Visiting Guam at the end of the year has been an annual event for us.Literally, no rest for the wicked other than this period. My life has been so hectic since last January.Father-in-law passed away due to cancer. Taking care of my parent suffering from senile dementia. Two projects needed finishing before leaving Japan.I hope it might be accepted to go on a trip to relax for a change. Why Guam? There are two reasons here.First, it's so convenient to go. Just three hours flight. Without any significant jet lag.Besides, we can experience almost all the same tropical atmosphere as in Hawaii.As another option for the destination, there might be Saipan on the table. In fact, I've been to Saipan. But I'd opt for Guam.Guam is more sophisticated than Saipan. In some reasons or other, I felt some kinds of poverty in Saipan. A little bit of dingy, lackluster downtown makes me feel so. Anyway it's no doubt that both of them are cozy.Another reason is to contract a friendship with a family we met several years ago in Guam.This time, they arranged the accommodation for us. The room I stayed at was more luxury than I expected. Thank my friend, Jeff(^^)I consider it a privilege to have known them other than the relationship on the job. I bet this kind of opportunity makes me have wide varieties of perspective. Let's say, family bond, radiance of youth, waning my strength, language and so on.I noticed that I've always been in same environment based on the job. As proverb goes, hard work and no play make Jack a dull boy. I must avoid becoming such a guy.
Photo: Jeff is windsurfing

On my way to Guam, I read a magazine a airline provides to kill time. I noticed that English is brilliant to describe as might be expected.But there are a lot of things to learn from them for non-native English speaker. Especially, a way of describing in advertisement is excellent.Let's take headset ads. -- "BOSE" for example.
"Whether it's the engine roar inside an airplane cabin, the bustle of the city or the distractions in the office, Bose QuietComfort headphones help them fade softly into the background with the flick of a switch. You can savor delicate musical nuances without disturbing others."
It's simple and straightforward to understand for readers. I'm afraid my writing is far from that level.

Here are the photos of USB memory characterlized by "Hello Kitty". Those indicate the character plate dropped. It seems that that plate is attached with chemical glue or something like that. This plate was accidentally
removed , but WITHOUT ANY STRONG POWER.

I'll talk about my experience and activity to improve English.I hope this could be used as some kinds of reference.I'd like to mention why I'm so enthusiastic about English. My biggest reason is as following:
I wand to be able to listen and pick up English properly.I want to be able to express my idea and mindset profoundly.I want to be able to argue in English deeply, not superficially.
Unfortunately, I'm not in environment of abundant English . I don't have bunch of opportunities to use English.Among this circumstance, how do I improve my English faculty?
By taking English exam., I keep measuring my progress in English. For example, TOEIC and Eiken 1st grade.The chart indicates my progress in TOEIC. Recently, I achieved over 900 scores out of 990. It was a long way to reach for me.I'm not satisfied with this level. Aim higher! As proverb goes, Ambition makes people diligent.I've never lived abroad. I'd like to challenge what kind of high level I can reach at.