Archive for ‘ August, 2009 ’
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Saito Kinen Orchestra in Matsumoto
Yesterday, on August 29, I went to Matsumoto for the Saito Kinen Orchestra concert. It has been over a decade since I went to Saito Kinen …
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Most exciting day in academic year…
Today was the happiest and the most exciting day throughout the academic year for me. It is the day of the commencement where class of 20…
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Follow-up:TfT event on Aug. 5
I wrote on my blog about the Table for Two event on August 5. As I said, I was out of the country then and could not attend the event. B…
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Shogi lessons and event
I have tried to make it a rule to watch How to play Shogi on You Tube, while I stay in British Columbia. As I do not play chess, it is qu…
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Good time in British Columbia…
I spent close to two months in British Columbia and am now at the SanFrancisco Airport lounge, heading back to Tokyo. This summer was fil…
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Peak2Peak
Last week, I decided to try the Peak2Peak in Whistler/Blackcomb mountains in British Columbia. The gondola connecting two mountains of W…
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Starbucks or Non-Starbucks?
Recently, I heard several comments about the new strategy by Starbucks. The company began testing the new retail outlet without the name…
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Shogi by Youtube
Over the past several days, I started taking Shogi lessons via youtube. I had introduced the Shogi lesson series before. But I kept postpo…
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2010-6 months from today!
The Opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics 2010 will be held exactly 6 months from today, August 12, in Vancouver/Whistler area where I …
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“Audacity of Hope” Read by President
I listened to the audio book, Audacity of Hope, written and read by the U.S. President Obama the other day. I became hooked with the aud…