November 2009 Newsletter: Yumi's Monthly Note
Hello, everyone!We are recently enjoying the clear autumn sky in Kansai, the Japanese western part where Kyoto is located in. The last month, very before starting the meeting, I caught the phone call from Guam where my mom was staying for the vacation and it said my mom slipped and fell down at the entrance of a shopping mall and she seemed injured and was transported to the hospital! I was extremely frightened at that time and immediately headed off to Guam from Aoyama, Tokyo, via Kyoto to get the passport from Hana-pooh. After 12 hours passed, I got to the hospital around 2 am. When I met her, she said 'I had too much fun and I was punished.' Fortunately, she spent just one day for treatment in the hospital but unfortunately it cost more than 400,000 Japanese Yen (almost USD 4,000)! That's a painful experience. Extra loads of work had to be put on staffs due to my absense from office.
Now we are preparing for upcoming Webcam activity in November. Recently I have
many opportunities to give lectures at various places and I am getting used to
compiling a presentation very quickly. Before Webcam activity, I will attend
the Beppuwan-Conference. At the end of October, I gave the presentation to JICA.
This was the multilateral-connecting conference via videoconferencing system
with Jordan, Ghana, Hokkaido and JICA Head Quarters in Tokyo. It's going to be
good opportunities for letting participants know Pangaea!
On 24th of October, Pangaea holds activities in Kyoto and Malaysia. We will get four sites doing activities on 14 November; Webcam activity for Kyoto & Korea and Local activities in Mie and Malaysia. Currently, Greeting Panels are being in the process of production by children. Seoul friends write messages in the Japanese 'Hiragana' to Japanese friends. Everyone also works for Calendar of the next year. The last year's one has been getting good reputation and those who bought it are using them favorably. If you are interested, we accept your order as many as you like for value (not free of charge though). I strongly recommend you to have it, for instance, as season's greetings to your friends or colleagues. In fact, my mom who bothered Pangaea members by causing trouble ordered 10 of those Calendars.
Well, it's time to introduce Su Yeon Choi as the Pangaea Ring writer for this month. She has been participating in Pangaea for two years and she works for FL nowadays. She wrote about what she was feeling during activities as the FL honestly.
So see you next month!
Yumi
On 24th of October, Pangaea holds activities in Kyoto and Malaysia. We will get four sites doing activities on 14 November; Webcam activity for Kyoto & Korea and Local activities in Mie and Malaysia. Currently, Greeting Panels are being in the process of production by children. Seoul friends write messages in the Japanese 'Hiragana' to Japanese friends. Everyone also works for Calendar of the next year. The last year's one has been getting good reputation and those who bought it are using them favorably. If you are interested, we accept your order as many as you like for value (not free of charge though). I strongly recommend you to have it, for instance, as season's greetings to your friends or colleagues. In fact, my mom who bothered Pangaea members by causing trouble ordered 10 of those Calendars.
Well, it's time to introduce Su Yeon Choi as the Pangaea Ring writer for this month. She has been participating in Pangaea for two years and she works for FL nowadays. She wrote about what she was feeling during activities as the FL honestly.
So see you next month!
Yumi
Posted by: kumakinoko | 3. Newsletter
