最終日の6日
国立自然園を初めて訪れる。ここって目黒だよね。。どこか山の中のハイキングコースに突然迷い込んだようなみどりの濃い空間だ。ミステリーツアー企画によさそう。山中散策をしたように体はしっかり錯覚した。
ランチは台湾飲茶。
広尾に歩いて、それから恵比寿に歩いて、氏が眼鏡を作る算段を終えたら、外は急に肌寒くなっていた。でも歩いて帰る。
連休最後の晩餐は、午前中にしこんでおいた肉餡を、氏がつつんだ餃子。
私は料理の手は速いが雑である。氏の餃子はとてもきれい:)

5日の土曜日
文句なしの晴天！
掃除をしてから家を出て、ランチは久しぶりのbERGAMOでピザとサラダ。さらに久しぶりの、恵比寿の麦酒記念館に行ったら、いつの間にかすっかり模様替えがされていた。ビールの製造工程の展示はなくなって、恵比寿麦酒ヒストリーが主な展示になっていたけど、でもそれはそれでいい感じ。スタウトと琥珀エビスと、一杯ずつもらってから、池袋東武の北海道物産展に出かける。葉書をもらっていたので、、でも混みすぎでしょう。ふらのワインを買おうと思っていたけど、人ごみに負けました。
夜は煮物とかお豆腐とか鰤カマとか、で家ごはん。

金曜4日
氏は午前中は会社。私は掃除。お昼を駅で待ち合わせて食べてから、ひっさしぶりにカラオケで遊んだ。夜は居酒屋さん。ついでにたこ焼き。

連休後半の3日
紅椿窯にて陶芸体験。9時について、きづけば午後1時。先生とさしむかいに座って、まわしたりこねたりつまんだり、形にすること3点。釉薬と焼きは先生におまかせします。楽しみ＾＾
氏は仕事が遅かった。お疲れ様でした。

2日、定時のままにでることを目論むも、ままならぬ残業。ちぇ。
1日、定時（をフライング気味）に出て、銀座で髪をがっつり切って爽快。

30日、シュウマイのタネをこねたら、氏が包んでくれた。

29日、待望のLay-z-boy（安楽揺り椅子）が到着し、ひとしきり揺らしてから、ワインを買いに三茶へ。中目黒までは川沿いに、そこからは緑道をゆけば1時間強の散歩になる。すっかり気分が上がって、お昼は食べ過ぎるわお酒は買いすぎるわ。愉快ナリ。

28日、GWスタート。不動様の縁日に、林試公園に、武蔵小山の商店街に、、ぶらり歩き。

1. Lunch @ Ginza w/ girls. Later bought new vacuum cleaner and was stunned again by Yamada-denki's sales rep - Chinese girl talking perfect Japanese. 2. Beginning of my 11th year out of college, and 3rd year for the dear 7 young friends at KO. 3. Spring storm day!! Left office at 3PM, my umbrella did not survive but I made it safe and sound (and soaked). 4. Visitors always bring a lot of hassle - but even more good information and laughter. Almost missed my evening dentist appointment but the ends did meet. 5. Welcome dinner for three new members to the team and the two visitors, at IL PASSO, an elegant Italian place which feels so not Kinshicho. 6. Nightmare of org chart and head counts and powerpoints. 7. Beginning of the very busy weekend for Meguro river - people come in for the cherry blossoms, I am going out to see my mom with food-poisoned dad. 8. Today we were part of the busy-ness at Meguro river. Walked along the river bank, enjoyed the flowers, accidentaly met friends on the way, then switched gear to shop at Kappabashi. I had him buy a small pan and a frying pot, and a larger wok for me:) 9. Got stitches out from my back - first time I felt I saw Dr. S's heartfelt smile. 10. The last thing I want at workplace is a nervous breakdown of a senior mgmt. Good thing is, thanks to unexpected overtime I get to meet him at the station, have a drink and walk by the cherry blossoms under the moonlight:) 11. Project team work close to completion. Let's think of how we package this. 12. Met Mi-san and Ar-san @ Meguro to find out that Mi-san and our apartments are within 1 min walking distance! 13. Left office at around 9PM - did made it to the girl's night @ Shibuya. What Ko-san mentioned about the tough spirited sports professional made me think through the night. 14. Bad weather, worse mood, worst sleep of the year. Hope nothing beat the record. 15. Good weather, walk hard, work hard. Not much time left to worry myself. 16. Offsite day. Arrive @ office 7AM. We recieved good response on our presentation (few reflection points... but we did it!), and I ended up w/ B at TAC, had Red Sombrero, i.e. margarita with tomato and pepper:-) I was so happy when she commented on my voice which I've been working on for some time. 17. Yesterday Yokaze-san offered me a ticket he couldn't go, so I had a chance to listen to 内田樹 @ 夕学五十講. Lucky me! One way to face the 混沌 is to have ownership of the situation, and - perhaps act a bit chaotic yourself. 18. Looooong mtgs with limited deliverables. My head's spinning. 19. One of the days which I enjoyed being totally invisible from just anyone. Tried accupuncture for the first time in my life. 20. Cooking warm dinner and stay awake until finishing the dishes is the achievement of the day. 21. I love my dentist. I go there two times in one day today:p Met N's over drink, and had just too many drink but the night was lot of fun. 22. Lunched with my parents, had a long walk to digest that heavy pasta. 23. AM workshop within HR. Not bad, but the key is the follow-up, as always. 24. My boss suddenly became sick and ditched me for the afternoon mtg at the other building. Strange. 25. Did a quick translation of "Guri to Gura no Kaisuiyoku" for the twin babies. Amazed that this book has been around for almost 40 yrs! 26. Went to acupuncture place again. I didn't understand for some time that the lady was repeatingly wiping my face because I was bleeding(!) Good to hear that this is not a rare thing to happen, though not the best thing anyways. 27. Young people invited me for a drink. So happy to see them all staying with the company, building networks and experiences, tackling challenges... 自分の身も引き締まる思いがする。 28. Exploring the neighborhood #1 - Meguro (Furniture) Street, Lunch at Cabe (Indonesian), Meguro Fudo, Rinshi no Mori, Musashikoyama arcade. 29. Exploring the neighborhood #2 - 70 min walk from our place to Sangenchaya, the town that is and will be always dear to us. Bought dozen of wine at our favorite place. 30. While he went off to work, I walked again to Sangenchaya - I have the tendency to repeat the same rounds for some time. First time in a long time he tried cooking in the evening. シュウマイをこねて包んでくれました＾＾

1. Carried two sofas out of our apartment and remembered what it was  like to have your arms 'pumped'
2. Rainy day, bad traffic, but nailed the loan contract - we are ready to  borrow:p
3. Had lunch with O @ Dixee Diner in Nerima - actually surprised to find  a Dixee Diner in Nerima indeed
4. More wall paper discussion... should we go Japanese, William  Morris or Scandinavian blue and yellow?
5. Sat through PeopleSoft demo - I am hearing that buzz word again -  "Employee Self Service"
6. Ordered catering from TAC, and voila!  makeover as small as new  linens on the table pimped up our conference room to an elegant party  space (maybe not so small - took 6 heavy cloths to cover the gigantic  mtg table)
7. All contracts done! Went to take a look at the room in the evening,  feeling happy as ever in the middle of an empty room.
8. Experienced Kurayami-shokudo for the first time - the room felt huge  when I was led to the dining room, and it suddenly shrank to a cozy and  intimate dining table. Amazing.
9. Discovering more about Kinshicho - this week's finding was  <Anmitsu Chiino>, a lovely Japanese sweet shop. I am going there for  third straight day.
10. Packing is getting more intense as ever. Amazon delivery of a cat  stroller - Kohaku and Yukich both gave suspicious eyes...
11. Treated myself to random shopping at Odakyu department store.  Got an aroma massage candle from Codina - loved it!
12. Found out that our new apartment do not hold any of "Flet's xxx"  service - we were thinking this may be a good time to review our  internet connection and perhaps buy a new PC, but let's re-review.
13. Attended the trial coaching study class from 10PM - the conf call  class setup was surprisingly comfortable and inspiring. Reviewed the  'Open' and Closed' question situations... what would be the one step  beyond? 
14. Lengthy conversation with my boss (actually a good thing as we  haven't had one recently). At the end she lended me a Khaled Hosseini  novel - can't wait to read but a bit scared to do as the book seems to  be a page-turner.
15. Had a vendor guest in the morning, and another lengthy  conversation followed - my motivation is seeing wild ups and downs.
16. Called reps of both CoachA and CTI Japan. I think I have  clarification on their programs, logistics - next step... talk with my  manager, perhaps.
17. My parents offered us help for the weekend. Today, visited Meguro  and did some cleaning and unpacking, but mostly did the packing at  home. Had a good time at <Tonzura>'s 3yr celebration, though. We will  definitely miss the food and atmosphere there.
18. Got up at 6AM, last minute packing, intensive cleaning up and got  myself out of the place with two cats in a trolley just when the rain  started to fall around noon. The afternoon was all about unpacking and  tidying. We got entire 70+ boxed out of the way! - celebrated with Pizza  Hut and beer :p
19. The very first day to commute from new home. The joy of not having  to use subway to work is quite something (though the ride is now a bit  longer...)
20. National holiday with good sunlight. Walked around the  neighborhood, getting familiar with the grocers and such. Found that  "mate-tea" came out from Coke - remembering N-san's business trip to  Brazil last summer, this must be the very outcome of that trip.
21. Lengthy meeting day. However had good email exchanges with  coulple of close friends.
22. Lunch-time mtg (as opposed to lunch mtg) popped in from  nowhere. Bad time for a discussion - people are angrier when hungry.
23. GLC mtg @ Shinjuku, discussions on "Self Leadership"
24. My kitchen cabinets are measured and so are the curtains. The  house will look totally different in next months:)
25. Had sushi-lunch, took an excursion from Harajuku - Gaienmae -  Shibuya under the sun. Ordered shoe repair at Union Works, saunter  into show-room or "Stressless" sofas, browsed vacuum cleaners @  most crowded Yamada-denki.
26. Rushed to Nihonbashi after work to join a very tense conversation.
27. Long mtg day while he took a day off from work.
28. Rushed to Sendagaya after work and today enjoyed an insightful  dialogue.
29. April is approaching near - cherry blossom buds are growing every  day and magnolia trees are near full bloom by the company building.  Always remember at this time of the year my love of being a Japanese  living in Japan:-)
30. Post kick-off mtg with the project team to share one's initial thoughts on the assignment. We didn't really did any housekeeping or tone-setting yet but the conversation actually turned out pretty good.
31. Had lunch w/ Kimura-kun @ Deco and then went to see Sio's performance @ Shibuya Cyclone. Fantastic.

六時には起きねば、と念じて休んだところ、
四時半に目が覚めた。

これ幸いとにやりとしつつ、でもなるべく身体を動かさずに考え事、もといシミュレーション。
（身体を動かさない、というのは、ねこの飛び掛りを予防するのに非常に有効）

おかげで納得のいくコールができた。
それにしても、のる電車が10分遅れるだけで、着くのは20分違うって、、、

朝→午前→お昼とで気を使うイベントが済んでしまったので、夕方はぼやぼやでした。