Work: Just finished some research on Southeast Asian countries’ rice and inflation problem. Plan to brush up my econometric skills for further analysis.
Emotion: Like the market, fluctuate between periods of euphoria and melancholy
New friend: Made friend with a sushi chief when dining alone in a 居酒屋 (Isakaya) counter. He is a few years older than me but already has more than 10 years of working experience in various hotel restaurants around the world. We plan to go camping and fishing together, and he’s going to introduce me to his favourite restaurants. This is the second time I know someone while eating out alone. The other time I met a retired Japanese Ojiisan who was sent here to oversee a marine project.
Recreation: Watched a Japanese drama “結婚できない男”(Man who can’t get marry). It’s interesting enough for me to watch from beginning to end (lots of drama I stop watching after the first episode, or sometime also the last episode where the director tends to put all the flashbacks). The protagonist is a talented interior designer who doesn’t fit well in the society. I share some similarities with the protagonist’s weird personality.
Reading: Finished reading Thomas McCraw’s biography on Schumpeter and Tim Hartford’s The Logic of Life (both are great books). Thinking about what next to read or whether to push the purchase button in my Amazon cart to get 5 more choices.
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Sounds cool ^_^
Hope to catch up with you more someday!
Take care