Small trip to Himaka Island

I’m depressing because most attractive event have been cancelled or postponed due to coronavirus pandemic. So, we did a small trip with my wife at least.

We arrived Kowa Port in only five minutes by our car. From there, we arrived Himaka Island within in twenty minutes by boat.

At the island, an octopus wearing mask welcomed us.

Our lunch was grilled fish with soy sauce. Fresh row fishes, octopuses and shrimps were served one after another. Moreover, large clams and turban shells were served, so we had a very good time.

We received blue crabs as a present from a hotel staff. Thank you!! We appreciate President Nakayama!

Boss of Aichi branch, the Institution of Professional Engineers Japan.

It has been decided internally that I’ll be nominated as a boss of Aichi branch, the Institution of Professional Engineers Japan.

A few days ago, I heard the news from a present boss of Aichi branch.

I’m feeling tension and getting nervous.

The vote of boss election will be done in next February. The possibility of my winning is high, because there would be no candidate.

Online seminar for China

I did an online seminar for Chinese audiences.

I thought that there is no abroad job of my office this year, because trip abroad has been banned due to avoiding the COVID-19 infection and its pandemic would not be cool down until the end of this year.

However, a job has come from China at the end of May.

The request was a web seminar about the water purification technology of Japan. I accepted the request with confidence, because I attended the Zoom webinar many times recently.

However, the client said that the webinar tool we will use is not Zoom but WeChat or WeLink.

So, I had to familiarize the new tools completely before the seminar.

On the day of the seminar, I lectured about 2.5 hours by using the Powerpoint. Because I could not see faces of audiences, I didn’t feel their reaction. I could hear only translator’s voice. I felt tired more than conventional style lecture I used to do many times in the past.

After the seminar, the client informed me as follows,

The number of audience : about 40

Position : staffs of environmental companies, other companies, government officials, professors

Reputation : Good

So, I could feel satisfaction.

I hope that some jobs will come to me from the audience who attended the seminar. If the restriction of trip abroad will be loosed some day, I’ll go to China and do business.

Online seminar for China

In Japan, the Covid-19 would no longer be deadly disease.

The Fig. 1 shows the percentage of the number of Covid-19 deaths to its patients in Japan.

According to it, recently, the Covid-19 would no longer be deadly disease. Because, after July, the percentage is continuing less than 1 %.

It was made from the Fig. 2. The number of patients increased drastically from the end of June. However, the number of deaths is not so many than April or May.

The efforts of medical staffs and its relevant persons must be huge and great in Japan!

Shaved ice

A few days ago, I visited a cafe shop with my son who came home.

 

He talked a lot to me.

Now, he is living alone and working at a nursing home.

He said that there are a lot of stress and the work is too hard.

 

Although his grandfather was kind to him, some elderlies in the nursing home are not so kind.

 

I guess what parent can do would be hearing his talk.

We wish he’ll be happier.

 

In the shop, we ate such a food, shaved ice.

Summer has come.

Energy saving for a resort hotel

I visited a resort hotel on a small island.

 

It was a work, not sightseeing.

I did a technical consultant about energy saving.

 

As the coronavirus pandemic has been cool down, such jobs are increasing gradually.

Although hotel’s interior decorating is beautiful and elegant, equipment is decrepit a little.

So, we can recommend a lot of energy saving ideas.

 

The photo was taken on a ship that sails between Shima peninsula and the island.

Nice landscape!