2018-01-01から1年間の記事一覧

The era advances while changing the protagonist (1)

In recent years in Ginza, the majority of the people who are walking energetically with brand shopping bags are Chinese tourists.Also, there are many Chinese tourists overwhelmingly choosing products while listening to advice from salespeo…

The end of the painting drawn as a hobby (2) A story of former colleague

About two years ago from now, I was told from a former colleague woman that she was refused by asking if she would accept a picture frame from a neighboring woman.In the story of a former colleague, a father of a neighboring woman died rec…

新古今の周辺(82)寂蓮(29)和歌所(6)『三体和歌会』(2)

更に続けて『三体和歌会』での寂蓮の詠歌を見てゆきたい。 夏 太くおおきに読むべし 夏の夜の有明の空に郭公月よりおつる夜半の一声 (現代語訳:夏の夜の明けようとする頃の空に、郭公の月の内より出てくるかと思われる夜半の一声がする) 秋 からびほそく…

The end of a picture drawn as a hobby (1) At a painting material store

When I was choosing paint at a sophisticated painter shop along the private railway line, a conversation between a shop owner and a wealthy woman who seemed to be about 60 years old came into my ears.That woman seems to be a regular in thi…

High hurdles of rural students aiming for large companies in Tokyo

Two male students from the same provincial university in the cafe in the office town had exchanged information on job hunting activities.One of them said that he stayed in a share house in the city for several days and intensively conducts…

My little trouble (8) poor handling of eggs

Eggs are indispensable ingredients for my dining table, but I have not treated eggs nicely as one time.I already wrote that the staple of my lunch is rice with raw eggs, http://d.hatena.ne.jp/K-sako+eigo/20180509/1525826284 # cWhen I break…

My little trouble (7) eyes (3) cataract and silver metal color

In addition to presbyopia, cataracts are added to eye disorders associated with aging.I have a periodic medical examination by an ophthalmologist at least once a year, but the diagnosis result of last year is "everyone becomes a cataract w…

My little trouble (6) Eye (2) Reading glasses: for reading and for PC

I kept 1.5 eyes for both of the left and right for a long time, but since I was 50 years old it became difficult to read the letters of the books and newspapers and as a result of being examined by an ophthalmologist, it was diagnosed as p…

新古今の周辺(81)寂蓮(28)和歌所(5)『三体和歌会』(1)

『三体和歌会』は、後鳥羽院の主催で建仁2年(1202)3月20日に仙洞御所で催され、参加した歌人は、後鳥羽院・良経・慈円・定家・家隆・長明・寂連の7人で、雅経と有家も召されたが病気を理由に辞退している。この『三体和歌会』に関しては鴨長明の…

My little troubles (5) Eyes (1) At the Pushkin Museum of Art Exhibition

I went to "Pushkin Museum of Art Exhibition" which is being held at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum the other day. (Https://www.tobikan.jp/exhibition/2018_pushkin.html)With the influence of the pre-reputation that "prestigious items are comp…

My little trouble (4) teeth (2) From raw vegetables to heated vegetables

Recently, it was not easy to chew the raw vegetable fiber, and I had to give up my favorite Romaine lettuce salad and stick salad such as carrot, celery and cucumber.Instead, recently I have arranged teeth-friendly heated cabbages, carrots…

My little trouble (3) Teeth (1) Farewell to almonds

One of my pleasures so far was to eat almonds baked in salt-free and oil-free to accompany Japanese tea.However, one day a few months ago, when I was enjoying touching the teeth of almonds, a part of the upper anterior teeth had been chipp…

My little trouble (2) limb nail

Is it related to a decrease in the water content in the body accompanying aging? The nails of the limbs became hard, and nail clippers were not easy for me.And, when I neglect nail clippers, sometimes I unconsciously hurt my face and arms …

My little trouble (1) Pillow

I have been plagued by the severe stiffness and pain of my neck and shoulder for a long time when I woke up.Because I thought that the pillow was not fitted to my neck, I tried using a semi-order pillow that is over 10,000 yen about 10 yea…

Solidarity guarantor of the family

It was at the age of 48 that I bought a second - hand condominium.I have not felt the necessity of having my own house for a long time since I began self-supporting in a rental apartment at the age of 20.I did not change my mind when I was…

新古今の周辺(80)寂蓮(27)和歌所(4)『撰歌合』(3)結題

月をテーマとした結題十題五十番で競われた『撰歌合』で、寂連の詠歌は「月多秋友」「月前松風」「河月似氷」の3題が撰歌され、慈円、保季、通具に対して勝3の成績であった。その中から慈円と対して勝ちとなった「月多秋友」の歌を採り上げたい。 二番 左…

Scenery of painting material store (2) around 2014

In exchange, the sight of the painting shop in Shinjuku, which I passed around 2014, was not only young people aiming at painters, cartoonists and illustrators, but men and women of silver gray hair were conspicuous.Where I see it, the maj…

Scenery of painting material store (1) around 1970

I was reading a writer Hashimoto Osamu 's dialogue collection, and I was interested in the content that tells the scenery of the painting shop where he went through as a young age.Mr. Hashimoto, born in 1948, is now a heavyweight of litera…

At Turner Exhibition

I went to see "Turner Exhibition" at the museum in Shinjuku (https://turner2018.com/). It was a sunny day with a maximum temperature of 29 degrees although it was in mid-May.However, despite severe weather, there were many enthusiastic aud…

Children who are drawing a picture on the floor of the museum

Friends and I visited the Louvre museum for the first time in the Golden Week in 1991 and talked to the unexpected huge "I can not see all of them even after three days at this."Nonetheless, since we are not familiar with the numerous reli…

Japanese only see impressionists!

I and my friend traveled to Paris and London for the first time in the Golden Week in 1991. At that time, both of them liked museum tours, so in Paris the Louvre museum and the Musée d'Orsay etc were on the schedule.However, neither me nor…

Invisible currency: points

There are several point cards in my wallet.These point cards are issued by home electronics mass merchandisers, shopping mall chains, cafe chains, etc., and points are added each time a customer makes a purchase.Regular points are added wi…

Interview scene of a female college student

Recently I often come across a scene of a job interview at a cafe. This is at a cafe in Marunouchi.A job hunting interview for a young man who is in charge of recruiting large companies and a female college student who is scheduled to grad…

Electronic memory and biological memory

At the translation book "TOTAL RECALL" purchased the other day (Http://d.hatena.ne.jp/K-sako+eigo/20180511/1526003480) I met the word "electronic memory and biological memory."According to that book, biological memory will become ambiguous…

新古今の周辺(79)寂蓮(26)和歌所(3)『撰歌合』(2)海人

次は新古今時代の斬新な一面を知る上で貴重な「海辺秋月」の題詠歌を採り上げたい。 『撰歌合』からこの「海辺秋月」の題詠が11首選ばれただけでなく、さらにその11首から3首が『新古今和歌集』に入集している。先ずは『新古今和歌集』(秋上・四〇一番…

Information weak from young generation

According to a newspaper about ten days ago, at a roundtable discussion of recruiters of high-tech companies, A person in charge at a Japanese branch office of a company headquartered in Silicon Valley, In contact with applicants who ask "…

Cafe refugees

I started blogging at the retirement age of 60, but since I can not concentrate at home, I write blog scripts at a cafe in downtown Tokyo.Recently, however, it became difficult to secure a seat with a cafe in the city, sometimes it was not…

Book invites me

I wanted to write an English blog suddenly when I was 74 years old, and I thought that I had no choice but to use translation software to start immediately without my English ability.If so, I thought that I should read the automatic transl…

Blueberries and cheese scones

Believing in the weather forecast that rain will stop from the afternoon, I left the house without having an umbrella despite a light rain.However, as the weather forecast broke off, I decided to go through the underground shopping area ar…

Twice of soy sauce

The staple of my lunch is rice with raw eggs, or rice with natto. Today I sprinkled soy sauce a little after setting the rice with raw eggs at the table. After that I ate a bite of it and I was surprised at the spicy soy sauce. Apparently,…