Kôshônin (negotiator) - Mashita Masayoshi (2005)

I watched a Japanese suspence movie "Kôshônin - Mashita Masayoshi (2005)". Kôshônin means negotiator in Japanese, and Mashita Masayoshi is a name of the negotiator in this movie.
It is the third movie from a Japanese popular series 'odoru daisousasen' in Japan.

I like very much the movie. The process to solving the affair are thrilling and very catchy.
As it is often seen in Japanese story, some details a little bit unrealistic......but it doesn't reduce the overall value.

It is the way of life of the persons in movie that is cool !!
(let's forget about just a small thing)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467462/

Today's movie: "Kôshônin (negotiator) - Mashita Masayoshi (2005)"

The last thing to do is "Biochemistry" !

This is the last task of my Ph.D study. I am reading this textbook in the day and night.
It is indeed really interesting textbook, (I learned how the our skin, cartilage, feather of birds and scales of fishes and reptiles are made of etc.)

but 1116 pages are long way to go....I hope I can manage within this year....

Today's song: "Desaparecido" by Manu Chao

MidSummer in Sweden (Midsommar i Sverige)

Maybe I wrote this last year as well, but this Celebration of MidSummer is very very big in Sweden.
At the noon of midsummer day, Midsommarstång (a cross with two rings with flowers and plants) are bring it up!
And start sing and dance around. It sounds somehow strange to people who heard first time.

but After experienced the dark and cloudy Swedish winter 3 times.
I can actually well understand how it's nice to be in Summer and drink a beer under the light in Sweden ;)





Today's song: "Små grodorna" (= the little frogs)

Traditional lyrics in Swedish*:

Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se.

Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se.

Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de.

Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de.

Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,

kou ack ack ack ack kaa.

Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,

kou ack ack ack ack kaa.

English translation:

The little frogs, the little frogs are funny to observe.

The little frogs, the little frogs are funny to observe.

No ears, no ears no tails do they possess.

No ears, no ears no tails do they possess.

Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,

kou ack ack ack ack kaa.

Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,

kou ack ack ack ack kaa.

*from wikipedia.

Photos from Bergen, Norway

Here's photos from Bergen, about one month ago. The weather was great all the time there and tour going through fijord is something really one "must go"!!!

Also the City of Bergen has many things to offer, cute town, green mountains just facing to the sea and really tasty seafoods :)!










Today's song: "Release me (The Attic Remix)" by Oh Laura

Present from Japan!! (Books)

I have received books from Japan! from my sister. Thanks a lot!!
I think we have a similar teste on books so I am very looking forward to reading them!!

Shabake series (fantasy. humans and specters of samurai age of Japan)

Today's song: "Hero" by Charlotte Perrelli

Ekeko from Bolivia!

I got a present from my friend.

It is "Ekeko", which is Bolivian figure.
It's a doll of person who have a full of prosperities!
(House, food, alcohol and so on)

and He likes drinking so I was told to invite him to a drink as well, so that he will help our prosperities house!

Maybe I should give a book and ask him about my study as well ;)

Ekeko

Today's song: "Supernatural Superserious" by R.E.M.

PittCon2008 in New Orleans

About one month ago, I have been to PittCon2008 (59th Pittsburg conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy) in New Orleans, USA.

It is one of the most largest expo. and conference in Analytical Science.
The problem was the conference was tooo big and tooo many sessions were going on in paralell.
Therefore, there were not too many audience in my presentation....although, I could talk with some other researcher after the session.
Some sessions are really interesting and there were many very famous people there. That is quite interesting.

However, the most astonishing part was the huge booth of huge number of companies.
The floor was so huge that it is almost impossible to look all the places. Anyway, it was very interesting to see a lot of expensive machines and advertisement of new gadget for experiments.
Also visiting to Louisiana State University was very pleasant. Thanks for all the people who hosted during my staying!

Today's song: "Supernatural Superserious" by REM

Convention Center

Louisiana's special dish "Meat of Alligator"