"THE FIRST INJECTION💉"

Am I nervous today? "Heck yeah!" Whenever I turn the TV on, all I hear is both sides: the positive and the negative of SIDE EFFECTS from the injection. Well, I guess I'll find out in the evening after my injection...

今注射から帰宅し、マックに寄り、シャワーを浴びた後、このブログを書き始めている。19:41の時点では何も副作用(痛み、腫れ、脳への頭痛)はないがこの後はちょっと心配。明日は休みなので、ちょっとはゆっくりできるかも…しかし、大至急練習問題を作らなくてはいけない！

"Come on!!! Move your ass. The kids are waiting for you! (I'm just talking to myself, thus, please ignore me)"

MK
19:54
2021/08/26

🔴ANSWERS TO THE BELOW QUIZ 46 - 50
46: Name the only city in the US that is not in any of the 50 states.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.]
47: Which will dissolve in water: salt, sand, or gravel?
[SALT]
48: Add a prefix to the word "understanding" to form its opposite.
[MISUNDERSTANDING]
49: What is 10% of 100?
[10 (100÷10=10]
50: How many strings are on a violin?
[FOUR]

🔵QUIZ 51 - 55
51: Does the sun rise in the east or the west?
[ ]
52: 'DOG' is to 'PAW' as 'HORSE' is to ... what?
[ ]
53: Which number is the denominator in the fraction 6/9?
[ ]
54: Was Vincent van Gogh an explorer, an artist, or an opera singer?
[ ]
55: Who was the King of England, when the American Revolution started?
[ ]

"AUGUST???"

『この』季節はこうも以前から比べると、変わったものだったのか？私が覚えている『8月』と言うのは、近所のガキ共達と、とにかく毎日飽きもせずどこかに行っていたの覚えている。江の島の裏や、学校のプールや、キャッチボール等、覚えてるのは毎日外に出て真っ黒になって帰って来た事だ。

しかし、今年は何故だか過ごしやすく感じるのは、私の「🧠頭」のせいか？それともコロナウィルスで「🧠頭」がいかれたのか？

Well, alI I wish is about a "Global Warming." "Is it possible to stop this from happening?" "As a human being, living on this planet, what can we do?" Honestly hope that we're not too late...

MK
06:15
2021/08/25


🔴ANSWERS FOR QUIZ 41 - 45
41: Which produces light: A Star or A Planet?
[A STAR🌠]
42: In recipes, how is the word "tablespoon" abbreviated?
[TBSP. OR TBS.]
43: How much is 14 + 15 + 16?
[45]
44: Does the Golden Gate Bridge cross a section of ocean in Massachusetts or California?
[CALIFORNIA]
45: Many colonists came to America to escape taxation. TRUE or FALSE?
[FALSE: MANY CAME TO ESCAPE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, POVERTY OR POLITICAL UNREST.]

🔵QUIZ 46 - 50
46: Name the only city in the US that is not in any of the 50 states.
[ ]
47: Which will dissolve in water: salt, sand, or gravel?
[ ]
48: Add a prefix to the word "understanding" to form its opposite.
[ ]
49: What is 10% of 100?
[ ]
50: How many strings are on a violin?
[ ]

"WHAT A LIFE"

気づいたらもう50。その内、16年間はもう治らない病気: 脳出血(戦いようがないので安静にしてるしかないが…)と、共に生きて行くしかね〜と、宣告を受けたわけではないが、ある程度この歳になると判断はできる。

Let me do my math (again). Just to be sure;
①: 1971-1971: Born in Yokohama City
②: 1971-1981: Raised in Fujisawa City
❸: 1981-1984: Moved to the Island of Guam
④: 1984-Until High in Kugenuma: Came back to Fujisawa City, again (from Guam). HOWEVER, WAS FORCED TO LEAVE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL (KATASE JUNIOR HIGH), DUE TO MY JAPANESE CAPABILITY AND UNAVAILABILITY. How nonsense can that be? I thought all public schools are welcomed for anybody. Well, I was mistaken (or, who was wrong???)
❺I took a year off after after High School. Worked part-time for a year and decided to join the campus once again, but this time, College in Iowa.

After four years of studying abroad, for really particular no reason, I came back to Japan. Started to work like a dog. However, it didn't bother me at all. I can honestly say, "I loved what I did."

そして、今に至ると言うわけだ。この50年生きてきて、唯一分かった事はひとつ。

"Life ain't short, live your life until it warns out." I had my warning but had it slipped away.

MK
07/17
2021/08/24

🔴ANSWERS to QUIZ 36 - 40
36: Which is the world's largest body of fresh water: Lake Superior or Lake Victoria?
[LAKE SUPERIOR. (LAKE VICTORIA IN AFRICA IS SECOND LARGEST)]
37: What object is hidden for a short time during lunar eclipse?
[THE MOON]
38: Correct this sentence: "Many people lives in my neighborhood."
["Many people LIVE in my neighborhood." (SUBJECT AND VERB MUST AGREE.)]
39: Round 23.45 to the nearest whole number.
[23]
40: Which doesn't belong in this group: mango, papaya, kiwi, petunia, and plantain?
[PETUNIA, A FLOWER, NOT A FRUIT]

🔵QUIZ 41 - 45
41: Which produces light: A Star or A Planet?
[ ]
42: In recipes, how is the word "tablespoon" abbreviated?
[ ]
43: How much is 14 + 15 + 16?
[ ]
44: Does the Golden Gate Bridge cross a section of ocean in Massachusetts or California?
[ ]
45: Many colonists came to America to escape taxation. TRUE or FALSE?
[ ]

「休み…」

バタバタしすぎてて、どこから何を手をつけていいのかわからないので、今日は一番先にブログを片付けます。

とは言え、もう眠い😪

MK
22:54
2021/08/20

「体調が良くね〜よ…」

一体あの「カラッとした」夏はいつ訪れるのだろうか？それとも、ずっと毎日が雨でたまに晴れ間が覗けるのか？

I may be pessimistic but I certainly don't like "bad weather." Who prefers thunder, rain, typhoon, and so forth???

しかし、良くはなってはいるが、やはり身体のどこかは必ずおかしい！文句を言うつもりはないが、いったい私だけなのか…他の障害者はどうやったら克服しているのか…

I still have some stuff to do but I'm thinking of taking it easy tonight.

MK
22:59
2021/08/19

🔴ANSWER, QUIZ 31 - 35
31: Why can't most plants grow in the dark?
[BECAUSE THEY CAN'T MAKE CHLOROPHYLL WITHOUT SUNLIGHT]
32: Is the proper closing for a business letter "Lots of love" or "Yours truly?"
[YOURS TRULY]
33: What is one-tenth of $40?
[$ (40÷10=4]
34: What clue to her identity did Cinderella leave behind at the ball?
[ONE OF HER GLASS SLIPPERS]
35: What battle cry inspired Sam Houston and his men to defeat the Mexican army?
["REMEMBER THE ALAMO!"]

🔵QUIZ 36 - 40
36: Which is the world's largest body of fresh water: Lake Superior or Lake Victoria?
[ ]
37: What object is hidden for a short time during lunar eclipse?
[ ]
38: Correct this sentence: "Many people lives in my neighborhood."
[ ]
39: Around 23.45 to the nearest whole number.
[ ]
40: Which doesn't belong in this group: mango, papaya, kiwi, petunia, and plantain?
[ ]

"JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN JAPAN"

"Is English a popular subject among the Japanese Junior High School students?" I would never know because I never pay attention at all. This was when I just returned from Guam and attended the school in Japan..

I hate to say this but the teachers, and I mean all the teachers, they spoke as if I was the only one coming from a different planet. The pronunciations were horrible, and the grammar, oh boy...

こういった状況下で、日本の中学英語のレベルは上がるわけがない！！本当に生徒達はかわいそうだ。もっと笑えるのは、英語を教えるシステムは40年前と全く変わっていないという点だ。これじゃあ、日本人が海外に出て行っても未だに笑われるわけだ。

しかし、恐らく何も出来ないのは、今の現状が変わっていないからだと思う。まぁ、お金さえあれば、インターナショナルスクールに行くなり、海外に留学するなり、方法はあるのだが…. 後必要なのは、勇気だけだと私は勝手に思っている。

If I have the chance to redo my life again, I would definitely go abroad. Perhaps, States and Spain. Try to become a trilingual individual.

MK
01:26
2021/08/19

🔵QUIZ 31 - 35
31: Why can't most plants grow in the dark?
[ ]
32: Is the proper closing for a business letter "Lots of love" or "Yours truly?"
[ ]
33: What is one-tenth of $40?
[ ]
34: What clue to her identity did Cinderella leave behind at the ball?
[ ]
35: What battle cry inspired Sam Houston and his men to defeat the Mexican army?
[ ]

🔴ANSWER FROM THE QUIZ 26 - 30
26: In what State is the city of Minneapolis?
[MINNESOTA]
27: What living things absorb carbon dioxide from the air and replace it with oxygen?
[GREEN PLANTS]
28: Turn the word "TAPES" into a kind of glue.
[PASTE]
29: How much is 2/5 of 25?
[10]
30:
Which major league baseball team has won the most World Series?
[THE NEW YORK YANKEES]

「休みだけど…」

Today was supposedly my day off. Guess my life ain't that easy! I had to attend my very important doctor's appointment tonight: For CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE (this appointment is held every 3 month). Furthermore, next week (finally), I've secured another doctor's appointment: COVID-19 vaccination.
　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Once both shots are completed, I'm planning to ask acupuncture for my body. I haven't had this for a very long time and I can't wait, because it comforts myself and at the same time, my body, too.

MK
00:55
2021/08/25

🔴QUIZ 21 - 25
21: Which insects do not live in colonies: Mosquitoes, Wasps, Honeybees, and Ants?
[MOSQUITOES]
22: In a court of law, what word means the opposite of "INNOCENT?"
[QUILTY]
23: Which is greatest: 0.5, 0.05, 0.005, or 0.0005?
[0.5]
24:
In what story do tailors make invisible clothes for an emperor?
[THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES (by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON]
25: In the 1800s, what group of people worked without pay on Southern plantations?
[SLAVES]

🔵QUIZ 26 - 30
26: In what State is the city of Minneapolis?
[ ]
27: What living things absorb carbon dioxide from the air and replace it with oxygen?
[ ]
28: Turn the word "TAPES" into a kind of glue.
[ ]
29: How much is 2/5 of 25?
[ ]
30:
Which major league baseball team has won the most World Series?
[ ]