ニューシューズ

今日は新しくゲットしたスニーカーでランニング。お店に行って色々と試してもらい、軽くデモランまでさせてもらいました！！選んだのはASICSのGEL-Ohana Racer！ついでに、靴下もゲット！ASICS製のKAYANOモデルの靴下ですが、これが履き心地が最高！！今日は１５kmのランニングをしましたが、足が軽くなった感じで絶好調です！！

I went and bought a new sneaker yesterday. I ended up trying several different models but I decided on the ASICS GEL-Ohana Racer. It's light and confy!! I also got some socks made by ASICS and they are fantastic too!! I went running with them today for 15km and my legs didn't even get tired!!

夕方はスーパーに行って、夕飯の食材をゲットして、その後は３月の予定のプランニング。Indyの開幕戦に行ったり、Las Vegasで行われるNASCARのレースにも行こうと検討中。色々とドタバタしそうですが、早目に予定を決めないと飛行機代も高くなっちゃうし・・・。しかし、昨晩からLAもまた寒くなりましたが、日本はまだ寒いのかな？！？

In the PM..went to the supermarket to buy some grocery and came home to do some work. I need to plan things out for March for all the trips before the flight fare goes up. I am thinking to go to the IRL season opener as well as the NASCAR race in Vegas!! It's pretty chilly here in LA... I hope it get's warmer...

零戦

今日は雑誌の企画で、子供の頃に住んでいたLAから１時間くらいした所のChinoHillsにある、Planes Of Fameと言う戦闘機がたくさん置いてあるミュージアムに行ってきました。今日の一番の目的は零戦を撮影する事。ここに置いてある零戦は未だエアーショー等では使われてるみたいで、実際に映画Pearl Harbourでは使われたみたいです。零戦の他にも桜花などもおいてあり、ん〜格好いいですね！！でも、歴史を感じますね！！でも、当時の戦闘機の乗るにはかなり根性が必要だなと改めて思いました・・・。

Went to the Planes of Fame in Chino Hills today to see the Zero Fighterjet. It definately is the coolest fighterjet during the WW2 and I think it it one of the only one that still is in good condition and been used for airshows. The plane we saw today was actually used in the movie Pearl Harbour!! Although it probably was the most high tech plane at that time...looking at it now, it must take a lot of balls to fly those plane!!

Planes Of Fame入り口

零戦はやっぱり格好いいですね〜〜！！

Suicidle Planeと言われた桜花

ピットのいたずら・・・。

今日は日曜日。最近は完全に老人生活で、早寝早起き！！まっ、いい事ですね〜！！まずは、ピットの散歩。それからジムで２５kmのランニング。さすがに、ハーフを走ると足腰にきますね〜〜。でも、スッキリ。ランチは妻と赤ちゃんを連れて、サンドウィッチを食べに行き、帰りに赤ちゃんの洋服をチラ見して帰ってきました。

Living like an old man lately sleeping and getting up early. Took Pit for a walk and than off to gym today for 25km run. As soon as you reach the half marathon distance, it really gets your legs. For lunch, I took my wife and the baby to eat salad & sandwich in BH than on the way home we stopped by Fred Segal for some baby clothing.

帰ってきたら、デスクの上にピットがよじ上っていたずらをした形跡が・・・。昨日はハイチュウをベッドまで運んで、その前は竹の子の里を食べて・・・、最近は赤ちゃんばかり相手にしてるのか少し犯行気味です！が、一番困るのが、PCの上に乗ってキーボードを色々とピコピコ押してる事です。間違えて誰かにメールを送ってないか少し心配！？！（笑）

Got home and found out that Pit has been playing on my desk. I hope he didn't send any weird e-mails to anyone... I suppose he really wants to get more attention since we have been giving full attention to our baby.

そうそう、今夜はOSCAR賞です。そう言えば最近見た映画と言えば飛行機の中でBABELを見ました。ハリウッド的には評価の高い映画ですが、個人的には“ウ〜ン”っていまいち納得のいけない内容・・・。今夜ハリウッド近辺はアフターパーティー等で大盛り上がりになると思います。

It's the Oscar night tonight. Speaking of movies... I whatched Babel on the plane and I had some mix feelings about that movies. The hollywood critics gives that movie high remarks...but it wasn't great as I expected to be. Well so much for the movies, Hollywood will be busy tonight with all the after parties!!

Fonataでミーティング

今日も早起きしてピットの散歩。それから午前中にフォンタナに行って、NASCARの視察をかるくしつつ、ミーティング。色々とアドバイスを受けたり、今後の活動に少し協力してもらえそうな感じなので、行っといて良かった。が、帰り道はなんでか渋滞・・・。久しぶりのドライブだったのでちょっとイライラ！？！

Got up in the morning and took my dog to walk. Than off to Fontata to see visit the NASCAR garage as well as meeting several people. I might be able to get some help and advice and it was definately worth a trip today. However, the traffic was pretty bad coming home and the drive was a bit frustrating...

家に戻ってきて、今日はリラックス。そうそう、そろそろ税金申告の書類を用意しないとと思い、レシートの整理などなど・・・。これが面倒なんですよね〜〜。まっ仕方ないかな！？！夜は家でかき揚げ丼で〜す！！そう言えばBuschのレースでトヨタがポールと取ったみたいですね！！

Got back home and worked on my tax filing for the rest of the PM. It's that time of the year...organizing the reciept and trying to figure out why I ended up spending so much money!?! Can't wait for dinner now since I haven't eaten much all day!! Oh by the way, it looks like Toyota is on the pole for tonight's Busch race!!

久しぶりのカイロプタクティック

昨晩は久しぶりの外食で、家に戻ってきて１２時前にはグッスリ！？！朝は早めに起きたので早朝から赤ちゃんのオムツの交換。午前中はインディーのチーム等とコンタクトをとってお昼前にはジムに行って１０kmのランニング。午後になったら久しぶりにカイロプタクティックに行ってきました！最近はずっと走り込んでるので身体のチューンアップをこなしてきました！？！でも、やっぱり久しぶりに行くと身体の調子がいいですね〜〜！！車のメンテと一緒ですね・・・。（笑）

Went out to dinner last night and was a sleep by midnight. Got up early and started to change my baby's diaper. Worked a little bit in the morning and went to the gym for a 10km run. In the PM, I went to see my chiropractor who I have not seen for a while. Since I have been running quite a bit lately, I thought it would be just about time to see him and get all my body fixed up!?!

カイロが終わってからあまりにもお腹がすいていたので、小腹を満たす為にBeard Papa's（そうです、LAにもお店があるんです！）のシュークリームをがっついちゃいました。久しぶりに食べるシュークリームは美味しいですね〜。さてさて、明日はフォンタナに行って、NASCARをかるく視察に行こうかなと思ってる所です。

After Chiro...I was a bit hungry so I stopped by Beard Papa's where they have the world greatest Cream Puffs. They have originated in Japan but have several stores in US. It really is a must try!! Well... I think I will be going to Fontana tomorrow to see the NASCAR race. It will be interesting to see how much people there will be over the week end.

赤ちゃんの一ヶ月検診

今日は午前中は赤ちゃんを小児科に連れて行って、一ヶ月検診をしてもらいました。ベイビーちゃんは元気に育ってるみたいで、小さく産まれたのに既にアメリカ人の赤ちゃんの平均の大きさまで育ってるみたいです！！それを聞いて一安心。が、色々と妻が入ってる保険から赤ちゃんも入れる保険に移動したりでその手配で午前中はドタバタ・・・。

Took my baby to the first month check up at the hospital. Although he was born tiny...he is growing very well and he is up to an average size of an American baby, which I was really relieved to hear about!! However, since it's been a month now..I have to change the insurance plan for my wife that includes the baby which is going to cost me more....

午後はジムにいって１５kmのランニング。家に戻ってからは今週末CaliforniaSpeedwayで行われるNASCAR Buschのレースを視察に行くプラン等々、なんだか忙しい一日でした。今夜は赤ちゃんも連れて家族でレストランデビューをしようと思います。ようやく１ヶ月も経って、赤ちゃんを外に連れ出していいと先生にOKをもらったので、早速チャレンジ。が、ご飯途中に泣き出したりしないか心配・・・。ではでは、久しぶりの外食を堪能してきま〜す！！（笑）

Right after lunch, I went to the gym for 15km run and back home to organize a plan for this week end to attend the Busch race that is held in California Speedway. With all the plannings...the day went by really fast. Tonight will be the debut night as a family to dine out with the baby. Since it's been a month now, my wife and I decided to take the baby out to dinner!! Ofcourse we will be eating all the good stuff!?! I hope the baby is not going to cry during middle of the dinner...but I'm sure it will happen at one point. Nevertheless, I am really looking forward for the dinner!!

あっと言う間に一ヶ月

今日も早目に起きて午前中にジムで筋トレ。昨晩はグッスリ寝れたので朝からスッキリでした。赤ちゃんも産まれてから早１ヶ月！今までは１時間おきに起きてたのが、ここ２〜３日は３時間はグッスリ寝てくれるから身体の調子も絶好調です！！いや〜しかし、あっと言う間に産まれてから１ヶ月たったな〜。新生児用の洋服やおむつがあっと言う間にきつくなってきたし。赤ちゃんの成長には驚きですね！！

Got up in the morning and went straight to the gym for some weight training. Since it's been almost a month now since the baby is born, he is waking up every 3hrs instead of every hour which allow us to get deeper sleep during the night. The baby is doing really well and I am amaze to see him grow rapidly! All the newborn clothing and diapers are getting tight and I think he is almost ready for the next size!!

そうそう、午後に家を出た時にな〜んとピットがいたずらをして、机の上に置いてあった竹の子の里をがっつり食べちゃいました！！最近はあまりかまってあげれてないから、軽い嫌がらせかな・・・？！？アピッてることは間違いないですね！！（笑）でも、竹の子の里は美味しいから、気持ちはわからないではないな・・・。

Meanwhile, my dog Pit is trying to get some attention lately. While I was out, he climbed on to the table and ate the chocolate that I got from my wife... I am a bit worried since chocolate may make him to hyper all night with all the sugars and cacao... Well I don't blame Pit for mooching on the chocolate because it's a great snack!?!

Indy Pro Series オープンテスト

今日はジムで２０km近くのランニング。身体の調子は絶好調ですね〜！！午後からはまた赤ちゃんをチェックアップに連れて行ってその帰りにスーパーで食料品をゲット。日中は色々と合間を縫ってIndy Pro Seriesのテストをライブタイミングでチェック。今年からパンサー・レーシングで武藤　英記が参戦してます。英記は子供の頃から知っていて、弟のようにかわいがってるドライバーなのでぜひ良い成績を残してもらいたいなと思います。

Got up in the moring and went to the gym for 20km run today. I have been steadily picking up the pace and doing really well!! Than off to a check up for my baby for the cirumsision surgery he had last week. Got home and checked on the Indy Pro Series test results. My buddy Hideki Mutoh is running for Panther Racing this year and I hope he does well this season since he is like a younger bro to me!!

テストの結果を見たら英記が最終ラップのトップタイムをだして終了。さすが、パンサー・レーシングで準備やテストをしっかりこなして入ってきてるので滑り出しは良さそうですね。後はオーバル経験だけかな・・・？でも、今年のIndy Proのエントリーリストを見ると、SamSchmidtで走るAlex Lloyd以外はそんなにオーバル経験がないので英記も頑張ればチャンピオン狙えそうですね〜。そうそう、イタリアのカート時代からの友達でCheever Racingから参戦するRichard Antinucci（以前は全日本F3にも参戦）もいたり、けっこう面白いシーズンになりそうですね〜。明日からはIndyのテスと。ん〜現場に見に行きたいんだけど、行ったら行ったで身体がムズムズしそう・・・！？！

Hideki actually ended up quickest today! No suprise with Panther Racing with their preparation coming in to this event. I think he will need to learn a bit on oval racing/drfating but I am sure he will do just fine. I suppose Alex Lloyd who is driving for Sam Schmidt will be his biggest competition. I was also suprised to see Richard Antinucci who I have raced against in Karts in Italy is driving for Cheever Racing. I am sure Indy Pro Series will be a competetive season this year. Well... it will be interesting to see how the Indy Car does tomorrow.

President's Day

今日はPresident's Dayで休日。ほとんどの会社も休みなのでオフィッス街の家の近所は静かです。昨日の夜から降っていた雨も午前中でやんで、なんとか朝ピットをぬれずに散歩に連れて行く事ができました。朝ご飯を食べてからジム。今日も１０kmのランニング。最近は身体の調子が絶好調ですね！！

Since it's President's Day today and my apt is surronded by office builduings...it's pretty quite around my place. It also stopped raining just in time for my dog's walk so I was able to take him out with out both of us getting wet. Than off to the gym for another 10km run.

ジムから戻ってきて家で色々と作業。今日はほとんどのチームもお休みか、インディー系だとホームステッドのテストに向けて移動中なので、チームとのコンタクトはほとんどなし。そうそう、昨日で赤ちゃんが産まれて１ヶ月です。もう、そろそろ外に出し始めてもいい頃かなって感じです。赤ちゃんを産んだ周りの友達からは、外食したりするのは今がチャンスだから今のうちに行った方がいいよと言われ、妻とそうだな〜って検討中。しかしながら、意外と座敷とかないと大変ですよね〜・・・。座敷だと和食に限られちゃうし・・・、LAに座敷のある和食レストランはすくないからな〜〜・・・。ん〜そう考えるとぜひぜひ、座敷＆個室のある紅月LosAngeles店を作って欲しいな〜〜！！

After the gym, back to a little bit of desk work, although most of the teams are taking days off or travelling to Homestead for open test so not so much talking over the phone today. Since it's been a month since my baby was born, my wife and I started to chat about going out for dinner since all of our friends with baby tells us that now is the only timing to have peacefull dine out... which I can picture what will happen in couple of months. However, it would be much easier to go to a Japanese Restaurant that has Tatami room so we can lay the baby on the tatami floor using a cushion. After all that thought...I figured it would be awesome if there is a Kougetsuin LA with Tatami/Private room. It would definately be a hip to all the celebs here in US. By the way...for those of you who live in Macau... Kougetsuwill be opening at the Venetian soon!!

Daytona500

今日は日曜日。朝起きてピットの散歩。そのまま、ジムに行ってランニングをしながらデイトナ５００をTVで観戦。今年のNASCARの初戦で色々と面白そうな内容があります。正式には去年の最終戦にNEXTEL CUPにはデビューしてますが、JuanPabloMontoyaの初戦、トヨタのデビューレース等・・・。しかし、予選後にトヨタのエースでもあるMichaelWaltripがルール違反で失格になったり、その他のドライバーも色々とつっつかれたり、NASCARもかなり厳しくなってるみたいです。

Since it's Sunday, I slept in until 9am and went to walk my doggy. Than off to the gym for a long run while whatching the Daytona 500 on TV. Thi year's Daytona 500 is quite interesting with addition of Juan Pablo Montoya as well as the Toyota 's in the field. However, Toyota seems to be struggling still and the diqualification of Michael Waltrp has certainly stirred a lot of talks in the paddock. I assume NASCAR is getting really strict with monitoring the cars.

レース前のトピックとして意外と面白いな〜と思ったのが、オールアメリカンレース・・・ってイメージのNASCARですが、トヨタ・カムリ以外の車は（Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Dodge Charger)はカナダやメキシコの工場で生産されてるみたいで、本当にアメ車はトヨタ・カムリだけだとアナウンサーが指摘してました・・・！？！（笑）レースはKevin Harvickの優勝。大ベテランで半引退済みのMark Martinが２位。Kevin Harvickはカリフォルニア州の出身で、カート場で良くあいました。彼の方が一つ上のカテゴリーで走っていたので一緒にレースをする事はありませんでしたが。JuanPabloは１９位。初戦としてはボチボチだったのではと思います。いや〜でも、レースを見ていたら難しいレースだと思いますが、あの団子の中に一緒に入って勝負したいな〜ってとことん思うレースですね！！早い所いっかい乗ってみたいですね〜〜、NASCARの車に！！

It was pretty funny when the announcer actually pointed out that Toyota Camry's are the only american made car in the field since other manufactures cars are made either in Canada or Mexico.... Nevertheless, the race was won by Kevin Harvick who I used to whatch him race in So Cal. I never raced against him in the same category but he was definately one of the driver that I would look up to. As for Juan Pablo...I guess 19th is not bad of a start. The race looks a lot more difficutl than it appears in terms of stratigics and skills...but I would love to have a chance to drive and race the NASCAR in the very near future!!

３連休

昨日は１時頃に寝てしまい、今朝は４時頃に目が覚めてしまいました。ちょうど赤ちゃんが起きていたので、１時間近く赤ちゃんをダッコしてから２度寝。午前中は１１時頃からまた赤ちゃんの検診があったので病院に行き、その帰りにサンドウィッチを食べて帰宅。Alhambraと言う街にある、LOVEBIRDと言う人気のサンドウィッチ店をチャレンジ。そこのReubenサンドの美味しさにビックリ！！これは発見ですね！！

Last night, I went to bed at 11pm...therefore I ended up waking up at 4am when my baby was up and I was trying to get him back to sleep again for 1hr. When he finally fell a sleep, I went back to bed for couple of hours. Than I had to take the baby for a check up again, and on the way home we decided to eat lunch at this popular sandwich place in Alhambra. The place is called LOVEBIRD and their Reuben Sand was phenomenal!! It's definately must try!!

来週の月曜はPresident'sDayで休日なので今週末は３連休です。なんだか、朝から静かだな〜って思いました。でも、デイトナが終わって日本に帰ってかなりドタバタしていたので、なんだか今週末はユックリできそう。あ〜久しぶりに友達とゴルフに行きたいなと思う今日この頃・・・。

Since it's a President's Day weekend...the city is pretty quite. However, it worked out pretty good for me to have relaxing time after the race at Daytona and coming back from Japan. I haven't played golf for a while...and I hope I can find some time to get back to the course again!!

LAの地下鉄

今日は産まれて始めてLAで地下鉄に乗りました！って、言っても駅は家の真下にあるんですけどね・・・。（笑）もともと、家のアパートも駅ビルだったらしく、本当に家の地下に駅があるのです。今日は昼過ぎにUniversal Studioの前にオフィッスを構える知人にインディー５００へ向けてのスポンサー探し協力でミーティングがありました。今日は金曜日だし、夕方は道が混みそうだから地下鉄の方が便利かなと思って乗る事にしました。

First time ever in my life, I got on the Metro today in LA. The Pershing Square station is actually right below my apartment and it is really convenient. Matter of fact, my apartment builduing used to be a metro station building. I decided to catch the metro since I had a meeting at Universal Studio today and I figured that would be the best way to avoid the Fri traffic.

まず、驚いたのは意外と駅が奇麗なこと。が、メチャメチャ殺風景。駅構内や電車の中には広告がなく、ましては駅員さんや改札口もありません！！いちおう、ホームに降りる手前に切符を購入する機械はありますが、ただ乗りもできちゃう勢いですね。実際に誰もチェックしにこなかったし・・・。家からUniversal Studioまでは約２５分。RedLineに乗って行かなくてはいけないのですが、Hollywood方向は途中で２つに別れる路線があって最初は間違った方に乗っちゃいました！！ん〜東京的に言うなら、丸ノ内線で荻窪に行きたかったのに、間違えて中野坂上行きに乗っちゃった〜って感じですね！！（笑）途中で気がついたので電車を乗り換えて無事にミーティングに到着。帰りも渋滞に巻き込まれずすんだので、スムーズに帰宅。ん〜LAの地下鉄も悪くないですね！！

I am used to the Japanese trains and subways where there is a lot of ad in the train and the station platform. Instead here in LA...it's all plane. I was really suprised with some what self service ticket purchase. You could almost ride for free...since there is no gate nor people checking for tickets when you ride. I guess they some time monitor the people time to time... Since it was my first time... I just hopped on to a train that was headed towards Hollywood but I didn't realize I was on the wrong one until I found out that there were two destinations on Red Line. Luckily I figured that out on time and made to the meeting. Everything went well during the meeting and came back home with out any traffic. I guess the metro is not a bad way to get around in LA especially if you live in Downtown.

MDX

今日は朝起きて久しぶりにスッキリ寝れた感じ！ピットを散歩に連れつつ、ご近所さんと立ち話。家に戻ってフルーツを食パンを朝食に食べてからジムに行って１０kmのランニング。やっぱりしっかり寝るとパワーも出ますね〜〜！！そうそう、そしてついに２００５年から乗っていたHONDAからかりているMDXの返却日がやってきてしまいました・・・。（泣）メチャメチャお気に入りなので返すのが寂しいっす〜〜・・・。でも、長い間MDXを貸してくれていたHONDAさんに感謝しないと！いや〜でも、MDXは本当にいい車です。新しいMDXはさらにレベルアップしてるし。かなりお薦めの車ですよ〜〜！！

Got up in the morning and after a good night sleep I felt well refreshed since I haven't got one of those for a while. Went to a walk with my dog and had a lengthy chat with my neighbor. Than had a slice of toast and fruits for breakfast and off to the gym for 10km run. When I got back...I realized that the return date for the Honda loan car was due pretty soon. I have been driving that MDX since 2005 and it is a fantastic car!! I am really in love with that car and I will miss it for sure...however, I should be thankful for Honda for lending me the car and I certainly would recomend everyone to consider getting the MDX if you are looking for a SUV since the new model is even better!!

これから病院に行って赤ちゃんの検診です。今まではダイアリーは夕方ご飯前に書いていたのですが、最近は妻が食事の用意中は自分が赤ちゃんを見てないといけないので、アップの時間を変えないとって感じです・・・。子供にずっとかまってばっかりにピットがちょっとジェラってる感じです！？！（笑）いや〜平等に愛情を配るのは大変ですね・・・。

I have to take the baby for a check up again. I have been updating my diary before dinner but I have to do this in the afternoon so I can look after the baby while my wife prepares the dinner. Meanwhile. my dog "Pit" has been really quite and I think he is showing a bit of jelousy not getting any attention lately. I guess it's always tough to give equal love...

やや時差ボケ・・・？

昨日は予想通りに赤ちゃんが１時間おきに起床。今回は赤ちゃん時間での時差ボケって感じですね！？！（笑）午前中はジムでトレーニング。寝不足か時差ボケのせいでいまいちパワーがでない・・・。家に戻ってきて午後は家で仕事。日本に居る１週間分のメールのリスポンス。かなり大忙しです。

With no suprise...the baby was getting up every hour last night. So much for jetlag...!?! In the AM, I decided to go to the gym, but without good night sleep, I felt pretty tired. Got back home and worked for couple of hours catching up e-mails.

今日はバレンタインですね〜。日本だとバレンタインは女の子が好きな男子にチョコをあげて告白するってイメージが強いですが、こっちではお互いに感謝しあう日って感じですね。が、今夜の夕飯は妻にパスタを作ってもらいます！！（笑）そうそう、チョコと言えばこの間テレビでやってましたが、チョコとブルーチーズを一緒に食べると美味しいらしいですよ！！お酒のおつまみにトライしてみよう。

Since it's Valentine's Day today, my wife will be cooking pasta for me. I guess it more of a day to appreciate each other...but in Japan it's a day where the girl has to give much more than the boys. I should say it's more of an event that allows the girls to confess to the boys that they like. By the way, speaking of Valentine's Day, and chocolate, I was whatching a TV show last week in Japan, kind of like a gourmet show and they were eating Chocolate and Blue Cheese which is supposed to be really good together. I guess it will match well with the wine too...

無事に帰宅

昨日のフライトで日本を出発して、今朝LosAngelesに戻ってきました。フライトは９時間くらいで予定時刻よりは早く着きましたが、機内ではあまり寝れなくて家に戻ってきました。家について赤ちゃんが見るのが楽しみでした。予想通りわずか１週間で赤ちゃんは成長してました！！１週間前にきていたユルユルな洋服がピッタリなくらい！！想定以上に成長のスピードは早いかもしれませんね〜。これこそ“小さく産んで、大きく育つ”って事ですかね？？

Got on the plane last night out of Narita...but could not fall a sleep during the flight. Luckily the flight was only 9hr and landed a bit earlier than expected. I was looking forward to getting home and seeing my baby. He definately have grown quite a bit just in 1 week!! He is definately bigger and stronger...and much louder when he cries!! Anyhow, I am relieved to see him doing well.

今日は日本でドタバタしてたぶんも、少しリラックスしてリカバリーモードに入ろうと思っていましたが、それもつかの間・・・。帰ってきて早々、赤ちゃんのオムツ替え。ま〜１週間も子育てを放棄していたので居る時はしっかりやらないと！！が、３０分〜１時間おきに起きるのでリラックスしてる暇もなくあっと言う間に一日が終わってしまいました。夜はユックリ寝れるといいけど・・・。

I was hoping to relax during the afternoon today to recover from the hectic trip...however, my son was pretty active this afternoon and I had no time to relax. Since I was not able to do anything with my baby this past week, I have changed diapers and at least attempted to put him to a sleep which definately was not too succesful... Nevertheless I don't even feel tired when I see him smile!! Well...I hope he will sleep well tonight because I needed it for sure.

Final Day in Tokyo

今日は日本で最終日。今日はスーパーハードスケジュールでした！まずは、午後のハードスケジュールに備えて午前中はエアープレス上野へ行って、酸素カプセルに２時間近くたっぴり入って、疲労回復。やっぱり酸素カプセルに入ると違いますね〜〜！！カプセルに入る前にもしっかり、O2 Styleを水に入れて酸素を注入！！ベストな体制で午後から挨拶回り。今日は西麻布近辺で３件のミーティング＆挨拶回り！！

Since it was my final day in Tokyo, it really was a busy day for me. To recover from the hectic schedule and prepare for a busy day, I have decided to go to AirPress Ueno to get oxygen treatment in the air capsule. It really makes you feel better after the treatment and even after a busy day today...I am still good to go at 2:00am!! Considering having a flat out meeting for the whole afternoon... I really think that oxygen capsule do work for extra energy!!

夜は紅月で、デイトナ２４時間でも応援して頂いた紅月の高橋会長とDokyun.jpの加藤社長と会食！紅月の豚シャブは何時も通りに絶品！！最近は妻と鍋ブームになってるなか、自分だけ美味しい鍋を堪能するのも少し気まずいなかしっかり美味しくいただきました！！が・・・、そうだ紅月でポン酢を少し頂戴できないかとお願いするのを忘れた〜〜〜！？！最近のマイブームはポン酢で美味しいポン酢にこだわってるんですよ・・・。そんなこんなで、今は家に戻って明日の帰宅の準備。明日は午前中にミーティングがあるので少し忙しくなりそう・・・。でも何よりも赤ちゃんに会うのが楽しみですね！！

I had dinner with Mr.Takahashi from Kougetsuand Mr. Kato from Dokyun.jp. I really want to thank both of them for their support at Daytona 24hr and their kindness to be part of my team!! The food at Kougetsu great as usual!! Oh yeah...I forgot to ask for Ponzu sauce to go... My wife and I have been searching for home made Ponzu Sauce which is very hard to buy in US!! Well... I have got a early meeting tomorrow AM...and off to Japan. I am really looking forward to seeing my baby in couple of hours!!

DETOX

昨日はお昼過ぎに辻堂の母親の実家をでて、そのまま帰宅。夜はエアープレス上野に行って、DETOXコースをチャレンジ。足しから、もの凄い毒素が出てそうでビックリ。が、終わってみると足がスッキリして軽くなった感じ。現に今日ランニングに行ってきたら、足取りも軽くてランニングも楽勝！！これは是非おすすめです。女性の皆さんにはダイエット効果もあるみたいだし！！ぜひ行って試してみてください。

After visiting my mom's house, I went back to drop off my stuff to my house in Ryo-goku and went straight to AirPress Ueno. Usually I go their to get Oxygen treatment in the capsule but this time I went to try the DETOX treatment course. It is amazing how much stuff that comes out of your foot... however it really feels great after the treatment. I actually went running today and my foot didn't even get tired!! It's a must try treatment!!

今日は表参道でランチミーティング。AW Diningと言う所でランチをして、とくに京野菜がメチャメチャ美味かったですね〜〜！！今夜はこれから、家の近所の居酒屋（駒形近辺にある稲垣）と言うお店で、皆で集まる予定です。この居酒屋、外から見たイメージとお店の中に入って実際にご飯を食べると驚きの美味しさ！！しかも、メチャ安いです。いや〜しかし、滞在もあとちょっと・・・。今回は本当にドタバタだな。

I had a lunch meeting today at AW Dining in Omotesando. The food was excellent especially the vegies from Kyoto. I am now off to dinner party at this Izakaya calle Inagaki near my house. It's cheap and food is excellent. Although it is not a clean and tredny spot...I wish if there was an Izakay like this in LA. Two more days...till back to LA. It's been really busy, but I am really looking forward to see my baby soon!!

ドタバタ

昨日は名古屋へ午後一に出発。デイトナ２４時間でお世話になった、スポンサーの方と夕食。楽しい時間もあっと言う間にすぎて最終の新幹線で品川まで行き、そこから辻堂に戻り母親の家で一泊。今回の滞在はほとんどユックリする間もなく、唯一母親の家に行けそうな日だったので、顔出し。今回の滞在は本当にドタバタです・・・。

I went to Nagoya yesterday to have dinner meeting with my sponsor who supported me at the Daytona 24hr. This trip to Japan has been really busy...and I figured last night was the only night I was able to stop by my mom's house so I decided to spend the night there. Going to Nagoya was fun...but it was really short and I could not enjoy as much as I wanted....

隅田川テラスをランニング

昨日も今朝も時差ボケで早起きをしてしまうので、早朝に隅田川テラスを１０kmのランニング。日本はやっぱり寒いですね〜。でも冷やってしてて、朝から気合いが入ります。昨晩は日本へ戻ってきたHONDA社の山本さんと紅月で、会食。久しぶりの紅月はやっぱり美味しかったです！！紅月で食べるスペシャル茶碗蒸しが大好物です！！

With the jetlag...got up so early that I decided to go running at Sumida-River terrace. Usually it's a 10km run. Although it's a bit chilly here in Japan, it's a prefect running condition for me. I also went to dinner last night to Kougetsu to have pork Shabu-shabu. It was fantastic as usual!!

今夜は名古屋に行って、スポンサーへのご挨拶。久しぶりの名古屋で楽しみです。夜は辻堂の母親の家によって明日のお昼に帰宅する予定です。今回の日本の滞在は本当にドタバタしそうです・・・。

Tonight I am off to Nagoya to meet with my sponsor. I am looking forward to going to Nagoya...haven't been there for awhile. Than I will probably stop by my mom's house tonight. This week is going to be really hectic since it's a very short trip...

日本に到着

無事に日本に戻ってきました。機内ではバッチリ熟睡。成田に着いた頃にはしっかりリフレッシュ！！が、荷物を待っていたら見覚えのあるバッグがプラスチックの容器に乗せられてグルグル回転板の上を回っている。バッグは凄い勢いで壊れてて、中身も丸見え・・・、“うわ〜ひどいな〜”って思いながら近づいてくるバッグをみると、“ゲッ、俺のジャ〜ん”！？！バッグをピックアップして速攻でUnited航空の添乗員を捕まえマジ切れ！！

Arrived to Tokyo just fine. Had a great nap in the plane and I feel really refreshed. Got though the immigration really quickly and when I arrived at the baggage claim, I see a very familiar bag in a plastic container going around the conveyor belt. When it came close to me, I could not believe it was my bag totally damaged!! I was furious about what happened and got a United agent to talk abou the situation.

どうやら、飛行機から荷物をおろしてカートで運んでる途中に、バッグが落ちてしまいそのままカートが引いてしまったみたいです・・・。中の洋服は半分くらい、切れたりしてしまったり、破損してしまった物があったりでがっかり・・・。とくにジーパンとベルトは愛用していた物だったので本当にマジ切れ！！なんとか、部分的には弁償してもらえそうですが、何かと手がかかるのが面倒。着いてそうそう、少し不機嫌です！！

Apparently the bag was dropped and run over by a cart while travelling to the baggage claim area. The bag was completely destroyed and also som of my expensive cloth. What really pissed me off is the jeans and the belt that has been part of me for a while!! I guess they will compensate part of the loss but I am sure it is not going to be the full amount... Again I am really pissed off with this situation!!

が、これから急いで六本木に移動して会食です。

Well...so much for the bag issue...I better head to dinner meeting in Roppongi.

今からフライト

今から日本行きのフライトです。どうやら、追い風で日本に着くのは１時間くらい早くなりそう！！日本に着いたらそのまま荷物を置いてすぐに、出ないといけないので早いにこしたことはないけど・・・。日本は寒いのかな？？LAはここ数日間は夏場の暖かさなので寒い所に行くのはちょっと厳しそう。

I am just getting ready to catch my plane to Japan. Because of the wind direction, I think I will get there 1hr earlier than planned time which is good for me since I have to go to a dinner meeting when I get to Japan. I hope it's not too cold in Japan. We have been getting nice weather in LA and I am certainly going to miss this.

しかし、１週間も赤ちゃんと会えないのはちょっと心配・・・。妻は何かと慣れてきてはいるみたいだけど。まっ、お母さんが居れば子は育つと言うし！？！（笑）１週間の間でどのくらい大きくなるかが楽しみです！！

I am also going to miss my baby for a week. I suppose he doesn't need me if the mommy is there for him!?!

明日から日本

明日から日本なので今日はドタバタ・・・。朝ご飯を食べてから、ジムに行って筋トレ。午後は明日の日本出発に向けて色々と準備。色々と物をピックアップしながら、携帯電話でIndy500の件やNASCARの事に関しての人達＆チームとコンタクト。色々と動きはありそうですが、もうあとちょっとで３月なのでウトウトしていられませんね・・・。

It was a busy day today since I am goig to Japan tomorrow. I had some breakfast and went straight to the gym for daily work out. Than off to picking things up before my trip and talking to Indy teams to get the latest status. Since the race is coming up quikly...I really have to get on it to land a ride.

そうそう、昨日の夜中に家の隣の通りのオフィッスビルが火事。昼まで消火作業を続けてて大変でした。ビルは全損だそうです・・・。幸いな事にけが人はいなかったみたいですが・・・。でも、そのお陰で家の前の通りは封鎖されて道がゲロ混み！！さてさて、今夜はハンバーガーにスパゲッティー・ナポレタン。喫茶店風なディナーです！？！（笑）

Oh yeah...there was a big office building fire started early this morning that lasted through mid day... and it was just a block away from my house!! No body was hurt so that's good but because of that fire, the streets were shut down and it really created a big traffic jam around my house!! Welll, off to dinner now.

祝Indianapolis Colts

今日は早起きしてまずはピットの散歩。それから家でピットを入浴。ついでに爪を切ってあげたら、切る瞬間にピットが動いて深爪させてしまいました・・・。ピットはキャインと泣いて、血がダラ〜・・・。ぴっとごめんよ〜〜・・・。（泣）ピットをすっきりさせてからは今度はジムに行って１０kmのランニング。家に戻って軽く部屋を掃除してから、日本に行く前に妻と赤ちゃんの為に食材を溜買い。スーパーボールが３時半から始まるのでダッシュで帰宅！！

Got up in the morning and took my dog "Pit" for a walk, and than I decided to bath him since it was about time. While I was cutting his nails...he moved and I ended up cutting too much out of one of his nails...I guess that was painful and he didn't like it. Sorry Pit..... Than off to the gym for 10km run. Came back home to do a quick cleaning of my room and off to grocery store to buy a week stuff of food fore my wife and baby.

家に戻ってきてからは片手にビール＆スーパーボール観戦！応援していたIndianapolis Coltsの勝利！！いや〜良かった〜〜！！最後は余裕勝ちでしたが・・・。しかし、Coltsのクォーターバックのペイトン・マニングは凄かった。今年のIndy500はもしかしたら彼がグランドマーシャルをするんじゃないのかな？！？（笑）試合を見ながら、今夜は家で鉄板です。なんだか以上にタン塩を食べたかったので今日は家でネギタン塩に挑戦で〜す！！

I was home just in time to whatch the Super Bowl with beer in one hand!! I was happy to see the Colts win!! I woudn't be suprised if Payton Manning will be the grand marshall of Indy 500 this year!?! After whatching the game, I am making some Teppanyaki tonight!! Can't ask for anything better...beer...super bowl...and Teppanyaki!?!

日本行きの準備

昨日は赤ちゃんが夜中からグズリまくりで、ちょっと寝不足。午前中は日本へ戻る準備で色々と頼まれ物をピックアップ等々。ついでに、髪の毛もばっさりカット。いや〜ずっと切りたかったのでスッキリですね〜〜！！帰ってきてからは赤ちゃんの面倒を見たり今日はユックリ。

The baby was active last night and I could get as much sleep as I would have liked.... But it's not all that bad when you see your baby smile!! Since I am going back to Japan on Tue, I had to do a bit of running around picking up stuff for my friends and I also when to cut my hair. As usual, I had my hair done really short because it's easy in the morning and I guess it suits me!?!

明日はNFLのスーパーボール！今年はインディアナポリス・コルツvsシカゴ・ベアーズ。やはり、インディードライバーとしてはコルツを応援してしまいますね〜〜！！去年はずっと負け無しだったのに、プレイオフで負けちゃってスーパーボール進出ならずだったので・・・。アメリカ中が明日はスーパーボールに熱狂する日になりそうです！！

It's Super Bowl Sunday tomorrow!! I am actually cheering for the Indianapoli Colts since I'm an Indy Car Driver... They were unbeatable last year until they lost against the Steeler and this year they have made it to the Super Bowl. It definately is going to be an interesting game and I think I will follor the US tradition whatching the game with Miller Lite!?!

Baby検診

今日は１１時から赤ちゃんと妻の検診だったので、早起きして朝食の前にジム！朝から筋トレはちょい辛ですが、気合いを入れてガッツリトレーニング。朝食に昨日の残りの唐揚げを食べて、１１時に病院。赤ちゃんも妻の回復も順調みたいで何より。お昼には飛行場に行って、カメラマンの斎藤ヒロ君をピックアップ。デイトナの写真を見せてもらい、途中で今夜の夕飯の材料を買ってきて帰宅。今日は金曜日だったので道がゲロ混み・・・。

Since my wife and our baby had a hospital visit this morning, I got up early to do the training before brekfast. Obviously it was pretty hard to lift weights early in the morning but I pushed pretty hard as usual. I had fried chiken that was left over from last night and took my wife and the baby to the hospital. I was relieved to hear that both my wife and the baby is doing well! Than straight to LAX to pick up my photographer who took my pict at the race last week end. Than a quick stop at the grocery store and back home in heavy Fri traffic...

移動の途中の合間を縫って、色んなインディーのチームと連絡の取り合い。色々と最新情報をゲット！日本に帰るまでに、状況を把握して、滞在中にフルにスポンサー活動ができるようにしないと・・・。さてさて、今夜は家でポークカレー。昨日“ためしてガッテン”でみた作り方をぱくってチャレンジしてみま〜す！！（笑）

While I was on the go...I made several phone calls to catch up with the status with all the Indy Car teams. It is really important to find out the latest in the padock in order to use the most of the time in Japan. Well...I'm off to dinner now...we are making pork curry tonight.

ランニング

今日もジムでトレーニング。昨日は筋トレをしたので、今日は１０kmのランニング＋有酸素運動。身体の調子は絶好調ですね！！家に戻ってきてからはIndyの資料等を見直して複数のチームにコンタクト。去年とは状況が違い、今年はチームの数が圧倒的にすくないですね・・・。出走予定のチームはたくさんあるみたいですが、車やスタッフのプランがまだまだ未定だったり・・・。だからこそチーム選びは慎重にしないと。

Since I did heavy weight training yesterday, I have focused on doing lots of cardio work today at the gym. It always feels great after doing 10km jogging!! Than I came home and started to work on the Indy deals. It's really hard to find a team this season since most of the teams that is planning to run Indy is still non existant in terms of cars, and personel. Therefore I really have to look hard in to which can be the best program.

夕方になってオヤツで午前中にふかしておいたサツマイモを試食。でも、日本で寒い時に食べる焼き芋は美味しいですよね〜〜！！日本と言えば帰って紅月の豚シャブを食べるのが楽しみ！！昨日も家でお鍋をしたけれども、紅月のシメで食べるラーメンがまた美味しいんだよな〜！！おっと、そろそろ夕飯の時間なので妻が作ってる間に赤ちゃんのお世話をしに行ってきま〜す！！

In the PM... I had some sweet potato for snack. It was pretty good but I missed having the charcoaled/grilled sweet potatoes that sells on streets in Japan. And speaking of Japan, I am really looking forward to go to Kougetsu, which is one of my favourite restaurant. There pork shabu-shabu is awesome and for the finish, the ramen using the shabu-shabu broth is just fantastic!! Whoops...it's time for dinner now....while my wife needs to cook, I better look after the baby!!

赤ちゃんを入浴

今日は朝起きてピットの散歩。午前中にジムに行ってガッツリトレーニング。デイトナで使い切れなかったエナジーをしっかり消耗・・・。身体の調子はすこぶるいいですね〜！！体調もバッチリ！！次は何時でもレースできるようにしとかないと！！

As usual, got up in the morning and walked my dog. Than off to the gym. I had so much energy left over from Daytona that it really felt good to burn calories!! I think I am in real good shape and should be ready to drive anytime!!

ジムが終わってからはスーパーに行って買い出し。最近はずっと妻が鍋をしたがるので、鍋の食材をゲット。家に戻ってきてからは今度は赤ちゃんを入浴。しかし、やっぱりお風呂に入るのは怖いみたいです・・・。入浴中は大泣き！？！レースしてると家に居ない事がおおいので、子育てをやや放棄してる所もあるので、家に居る間はできるだけ色々としとかないと！！いや〜しかし、本当に可愛いですね〜〜。

After the gym, I went to the supermarket to get all the groceries for dinner. Than back home to bath my baby. I think the baby is scared of bathing and was crying through out which is usual... since I am travelling all the time, I should enjoy every moment that I get to spend with my baby!!

一段落をしてから、今度はPCでお仕事。今度は茂木やIndy500に向けてスポンサー活動やチーム探し。今日はデイトナでIndyCarの合同テストが行われてますね〜。相変わらず、Penske＆Ganassiが強そうですが・・・、今年はAGRもリベンジで気合いは入ってるかもしれませんね！！自分も早くIndyCar乗れるように頑張ります！！

Once everything was settled down...off to work. I think my next target is to race at Motegi or Indy 500. I need to put together sponsors and find out which team will be the best to run with. And as we speak, they are testing at Daytona right now. I guess it will be another strong year for the Penske and Ganassi boys but I could see some revenge from the AGR drivers. I can't wait to get back in to the car again!!