ChanomiTalk

今日テレビで、今年のノーベル賞を受賞した、山中教授が出演されてまいました。
話の中で、素敵な言葉をいくつか見つけましたので、メモします。
研究を成功させるには、ＶとＷが必要だそうです。
Ｖは、vision(目標)。Ｗは、work(働く)。
つまり、目標を見失わず、それにむかってとにかく働く！
ということだそうです。
もう一つの言葉は、「あれこれ考えるのではなく、どんどん変えろ！」
というものです。
ほんとうにそうやなと思い、明日からの仕事に喝が入りました！

Today I tried to communicate with my family using Skype. Skype is a computer program that lets you speak with other people over the internet. It is very convenient when you are separated from other people by time and distance. I was impressed that the picture was clear and the audio quality was very good. I think the quality of the transmission depends on the speed of the internet connection. In any case, it was great to see my relatives and have the chance to share some views of Hawaii.

My last living grandparent is my mother’s father, Santiago Vazquez. He remains in good health even in his eighties. Good health runs in his family genes. His father and his father’s father also lived well into their nineties. I know him as the strong silent type, a man of a few words. But I think it’s because he’d rather speak in his native language, Spanish. Still, he has a vibrant spirit. In his youth in Puerto Rico he was Boxer, and it shows when he dances. He incorporates boxing moves with his dance moves. It’s fun to watch. I hope to see him again before his health begins to fail him.

用事があって久しぶりにワイキキビーチに出てみました。
くらくらめまいがするほど、海も空も雲も風も輝いていました。

元気なお天気のワイキキ。それを確かめるのが好きです。
じりじりと焼けそうで、数枚の写真を撮るのが精一杯でした。
１０分で退散！

今年も再び「KZOO Karaoke Festival」が10月14日にシェラトンワイキキホテルのボールルームで盛大に開催され、56名のファイナりストが喉を競い合いました。僕は今回は「五月のバラ」と言う歌を歌いました。オリジナルはブレンダ・リーさんに書かれたものですが、尾崎紀世彦さんや布施明さんもカバーしています。今回も緊張して失敗だらけで優勝も部門別入賞も出来ませんでしたが、毎年少しずつ良くなっていると思います。また来年に向けて地道に練習します。

Recently, I attended an office party to celebrate another year of hard work. The party was by the ocean on a small piece of land jutting out into the water. Everyone was sitting down at rows of tables under a gazebo for cover from the sun. It was nice to sit in the shade, feel the ocean breeze, and converse with friendly coworkers. There was lots of food with chicken, Kailua pork, and various deserts. There was even a band that was playing. All in all, it was a very nice event.