Photos from there will be uploaded soon!
How have you spent your holidays??
Photo: Japanese sweets wrapped with nice packages @ the house of granma & aunt (left: Daruma, right: Shishi-mai. Both are Japanese traditional characters)
Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts
Friday, January 30, 2009
Back from holidays in Japan!
I has been in Japan for a quite while. It was really nice time! There were two guests visiting me, and in other days there were full of meeting (and drinking) with friends, relatives etc. etc, even though I was exhausted and caught colds twice....
Photos from there will be uploaded soon!
How have you spent your holidays??
Photos from there will be uploaded soon!
How have you spent your holidays??
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
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)
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.
Saturday, June 07, 2008
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
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
Saturday, April 19, 2008
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
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"
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wien, Austria 2007-2008
I was pointed out that I haven't written anything about Austria in my blog yet,
(from my friend from Austria, who hosted us in this New year days.)
So even though it's a bit late I decided to upload them here!
In Wien there's a large New Year Festival "Silvester" and dance Waltz after the new year comes!
Today's song: "I Fell In Love With The DJ" by Che'Nelle
(from my friend from Austria, who hosted us in this New year days.)
So even though it's a bit late I decided to upload them here!
In Wien there's a large New Year Festival "Silvester" and dance Waltz after the new year comes!
Today's song: "I Fell In Love With The DJ" by Che'Nelle
Saturday, January 05, 2008
A Happy New Year 2008!!
This is a year of 2008 and Year of mouse in Japanese custom,
This weblog has nearly last for one year, although sometimes I was too lazy or too busy to update....
I'm writing weblog for a quite personal reason,
So to say, for training my skill of expressing things, but I hope some of topic or article is interesting for you too! So I will try to continue even if the pace get slow....
Anyway, I wish a joyful and delightful 2008 to all the people around me!
PS. the illustration is from Japanese website Paper museum.
(Click for downloading in high resolution, which fits to the postcard size(11cm×7.5cm) at 200dpi, it's a free for a personal use. Also other versions are here)
This weblog has nearly last for one year, although sometimes I was too lazy or too busy to update....
I'm writing weblog for a quite personal reason,
So to say, for training my skill of expressing things, but I hope some of topic or article is interesting for you too! So I will try to continue even if the pace get slow....
Anyway, I wish a joyful and delightful 2008 to all the people around me!
PS. the illustration is from Japanese website Paper museum.
(Click for downloading in high resolution, which fits to the postcard size(11cm×7.5cm) at 200dpi, it's a free for a personal use. Also other versions are here)
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