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.
When the ship entered into the channel to Tokyo Bay, the sea surface became really calm. The Diamond Princess proceeded to Yokohama Bay. The last night was stormy, but the weather changed for the better this morning like my usual last day. It's always like that. The last day of my trip will be sunny with a high probability. I just hope that it will be so in the midst of the trip. Anyway, I enjoyed the scenery of Yokohama from the deck. When I started the trip 8 days ago, it was dark. There were lots of suitcases lined up on the pier. They would belong to the tourists who would join the next cruise. The staff members would be busy preparing for the next cruise by cleaning up the rooms and public areas, or to bring food and necessities in or to take garbage out, and so on within the limited time. We were able to disembark about 2 o'clock. As our flight to our hometown was at about 1900, we were able to take a rest in Haneda Airport.
On my last cruising trip on this Diamond Princess, I had an opportunity to talk with a medical crew. I learned how they work on board and her story aroused my interest. The company that operates the Diamond Princess is Princess Cruise in the U.S., and it apparently has 16 cruise ships or more. I informed her of my skills in the medical field and languages. She said to me, "fully qualified!" I can speak in German, though a little haltingly and naturally Japanese, so, according to her, I would be welcomed to the cruise especially in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, as the number of Japanese people who enjoy cruising in those waters is soaring. I started thinking of taking up a new lifestyle as a ship's doctor.
Postscript:
Disgusting Wuhan pneumonia occurred on the Diamond Princess during the next next cruise tour after our disembarkation. I was so surprised as I had already submitted my resignation on Dec. 30th. declaring that I would quit my job on June 30th. Postponing my ship's doctor plan, I had to seek for my new job until that day, but don't worry. I already received so many offers from various facilities.
(Jan. 30th)
東京湾に入ると、鏡のような海面になった。ダイヤモンド・プリンセスは滑るように進んでいく。いつものことだが、旅の終わりには晴れる。本当に良い天気だ。昨夜の嵐は夢だったのか。ベイブリッジをくぐり、大桟橋に近づくと、大量のスーツケースが見えた。どうやら今日、乗客を入れ替えてまたどこかへ向けて出発するのだろう。客の入れ替わるわずかの時間に掃除をしたり物資の搬入、搬出とスタッフは忙しいことだろう。我々夫婦は１４時頃に下船できた。６時間以上遅れたけれど、羽田発は１９時頃の便なので余裕。前に乗ったときにも思ったのだが、この船、あるいはこの会社で船医として働きたい。船医への転身を真剣に考えてみようと思う。ま、これまでも、多分これからも、成り行き任せの人生だから、、、
（２０２０年１月３０日)
追記 次の香港へのクルーズのその次のクルーズで例の武漢ウイルス感染が起こった。心底驚いた。船医計画は延期となった。１２月末に辞表を提出してしまったし、さて次は何をしよう(^_^;)
I ran the Shimonoseki Kaikyo Marathon for the first time in five years. I stopped running on the way last time due to my lower leg's muscle cramp. It was probably from dehydration. I failed to take water constantly during the race. This time I was able to prepare successfully for the marathon and was going to finish it, but I finally ended up stopping at the 32.8km point, the same place as the last time. Honestly I had some physical strength left then, but it was not enough to climb up the last hill within a span of the designated time. I knew that the failed-runner-collection bus from this point took a short-cut to the goal and I would be able to reach the goal and take pictures of my friends finishing, so I stopped at this point. It was regrettable, but I'm going to challenge this marathon in a few years, though I'd be older.
今日は下関海峡マラソンを走りました。２０１４年に走ってから５年ぶりの参加です。前回は多分脱水によると思われる下腿けいれんにより、途中で棄権。今回は完走を目標に体調は万全で臨むも、、、なんと同じ場所３２．８ｋｍでストップ 時間は少々残っていましたが、最後の坂を登り切る体力が無いように思われ、またここで止まると回収バスが近道をしてゴールへ行ってくれるのでマラソン仲間とゴール後の行動を共にすることが出来るため、ここで完走を諦めた、、、残念 次は数年後になるが、次こそ完走を、、、年齢が上がるけど、、、
I received the number card of the upcoming Ryoma-Dappan Marathon(10km) today. I applied for the Ehime Marathon in July, which will be held next February, but I lost my seat. However, I can join the Shimonoseki Kaikyo Marathon (full marathon) in November, so this Ryoma-Dappan Marathon will be good training as the route is designed deep in the forest and has several slopes. I'll show you beautiful pictures taken along the route.
I jogged slowly along Kalakaua Street and the Ala Wai Canal before breakfast. My speed might not be called jogging, but I believe it was faster than walking, maybe. Anyway, I appreciated my friends who gave me the joy of running. After breakfast, we visited the Tesla dealer shop. To tell the truth, I had already booked the test-driving of model 3 on 8th. I got along well with a salesperson last year and I just wanted to say hello and "I came back to Hawaii again" to him at that time. However, as soon as I saw a Tesla Model 3 displayed in the shop, I was fascinated and came to test-drive it today. I drove a model x last year and its function concerning the automated driving was beyond my imagination. I knew that the sales of model 3 had started in this June IN JAPAN. The test-driving was only for 40 minutes, but it was enough for me to learn its additional evolution of automated driving.
The pictures of tesla cars below were shot on the next day during shopping for souvenirs. I wanted to look and see the real colour and its atmosphere. Why....? Yes, I decided to buy one on this night of test-driving. My present car, a Mercedes-Benz SLK200, is considerably flashy and I would have the next one a little quiet and chose a black one. One thing, my wife didn't know that at that time. She must have been wondering why I came to this parking lot. I get scared with her stern look, so I have to figure out lots of excuses from now.
We made an easy non-walking sightseeing from a trolley in the afternoon. The pictures taken from inside the trolley were really good as the weather was clear and the trolley has no windows. No one would assume that these pictures were shot from the car. After getting off, I found surfboard lockers for the first time and I'll show you them below.
The last event of today was the Magic of Polynesia. This magic show was apparently very famous in Hawaii. One of my friends invited us and we knew about the show. The dinner was great and the show deprived us of mutual conversation. Coming back to my condominium, still basking in the comfortable and mysterious afterglow of Polynesian magic and dance, I found myself clicking the order button on the Tesla's website over a glass of wine. My simple visiting the dealer resulted in a costly souvenir. Was that ok? Don't care! Just invent excuses! (As for the magic show, picture taking was not permitted.)
Busy Kalakaua Street https://theta360.com/s/hurxgRvxHAJFHKTg1vdatE5RY
朝は軽くジョギング。歩くよりは速いけど、走っているとは言えないほどのゆっくりスピードでカラカウア通り～運河沿いを観光。走ることを教えてくれた仲間に感謝。そして朝食後、テスラのディーラーへ。実は８日の午後、散歩の途中でテスラ試乗の予約していたのだ。８日はセールス担当のスタッフとどこか気が合うので、一年ぶりにまた来たよと挨拶程度に寄ったのだが、モデル３が展示してあり、なんとなく試乗することに。去年はモデルＸに乗り、１時間半ほどのドライブ。その機能に仰天し、今回は今月(６月)から日本向けの販売が始まったモデル３に乗ってみた。約４０分の試乗だったが、更に進化している自動運転機能と維持費の安さに驚愕した。
下に載せている写真は翌日のショッピングの途中、色見に寄ったときに撮ったもの。色見？そう、買うことにしたのですよ。試乗した夜にオンラインで独断で勢いで申し込んでしまった。１週間以内なら自由に変更できるので色を確認したが、地味に黒で行こうと思う。ただ、この時点でカミさんには内緒。恐ろしくてどう話して良いものか分からない。車が届くまでに言い訳を考えればいいかな。(^_^;)
午後はレアレアトロリーで楽ちんな市内見物。撮った写真は全てトロリーから撮ったもの。天気は快晴で窓がないから車内から撮ったとは思えないほどクリアな写真になった。ワイキキを歩いていてサーフボードロッカーを見つけたので一枚撮影。こんなの初めて見た。
そして夜、今回の旅の目玉の一つ。マジック・オブ・ポリネシアというマジックショー。とても有名なマジシャンによるショー。名前からして日系人かな。豪華なディナーの後、言葉を忘れるほどの不思議さに圧倒された。観客を巻き込んだショーはやはりプロ中のプロのマジシャンだった。この余韻に浸りつつ、部屋でワインを飲んでいて、エイヤーっとクリックしてしまった結果がテスラ、、、あ～～こんなんで良いのか？高価なハワイ土産になってしまった。（マジックに関しては撮影禁止でした。素晴らしいショーは頭の中に記憶しました。）
I took part in the Asagiriko Marathon on May 3rd. The title of the event includes "Marathon", but the category which I joined was the 10 km road race. After the DNF at the 35km point of the last Ehime Marathon held in Feb, I ran only 10km on Apr. 30th. The amount of training was extremely small and I was afraid whether I could run through. However, I had a good point.
I'm just 60 years old now, so I'm most advantageous on the sixties' ranking. I aimed at the upper rank than half among the sixties, but I registered for 77th place of 102 runners in their sixties. Next time I'm going to be ranked at the faster half of the sixties.
My parents got weak since last summer and were unable to live in their house by themselves. My father has no specific illness and just grew old and feeble. He is bedridden now in a nursing facility. He is sometimes clearly conscious, but most of the time absentminded or drowsy. He speaks almost nothing. My mother suffers from severe senile dementia. She has fundamental strength, but she goes out once, she can't get back by herself. She is now under the care of professional care-workers in another caring facility. Unfortunately they can't live in the same facility because of the difference of their nursing level. Every time an event happened in the passed six months, I had to take steps to make my parents secure. My free time for my hobbies, including learning languages, was compromised but it's inevitable.
I've seen such patients in my life as a general surgeon, but now, I know that I didn't fully understand the real agony of their families. Nursing elderly parents is really hard work. Fortunately, my parents left enough money for their lives, and I was able to put their care into the hands of caring professions. If they lived in my house with us, we wouldn't be able to make a trip, or even go out freely. I learned through my parents that I should prepare for the end of my life not to stand in the way of our daughters' lives.
The eradication therapy of Helicobacter pylori with me started at the end of last year, and after a course of medication, I got infected with influenza, like adding insult to injury. While I was on medication for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori, I had refrained from alcohol. Telling my family that the intake of alcohol might be short for body sterilization, I was mockingly laughed at.
Consequently, I was taken in lenient confinement for five days. It's officially decided that you must not go to work for at least three days after the decline of the fever. It's for the protection of others from the infection of influenza.
I made my bed in my study and the toilet on the second floor was designated as my own for this period of time. I asked my daughter to bring a cup of tea, and the door opened silently in a few minutes and her hand only with a cup sneaked in and out leaving the cup alone as shown below. The next picture shows my breakfast placed on the floor. I felt as if I became an inmate. I had been sadly treated as a kind of dirt for some time.
年末からピロリ菌の除菌療法が始まった。そのためアルコールは控えていたが、それが終わると今度はインフルエンザに罹患。踏んだり蹴ったり。アルコールを控えていて身体の消毒が足りなかったのかも、、、と家族に訴えると呆れられてしまった。(^_^;)
で、自宅軟禁の生活が５日間続いた。解熱して体調が戻ってから３日間は職場に出てはいけないという規定がある。この期間は他に感染させてしまう危険があるからだ。書斎にふとんを敷き、お茶や食事は写真のように運ばれてくる。お茶などは娘の手首までがドアの隙間から部屋に入り、写真のように湯飲みを置いていくのだ。２ヶ所あるトイレのうち書斎から近い方が自分専用となった。とにかく、汚物扱いの５日間だった。
I got infected by Helicobacter pylori. An annual medical check-up revealed I had been infected with Helicobacter pylori. During the gastroendoscopy, I found myself infected with Helicobacter pylori. After receiving the formal result in about two weeks, I have to take three kinds of medicine for a week. It's bothersome but ok and acceptable. However, the timing is awful. I don't want to take medicines around this time of the year. The year-end and the year-starting season is a party season in Japan. Several parties are held between friends, coworkers, various bodies. I will have to refrain from alcohol. So sad!
Marathon has become more and more popular in Japan as well as in other countries. Even small villages often hold marathon events as a means of activation of their communities.
I joined one such event, "Nibukawa Gourmet Marathon". Its name contains "marathon", but the distance was only 18.1km. The route was designed merely to connect scenic sites in the village. As a result, the runners were shown the village's boasting scenery, but the organizers seemed not to mind slopes, which exhausted the runners.
Every service point on the route offered us their products like wild boar meat-processing foods, rice balls with edible wild plants, and so on. I took a relaxing rest at every service point over abundant food. The road was always up or down, and there was almost no flat road, but the local people along the road were really friendly and warm-hearted. I spent a really comfortable day.
The Inland Sea between Shikoku and Honshu, which are two of the four main islands of Japan, is called Setonaikai Inland Sea, and you can cross the sea over three routes. "Shimanami" which appears in this entry's title is one of those three routes. Several bridges connect several islands and its scenery is beyond description. Every bridge has cyclists' paths and lots of cycle-lovers ride this route.
"Shimanami International Cycling" is the biggest cycling event held on this route every two years. All the traffic except bicycles are banned on this day, and the highway is open to cyclists only. However, you aren't always allowed to join the event, as there are so many applicants for the cycling. I drew the good luck this year.
By the way, there was a brutal incident which deprived me of strength, though it was my fault. I had to remove the front wheel from my bicycle for packing it into the transportation box. When I attached the wheel to my bicycle before the start, my work wasn't perfect and the rim of the wheel was rubbing all the way against the brake rubber until the first mechanic's aid. I wasn't able to ride at the usual speed and my position went back, but I was able to get nice pictures without other participants as you see in the 7th picture.
(Vocabulary)
brutal チョー最悪(スラング)
A whole day's rest on the arrival day will do me good, but I've had a very hectic day. At first I had to activate my SIM free smartphone. It was my first time to use my SIM free smartphone and I felt slightly uneasy, but the activation process was really smoothly done while waiting for immigration inspection. That enabled me to use Google Map at any time. It was very handy. I bought a two generations old Taiwanese smartphone to save money, and it was right! Its performance was satisfactory.
I had asked a Japanese taxi driver in advance to take us to my condo from Honolulu International Airport. I knew him from the last trip. He gave us various information on Hawaii on the way. Leaving my wife at my condo, who suffered from jet lag and wanted to take a good sleep, I stopped by a travel agency of HIS five minutes from my condo to get their running bus (LeaLea Trolley) tickets valid for seven-straight days. With this ticket, I can go around the principal areas on Oahu island.
Then I reached the Hawaii Convention Center on foot. The check-in procedure was really easy. There were several booths handling jogging gear and goods for keeping fit. Their explanation was half in English, and it was a good chance to listen to English conversation concerning jogging. I stayed in the check-in site for some time.
ハワイへ着いた日は時差ぼけのためゆっくりしたいが何かと忙しい。まずはＳＩＭフリースマホのアクティベーション。初めてのことなので不安だったが、入国審査を待つ間に完了。これでグーグルマップが利用できるなど便利になる。費用を節約するために２世代前の台湾製のスマホを買ったのだが、機能的に十分満足。
空港からの移動は前回の旅でなじみになった日本人タクシードライバーに日本から前もって依頼していた。彼からハワイ情報などを聞きながらコンドミニアムに到着。旅装を解いた後、うちから５分のところにあるＨＩＳのオフィスへ寄ってトロリーチケットの購入。７日間乗り放題を購入。これがあると買物などに便利で、ダウンタウンからワイキキまで気軽に移動できる。
そして次にハーフマラソンの受付。受付会場のハワイ・コンベンションセンターはうちから徒歩圏内。助かる。受付は簡単に終了。いろいろなブースが出ていたので冷やかして廻る。英語で商品説明をしているのを横で聞いてマラソン関連の英語表現を聞けたのもよかった。
My hospital has an aged care facility. Japan, along with other developed countries, has the issue of decreasing birthrate and aging population, and so most hospitals have such facilities. The birthday party for facility users who were born in February was held today. Some entertainment is usually supposed to be prepared for every birthday party, and a group of Japanese traditional music players visited us for their consolation today. As I myself play the shakuhachi, Japanese bamboo flute, I can evaluate the skill of other shakuhachi players. The man who played shakuhachi in the group was really great. I was happy to hear their performance.
After the performance, some cakes and cookies were offered to the audience. Not only the facility users but also the inpatients, who were able to sit on the wheelchairs for some time, attended. It was a comfortable and relaxing time also for inpatients who can't live in their own houses due to some reasons and would stay in the hospital until their last moment.
職場には老人介護施設が併設されている。今日は利用者の誕生会があり、２月生まれの人たちの誕生を祝った。毎月、何か催しがあるが、今日は病院のスタッフの一人が通っている三味線教室の人たちが来てくれた。僕は尺八を吹くが、この尺八奏者は僕よりも遙かに上手かった。
演奏会の後にはケーキやお菓子が配られた。利用者以外にも車椅子に乗れる入院患者が集まっている。なんらかの障害があり、自宅に戻れず病院で暮らしている人たちには和やかな時間となった。
I got my three pairs of glasses fitted several years ago; two pairs of bifocal glasses and a pair of sunglasses, but recently those glasses became unfit for my eyesight and I decided to order new glasses. Especially this time, I'd like to get jogging-oriented sunglasses, but there was no shop to handle them. I flew to Tokyo. The following pictures show a commercial board in the shop and my sunglasses, which were delivered a month later. My new sunglasses adopt an up-to-date technology of polarizing lens and cut unnecessary light. This feature gives me clear vision. If you put something white on your car's dashboard, its reflection on the windshield will hinder your driving. With these sunglasses on, however, the reflection doesn't occur. It's amazing. Moreover, some devices are added for stabilizing on the back of the nose. It would help the glasses to stay in the proper position during jogging. I presumed that sunglasses are simply for cutting the strong daylight using dark lenses. It was partially correct, but partially wrong. I tried some lenses on. They were for high altitude climbing, skiing, night driving, and so on. When I wore one for high altitude climbing, the three colors of the traffic light were all seen as black. This type of sunglasses are naturally prohibited to wear during driving. In the case of one for night driving, the view was light, whereas the glare of headlights was suppressed. I ordered one for jogging-use.
My eyesight was tested and I picked the lenses and frame. It took about one and a half hours for these procedures. I'll report later about my impression from use. The pictures in which a red building is shown is Tokyo Station, which was renovated into its original appearance recently. Lots of tourists were swarming around. Taking advantage of a break in the flow of people, I took some pictures.
数年前にめがねを新調したが度が合わなくなってきたため作り直すことにした。今回はマラソン用にサングラスを作ることに。調べてみると専用の物が売られていた。ただ、地元にはなくて東京まで購入に出かけた。写真は眼鏡屋にあった広告と１ヶ月後に届いたサングラス。偏光レンズを使用しており反射光などの余分な光線がカットされるため非常に見やすい。また眼鏡がずれないような工夫も成されている。この店で知ったのだが、高高度登山用とか、スキー用とか、夜間の運転用とか、いろいろなサングラスが用意されていて驚いた。まずはマラソン用を作ってみて良かったらまた購入したいと思った。
視力を測り、レンズを決定し、フレームを選ぶまで１時間３０分。眼鏡の感想はまた後日。建物の写真は新装成った東京駅。１００年以上前の駅舎の再現。写真を撮っている人が多かった。もちろん自分もその中の一人です。(^_^;)
Last November I carelessly hit my left foot against the wall of the garage and the fifth proximal phalange in my left foot was broken. I'll show you my X-ray film below. If you observe it closely, you'll find the crack on the fifth proximal phalange. After the accident I decided to give up jogging for three months, but I thought at the same time that no physical exercise wouldn't be good for my health and I took to a muscular workout. I've continued training under the instructions of a professional trainer until now. The weight became heavier and that let me know my improvement. Today, however, an unexpected happening made me recognize the value of the workout and I'm writing about it.
In some conditions, which I cannot tell you all the details about due to the confidentiality doctors must observe, I had to do an urgent tracheotomy on a choking patient, who was lying on his low bed whose height was only 40 cm or so. We didn't have time to transfer him to another bed suitable for the operation. I was able to open the trachea in a minute or so, and saved his life. Then, I realized the improvement of my physical strength.
I had to keep my body bending forward for more than 10 minutes on his low bed to perform the operation, and successfully completed all the procedure without lumbago or stretching myself. This was unthinkable before. I understood my stable and strengthened trunk. I was determined to continue the workout.
Good comes out of evil! If I didn't get this fracture, I wouldn't start this kind of workout. I remembered, "Inscrutable are the ways of Heaven." Yes, Exactly!
(Vocabulary)
proximal phalange 基節骨
Riss （ドイツ語）リス（細い割れ目）
confidentiality 内密であること, 守秘, 機密保持
a breach of confidentiality 守秘（義務）違反, 機密保持違反
inscrutable 〈人が〉無表情の; 不可解な, なぞめいた
Inscrutable are the ways of Heaven. 人間万事塞翁が馬
（抄訳）
昨年１１月、不注意から足を壁にぶつけてしまって左第５趾基節骨を骨折してしまった。それ以後、３ヶ月はジョギングを中止することにしたが、何もしないのは良くないと思い、筋トレを始めた。きちんとトレーナーについてもらい、弱いところを補強するようにしてきた。持ち上げるバーベルの重さが重くなってきていることから進歩は感じていたが、今日、思いがけないことからその効果を実感できた。
ある状況で（守秘義務のため詳しくは書けない）、緊急に気管切開をしなくてはならなくなった。患者はほぼ窒息状態。患者の寝ている介護用の膝下くらいの高さの低いベッドで手術を行った。１分程度で気管を開放、救命しえたのだが、このとき、自分の身体の変化を実感したのだ。
というのは、前屈みで細かな作業をし続けて１０分、背を伸ばすこと無く腰痛も起こらず完了。こんなことは考えられないことだった。明らかに体幹が強くなっている。これからもこのトレーニングを続けなければならないと思った次第。
写真は昨年１１月２１日、痛みが引かないため撮ったレントゲン写真。禍転じて福となすという言葉があるが、この骨折がなければ筋トレをやっていなかったのだから人間万事塞翁が馬である。
The next spot which I visited was the medical center. I was so much interested in its equipment, the number of staff members, the work shift, and so on. I wanted to chat with the ship's doctors of the Diamond Princess. I feel a little bit like working as a ship's doctor.
I asked the concierge at the front desk if I was allowed to make a medical center tour, showing my doctor's certificate in advance on the previous night after the musical. She told me to wait for the captain's directive. I wondered if my request was a big issue that required the captain's permission. Anyway, the concierge called me about an hour later and told me to visit the center anytime directly and comply with its receptionist.
I dropped in at the medical center just before noon. The equipment was beyond my expectation. I wanted to talk with doctors, but they were absent at that time, and a nurse guided me in the medical center as long as I was out of reach of personal information.
There was an operating room equipped with shadowless lamps and a gas machine, which seemed to make surgeons capable of performing simple operations. There were three or four wards, which were equipped with pipes of oxygen, ventilators, X-ray film viewers, and one of them was designed for isolated patients. A stretcher, which takes on the role of the ambulance on board, was placed in front of a silver and seemingly thick door with lots of medical apparatus for emergencies. I often see stretchers in my office, and wasn't interested in it. However, the silver door behind the stretcher caught my eye. The nurse, who guided me, didn't explain about the door, but I asked if it was a morgue. My speculation wasn't wrong, but not correct. It was a refrigeration morgue. The longest voyage of this ship is from Japan to Hawaii and from the U.S. to the U.K. and if someone passed away during these voyages, he or she would be kept in this morgue, because there's no means to take the body out of the ship.
When I told her about my specialty, cross-sectional emergency procedures, she replied that I was eligible enough for a ship's doctor. I thought that a ship's doctor was an option in the future.
(Vocabulary)
comply with something (フォーマル) ＜法律・規則など＞に従う, ＜要求＞に応じる
The company has not complied with the law. 会社は法律に従っていない．
gas machine / anesthetic machine 麻酔器
an X-ray film viewer / Schaukasten シャーカステン
morgue 死体安置［保管］所、霊安室
マラッカ海峡クルージング記： メディカルセンターと霊安室
次に立ち寄ったのが船内にあるクリニック。いったいどのような設備があるのか、スタッフの数や勤務形態などに興味があった。可能ならこのような船に勤務してみたいという気も少しはある。
昨日の夜、ミュージカルの終わった後、コンシュルジュに医師資格証を呈示して医師であることを示した上で、クリニックの見学ができないかと尋ねた。ちょっと待て、キャプテンに相談するとの返事、、、船長にまで通さなければならないことか？と驚いたが、１時間ほどして電話があり、明日直接クリニックへ行き、窓口で相談するようとのこと。閑なら応対してくれそうだ。
で、寄ってみた。思った以上の施設だった。医師と話をしたかったのだが不在？『不在』ってあり得るのかなと思ったが他に何か用があったのだろう。ナースが対応してくれて、個人情報に触れない範囲で隅々まで見せてくれた。
無影灯や麻酔器の置かれた手術室が有り、簡単な手術ならできそうだった。入院用の病室は３室あり、酸素配管、呼吸器、シャーカステンなどが備わっており、隔離用の部屋もあった。船内で救急車の役割を持つストレッチャーは重装備ですぐに持ち出せるよう専用の場所に置かれていた。ただその奧にあったドアが気になった。説明をしてくれたナースはスルーしたのだが、あれはもしかして霊安室かと尋ねたら、やはりそうだった。しかも、冷蔵霊安室！日本からハワイ、アメリカからイギリスへの大西洋横断、これらの航路が５日から１週間の終日航海となり、その間に亡くなられた場合は運び出せないのでこの霊安室へ安置されるとのこと。
自分の得意な分野（各科横断的な救急処置）を説明すると、船医として十分に勤まる、というよりももったいないくらいだとおだてられた。先々でこういった豪華客船の船医も良いなあ。
I'm writing about the scenery from the train in this entry. When I was staying in Kota Kinabalu(KK), I didn't mind if the sewage system in KK was ok or not, but the sanitary conditions along the railroad looked poor. The sewage line seemed not to be constructed. Children running out of the houses along the railroad waved their hands at us with big smiles. Seeing them, we weren't able to help waving back with smiles. Viewing houses and local people, I found that there weren't any dogs. The Malaysian schoolgirl, N chan, who had stayed at my house for a week last year, keeps seven indoor dogs. At the risk of over-generalizing, I think that in most cases the plusses of pet ownership for kids outweigh the negatives. Why didn't we see dogs in KK? I found an army base along the railroad. Military vehicles were parked in the vast ground, but there were only a few soldiers who guarded the entrance.
There was a park in the suburb of KK, named "Petagas Memorial Garden" in English and "Taman Peringatan Petagas" in Malay, and "神山遊撃隊紀念公園" in Chinese. Immediately, I took my camera out of my pocket, but the timing of shooting was a little late. As I remembered the first two Chinese characters of the park, I searched the internet for the correct name of the park. Finally I found that and saw its pictures. I'll upload a clearer picture of the park citing from the net.
After coming back to Japan, I searched the Internet for information on the park. It seemed to be a memorial facility for victims of the so-called Jesselton Revolt, which had broken out in the time of the Japanese Military Administration. It is embarrassing to admit, but I did not know about this incident before this visit to Borneo Island. I looked for documents about it. As far as I examined the case, only the extremely emotional stories were handed down, which were seemingly used for information warfare rather than for historical facts.
However, what matters here is the fact that people in north Borneo are learning about the Jesselton Revolt as a scene of their history and shaping their view toward Japan. Japanese people who visit KK should know that such stories are prevalent in KK. Personally, I felt that the incident would be in a similar vein as the Chinese communists' propaganda of the Nanking Massacre or the stories of sex slaves made up by Korean people. I was not able to visit the park, but if I could have, what atomosphere would I pick up on?
(Vocabulary)
Jesselton Revolt アピ事件 現在はコタキナバルとなっているアピで起きた事件
アピ事件の犠牲者を追悼する施設名：
[英語]Petagas Memorial Garden
[マレー語]Taman Peringatan Petagas
[シナ語]神山遊撃隊紀念公園
information warfare 情報戦争
マレーシア旅行記： 北ボルネオ鉄道乗車、車窓から思うこと
ここでは車窓から見た景色について書く。コタキナバル（ＫＫ）で過ごしていたときには思わなかったが、少し郊外へ出ると衛生環境が気になってきた。ボルネオの中心都市ＫＫ近郊だが、下水道などはまだまだ整っていない感じだった。沿線の子供たちは列車を見ると手を振ってくれたり、駆け寄ってきたり、つい笑みがこぼれる。このような風景を見ているうちに犬がいないことに気づいた。我が家へホームステイしたＮちゃんは室内犬を７頭飼っていると言っていたが。一般論に過ぎるかも知れないが、たいていの場合、子供のためにペットを飼うことのプラス面は、マイナス面より多いと思う。なぜこれほど犬が少ないのだろう？陸軍の基地が見えた。広大な土地に軍用車が並べられていたが、門に数名の兵士を見た以外、閑散としていた。
ＫＫ郊外で『神山遊撃隊紀念公園』という広い公園を見つけた。すぐにカメラを取り出したのだが間に合わず斜めからの写真になってしまったので、後日ネットで探し出した写真も転載する。英語ではPetagas Memorial Garden, マレー語ではTaman Peringatan Petagas, シナ語では神山遊撃隊紀念公園と表記されている。
帰国後にいろいろと調べてみたのだが、これは日本軍政時代に起こったアピ事件で亡くなった人々を追悼するための施設のようだ。恥ずかしながら、実は今回の旅でこの事件を初めて知ったのだが、アピ事件をいろいろと調べてみても、事実と言うより情報戦に使われたと思われる極端で感情に訴える話しか残っていない。
しかしここで重要なのは、北ボルネオの人々が、アピ事件を歴史の一シーンとして学び、日本観を醸成しているということである。コタキナバルを訪れる日本人は、少なくとも北ボルネオにおいて、そのような「歴史」が語られているということを知っておかなければならないだろう。個人的には今のところ、シナが捏造した南京大虐殺や南朝鮮が主張する性奴隷にまつわる嘘話の類いではないかと考えている。実際に犠牲者が出ていることは間違いないのだろうが、そのいきさつには疑義有り。
実は、これに関する別の事実を翌日偶然見つけたのだが、別記事にてその件を書く。いったいこの旅行記はいつ終わるのか、、、、それほど濃い旅だったということではあるが。
The road to the Mt. Kinabalu area went up along the gorge. I found the signboard saying "Nabalu" on the way. I understood that it was the name of the place or village. I'm not sure, but it might be from the name of the indigenous people. After about 30 minutes' additional drive, I found a statue of a Chinese cabbage at an intersection. This area would be a prominent product site of highland vegetables. My map showed that I was in the village of Kundasang. Kundasang is the base for climbing Mt. Kinabalu, but the mountain was behind the thick cloud.
We arrived at the busy town of Ranau and enjoyed a short sightseeing trip. I happened to see "Sandakan" on a sighboard at an intersection, which would be the most well-known town to Japanese on Borneo island. To tell the truth, I'd like to have visited Sandakan too, but Japan's Foreign Ministry issued a travel advisory about Sandakan and around the city several years ago and even now the warning is valid. I heard that the cemetery for Japanese people had been ruined, so I wanted to offer even a single flower to people lying buried there.
Then we reached the Poring Hot Spring Area, which was located deep in the rain forest and was found by the Japanese Army in the Great East Asian War. The soldiers would have healed their wounds whether physically or mentally. Looking up into the forest, lots of durians were growing.
(Vocabulary)
Nabalu ナバル(地名)
indigenous 〈人・慣習・文化などが〉（土地）固有の, 土着の;〈動植物などが〉 自生の
Kundasang クンダサン(地名）
advisory 警報, 注意報
travel advisory 渡航自粛勧告
Sandakan サンダカン(地名)
マレーシア旅行記： コタキナバル～ポーリン温泉へ
ガソリンスタンドを出て谷沿いに走り道はすぐに登りになった。地図を見るとナバル村とある。ナバルとは先住民族の一つの名前ではなかったか？帰国後調べてみよう。さらにしばらく走ると開けた土地に出た。白菜のオブジェを見つけた。おそらくは高原野菜の産地なのだろう。地図にはクンダサンと書いてある。ここはキナバル山の登山基地となっている町だ。キナバル山を左手に眺めるはずが雲に隠れていた。
更に走って少し大きな街に着いた。Ranauである。車窓から街の中を観光した。道案内看板にはSandakanの文字が。日本人にはボルネオ島の中で一番知られている街だろう。今回の旅で立ち寄りたいと思ったが、治安の悪化のため外務省から渡航自粛の勧告が出ており立ち寄りをやめた。日本人墓地が荒れていると聞くのでせめて花の一輪でも手向けて冥福を祈りたかった。
そして今日の最初の目的地ポーリン温泉に到着。戦時中、日本軍が見つけたもので、ジャングルの中に位置している。兵隊たちは疲れた身体を故国を思い出しながら癒したことだろう。周辺はジャングルで、さすがに熱帯雨林、見たことも無い植物ばかりだ。見上げるとドリアンもたわわに実っていた。
My office has a day care center, which takes care of the aged in the neighborhood in the daytime. The staff members pick them up at their house every weekday morning. They are physically challenged and some are solitary. In the facility, the staff members help them take baths, serve lunch, and offer rehabilitation programs and various pastimes. Then facility users are dropped at their home at 4 to 5 pm. Doctors are bound to secrecy concerning their patients, so I've not written about my workplace so much. However, I'll write about a hiking trip as I went out with them today and I'll show you some pictures below.
Today I heard about their hiking to a small irises garden at 20 minutes' drive from the day care center. Fortunately the inpatients' condition was stable, so I went out with them. While I was walking with an old solitary man with his hand in my hand, I understood that he wasn't able to even take a walk by himeself, i.e. he wasn't able to go shopping for daily necessities. He might not be able to eat what he likes. His son, who lives in another city, calls him at every turn to live with his family, but the old man doesn't want to leave his hometown.
The facility users were helped by a staff member one by one and enjoyed seeing irises as you see in the following picture. I was afraid of them getting heatstroke, but it was needless.
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