English Diary 2026
☆ 0606 As a rule, I do not give advice unless someone formally asks for it. Knowledge and wisdom have real value only when we strive to attain them through our own efforts. Experience is the best teacher. 0605 The seafood in Fukushima's Hamadori region is absolutely outstanding. I decided to return the pile of books that I won't be able to finish this year to my library. 0602 I managed to learn at least the basics of how to operate a rice transplanter. My father also taught me how to use a power sprayer. In addition, I helped wash the seedling trays. Most of the work, however, was done by my father and the people who came to help. I had been excused from the main planting day because I was taking the Eiken Grade 1 examination. This time, one field's worth of seedlings had been damaged by unusually high temperatures and had withered, so one paddy field was left unused and had to be planted later. It almost felt as if the weather had changed for my sake. Things l...