Small Talks vol.37

About the Gadgets... I have not bought any gadgets in those days because I'm busy and spend hectic days because I moved to Jakarta here.

The latest gadets I bought is the Chromecast which is the device we can do mirroring the PC/Tablet display and TV display through HDMI.  I enjoyed the Hulu on-demand video contents service on TV display with utilzing this Chromecast.

And the Gadget I would like to have for next is the Apple Watch because I never have those kind of wearable devices. I really want to try many kinds of functions like managing health, checking emails, listening music without i-pod, and also the watch itself.

I think the importance of those kind of Gadgets is; these technolocy should be practical i.e. we can reach out to this and use the function in daily life.  The wearable device is the one I think.

Small Talks vol.36

I think it it difficult to answer this kind of question "What is your personality?".

Even in Japanese, I'm gonna give some serious thoughts about who am I? and what kind of personaity do I have?

I think, just as my personal thoughts, I am very down-to-earth and matter-of-fact when I think about my personality not only for Business situatoin but also for Private situation, but at the same time, or I could say I'm a kind of ordinaly or bland personality.

Also I think I am mild-tempered, in any circumstances I do not get angry so much except that my kid is saying something selfish.

Lastly I think I am kind of shy.  I'm okay with Business situation, I can talk everybody with open-minded.  But in private situation like party when many strangers are there, I become shy and I cannot talk with so many people.

Small Talks vol.35

I just got a question as "How do you think what makes good parents?"

It's a good question and thought-provoking question for me, and here is my answer to this question;

I think good parent is the person who can provide advices when the kids need it, and person who can be with kids when they need it, and who can give thicking-off to kids when they need it, and who can forgive the kids when they need and all of those should be well-balanced.

This is my current thoughts on who are good parents, I'm wondering I would change my opinion when the kids grow up.

Small Talks vol.34

It's already mid-April, and 2 weeks later, Japanese peple have the Golden week which is 4-5 days holiday in early May.

One day in the Golden week, there is a Children's day on 5/5.

There is a Japanese tradition that we are celebrating this day with putting on the Koinobori which is a flying colorful carp banners, and also we put the Samurai's helmet insdie the house.

The reason why we put these is because the helmet and armor is recognized as symbolic icon of to save the boy and human being from any kind of accident, sich and disease.  So people put it with a with in their mind.

Also there is a reason why we put the Koinobori outside the house, it's based on the old stories of China, it is said that only the strong carp who achieved to arrive the upper reaches of the biggest river can be a dragon.  So people put the Koinobori with wishing about the kids to live strong as dragon.

Small Talks vol.33

NBAのスーパースター、困っている19歳のシングルマザーにサプライズ

This is a great story I think.

The car which Westbrook provided to this single mother is not just a car he bought, is a car which Westbrook had received as an extra prize.

He thinks she is the one whom he should provide this car because this single mother has given everything for her children, and also she is still making every effort to be a good mother and also to make her dream happen.

Really impressive for both Russel and her.

Small Talks vol.32

In these days, I found that giving feedback and responding is really important to develop the daily conversation like small talks.

Here is the link for the website which convers many kinds of feedbacks, and some of these are impressive and interesting for me;

• It is. （そうですね）


• Absolutely! （まったくその通りです！）


• Could be｜It could be （そうかもね）


• Fair enough （まぁ、いいでしょう）


• Sounds good! （いいですね！）


• That's incredible（unbelievable）. （信じられないことですね）


• That’s terrible! （それはひどい！）


• That's awful! （最悪じゃん！）


• Seriously? （本気ですか？）


• You're kidding. （まさか）｜You must be kidding. （まさか）


• No way! （ありえな～イ！）


• Come on! （また～！）

I would like to respond with these kind of feedback in natural way.

Need a practive repeatedly, just do it :)

Small Talks vol.31

Have you heard about "Hitsumabushi"?

We went to the Japanese restaurant "Una-cho" in Plaza Snayan which is famous for Unagi menus, and ate Unaju and Hitsumabushi there.

Hitsumabushi is kind of rice bowl dishes with Unagi which we can taste it in a several way as we like it.  There are 3 steps;

Step1: Just eat the Unagi on rice bowl as it is.

Step2: Eat the Unagi with Wasabi and Yakumi which means Nori and Negi.

Step3: Supply the hot soup called as Dashi on Unagi to make it Otyazuke.

I think it it worth to try it for everyone who has never tried it.  

Small Talks vol.30

This is a re-writing weblog of past uploaded one.  

I got a special sweets for the Valentine's day gift.  

That was really deliscious and sweet scone with heart shaped. 

I saw the article that the custom in Japan like the Females send some gift like chocolate or something with their love on that day is really rare, I was really suprised.  

Not only in Indoenesia but also in many other Asian country and Eupropean country, it is a day which Males send gifts with their love on Valentine's day.  It's totally opposite way to Japan's one.  

Also in Indonesia, some people express a dessenting view for this sort of moods which people celebrating the Valentine's day.  

We should understand that there are many diffrent way of thinking and diffrent sense of values in the world.  On that basis, we should enjoy that Valentine's day.

Small Talks vol.29

I heard that there are so many reasons that we have to watch the "Breaking Bad".

The first reason is about it's story.  This story starts with a scene that a man in middle age, wearing only the white brief, standing with a gun on a deserted landscape.  That's so wired as a start of the story, but that is a start and I heard that everyone to get into this unpredictable story.

Second one is about characters in the story.  Especially for the "Pinkman", the only one good-looking man but trouble-making guy, causes many problems even when Walter the central character plan in great details.  But he has been growing up to be a man as the episode goes.

The last thing is about how the story end up.  Although it is a common sense that popular drama will be continuing untill that will be not popular and the boom become a things of the past, the producer team has announced it will be finished by season 5.  

It's so wired that I have not watched yet while I have mentioned there are so many reasons that we cannot miss it as above.  But I have not yet in effect.

That's simply because there is no English subtitle version in Hulu.jp so far.

Long waited occaision, and still really looking forward.