http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/rss Sho's latest journal entries Lang-8 Inc. Sat May 25 01:04:37 UTC 2013 Sat May 25 01:04:37 UTC 2013 Lang-8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Lang-8
I did one mistake today.

When I left my apartment, I was thinking about something. And I didn't mention about keys even though I was going out, the door is an auto lock.

When I walked away 10meter from my apartment, I realized that!! Oops!!

I called to my room mate who was in Rosklide. Rosklide is a city taking almost one hour by a train far from my place.

I visited him to get his keys...I spent a lot of time that I didn't expected before I left my room.

Posted at Wed May 06 23:09:58 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/141297 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/141297 Sho Wed May 06 23:09:58 UTC 2009
I went to Køge to buy a folding bicycle from someone today. I found the AD on dba.dk which is a famous Danish website. (similar as e-bay?)

The bicycle was 550DKK ( 110USD ) . Price was good however from my apartment to Køge was too far. Also train and bus, cost were total 150DKK( 30USD ). It was not cheap.

However I thought "It is a good opportunity to go to Køge. Otherwise I might not go there anymore.".

It was nice short trip as I imagined. Køge is a very small town but good atmosphere.



By the way, speaking of the herring, I ate several days ago, that seems bad already. I think...

Posted at Sat Mar 21 22:22:04 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/109394 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/109394 Sho Sat Mar 21 22:22:04 UTC 2009
I ate a "curry salat : Danish" in this morning. That is a kind of curry taste salad which is good for a Danish style open sandwich. There are many kinds of vegetables and small piece of herring.

But that was left by my room mate few weeks ago. So I wondered if this salad is already rotten, especially herring.

I picked quite small piece of that and ate that.

Taste was good still now.

If I will not write a diary tomorrow, I might be sick.
So far I'm fine. hahaha.

Posted at Wed Mar 18 22:57:29 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/107634 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/107634 Sho Wed Mar 18 22:57:29 UTC 2009
I began to study English again here, in Denmark. Today I took a free English lesson in a church. The lesson was quite easy for me however it is good opportunity to use English.I know if I don't use English every day, my English is getting worth and worth.

Also I'm thinking to take a TOEIC or TOEFL or similar English test. I feel it is better to put a goal to study. It drives me very well.

That is not cheap, it takes around $100 to register for each test. I want to utilize that! I don't want to loose money unless I don't get anything.

So that is another reason why it drives me :-)

Posted at Mon Mar 16 22:42:24 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/106355 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/106355 Sho Mon Mar 16 22:42:24 UTC 2009
I've been thinking about a job,which I wrote the previous journal, since yesterday.

That position is the not 100% same as what I wanted to do. However, that is not so far.

It might be a good opportunity to learn new things on the job. It might give me a good skill as an industrial designer.

I tend to go an easy way always, maybe this time too. That is not good idea.

But I will not stay in Denmark so long time. Maybe I should choose other company.

Mmmm...what should I do?

Posted at Wed Feb 11 23:11:23 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/86115 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/86115 Sho Wed Feb 11 23:11:23 UTC 2009
I went to a design firm to have a job interview as I wrote previous journal. I talked with the CEO and explained my art works.

I did my best. But I'm wondering about one thing.

The CEO seems to want me to work as a mechanical engineer even though I want to work as an industrial designer. There is a little difference.

I'm not sure either he will hire me or not. But also I'm not sure I want to work even if the position will be a mechanical engineer as he requires.

Posted at Tue Feb 10 21:58:42 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/85457 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/85457 Sho Tue Feb 10 21:58:42 UTC 2009
I had a bad news.
I couldn't sign a new contract with the company. So I can't work again at the company. According to the boss, they don't have many assignment so he can't make a budget for me.In fact, two my colleges are laid off too.

Soooo bad news...

But, I send my portfolio to other companies and I'm going to have a job interview tomorrow.

がんばります。

Posted at Mon Feb 09 23:32:43 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/84822 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/84822 Sho Mon Feb 09 23:32:43 UTC 2009 I met a Japanese lady tonight. We know each other through the BBS too.

I put an advertisement that says "I would like to get a Danish - English dictionary. Can anybody sell that to me? "

And we met today.

I thought I will buy that from her. But she gave me that free!
In addition, she gave me Japanese sweets as well. She is very nice person. Actually she would have known about me through my blog and I expected that. But I didn't expect such a nice present!

I feel so good tonight.
I met so nice lady. I'm happy now.

Posted at Wed Jan 21 21:43:53 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/74388 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/74388 Sho Wed Jan 21 21:43:53 UTC 2009
I got an email from him on Dec threw by a BBS which I own.
He is staying in Copenhagen with working holiday visa too.
Finally we met last night.

I was surprised because according to him, he had had so many troubles since he decided to come to Denmark. At the beginning, an answer from Danish embassy against to his application was delay.

Then, he was about being a victim of apartment fraud (?). Someone put a fake advertisement about an apartment in Copenhagen and he didn't doubt it. He went to a bank to transfer the first rent and deposit then a bank officer didn't allow to send it because that seems fraud.

Oh... what a poor guy.

Posted at Tue Jan 20 20:33:25 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/73828 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/73828 Sho Tue Jan 20 20:33:25 UTC 2009
I have worked for 2weeks at a design firm. As I wrote before, my coworkers are mostly Danish. Of Course they speak Danish basically.

I have to cheer up myself at every lunch time. Because, I have to make a topic and keep talking otherwise I can't join their conversation between Danish people.

That is a heavy pressure for me. However I want to have a communication with everyone.

And I was not able to speak well at today's lunch time.
I will cheer up myself tomorrow!

Posted at Mon Jan 19 20:47:07 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/73184 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/73184 Sho Mon Jan 19 20:47:07 UTC 2009

Hello every one.

I went to Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek : Carlsberg museum today. Unfortunately, the weather was so bad. However it was free donation day so their entrance fee was free.
Also I have a monthly train and bus pass so that also good reason to go.

There are so many great sculptures.It looks like as if they are alive! Their expressions, someone looks really happy but someone looks really depressed, angry.

I thought "what did artists want to express for us?" when I stood in front of every each sclupture.

There is a good museum.
I want to go there again...
on a donation free day.

Posted at Sun Jan 18 23:01:00 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/72646 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/72646 Sho Sun Jan 18 23:01:00 UTC 2009 I've been straggling to understand "It" and "That".

I think the meaning of "It" is experience, time, situations, images...
I feel when I use "It", "It" describes some kinds of images. Most of them are invisible.

So I tried to find good web site that is written about "It".
I found too many "IT" as "Information Technology".

I was sooooo disappointed...
It seems long long way.

Posted at Tue Jan 13 21:22:26 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/70168 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/70168 Sho Tue Jan 13 21:22:26 UTC 2009
Probably, I don't understand different between "It" and "That".

For example:

"That's the way. I like it."

Can I say

"It is the way. I like that."

????

Posted at Mon Jan 12 21:25:51 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/69674 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/69674 Sho Mon Jan 12 21:25:51 UTC 2009 I like the expression, the sounds.

When I was in Whistler, Canada. I skied on a course which name is Seventh heaven. It was the first time I heard the word even though I was not able to understand what was that mean.

Just I remember because that sounds is so beautiful.
And the course was so beautiful course that was able to make me happy.


Today I checked the meaning of "Cloud nine". During that way, I also knew the meaning of "Seventh heaven".

That is the highest level of heaven according to Jewish tradition.
The highest level of heaven...wow...amasing!

I became to like the word more than before.

Posted at Sun Jan 11 21:26:45 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/69093 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/69093 Sho Sun Jan 11 21:26:45 UTC 2009
I made one month contract with my employer today.
Before that, I Haven't known anything about the company's rule.
Such as dress code, working time, insurance policy, etc.

So I read the contract then I was surprised!
According to that 500DKK deducted every month because they serve lunch for me.

Oh...

I thought lunch and cake for tea time is free! hahaha.

Therefore, 500DKK / month is quite cheap, good deal.

Posted at Thu Jan 08 20:08:14 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/67625 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/67625 Sho Thu Jan 08 20:08:14 UTC 2009
So far, I have to create many mechanism ideas for a new product. However just only that is what all I have to do.

Generally speaking, when we work on something like that task, everybody tends to focus on small, tiny and silly things. We tend to think as if that is so important.

So I'm trying to keep going to deal with the task from an objective view point strictly. I ask my supervisor many times when he seems not hand full.

I think, having good communication is a good tip for doing a good job. It is easy to say but hard to do.

Posted at Wed Jan 07 20:33:42 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/67057 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/67057 Sho Wed Jan 07 20:33:42 UTC 2009
Today was the second day since I've began working.

They are serving a very delicious lunch which I can eat free! And today what I was so impressed is...they served a cake for the tea time!!
They served a delicious cake for a tea time, twice in a week.

It is hard to believe if here was Japan.

In a sense, this job is temporary job to me. Because I can work there for 6 months max, unless I obtain a work permit visa.

But I want to continue working there... Their working environment is so good!

Posted at Tue Jan 06 20:07:45 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/66576 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/66576 Sho Tue Jan 06 20:07:45 UTC 2009 Finally I started to work at a design firm in Copenhagen.
Today was my first day to work at the firm.

I couldn't speak English very well though I did my best, I think.
Many times I stuck to explain my idea in English...

I did self introduce in front of everyone.
I could make them laugh by my speech!

がんばったよ～おいら。

I want to write about many things but I'm so exhausted....!
Good night...

Posted at Mon Jan 05 19:11:38 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/66108 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/66108 Sho Mon Jan 05 19:11:38 UTC 2009
During the trip, I walked around Vancouver downtown to get many things such as Japanese foods, travel guide books WHICH is written in Japanese. (Do I have to use "THAT"?)

There are many Japanese as immigrants, students, visitors who have Canadian Working Holiday Visa. So there are many Japanese shop.
I can get many stuff easily.

Especially I really wanted to get a travel guide books. I think Japanese guide book's contents is quite good. It because Japanese people love traveling even domestic, even around the world (with a camera. hahaha), as you know.

I got a several countries guide books! I will go to travel from Denmark!

Posted at Mon Jan 05 00:16:24 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/65742 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/65742 Sho Mon Jan 05 00:16:24 UTC 2009
I used to live in Vancouver, Canada. So I know how cold Vancouver is. Sometimes I saw a pool which was froze due to cold temperature in the winter but it was not every day.

However, this time, When I arrived in Vancouver the temperature was probably under -10 degree celsius! And there are so much snow around a corner of downtown!!

I could think "Oh, maybe I missed airport which I should get off.".
But I remember that street and I ate sushi in a restaurant where I used to love....Yes, there is the Vancouver.

How come this winter is so cold?

Posted at Sun Jan 04 02:16:11 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/65355 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/65355 Sho Sun Jan 04 02:16:11 UTC 2009
If I want to take a nap, I can sleep.
If I want to still awake, I can be.

It means, takes long time to recovery to be a natural condition.
Finally, I've been loosing a natural rhythm as usual.

I have to recovery because I will go to work on Monday!
That is really important day!

Posted at Sat Jan 03 01:06:02 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/64963 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/64963 Sho Sat Jan 03 01:06:02 UTC 2009
Happy new year everyone!

I came back from Vancouver, Canada yesterday.
It was so nice trip...
I will write down about this trip later.

And I had a new year party with my friend. It was the first time to have an experience in a countdown in Europe.

When just right after new year comes, so many people started to shoot fire works. It was really amazing! It was like a riot!! So scary...

It was strongly different with Japanese style.
As you know, Japanese traditional new year eve and count down is very quite and calm. We just ring a bell as JOYA NO KANE in a temple.

So this time it became unforgettable experience to me.

Posted at Thu Jan 01 03:32:25 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/64284 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/64284 Sho Thu Jan 01 03:32:25 UTC 2009
I'm going to Canada tonight! I'm going to leave soon.
My fright will leave at 6:00AM so I have to go to Kastrap Airport at least before 4:30AM . I think.

I will spend a time durling Xmas week in Canada with my friends!
Now, I'm excited.I hope the trip will be so nice trip...

Posted at Thu Dec 18 00:26:39 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/58848 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/58848 Sho Thu Dec 18 00:26:39 UTC 2008 I cut my hair by myself tonight. I don't know either I can say "I got used to cut by myself." or not. This time I utilize my Web camera and PC monitor to see backside of head.

In the result, it seems OK to me. hahaha.

That is one way to save my expense. That is a kind of D.I.Y.

Posted at Wed Dec 17 01:35:23 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/58385 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/58385 Sho Wed Dec 17 01:35:23 UTC 2008 On receiving it, I opened it.

That was many kinds of Japanese foods as お茶漬け、ようかん and おもち.

Hahaha.
The present express as if the present, itself is JAPAN.


By the way...
I was moved by every one's responses of the yesterday's diary entry.
I asked "How can I distinguish TO and FOR".
It is a tough thing to understand.
Still I'm looking into about it. Thanks!!

Posted at Tue Dec 16 03:00:57 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/57968 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/57968 Sho Tue Dec 16 03:00:57 UTC 2008 I really appreciate for everyone who have corrected my mistakes.
Thank you very much.

I picked up many mistakes, except careless miss, today.
I realized that I'm confused "for" with "to" at times.

I picked up typical 2 examples from my diary entries.

Example1.
I wrote:
If that was someone who is very important person FOR you.
Correct example:
If that human was someone very important TO you.

Example2.
I wrote:
This one is very interesting FOR me.
Correct example:
This one is very interesting TO me.


Mmmm....
It is hard to understand an image of FOR and TO for me.(maybe I should write "to me"???)
Could you give me a good advise how to use FOR and TO?

Posted at Mon Dec 15 00:23:39 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/57432 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/57432 Sho Mon Dec 15 00:23:39 UTC 2008
I went to Copenhagen city today.
And I met my Japanese friend who I met in a Copenhagen hostel when I arrived to Copenhagen.

He is studying ecology, especially green house gas.
His story, what he study is very interesting to me also I've never heard about it so deeply.

I'm interested in ecology as well.
Our job's, industrial designer's, role is making products that must be related with green house gas.
It is accountable...

☆
Anyway.
I'm going to put a picture which I took at Kongens Nytov ice skate rink. Many people were enjoying ice skating! I want to try it next time!

Posted at Sun Dec 14 01:56:35 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/57051 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/57051 Sho Sun Dec 14 01:56:35 UTC 2008
I met many Canadians included someone who came from Vancouver where I visited. We told about many things of Canada and Denmark.

Of course they are native Canadian so they speak very fast. I mean too fast for me as a not native English speaker. I could understand mostly but not completely.

Maybe you can imagine how hard to follow a conversation between native speakers for a not native speaker. hahaha.

But it was fun! I missed Vancouver now.

Posted at Sat Dec 13 00:38:10 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/56642 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/56642 Sho Sat Dec 13 00:38:10 UTC 2008 That was a kind of gardening also a kind of construction work.

He, the cousin, owned a small yard but there was just only graveled before.
He is making it into nice garden.

I used a scoop? shovel?, something like heavy one.
And I moved so much sand to cover the space.

After one night, I feel my back pain so much.

Recently, I haven't done like that work.
Now, I feel I need to an exercise...

Posted at Thu Dec 11 22:53:26 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/56205 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/56205 Sho Thu Dec 11 22:53:26 UTC 2008 My Danish room mate offered to go there together because he assumed I would need his help.

Thanks to my room mate, a SKAT officer seemed understand well what I want to know.

According to her, from Jan 2009, the SKAT system will be change to easier to apply.
(According to her, the SKAT system become easier to apply from Jan 2009. Is this better than the former?)

So I'm very clear now. I don't need to visit SKAT again and even apply my tax card too. Because my employer can access to the SKAT system to apply to paying my tax.

Posted at Thu Dec 11 01:09:57 UTC 2008
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/55767 http://www.lang-8.com/22217/journals/55767 Sho Thu Dec 11 01:09:57 UTC 2008