maiko-san

In October 2006, I sighned up for the class B1 at German school. The classroom was located in the establishment of Levi Strauss & Co., a couple of stations away from Osaka. An hour and a half -long- session took place on Monday mornings and Thursday mornings beginning at 10:00. The teacher was a young German woman by the name of Brigitte. Unlike the  most  German teachers who have long lived in Japan, she was dispatched from Leipzig especially  to broaden a growing Japanese market for German learners. I think they must have paid her lots of salary. But as for me the lesson was worth taking. For she was so passionate when she gave a lesson. What I heard from the participants in her former class, she asked them to write a diary in German. Then she corrected grammatical errors in the sentences and tunred in the diary before the lesson started. What a practice! Well, in the B1 class I joined in, she has never done that. Maybe she was exhausted. Instea...

In March I attended a seminar on teeth caring. It was organized by a Non Profit Organization. The speaker was an expert on health care in the mouth. He is also a dentist and graduated from Okayama Univeristy. First, he referred to cleaning of the teeth and regular scaling of tartar by the dentist. For nobody can be sure of removing every food particles with every brushing only at home. Then, he asked all participants how much is one tooth worth. I thought it was somewhere around 300,000 Yen. From the dentist's view it would cost as much as 1.000.000 Yen. Incredible! Next, he suggested that we use toothpaste that contains fluoride, because it helps prevent cavities. After that, he talked about the relationships between the gum disease and diabetes. A person who has gum disease runs the risk of suffering from diabetes and vice versa. Finally  he gave tips when we look for a good dentist. There are 70,000 dentists in Japan, more than 60...

  Today I'd like to introduce a classical concert to you. It's going to be held at Osaka Club on the 10th of  August. So, I'm distributing pamphlets to all of you. Anyone who is interested in going to the concert, please fax me under the number written on the flip side of the pamphlet.   I find this concert so special, because it was organized by my wife and my daughter as well. My wife is a passionate fan of the main entertainer, by the name of Shun-chan. She booked the Osaka Club hall all by herself whereas my daughter was responsible for advertizing. She promoted the concert under the auspices of "Classical Note" which publishes monthly booklets for ballet, modern dance and classical concerts..    Now I'd like to briefly introduce Shun-chan to you. He went to Tokyo University of the Arts, specializing in voice music courses. He got top marks when he graduated. He is a baritone and opera singer as well. At the concert he's going to ...