One of my colleagues told me, "I am having so good days. It's too good to be true. Every morning I twist my arm to check that this is not a dream, hahaha." Instead of just laughing with him, I should have said "me too."
Saturday, 8 January 2011
Friday, 7 January 2011
ノーリッジとロンドンを結ぶ列車にはDriving Van Trailerという日本には無い種類の車両がくっついてます。機関車が最後尾について客車をプッシュ運転する際、先頭になります。強いて国鉄風に呼べば「オクニ」かな。中身は空っぽで、無料で利用できる自転車置き場になってます(要予約)。その理由は、製造当時160km/hを超える列車は、安全面から先頭車に乗客を乗せてはいけないという基準があったからだそうです。一度中に入ってみたいんだけど、自転車持ってない。。。
写真は、200km/hまで出るマーク3客車用のDVT。昔のロボアニメみたいな大雑把なヘッドライトとグリルまわりは、お正月飾りをつけると似合うんじゃないかな。
Thursday, 6 January 2011
The rate of VAT has risen from Tuesday. According to Chancellor, it is necessary for reducing government debt. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12107419)
Well, good luck Chancellor!
It gives me deja vu feeling. In 1997, Japanese PM Hashimoto decided to increase the rate of VAT from 3% to 5%, as government debt was thought to have reached unhealthy level and Japanese economy had shown the sign of recovery. Sadly the recession came back in the next year. The unemployment rate and suicide rate increased dramatically, then Hashimoto resigned. The next PM Obuchi had to increase government debt a lot to boost the economy, he sarcastically called himself "The king of debt".
Well, good luck Chancellor!
小論文の採点がようやく終わってホッとしたのもつかの間、六月の期末試験に出す問題を今週中に決めてくれとユニットの担当教官に言われました。聞いてないよ!っていうか、多分メールでお知らせが来てたのを見落としていたのかも。何教えるかもまだわかってないのに。明日ひきこもって教科書読んで考えよう。。。
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Early partial solar eclipse for 2011
I didn't know that but indeed I felt the sunlight was strangely weak this morning before the meeting with my boss. The very orange light coming into the corridor of the university reminded me of Dario Argento's Suspiria.
I didn't know that but indeed I felt the sunlight was strangely weak this morning before the meeting with my boss. The very orange light coming into the corridor of the university reminded me of Dario Argento's Suspiria.
Saturday, 1 January 2011
Fede and I visited Whitstable, a fishery town. The bus took less than 30 minutes from Canterbury.
We went to a restaurant for lunch. It was a pretty posh place. Since we couldn't afford the full course meal, we skipped the main, only had appetiser and dessert.
黄金比率です!カレイの煮付け by ホワイトブレッド
昨日の夕食は揚げ物だったので、今夜は軽めにしました。簡単だけどウマーイ。
大根の煮物 by かどや製油
フェデの家の近所の八百屋さんで大根売ってるんですよね。
We went to a restaurant for lunch. It was a pretty posh place. Since we couldn't afford the full course meal, we skipped the main, only had appetiser and dessert.
昨日の夕食は揚げ物だったので、今夜は軽めにしました。簡単だけどウマーイ。
フェデの家の近所の八百屋さんで大根売ってるんですよね。
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