Japanese Surgeon's Daily Life

Guinomi

　　I'm a thirsty soul. Every time I visit strange places across Japan, I drink local sake and buy "Guinomi", a small glass for Japanese sake, which is crafted by local potters as a memory of the trip. They are small and not bulky in my suitcase and they don't take up so much space in my house.
Today's sake is a gift from my second daughter's fiance and I feel happy and sad at the same time. I picked 4 guinomis up for this sake. I'm wondering which guinomi to use now.

僕は無類の酒好きで、日本各地を旅行するとその地方の地酒を飲み、記念に土地土地の土で出来たぐい呑みを買って帰る。小さいものなので、荷物にはならず、置き場所にもそう困らない。さて今日はどのぐい呑みで飲もうか、、、酒は次女のフィアンセが送ってくれたもの。嬉しいような悲しいような酒を飲むことにしよう。

Police Radar Detector

　　My Tesla Model 3, Ryuseigo, has superb acceleration. I've seen several movies on YouTube in which Model 3 and what you call a super car, whose price is over 200,000US$, vie with each other in acceleration, and Model 3 is always on a par with its rivals or outruns them.
　　When I drive comfortably on a quiet road in countryside, I often find myself driving faster than regulation. I think I would be surely caught by police some day, so I decided to equip Ryuseigo with a police radar detector. Various kinds of detectors were on the shelves in a parts shop, and I chose one after advice on the internet.
　　I'm hopeless about mechanical stuff and had it installed. The detector has a GPS-receiver built-in and works very well.

Squat; Challenge to 90kg

　　I make it a rule to do squats once a week. I started muscle training 3 years ago and I was surprised to know that the amount of muscle increases even over 60 years old. The picture shows my struggle to lift 90 kg weight. For now, this is my limit, but I'd like to lift 112kg, as men are said to be able to raise up one and a half times the weight of his/her body weight. I weigh 75kg, so my target comes to 112kg. This is far beyond my strength now, but I set it as my goal.

Kimono

　　I attended the New Year Party of my Lions Club in "Kimono". I put on my Kimono after a long interval. Are we gorgeous? A lady was also in Kimono, so I asked her to take a picture of us two and upload it on the net. I really like this picture, and what do you make of it?

所属しているライオンズクラブの新年会があった。久しぶりに着物を着てみた。着心地が良くて落ち着ける。同じく着物で出席の女性と一緒に記念撮影。良い写真でしょ？

Good Job!

　　While taking a shortcut to the municipal library on the way home from work, a bicycle abruptly came out to the path. I was driving slowly and there was no risk to cause a traffic accident, but my car, Ryuseigo, reacted to it promptly. I didn't set the ACC(Adaptive Cruise Control) nor Autopilot(Tesla's Driver Assistance System) on, but Ryuseigo made the headlights high-beam instantly. It was the moment at which the headlight was changed when I noticed that bicycle. I'm sure that Ryuseigo detected the bicycle earlier than me. I cannot edit and shorten moving pictures and I'll upload the raw movie. Take a look at the 31 second point. I'm truly satisfied with its superb function.

https://youtu.be/8RKdSjqe2F0https://youtu.be/edWfDL7_lb0

 

First Super Charging

　　At the beginning of the New Year, the father of my sister-in-law passed away. My wife and I headed for Tsuyama city by car where the funeral would be held. As you know, I have a Tesla Model 3 named "Ryuseigo", which is driven by electricity.
　　The charging spots open to the public are becoming prevalent around my hometown, but the Tesla's Supercharger, which is specially and exclusively designed for Tesla cars, doesn't exist. The Tesla's charging network has been also expanding in Japan, but not enough yet. I had been eager to use the supercharger after I got my Ryuseigo.
　　The amount of charge of Ryuseigo was enough to reach the destination, but I went out of the toll road to try to use the Tesla Supercharger(link) in Kurashiki city on the way, though the highway toll become a little higher once you get out of the highway.
　　Then I dropped in at a Tesla charging spot in Kurashiki city and charged Ryuseigo from the Supercharger for the first time. Adding to the easy procedure, I was amazed at the speed of the charge! I usually charge it in my house. The speed of the Supercharger was 10 times faster than my usual charge. As the following pictures show, it can charge electricity for the drive of 336km in an hour.

https://www.tesla.com/supercharger

親戚に不幸があり、岡山県の北部の町まで流星号でドライブ。目的地までバッテリーに余裕はあったのだが、テスラスーパーチャージャーを試してみたくて倉敷で高速道路を降りて充電してみた。さすがにテスラ専用の充電器だけあり、速い!　写真が示すように１時間で３３６ｋｍを走行できる電力を充電できるようだ。

CHAdeMO

　　CHAdeMO is the trade name of a quick charging method of EVs. Ryuusei-goh, which is the nickname of my tesla model 3, has been charged in my home, but I utilized CHAdeMO for the first time away from home. As you know from the following pictures, it requires a special adaptor to connect the car and the charger, and it looks a little strange. This type of charger is found everywhere in Japan and is handy, but it takes more charging time than the tesla supercharger. I hope for the prompt development of the tesla supercharger network.

CHAdeMOというのはEV（電気自動車）の急速充電方法の商標名。流星号(僕のモデル３にニックネーム）はいつも自宅充電だったが、外出先で初めてCHAdeMOを使ってみた。写真でわかるとおり、アダプターを付けなければいけないのでなんとも妙な具合に写っているが、これで正常。この充電器は至るところにあるので便利だが、テスラ専用充電器に比べると遅い。テスラのスーパーチャージャーのネットワークの充実が待たれる。