Thank you, 2011♪ and hello! 2012

I appreciate everything I had this year.

I'm sure 2012 is going to be another great year :-)

"Everybody, have a happy new year!"



CHOCOLATE HAPPY

It snowed a little bit in my town in Hiroshima yesterday.

Finally, already, whatever... winter has come :-)

Speaking of winter, I wanna introduce a part of my winter happiness you♪

This is "Moritz Ice Cube Chocolate"

I've heard this German chocolate is limited to winter time.  For me, this is the best chocolate ever♪

Go to a store "Jupiter" or something to find this blue package with a bear picture on it and try :-)

Today, I went to a store with my coworker and bought 3 packs.

One is for me, another one is for my mom and... the last one is...  for me♪ lol

I love this hazelnut flavored melting chocolate :-)

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Fill'er up!

I went to nice dinner with my friends last night♪

 Food, wine, people, chatting... everything was good :-)  I filled up myself and had a great time♪

I was really ready for the sales time on December weekend!

Then, what happened today was... "I got so unconfident"   Well, I don't wanna say anything negative like "unconfident" but I'm not perfect, so it happens! lol

I had a chance to talk to my coworkers and they let me realize I was not managing them very well.  I thought I was trying hard but I was making a lot of mistakes.  I can't tell everything in here but... it was very serious to me and took my confidence away from me for... a while.

Some people think working under someone is very stressful, but it's easy, I think.  Being a leader is more difficult than being a follower... but it's very challenging♪

Maybe that's why I can keep trying :-) 

Honestly, I was a bit down today but I'll be better soon!  I can do better :-)  I really feel I'm lucky to know how my coworkers were feeling and then they told me about it.  I guess they had a hard time to be courage enough to tell me their feeling honestly.  I appreciate it.

We'll be better :-)  because they are all good girls and reliable ;-)     

Thank you for reading!

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Are they ready?

It's time to get new year greeting cards♪

Have you done this yet?

I guess many people will send greetings by e-mail or something on the internet nowadays.  It must be very easy, quick and convenient ;-)  I understand that and I used to do that.

But I started sending greeting cards instead of e-mail because I just wanted to. lol

And I felt good when I received one :-)

As I do every year, I picked up cards from UNICEF catalog because 50% of sales will be a donated.

I got pens for writing, made up a list of friends... now, all I have to do is "write"!

I'm a slow starter but I know I gotta do this gradually... so I won't be late for a deadline and my cards will be mailed on New Year's Day♪

I know we still have more than 3 weeks by the end of this year,

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From now to new year, it's gonna be a busy time for anybody,

but I already hope next year will be another great year for us♪  Well,,, I know it will be! 

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nuclear, war... and people living with them

December is gonna be my movie month♪ 

As I posted to another Japanese blog, I watched 2 documentary movies yesterday.

http://wasabismtsurezure.blogspot.com/2011/12/blog-post_06.html

I just wanted to watch something serious and I'm not familiar enough with movies to review them,

but both of the movies were so good and I'm glad to have a chance to watch them.

I was shocked and moved by kids and babies.  Especially the one about people suffering from Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, while this movie I couldn't hold back the tears.

I saw many kids and small babies who had very serious problems on their body, both mentally and physically.  Many of them were left by their parents because of disease caused by radioactivity.  Everything I watched was very shocking.  Babies born with problems, teenagers suffering from cancer or heart disease...  But the most shocking thing was a boy who had paralyzed limbs talking about his dream.  He said "I want to be a doctor because I want to save people from disease"

He can't walk, he can't move much by himself.  I think everybody could have the same feeling as mine if you see him...  "You are one of the people who need good cure first!"  But this young boy still care much about suffering people around him.  Maybe it is ordinary and very true for him to live there with people who have more serious and fatal problems. 

Another movie was about relationship between Israel and Palestine.  While doctors and parents try hard to save one life of a baby at a hospital,  hundreds of people are dying at once in the battle area nearby. 

Killing and hurting... or saving and helping...  We, human beings can do both.  We can't be stupid.

Thank you for reading.

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just my blah-blah

I feel really happy when...

"work" is prior to any other stuff in my life.

I certainly feel it's true and it's ME!  lol

Some people say  "Oh, you should take more rest.  You always work too much"

Well,,, thank you.  But I will do it in my own way because I'm not you! :-)

Besides, I know many people who work much harder than me.  So I never feel "I work too much" ;-)

I've been working on managing and coaching people.  A few weeks ago, I was just feeling "This is so difficult.  I don't know if I'm doing anything right!"  But I recently started to feel "hmm... this is kinada interesting"  It's still difficult but I try to learn from hard working people around me, books, thinking back my experience and putting it into action.  And I finally found it a bit more interesting.  lol

Just focus on what I have to do and keep trying,

Then I will see I'm making a progress later on.  This is when I feel really happy about my life♪

And I keep trying so I can see another "one more step ahead" :-) 

I guess everybody can have the same feeling... about their hobbies, studies, marriage, raising kids... anything!

For me, work is the biggest measure right now :-)  This is my personal trait♪