Beijing Olympic 2008: Closing

The Beijing Olympic Games has now closed. Japan got 25 medals including 9 gold medals. Through athletes efforts, I could learn to have strong will to pursue my way in everything. Those athletes who got the gold medals are great to manage their anxiety and puzzlement to the difference in terms of atmosphere and the interpretation of rules.

Well, I always check the medal counts, and I find the difference to show the results among media.

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml

This is the official website to show the results of medal standings. The order is based on the number of the gold medals and China is the No.1 this time. However, when you got to the website like The New York Times or the Yahoo. com, you can see difference a little.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/04/sports/olympics/20080804_MEDALCOUNT_MAP.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/medals

It looks like the United States of America is the No.1... yes in terms of the total medal numbers which they have got.

I guess the Japan team did well in general, and I remember that Japan built the national training center in Tokyo a couple of years ago. It seems for the Olympic athletes only. Based on the mixture between the experiences of many athletes and nutritional science or the latest study of human being.

http://www.jiss.naash.go.jp/english/index.html

Anyway I want to appreciate the great performance of athletes from all over the world.

Beijing Olympic 2008: Softball

Japan finally gets the gold medal in softball game of Beijing Olympic 2008. Ueno threw each ball with sincere manner. Each player has been striving to get the gold medal, and since 1996, the Japanese team had missed it.

This web explains the game with deep description.

http://olympics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/coming-soon-gold-medal-softball-usa-vs-japan/


They have their own goal, and they have practiced. Maybe, I can learn their spirits for my daily life. Set my goal, and strive to achieve it. Good to watch their game on TV.

Unforgettable Meeting

I sometimes feel sick to think of working for an organisation. If I were an independent freelance-based person, I can manage everything under my decision, and it would be easy to take my responsibility. At the same time, I have to admit power of organisation to make myself grow mentally, and it gives me many chances which I cannot get as an independent person.

Many irrational things have attacked me and I have been thinking of the meaning of working. Why am I working for a media organisation? The best answer will be "it is for people who need information", but when I look at my mind without any feelings, I can see one answer, "it is for myself to learn society". It sounds selfish, and it is true that it is no good if this answer is only one that I have. It seems important for me to understand that I have the answer in my mind.

Today, when I finished almost all of my works at my office, I suddenly remember one person. I met him in 1996, and he was a doctor who had been tried to set up his new business with using the Internet. I was an interviewer, and he was my interviewee. The interview was held in the summer of 96 in Orange County, the United States. That was a part of my first business trip to abroad, and I already got much pressure from the editor to collect interesting stories there.

I entered his name on the Google and I could reach one website. When I accessed it, I got shocked to see the words about him... "In Memoriam", "The Passing"...

At that time, I was so young as an interviewer and late for the time to meet. He was smiling, and praised my English. He said he loved sushi, and I really remember he treated sushi with his son after my interview.

To be honest, I was eager to get reputation in my organisation with interesting stories or say, scoops. I asked many questions and he answered each with his sincere manner. At the restaurant, he said "you show me your professionalism during the interview". I did not expect the words like that and I was really glad to hear that. His words have been supported me many times when I got lost in my work since then. I was expecting to meet him again, and to report his business.

He established the website "Medicine Net". He used the Internet to help patients and their families, friends, and many people with his network, knowledge, and experience.

Thank you very much, Dr. Dennis Lee. I did not know you had already passed away, and I am very sorry for it. I really appreciate your kindness and what you gave me... hope and encouragement.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=88631

Building peace

Peace Village International is the place for children who suffer from hurts and disease caused by war. It is located in Germany and I have known this facility through a Japanese program almost 10 years ago. I donated some money once but recently forgot it in my daily life.

http://www.friedensdorf.de/welcome.html

Tonight, I saw the program which reported the latest situation of the Village and reminds me of the importance to build peace among people all over the world. Many children are still hurt by war and according to the program, the number of children who suffer from disease caused by unknown things is increasing, including cancer.

I just visited Southeast Asia to see my cousin and nephew who are one year old. They are innocent and curious to everything. And they are free and pure to express their feeling. The situation which children can laugh without worrying anything is peace. Watching babies creates peace of my mind, and I have noticed it since they were born last year.


When we get old, we may be required to take care of not only ourselves but also others as well. That might be a way to take our responsibility.

I am now in an East Asian country

Right now I am taking my summer vacation only for 9 days... and now I am in eastern region of Asia. Good to be away from my country, because it gives me different stimulation no matter what I feel. Culture, custom, the way of service, language... I will enjoy my days here.