for two weeks

 Hi, guys. 

 Time flies!! It has been for two weeks since I got back to my sweet home in Japan. My schedule has been so tight in the meanwhile so far to catch up a lot of people who I wanted to meet up. But I think it's about time to get down to what I have to do for the next season. As a matter of course, I work a lot by playing futsal and taking part of a team who one of my mates are playing for. 

 

 However, It's not enough. I should get serious and think of how I could boost up during the off-season. I don't have a time to waste it, so I need to look at my diet and lifestyle now which is being a bit intemperance and remedy it.

 Anyway, I have been a great time with great people around me in Japan. Thanks a lot!!

 

 

 

　日本に帰ってきてもうすでに２週間以上が過ぎた。

 

　早いわ・・・。楽しいからそう感じるんやろうけど、でもどっかでまだ２週間かっていう気持ちもある。ここまで、本当に家にいる時間がなかなかないくらい、たくさんの人達に再会することができた。もっと会いたい人もいるし、まだそういう予定もあるけど、そろそろしっかり調整していく時期にきてる。今までも練習はしてるけど、ここからは気持ちも体もしっかり「戦闘モード」に切り替えて、準備していきたい。

 

　不摂生ぎみの生活や、お酒なども控えていかないと。この休みの間もただ休むんじゃなく、さらにレベルアップできるように心身ともに追い込んで一日を大事にしていきたい。

　しかし、日本は本当に楽しい。みなええ奴ばっかりやし、感謝、感謝。

 

　さぁて、やったろかぃ！！

SOCCEROO vs SAMURAI BLUE

 Hi, how are you, everybody?

 

 I should've updated this sooner... I went to watch the big match for W-cup in 2014 in Brazil which is its qualifier JAPAN against Australia at Suncorp stadium in Brisbane on 12th in June. It was my first game to watch for the Japanese national team in my life. As a matter of course, it was the first game  to watch a football game oversea as well. Simply speaking, it was sooooo fun and a exciting game for sure but some unreasonable judgement by the crap referee... Anyway, let's see the pics below here.

 

 

 

　そういえば、遅くなってしまったけどこの前のサッカー代表戦ｖｓオーストラリアを現地でナマでみてきました。人生初めての代表戦がまさかオーストラリアで見ることになるとは・・・　完全にAwayの雰囲気やったけど、それもまた楽しかった。余談はさておき、写真を。

　

　front of the gate.

 

 入口

　They were in warm-up then just before the game. Look closely, maybe you could notice that Honda and Kagawa who are the most talented player in the squad were working together. They are obviously only the key players to unlock the firm door of the Aussie side and finalize the game, so I think they intentionally work together as much time as they can on every training drills to enhance their combinations.

  ウォームアップ風景。よく見ると、一番手前側で本田と香川が一緒に組んで基礎練習をしてるのがわかる。やっぱりポジションが近いし、二人のコンビネーションも考えて一緒にやってるんだろうね。

 

 This was still before kick-off. looks very unpacked in the stadium, but it ended up full.

　これはまだ試合前の状態でガラガラ。けどウォームアップから見るのも貴重な機会やし、真剣にみてた自分。笑

　

　After the kick-off. According the announcement at stadium, more than 50,000 fans were here then, and most of them were of course supporting Socceroos!!

  これが試合開始ごろの観客。５万人以上入ってたみたい。サッカーがあまり人気ではないといってもやっぱり代表戦が盛り上がるのは日本と同じやね。

　

　　

　By the way, Kagawa and Honda were clearly outstanding on the pitch, and they were the only players who could change the scenario of the game. Especially, Kagawa, who have already signed on for Manchester United to play  in the next season were absolutely amazing. It seemed like no one could stop him and even follow him as his speed and technique were already out of level of Asia. I'm not sure that he would be successful at Manchester, but at least he have had full of potentials and possibilities to make it there, and becoming a real class player in the world!! I only wish so.

 

  しっかし、本田、香川は別格やったな。特に香川はナマでみてるからわかる速さとうまさもある。ターンの受け方、そして受けた後のトラップの位置、特にターンをあのピッチの劣悪さとクサビの早さがあっても綺麗にワンタッチで前を向いてしまうすごさ。しかもターンしてからの最初の何歩のスピードが早いからDFも触れない。あれは本当に感嘆としてしまいました。

　さぁ練習、練習っと。笑

 

Kiwi Luu

  

  Hi, there is my best friend with me in Brisbane on the above phote. His name is Kiwi Luu, who met me at a soccer team which we were playing together at thant time. It has been more than 3 years since we got to know each other then.

 He moved into Australia from Vietnam when he was a child. We caught up everyday for a time, and I still remember I tried to talk to him as much as I could because I wanted to let my English improve by speaking to who is a native speaker. I have really appreciated him about the days that helped me a lot. And he gave me a big hand as well while I was staying in Brisbane this time.

 

 Big thanks to Kiwi from my heart!! I'm looking forward seeing you again in a year!! I will be definitely back out there!!

 

  上の写真に写っているのは、ブリスベンでの親友といってもいい友人。いつもブリスベンに行けば彼の家に住ましてもらってる。出会いはもちろんサッカー。ある時期に同じチームでプレーしているところから始まって、もう３年以上の付き合いになる。

　彼はベトナム系オーストラリア人で、幼いころに家族と一緒にオーストラリアへ移住してきたそうだ。彼には最初ほとんど英語が話せない自分に付きっきりで話を聞いてくれた。彼に英語をのばしてもらったといっても過言ではないし、学校なんかに行くより、彼と話している方が何倍も勉強になったのを覚えている。

 

　今回も大変お世話になった彼には心から感謝したい！ありがとう！！

E-FRESH!!!

 Hi, guys. I have enjoyed so much in Brisbane now because I have some wonderful friends over here who I met before.

 And I encountered great work-mates where I was working called E-fresh that is a company for catering. In fact, I had worked at some other places before started working there, but obviously the people who I met at E-fresh were awesome. I still have thought that I was so lucky to work there, and meet those people. In other words, they were my saviours then. It's not a exaggeration.

 That's why I drop by there to catch up with them every time I get back to Brisbane. Now it's sort of my own hibit and routine here, and E-fresh is where I'd like to visit upmost.

 

 

  今日はオーストラリアで出会った最高の人達を。

 

　会社名は「E-FRESH」。だいぶ前にもこの会社の記事は書いたと思う。その時はまだ自分が実際にここでサッカーをしながら生活費を稼ぐためにここで働いていた頃。どん底の生活だった自分を救ってくれたいわば、「恩人」がここにはたくさんいる。本当にここで働けたのは何よりの財産になったし、本当にラッキーだった。

　毎回オーストラリアに帰る度に今でも立ち寄って、過去の話に花を咲かせ、サッカーの話をして笑い合えるそんな人達。海外でいつまでもそういう人達と関わり合えるのが本当に嬉しい。もし、「another sky」っていう日本の番組に出れるとしたら、自分は間違いなく「ブリスベン！！」って言います。笑

 Ok, let me introduce the pics below here in order. First of all, He is the boss, he's already 50, but he's clearly younger than it looks. Of course, he's still powerful and energetic. Surprisingly, he still plays soccer with young lads, and not second to them. Superman!! 

 

  まずはボス！！５０才やけど、まだまだパワフル、昔はプロのサッカー選手やったらしいけど、今でも若い世代に混じってサッカーしてるスーパーなオージー！しかもまだ全然うまい！

　

　This handsome guy is... oops, it's not about me.. sorry. haha  I'm talking about the guy on the right in the picture. He is the most respectable person for me as a footballer and a human being as well.

  そしてこの会社で唯一の日本人、YOSHIさん。この人は自分が唯一といっていいくらい心から尊敬できる大先輩。サッカーもめっさうまい！

　He's only 19, yeah, he's definitely as tender as his appearance. He's also the guy who took over my position after I left.  I like him.

  彼はConor、まだ１９才！自分が仕事を辞めたあとを引き継いでくれたのが彼。ほんまにひとなつっこくて、今回逢ったときもまだまだかわいい子どもみたいなやつでした。笑

　He mainly engages in a driver role for the company. He looks very sturdy like a bodybuilder and a bit above being familiar, but actually he's very friendly and kind person. Cool!!

  もう一人の従業員ジョニー。めっさムキムキでパッと見、近寄りがたいかもしれんけど、話してみるとめっちゃ良いお兄さん。　そして自分のアップがきついのはご愛嬌ね。笑

　Work place 1 : This was my main field where I spent most of the times at work, and I just kept sorting all the products which came from the main market constantly into the right places. I was always pumped after every single day... lol

 

  仕事場１：　これが仕事場。ここ自体はでっかい市場内にあるんやけど、毎日こうやって色んな野菜や果物が運ばれてくる。これを整理して仕分けしていくのが自分の仕事でした。

 Work place 2: This is inside the fridge. Normally we could see full of fruits and vegetables stored all over the room. 

 

  仕事場２：　これは冷蔵庫内。普段はもっと色んな果物なんかがここに保管されてる。ここでお客さんのオーダーを作って配達していく。

 

　I know you haven't exactly understand about how I worked here. sorry, I just am lazy for that...lol  but I remember I used to write about it somewhere in this blog before. If you really want to know about it, just search it and check it out when you have a time. 

 

 Anyway,  there are only three days to go back to Japan now!!! almost there!! C U SOON, guys!!

 

  まぁ正直どんな仕事していたか説明不測やけど、暇な人は何年か前にも詳しく書いたんで探してみてください。（読者に優しくないブログですみません・・・）

　そして、あと３日後についに日本だ！！

Hectic move to Australia from India

 Hi, there.

 

 I was so pumped after the hectic trip on the way to Auctralia from India that took me about a half and two days. Obviuosly it was one of the longest journey I've ever done before.

 In the meantime, I had a long layover which was about 20 hours in Thai airport, and I couldn't also take a shower during the move.

 However, I got involved in a lot worse troubles on the way. First, it's all about my ticket for Australia. As a matter of course, What I needed was a ticket for Australia, but I was automatically withdrawn twice from my account which means that I was suppose take two tickets on the same name!!　Anyway, the transaction was a payment failed in this case was not charging me the amount of booking it is just a block kept by the bank on that amount as the amount was not charged by them, and it was auto-reversed to my account in few days. But I was so uneasy about that till the payback was confirmed. 

 The second one was also unbelievable. As I told on the other entry, I had been living a very coutry town in India, and there is the closest airport where is miles away from where I lived. It actually takes 5 hours drive. So I hired a taxi for that, and I asked the driver to carry my suitcase away from home to put it on in the back of the car. It was actually midnight, and we drove away to the airport. After a couple of hours, we pulled over the car by the restaurant on the halfway through and had late dinner then, but the driver realized that my suitcase had disappeared out of the car.

 And I said 'What!? What are you talking about??' And he replied 'I have no idea what's happening to your suitcase, I have no idea where it is now either..' I couldn't believe what he did to it because he just left it on the street without putting it on in the car.. He just pissed me off!!!!!! 

 Then we just headed straight back on the same way in a hurry, of course it was too late as my suicase had already been stolen... I asked him what he could make it up to me, and how much he could pay for that. To be honest, I didn't want to ask him like that, but I had to since my flight for AUS is right there. But he's just a driver, so he didn't have enough money to recompense  all of my stuffs, so I took as much money as he could pay me at that time, and I was going to leave India. But on the next day, it actually was just few hours before I checked in at airport. He found it and brought it up to the airport!! He told me that someone who must be very good person found it on the street after we left there, and the person bring it up to the police station then. 

 That was an emotional story, but I don't wanna get a story like this any more for sure..  That's why I had a hectic day... drained...

 

 

  ども。 

 

　今回のインド→オーストラリアへの移動は本当色んなことがあった。なんせ、インドの家を出たのが５月３０日の夜で、着いたのが６月２日の朝。約２日半。

　合間になかなかシャワーを浴びる場所に苦労したり、長い飛行機の移動と、飛行機と飛行機の間の待ち時間も最大で２０時間。

　けど、今回はそれに２つの最悪のことが重なり旅足はさらに重くなる。

　１つは、チケットのこと。とりあえずインドでのすべての用事が終わればすぐにでも出たかった自分は大急ぎで、インドのネットカフェのようなところでチケットを購入。しかし、無事に買えていたのだが、移動過程のタイの空港で自分の銀行残高をチェックしてみると、なんと２枚分引かれてることに気づいた。慌てて、チケット会社に連絡をとって経緯を説明するが、週末ということもあってなかなか連絡が返ってこない。

　自分、ものすごく焦る。

 　結局、向こうの手違いと、同じ名義で２枚も同じタイミングでお金を引き落とされるのを疑問に思った銀行側がブロックしてくれていたのもあってお金は数日後に全額返ってきた。ほんとその間はストレス。

　もう一つもこれまたありえないトラブル。

　自宅から空港までの道中でそれは起こる。道中は遠すぎるので、タクシーで５時間かけていかないといけない。ので、タクシーの運転手に荷物をトランクに入れてもらうようたのんだのだが・・　　なんとこの彼、自分のスーツケースをトランクに入れ忘れ、そのまま普通の道端に置き忘れたのだ。結局気づいたときには２時間以上経過し、一旦戻ってはみたものの、もうそこには当然なかった。そこから彼に泣きつかれ、弁償額も最小のモノにして自分はほぼ諦める形でインドを去るつもりだったんだけど、出発の数時間前に、なんと親切な方が荷物を見つけ交番に届けてくれていた。そしてギリギリの時間でまたスーツケースが戻ってきたのである。

　全くヒヤヒヤさせてくれます。

 

　もうこんな長距離移動は勘弁。ほんまに勘弁してほしいです・・。

　

Brisbane 1

 Hi, guys.

 

 How have you been?? Me?? Oh... I'm soooooooo happy now. You know why?? I have been in one of the beautiful countries in the world!! I just reached to Brisbane the other day coming through the hectic three days trip from India. 

 Maybe I had lost the normal feeling and life which I used to have and be in because I had touched some super unique things in India which we can never taste in advanced countries. For example, I could drink water casually whenever and wherever you are and you go over here, and I don't have to care about toilet papers when I go out somewhere cuz it's alway there in all public toilets. I don't see the people having food with their own hands and never see the people spiting all over the street either. 

 Maybe most of the viewers of my blog can hardly understand how I felt at that time. I wouldn't also say to sympathize with me because I know you can't be understanding it as you've never been there with the unique life.

 

 Anyway, I have been a great time with my mates living here. Actually most of  the people who I met here have great personalities, and alway help me a lot for my visit every time. To be honest, I truly cannot thank the people in Brisbane enough!! I must understand how fortunate I am so far with the friends around me, and I'm very honor and proud of meeting and having such wonderful friends here.

 I have thought that I must somehow return the favor by making a big surprise someday for sure.

 

 That's the biggest reason I visit Brisbane every year. Of course, I want to travel around other countries and visit as many world heritages as I can in every off-season, but I always think that I'd like to go and catch up with them more than that.

 

 Thank you so much, guys!!

 

 

 

 

  いやぁ、ほんま幸せ。やっとインド脱出して三日間かけてようやく着いたオーストラリア。楽しすぎ、なんでもありすぎ、揃いすぎ。水も普通に飲めるし、トイレには紙がある。手で飯を食う人もいなければ、タンを吐きまくる人もいない。白人もいれば、日本人もいるし、日本食も食べれる。もう最高。まぁ今日本にいる人が見ても、「それが普通やん」って笑うやろうけど、今の自分はそれだけで幸せなんです。笑

 

　そして友達の存在。ここブリスベンに来れば、毎回空港まで迎えにきてくれる、以前お世話になった会社のボスがいる。家はいつも同じ友達がタダで住ましてくれる。サッカーも友達に頼んで、こっちのチームの練習だけ参加させてもらえることになった。そして週末はまた別の友達の試合に呼んでもらえた。

　１年に１回ほどしか帰ってこれないのに、しかも自分の生まれ育った国でもないのに、突然行くといってこれだけしてくれる周りの人達に本当に感謝しないといけない。彼らがいるから、他の国を観光したい気持ちを削っても行って会いたいと思える。ほんまにこれだけは恵まれてると心底思います。

　ほんまにありがとう！

 

 This is my friend house where I stay every time I visit. very comfortable!!

  これはいつも泊まらしてくれる家。奥行きがあって普通に広い。

　

　This is my friend's motor bike which I always borrow to use it during my stay...lol  well.. I want my own!!

　このバイクはここブリスベンでの自分の移動手段。友達から滞在中はいっつもお借りしています。笑　つか、これ乗ると、また自分の単車欲しいっていっつも思う・・。我慢。

Brisbane city!! The fabulous building on the right is the cassino.

ブリスベンの街並み。右の豪勢な建物はカジノ。

　　

中心街１  in the middle of city 1

中心街２   in the middle of city 2

ではでは！！ bye!!

 

P.S. 日本帰国まであと一週間！！　Only ten days to go back to Japan!!

 

Escape from India

 Hi, guys.

 

 I finally got out of India yesterday, and I'm now in Thailand on the way to Brisbane.

 However, I still have long way to go... just now I'm waiting for the next flight which is the last flight of this long journey. I've already transited twice before getting here at Shillong and New Delhi (both are inside India). As you could expect, I'm so pumped like playing two entire games.

 Basically, the small town where I had spent most of my life in India is overly incovenient to get out as most of transportation out there are dead. That's why people have to spend a lots of time to go out no matter where you go and no matter how rich you are..

 

 I also have got involved some stupid trounbles so far during this uncomfortable journey. I'm so sick and tired of them. I wanted to hang around Bankok making use of the layover, but I'm not feeling ike that with full of shit!!

 

 

 

　やっとインド脱出！！

 

　ほんまに長かった、そして疲れた。ってことで今はタイ。　オーストラリアへ行く途中の乗り換えでただ寄ってるだけですが・・。

 

　しかしインドのshillongという町からオーストラリアまで、どんなけお金払っても２日くらいかかる・・・。もうどんなけ・・・。とりあえず自分は急いでたから早めに着くやつにしたけど、それでも２日半の道のりで飛行機３回の乗り継ぎ、前も書いたけどもう電車間隔。笑

 

　しかも、ここまで来るのにもトラブル連発。もう急いだ旅はこうなるから嫌いだわ。またこれに関しては落ち着けば書きます。

　下はインドの首都ニューデリーの空港。でっかい像のオブジェ以外自分に関空にしか見えんくらい似てた。どっちかがモデルにされて作られたんかと思うくらい。

　タイ観光したいけど、もうそんな元気ねぇ・・・。