A nice day... to work!

Yes, we had to work. Nobody cares it's a day off here in Iran and though it was our initiative to go out and cover a conference attended by a former President and a predicted candidate of the next election.
The day did not end by just this coverage as I had calls from Tokyo and many e-mails to return all about work. I finally had some time at night time, but I had to go back to work late at night to be ready for another refreshed week from tomorrow.
This cycle of having only one day off is really starting to kill my health and though overwork was not rare for me for these 14 years, I really want to slow down. The environment I'm in won't let me, and I have to keep on driving until someday I crash...
It was a very nice day as you can see the smog covering the city. The view of the polluted city is a sign that it is a sunny day and the best day to go out... well for me... to work!


the smog layer is so clear... it's worse than LA or of course Tokyo!

PS
My dinner...

the last yakisoba! oh I'm going to miss these!

Rest... only for another busy week!

In the morning...

I was at Nishi Hachioji to gather information...

I worked till 2AM last night, and it was really tough to wake up this morning...
After doing some shopping at Shinjuku I went home to take a nap!
It was a busy week and my body is filled with fatigue and stress.
Since it will be a more challenging week coming up, I decided to take a rest throughout the night.
Getting a haircut and taking a bath... and sleeping!

I surely don't want to die from overwork and I've already allocated this Sunday to finish off a pile of work!

Overwork!?

タイトル：過労！？

It's really tough... Some tell me I should be careful not to die from overwork.

Let's make it clear now.
I intend not to die nor even to be hospitalized because of overwork! That's sheer folly and as I insist, I'd rather quit this job than retire from life. You may laugh, but it's true some working in my community have faced sudden death with overwork suspected to be blamed of. I'd rather survive a little bit longer than to die bravely but emptily in the battlefield now!
It's just not worth it!

days to go!

本当に辛い…。過労で死なないように気をつけろと言ってくれる人もいる。

ここではっきりしておこう。
過労で死ぬつもりも病院送りにされるつもりも無い！それこそ俺が思うに、愚の骨頂だ。人生を終えるぐらいならこの仕事を辞める。笑うかも知れないが、実際、過労が原因と見られて死んだ仲間が周りにいる。今戦場で勇敢でも虚しく死ぬよりはもう少し長く生きたいと思うよ！
それほどの価値はないんだよ！
あと１４日！

A crazy arrival of spring...

タイトル：狂った春の来訪…

A rainy day from the morning, but in the evening the the first strong south winds of the year signaling the beginning of spring (known as "haru ichiban") blew. It became the first ever occasion that it blew without an observation of the first snowfall of the season at central Tokyo (after such observations started in the Meiji Era). Another record indicating how crazy this winter is.

And tonight, I was astonished to hear that my colleague fainted at a drinking party and was taken to a hospital to see a doctor. No doubt, overwork is the main reason, which shocked me once again to realize we're making a living at a tough workplace!

I left my office just a little early... perhaps about an hour earlier than usual to get home about 15 minutes before midnight. Well, that probably won't help so much...

taking a nice hot bath might help!!

朝から雨降りの日だったが、夕方には南からの強い風が吹いて春の訪れが告げられた（「春一番」と言う）。
都心では、初雪が観測される前に春一番が吹いたのは、史上初めてのこと（明治時代から始まって以来）だ。また１つこの冬がいかに狂っているか示す記録だ。

そして夜になって、同僚が飲み会で倒れて診察のために病院に連れて行かれたと聞いて驚いた。過労が原因だというのは疑いないが、大変な職場でメシを食っているというのを改めて実感させられたのはショックなことだ！

少しだけ早く職場を離れた…いつもより１時間ほど早く出て、午前０時の１５分前ごろに家に着いた。まぁ、そんなに影響は無いだろうけど…
写真：暖かい風呂に入るのは良いかもね！！