Giving something

I need to give something to achieve my goal, getting over 950 points. I thought that was the time of rock-climbing. I thought that was the time of dinner with my girlfriends. I thought taht was the time of doing nothing. My heart was already settled. I've started contributing myself to the world.


Umm, I need more sophisticated expressions.

TIger

I'm now reading a book titled "XXXXXXXX Tiger". It's written about my company. I bought this book a couple of months ago, because I thought I was just an employee of the company. Then I let the book piled in my shelf for a long time.

Last week I took an English lesson with my teacher Christie. We talked about my current situation in my work. I said, "I hate them". She said, "How about looking at the good side, not the bad side?" I thought, "That's it!"

I think if people want to like something, people should know that well. Deeper he knows that, deeper he loves it. So, I decided to read the book till the end in order to like my company. In order not to waste my time in the next 2 years. In order to value my work experience. In order to give a certain respect to them. I should regret myself thoroughly!


I'm changing.

Lesson Learnt

I for the first time lost in the stock market in my life. I bought stocks of a Japanese housing company. I expected coming Japanese booming in the housing industry, which comes from Japanese general economical booming up. However, I was not good. I couldn't detect the true of the stock. I'm a loser.

I will learn a lot from this failure. First of all, I should recognize that I'm not a superman. There was a possibility that I thought I was so. That's non-sense. I'm not a superman. I'm not a genius. I'm a normal, just well-thinkable person. So, I need to try to detect the truth of all things in the world from now on too.


Thank you,

I'm running

I'm running on my way.

I've begun working a foreign company. I've begun speaking English at work. I've also begun rock-climbing seriously.

My life probably seems strange. People sometimes laugh me. I was said that I was totally different from normal. But I don't care. Of course, I don't care.

I'd just like to be NOT normal. I'd like to contribute to the world just a little. I don't need the "normal things" for satisfying my desire. Say, I don't need a TV anymore, I don't need a car anymore, and I don't need expensive watches anymore.

I've started practicing English thoroughly. I've started climbing up and down the stairs in my office's building at least three times every day. I've started doing stretching at home every day. My focus has been set to the direction. The direction has had power to boost up my life upward.


Seriously,

I felt today

I felt that I needed to practice writing English on this blog as well today. You know, I've started practicing English using TOEIC materials so that I will get over 950 points on the next TOEIC test. The way of practicing is to traslate Japanese sentence to English sentence writing the sentence on the notebook.

I think that really works. So, I was convinced that I can get the target score on TOEIC. However, through English conversation lessons, I felt I need another way to complete my journey. That is, writing English sentences on this blog. The difference between just practicing translation Japanese to English and writing my thoughts in English is, you know, whether thinking by myself or not.

That's really big difference. On practicing translation, I can write sophisticate sentence because there are prepared, well-defined sentences. But my target is the level of TOEIC950, namely the level of those who returned from abroad. So, I need to speak English fluently, of course, by my own words.


My journey is just beginning.

Tomorrow's events

Let's organize what I will do tomorrow to make it better.

First, I have to confirm about the cell phone matter, which means whether he solved the problem or not. Second, we need to explain the WebSphere demonstration matter to the customer the first morning. After that, we will have a planned session regarding order and order management.

I've read Use Case documents that James and offshore people made in advance regarding LE system. Plus, I've also researched the actual system in Japan as well as in US and in UK. So, if I can get the job done well regarding leading the meeting, it would be okay.

Rather, I have to plan to get the next job. I have to be familiar with DB2 and WebSphere completely. As well as I have to get the knowledge regarding Java and J2EE thoroughly. I'm a project manager and also an system architect. So, I'm now install DB2 to my PC.


The fun time is just beginning.

Today's events

I got up lately today. It was at nearly 11 o'clock! Well, I don't need to go to work in the morning. It's due to the customer's reason. Anyway, I slept a lot and saved energy and I left my home for the battle field.

I have two things to talk to my Indian colleague today. First, I cannot lend my corporate cell phone to him anymore, because of my company's policy. So, I have to arrange that he can borrow a rental cell phone from a rental company. It's a tiresome matter, but since I am a project coordinator, I have to do that.

Second one is that I think we need to clarify how to proceed our project regarding project management matters. This concern consists of there parts: how to manage enhancement requirements, how to manage this project management, and how to proceed daily sessions practically.

Note: Enhancement requirements means requirements that they don't have currently, but they want to have in the future.


Thank you,

PS
It's very important to note my daily events and thoughts on this blog. Of course, as well as I need to practice my English using TOEIC materials.

blog - I think I can do that

I saw Forest Gump today and yesterday. The simple and unaffected life makes me thinkable. What can I do?


That's it.

Let's get started!

Now is the very important time for me. I have to prepare for the coming sessions regarding e-Commerce project. I have to manage the project completely as a professional project manager. I have to manage the meetings perfectly as a billingual consulant. I have to satisfy the customer's needs. I have to be a professional on business side as well as on technical aspects.

I have to make it better. I have to comunicate with the Indian guy efficiently, not violently. I have to be familiar with e-Commerce matters and an apparel industry. I have to focus on my short-term tasks as well as my long-term goals. I have to get up early and quickly to keep my brain sharp. I have to rock-climb at least once a week to make my body strong to make my brain quick.

I feel energetic in myself. I can do that. I can do what I can imagine I can do that. I am a realizer. I am a kind of dreamer. I am a practitioner. I am an engineer, strict engineer. I think I keep using my time in the early phase to be effective on my project. I sometimes will lead my collegue to make my project successful. I need success. I want a great success. I'm eager for that.


Thank you,

blog - Long time no see!

It's been a long time since I wrote something in this blog. It's because I've been stuck in my current job, and I've felt fun to write my Japanese blog.

This two months are awesome! I joined a new company, that's a foreign company, and I struggled in the English environment.

That's was a brilliant memory. I even leaded the internal meetings, and had a argument with Indian people. That's what I never get anywhere else.

And surprisingly, I would be assigned to a new project. That's a project that build the e-Commerce system of a customer. That would use WebSphere Commerce Server.

I was assigned to the project as a project manager. That's a challenging thing. I am really enthusiastic about that. I'm really in the new phase.


Thank you,

blog - What I have to do during GW

I would have to do the following things:

- Get familiar with Indian accents
- Get familiar with business English, especially telephone conversation and business email
- Get familiar with various technologies, like Java, J2EE, WebSphere, UNIX, Linux, and DB2
- Write tons of sentences in English through this blog and email with my colleagues and friends


Let's get started!

blog - English Study Group

I got together with my friends to have a session of English Study Group. It's a gathering to improve our English skills through having conversation in English. As we have had several gathering already, it really works.

Today we talked about IT matters, like Web 2.0 or web applications. Before the gathering started, we planned to use a textbook written about business matters, but one of my friends suggested that we discussed IT matters through free discussion style. He seemed to have some questions on this subject.

He has been reading "The Long Tail" written by a famous writer, and we posed the question, "What's the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0? What's the advanced point of Web 2.0 application on the technical aspect?" Yeah, those were good questions for us IT professionals.

Yeah, today's session was excellent, so we would continue having this study group, adapting this kind of theme, it means IT matters. Yeah, have a nice golden week!

blog - I Got An Idea. Yeah, Let's talk on BLOG

I got an idea just few minutes ago. It's that I will talk with somebody on my this blog. It means that just writing sentences concerning my own matters is sometimes useful, but it's one-sided, say, particular topics or particular expressions are written. So, how about writing some conversation with particular persons, as talking with someone actually.

It would make my expression better. It definitely makes my vocabulary fruitful. It's because, of course, I can find something like that I can't find usually. So, let's start right now!


Idea, imagination, innovation, and inspiration. There are very precious and I have to treasure those.

blog - Three ways to improve speaking ability

There are three kinds of lesson of speaking English. First, having lessons with teachers. Lessons at English conversation school and with a personal tutor fall into this category. Second, speaking in actual situations. This category consists of having conversation with native friends(if you have), and being involved with various business activities, such as meetings or telephone conversation. Finally, this is what I want to say most though, taking English study groups with your Japanese friends or non-native speakers. This is so important that this enable you improve your language skills through the original effects. It means this is useful because of these things: being able to check each other through eyes as the same nationality, and speaking English on the same level.


So, I'm eager to look for my comrades.

blog - My Oath

My knowledge and skills are continually expanding in around a half year from now on, so my value is also increasing exponentially forever. That's my plan, that's my oath.


Just shape my brain.

blog - Like Musashi, Like Ryouma

I've been thinking that I would like to be like Musashi Miyamoto and Ryouma Sakamoto. The former guy is, you know, a kind of legend samurai living in Edo Era. He strictly discipline himself and develop the art of samurai. He also authored "Gorinsho", which is extremely famous among Japanese, and mentioned the importance of self-discipline.

The latter guy is also a very famous man in Japan, living in Edo Era. He led the Meiji Restoration as a generous leader. He had a vision of the future of Japan, the future of human beings. He also had a kind of attraction which typical leaders have. He was a leader by birth. He was courageous and generous. And he also had self-discipline and integrity.

The type of these two guys is different, but I cannot help pursuing those characteristics or quality. As a leader, as an ascetic, or as a truth seeker. And I thought suddenly on the commute train today: Now is the time that I have to realize these qualities in myself, now is the time that I try various things to be close to those heroes, and now is the time that I can try new things because of the new environment.


I thought now is the time.

blog - I Need To

I need to think about the RFP things in advance to the hand-over session with my bosses. It's crucially important because the session will be held in English. So, for being familiar with various technical terms and intricated expression, I'll have to write down everything on my blog or my private file, and draw up the RFP document in English just in case.

I'm serious to be an excellent business person. I'll even do everything to do that. It's my destiny. It's my curse.

Take a note.

blog - Your TIme Has Come

You can do it. I'm sure of that. You will be able to realize your dream little by little, and day after day. You are closing to true yourself. It's really exciting. You know, whatever you decided to do is possible. Well, "Impossible Is Nothing" is Adidas's catch copy, but it's surely ture. Of course, working around moon and obtainning infinite lives are impossible, but what you can think possible is possible.

Your time has come. Just fun the time!

blog - Go!

I decided to write down my daily activities on the Excel file. There are there sections now. First, working reaport section, where daily working reports are written to report to my supervisor. Second, today's actions and objectives section, which is a system for objective manegement. Third, challenge and long-term plans section, which is for my future.


Writing on something is always important. Never forget that there should be short-term and long-term ones.

Regards,

blog - Most Important Thing in English Area

I thing the most important thing in the English Area is to write and write sentences in English. As I've written in this blog, at this stage what I need most is the trainning of writing actual English sentenses. I clearly understand that. More I write, better my English skills are. It's surely clear.

Even same sentenses or same contents, writing something makes my English skills better. It's through being familiar with English itself, and being aware of the new way of using English. It's very useful, it goes without saying though. Plus, I have to remember that I completely master prasal verbs through reading the textbook given by my English conversation school. That book seems good.

So, the time has come. The time I have to complete my English area has. Has come.