Self-made Bento

　　I cooked my luch for the first time in about a decade. Recently one of my closest friends started to cook his own lunch bento and share his lunches' photos, which was a good stimulus for me. It's good because you can have a healthy diet and it saves your allowance...

　　"Danshi-bento," or a boxed lunch cooked by men, is getting popular these days in Japan. I found many Japanese blogs that specialize in "Danshi-bento."

　　The menu is fried roll egg, chopped burdock root cooked in soy sauce and sugar, lotus root with curry powder, and teriyaki chicken.

　　It was GOOD!

Tetsuya Abe

"Postingjoy" Started!

　　It has already been a year since a Japanese version of "Postingjoy" started, but this time an English version was initiated.

　　Postingjoy is an online message board where only positive, enjoyable, pleasant, beautiful, and wonderful things to share our joy with all other people.

　　In Seicho-No-Ie, we are highly recommended to say, think, and write only positive things and things grateful for. This is called "Sundial Way of Life." Sundial can tell you what time it is only when the sun is shining. Like this, in the "Sundial Way of Life," you are encouraged to record none but bright and cheerful things.

　　Please don't wait to post your joy. Where there is joy and where people rejoice is where happiness gathers. (Rev. Masaharu Taniguchi, OPEN THE DOOR OF YOUR LIFE, vol. 4, p. 193) Your message is most welcome!

　　http://eng.postingjoy.com/

Tetsuya Abe
　

PE Festival, Entrance Exam, and Business Trip

　　The last couple of days were very busy to me. First of all, I participated in a PE festival held at my daughters' kindergarten on Oct. 11, Monday, a national holiday. It was warm, even hot, and the sun was bright. My daughter, Manami, got a cold for a few weeks, but she was happily able to join the festival with her classmates and teacher.

　　The following day, there was an entrance exam for private school. Manami got an exam and my wife and I underwent an interview. To our astonishment, we got a notification of acceptance from the school the next day of the exam. We are very pleased to see that our effort was greatly rewarded.

　　We started to prepare for the exam a few months ago. Manami studied hard and learned a lot from her mom. My wife and I discussed about our education policy taking long time. It was a very good opportunity for us to reflect how we raised our kid and how we will from now.

Oct. 12 & 13, I visited Okayama on business where Chiefs' meeting in Chugoku Area was held at Seicho-No-Ie Okayama Missionary Center. Jotting down all the participants' remarks, I deepened my sense of gratitude for all their activities leading their members with wisdom and love.

　　I am very relieved that I got through without any problem these busy schedule.

Tetsuya Abe









Manami is on the top










Manami is marching in front