○KEN'S DIARY 3/23-25
Dear Pals, This is Ken. I sometimes feel my age especially after returningfrom my business trip. It is now.Very tired am I feeling now after coming back from Kumamotoyesterday evening.But I've got to develop my correspondence English training courseby sharing with you all my daily diary #1 as follows: *Mar. 23rd (Monday) This day I have to visit a filter maker in Tagawafor teaching English to its workers.This maker is an affiliated company of JT and produces tobacco filters.*After the English lesson with its workers, I got home.Well, on this day, one of my part-timers was workingall day long. When I got home, I found her working very hard.I had asked her to fax an invitation to many businesseswhich are members of Fukuoka Trading Association.*She was supposed to fax this invitation to about two hundredbusinesses. *In the evening, she and I visited one of my young studentsand I taught him how to respond or begin to talk withhis listeners especially when they meet for the first time.*After the lesson, she and I went to 新飯塚 where we enjoyedvery delicious ramen.====================================================== *Mar. 24th (Tue.) In the morning, the part-timer went to a local bone-setting clinicwhere she received medical massage on her back, while I was workingon the translation of a 17-page-long text into English.This text is designed for overseas fishermen. After she came home from the clinic,we had a little quarrel over trifle matters.I got angry at her, saying some bad and unkind words to her,which I have been feeling some regret.She left here. I could not follow her.We have sometimes misunderstanding about each other. Then, in the afternoon, I spent many hours in thinking aboutthe quarrel even while riding a motor bike.At the moment, unfortunately, a police man caught mefailing to make a full stop before the crossing. I got double-disappointed. When I feel blue, I should not drive or ride a motor bikeotherwise, I will possibly be caught by the police for failing tothe rules. ================================================ *Mar. 25th (Tue.)I went to the filter maker again this day.I am supposed to visit the maker three times a week,every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.I teach different students, workers at the makerdepending on weeks and days. I went to the maker as usual.This day I used a DVD of a famous movie, titled 「男はつらいよ!」. One of its scenes is very interesting and good for English studying.An American sales man visits とらや and tries to talkwith the family in English.I showed this scene to the students of Wednesdayto check whether they could understand what he said inEnglish.【Ken's Office】==========================