01 03 2005

Tue, 01 Mar 2005

It's been a good year

Today (1st March) marks a full year in Japan. It feels like only 6 months. I spent the morning cleaning up my apartment - neglected plates that needed washing, and stuff like that.

A couple of days ago I'd been speaking to a student about air conditioners. I said my air conditioner wasn't a reverse cycle aircon, and it couldn't heat my room. He said that was strange, and if it could only cool, it'd be called a cooler.

Today I remembered that conversation and decided to give it one more go. At first it started pumping out cold air, but after a few minutes it started to get warmer. Shame it took me until the end of winter to notice!

今日で(三月一日)僕はまる一年間日本にいるのだ、まだ半年ぐらいに感じるの に。今朝家事をして過ごしてた。ずっとしてなかった皿洗いをしたりした。

2、3日前生徒とエアコンのことを話してた。僕が「うちのアイコンは"reverse cycle"のじゃなくて、冷房しかできない」って。生徒が「それはおかしいよ。 それなら、"クーラ"と言うやつじゃない?」って言った。

今日その話を思い出し、エアコンを点けてみた。最初は冷たい空気が出てきたけ ど、2分ぐらいしたら暖かい空気が出てきはじめたんだ。冬の終わりになるま でに気がついたらよかったのに。

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