Japanese Surgeon's Daily Life

Necktie

　　I don't usually wear neckties even in my office. While commuting, I wear everyday clothes. As soon as I arrive at my office, I change my clothes to my white coat or surgical gown, so I don't need so many neckties.
　　Today, I had to attend an important meeting and looked for a suitable one in my closet. The one I found and will show you below was new to me. I didn't remember where or when I got it. Anyway, someone might have presented it to me on some special occasion. I tried to put it on. When I asked my wife for her advice, she found a weird word on it. Takeshima island, which has been illegally occupied by South Korea, was described by its Korean name. I immediately pulled this necktie off and threw it away. I got angry at South Korea.
　　Most Japanese media don't want to report the inconvenient truth of both Koreas and China, but now even ordinary people can get the truth online. Lots of Japanese people know the fact that Korean people distort their history. They damage lots of books and maps in public libraries worldwide. They insist that the Sea of Japan should be called "East Sea", though they don't appeal to China for the modification from Yellow Sea to "West Sea". I can read Korean a little, and the more I know about Koreas, the more I hate them.

ネクタイ

日頃ネクタイをしない。通勤はほぼ普段着で、職場に入るとすぐに白衣に着替える。ところが今日はライオンズクラブの会合があり、久しぶりにネクタイを着けることになった。誰かにもらったものだと思うが着けたことのないネクタイをクローゼットの中に見つけて着けてみた。家内がじっと書かれている地図を見て大変な事実を発見した。南朝鮮が不法占拠している島の名前が朝鮮読みになっていたのだ。すぐにこのネクタイを外し、捨てた。いったい朝鮮人ども、どこまで腐っているんだ。
　
日本のメディアの多くはシナ、朝鮮の不都合な真実を報道したがらないが、今では普通の日本人がネットで正しい情報を得ている。朝鮮人たちが世界中で公立の図書館などで本や地図を毀損していることを知っている。彼らは日本海を「東海」と呼べと言うが、ならばシナ様に黄海を「西海」と呼べとなぜ言わない？日本を馬鹿にしているのか？少しだけ朝鮮語を読めるのだが、知れば知るほど嫌になる国だ。＞朝鮮
　
黄海北道・黄海南道という北朝鮮の地名から黄海と名付けられたのでは？と思われる方へ：
　
ＷＩＫＩからの引用ですが、黄海道（ファンヘド、こうかいどう）は、李氏朝鮮の行政区分朝鮮八道の一つ。主要都市である黄州と海州から頭文字を取って命名された。黄海に面していた故の名称ではない。高麗時代は「西海道」と呼ばれていた。現在の北朝鮮の行政区分、黄海北道・黄海南道に相当する。なので、日本海を東海と呼べと主張する奴らが筋の通った連中なら、黄海を西海と呼ぶよう主張するはずなのです。

Spring is coming!

　　It was an unclouded blue sky today. The annual garden plant market has been running since a week ago in the nearby park, which was so crowded and lively with lots of people. The cherry tree was 50% bloomed. I decided to jog for about 10km around the park for the Honolulu Half Marathon 2 weeks ahead. You can usually see Gogoshima island which is located off the coast of Matsuyama City from the park when it's clear skies, but the island could not be seen in the haze.
　　As soon as I began running, I felt something different from usual with me. I had a fit of coughing at about the 1 km point, and wheezing started. I stopped running and walked in the park. Lots of kids were swarming on the play equipment.
　　I have no history of bronchial asthma and so I was surprised to hear my own wheeze. I checked today's weather condition online, and found a warning for a high level of PM2.5, though the level of the yellow sand from China wasn't so high. I presumed that the above symptoms would be from PM2.5 and/or pollen. I'm going to take some medicines to relieve the symptoms.

Installation of Sprinkler

　　Today is Sunday. In the OPD, an installation work is underway while the department is vacant. What will be installed is a sprinkler system, which is obliged to set in all the hospitals including even small clinics by the Japanese government. It will be a strong measure against a fire. A part of costs is a state-sponsored subsidy. It's really welcome.

(Vocabulary)
a state-sponsored subsidy 国からの補助金

スプリンクラー設置工事

今日は日曜日、この日を選んで外来の工事をしている。この数ヶ月、病院のスプリンクラー設置工事が進んでいる。国の方針で2020年までに設置が義務づけられたものだ。火事に対して十分な防護が出来ることになる。費用の一部は国が負担してくれるという。有り難い。

Light Fixtures

　　An elementary school is adjacent to my office. The kids' cheerful voices are always energetic and nice to me, other staff members, and inpatients. Today is Saturday and the school is closed, but it was noisy. Looking down from the ward, a large-scale construction was underway. It looked like they were building several light fixtures for night school activities. In my neighborhood, an elementary school will close at the end of March due to the decrease of pupils. Kids in that school will be schooled at this elementary school adjacent to my office. This school will be more lively, but the decrease of population will lead to the decline of Japan. Is there anything that can be done about it?

(Vocabulary)
fixture 《[C]通例複数形で》(室内などの) 据え付け品, 建具

照明設備設置工事

土曜日はとなりの小学校は休みのはずだが騒がしい。病棟の窓から見下ろすと大がかりな工事が始まっていた。どうやら夜間、運動場を照らすための照明装置が設置されるようだ。このあたり、子供の減少によりこの春にまた一つ小学校が閉校となり隣の学校へ統合された。隣の学校は賑やかになるが、人口の減少は国力の衰退に繋がる。なんとかならないものかと思う。

Tasting

　　I was invited to a wine tasting organized by an importer of wines. I frequently see cheap wines on shelves of convenience stores and some of them sometimes make me feel dizzy. In such cases, I pass them to my wife for cooking use. All the wines prepared for tasting received authoritative assurance of the importer company. Listening to the lecture about each type of wine, I tasted them. I chose and bought 10 wines for my stock and I will use them for some special occasion and presents for my friends. I can't wait for their arrival.

今年もまたワイン試飲会に呼ばれた。コンビニに行くと安いワインが並んでいるが、飲むと頭が痛くなることがある。その場合はすぐに料理用ワインに回す。今日の試飲会に並んでいるワインはどれも輸入メーカーのお墨付きの付いたものばかり。頭痛の心配は無い。ワインの説明を聞きながら気に入ったワインを選び、我が家のストックする。何かの記念の日に開けたり、大切な方々への贈り物に使う。今回もまた10本ほど注文した。届くのが楽しみだ。