Tomoko's Blog

Originally I made this blog to communicate with with my friends I made with in London . I arrived in London at 14th April 2005 and this is my start studying here. I like computer staff and would like to develop knowledge in that field . I am getting some knowledge from my friends who are so much in that field. So I would like to try what I get and put them on this blog which is useful and understandable for non computer expert person besides my personal diary.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

baby present

I purchased a baby clothes as a present to my new niece.
I went to Baby-Gap shop and choose the clothes useful to my niece.
I purchased baby shocks, baby hat and baby pajamas and even soft toys, a bear and a dock.
I wanted to purchased baby-clothes which is printed “I love aunt” in stead of “I love mama”.
Actually I can not even find “I love mama” at the shop.

I consider buying baby ring or bracelet however she might not like it.
If the baby had the character similar to my sister, she will never be happy with baby ring and blame me to choose such a useless thing and even complain about the design and sell it on E-bay.

Quite high probability, the baby has smellier character to its mother.
So I think I choose a proper present since baby clothes can be just worn out and useful whatever its design is not good.

Monday, January 28, 2008

Dentist

I now see my dentist every Friday.
My dentist is the dentist university not the clinic and my doctor is quite young and looks having confidence. I like that.
I have a problem in my tooth. He said I need to transplant my wisdom to the back place. One of my back teeth was damaged too heavily by my wisdom and can not be there anymore.
So I need to take off the tooth which has been bullied by one of my wisdoms for long time and now the wisdom is going to be replaced to it.

If you feel gross, sorry…
The story in the mouth might not be nice.

It is a bit big surgery and cost me 500pounds, 100,000 yen including billing to say at the hospital and one meal. I think it is quite much money.
And he said that the transplant have the possibility of success, 70%. So if I am in the rest, 30%, I need to have an implant surgery and it cost 1500pounds, 300,000yen addition.
I said to him, it is too expensive and. if the transplant surgery does not go well, I just want to give up my back tooth. My mouth is too small to have all teeth originally and I do not mind to loose one.
He got angry to hear that.
I replied to him that I am poor!!!



I think if my transplan surgery does not success, he will not my doctor since he does not agree to give up the tooth.

Friday, January 25, 2008

Baby girl

I am a aunt now.
My sis gave birth to a baby yesterday.
I have not seen that baby yet moreover I have not seen my sis after I came back to Tokyo.
My sis get married when I was a uni student.



I think I will go to see that baby this weekend.
I rally want to be a cool aunt.
So today, I was thinking quite long time what could be a nice present to that bay to celebrate baby's birth.
Manypeople said that practical things are so nice since baby needs so many things such as baggy and clothes and baby-bath so on.
I want to give something more special so that baby can feel she was gave birth with being loved not only her parentes but also other people, for example ME!
So I thought baby ring might be nice.
She can keep it and feel alwasy that she is loved by birth.
So I told that way to my colleagues today. However most of them said that it is not really cool idea.
Since a baby ring will be kept in somewhere and can not be useful. It can be even lost.
If you have any cool idea, please tell me!

I pray today thanking about that baby's health and wish she will be a happy
and a kind girl.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

SNOW

It snows in tokyo.
Cold but beautiful!

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Watari Tesuya


I had a business dinner at some Chinese restaurant.

Next room of us, Watari Tesuya was having dinner with his company.
By some chnace, we are invited to that room.
Lucky me!!
I shook hands with him.

Dentist

I visited the dentist during my lunch time.
Tokyo Dentist University at Och-no-mizu is my dentist. I booked the dentist from 12:00.
So I left my place fifteen minutes before 12:00 and my dentist was kindly made everything so quick. I took the X-ray picture of my whole teeth and chin and we discussed for the future treatment.

Since I felt a bit disappointed about my skill in my job, all people who works there looked extremely skilled person and I feel shame about myself feeling like I am the only person I can not be professional in my life.
Things can not be done by one day.
I think I can step forward even it is like crowing.

By the way, I was allocated a new doctor there.
I liked previous doctor so I hope my new doctor is as good as my previous doctor.

Monday, January 21, 2008

The triumph of the nerd

"The triumph of the nerd" , the title sounds great isn't it?!
My friends introduce this site nad sent me the link of this movie. http://tinyurl.com/2nnvgk

Thank you!!
Maybe he is my nerd friend?!
I often wonder if I am a nerd or not. To be a nerd, my knowledge on the computer is too week and I like to interact with people too much.
To be a nerd, we need to study much.
I feel a bit diappointed to think I am not even a nerd....

A ribbon on her head



I purchased a webcam. It is a pink one.
I though I would never purchase a webcam althouhg I often chat with people and talk over p2p telephone.
Since while I am at home, I usually do not dress up and just relax. So I am quite happy
not to show my face even to my close friend.
However I think, it is ok to some friends now and I want to see their faces since I have not seen so long.
My webcam looks quite quite. I think my computer looks like wearing a pink ribbon on her head.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Wouldn’t be nice!

Recently, I am dreaming having and leaning a Guitar. Before I thought It is a bit melancholic instrument.
I love something cheerful always so guitar is not my choice.
My friends start to take a lesson. She purchased a beautiful guitar.
I’ve heard she plays.
Of course, she is just a beginner but already she can play enough make me happy.
The live music can has so much more power than the recorded music by the famous musicians.
I am horrible at singing maybe from by birth. It does not mean I do not like singing.
I love singing. If you want I can sign for you since I am not shy as well.
The problem is the listeners are not happy and I am not happy if I make listeners pitty.
However if I can play the guitar, I can enjoy music.
I am thinking to purchase a guitar and leaning by myself with a book. Maybe not that expensive and beautiful one like my friend has.
Looks and sounds are related in the instrument? Hmmm…
When I do not really understand something in the book, I can ask my friend.
I have many songs I want to play.
If I can play “Wouldn’t be nice!”
I want to play music at the happy occasion such as my friends birthday or they pass the exam or every thing.
Do you think it is possible, if you have some experience in guitar, please comment on y plan.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Tokyo Linux Users Group

I attended the TLUG meeting last Saturday. It was my second time.
This time we have more than thirty people there. As far as I remember the last time I attended, I saw only the half of this time.
Maybe around five of us are Japanese including me.
There most people have good command of Japanese however people communicate in English.
This time, topics were "E-paper" and "LaTeX".

Thursday, January 03, 2008

what people want

what people want are MONEY and LOVE. Things are so serious about them.
I have a friend who is scientist said that in the sicence love is the concept which can not be defended. So in the science, it is said that there is not such thing as LOVE and Love is just an illusion.
I think money is also a thing which does not really exist but just the abstract concept.
Money is really interesting concept. Although it is not really have the existence, it is expressed in numbers. Numbers are the servant of science.
what people want are MONEY and LOVE. Things are so serious about them.
I have a friend who is scientist said that in the sicence love is the concept which can not be defended. So in the science, it is said that there is not such thing as LOVE and Love is just an illusion.
I think money is also a thing which does not really exist but just the abstract concept.
Money is really interesting concept. Although it is not really have the existence, it is expressed in numbers. Numbers are the servant of science.
Science itself deny LOVE though.

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Do you know the cartoon Nodame.
My close friend said she can find me in this char actor. So I checked it out,
Here is the description I can see in Wikipedia.
"She is messy and disorganized, takes baths several days apart and loves to eat, sometimes stealing her friend’s lunchbox when it is filled with delicacies."

I think I am quite clean in the matter of hygiene. I do not take Lunchbox from my friend.However I'go got admit I have something quite
close to her.
I think I might not be a normal girl in some sence.

calculato

calculator

I purchased my own calculator.
It cost me £25, equivalent to 5000en.

Before I was using cheaper one and I think cheap ones and expensive ones do not make much difference.
I find a book explaining how to use a calculator. Before I thought, calculators are just calculator and we do not need to know much about it. They have simple interfaces and the buttons are not much, aren't they?!
I needed to know some. Now I think.
My calculator looks so cool and I am so in love with it.

What is so special about my calculator?!
Firstly, it have just fitting size to my hands. My hands are not so big and at the same time not so mall as well. I fond the just my size one.
Secondly the buttons were so special.
The numbers on the button never disappeared after even if I use many years since the number was not just printed on the buttons but made from the plastic itself.
The buttons have different curves depending on the row which they are allocated.
Some are concave and some are incarve on their top surfaces so that I can guess which number I am touching without seeing them.
Thirdly I choose a Kashio calculator. There are two major calculator makers, Kashio and sharp.
They have different interface and the their calculators are operated in different ways.

I put a mark on it so that people can see it is mine.

New years days

My new years days...
How I am spending my new years day is the topic I am talking now...
To be honest not really cool....

I just study bookkeeping for the next month exam.
I think I do not allow myself to go far and force myself to study however I allow myself to sleep as much as I want.
I gave up everything for this exam.
I want to go to Church, I want to go to Linux users' group meeting and other computer meeting.
I gave up all.
This month I have a friend who is going to have her birthday.
Maybe I do not even allow myself to go there.
I think I really need to pass the exam. It is just one and half month period so I think I should take it.
Wish me luck.

Eye surgery

I've got a eye-surgery.
It is not because of some disease or something but to improve my eye-sight.
Now I can live without glasses or contact lenses.
These days this surgery become quite popular here in Japan. The hospital was located in one of the newest and expensive buildings and they are occupied three floors.
Concerning the surgery itself, actually I think it was harder than I imagined. May people said it is incredibly easy surgery and do not feel anything at all.
I think it is still painful.
When I took that surgery, I had really hard tome to go home.
I can not stop my tears and I can not see much and need to take trains and change the train.
I think people around me in the train might think I am crying for something although I was wearing dark coloured glasses.
Now I feel ok and have great eyes....