Archive for January, 2007
Recently I read a lot of business books. Marketing, Accounting, Intellectual properties, CSR, BSC, Internet/web business etc. As a matter of fact, I have plenty of commuting time, 40-50 mins a day. The good thing is that I’ve got a feeling I have become intelligent and the bad thing is that the feeling will be an illusion as is the way with me.
Now I’m reading a good book about branding. Branding is one of the areas I haven’t understood well yet. It’s been elusive and hard to picture. But this book enlightens me and I think I got something.
Oh I’ve found another good thing about reading. You probably look good when you read a decent book on a train. You shouldn’t play video games, Nintendo DS sort of thing, or read a comic book in public if you are over 30…
January 22nd, 2007
Night Sensoji
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It is good to visit Senso-ji at night. Not as crowded as in the afternoon.
FYI:
Sensō-ji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
January 16th, 2007
I have begun golf and I took the first golf lesson yesterday. The course includes 10 modules, each of which is 90 mins. It is designed for beginners like me, starting from grip, posture and aiming.
The teacher said there are four types of swings in Golf, namely full shot, pitch shot, chip shot and putting. It seems full shot is the most difficult and beginners often make an air shot. The thing is form of swing is consistent at each different types of the shots, so you should start with easier ones, chip shot and putting, and then apply basic skills to more difficult ones, full shot and pitch shot. This is why I did the chip shot and putting yesterday. Well, it was not exhilarating but necessary for the next step.
Assuming all goes well, I will be playing at golf courses in a few months time. Hope I can make it.
January 14th, 2007
I visited Takayama, a hill town in Gifu, Japan, on New Year’s day. Actually I’d been born nearby but I hadn’t been there for some reason. You know, local people hesitate to sightsee in their hometown.
There was snow in the city, making it a picture-perfect winter scene of Japan’s countryside. I would say this is what beauty stands for.
Anyway, I’ve spent an ideal short vacation in my hometown and I’m now ready to start working. (You can have a relatively long off around New Year’s day in Japan.)
More photos of Takayama
[FYI]
Takayama, Gifu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
January 3rd, 2007
