新総理誕生!? New Japanese Prime Minister!?

皆さんご存知の通り本日、民主党新代表に野田佳彦財務大臣が
選出されました。
これにより後日野田さんは、新総理として国会で任命される事になりますが
毎年変わる日本の総理大臣を忘れない為に本日のNHKをデジカメで撮ってみました。
先日韓国に遊びに行った時にユラに今の日本の総理って誰だか知ってる？
って聞いたけど「知らない。」ってさ。まぁ～毎年変わってれば仕方ないか。
韓国の大統領は李明博さんだよね。

Today, new representative of the government party of Japan, Yoshihiko Noda, was elected.

So some days later, he will be appointed as new Japanese prime minister so I just recorded NHK TV program for not forgetting him because nowadays Japanese prime ministers are changing every year.

When I visit Korea I asked Youra she knows Japanese prime minister, Naoto Kan, or not and she didn’t know his name.

I can understand her thinking.

If I were Korean, I may not know his name too because they are changing every year.

But I know Korean president is “Lee Myung-bak”, right?

第二東名高速道路 The second Tomei highway

東名高速道路が混み混みで連休、通勤時間帯になると渋滞。
そこで数年前から第2東名高速道路が建設されていて只今工事の
真っ最中！
第2は現行東名高速道路より数キロ北を走りますが、それ程
離れてはいません。そんな訳で開通前の自動車のいない
第2東名を撮ってみました。

We have a highway from Tokyo to Nagoya, called Tomei highway.

In holidays or commuting hour, the original Tomei highway always has heavy traffic jam so since some years ago, the second Tomei highway is being constructed.

The second one is going some kilometer north from original Tomei highway but it is not so far from original.

So I took picture the second Tomei where no car going, because it is not opening to traffic yet.

夏休み Summer Vacation

夏休みに入って今日で7日目。もう既に1週間が経ってしまった。
この1週間何をしていたかというと・・・。
プロ野球スピリッツってゲームしってますかね？
夏休み初日に嫁がゲームを買いたいって言うもんでゲオに行ったら
そのプロスピの中古（3年前の）が何と!?￥680で売られていたので
衝動買いしてしまい、そのままハマってます。
ペナントレースがやっと今日で半分終わり我が中日ドラゴンズは首位を
快走しております！ってどうでもいいよね？

Today is 7^th day of my summer vacation. My summer vacation has been already gone 1week.

You know, what I have done this vacation one week…..

Do you know video game “Professional baseball spirits”?

First day of vacation, my wife asked me going to buy new video game so we went to game shop “Geo”.

The time, I found the used video game, 3 years ago released, by JPY680 and I did impulse buying so now I’m really enjoying it.

Today’s AM, I have finished half of pennant race and my team “Chunichi-Dragons” is going top!

It may be not interesting for you....

秋田名物”きりたんぽ” Special product "Kiritanpo" in Akita

8/10～11でまたまた、秋田出張。
今回は秋田名物”きりたんぽ”を購入。きりたんぽは比内地鶏のスープで
食べるのが王道らしく、スープも別途購入しました。
ここで豆知識。
比内地鶏は東北の有名ブランドですが、その元となっている比内鶏は
国の天然記念物で食べられないそうです。
明日から夏休み10連休！きりたんぽ何時食べようかな～！

I was in business trip 10^th and 11^th Aug in Akita prefecture again,

This time, I’ve bought Akita special product “Kiritanpo” made by rice.

Normally, we eat “Kiritanpo” as pot dish with “Hinai-jidori” chicken soup so separately I bought the chicken soup too.

I will tell you small trivia.

“Hinai-jidori” is very famous chicken brand of north Japan, right?

But “Hinai-dori”, the original of “Hinai-jidori”, is natural monument in country so it is impossible to eat the “Hinai-dori”.

From tomorrow, I will start summer holidays, 10days straight!

When I should eat “Kiritanpo”~!　So exciting!

韓国2日目 the second day in Korea

2日目の8/1はノムヒョン大統領も通っていたというサムゲタンの
レストランへお昼に連れて行ってもらい、夜は焼肉。
ユラには韓国冷麺が食べたい。とリクエストしていたのですが
俺もすっかり忘れてしまってた。
そんな訳で焼肉の後は日本式の居酒屋へ。
夕食からはクマとユンも合流。ユンと会うのは今回で3回目だけど
非常に気が合い、何時も酒を飲み過ぎてしまっちゃうんよ。
俺、ホント韓国人大好きやわ。

The second day, 1^st Aug, in Korea, I was taken Samgyetang restaurant where Korean president Roh Moo-hyeon was also going, at lunch and dinner was at Yakiniku restaurant.

Before going to Korea, I requested to Youra I want to eat Korean cold noodle but I also completely forgot it.

So after Yakiniku restaurant, we went to Japanese style bar “Izakaya”.

From dinner, Yun and Kuma have joined us.

This is third time for meeting Yun but we have really good relationship so we always drink too much.

I really love Korean!

韓国初日。 First day in Korea

7/31 14：30 OZ125便でインチョン空港到着。
ユラ家族が空港まで迎えに来てくれてユラの家で夕食とお喋り。
ユラの母ちゃんまで来てくれて驚きよ。
生マッコリが美味しくて買った3本全部飲んじゃいました。
韓国初日の動画是非見て下さい。

31^st Jul, I arrived at Incheon airport on 14:30 by OZ125.

Youra’s family picked me up at the airport and we had dinner and talked at Youra’s house.

The night, Youra’s Mom was also coming so I was so surprised.

I bought 3 bottles of fresh Makgeolli at e-mart but I drunk them all the night because it was so yummy!

Please watch below movie of the first day in Korea!

韓国2011年８月 Korean trip 2011 Aug

7/31～8/2のスケジュールで韓国へ遊びに行って来ました。
トロント時代の友達と韓国料理を食べてとっても満足。
ルームメイトだったユラもすっかりお母さん。
色々と気を使かわせてしまいましたわ～。申し訳無い！

I went to Korea from 31st Jul to 2nd Aug as personal trip.
I’ve really satisfied having meal with my Korean friends, I met in Toronto.
Especially Youra, my roommate in Toronto, has already been mother.
She really cares about me a lot.
Thank you for your kindness and I really appreciate you.