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Now the Pools are open

It's the season when pools are open in Vancouver. I can see the pool next to my apartment which seems better than my apartment's pool.

Drivers' manner in the Philippines

A few weeks ago I went to Cebu Island in the Philippines and had very dangerous experiences about driving. When I visit foreign countries I often rent a car and drive around the country by my self. This time also I intended to drive by myself but the staff of the travel agency prevented me to rent a car. I was discontented with her at that time but she was right. I used taxies instead of renting a car.

The traffic situation in the Philippines is incredibly bad. There are a lot of people walking on the narrow streets. They are not only walking but also living on the streets --- selling foods, playing with children, washing their clothes, cooking, and begging some money from travelers. And the streets are also filled with old cars which are running very fast through the streets. Drivers use horns very often to remove the people on the streets. It is like a war and according to the local guide, many people are killed by traffic accident every day.

Of course the streets are narrow and having holes and few traffic signals, and also cars are old and not well maintained, I think the largest problem in the Philippines' traffic is the manner of drivers. They have to stop car racing, and take care of the pedestrians. It is important to spread the idea of the priority on the streets. Pedestrians in the Philippines have the last priority now, but they should win the first priority from the car drivers.

Still jet-lagged

Last night, after we finishied sailing, we had supper with Hisako and Yo-chan at the Windvalley office. I was very sleepy and when we finished the supper I immediately came back home and went to bed. It was about 10pm. And again, I waked up in the midnight. It is now 1:30am and I can't sleep anymore. When is this jet-lag dissolved?

First sailing in 50 days

In the afternoon I received a phone call from BJ and boarded SummerSalt with Bob, BJ and Kuro-chan. SummerSalt is a 32 foot sailing vessel of Windvalley Sailing School. It was almost 50 days before when I enjoyed sailing last time. We helped Bob to make the video material for his new business related to his sailing school. He took many videos of the scene in which we were tacking, jhybing, heavingto and docking. As I played a role of a skipper I was not so tired but very sleepy and nice feeling.

Cycling around the Stanley Park

This morning, I enjoyed cycling around the Stanley Park. What a nice park it is! I could enjoy smelling the forest and hearing the sound of the sea wave at the same time. A lot of people are walking, jogging, cycling, and roller brading. Every one seems to be happy, and of course I get happy to see them.

It is about 12km long around the park and it takes about 40 minutes by bycicle. It is also a good exercise for me!

Jet-lag

I came back from Japan to Vancouver last Thursday. And I'm still jet-lagged after five days. I feel sleepy in the daylight time and cannot sleep in the night. The time difference between Tokyo and Vancouver is 16 hours and the sun dose not set until 9pm here in Vancouver. It is very confusing.

I have a question about jet-lag. Why do I get jet-lagged more terribly when I fly to east than to west? This is my third visit to Canada and every time I got terribly jet-lagged. I have nerver got jet-lagged when I fly to west (from Vancouver to Tokyo).

Decided!

I have decided to keep this diary every day to improve my English. I need more to write English and weblog is a excellent way to practice writing.