Wheel CHAIR MAN!! 〜Running Chairman with Wheelchair〜

Happy New Year Everybody,

Even though the world was shaken up by the global economic crisis in 2008, let us greet this New Year with feelings of hope for a year full of good health and safety in our personal and business lives.

Throughout the world there are people affected by war, affected by natural disasters, and people affected by other hardships and troubles, and I dare to pray for the health and prosperity of everybody at the beginning of this New Year and to hope for a better new year for everyone.

My best regards and wishes to everybody this year.

Autumn has passed with the changing of leaves to red and yellow.

People enjoy the autumn tints of maple trees in Higashiyama（東山) in Kyoto, Takao (高雄) where the Jingoji Temple (神護寺) is located, Arashiyama (嵐山) and everywhere else in Japan.

One of our staff members told me she was recently deeply impressed with the Kiyomizudera Temple (清水寺), where big crowds of people come to see the many maple trees and the temple beautifully illuminated at night.

A few days ago one of our employees (Mr. J) from the UK just got married and all of our employees except me went out on a little celebration party.

I’ve been told the climax of the celebration came after a beer garden at an Okinawan restaurant they found in a free paper.
Live music and dance which is original to the island is the main theme of this restaurant. I was told the place was popular amongst our employees and other customers that were there due to the live performances, food and the variety of alcoholic drinks.

As the singing performance started, the performers started singing a typical song of the region in English. It was definitely for Mr. J. As the performers were taking requests from other customers at the restaurant, all of a sudden the lights were dimmed and Mr. J’s marriage was announced at the restaurant. As everyone stood up and cheered for him, an up-beat song started and everyone in the place was forced to dance.

Being in such a happy mood, Mr. J couldn’t control himself and started dancing with the rest of the crowd that were also happy for him.

I could not participate in the party but from what I’ve heard I wish I could have been there. I believe that even though Mr. J lives in a country far away from his home town; my wish for him, is to meet with lots of nice people and that his marriage will be full of joy and happiness.

Long live the “Just Married!!”

All of you may recall from my past blogs that two gentlemen and I started a new business through “Second Life”. One month has passed since the launch of Globalink Island and lots of people are showing an interest in our business.

At our “Exhibition Site” that we have created, there are already companies exhibiting their products or services. As for the “Language Exchange” area, there lots of Avatars from all over the world willing to learn and share with others their knowledge.

There is not much I can say for Globalink only exists for a month but the tendency of the users are to create unique Avatars or Avatars that looks exactly the same as the real-world user.

I am hoping that as time passes by, there will be more people using Second Life and that Globalink will be a place in which people can share ideas, communicate, and an opportunity to expand businesss.

　　
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This time I want to introduce to everyone one of my eating habits.

3 years ago I started taking pumpkin-seed-oil as part of my diet in the morning. I just put a table spoon of the oil on to my bread or salad.

Sometime in the past, I read that pumpkin-seed-oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. These composites that are in the oil are known to be good for the prevention of organ problems, anemia, fatigue, prostate or urethra disorder.

At our age, we hear from people around us that what they thought to be a simple back ache to be prostate cancer. As I looked in to the situation; in Japan, there are more people diagnosed with prostate cancer than any other type of cancer. This is why I thought to take care of myself more than ever by adding pumpkin-seed-oil to my every-day life. At the moment I am able to keep my health without any problems.

“To all the men out there and Ladies who are worried about the ones you love!!” Pumpkin-seed-oil is considered to be a natural medicine and it has no side effects. It is also known to be good for those who are in treatment at the moment. From personal experience I think that you have nothing to lose. Just give it a try.



Componets of Pumpkin-Seed-Oil
Palmitic acid       １１．３％     Stearic acid　    ５．３％     Oleic acid        ２９．１％
Linolenic acid      ５２．４％     Linoleic acid     ０．３％     Arachidi acid    ０．４％
Gadoren acid        ０．１％     Behenic acid    ０．２％     other                ０．７％

Happy New Year! I’d like to thank everyone for keeping up with my blog and hope that we can keep in touch through it this year as well.

I had a 9 day vacation and today is “back to work day”.
Hope that all of you had a nice Holiday season.
As for myself; on the 3rd of January, I went to see “The Magic Flute” which is the last opera composed by Mozart. It includes both singing and spoken dialogs and it is one of his most popular operas. I must admit that I was able to have a wonderful and gorgeous time.

As we all know; due to my wheelchair, it is very difficult for me to just go from one place to another. Especially if it is an opera hall like the one I went to which is full of obstacles. I must thank the people who accompanied me because they made it possible for me to have a nice time.

I wonder if everyone remembers my blog last year in which I mentioned that I was going to start a new business using Second Life? (here)
The home page is finally up on the web!!!
I hope that everyone will stop by and give me
your comments.

In recent years the net has evolved so much that is amazing to me.
Now-a-days we are bombarded with information through the internet and I wouldn’t be exaggerating if I say that it is almost impossible to live ignoring it.
You may also have noticed that there are lots of new services that firms provide to net users and one of them is “Second Life”.
“Second Life” started about 4 years ago, and it’s now that it’s becoming a boom in Japan, due to increasingly faster internet connections and the recent release of the Japanese version.

Anyone can gain access to “Second Life” through the net and it’s a three dimensional virtual world that is similar to our real world. As you can see by the title, you are able to have a second opportunity to live, this time in a virtual world using an “Avatar” which is your persona that you can use to communicate with other people, run a firm, drive a brand-new car for free, or even fly around the virtual world.

In the “Second Life” virtual world, even a disabled person like me can freely move around, buy land that I like, create a building of my own and even start a new business. “Anything is possible” is becoming a slogan for “Second Life” and if you actually see it, you will see that it’s true.

To me “Second Life” is a world where you can make your dreams come true. Together with our outstanding staff and using the experience achieved in education, business and communication with people of the world, we are planning to be in “Second Life” starting next year. Also volunteer activities to help children will be a characteristic of our new adventure.
When the project becomes a reality, I would like to invite everyone to come and check it out.

I knew from the previous version of Windows XP that a voice recognition system existed but a rumor came to my ears that the new version of VISTA has a better response to the voice and I decided to give it a try. It’s like a dream that a disable like me could get to use a computer. If I get to master the voice recognition; I would be able to read my mails without the help on anyone…. so I actually took my time in learning how to use the system.
Unfortunately, it did not satisfy me at all.

Normally when I use the computer is to write in English and it takes me about 3 hours to fill in an A4.
So when I set the voice recognition to run in English, it doesn’t go as smooth as I expected. The main inconvenience is in the recognition of names in English and geographical places.(T_T)
I believe that there are many people that use their mouth or foot to write with the keyboard but I hope for a better software to be developed in the near future for people like us.(^_^)
If you have any information on a better software please let me hear your advice.

I was deeply impressed the story about one of our staff members. Because she has held down a mean fellow who had tried to molest her, and handed over him to the police.

This is how it happened:
On her way home from the nearest station by bicycle, a man on a bicycle called after her and was trying to touch her body as he asked the time.
After meeting the unexpected counterattack from her, he was arrested by the police officers whom the crowd that gathered around the called hustle has.

It was unfortunate for the criminal that she is a KARATE expertise or known as Japanese martial arts. It makes every thing clear why she could seize him quickly by the arm and hold him without any help from those around.

There was the possibility that the attacker could have acted violently or in the worst case to have weapons on him. The offender turned out to be a solid built young rugby player. Unfortunately, even though the nightmare is over, she said that she felt fear for a long time and sometimes suffered from sleepless nights.

When I heard the episode, I felt deeply proud of her. And, it made me eager to praise her and announce her brave act to a large number of people as much as possible.
Fellow gentlemen, are you aware that womankind become strong and tough? Please be careful not to count on your muscle and force too much.

I had a guest far from Guam the other day. He was one of the staff members of H.E.C. eighteen (18) years ago. He stayed at our home and lived with us like one of our family members and commuted to the office together for about one (1) year. His favorite food is Miso-Soup and salmon flakes with squeezed lemon which he had for every breakfast while he stayed with us.

The reunion after an interval of fifteen (15) years deeply impressed me and made me burst into tears.
I was relieved to see that he was in good health and has not changed a bit since the last time I saw him.

On the day of his arrival, we talked for hours about all kinds of matters including memories from the past. It made me feel as if I was traveling back in time to my good-all-days. I must admit that it made me feel young again.

He is an instructor working for a diving school in Guam and with in his group of students, he also instructs the disabled. Could it be destiny or mystery of life that I was going to meet again with a person that plays a role in an occupation that associates with my life on wheelchair?

I was delighted to hear that those who use a wheelchair and experiences diving can feel the sensation of floating in the air. By the same token, the blind can also experience the sensation of freedom due to the fact that they have fewer chances in bumping into obstacles.
He also instructs tourists from Japan and I have the confidence that they will fully enjoy diving under his instruction due to the level of his Japanese that he obtained as a result of his stay.

If you happen to stop by Guam, I hope that you pass by the diving school!!! If you happen to see an instructor that barely looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger, it would be him; Douglas, my old friend.

(If you would like details about the diving school, please do not hesitate to contact me.)