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【No. 0310】School Festival

Oct 24, 2015 14:20
Today, a school festival is being held at my university.

Although I can hear sounds played by various bands, I have to write my thesis.

In the afternoon, I went to the venue, and bought takoyaki and a frankfurter, then ate them in my laboratory.

It was delicious, but I was a little lonely.

【No. 0307】Sleeping After Waking Up

Oct 21, 2015 11:21
I often go back to sleep after waking up.

It is thought that since going back to sleep become light sleep, and stimuli from outsides become mild, it feels good.

However, I actually want to get up early, so I searched for methods to prevent from it.

According to the Internet, it seems good to move your body forcibly and drink a glass of water.


I will try to do this from tomorrow.
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【No. 0304】Limit of Heartbeat

Oct 18, 2015 13:12
Our hearts have an upper limit for the number of beating times, and it is said that the number is around 1.5-2 billions.

Actually, most mammals have the same limits regardless of their body sizes.

The life expectancy depends on their beats per minute.

Since my heart rate was 70 bpm, when the upper limit was 20 billions, the length of my life would be around 56 years.

Now I'm a little scared.
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【No. 0303】Japan "KARAAGE" Association

Oct 17, 2015 15:15
Today I found "Japan KARAAGE Association" on the internet.

In the association, members have exchanged karaage information, and held karaage events (karaage is a popular fried food in Japan).

Actually, I love karaage, so I applied for the association by taking the karaage certificate exam.

Then, an acceptance letter arrived in my mailbox immediately, and I became a member of the association (called a karaagenist).

If given the chance, I'd like to participate in karaage events, and eat a lot of karaage.
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【No. 0301】300th Post

Oct 15, 2015 12:26
Yesterday, I reached 300th post.

I had written about the number of my posts every 100 posts, but I completely forgot it yesterday.

Therefore, sadly this is the 301st post.

So far, I have somehow kept the ratio of the number of my posts to the number of my corrections.

From now on also, I would like to keep my itsy-bitsy work.

【No. 0300】It's Difficult to Keep a Diary

Oct 14, 2015 14:40
It has proven scientifically that writing a diary is good for you.

In particular, it can restore your mental balance.

If it was a bad day, I would write the detail on my diary, and recover myself.

However, it's difficult to keep a diary for many people.

In such cases, please try to keep a diary for three weeks (it's also okay if the diary is only one line) .

In the field of brain science, it's said that if you continue to do something for three weeks, it will be your habit.
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【No. 0298】Alumni Association

Oct 12, 2015 16:10
Last night, an alumni association of our laboratory was held.

Since I was able to meet and talk with various people after a long time, it was very fun.

However, although I was the organizer, I had too much to drink.

Shame on me.
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【No. 0292】Photography in a Photo Studio

Oct 6, 2015 18:20
Today, I went to a photo studio, and had my photograph for my resume taken.

Actually, I previously used a photo taken with an iPhone by my friend.

However, my teacher said "since your photo will be checked finely, it should be taken in the appropriate place," so I decided to go to the photo studio.

In the photo studio, the owner checked many things, such as my posture, direction of my eyes, my tie, and wrinkle in my shirt.

It took a little money, but a very nice photographs was printed.

This makes me feel as if I can do well at my job hunting.
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【No. 0287】Sentences on my Homepage

Oct 1, 2015 12:35
The following sentences will be posted on my homepage. I would like to create English version page, so I would appreciate it if you could correct my sentences.

These days, I write some sentences in English every day on a language exchange social networking website called Lang-8. At first, I had mainly wrote my diary, but gradually what I write about was rolling away, and I began to write trivial things in English. Since the trivia has been piled up, I have a mind to post it in two languages (Japanese/English) for myself in my study. Although these sentences were corrected by native speakers, there might be some parts that the nuances are different or some minor mistakes. If you noticed these points, it is much appreciated if you could advise me.
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【No. 0283】Air Cleaner with Humidification Function

Sep 27, 2015 12:37
This month, two friends stayed over at my apartment.

However, both of them said that their throats feel sore when they woke up.

Apparently, there seemed to be a lot of house dust in my room, and the room seemed to be too dry.

So yesterday, I bought an air cleaner with humidification function.

This includes a duct sensor, and I can see the amount of dust in my room.

At first, it said that the amount of dust is less in my room, but the sensor reacted when I started to clean my room, and the air cleaning function was boosted automatically.

I will clean up my room frequently to prevent visitors from damaging their throats.
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【No. 0275】Silver Week

Sep 19, 2015 22:05
In Japan, Silver Week has begun from today.

Silver Week is a Japanese term related to consecutive holidays, and it indicates from September 19 to 23 in the case of this year.

I decided to hang out with my friends only today in Silver Week.

We left for the northern part of Nagano Prefecture in the morning, and ate a chicken cutlet curry for lunch.

Then, we went to a high plateau in Niigata Prefecture, ate an ice cream, and drank milk of the ranch.

They were very rich and delicious.

After that, we visited Togakushi Shrine, and finally made a hearty meal of yakiniku.

It was a fulfilling day, the time flew by quickly.

From tomorrow, I will back to my work.
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【No. 0273】Don't Mind

Sep 17, 2015 10:14
In Japan, we often say "ドンマイ(don-mai)," when we encourage people who made a mistake.

"ドンマイ" is the word derived from "( I ) don't mind" in English, but I learned that the nuance is different for Japanese and English.

English speakers seem to say "I don't mind" instead of "don't mind," but this doesn't mean to encourage someone.

"ドンマイ" in Japan is similar to "Never mind" and "Don't worry about it" in English.

Since there are several phrases whose nuances have changed by taking root in Japan, we have to be careful when we use them.
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【No. 0271】English Environment

Sep 15, 2015 10:34
In order to improve English, I think it's effective to build an environment that you have to use English.

So today, I switched language settings of my smartphone and PCs to English.

For a while, I may be bewildered by the operation, but I think I will get used to them soon.

Also, I will watch American dramas in Netflix with English subtitles.

Anyway, I really want to improve my English, to write my doctoral thesis in English.
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【No. 0269】TOEIC Test Again

Sep 13, 2015 16:28
Today, I took the TOEIC test.

Since it was the first challenge in 8 months, I was a little excited.

However, unfortunately a person just behind me frequently coughed and sniffled loudly during the test.

I couldn't concentrate on the problems, because the loud noise was being emitted from close behind when I was listening and reading English.

Eventually, I wasn't able to answer around twenty problems, so the result could get worse than before.

I want to enhance my concentration against noises.
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【No. 0267】The Academic Conference (Day 2)

Sep 11, 2015 23:52
Today, I performed my presentation at the conference in the afternoon.

The presentation ended in peace, but I failed in the question-and-answer session.

Since I couldn't answer the question well, I was embarrassed.

After the conference, I had a drink with my teacher and friends in the city of Kyoto.

I met the friends after a long time, so it was fun.
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Anyway, I am tired today.
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【No. 0266】The Academic Conference (Day 1)

Sep 10, 2015 20:25
Today, I participated in the academic conference from this morning.

There were many technical presentations, and I couldn't understand well some of them.

However, there were also many interesting presentations, which elevated my motivation.

Also, people in Osaka were very friendly and kind.

In addition, I felt their Kansai accent were cool and cute.

I'd like to come to this city again someday.

Before thinking such a thing, I have to prepare for tomorrow's my presentation right now.
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【No. 0265】Bus Trip

Sep 9, 2015 22:04
Today, I got on a highway bus to Kyoto for seven hours, and got on a train to Osaka for one and half hours.

Since I get carsick easily, I was sleeping most of the time I was on the bus.

However, somehow I was very tired, so I slept again on arrival at a hotel.

I wonder how many time I can sleep.

I might not sleep tonight because of sleeping too much.
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【No. 0264】Preparing for Business Trip

Sep 8, 2015 12:41
In order to participate in an academic conference, I'm going to go to Kyoto tomorrow.

My schedule for tomorrow is movement only, and the conference will be held day after tomorrow.

Today, I will compile my research data, and prepare for the departure.

I will put various things, such as suits, ties, extra clothes, and a laptop, into my travel bag.

Since it's something like an excursion, I'm excited.

However, I have to crawl out of my bed at around 4:30 a.m. tomorrow, so I'm a little anxious.

【No. 0261】Snooze Button

Sep 5, 2015 10:42
I use an snooze button of an alarm clock.

However, I found out that the snooze button derange your sleep cycle and biological clock, so it's not good for your health.

By using the snooze button, you will be "sleep inertia," which is something like spaced-out state.

Also, this will affect your work deeply over a day.

From now on, I will stop using the snooze button.

【No. 0260】Cold and Coke

Sep 4, 2015 10:35
I have had a sore throat since yesterday, so I could have caught a cold.

At time like this, I found the information that a Coke is good for a cold.

According to the Internet, this information is common in the West (especially France), but I think most Japanese people don't know this.

Originally, the Coke had been released as a cold medicine.

Medical evidence has not been proven, but it seems to have effects, such as relaxation of headache and throat inflammation, and improvement of indigestion.

Today, I will buy and drink a Coke.

By the way, in Canada, a cold sufferer seems to drink Ginger Ale.