2010年10月28日木曜日

プノンペン

11月4日にプノンペンに商談に行ってきます。

8年ぶりの訪問、仕事では初めて。あまりイメージの良い町ではないけど
チャッチャと仕事を片付けて帰ってこようかと。

2010年10月15日金曜日

今日はISOのサーベイランス(定期審査)

今日は朝から昨年取得したISO9001:2008のサーベイランスを受けています。

朝一は経営者とISO品質管理責任者が審査対象。副社長、工場長、私、通訳の4人で臨みます。

通訳を介すと時間もかかるし、ダイレクトに伝わってしまうこともあるので英語も交えて時間短縮を図りました。

今週の記事(10週連続41回目の採用)

I think networking sites are one of the boons of the world. Surely, people can get information from networking sites if it satisfies their requirement and enables them to interact easily and quickly.


But what about the results of this development? I think people may forgot how to talk face to face and easily offend other people because they can't see how other people react.

Almost all people who use networking sites frequently lack the ability to choose the correct information from unarranged information due to a lack of intelligence.

2010年10月14日木曜日

My name is Hai.

本社のとあるお偉いさんからメールを頂きました。

そのメールを拝見しましたという意味で、返信メールの最後に「(私の姓) 拝」と打ち込んで返信しました。

次のメールのあて先は「(私の姓)拝様」となっておりました。

その日以来、私の名前は「拝」です。

2010年10月8日金曜日

めしは頭痛の種

勤務する工場の工員達と同じめしを食うことは苦にならない。結構美味しいと思うのだが、工員達は満足しないらしい。

業者を替えるのは簡単ですが、また日がたてば手を抜くようになる。いたちごっこは終結しない。総務課として引き続き改善できるところは最大限の努力はしようと思う。めしは工員達にとっては死活問題である。残業もないオフィス事務員には分かるまい。

運動会

息子の通う幼稚園の運動会が来月の頭にあります。

かけっこやマスゲーム?の練習に余念が無いようです。親に似ず運動神経がよく、かけっこも早いとの事。ビデオ撮影が楽しみだ。

実は優しくて、人に気をつかうベトナム人

ベトナム人複数とカラオケに行ったとします。

物凄く歌が下手な人がいたとします。笑っちゃうくらいに。

周りのベトナム人たちは一緒に歌うようにします。笑わないように(下手な人の歌が聞こえないように)。下手な歌声が隠れるように。

優しいベトナム人。人に気をつかうベトナム人。

今週の記事(9週連続40回目の採用)

In Ho Chi Minh City, there are some events relating to Ha Noi's 1,000th anniversary but they are not as impressive as the ones taking place in Ha Noi.


I've also seen some TV programme about it but feel the event lacks enthusiasm in HCM City.

I think that this event could potentially be transformative for Viet Nam's global image but I am not sure that enough preparation has taken place for that to happen.

2010年10月2日土曜日

今週の採用記事(ハノイにおける南京虫の大発生について)

So far, I have not found bedbugs in my home or office both in Japan and Viet Nam and I don't know exactly why that is. In Japan, we don't have bedbugs nowadays because of effective pesticides. However, I have some experience of bugs such as fleas and ticks in my home, Viet Nam. I always use effective pesticides used by the Japanese army to get rid of them and insect powders which are used by the US Army to avoid being stung.


Once this kind of problem appears, public health centres usually inspect and try to find the cause immediately, and educate people widely. Public health centres in Japan usually provide this as a free service not only for this kind of issue, but also other issues, so people do not hesitate to keep in touch with them.

People think that an unhygienic environment is the main reason for this problem but I worry climate change or chemical substance are the culprits.

The Vietnamese Government should take measures to sweep away the image of this issue because many tourists think that Viet Nam is one of the safest, cleanest countries in the world.

2010年9月25日土曜日

そろそろ日本人も本音を言おうよ。

中国とまたもめてますね。

お人よしの日本人、また政府が謝罪でもする気でしょうか?そんなことなら中国の領土の一部にでもなれや!

そろそろ本音で物事言おうぜ、日本人よぉ!

中間一時帰国

11月13日から20日まで、日本に帰ります。

今年は息子の七五三参りがメインイベント。TDLにも行く予定。私にとって20年ぶりのTDL、妻にとっても10年ぶり、息子は初めてです。

楽しみ~。

3連敗

今年も改善発表会は優秀団体賞をグループ会社に持っていかれた。

3年連続の負け、私が入社してからは2年連続の負け。悔しすぎて眠れなかった。


勝負にこだわり過ぎてないか?改善活動の本質を見失っていないか?分かっちゃいるけど、勝負にもこだわりたい、人間的に絶対尊敬できない奴に負けたくないし、講釈たれてもらいたくない。

来年に向けてまた頑張ろう。

今週の採用記事

In fact, I am also sad to see old buildings and ancient streets torn down for development not only in Ha Noi but also in HCM City.


In my country, there is the same situation especially in old cities such as Kyoto, Nara, which are ancient capital cities. In those cities, government and local self-governing bodies co-operate together and try to preserve ancient areas. They also try to develop new areas, which is not a blot on the landscape. First, they designate the ancient area as an important cultural assets area and in this area no one can destroy or remove old buildings or ancient streets without permission. If people would like to remove buildings or ancient streets, government and local self-governing bodies designate the new area to preserve them and people follow the regulations.

I'm sure that Viet Nam needs development, but it needs to think about preserving old buildings or ancient streets, educating the youth about Viet Nam's development.

今週の採用記事

In fact, I am also sad to see old buildings and ancient streets torn down for development not only in Ha Noi but also in HCM City.


In my country, there is the same situation especially in old cities such as Kyoto, Nara, which are ancient capital cities. In those cities, government and local self-governing bodies co-operate together and try to preserve ancient areas. They also try to develop new areas, which is not a blot on the landscape. First, they designate the ancient area as an important cultural assets area and in this area no one can destroy or remove old buildings or ancient streets without permission. If people would like to remove buildings or ancient streets, government and local self-governing bodies designate the new area to preserve them and people follow the regulations.

I'm sure that Viet Nam needs development, but it needs to think about preserving old buildings or ancient streets, educating the youth about Viet Nam's development.

採用記事(先週の記事)

I saw big size paper motorcycles, cars, mobile phones and houses burnt as offerings when I came to Viet Nam. After my Vietnamese wife explained things, I realised comparisons could be made with the Bon festival in the middle of August.

At that time, we have a custom called Mukaebi, where a small fire is lit at the gate of a house in the evening of the first day to welcome back departed souls. Then, on the final night of the festival, there is Okuribi, a ceremonial bonfire to see off the spirits.


We also make a horse out of cucumber at Mukaebi so that the spirit of the departed person can return to earth faster. We also make a cow out of eggplant so the spirits return to the other world more slowly.

Comforting the spirit of the dead is different in many countries, but perhaps it can be argued that too much is spent on offerings in Viet Nam nowadays. Some might argue that people go to the other world without discrimination, so what is the point of spending so much money?

But I believe it is important to explain the meaning of rituals, as I always explain the meaning of both Japanese and Vietnamese rituals to my son.

2010年8月28日土曜日

今週の記事(4週連続35回目の採用)

Japan trades hazardous waste with other countries, especially with developing countries, because the fee of waste disposal is cheaper than in Japan and other advanced countries. We have a few imports for recycling and many exports for disposal.


If illegal hazardous wastes are found in containers or other places, the owners are sentenced up to 5 years of penal servitude, or fined up to US$100,000 if the owner is an individual, and as much as $1 million if the owner is a corporation.

Japan became a member of the Basel Convention in 1993 and established a domestic law according to the Basel Convention which strictly regulated hazardous waste imports/exports.

Citizens are also concerned about hazardous waste and the treatment of waste, and sometimes strong citizen movements appear when they have some trouble with disposal traders, because we have many experiences of environmental pollution caused by industrial hazardous wastes.

From what I know, Viet Nam has ratified the Basel Convention since 2005, but it seems that regulations have been loosely enforced here. At least the fines should run into the astronomical numbers, the same as in Japan.

鬱陶しいエセ大阪人

会う度に東京がどうのこうの、敵対心むき出しにしてくるアホがグループ会社におります。こいつは元々大阪人ではありません。ガキが韓国籍だし自身も半島人ではないでしょうか?本当の大阪人は東京など見向きもせず、東京が、大阪だとは言わないことを私は知っています。

2010年8月24日火曜日

先週の記事(3週連続34回目の採用)

I have a motorcycle and a car and use A92 or A95 for both. I was not familiar with E5 petrol until I read the topic for the week.


In my country, environmentally-friendly fuel is not popular but scientists are very eager to find a new type of fuel for machinery and automobiles. Why? Because Japan is poor in natural resources and these, especially oil, will be exhausted in the future.

Bio-fuel can both protect the environment and prove a counter-measure to the oil producing countries.

4連休!

9月2日〜5日まで4連休です。土日にブンタウへ家族旅行を計画中。今回は義理の姉2人も連れて行く予定です。自家用車で初旅行。楽しみです。

先生が決まったって。

幼稚園から連絡があり、息子のクラスの新しい担任が決まったそうです。1学期に5人いた先生、3人が退職、新しい3人の先生を迎え2学期を開始させるとのこと。9月3日は秋季特別休暇なので幼稚園の様子でも見に行こうかと。それにしても退職した3人の中の一番若くて根性がありそうな先生が辞めたのには驚きました。