Wednesday, January 30, 2013

No picnic to handle it, yes, I really wanted to skirt around the topic if I could..



But after 2 weeks have passed since that tragedy occurred, I thought I needed to scrutinize it more objectively.
Thereafter I'll take the plunge to mention it !

2 weeks ago, which was in the evening on Jan 16 in our time (= in the morning on the same day in local time), the news reported that many of foreigners including our citizens (Japanese people) were incarcerated by the Armed Islamic Group. 

According to the source, it began on 16 January 2013, al-Qaeda-linked terrorists under the command of Mokhtar Belmokhtar took over 800 people hostage at the Tigantourine gas facility near In AménasAlgeria.

After four days, the Algerian special forces raided the site, in an effort to free the hostages.
At least 39 foreign hostages were killed along with an Algerian security guard, as were 29 militants.

We were very unfortunate to know in a few days that 10 dead bodies of our compatriots were found at the hospital, which was announced by our government shortly after that.

We could not help crying over and over and over, as the truth came into light.

We of course condemn the terrorism, it’s definitely unforgivable act. 

Besides what they (Terrorists) have done to all our friends is nothing but execution, no doubt ! 

Must it not be justified for the world!

To put it more specific, we must fight against terrorism not by waging war (=retaliating act), but by holding perpetual talks with them…

Hope All Leaders of the Nations that it may concern (I hear there are totally 8 countries concerned) must keep presence of their mind. 


You must not get on the provocation of the terrorist, namely, Japan, The United States...and all countries that have unfortunately lost their citizens during this period of times under the name of pathetic barbarism !

All Leaders of nations to whom it may concern,


Please don’t quarrel with your own flesh and blood !


We have already learned in the past war how the bloodshed is cruel, where our SDF were also dispatched at the scene, namely the Iraq War or War in Afghanistan, where foreign soldiers as well as local citizens were succumbed to death up to the present, as you know.

When the theme is considered as a domestic issue, the following law has to be revised;

So called Man-Power Dispatching Business Law in our nation killed one innocent 44 years old  man, I believe !

It is deeply related to our employment issue, thereafter he had to look for his job not in Japan, but outside the country. We do remember he had to say it to his family before heading for Algeria !

But then again, why the bereaved family had to be fired away by the media so persistently ???

Shame on inconsiderate newspapers and magazines even though it’s for the sake of your work ! 
You don’t have right to disclose everything of their own, do you ???

We also have right not to know everything that we don't want to know, for instance, what had happened thoroughly to him and his own family !! 

You (=Japanese Media) have got to be more discreet all the time !!! 

Please don’t take further steps to it, anymore !

And in my last word to conclude the issue,

I would deeply express my condolences to all people around the world who had unfortunately lost their lives due to violence.

I’m very sorry,
RIP to all casualties,

タケ



Monday, January 14, 2013

Today is Coming of Age Day

Somehow it is sarcastically snowing and is unlikely to stop soon..

No matter how the weather is, today is undoubtedly the special day to those who are eligible to attend the ceremony on the grand that he or she has become adult legally.


My Juniors,

Congratulations for becoming grown-ups !

At the same time, you have responsibility for any of your action and behavior !

Your obligation and your right are living cheek by jowl.

Do contribute to your society as much as you can in your field !


Do not cause troubles, otherwise you are taken into custody...Please just do goodness to anybody ! 


Nothing ventured, nothing gained 


Please bear this in your mind...should you try to become today's movers and shakers !


My Juniors, 

Enjoy yourself !

But please be careful not to fall down on your way home, coz it is pilled up with snow !


GANBAREYO ! SHIN-SEIJIN NO MINASAMA TACHI ^^ 


タケ 

 

Friday, January 04, 2013

Dear daddy! - sequel

Dear my dad,

15 months passed since I have mentioned you here on my blogger, dad ! 

http://take-is-here.blogspot.jp/2011/10/dear-daddy.html


As I reported you yesterday, mom looked so happy last time I met her on Jan 2 ^^ 

She told me she feels happy whenever I see her, and I am reassured that nothing was in vain during my visit to her hospital, or at least I realized that I have made her happy in anyhow..

I owe it to you that I was able to surmount everything I am involved over the last couple of years, and I still remember...you said in your will in Oct 24, 2004, which was,

Quit playing around (in original; MAJIME NI YAREYO=まじめにやれよ)

At that time, I still was greenhorn, and I must admit I could only grasp your words on the face value!!

Maybe, I was only scratching the surface of your last word you had left me before you were in critical condition..

Already more than 8 years passed since God had rest your soul dad, time flies !

Now that I understand what you've meant by MAJIME NI YAREYO.. 

It is not because of I got order, but because of I have got to face the music including mom's issue..

And I do know dad, you're always watching us (me and mom) from the heaven; 

Dad..!!!
I really was prodigal son when you were alive !
I have caused you millions of troubles..I'm very sorry, dad !

By way of apology, I will make it up for my mom (your wife) as much as I can..

And I'll never be succumbed to temptation or whatever..
I'll try my utmost especially at work..

Yes, you raised me up, Dad ! 
I thank you so much for your watching us as always !!!

ありがとう、お父さん・・

Your son,

タケ  


 


     

   

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

May always be Happy, be Positive & be Challenging !























Dear all viewers,

A Happy New Year !
2013 has begun !

To digest last year, it was very bountiful to me !

I think the most fruitful time I have ever had...it's not exaggerated at all.

A Founder and the current Chairman of H.I.S Hideo Sawada shows us in his book that we must always challenge to seize our chance no matter how hardship overwhelms upon us, even weaken our willpower.


He also tells us in the story that you can surmount everything as long as you are always willing to overcome..!!


Indeed, I experienced many things last year, I encountered good times and bad times one another. 


What I could surely say is; 

I enjoyed 2012 to full extent ! 
It was really wonderful to me !

But I wouldn't look back no matter how it was and; 

Here's my pledge right in front of viewers and bloggers around the world as well as Facebook friends that I'll be happier than 2012 ! 

I'll be more positive, more constructive and more imaginative..I'll jump up !!


I will always challenge and change my life as an employee of the Group Enterprises of Mr.Sawada's. 


So Let's be more Positive and challenging as to become happier in 2013, shall we???


As a proverb goes;

WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY

Stay healthy, be happy, be prosperious, always be challenging, my friends!

Do enjoy your 2013 ! 

タケ  

         

Saturday, November 24, 2012

There were actually several site proposed for my journey this time !

You may shock to know after reading it, but...to be honest, the destination for my journey which was first on my mind was Palau! 

I still remember it was the early September when I made a phone-call to my travel agent H.I.S for the first time in 3 months ! (after I traveled South Korea during Jun 11- Jun 16) 
I asked my person in charge of HIS on how Palau sounds like for my expecting journey..

However her answer was there's only 1 hotel available...
Furthermore, the Hotel's fee far exceeded my budget...What made me totally upset was the flight schedule (departing Narita Tokyo nearly 12 midnight & returning back there at around 5 in the morning in our time)...that did make no sense to me. 

In fact, it sounded to me really tight, what was worse, the estimate being sent to my email account from my travel agent was too expensive to carry on. 

Hence I had to change the destination despite the landscape of Palau sounded to me such tremendously beautiful & has caught my eyes an awful lot !! 
After having dreamed of staying in Palau during my holidays was up in the air, my next proposed sight was Vietnam..
According to my travel guide book 海外旅行の最新情報 地球の歩き方 , Vietnam has a lot ! 

There are actually so many beautiful places that draws me as well, and many spots are designated as the world heritage nationwide, indeed. 

Yet my decision was somehow wavering, and it went on & on & on..
After wading through a lot of info about this country, I concluded not to visit this time, either !

Still, I was sticking to beach resort such as Ko Samui in Thailand or wherever, and Langkawi was also count in..

Nevertheless, my second thought turned my eyes more onto familiar place than unfamiliar one, and to me, it was nothing but Kuala Lumpur !

The first time I visited there was on Jun 20 in 2001, when I was 36 year old..
     
I was tougher than present, also was rough and tumble ! 
Nowadays I take precedence over safety than adventure as I turned 48 year old.. 

 So when I've found Kuala Lumpur International Airport was really huge for the first time on last Monday the 12th, I felt a little bit disoriented !!


What I've found is, believe it not, this kind of ambiguity always makes my journey more bountiful and fruitful as always be ^^

And what made me feel more inclined to visit there at this time is..
Well, it goes without saying that I really wanted to see Facebook sisters face to face, yes, that's true ^^


Above all, what made my journey most comfortable and pleasant was nothing but their tenderness, caring, truthfulness, thoughtfulness..everything was exactly the same as I've imagined before we met each other!! 

And they decorated my 48th Birthday so amazingly !

If it were not for their great assistance, I'm sure I wouldn't have accomplished my journey in such safely & comfortably ! 
Yes, that's true !

Finally we ended up in Malacca where I really wanted to visit ever since I have watched the footage of it on TV, which was as far back as July 2 in 2010..^^


Also I could safely travel Taipei before going back to Tokyo ^^

Taipei was also amazing !
The thing is the traffic jam as well as I was really caught in KL, which was on my way to Chinatown..

As a matter of course, everything is
forgivable as long as I could safely return back to Tokyo !!

As a token of my gratitude for your welcoming when I was there, I really wanted to update here on my blogger ASAP..It took me nearly a week though anyway, I've finished it all ^^ 

Thank you, Terima Kasih Banyak & ありがとう ^^

Take

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Visiting Dad's Cemetery for OBON & today is also..

The Day when The World War Ⅱ ended under the unconditional surrender in which Japan was involved, which was as far back as Aug 15 in 1945. 
Speaking of it, I've already referred to one of my blog archives down below, so take a look ^^
http://take-is-here.blogspot.jp/2010/08/maybe-ive-got-to-speculate-more-on-this_15.html

Currently in Japan, Bon Festival is taken place till tomorrow nationwide, which is a Japanese Buddhist holiday in August to honor the departed spirits of one's ancestors.


To follow our ancestral customs, today I went to my dad's cemetery to report him everything that I had had over the past year.























So far, almost everything around me is looking up and I told him so.

Also in the evening after I got home, I cleaned up the Buddhist altar in my place very carefully, where the photos of the deceased (my dad's & my younger sis's) are stood up. I lit up the candle and offered incense sticks respectively for my dad & for my sis, and said a prayer for them.



  

















If I were more respectful, maybe I would have done it more often. I'm really sorry, both !
But by doing so, our bonds are tightened up securely for goods, I believe...they do understand me, maybe !

Thank you so much dad & sis for reminding me of the spiritual day ! 

Okay, I'll try my utmost for the rest of my life ^~^ 

タケ 





Sunday, April 01, 2012

Believe it or not, Apr 1 is the very beginning of the New Fiscal Year here in Japan and...

I hear there were so many joining & entering ceremonies in both enterprises & universities nationwide, say, I believe the bulk of freshmen have taken off the ground despite today is Sunday.


Besides, what I've told you before is, April can be associated with many beautiful flowers around, to say nothing of サクラ that represents Spring as well as the meaning of hope across the board.
Have a look at one of my blog archives that describes about the theme^^


Hooked on “Sakura”?

And also...for your better understand, I'll show you the related song that is called SAKURA



This is the footage of Sakura, and hope u like it ^^


An year passed by after that disaster though I sincerely hope things are looking up to those who live in stricken area, and Sakura does comfort them & cheer them up !
Well, that's all I wanted to say...GANBATTE KUDASAI !


タケ

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Do not forget 2:46 PM !!

Many of you folks might have already known, since Newspaper or TV reported in a large way. 


To say it precisely, an year anniversary will come in less than the net 20 hours, which was so “rampageous event” that had generated at 2:46 PM on Friday, March 11 in 2011


It is namely   2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.


Come to think of it, looks everything around me has changed completely during the last 1 year. 
Already an year passed by・・ 【A Various Scenes】 are flashed back in rapid succession. 
And of course, I've lost lots of things as well.


I'll express my condolences from the bottom of my heart to those who had unfortunately lost lives on the ground that there was huge catastrophe, or in relation to the power plant. 
We have no words to say, and we can't do anything for you either.   


And to our beloved folks, we're very sorry to say but...here are our pledge right in front of an year anniversary that we'll live with all our might each day in stead of you.


タケ











Sunday, January 01, 2012

Why not turn over a new leaf in 2012???

I know I’m just procrastinating & I have yet to take off the ground…What I mean is I can’t come up with the ideas on what to bring up as a topic for the New Year’s Day…
But anyway,  A HAPPY HAPPY 2012, Viewers!
Indeed, New Year has begun…hahaha!

Last night, I went to ODAIBA (TOKYO BAYFRONT) to see countdown and catch a glimpse of stunning view, namely the Statue of Liberty , Rainbow Bridge or whatever, and it was indeed my first time to be there…LOL























I’ve just explored more a lot as if I were a foreigner as I mentioned on some SNS… Yes I must admit there are such a many places that I haven’t visited even in Tokyo Area! Really shamefully enough to say, the thing is EVERYTHING IS SO EXPENSIVE and can’t easily to drop by (-_-)

Apart from its exceedingly high price, better I turn my eyes more onto internal rather than external, as I’ve been abroad quite a few as you already knew…Including United States of America where I have lived for a couple of years back in late 70s…there are totally 15 countries & regions which I have been so far.

Sorry, I just went off on a tangent quite a bit…but hey… this is my year…!!
My CHINESE ZODIAC IS DRAGON…So wish all my dreams come true at any rate!

January 1st is the very beginning of the New Year, according to our saying;
New Year’s Day is the key of the year or in original Japanese;
一年の計は元旦にあり

It might sound too conventional to say but…why not turn over a new leaf & do what we can from this day onward, shall we???

Sincerely hope a best of luck to you all & enjoy 2012!!
Cheers,

Take 


Friday, December 23, 2011

A Very Merry Christmas & wishing U all have A HAPPY2012^^

Hi, it's been a long time & how have you been viewers?
Indeed, 2 days earlier before the real Christmas (12/25), but I dare say Merry Christmas!

I thought I do want to update my blog by all means, sorry, I know it is seemingly farfetched LOL

When I look back 2011, I think it was really a drastic year in a certain way!
Although many things happened to me personally, what I wanted to say the first & foremost is the event that took place internal and external!

The huge calamity which stroke us in Mar as well as the problem of Fukushima Power Plant, the thing that the number of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families had already reached 2.05 millions, or US Dollar dropped below the level of 76 Japanese Yen…

In overseas, Osama bin Laden, Gaddafi were killed, Kim Jong-il died of sickness…   
An economic collapse of Greece has spread onto Spain, Portugal or Italy, and Euro itself is now in jeopardy of disruption. Or the flood of Bangkok Thailand...innumerable things happened this year (-_-)

Whereas 3 years had already passed since the world has been in utter Chaos after the Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers took place in autumn 2008, yet the perspective of recovery in a whole world still remains to be seen (-_-)

As 2012 is coming right up ahead, I sincerely wish all countries including Japan do make endeavors one another & try to make it better. Moreover, I do hope Terrorism & War would be eradicated!

Okay everyone! Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!


タケ  











Monday, October 10, 2011

Dear daddy!

Dear my dad,
Today is your birthday, you turned to 77 if you were alive...As you know, 77 has a special meaning in our society, which is derived from Chinese characters, namely “寿” and 77 could also be written as “七十七” in Kanji as well. Both “寿” & “七十七” are just alike.

And also what I must not forget is today is the 48 th anniversary of your wedding ―  on the same day in 1963, you and mom got married. At that time, you were 29 and my mom was 24...you guys were supposedly a very young & nice couples...hehehe^^

And the next year...I was born... I know you loved me an awful lot at least before sis MARIKO (1971-2002) was born. And you said I was so cute when I was a little boy...lol

In my school days, you've beaten up against me and played a role of stern father, while you played a role of gentle dad to my sis. It is just because I was a boy and sis was a girl. You've never beaten up against her...I was always the “victim”, it's just a sarcasm, dad...sorry yah^^

But on the other hand, you showed me gentleness from time to time as I've introduced on the previous post.

http://take-is-here.blogspot.com/2005/03/very-last-my-introduction-all-about-my.html

Dad, I always feel sorry, coz I'm the one that made my mom feel sick. She's now in hospitalization quite a long time as I've reported at your cemetery in the end of May...

http://take-is-here.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-single-blowbut-totally-pissed-off.html

I'm now working harder than ever to retrieve things back on course. In the meantime, I see mom periodically, but she is not satisfied at all. Rather she feel isolated all the time, but she doesn't say she wants to come home as she used to. It seems she's giving up her life, it's all my fault, I'm the one to be blamed for.

After sis MARIKO passed away, I had to be saddled with everything I was involved including mom's issue. But don't get me wrong dad! I don't intend to make complaints, rather I feel I have to make up for everything that I had done to you & your wife TOMOKO...

Okay I'll turn over a new leaf just as you had told me at the last minute God rest your soul, dad!

And thank you so much for letting me remember your birthday & recalling the blissful times we had spent in the United States! It is thankful that you're always watching us affectionately from the heaven...

ARIGATOU OTOSAN (ありがとう、おとうさん)

In the Health & Sports Day,
Your son,

Take



  

Sunday, September 11, 2011

A decade passed after the nightmare...

Today is the day to mourn over the deceased who had unfortunately lost their lives by the plain crash schemed by Al-Qaeda, and precisely 10 years have already passed since then. Casualties are nearly 3,000 people including us Japanese Citizens who were working at the world trade center in Manhattan New York City.

I still remember the first footage jumped into my eyes while watching the suspense drama at around 9 o'clock in the evening in my time, but couldn't believe at first. But soon I was aware of the fact that the fire flame covered up the building as well as the twin towers were getting collapsed, and the people screamed at it. The footage was abruptly changed from the drama I was watching to the scene what was happening in NYC. It was like a trick shooting, and was hard to believe this is reality, maybe the bulk of people must have felt the same since it was so horrible, I assume.


         
























They were out of shape and could no longer be as they were after the terrorist attacks, but I hear the citizens soon stood up and tried to make tenacious effort to restore the site of these demolished buildings so called Ground Zero.

As you already know, Iraq war has begun shortly after that under the name of eradication, and many Americans were dispatched to the scene and maybe the war dead is innumerable.
After Osama bin Laden who was believed to be the mastermind of this terrorist attacks was killed, the sporadic retaliation occurred is the well-known fact.

Today, there would be the memorial service in both Washington DC & NYC, and I hear both Mr. Obama and George will attend the ceremony in NY.

We all know it is hard nut crack to solve it, I mean to eradicate the terrorism completely from the earth, but it could also be said this long battle does hamper to expedite the economic recovery in the US and the world as well. Provided that huge military budget were cut down to some extent, the US government could have allocated some more budget to employment measures, social welfare or whatever to help out poor and the needy. Well, it's just my two cents and it may only be scratching the surface about the problem.

What I want to say first and foremost is US leaders need to pledge during this ceremony that they will never wage war any further and will cease war and withdraw the army those who are dispatched into both Iraq and Afghanistan immediately. They must turn their eyes into its weakening economy in stead for the sake of nation's peace and stability.


Monday, May 30, 2011

Yes, you can!

Well, about a year ago, I updated the following blog.


Indeed, I was almost given up my life at that time, and I did know I was at loose ends. But I was so depressed and felt reluctant to do what I’ve got to do, also I was too under the weather to get myself back on track. Only I felt down and out and was trying to get away from everything I was involved in!
This maybe the truth, and I justified myself that I just cannot afford it, just because I have a handicapped mom, but later I’ve found I was totally wrong.   

So I've made a New Year's resolution to change for the better as you may know, and tried to move forward. Also I feel much better compared with the last couple of years, and it did spur on me to change for the better.
I've been to the job placement office to look for a job for instance as to expedite it, which I haven’t done for the last 2 years. But of course, it wasn’t an easy task to get a job. It is because I’m already in my late 40s, and to make matters worse, continuous recession here in Japan got me completely stranded at the sight.   

I also took advantage of another job center and have met with a professional job counselor several times as to consult my expecting job.

To say nothing of, there was a huge disaster so called “Mar 11” in the course of my job search, and the calamity got me disoriented again. I had to suspend my job hunting for awhile due to the aftermath of the calamity including millions of aftershocks as you already know…

But some miraculous incident such as 16 year old boy and 80 year old woman who were rescued for the first time in 11 days since the disaster took place or whatever really moved me more or less. Or the tenacious effort of our fellows such as SDF or whoever tries to make endeavors just for the restoration of this country did inspire me, and cheered me up again and again!
As a result, I felt more and more inclined to expedite my job hunting, and I stood up once again for the sake of rebuilding this country after the massive loss as well as my passion to contribute in our society me as a man. 

And finally, I secured a decent job after many twists and turns I went through, and I dare say I had risen from the dead…

Today, I went to my dad’s cemetery, and reported back to him everything I was saddled with. And I’m sure he was pleased to hear my good news!


















And also I would like to say thank you so much all for your kindly support all the way! 
I can start over my life and I’m really happy that you always count me in as one of your good friends^^

I’ll make a fresh start as of tomorrow, and retrieve everything what I have left behind.
Indeed, I really feel a lot more confident at this time around! Yes, you (I) can!
Itsumo arigatou gozaimasu! (I thank you so much as always!)