Day 1303 : the Youngest Stacker!?

Haha, my daughter could be the youngest stacker! :o

Day 1301 : Portrait !?

Seems to be my portrait...drew by my daughter. :o

TOEIC '10 Summer

Again, I had a TOEIC test on August 1, and today I found the score report in my mail box after summer vacation in my home town.

At first, I thought that the score was better than the last time slightly, but it turned out I got 10 points down. :(
Actually, from this year, I decided to have TOEIC exam once a year, not biannually, and this time I could make no spare when I took the exam. In short, it's important how one is used to answering the questions. So, it's better taking it as a reasonable result anyway.

Day 1007 : No Thank You!?

Now, my daughter is staying at her grandma's house with my wife.

Today, I asked my wife sending some pictures of my daughter, and I got the following:



Well, my wife said, "Let's take a picture for papa!", and my daughter looked like that she didn't like it...orz :ob

Day 972 : Rock'n Roll !

This evening, we went to Ito Yokado @ Musashi Koganei, and the above is a snapshot there.
I think there is no need to explain. :)

De'Longhi

Recently, my wife bought a dehumidifier.
I didn't know which manufacturer she chose, but today I recognized she loves brand things.
It's a De'Longhi, DC125ECO, and here my point is that it's huge and noisy. :(

日本人の英語

日本人の英語 (English of Japanese People)
マーク・ピーターセン(Mark Petersen)
ISBN 4-00-430018-5

Well, I thought I should write about this book in Japanese, my mother tongue.

この本は初版が1988年、まだ僕が大学生の頃に出版されている。
なんで出た当時に、せめて大学院の頃に気づいて読まなかったのだろう。
このblogも、思うところあって英語で書いているわけだけれど、この本を読んでいて、正直、冷や汗が出たというのが正直なところだ。
マーク・ピーターセンの本は、他にも「続日本人の英語」「心にとどく英語」とあるのでどちらも順次読んでみよう。

しかし、それにしても、見事な「日本語」だとしかいいようがない。
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