Today, after expiring my subway commuter pass on 15 May 2020, I didn’t renew my pass and started walking to the office.
The rainy season is over so it’s VERY HOT in Tokyo now; therefore, I need a backpack to carry many more new necessaries to the office.
These are new necessaries in addition to normal etiquettes things such as tissue, cosmetics for retouch, hand cream, wallet, cough drops and eco bag.
It’s heavier now but these are necessaries.
Now I bring lunch to work.
I used to go out for lunch to refresh myself but today I eat at my desk to clear my work fast in case Boss allows us to go back earlier than the clock.
I used to buy Take Out Meals from supermarket for dinner; however, during my Stay Home Period, I tried to cook as much as I can to avoid packed food.
Today, I try to continue a good practice.
To ease my weekday tasks, I binge cooking today / on Sunday,
Hopefully these can save me from time and appetite.
We need to face this to check on our body temperature and wearing a mask to enter movie, gym, etc.
This is a poster for museum at 21_21 Design Sight, Roppongi, Tokyo.
The exhibition date is extended because the museum was closed for two months.
Furthermore, we need to make a reservation for admission to enter the museum.
Even dining at the restaurant, it’s recommended to make a reservation to secure a seat.
Making a reservation is one of NEW NORMALs.
Japan imposed retailers to charge plastic shopping bags to save environment by reducing producing microplastics and CO2 emission on 1 July 2020.
The retails charge a plastic bag (and some for paper bags) from range of JPY 2 – JPY 20 (ISD 0.02 – USD 0.19).
Therefore, this became a memorable last free plastic shopping bag at Precce, Tokyo Midtown Roppongi.
However, some retailers such as Meidi-Ya continues to provide free shopping bags that is categorized as biomass shopping bags.
There are three types of biomass shopping bags and they are:
First, the bag is made by more than 25 percent of biodegradable material. The Meidai-Ya provides this type.
Second, the thickness is more than 0.05 mm that allows to reuse it and it requires to state state that it is recommended to reuse the bag on the bag itself.
Third, fully (100 percent) marine biodegradable shopping bags.
We are now encouraged to use Eco Bags.
Today, I carry my favorite Eco Bag that my friend gave me years ago, could be a decade…?
I do have a collection of large and durable shopping bags that I bought in the US and given by friends as souvenirs from overseas.
I use them when I visit to COSTCO but now it would be handy when I go to any supermarkets.
Today, it’s difficult to organize physical seminars.
I was a project officer to co-organize a recent webinar with a law firm.
My Boss was happy with arrangements, presentations and quality of participants.
I coordinated with the co-organizer to prepare invitations, eFlyers, ZOOM Background, etc, prepared the Boss” presentation material and invited participants.
It was a new and interesting project and this would be a new normal of seminar style.
This is my first time to see the real ACTRESS LIGHT.
We call this, “ACTRESS LIGHT” because this is a must item for an actress to enhance face texture and look of beauty.
The law firm was happy with the outcome so we all happily enjoyed chatting with nice puddings, cup cakes, fruit and coffee after the webinar.
Now I know what needs to be done so if there is a next time, I could arrange smoothly.
I took out my parents for dinner at Satsuki, the Hotel New Otani Makuhari.
It’s Father’s Day today, but we missed Mother’s Day due to Stay Home Request so we celebrated both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day today.
We had a nice Italian dinner.
The dinner was nice but when we were ushered to our table (for three), we were all surprised to find the arrangement.
We knew restaurants are recommended to seat customers next each other, not facing each other.
The restaurant was not crowded at all; there are only two couples occupying two corner tables at that time.
Nonetheless, the restaurant arranged our table (for three) to sit next each other.
We were surprised; simultaneously, accepted and make a humor out of the situation.
We are family so we don’t hesitate to talk; we chatted and enjoyed our dinner even we were seated at funny table seating arrangement.
This is one of New Normals that we need to accept from now on.
It became a memorable dinner that we won’t forget.
Tokyo lifted Tokyo Alert and moved businesses to Step 3 on 12 June 2020 (allowing more businesses to reopen such as Karaoke Box) and schedule to allow all businesses to restart on 19 June 2020.
Movie theatre was allowed to reopen on 1 June 2020 when Tokyo shifted Businesses to Step 2.
Accordingly, Toho Cinemas Roppongi opened on 5 June 2020.
It would be nice to watch an action movie, ANNA (Russian KGB Spy Movie) on the big screen.
However, we I learned that there are new normals for watching a movie as well.
The seats are parted by one seat in between.
Even we go in a group, we need to sit according to seating arrangement; we cannot sit next each other.
There are many more NEW NORMALs at the movie theatre to practice.
At the ticketing counter, of course, operated machine is one machine a part.
When we enter, our body temperature would be checked by the thermometer which requires to face the monitor.
Well, I didn’t know every 14th of the month is TOHO CINEMAS DAY so that we can watch a movie for discounted price of JPY 1,200 or USD 12. (Normal Price is JPY 1,900 or USD 19)
The movie was thrilling and breath catching.
It’s nice to watch a movie at the movie theatre.
I was wondering what people on the street are wearing.
It’s smaller than a Corporate ID card.
Only few people wearing it among looks like a group of colleagues so it’s surely not an ID card.
Soon I found out from my friend who is wearing it and giving me this: Virus Shut Out produces by Toa Industry Co Ltd (Tokyo).
It contains sodium chlorite to kill virus for 30 days.
It comes with a neck strap so that we can immediately start wearing it.
Now this also became a part of fashions like masks.
My friend is wearing it with Kumamon character design.
I didn’t know there are choices.
Thank you my friend for considering my health.
Today, many Japanese participate in politics and social issues via SNS, mainly by Twitter.
It is great to know that many of us from various generations have shown interest in politics and social issues.
I’m not a Twitter person because I want to share more than a tweet.
However, one day I might want to participate it so I created an account because Twitter is a major influencer and player in Japan for opinions.
Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Tik Tok and LINE are also influencial in Japan for other targets and purposes.
In order for me to comment freely on SNS; I should take actions as well.
I went to the vote for the election of Minato Ward Mayor.
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