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職場2週間出金になって入金なくて財布も風邪ひいてる

Transcript ↓ It’s been for 2 weeks or more since I uploaded the latest episode. It is because I had a cold and was coughing all the time. Surprisingly, it lasted for 2 weeks which was longer than expected. It was tough because I was not allowed to come to work while I had a cough. That means I took days off for 2 weeks. That was terrible…I missed the Christmas party that I was supposed to attend,...

久しぶりに楽しみながら英語の勉強した

Transcript↓ As previously mentioned, I am hungry to watch comedy programs. Recently, whenever I have time, I tend to watch Japanese comedy on youtube against my determination even though I got to study English. Therefore, a few days ago, I started watching stand-up comedy as a compromise. So today you are welcome to the world of stand-up comedy that I recently watched a video of Jimmy O. Yang who...

シャバに戻ったぞー！

Transcript ↓ I got a job! I got a job! I got a job! I said 3times because it is important. It's been a month to say the same thing. As you know since I was laid off on Nov 15th, it took 3weeks and this time I have applied for 123 companies and had 11 interviews to get a job offer. Such a long journey and I’ve got exhausted. These 3 weeks was the hardest days since I came here. Anyways, I’m going t...

日本の文化「カタカナ」ってなんなんあれ

Transcript ↓ There is no exaggeration to say that the past year for me has been a battle against Japanese-English. We Japanese has a culture called Katakana which is based on English words but turned to different meanings in the Japanese language. Today let me introduce some interesting Japanese-English which is used commonly in Japan and also made me confused a lot here. I should probably start w...

カナダでM1の予選動画見てる人に出会ったことない。さみしい。

Transcript ↓ December is the only season I want to go back to Japan. It is not due to Raincouver, but because we can see a lot of comedy programs.  Especially, I love “M-1 grand Prix” which is a traditional TV show to be battled to decide the no.1 comedian unit in December in Japan. Here is the thing. Do you think if Canadian watch this Japanese comedy, they would feel it is funny? Would a we...

ハードボイルド反省会

Transcript ↓ 1 year has passed since I came here to Vancouver. What do you think about going abroad in your 30s? I never introduced myself in detail so far but the reason why I came here is to broaden my world and to get a new career option. The purpose has not yet been achieved and is still on the way. Today let me look back at the past year in this podcast.  In summary, I did well in my sch...

おらに力をくれ

Transcript ↓ Today I have to let you know such sad news that I got laid off a few days ago. Even though I always felt “I will be laid off today” every day, It is disappointing to actually hear it. However, this is a good opportunity to look back on my short 2 weeks. So today just let me note some lessons I learned in my first time working in a Canadian company. Firstly, needless to say, communicat...

２週間新しい英語浴びまくって脳みそ筋肉痛

Transcript ↓ 2 weeks have passed since my job began. This week I started catching phone calls as a customer service representative. How do you think it was? To be honest, it was really really terrible. As you can imagine, it is very difficult for not native speakers to understand what people say especially over the phone. At this moment, I strongly felt how much we usually depend on facial express...

教科書はいつも本当のことを教えてくれない

Transcript ↓ Today I’m here to let you know that I managed to survive the first week of my new job working in the customer care department in the office. I’m terribly exhausted but really relieved that I seem to be able to work next week. So I’m going to wrap up my first week quickly, mainly let me introduce how to ask something unknown naturally that I learned in my workplace. Here are the things...

持ちこたえろ！自分

Transcript ↓ Let me present my goal for November at the beginning of the month as usual. The theme for November is incredibly simple. I would say just "Never give up on keeping up every day". This month will be the hardest month ever, and that's all that matters. What’s important is that If there is something unclear or incomprehensible in my work, do whatever it takes to solve, review, and learn....

日本語で言うパリピは英語だとパーティアニマルになるらしい。人ですらなくなるのか

Transcript ↓ Most Japanese people would think Halloween is just a Costume Contest for Party animals. That meant no one actually “celebrates” Halloween. I really agree with that opinion. For me, every year the day is just the usual end of the month. That meant just being very busy. I always didn’t want to go outside on this day, just in order to avoid congestion, typically while living in Tokyo. Sp...

説明の中で思い出せなかった「現在形」ですが、present tenseといいます！

Transcript ↓ As I mentioned in a recent podcast, my new job begins on November 1. With each passing day, I actually feel more anxious. My contract says I can be fired without cause, and much of my work involves talking to locals. And in a way that involves responsibility. Obviously, working in a Japanese restaurant brings a lot of peace of mind. This is because my co-workers are Japanese. No matte...

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