Even though it was a holiday, day for rest,
I had to work on several orders of translation
from my customers.
I had to. I had originally planned to go up
Mr. Fukuchi, which stands between 直方市 and
北九州市, on that day.
But I was forced to cancel it.
If I hadn't got these translations done,
I would have a much tighter schedule now.
I translated 1) Japanese contract into English,
2) Maintenance manual for flooring materials,
and 3) Business report.
Doing translation alone in a small apartment
on a holiday is terribly bad for mental health, I am sure.
I have to have a long break soon in the near future.
2) Monday Nov. 13th
This day I sent a thanks e-mail to those who I met
at Business Show held on Nov. 10th.
At the show, I got several inquiries from visitors
and other exhibitors.
This day I suddenly began to have much pain
in my lower limbs. It was the symptoms of gout.
I had to take strong medicine to reduce the pain.
3) Tuesday Nov. 14th
This day was a birthday of one of my students.
I felt happy about it.
Around 11:00, Nobu-chan, a friend of mine
and also student of mine, came here all the way
from 九重町, Oita.She drives to come here for
2.5 hours every.
We had a very practical English training together.
I took her to a ramen restaurant in 目尾(Shakano).
They serve us delicious ramen.
For those who live outside 筑豊地区,
let me show how to read the following place names.
直方 reads 【Noogata】
目尾 reads 【Shakano】
4) Wednesday, Nov. 15th
I was very busy or rather, was tied up with several types of
translation on this day.
So, I had to cancel one lesson in the evening.
I am so sorry for her about this.
I got new orders of translation from new customers.
One of them was an exhibitor at the Business Show
on Nov. 10th. They showed us very innovative and unique
lamp shade. They asked me to translate Japanese-written
Assembly Instruction into English for export.
In the morning, I found the pain had gone.
I was very lucky this time.
5) Thursday Nov. 16th
I spent many hours in checking and correcting(添削)
the various types of translation by my students.
Finished this work in the evening and then I felt
somewhat relieved.
This day I also got a new order from a new customer.
These days I have kept doing a certain activity,
which I believe has broght me new orders.
Do you wanna know what it is???