Temporary Home in Ishinomaki

Past midnight we departed from Ishihara-san’s home. We were 6 people riding in two cars, one Toyota Regius Ace packed with things and 4 people, as well as Chie’s Audi A4 packed with things and Chie and me. We drove the whole night to arrive in Ishinomaki around 5 am to a beautiful sunrise. It was going to be a beautiful day.



In Ishinomaki we stopped at a temporary home complex where a family with their roots in Kobuchihama were living. The wife of the family is the sister of the guy that is coordinating the rebuilding of the fishing community in Kobuchihama. They had prepared a BIG and very tasteful breakfast.



The purpose of stopping here were not to have breakfast though. It was to deliver a bicycle among other things ๐Ÿ™‚

Friday Night… Yasaka

Too tired to make dinner tonight. Instead we went to Yasaka for some yaki-tori and a lot of laughs ๐Ÿ™‚ They are truly crazy there… In a good way.



Tuberculosis

Got an email at work today (broadcast) saying someone at the office have been diagnosed with tuberculosis. Fortunately this someone is located at another floor than I am, a floor that also rarely, if ever, visits. The health check I did in August also showed no sign of tuberculosis (we do an X-ray for that reason every year) – so I am good for now ๐Ÿ™‚

10 Years and 6 Months

Today is 10 years since 9.11 and naturally it gets a lot of (all) attention in US news and media. It also get some attention here in Japan, but in Japan the 6 months anniversary since the Tohoku earthquake on 3.11 gets most attention. There has been a lot of ceremonies and memorials in the Tohoku area.

IBM Thinkpad G40

Today we ordered 2 IBM Thinkpad G40 for Kobuchihama. This is an important means for them to stay connected with the world, and also to be able to order things online etc. You can find the details about the donation here.