December 30, 2019

Season's Greetings and Best wishes for the New Year【Photos by Collie】

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change."

JAMES 1:17

St.Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Orion, Michigan

Dear everyone, I say thank you to have visited Rose's site this year. 

I am going to keep posting my Finland journey. On the other hand, you can see Michigan days through photographs from Collie who lives in Michigan.


I want to share St.Joseph Catholic Church's divine beauty with you. 

On Christmas Eve, I was working at the office until quarter past 22:00 and I couldn't go to church in Japan. So, this picture became a holy gift from Collie. 

He also sent -

 

a greeting card picture to me.
It is Maria and baby Jesus expressed in Japanese style. 
May the Peace of Christ and every Happiness fill your heart this Christmas and the New Year!


"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:
The old has gone, the new is here!"

2 CORINTHIANS 5:17


Good luck with everything you do next year...
All the best for 2020, Rose

December 28, 2019

I took Ring Rail Line from Helsinki Vantaa International Airport.


Landing! 


Inside the airport


There is a drugstore around the area which leads to the public transportation. I thought it must be expensive as it's in the airport, but it was pretty reasonable.

These pastries seemed quite popular among Finnish people. I saw men, flight attendants, and boys picking up these pastries one after another. Wanted to know how to buy it, I watched how they weigh it on the scale before going to the checkout counter.

I tried "karjalanpiirakka" on the left side of the above picture. I wondered what's inside, and later on the train, I found it was a rice pudding wrapped with a rye & flour sheet. I am Japanese and my stomach felt happy to have rice in Europe.


Collie! I found a Border Collie at Star Bucks in the Airport. I sent this picture to Collie, saying, "I saw you in the airport in Finland!"


From Helsinki Vantaa International Airport, I needed to ride a train to go to Rautatieasema(Helsinki Central Station). P line, I line, both will be OK because it is a loop line! :)

I bought a ticket on the platform. I was nervous, but a kind man helped me to buy it. ^^

You can use a bus as you like.


It takes about 30 minutes from Helsinki Vantaa International Airport to Helsinki Central Station.

I took pictures of Ring Rail Line on the opposite platform through a window. If mine is P line, that line should be I line.

Quiet, peaceful time...in spite that I was checking each station's name on the sign board every time the train stoped.

Don't worry, Rose. You can relax. Destination is Helsinki Central Station.

December 22, 2019

The beauty of Marunouch Naka-Dori Street in this season

September 2019

I was struggling for the completion of Media Data, that is effective as a sales tool and also a reference book for each one who works in the advertising field. The work is published in November 1st every year. It takes us more than half a year to renew the data and it was in the final stage toward the end of September. Due to lack of workforce, I covered almost parts of the book. Sometimes, I found a way on my own because skilled staff was busy at researching work and I didn't want to bother his or her time.

Now that busy season has ended, I can finally relax! I took my new staff who greatly helped out our work from August to Marunouchi Naka-Dori Street, that is the Avenue I come back to refresh myself. I walk from my office to the high-end street from time to time.

Oh, look! There are partial lights already in September! It was a pleasant surprise...

The classic Tokyo Station view from Shin Marunouchi building
With my absolutely competent & beautiful junior. She finds out my quality.  


November 2019

November 1st, Media Data 2020 was delivered. I can have my free time from now! I can take off earlier! 

The joy was short-lived. 

My boss offered the idea that I would start studying to become a marketing researcher with her. I had no choice but to accept the offer. To survive at my company. 

I'd already applied for a 7-week program of online English lessons because I thought I would be free after the completion of Media Data. 

Unfamiliar new tasks without the detailed explanation at work. I didn't have time for the online English after work. So, I decided to get up at 5:30 every morning to do it. When I worked until 22:00 or even 23:00, I felt so fatigued with work and life. 

I went through those 7 weeks. And I keep reviewing it over and over again, taking my time to memorize living English I learned. 

I was feeling I hadn't done anything in 2019, but now, I accomplished one at least. Good job, me! 

I visited Marunouchi Naka-Dori Street again. Lights are increasing in number toward Christmas. The festive season is approaching... I was with the coworker.



December 2019

The cover design of Media Data 2020 got an award.

I had the first experience to teach Boom Research as a lecturer at the beginning of other division's meeting. It is the first presentation in front of everyone in my life, isn't it? 

She attended the meeting to assist me. When we got out of the room after the small seminar we did, she was like, it was perfect. I appreciate her words, and I believe what she said. While I was speaking at the room, I realized my passion and clear voice. I could appeal how practical the system is to people and explained how to operate it in plain words. Yes, it worked! 

Around the end of year, I feel like I achieved another something important in my stage. 

  

Champaigne gold lights got more and more luxurious.

This time, I worked from our office to Marunouchi Naka-Dori Street with my boss, and the new staff. Decorated city was full of joy. We all had a blast, walking along the avenue with brilliant trees.

In January 2020, I and she are going to attend the marketing research seminar for beginners at the boss's suggestion. We respect him, and it is fortunate to be given an opportunity to learn. 

Where am I going? She is smiling, yes, she is clever and can do anything. But I? Am I really able to become a marketing researcher? I'm not sure if I am talented for that business. I don't even know if I want to become. Phew! But I'll have to give it a try.


 I'm just going with the flow.
Thank you so much all of you for visiting my site.
Wishing you a very merry Christmas!   Rose xxx

December 1, 2019

The blue and white world - gazing out of the FINNAIR window

When I fly, it never ceases to fascinate me what an amazing view may be seen from the cabin window.

I am making a flying trip from Japan to Finland.


Sitting by the window.

I'm not sure where I am heading for in my life. I still have a strong will to live in Michigan, but as long as there's nothing I can do about it  - except praying -  I should focus my mind on what I can do now.

See the world I've never known.


Actually, I am not sure if I really want to visit Finland.

Just do it, Rose. Thinking will follow after action, or occurs while acting.

Dazzling blue and white. They change appearances gradually and I can't stop admiring the beauty of the aerial prospect.


Nobody knows the future.

I put my energy into every little task I'm doing right now with all my strength.

I focus on what I can do moving forward.

Because every crossway on the road will leads to the future.

My work has been tough right now, but I'm hanging in there.  Rose