ChanomiTalk

Hi Yukiyo,

It is true that you can’t switch your feelings on and off when it comes to caring for someone. But, it’s okay because what you feel for a patient is real and expressive. Feeling sad shows that you care. Caring for people is a great attribute to have.

I’ve often felt sad when patients of mine were sick or couldn’t seem to cope through the day. At those times I changed my sadness to joy by praying or telling a joke or just listening to my patient with an empathetic heart.

So, Yukiyo, it’s cool to know you care.

Cedric

先日、地元の方に、お食事に連れて行っていただきました。
ランチタイムに向かったのは、回転寿司レストラン’元気寿司’、そして、デザートは、’dave’s’というアイスクリーム屋さんでいただきした。:)

お寿司は、ハワイ、アメリカならではのメニューがたくさんありました。その中でも、私は、’Volcano Roll’という、アヒポキとアボカドが両方楽しめるお寿司が気に入りました。:)

アイスクリーム屋さんでは、ハワイのコナコーヒーを楽しむため、’KONA MOCHA’をオーダーしました。:)
ちなみに、ここのアイスは、全てmade in Hawaiiだとのことでした。
機会があれば、またぜひ行きたいと思います。

After months of winter in Chicago, my friend and I decided that it was time to see some sun so we made a trip to South Beach in Miami. Besides looking forward to 80 degree weather, I was also looking forward to my first visit to Florida. When we arrived, it was just like I imagined. Perfect weather, nice beaches and beautiful people. This was the vacation that I desperately needed after a long winter. Most of our days were spent the same way; beach, eat, drink, sleep. The highlight of the trip for me though was going to the Miami Heat basketball game. Lebron James was awesome and it was definitely an experience seeing him play live in person. I can’t wait for my next trip back. More to come…

Today marked my 13th lesson. Michiko shared that my intonation is sounding more natural and smooth. I studied Mandarin in college and am accustomed to varying intonations. Japanese tends to be more monotone in nature. I know that the television programs I’ve watched showcase much expression through their language, but maybe that will come later as I learn where to pause and where to connect phrases together.
We enjoyed a short quiz utilizing the question phrases we’ve learned. It was funny to see that many of the words we chose were spoken in Katakana, sounding very similar to the English version. I realized that culture really dictates our world view.

Another day off! The waves were not as big as Saturday and Sunday but are just big enough to get the high surf advisory and the visibility is still very bad. The rest of the week calls for high surf but the usual tour boats should have no problem getting out. The submarines should hopefully be able to get out tomorrow and the dive boats shouldn’t have a problem getting out but the diving conditions will probably not be that good. Anytime there is a period of big waves it takes a day or two for the visibility to get back to normal. There will probably be surge and current that will make the dive conditions, although not dangerous, not very good. According to the surf report the South side of Oahu will have fairly big waves throughout the week so all the surfers will be very happy!

On Sunday the waves were still very big and my job was again canceled because of both the swell and the bad visibility. I went out to Hawaii Kai and went up to the top of one of the streets in the mountain area where I could overlook and see all of the coast from Koko Crater to Diamond Head. The waves were very big but there was also what looked to be a large green curtain that covered the whole area. From Diamond Head to Waikiki it was even worse. I saw no boats out but I am sure that the Para Sailing boats went out as bad visibility would have nothing to do with their tour. The waves did not affect the Honolulu Triathlon which was very good news. What I think is interesting is how the weather had no relationship with the waves which is not often the case. The last few days the winds have been fairly mild trade winds which usually means flat conditions. On Sunday evening I noticed that the winds were turning south which means that the wave could actually continue but we won’t know until Monday!

The swell from Tahiti arrived very early on Friday, May 17. It was predicted to start in the late afternoon but got here a little bit earlier. Both of the submarines were towed out to the dive site. Not only did both submarines go out, we went out an hour earlier than usual because we had a big school group. The tow out was somewhat rough but not too bad but looking at the waves breaking up when they reached the shallow area was an amazing sight. All of the usual boats were able to leave the harbor but tomorrow Is supposed to be the peak of the swell so I am not sure if they will be able to. Once we got to the dive site the 8:00 all the way until the 12:00 show were canceled as the current, and visibility were very bad. After waiting for about a half an hour the rest of the day was canceled and we returned back to pier 40. Early this evening I received a call from my Supervisor telling me not to come in on Saturday as it is supposed to get worse! On Sunday the Honolulu Triathalon is being held and I
hope the swimmers will be OK. If you have a chance go and see the big waves tomorrow!