Diary (up to July 14th)
-----------------------------------------------------------July 1st --- July 14th-------------------July 1st, Sunday, I went to Japan Filter Technology, Tagawa Plantas usual to teach English to its workers.This company is a subsidiary of Japan Tabaco (knows as JT).I ask my student(s) to drive me there especially when it rains.I have had a contract with them to teach English for a year.This company has a very friendly atmosphere and I feel very comfortablewhile teaching.-----------------------------------------------------------July 2nd --- July 4thI joined Trading (BOEKI) Seminar by Fukuoka Chamber of Commerceand Industry for three days.Since I worked for good trading firms based in Osaka for severalyears up to over 10 years ago, I know basics of overseas trading.However, I wanted to join this seminar to confirm my expertiseand learn something new.I paid 10,000 yen for joining this seminar and also paid another10,000 yen for my student who also joined this seminar following myadvice.The whole seminar was very inspiring and interesting to me.There were some new fundamental things I learned.I don't know how much this seminar was valuable to the student,but I know this student will appreciate the seminar later in the future.Learning lots of things there, I have prepared myself for coachingJapanese companies how to have better business dealings with overseas ones.---------------------------------------------------------* New Fellow TranslatorFrom July 1st on, I have another fellow translator who works with me.This person quit working at a local hotel at the end of June andstarts her career as a translator which this person has wanted tobe for many years, I heard.Now I feel great responsibilities for this new translator as wellas my current fellow translators.------------------------------------------------------*July 7thIt was a rainy day.So I asked the above student to kindly drive me to Shonaiwhere one of my students lives.I always go to her place when I have an English lesson.This student is a third year student at Kaho High School.She sometimes demonstrates her skills in piano and karate.She is an excellent karate athlete and wonderful pianist, plusshe has a splendid motor nerves(運動神経).My comment might cause you somewhat misunderstanding, butI love this kind of student, because she is very comfortable to be with.I don't have to be nervous with her.She is very pure, straightforward and calls a spade a spade.Since she wants to work internationally, she will be able toachieve her dream, I am sure.Her character is suitable for working at international scenes.The fellow translator I was with also finished Kaho High Schooland went through its very severe study for entrance exams touniversities, so I asked both of the karate girl and the translatorto exchange opinions about how to study more effectively and efficiently.While listening to the kind advice from the translator,the karate girl burst into tears, which surprised us very much.She said that she was very nervous about her own examsand future and didn't know how to study many subject at the sametime efficiently. By weeping, this girl must have released herselfand became more relaxed, I suppose.--------------------------------------------------------July 9th ---13thThis week I focused on taking my new fellow translatorto some of my customers which I wanted to introduce to heras her customers.*July 11thI held a seminar at SOHO Support Center on how to write an essay in a logical way.I had three people at my seminar. One of them is from a company I work foras their translator.After that seminar, my fellow translator and I went to one of my customers which is in front of KBC TV. This company produces many TV and Radio music programs. They have a big project now and then they seemingly would like to ask me to do interpreting for overseas musicians when they come to Fukuoka.I am very glad to hear this offer.After visiting this company, we met another customer.He requested us to translate some documents and soI asked the translator to be in charge of this.* July 12th I also took my fellow translator to two of my customers.One of them is named 久原本家 in Hisayama. They are over 100-years oldcompany in the food industry. Their products are very famous.Since my new fellow translator is interested in translation in the field of other food & culinary arts, I introduced this company to her.They sometimes asked me to translate food related documents,menus, recipes, etc.After that, we went to another company to introduce this translator.*July 13thThis day, my fellow translator and I visited two news paper companiesto request them to write an article about our new translation service.In the evening, I had a shogi lesson with an elementary school student.-------------------* July 14thSince the typhoon was approaching and then hit Kyushu,we had a bad weather. However, here in Iizuka, it wasn't sostormy as in other areas.I had to cancel lessons this day and spent the whole daydoing tensaku. I finished all of tensaku at last.---------------------------------------------------- ken