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Piano

Since the prime minister expanded the state of emergency nationwide, people living in Japan are strongly required to avoid going outside unless it's necessary. 100,000 yen will be given to each person by the government in May including foreigners living in Japan. The Japanese government is working very hard to prevent the virus from spreading. While staying at home, I practice the piano. I want to be good enough to play any songs without looking at pieces. I currently practice Disney and Ghibli songs with pieces made for beginners. I will use the 100,000 yen for daily necessities such as food and clothing.

Dream

I had a very exciting dream while taking a nap yesterday. I was in some English speaking country. Everything I experienced, for example, living in a foreign country, was new to me. I was supposed to join a live performance of a band as a performer but a stupid person had a wrong phone call to me to wake me up. I was not able to see what was going to happen next, but the whole experience was very fun for me.

I guess the reason why I had such a dream was I checked some job openings working in the Philippines. There were translating jobs and secretary jobs for Japanese people in Manila and Cebu. If we lived our normal lives without any influences of the coronavirus, I would definitely apply for one of them. But when I checked the current situations of these big cities, I thought I should not apply for them for now. Japan also has more confirmed cases day by day, so going to a foreign country is very difficult at this moment. But I will not give up living abroad in the near future.

Failures

Yesterday, I was reading a book titled “Failures Made by the People Who Changed the World” by Ono Masato. The Japanese author compiled failures made by twenty-four significant personalities such as Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, and Steve Jobs. The book was originally written for students so the contents were very easy to understand. I came across the book by chance while I was looking for a book on Kindle, a book reader device produced by Amazon. I subscribed to Kindle Unlimited, a service provided by Amazon where the readers can read any books they want among the list of more than 20 million books for only 10 dollars a month. Nowadays, public libraries are closed in Japan. Since it is not advised to go to public places, the device and its services are very useful to pass the time and read books in my room.

Teacher's Roles

Online learning and teaching is getting more common these days. Because of the coronavirus outbreak, schools in many parts of Japan are closed and the students are required to stay at home. Some schools provide online lessons via internet but others use online learning services provided by private companies. The services enable the students to study at their own pace. The students can tackle to questions at their own pace and its AI technology provides suitable questions for each students depending on the degree of their understanding. It is getting more realistic and convenient that students do not have to go to school earlier to study by themselves. Temporarily, teachers at school will have less role and interactions with their students. I can foresee that this might continue on in the future if the condition goes back to normal operations on all businesses and schools. This is why I am looking for an IT engineering job to acquire new skills. I hope to get a job soon.

Backdrops

Recently, I watch many YouTube videos at home because it is not recommended to go into crowded places. I would like to check a backdrop of each video because if a backdrop is beautiful, the video itself also looks cool. As far as I know, Japanese YouTubers do not really stick to taking videos in front of beautiful backgrounds. They tend to shoot at home without any decorations. But famous YouTubers in other countries take videos at their “home studio.” They set up a room to make good looking videos. If I start to make videos, firstly, I would like to make sure that I have an interesting background to entertain my viewers.

Two Sides

There is a positive side to the coronavirus outbreak. Air and water quality is getting better in many parts around the world such as in China and Italy. As people stopped driving cars and operating factories, the natural environment is getting back to its original condition little by little.

Unfortunately, new confirmed cases have been reported in Kagawa Prefecture, where I currently live. There were only two cases last week, but there are already eight cases as of yesterday. I need to be extra cautious with my hygiene and be extra careful with my daily activities. Also, I should not go to the gym and the wall climbing facility until the outbreak is over. If I feel something is wrong with my sense of taste and smell, I have to call a public health care center and go to the hospital right away.