
A cold rainy and very windy day. Nasty. Don't want to go outside for a walk today. My first lesson of the day at 15:00 was with a little guy of 8 years old, who used to live in Houston Texas USA for about 2 years.
That was more than 4 years ago, but he has had early exposure to the English language at kindergarten and so on. Today, I used a stack of about 30 cards that have words of opposite meanings on the opposite sides. Such as; hot/cold salt/pepper stop/go north/south plus/minus and so on. We used these cards for reading and writing practice today, and I spoke English to him over 95% of the time. He understands what I am saying, and answers me in Japanese! Sometimes.
After his lesson, it was 4 more lessons until 20:00. Then, it was time for some beers and conversation with the wife-thing (Wild Thing). Followed by some music on the telecaster, unplugged. She has a day off from HOMAC tomorrow, so she can enjoy staying up late, and then sleeping until about 13:00 tomorrow. I plan to do the same thing too.
Oh by the way, the photo you see on the left was taken from the Tuesday October 10 evening edition of the Hokkaido Newspaper.
What caught my eye was not just the pretty face of this actress Takahashi Yumiko, but the caption underneath the photo as well. If you can't see it very well it says;
「お酒を飲むのが毎日の楽しみ。私にとってのガソリンなんですよ」と話す高橋由美子=東京都江東区のスタジオ I would render it in English as; "Drinking booze, is an every day pleasure. For me, it is like gasoline."
Hey, I myself have said that exact same thing many times to many people as well. Most recently just yesterday morning when I was talking with Professor Sugawa in his office just after I finished my class at Asahikawa University. It's true. I know a lot of people who smoke tobacco for the same reason. It gives them a stimulus and makes them feel more active and energetic. In my case, tobacco makes me feel sleepy and confused. It must be a difference in body chemistry. What else could it be?
By the way Yumiko Takahashi, if you ever come to Asahikawa, give me a call. Let's go drink some booze together. I know some really interesting places in this city. We will have great time, believe me.
My phone number is on the Top Page of this website. Please leave a message if I am not at home. Thanks!
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