(Wednesday, June 7, 2017)You may sometimes feel that you're the only one who is doing justice and that there are a lot of invisible enemies around you. However if everyone thinks that way, they can't live in peace. This is what I have to say to myself. I don't easily trust people around me, so they also don't trust me. I'm a school teacher and I don't trust the other teachers in the teachers' room. I understand to do good education all the teachers must work together. I know it's important for us to help each other, but it's very difficult for me.
　When I was a teacher in Chigasaki City, I tried to help a girl who had been bullied for more than two years. I didn't think just talking to the boys who had been bullying her didn't work. Teachers at the elementary school did that, but it didn't work. I called the boys and hit them saying, "If you don't stop it, I'll scare you and you'll never be able to come to school." The board of education made a false report on my incident, and I was punished severely. Hitting students is severely prohibited by law. But bullying is also a crime. The boys' parents wanted me to be punished and the principal and the board of education accepted their wish. Writing a false report is also against the law. I was betrayed. Nobody paid any attention to the bullies.
　How can you believe people around you? They may smile at you, but they may not smile in mind. How can you decide the people you can trust? That's why I don't easily trust people.

(Thursday, June 8, 2017)Late last night the famous tennis player Nishikori Kei played the quarter-final match against Andy Murray who is now ranked number one in the world. Murray is 190 centimeters tall. Kei is just 178. It must be quite tough to beat Murray. I feel Kei is now kind of down the slope. Kei is 27 years old. Murray is 30. They can still play longer. I hope Kei will get better and do a good job in his next match.
　On the other hand Japan's soccer team played a very important game against UAE in March. It's one of the games in the final round to take part in the Russia World Cup in 2018. It was called an away game, so many people thought it was difficult for Japan to beat UAE. Because before that game Japan lost a very important home game against UAE. When you play a soccer game at home, you have the advantage of having lots of supporters cheering for your team. I was surprised that a lot of UAE supporters started to leave the stadium when they knew their team was not going to win the game. Is that thick Arabian "blood"? "You must win, or we never cheer for you." It was such a severe situation.
　
　By the way, Ryoma is not goint to stay with his grandpa, because his grandma can't stay with him tonight. But his grandpa is coming to take him for an evening walk. He's over 80. Is that OK for him to do both the morning walk and the evening walk? I think I'm going to go with him. I'll be able to take Ryoma's photos walking with his grandpa. I might also be able to shoot a video. I hope it won't rain when we go for a walk.

(Friday, June 9, 2017)This morning Ryoma looked so beautiful because he took a shower last night. He usually has a very splendid tail called "sashio" which means a straight tail. My dog is a Shiba dog and many people expect a curled tail from a Shiba dog, but actually there are some who have straight tails. "Sashio" looks great. Now is the season when a lot of old fur goes away and new fur comes out. I combed his fur. Then his sashio became thin and looked so poor. Now that he has taken a shower and almost all his old fur is gone, I hope he'll soon has his great sashio again.
　Not to change the subject, I'm thinking of buying a new laptop computer. I need something small that I can carry when I make a trip. It will cost me around 70,000 yen, and I'm not sure if it's worth buying.

(Saturday, June 10, 2017)Last night I saw "Dante's Peak" on CATV. It was first released in 1997, but it looks like a present movie because its shooting technique is so good. It's not just a science fiction movie. Various human relations are shown in the movie which makes the movie fascinating. It's one of my favorite movies.
　I'm still interested in buying a new laptop. I'm thinking of a DELL. In order to buy the computer, I'll also have to buy a Wi-fi rooter which makes it possible for me to access the Internet with the computer. The rooter costs me about 3,000 yen per month. It's the cheapest Wi-fi rooter in Japan. Do you think it's a nice buy?
　It was very hot this morning, but I couldn't get up early for the morning walk. Ryoma and I left home a few minutes before 8 o'clock. We had a nice breeze in the shade, but in the sunshine it was tough for Ryoma to keep walking without a rest. He seldom drinks water from the plastic bottle I'm carrying with me, but this morning he drank a lot.
　After we came home, I soon prepared his breakfast, but he didn't easily show up. Maybe he must have been tired from walking in the sun. Minutes later he showed up into the living room and ate up his breakfast. I was relieved to see he was fine. It's important to eat breakfast for both human beings and dogs like Ryoma.　

(Sunday, June 11, 2017)Ryoma has some trouble with the skin of his lower belly. I guess he's got some allergic sickness because of fleas or something. I was going to take him to the vet this morning, but I've changed my mind and I'll take him to the animal hospital tomorrow or after. Now I spray medicine (H2O2) over his skin, but there's a big problem about it. Ryoma soon tends to lick the sprayed medicine. I'm not sure it's OK for licking.
　There was another big problem. Ryoma had some trouble with his stomack. What's happened? Because of the Vienna sausages I let him eat yesterday? Because cold air kept coming in from the window last night? After coming back from his evening walk, it seemed that he wanted to do his business again. He was walking around the room. So I took him out for the second evening walk. As I expected he did his business again, but his poo was too soft.
　I had already prepared his dinner when we came back from the second walk. I hoped he'd eat the food as soon as possible, but it took him a few more minutes to start eating. I put a pill in his dinner which would work to make his stomach condition better. Maybe tomorrow morning he'll be fine, I hope.

(Monday, June 12, 2017)Ryoma looks better this morning. He didn't do his business this morning, but after coming home he showed a good appetite and ate up his breakfast in a short time. When I was eating my breakfast, he came up to me asking for some pork as usual. Of course I didn't give him any because I didn't want him to have the same trouble with his stomach. I tried not to watch his face. It's quite difficult to keep on eating with his pure eyes beside me. When you look at the photo left, you'll see how disappointed he is without any pork from Dad.
　In fifteen minutes or so, I'm going to take him to the vet. He has some trouble with the skin of his lower belly. I hope the doctor will give hime some antibiotics. I know the medicine will work within a few days.
　Last night I ordered a Wi-Fi rooter. The eauipment will be mine in a week. It took me a long time to decide to buy the rooter. I checked some webpages to see if it's really OK to contract. It's difficult to read so many small letters in the notes. I think they're smart.

　It's about half past five in the evening. I took Ryoma out for a walk between three and four. I thought he wanted to pee because he was given a drip at the hospital. As I expected he peed a lot. To my surprise he made a lot of soft poo. I'm sorry for him because he must have a pain in his stomach. It was my fault. I shouldn't have given him human food.
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(Tuesday, June 13, 2017)Early this morning I took Ryoma out for a walk to let him go to the bathroom. His vet told me not to let him walk long, so I tried to be back as soon as possible. I'm going to call the hospital at 9:00. I hope the doctor will give me a green light to let Ryoma eat some food. He must be starving. I knew that he didn't have power enough to come up the stairs of our apartment house, so I held him in my arms and came up to the door. He's now used to it. Don't expect it when you're in good health again, Ryoma.
　The 9 o'clock call didn't make it possible for Ryoma to start eating food. When the vet heard from me that Ryoma did his business the night before, he said Ryoma couldn't eat food yet. He also told me to call him again around 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I made t he second call and said that there was nothing wrong with Ryoma until then. He then said that it was OK to start giving him some food. But starting with only a little. Exactly one 16th of the big can of meat for the first three times, every three hours. Tomorrow the hospital is not open, but another vet is going to stay there. So I'm supposed to call the vet around 9 o'clock and ask for advice. Maybe the vet will increase the amount of meat from one 16th to one 8th. How many times I can give him food, I still don't know. Don't worry, Ryoma. The day will soon come when you eat as much as you want.

(Wednesday, June 14, 2017)Ryoma went for a walk with his grandpa as usual this morning. He's still not in the perfect condition, so I worried that his grandpa would take him for a longer walk. Yesterday he didn't eat much as was advised by the vet. He can't walk a long distance. According to his grandpa, Ryoma pooed a little, but the poo was not too soft. I was surprised to hear that because he ate only a little last night. He also peed a lot. It was good to hear.
　Last night I noticed that Ryoma was walking around. I was afraid that there was something wrong with is stomach again. This morning I checked if he had pooed somewhere in the house. I was relieved I found nothing, because if there was something wrong with his intestine, the vet would never allow him to eat more food than yesterday. I'm supposed to call the animal hospital at 9 o'clock this morning. I hope the vet will double the amount of food that Ryoma can eat.
　In a few days my Wi-Fi rooter will arrive. The company is now campaigning a new plan, but I'm not sure if the new payment system will be applied to me or not. Did I make a contract a little too early?

(Thursday, June 15, 2017)It seems that Ryoma has rapidly getting better. He must be very hungry, though. I'm going to make a phone call to the animal hospital in an hour. I hope the vet will allow Ryoma to eat more food. Last night he was hanging around in the kitchen to look for something to eat. I was very sorry for him. I didn't eat much last night, either, which invited low blood sugar level and I had to take some glucose immediately.
　Last night I first wrote in the group LINE for Class 3-5. Then one of my ex-students, who is now in the second grade of high school, wrote in her answer. I was very happy to read her message. I was her homeroom teacher for 3 years. We were so close to each other, so in the 3rd grade we quarreled so harshly. Now I know I was wrong, but I didn't say sorry to her at that time. Last night I apologized to her for my fault, which was about 2 years late.
　At school, sometimes teachers are right, sometimes students are right. We have to talk to each other to understand each other. Teachers should not look down on students. We are both human beings equally.

(Friday, June 16, 2017)I called the vet at 9:00 as I was told to. He has already started taking care of another dog or a cat. One of the nurses asked me to wait for about 30 minutes. I told her that I couldn't let Ryoma wait so long without eating breakfast. Then she asked me to call again in 15 minutes and so I did. I told the vet that there was nothing wrong with Ryoma now. He gave me a green light to give Ryoma an usual amount of food. Ryoma would have been so happy to hear that, but instead of him I was as happy as I could be.
　Ryoma knew that he was going to eat usual food and sat still until I said, "OK, it's time to eat breakast." He ate up all the food in a flash. I understood how he felt because he was starving. Congratulations, Ryoma!

My Wi-Fi equipment arrived yesterday. It was such a small machine that I couldn't believe it would really work. But it really did. I was very impressed by the high technology. Now it was OK to use the Internet on my new computer on the Shinkansen. I would have to pay about 4,000 yen per month for the system. But it's worth while paying the fee. I've been thinking of buying a new mobile computer and contracting the Wi-Fi system for a long time. I was afraid that I didn't really need to introduce something new. However even if there's a little to be afraid of, you have to decide you would try. There might be some troubles from now on, but it's only making mistakes that will make you wiser. Anyway my ship has already got out of the port.

(Saturday, June 17, 2017)While Ryoma and I were taking a morning walk, we met a middle-sized male dog named "Seiya." I was careful because Ryoma would soon snarl and bark at male dogs. Of course if the dog was gentle-minded, Ryoma wouldn't behave that way. Seiya was very friendly to Ryoma, so they soon became good friends. The woman who was walking Seiya looked surprised, because it was often very difficult for Seiya to make friends with Shiba dogs.
　She told me that Seiya had been an abandoned dog. That means if nobody would be interested in Seiya, he would have been killed by the authority. I think he was so lucky to find a good owner like the woman.
　There are still many wicked people who feels nothing to abuse or abandon dogs. Dogs are usually born to trust human beings. But when they're treated badly, they gradually come to be afraid of us. We human beings also stop believing in others through a lot of sad experiences. We are both the same animals who are easily get hurt mentally.
　I was very glad Ryoma and I happened to meet Seiya. I was also happy to see that Seiya liked Ryoma and me. It is natural that nobody knows how old he is. His vet estimated his age around 5. The woman called him "ossan," an old dog. No! Ryoma is already 13 years old! Still I would never call him "ojiichan," an very old dog. Both dogs and human beings are as old as they feel, not as old as they look.
　One of Ryoma's best friends is called Guri. It's a shortened form of Donguri. He's a very cute dog, but when we met him yesterday evening, there seemed to be something wrong with his eyes. He had a surgery and the vet took away one of his cornias. I was very sorry for him, because I had been thinking of him as Ryoma's younger brother. I have a lot of charms attached with my bag. I took one of them and I'm going to give it to him. The charm I bought at Tenryuji Temple at Arashiyama, Kyoto. I hope it will work and Guri will get better as soon as possible.

(Sunday, June 18, 2017)This morning Ryoma and I met one of Ryoma's best friends called "Micky." The exact procunciation is "Mikki," but I want to use the spelling "Micky," because it looks cool. He's a mixed dog of a Shiba dog, a beagle, and a Kai dog. His face looks like a beagle, his body and fur a Kai dog, his thick tail a Schiba dog. He's so big. He weighs about 28 kilograms. But he's a gentle dog and he's very friendly to Ryoma. Ryoma is three years older than him, but Micky sometimes put his paw on Ryoma's shoulder as an older person taps his junior's shoulder. What's strange about their relations is they're both male dogs. Ryoma seldom makes friends with another male dog. Maybe it's because he stayed with female dogs when he was a little boy. But when the male dog is so gentle and doesn't regard Ryoma as an enemy, it's quite easy for Ryoma to be friends with each other.
　This morning we also met another Shiba dog named "Yamato." I think it's a very good name. The greatest Japanese warship during World War 2 was also called "Yamato." However the Shiba dog Yamato is not a friendly dog. He always snarls at Ryoma. I don't think they could be good friends someday in the future.

　Well, it sounds like raining outside. I hope it'll stop raining by the time we go out for an evening walk. I don't like to wear a raincoat, and neither does Ryoma.

(Monday, June 19, 2017)I only have about two weeks before I start working at school. I don't hate working, but I can't deny I'm a little bit nervous. This year the principal told me to move down to the 1st grade. But on the day when they entered school, I was already on my sick leave. I've never seen them. Three months ago I was sorry I had to say goodbye to the kids in my grade who are 2nd graders now. I didn't feel like doing anything. I really wanted to kick the principal's ass. Now three months have passed since then, I'm looking forward to meeting the 1st graders. I can't go back to the past by doing time travel. I got really hurt this March, but the three-month leave was good enough to ease my mind. Time passes and everything is OK.

　Now Ryoma is perfectly OK. Every morning and every evening he wants to walk a long distance. Every time he goes out he never fails to do his business. Good poo. Only kids use the word "poo"? I don't know the exact word that I should use for that. He's became 13 years old on February 15 this year. How many more years he can live, I'm now sure. I want him to stay with me for as long as possible. I need him beside me always. I want to feel his breath during the night.
　Is it true that the number of fleas will increase rapidly inside the house? Maybe Ryoma's skin trouble is caused by flea alergy. I bought a bottle of ethanol(ethyl alcohol) at the drug store and spray it periodically on the straw mats. I believe it'll work to kell fleas because ethanol is usually used to antisepticise your hands. That means it'll work to kill bacteria. The medicine that can kill bacteria should work to kill fleas. Am I wrong?

(Tuesday, June 20, 2017)Last night when I was going to sleep, I watched a vidoe on You Tube. It was about a lion who grew up with a human being and who went back to the wild nature when she was too old to live in a human society. Usually when a wild animal goes back to the nature, it will forget the days with human beings. However when the man went to see the lion later, the lion recognized him and ran up to him to hold him in her big arms. The video says that lots and lots of people in the world were surprised and moved by the video. The same thing happened to me, too. Teardrops came down my cheeks one after another. If you go to my blog, you can see the video. Now I remember the recent movie called "Beauty and the Beast." You call wild animals "beast," but wild beasts don't necessarily have something evil in their minds. Sometimes human beings are more like wild beasts.
　Do you know the movie "Elsa"? It's a very old movie and around the time when it was released, everybody was impressed by the charming female lion. She went back to the wild nature and had cubs. But sometimes she came down to see the human parents. Nobody could believe that, but it was a true story. Maybe I'd be scared when I see a big lion coming up to me. It's true that they hunt wild animals to live. But it's also true that they have gentle minds. Look at the huge paws of the lion. Don't they look cute when you know that she has never stopped loving human beings. I hope she'll live a happy life for as long as possible.

　Oh, my god! On the first day of my Kyoto trip, it might be raining. About a week ago or so, according to the weather forecast it would be fine on that day. But now I can't expect the sun on both the first day and the next day. Weathers are usually changeable. I hope the weacher forecast will change in a few days. I want to hear the song "Here comes the sun" by the Beatles.

(Wednesday, June 21, 2017)Tomorrow I'm leaving for Kyoto. I'm going to walk to Chigasaki Station and take the Tokaido Line to Odawara Station. It usually takes me about 40 minutes to walk from here to the station. I usually leave here on Saturdays when there's no early bus service. But now I'm on a sick leave and tomorrow's Thursday. There's an early bus service tomorrow morning. I can take a bus, but in that case I don't have much time to be in time for the Shinkansen. I've never missed my Shinkansen, though.
　I was right about the weathers in Kyoto. This morning I checked the weather forecast again and knew that it won't rain on both the 22nd and the 23rd. But now it's raining hard instead. I'm thinking of the evening walk of Ryoma and I. Taking a walk in the rain is such a hard job. Ryoma has to get wet. Rainwater's not very clean. When Ryoma walks in the rain, his fur gradually becomes dirty. He'll have to take a shower in a short time, which he doesn't like.

(Saturday, June 24, 2017)I've been away from this diary for a few days. I was in Kyoto from June 22nd to 23rd. I was lucky enough not to have rain during the two days. It was just like a mid-summer day on the second day. I made the trip wearing a half-sleeved shirt and short pants. Just like an athlete. I like that style because I don't have to tighten the belt of my pants. My belly is now two big for tight trousers.

　On the 2nd day I went to Ohara. There's a very famous temple called "Ohara Sanzen-in" there. It's time for a lot of hydrangeas that bloom in the garden of the temple. Most of the flowers there were blue. They were so beautiful and I loved them. It was fun and refreshing walking around the garden. I went there in April too. At that time I could enjoy beautiful cherry blossoms. Most of them were weeping cherry trees (shidare cherry trees). Nature everywhere shows its different beauty and features that impress us so much.
　Inside the temple, I enjoyed tea ceremony. The green tea they served me was so sweet and good. I felt it was a little different from that of Uji. The green tea I drank at Uji was a little more bitter. Anyway Kyoto's tea power is so good that someday I'd like to buy a tea ceremony set and make good green tea myself at home.
　
　The new computer of mine and Wi-Fi system that I contracted worked good in Kyoto. I like them. I have to confess that I paid a lot for them this month. When you use a lot of money, you have to think if it's worth while paying the money. In my case I should have paid the money, I'm sure.

(Sunday, June 25, 2017)It's been raining since last midnight. The rain itself was not so strong, but it made me unconfortable to take Ryoma for a morning walk. I waited until 9 o'clock. I couldn't wait longer because Ryoma had to go to the bathroom soon. While we were walking, the rain became weak little by little. Finally it stopped raining and Ryoma did his business easily. We came back the way we went. It was fun walking along the row of hydrangeas. It seemed that Ryoma also enjoyed walking by the hydrangeas, though he peed over their leaves.

(Monday, June 26, 2017)The new page of my website has just been completed. The main topics of this time were the Ohara Sanzen-in Temple and the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine. Especially the beautiful hydrageas of Ohra were so impressive. The healing cows of Tenmangu were also impressive too. If you stroke a part of the cow, the same part of your body will be healed, it is said. They're made of stone, but they really look alive.
　The famous person named Sugawara Michizane is enshrined at the shrine. He's said to be the god of scholarship. A lot of students come and visit the shrine to wish for good luck at the entrance exams. My case was different. Because Ryoma sometimes has some trouble with his stomach and his best friend Guri has now a serious trouble with his eyes and I have diabetes, I wanted to stroke the sacred cows.

　I don't remember how many times I've been to Kyoto. Maybe more than 70 times. But still I'd like to go there as many times as possible. In July they're going to have the Gion Festival. I want to see the parade. Is it possible or not? I'm still thinking about it.

(Tuesday, June 27, 2017)I went to the hospital this morning. Psychosomatic medicine. 8 years ago a very smart doctor at the hospital told me that I had bipolar disorder. For many years my doctors told me that I had depression. Many people don't know the difference between the two. The biggest difference is the medication. When you have depression, the doctor will give you anti-depression medicine in order to give you more energy. But when you have bipolar disorder, you will be given medicine that helps you stop running too fast. I didn't have depression, but I was given anti-depression medicine. That's terrible. I had to speed down, but the doctors gave me medicine to speed up. Now you have read the diffence of the two diseases, do you understand what kind of condition I was in?
　Anyway my doctor said it was OK to start going to school again on July 3. She made an official document showing that I'm good enough to start working at school. I made a copy at a convenience store on my way home. At homw I put the document in the envelope and went to the nearest post office and sent it by express delivery. If it arrives at school tomorrow, the woman at the office will be able to talk to the city board of education as soon as possible.

　Both yesterday and the day before yesterday, Ryoma and I couldn't see Guri-chan while we were taking an evening walk. So today I planned to leave home later than usual. Because the young woman who takes Guri for a walk every day leave home after she comes back from work. I was right. We saw the woman and Guri coming toward us. I was so happy because I wanted to give her the charms I bought at Tenryuji Temple and Kitanotenmangu Shrine. They're so beautiful and look very effective. As you see in the picture, Guri's eyes haven't got well yet. I really wish his eyes will get better while he's walking with the woman he loves. The woman was very happy to get those charms, which made me so happy too. You can say that I took a trip to Kyoto this time to buy charms for Guri and Ryoma. It also happens to Ryoma that he has some trouble with his stomach. So I stroked the belly of the cows at Kitanotenmangu Shrine which are said to heal the same parts that were touched. Of course I stroked the eyes of the cows for Guri too.

(Wednesday, June 28, 2017)Ryoma got better this morning. Until yesterday he didn't do his business during the morning walks. This morning he had a long walk and did a lot of good shit. Maybe it's because it wasn't very cold last night. I have to be careful. He tends to have some trouble with his stomach.
　This morning when I woke up, Ryoma was just about to go for a walk with his grandpa. He was lucky enough not to walk in the rain. According to the weather forecast, it would rain in the morning. It might rain instead this evening? I checked it out and knew that it won't rain in the evening either.
　Ryoma is now sleeping very happily by the side of the large window. Until yesterday he didn't like the place because the breeze that came in from outside was too cool for him. But today we have a very comfortable breeze. That's why he's staying at his favorite place. Even when he heard the shutter sound, he never woke up as he usually would.
　Anyway is the rainy season that cool? Not many people are walking with half-sleeved shirts on. When I go to bed at night, the cool air makes me feel so comfortable. But it's not a good idea to sleep with the cool air coming in. The temperature of your body goes down as you sleep a deeper sleep. If the cool air keeps coming in, you might have a cold, or something might be wrong with your body condition. I know that, but I hate a warm room. Now my favorite season is coming soon, but if it's too hot it'll be a big problem. Ryoma doesn't like the air conditioner. I need the air conditioner. Ryoma should be respected.
　
(Thursday, June 29, 2017)My doctor told me that I'd be able to start working on July 3. I feel a little bit nervous when the working day is coming near. I'm a little bit afraid of coming into the teachers' room with my brown hair. I thought I had the courage to do almost anything, but I didn't. I'm just a usual guy.
　It's a little past 3 o'clock. Ryoma has already left home with his grandpa for an afternoon walk. He's having cabbage and chicken boiled together. That means he has a lot of water with dinner. His grandparents thinks they have to take Ryoma again after he finishes dinner in the evening. I was surprised that Ryoma's grandpa appeared around half past one. Why so early? Anything wrong with his grandparents? I didn't say anything about that.
　What should I do instead of walking Ryoma? I've got an idea. I'm leaving home at 6 o'clock and expect to see Guri around the same place where I usually see him with the woman. Walking outside in the cool air is so refreshing. Walking without Ryoma beside me is lonely. But Ryoma's grandparents want him to stay with him once a week.

(Friday, June 30, 2017)This morning I went to the ATM nearby and checked if some money had been paid into my bank account, but it wasn't. I've been away from school for three months. That's why no bonus was paid to me, I thought. On my way home I checked one of the old bankbooks and found that no bonus was paid into the account. I was wrong. The bank account was not used for bonus.
　When I came home, I checked a different bankbook of a different bank on the Internet. I was very happy to find the money transferred to that bank account. It was the moment that I felt the happiest to be a school teacher. Even if I'm away from work for three months, I'm paid for that period.
　It's so humid this evening. It's a real summer, right? Ryoma likes to stay by the side of the screen door. He didn't until yesterday. I'm sweating a lot. It's hard to go to sleep tonight. I'm planning to take Ryoma for a morning walk early tomorrow morning. After coming back and eating breakfast, I'm going to take him to the vet. Still he has some trouble with his skin. If possible, I'd like the doctor to give him a shot. It will work quickly. Antibiotics. I hope he will stop scratching his skin anymore.

(Saturday, July 1, 2017)This morning after Ryoma and I ate breakfast, I took him to the animal hospital. As I said Ryoma had trouble with his skin of his under belly. The vet watched his skin carefully and told me his skin might have been infected by bacteria. When Ryoma lick or bite the skin, it becomes even sorer. He gave him antibiotic pills and a spray to antisepticise his sore skin and keep moisture of the skin. I used to put H2O2 over the skin. But according to the vet it was no good to use H2O2 because the medicine would make the skin sorer.
　After coming home, I put the pill into chicken and called Ryoma. "Ryoma, here's some delicious food for you!" Maybe he didn't expect any food around that time. He didn't come out to the kitchen. He was lying on the bed. So I went to him and held him in my arms and put him down just in front of his chicken. He was surprised and started eating his food quicily. Of course he took the pill too. I hope the medicine will work well to make his sore skin better..

(Sunday, July 2, 2017)This morning it didn't seem to be raining. The sky was bright and I saw no raindrops on the window. It was before 6 o'clocks when I woke up. Ryoma and I got ready for the morning walk soon and went out. We went down the stairs and got outside. I was very surprised to know that it was raining. Why? The weather forecast the night before said it was going to be cloudy this morning. Ryoma was not wearing a raincoat. I was not wearing a poncho either. I didn't have an umbrella. But it seemed to be so tiresome to go up the stairs with Ryoma back to our room. I decided to go on in the rain. Because the rain was not so hard and the sky was still bright. The rain would surely stop during our walk.
　However the rain didn't stop. On the contrary, it became harder as we walked on and on. On the way we stopped under a tree, but it didn't work at all. When we got home, we were all wet. Ryoma was a little better because he's waterproof. My hair is now dry 4 hours after the walk. I now understand that we're still in the rainy season.

(Monday, July 3, 2017)I started to working at school today. It's been such a busy day. I didn't have time to write in my blog. I almost forgot to write in the diary. To tell the truth, I'm writing this tomorrow. Let's stop doing this now.

(Tuesday, July 4, 2017)My both legs are now very dully because I had to go up the stairs till the 3rd floor and down so many times. Maybe it's good exercises to keep my body slim. But doing a lot of exercises makes me hungry around noon. Then I want to eat a lot. The exercises don't work at all. Sorry, I'm a little bit tired. Let me stop writing here.

(Thursday, July 6, 2017)My sleeping hours these day are not enough. I think I sleep a lot during the night, but actually not. That's why I'm so sleepy during the worktime. While I was going though the workbooks the children handed in long time ago, I had no idea what I was doing. I stood up and walked around in the room to wipe off my sleepiness. Sometimes it worked, but sometimes it didn't. The surest way was to come down to the teachers' room and drink something cold. Of course I had to go upstairs to the room where I belonged. I finished all the 5 classes of leaflets and 2 classes of workbooks. There are still 3 more classes, but half of the work has beed done. It's all right.

(Friday, July 7, 2017)Maybe I have made a very big mistake. One of the girl students has been supporting me while I was away from school. We sent messages to each other using LINE. But using LINE with students might be misunderstood by some people, so I decided to stop exchanging messages by LINE. Yesterday I wrote a letter to her. I wanted to say thank you for everything she did to me. I gave the letter to her, but she didn't look very happy. LINE is a very usual method of communication among kids today, but a letter might have been too heavy for a junior high girl. Why didn't I think a better way of expressing my ideas. Just saying thank you was enough, maybe. I may be a good teacher, but as a man I lack something very important. That's way my ex-wife left me?

(Sunday, July 9, 2017)Ryoma seldom drinks water while he's taking a walk. This morning too he didn't drink any water from the bottle I was carrying with me. But on our way back home he wanted to visit his grandparents. I thought he just wanted to see them. He looked so happy to see them. Then his grandma asked him if he wanted to drink some cold water. Maybe he said yes. His grandma came back with some cold water. She put the water in the bowl and Ryoma started to drink it quickly. When I asked him the same question, he showed no interested in the bottle water. He knew that if he visited his grandparents he would be able to get some delicious water. How smart!
　Now I'm dying my hair brown. Yesterday I tried to make may hair color dark brown, but I couldn't. My hair was real black. I looked like I was wearing a wig. This morning I tried to dye my hari brown again, but not successful. So now again I'm trying to dye my hair brown. I hope it will be successful, but once you dye your hair black, it's very difficult to make it back to brown again. If I go to school with black hair tomorrow, many people would think that I regretted having dyed my hair brown. I don't like it.

(Monday, July 10, 2017)After school I was talking to a girl student in my former class. She had a big problem in her class. She didn't have a good friend. She's a very cheerful girl who can also talk to boys. But a girl who often talks to boys tends to be misunderstood. She's that type of a girl. But to me she's such a wonderful girl.
　While we were talking in her classroom, the leading teacher of the second section showed up and asked if we cut our talks in a short while. She said she had to close the classroom. What? We were talking about something very important. If she's upset that I've been involved in the problem, some of the teachers in the second section should so something in my place. But the girl didn't point out any of them to talk about here problem. She came to me because it was easy for her to talk to me about her problem. Was she jealous? What a mean woman!
　I hate school teachers. They don't really love kids. Kids know who they can trust. If they don't come and talk about a serious problem, why not try to become someone who can be trusted?

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