Plan for summer vacation which has difficulty 2

 On 5th Fri. I asked the principal and the head officer to take leave and trip to Vancouver. They searched the rule in case the employee go abroad during the regular school day in Tokyo metropolitan high schools.

   It said it allowed up to seven days including Saturdays, Sundays, holidays or not. Only if the Saturdays and Sundays appended  before.  So If I wanted to go about 19th, I may make a plan from 17 to 26. If it may start 19, end on 26. It was Tokyo’s rule, but they thought the person deals with the personnel department refer to other examples.

   They advised me I would need to plan some fruitful purposes to persuade them. I asked them, would it go wrong if I would plan to spend time viewing the ocean. They replied it might be alright on the holiday.

  The head officer told me he would go to the board of education on Wednesday, at the trip he would bring my itinerary. I will have a business trip on Tuesday, so I would have to hand it in on Monday.

    From in the evening to late at night, I searched the events of Vancouver Central Library and other branch libraries.

  There were many attractive events, most of them were going to hold in the morning. So I need some more useful purpose

    On 6th Aug. there was a study meeting for school librarians at Beppu. I took part in it and came back about 6 pm.

   After I had got home, I continued to search good activities. Then I found a DayCare volunteer tour in Vancouver for minimum one week. I sent an e-mail to the company, I might be in time.

   I wrote an itinerary based on the plan. I hope it will be implemented.

   I feel guilty to take leave during school is on, but I have the 5 days summer leaves. I thought before the school festival the students might come to the library, but after the festival, there would be fewer users. Whereas the head officer says the personnel department would agree if during the off school days. At our school, even if it was summer holiday officially, they have supplemental classes and students come to school. I don’t know how should I do.

 7 Aug. 2016

Plan for summer vacation which has difficulty

  I had thought to go to the Childhood Care assistant tour in Vancouver. It would take 16 days from 18 September.

   On 1st Aug. Monday I applied to take 5 day summer vacation and 4 day paid leaves, and  submitted the itinerary.

  I talked to two female colleagues and told to our principal.　But our head of the office disagreed. He said the itinerary was too long. I should not take paid leaves so long. He asked me what was the purpose. I replied that I would learn how children grown up to love reading. I had looked for some opportunities to work at libraries but there was nothing. So I had chosen the day care assistant tour. While in Vancouver I would go public libraries to attend circle time or story time. I wished to be good at reading picture books in English.

    But the head officer said I was not an English teacher. I should not allowed. I might change it to during winter holiday.

   Then I replied I would research if there was a similar plan in winter holiday.

   I texted to the travel company, I must cancel, but if there was any similar plan in winter holiday season I would be interested in. In the evening I got a mail that they accepted and would pay back the money I had paid already. There was some plan from end of January to end of March but wan’t winter holiday.

   I was very disappointed being pointed out I was not an English teacher. I wanted to believe he did not said with evil mind. Still he was unintentionally mean to me.

  Actually tear dropped in my eyes a little.  

  On 2nd Aug. I went to Beppu city, It was planned to go beforehand to attend the lecture for women’s health. I learned the importance oral health care, nutrient balance in the morning, and exercise in the afternoon.  After all finished I enjoyed the hot spring.

  On 3rd Wednesday, when I woke up, I had a good idea.

  The head officer suggested changing the itinerary to winter holiday. I researched if there was any plan, and found there was not. Firstly, I’ll tell him this fact.

  He said the plan was too long, so I suggest shorter plan, not the tour company’s plan, I would make plan by myself. I might manage it from 19 to 28, September. In this case I will take 5 summer holiday and 1 paid leave.

   I told my improvement suggestion to head officer. Unfortunately today and tomorrow the principal is on his business trip. That’s why he said we will talk on Friday.

    I hope them agree to me.

3 Aug. 2016

the medical checkup

  From 19 to 20 July, I went to the Kyushu Central Hospital for a whole medical checkup.
I stayed at the Nishitetsu Hotel Cruse.
  On the second day, I had got an information about my health condition. I have warned the luck of muscle and the low bone density. 
  But I was very glad to see the photograph of my gastric wall. Last year, there was much ulceration. According to doctor's advice, I had not had coffee or stimulant substances for these one year. The photograph has shown that there is no ulceration anymore. I may have coffee or Yuzugosho ; a type of condiment that is made by seasoning a paste of chili and yuzu peel with salt and then matured.
  The doctor recommends me to exercise. I should do.
  I have not received the inspection result yet. When I will get it, I'll liaise with the  safety and health controller on my workplace.

the lecture of ITSUKI DOHI

  On 18 July, the Marine Day, I went to Beppu city to attend a study meeting held by our labor union women's department.
  I heard a lecture by a transgender female teacher, Itsuki Dohi.
Her lecture was very cheerful. She was an excellent teacher. She bored me less than 0.1 seconds.
  She teaches math at a high school in Kyoto. In the beginning, she was "he".  He has been worked for students who struggling with discrimination, poverty, or trouble in their family.
  Meanwhile, he noticed he had not opened his own anxiety.
From his childhood, he wanted to wear female clothes. He had been longed to be female.
  One day, one of his co-workers, who was an open guy, lent him a book about LGBT. He read the book, then he came across the explanation of transgender. At the moment, he realized who he was.
  After that, he has been taking hormone drugs. there was disagreement with his wife, but later she realized his identity as a transgender. They are still a couple.
   Now he has changed his gender on his family register as a woman after he applied to a family court.
   She lectured us the difference between sexes are fluid, and there are some people who have opposite gender identity from their birth gender identity.
  After her lecture, the audience had divided into groups of 7~8 people and discussed how to treat the students at their schools.

I saw the "Straight Outta Compton".

On 17 July, I read an article by Machiyama Tomohiro, He reviewed a movie,”Straight Outta Compton”, which seemed interesting.

I searched TSUTAYA website. I found TSUTAYA Hita branch had only Blu-ray disc. I didn’t want to rent it. Then I found one in iTunes store. I rented it.

 It was a story about the rap music group N.W.A. ; Niggaz Wit Attitudes. In mid to late 1980s there used to be harassment to black people.

 the nut-shell from IMDB below,

 The group N.W.A. emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.

I don’t remember when and which book I’ve read, but I found an advise the word “fuck” is rude word sounds not intelligent, people who learn English as a second language should not use it.

 After that, I’ve been reluctant to use the word. 

But in this movie people use “fucking” in every sentence. I was surprised. And I’ve changed my mind.

At the last scene, Dre saw Easy lying in bed in a hospital, then he exited the room, then Ice Cube came and they talked outside Easy’s room. Ice Cube asked how he was, Dre replied, “He’s in a fuckin’ coma.”

 Just the moment, I realized how he was sad and how deeply he wanted to resist the fact. After that, I recognized people who use “fuck” because of their sadness or desire to resist the horrible reality.

 I felt a page of the world had turned in front my eyes.

 I knew Hip Hop was a culture which expresses rage, but I had been thoughtless.

 I just had known the word “fuck” a dirty word, I didn’t imagine why people use it. I was judgmental.

I’m so sorry the founder of N.W.A. Easy had died from AIDS.

Also, I was so impressed the actors’ distinguish skill. They played the role of musician, they sang, played DJ, there might be technical arrangement, still, they looked completely musicians.

    Jason Mitchell       —    Easy-E

   Corey Hawkins      —    Dr. Dre

   O’shea Jackson Jr. —   Ice Cube

Amakusa Environment Conference

　From 9 to 10 July, I attended the Amakusa Environment Conference. It was held at Shiki  Reihoku-machi  Amakusa district, Kumamoto pref.

I invited my daughter to go to the conference and sea-bathing. I reserved a inn before the revival discount has published.

On 9 July I left home 6 am and picked up my daughter at Saga at 8 am. From Saga to Isahaya my daughter drove the car. We went via Taradake Orange Ocean Road, Isahaya reclaim road. When we arrived at Kuchinotsu port, the ferry had just left. Then we had to wait one and half hour. Usually they have two ships to cross the sea, you can cross every 45 minutes. But for one week one of the ship was in the dock, that cause you can board every one and half hours.

We went to a restaurant near the port and ate sashimi lunch set.

I met a foreigner couple on the ferry, At first I hesitated to talk to them, finally curiosity got the better of me and I talked to the woman.

We chatted, and I found they were traveling in Kyushu by rented car. They had stayed Nagasaki the previous day and go to Amakusa by ferry then would drive to Ushibuka  then would get on a ferry to Nagashima, then would stay at Kagoshima city on the day.They were planning to drive Sakurazima, then would go to Miyazaki ,Yuhuin, at last Fukuoka. They would fly to Finland via direct flight. I had heard the direct flight between Finland and Fukuoka had started recently. They had tried it. I was surprised their itinerary. The husband asked us the time table of Ushibuka - Kuranomoto ferry, my daughter searched and told. I had a good time.

  At the conference, on the first day we listened Takaishi Tomoya sang. After that a report of the condition of Minamata victims. Some patients applied to be acknowledged but it did not go well. The reporter said the syndrome of Minamata disease from embryo stage is different from those got disease from adult. It is acknowledged officially, still, they are refused, There are surviving families who sued the Kumamoto Prefecture to acknowledge their mother who had died before being acknowledged.

I felt very strange. It sounded like a  “conflict in interest” case. The Kumamoto administrative office has to pay the compensation, at the same time they decide who is patient and who is not patient. Do you believe them that they achieve thoughtful for the patients?

  At night there was a welcome party on the beach. We had plenty of sea food, especially puffer fish made us so pleased.

  My daughter and I chatted with the local people and the lecturers from Hitotsubashi university, one of them was a young woman who is a graduate student and studying Kawauchi village Fukushima pref.

  On the second day, I learned about the condition of Kawauchi village people, and the plan of reuse the radioactive wastes for construction.

The Ministry of Environment published their plan to reduce the stacked radioactive wastes. Before Fukushima nuclear plant accident, the limit was 100 Bq/kg, whereas after the accident it has raised to 800 Bq/kg. They want to reuse the radioactive waste for construction only with changing the ministerial ordinance. 

The lecturer alerted us be careful that dangerous plan.

  After the conference, we treated nice lunch at the office, then went to beach. When we arrived at the port, the ferry had just left, and waited one and half hour again.

  Then we drove via Isahaya, Obama, Taradake Orange Ocean road to Saga city, I drop off my daughter, and back home.

7月9-10日、天草環境会議に行った。熊本県天草郡苓北町志岐であった。

娘に、会議と海水浴に行こう、と言って誘った。ふっこう割が売り出される前に旅館を予約した。

7月9日　朝6時に出発し、8時に佐賀で娘を拾って、佐賀から諫早まで娘が運転した。多良岳オレンジ海道を通って諫早干拓道路を通って行った。口之津港に着いた時、ちょうどフェリーが出たところだった。それで１時間半待たなくてはならなかった。通常はフェリーが２隻あって45分おきに航海しているが、ここ１週間ほど１隻がドック入りしていて１時間半おきになっていた。港の近くの食堂でさしみ定食を食べた。

フェリーで外国人ご夫妻に会った。はじめは話しかけるのをためらったけど、結局好奇心に負けて女性に話しかけた。雑談して、彼らがレンタカーで九州を旅行中だとわかった。前日長崎に泊まって、、フェリーで天草にわたり牛深まで行ってフェリーで長島へ渡って鹿児島市に泊まり、桜島へ行く予定だった。それから宮崎、湯布院、最後が福岡。そこから直航便でフィンランドへ行く。最近、フィンランドと福岡間で直航便が就航したと聞いていた。彼らはそれを使ったのだ。この方たちの旅行日程を聞いて驚いた。夫のほうが、牛深から蔵の元へ行くフェリーの時刻表を尋ねてきたので、娘がネットで探して教えた。楽しい時間だった。

　会議は、1日目、高石ともやの歌を聞いた。その後、水俣病患者の状況報告が会った。認定申請をして却下されている人々がいる。報告者は、胎児性水俣病の患者は症状が成人のものと違う場合があると言っていた。そのことは公式にも認められている。それでも却下される。生前認定されなかったお母さんが亡くなった後、熊本県を訴えている遺族がいる。

　奇妙な感じがした。「利益相反」のように思えた。熊本県行政は賠償金を払わなくてはならない、同時に誰を認定し誰を認定しないかを決定する。患者さんの立場に立って考えると信じられるだろうか？

　夜、浜の近くでパーティーがあった。魚がたくさんあって、とりわけふぐに大喜びだった。娘と私は地元の方と一橋大学から来た講演者として来た方と話した。その一人は若い女性で福島県の川内村の研究をしている大学院生だった。

　二日目、川内村の人々の状況について、それと、放射性廃棄物を建築に再利用する計画について聞いた。環境省は溜まっている放射性廃棄物を減らす計画を公表した。福島原発の事故前はキロあたり100べクレルだった基準値を、事故後800べクレルまで上げた。省令を変更するだけで、放射性廃棄物を建築に再利用できるようにしようとしている。講師はこの危険な計画に注意する必要があると言った。

　会議の後、事務所でお昼ご飯をいただき、海岸へ行った。港に着いた時、フェリーは出たばかりで、また、１時間半待った。

それから、車で諫早、小浜、多良岳オレンジ海道を通って佐賀へ、娘を降ろして、うちへ帰った。

12 July 2016

Amakusa Environment Conference

　From 9 to 10 July, I attended the Amakusa Environment Conference. It was held at Shiki  Reihoku-machi  Amakusa district, Kumamoto pref.

I invited my daughter to go to the conference and sea-bathing. I reserved a inn before the revival discount has published.

On 9 July I left home 6 am and picked up my daughter at Saga at 8 am. From Saga to Isahaya my daughter drove the car. We went via Taradake Orange Ocean Road, Isahaya reclaim road. When we arrived at Kuchinotsu port, the ferry had just left. Then we had to wait one and half hour. Usually they have two ships to cross the sea, you can cross every 45 minutes. But for one week one of the ship was in the dock, that cause you can board every one and half hours.

We went to a restaurant near the port and ate sashimi lunch set.

I met a foreigner couple on the ferry, At first I hesitated to talk to them, finally curiosity got the better of me and I talked to the woman.

We chatted, and I found they were traveling in Kyushu by rented car. They had stayed Nagasaki the previous day and go to Amakusa by ferry then would drive to Ushibuka  then would get on a ferry to Nagashima, then would stay at Kagoshima city on the day.They were planning to drive Sakurazima, then would go to Miyazaki ,Yuhuin, at last Fukuoka. They would fly to Finland via direct flight. I’ve heard the direct flight between Finland and Fukuoka had started recently. They had tried it. I was surprised their itinerary. The husband asked us the time table of Ushibuka - Kuranomoto ferry, my daughter searched and told. I had a good time.

  At the conference, on the first day we listened Takaishi Tomoya sang. After that a report of the condition of Minamata victims. Some patients applied to be acknowledged but it did not go well. The reporter said the syndrome of Minamata disease from embryo stage is different from those got disease from adult. It is acknowledged officially, still, they are refused, There are surviving families who sued the Kumamoto Prefecture to acknowledge their mother who had died before being acknowledged.

I felt very strange. It sounded like a  “conflict in interest” case. The Kumamoto administrative office has to pay the compensation, at the same time they decide who is patient and who is not patient. Do you believe them that they achieve thoughtful for the patients.

  At night there was a welcome party on the beach. We had plenty of sea food, especially puffer fish made us so pleased.

  My daughter and I chatted with the local people and the lecturers from Hitotsubashi university, one of them was a young woman who is a graduate student and studying Kawauchi village Fukushima pref.

  On the second day, I learned about the condition of Kawauchi village people, and the plan of reuse the radioactive wastes for construction.

The Ministry of Environment published their plan to reduce the stacked radioactive wastes. Before Fukushima nuclear plant accident, the limit was 100 Bq/kg, whereas after the accident it has raised to 800 Bq/kg. They want to reuse the radioactive waste for construction only with changing the ministerial ordinance. 

The lecturer alerted us be careful that dangerous plan.

  After the conference, we treated nice lunch at the office, then went to beach. When we arrived at the port, the ferry had just left, and waited one and half hour again.

  Then we drove via Isahaya, Obama, Takadake Orange Ocean road to Saga city, I drop off my daughter, and back home.

7月9-10日、天草環境会議に行った。熊本県天草郡苓北町志岐であった。

12 July 2016