.

We arrived at Cesme port in Turkey.

Today we have many new guest from Cesme, so we’re busier than last Cesme.

Today let me talk about Keisuke Honda.

Do you know Keisuke Honda?

He is Japanese football player, belongs to AC Millan.

He is one of the most famous player in Japan.

And he is not only football player but also business man.

He runs soccer school and invests some companies as a CEO.

I really respect him.

Yesterday I found the article about Keisuke Honda.

The title is “The philosophy of Keisuke Honda”.

In this article, he talked about his theory of setting purpose.

He recommend readers to set final goal that we want to achieve.

He said “You don’t need to say to someone about my purpose. But we really needs set or write dream or purpose in the note book. Set your final purpose.”

I was convinced this comment.

Because I always feel the necessity of setting purpose.

If we don’t have, otherwise we lose in ourselves.

I think setting purpose is the fastest way to achieve it.

We only setting purpose, we can proceed to purpose.

How to set and achieve final goal?

Let me explain in my word.

First, find inner self find my final goal.

Second, set final goal.

Third, divide this goal. For example, set yearly, monthly, weekly, daily goal.

Fourth, make action plan to purpose.

Fifth, do this action plan.

Sixth, review our action daily, weekly, monthly, yearly.

The process achievement of goal is feeling so hard to me sometimes.

But we overcome this pain, Great pleasure is waiting to you.

That’s why we should set final goal in my life. I suppose it.

See you. 

Vol.75:The amazing power of miso

Good morning.

We arrived at Rhodes island in Greece.

It’s been two weeks since I last came to Rhodes.

Today I plan to go to the beach to sunbathe.

Gradually the summer is coming.

Today let me talk about Miso.

Do you know miso?

Miso is Japanese traditional food.

This is fermented food.

Main ingredient is soy beans.

We use as a seasoning, food, main ingredient of soy soup(miso soup).

And it contains rich nutrition.

This is all round player for Japanese.

Essential food.

Even though I have left Japan for just two month, I already miss miso.

So I bought organic miso at Japanese food shop in Athen.

Immediately, I put miso on cucumber.

At the moment, I was so impressed of the taste.

I felt “What a tasty food is this!!”

I was about to cry. haha

And I gave miso to my colleague from Ukraine.

He was also so impressed to the taste.

According to him, miso is expensive food in his country,

As I ate miso, I really appreciate for that I’m Japanese.

Yes, this is Japanese taste.

Thanks our ancestor.

Thanks for inventing great food.

I have wanted to taste this traditional, complicated, deep taste.

This is the power of fermentation.

I think Japanese is good at making use of the power of fermentation.

For example, natto, Japanese pickle etc.

By fermentation, the food gets more great taste, nutrition.

As I ate miso, I supposed I want to let them know the fascination of Japanese food more.

See you. 

Vol74: Enjoy each moment

Good morning.

I arrived at Souda port in Crete island.

It’s been two weeks since I last came.

Because we had charter cruise last week.

Today let me talk about good saying.

I was impressed to the saying “Enjoy each moment."

Why I feel impressed? Because I found important thing from the saying.

I tend to think future. 

I like to think future.

Because to think future makes me me happy.

That’s why I’m thinking.

But it has bad aspects.

Sometimes to think future means I don’t concentrate right now.

Also I'm sometimes lack of concentration each moment.

It makes bad result.

As considering deeply, Future is made by piling up past and now.

This is a fact of future.

So if we want to make good future, we need to pile up good past and now.

That is we need to enjoy each moment.

Focus on right now.

Do our best each moment.

“Enjoy each moment.” taught me so important thing.

After I knew this book, I practice “Enjoy each moment.”

It’s difficult to me to follow this rule whenever.

But I try as much as possible.

Gradually I’m getting this habit.

It takes long time if I want to change habit.

But I’m doing.

To catch good future.

See you. 

Vol.73:Don't think, feel.

Good morning!

Today, we arrived at Nafplion port in Greece.

I have free time in the afternoon, I’ll go to beach to sunbathe.

Today, let me think about wise saying “Don’t think, feel.”

The word is from famous actor, Bruce Lee.

Why Bruce Lee said this expression.

I think thinking sometimes pretends  feeling something.

As you know, Bruce Lee has precise 5 sense.

Probably he thought too much thinking causes lack of 5 senses.

Feeling means following intuition.

Than’s why he values feeling.

I think this expression includes so deep meaning.

Because we tend to think more than to feel.

Why we want to think, not feeling?

I think only feeling is anxiety for us.

Thinking gives us comfortable.

That’s why we want to think.

But of course thinking is very important.

Thinking is fun and makes us wiser.

I suppose he suggest us sometimes we need to use the power of feeling.

It leads us more wealthy life.

See you. 

Vol.72:My skin is getting better

Good morning.

I arrived at Izmir port in Turkey.

I really looked forward to arriving at Izmir port.

Because there is my favorite local market in Izmir.

After job in the morning, I’m going to buy organic dry tomato and vegetables.

Let me talk about my skin condition today.

My skin condition is getting better.

I’m so glad to see my better skin condition.

To be honest, I’m not sure the main reason of getting better.

I think main reason is sunbathe.

Thanks to the power of sunshine.

My skin is getting better.

I really appreciate the sun.

My rush is on my arm, back, surface of upper.

All of part is getting better.

I think not only sunbathe, but also the power of food and exercise.

I’m curing by my habit. Not chemical medicine.

Originally human being has spontaneous healing power.

We don’t need to rely on chemical, artificial power.

They destroy spontaneous healing power.

We need to trust our own body.

I want to cure perfectly!

Maybe it takes 1 month more.

To cure my skin, I need to continue my habit.

Especially taking care of eating, sunbathing, exercise.

I will let me write blog when I cure my skin perfectly.

See you. 

Vol.71:A person’s truth growth depends on his personality

Hello.

I’m arrived in Santorini island in Greece.

Today is also sunny.

So comfortable weather.

Today let me talk about working environment.

I always feel I’m blessed with environment.

Because whenever I can touch English.

Working in international environment was my purpose.

Because I want to brush up my English, want to know their own cultures.

I made one of my dream.

Of course I feel not only enjoyable but also hard situation.

But even in hard situation, I recognize there are good experience for me.

I can make use of these experience in the future.

We usually hear "A person's growth depends on their environment.”.

I agree this words. 

But most important point is personality.

Even If we’re in good environment, the person who has bad personality can’t grow up. 

In other words, “A person’s truth growth depends on his personality.”.

Even if we’re in bad environment, the person who has good personality can grow up.

Anyway, I hope I won’t get fired.

See you. 

Vol.70:The crisis of getting fire

Good morning.

From today, my day off was finished.

It was good day off.

I’m in crisis of getting fire.

I can’t talk it in detail. I will get warning at least 2, maximum 3.

What does it mean? Getting warning 3 means getting fire.

Because I broke the rule.

I’m not sure the rule in detail. I’m waiting for reply from our company.

Why I’m in this kind of situation?

Because I didn’t tell our manager staying Athens.

They recognize me I told a lie.

I did wrong thing.

It has possibility to come back to Japan.

I prepare to accept everything.

Through these experience, I notice the important thing.

It is I need to be honest to me and everyone.

I thought if I was honest to be everyone before going to Athens, I prevent this crisis.

This is my responsibility.

I really reflect on myself.

I should change my mind.

It’s first time for me in the crisis of getting fire.

I can’t expect the decision from company.

They will fire me or give me 2 of warning.

I just concentrate right now.

Just do my job.

See you. 

Vol.69:First time to use Airbnb

Good morning.

I’m staying at Athens booked by Airbnb.

Today let me review this stay.

It’s first time to use Airbnb.

Why I use Airbnb? There are reason below.

・To book hotel as cheap as possible

・To have a peculiar experience

・To touch local people's life in Athens

・To experience talking with host

I chose the room which is one of the apartment.

Also the host and his girl friend, two little kids live in this apartment.

It’s like a “staying someones home”.

It was so comfortable stay to me.

The host and them are so kind.

And the room is so comfortable.

Furthermore I went dinner with host. I enjoyed talking with him.

After that, I’m going to go around Athens city.

And then I’m going to back our cruise ship.

It is so good experience for me.

Using these kind of service is best way to know their local life and communicate with local people.

Today is last day of 3 day off.

I could refresh my body and heart.

We don’t have day off from tomorrow till October.

It may have hard days, but I will try to enjoy each moment.

See you. 

Vol.68: UX:User Experience

Hi, today my second day in 3 day off.

I will go to Athens to see place and go shopping.

Yesterday, I booked hotel by Airbnb.

But I couldn’t receive e-mail.

Then I checked my account in Airbnb, my registered e-mail address was ex-company’s one.

I tried to change my e-mail address, but I have to type code number from my ex-company’s mail address.

It means it’s difficult to change my e-mail address.

To solve this problem, I sent message to customer center.

Surprisingly the person in charge replied message in 1 hour after I sent message.

The person said,”I can solve problem, so may I know your new e-mail address?”

After that I replied message to him with my e-mail address.

Safely I could change e-mail address.

I really appreciate to solve this problem and quick response.

What I want to say is this is UX:User experiences.

It’s the experience from the begging of the service to at the end of the service.

In this case it directs from searching good place to sending message with appreciation after staying.

If we have good experience, we would continue to use the service.

In contrast if we have bad experience, we wouldn't continue to use this service.

Through this communication, I notice the importance of piling up good things.

Even if it’s so small problem, we need to try to solve the problem with our sincere.

Through piling up small things is only the way to get trust.

It fit my job.

Let me face our guests with my sincere.

See you. 

Vol.67:Small electronic dictionary

Good morning.

I arrived at Lavrion port in Greece.

We have three day off until day after tomorrow.

I really looked forward to having the off.

Today, let me talk about my partner.

The partner is... electronic dictionary!

I bought it by Yahoo! auctions.

This is made by SHARP.

This is not folding type. It looks like Black Berry.

The dictionary includes Multi dictionary and English-English dictionary and Japanese English dictionary.

I use it in my work.

When and whyI use it? I mainly use 2 situations.

①Search unknown word

②When I don’t come up with any idea how to say the sentence.

③Expand my vocabulary.

Yesterday I make use of unexpected situation.

I found one Serbian passenger who has tattoo, 風林火山(Fu-RIn-Ka-Zan).

It is principle of attacking to opposite.

Japanese famous general, Shingen Takeda came up with this phrase.

Almost Japanese knows this phrase and meaning.

I was grad to see that, I talked to the passenger.

He did this tattoo in Moscow. 

He forget the meaning.

So I wanted to teach the meaning.

But I forget it. 

Fortunately, I had a dictionary in my pocket.

And the phrase exists in my dictionary.

I taught the meaning to him and write it on memo.

After that he was looked pleasure.

He appreciate me.

I was also so glad.

I could have little contribution to him. 

Vol.66:"How are you?" decreases suicide

Good morning. I’m writing blog on the sea.

Today is the final day of charter cruise.

We are going to arrive at Piraeus port till 1pm.

I appreciate our company. Because it was rare experience.

Let me share my notice to you.

I feel the phrase “how are you?” has important role in daily life.

Because if someone has problem with his heart or mentality, it’s easier to notice their problem for us.

We usually use this phrase. Everyday.

The role is not only greeting, communication. But also to check our condition.

It means “How are you?” has so important role.

The amount of suicide is big issue in Japan.

We have like this phrase, but we don’t use frequently.

If we usually use “How are you?"

I think we can decrease the amount of suicide.

Because it's easier to check their condition, and it's easy to tell thier own issues.

It's difficult to expand these kind of culture quickly in Japan.

But we can do something from now on.

What can we do?

That is that if we found someone who looks having some problem,

We should try to talk to them.

This action may help someone.

Also let me action this from now on.

See you! 

Vol.65: UEFA Champions League Final

I’m sorry, I couldn’t be in WiFi environment.

So I post from Vol.63 to Vol.66. 

Hello.

Today we arrived Mykonos island.

This is day 2 of chartered cruise.

Yesterday, there was Final of UEFA Champions League.

Did you watch it?

It was so exited game.

There were many yellow cards in this match.

And Ronald played amazing role!

But my favorite play is Modoric.

Because he isn’t slowly player like Ronald. but he is really necessary player in the team.

I feel he is similar to Yasuhito Endo in Gamba Osaka.

By the way, Ronald is so cool!

I like his posture before free kick and his pose after getting a goal.

This is superstar.

That’s it. Just my talking today.

See you tomorrow. 

Vol.64:Try to realize deeply.

I’m sorry, I couldn’t be in WiFi environment.

So I post from Vol.63 to Vol.66. 

Good morning. We are still at Lavrion port in the morning.

According to schedule, we already left Lavrion at 4pm.

But it doesn’t still left from this port.

Maybe preparation is delayed.

After that, we will go to Piraeus port in Greece.

Let me talk about conversation.

Recently I sometimes feel one thing.

This is “sometimes I can have a conversation fluently, but sometimes I can’t have a conversation fluently.”

Why both of them are happened?

I notice the important thing.

This is whether I try to realize their talk deeply or not.

When I can have a conversation fluently, I naturally try to realize their talk.

But when I can’t have conversation fluently, I notice I’m thinking about response to their talk.

It means we should prioritize to realize their talk deeply.

Thinking response is second thing.

When I notice the fact, it’s similar to 5th habit in 7 habits of highly effective people.

It describes if I want to be realized from them, I should try to realize them first.

This is principle of life.

Even if it is learning English, the principle fits it.

So I try this principle every time.

 

I feel to follow principle is very important.

Even if whatever I do.

I really feel so. 

Vol.63:What do I want to be finally?

I’m sorry, I couldn’t be in WiFi environment.

So I post from Vol.63 to Vol.66. 

Hi! I arrived at Lavrion port in Greece.

All of passenger got off today.

Because we have prepare one event.

The big event is charter cruise from well known beer company.

I look forward to supporting this event.

Let me tell you about the importance of setting purpose.

I always try to ask myself one sentence.

This is  “What do I want to be finally?”

The sentence makes me more proactive.

Because I can conscious why I'm doing it.

I sometimes forget the purpose of doing it at the moment.

It means I’m not proactive.

It’s bad efficiency.

It’s wasteful to use time.

So I try to ask this sentence to me.

If whenever you can ask “What do I want to be finally?” , you will get better results.

I keep trying it!

See you. 

Vol.62:Ask again at the moment or not

Good morning. I arrived at Cesme port in Turkey.

In general, I don’t have a time to go out at Cesme.

But I have a free time for an 1hour today.

So I’ll let me go around the town later.

Today, let me talk about one situation in the work time.

I have a bad habit.

That is that I encounter not understandable expression during talking, I sometimes don’t ask the meaning of expression.

Of course, I ask when I can’t understand the core of sentence.

But I sometimes I don’t ask the meaning of not core.

It doesn’t make big problem.

But it means I lose opportunities to learn expressions.

Why I do sometimes?

Because I sometimes don’t have a courage to ask.

It means I’m not confident of my English.

When I encounter this situation, I come up with one of Japanese famous sentence.

This is “If you ask at the moment, it will be small shame. If you don’t ask at the moment, it will be life long shame."

The sentence fits my situation.

Whether I ask at the moment or not makes difference to learn expressions.

If it continues only for a day, it’s small difference.

But if it continues for a year, it makes large difference.

This is real slight edge.

It teaches me the importance of small habits.

If I encounter this situation, I promise you whenever I ask to them.

From now on.

See you.