In 2040 I'll probably be dead, but if not I'll be retired. I hope to live in Japan (probably in Sapporo) about half the year (April to November), and spend the coldest months in the warm sun in South-east Asia, eating tropical fruits and spicy curries. I will probably still play golf, and try fishing. I will go on long walks and bicycle rides if I'm still feeling fine.
Clearly Japan's population will be smaller, but there will be more immigrants living here as resistance to foreigners decreases. They will be useful for the workforce and keeping the pension system going. I hope there will be fewer cars, even better public transport, and cleaner air. I think more food will be grown on the roofs of city buildings (to cool the air & feed people). My greatest wish/hope is that a greener energy source will be found to supplement or replace oil.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
These Days
These days I have been very busy with work. I work six days a week,
but finish at lunch time on Saturdays, so it's not too bad. I enjoy
most of my twelve classes because of the nice students. On Friday
afternoons I'm a part-timer at Kyoto Sangyo University. I used to live
in Kyoto, so I still have many friends there and enjoy seeing them on
Friday night sometimes. Sometimes I go to a friend's house for a
barbecue on the weekends. One guy lives beside Lake Biwa, so we swim
there after eating and drinking a beer or two.
On weekends I try to do something with my family, even if it's just going out for lunch one day, or taking my daughter to the park. She will be six years old in August, and is very cute. A few weeks ago I went to the Emperor's Cup horse race in Kyoto with my family. My wife loves horse racing and horses, especially Goldship, a beautiful grey stallion.
I also work in the garden in the yard at my house. At this time of year there is a lot of work to do (trimming trees and hedges, spraying for insects that attack the plants, watering etc.). I'm growing tomatoes and zucchini too. There is a large pond just across the narrow lane in front of our house. Many different kinds of birds live the, and in summer it becomes covered with lotus (pink flowers). This is a photo of it.
On weekends I try to do something with my family, even if it's just going out for lunch one day, or taking my daughter to the park. She will be six years old in August, and is very cute. A few weeks ago I went to the Emperor's Cup horse race in Kyoto with my family. My wife loves horse racing and horses, especially Goldship, a beautiful grey stallion.
I also work in the garden in the yard at my house. At this time of year there is a lot of work to do (trimming trees and hedges, spraying for insects that attack the plants, watering etc.). I'm growing tomatoes and zucchini too. There is a large pond just across the narrow lane in front of our house. Many different kinds of birds live the, and in summer it becomes covered with lotus (pink flowers). This is a photo of it.
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