A Beautiful Autumn Weekend in Vilinius and Beautiful Lithuanian Women

What a beautiful autumn day is!
素晴らし秋晴れの休日、旧市街を散策した。

Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, Vilnius by Zaha Hadid Architects

Modern architectual design will be introduced in Vilnius.




http://www.100percentdesign.net/design/guggenheim-hermitage-museum-vilnius-zaha-hadid-architects

Unlucky with Astana

Unlucky with Astana..., my flight to Almaty from Astana was canceled, internet service at hotel was not available, airport pick-up was forgotten when I arrived in Astana, it is so cold today..., but I am fine and waiting next flight KC680 bounds for Almaty.

I hope that lucky things come after series of unlucky things.

Declined Moynak Town- The Aral Sea

It was a port town at the Aral Sea side till 1960s. Currently the shore line falls back to some 60km away from the town by heavy irrigation which extracts river water before reaching the sea. Currenty Moynak Town is likely completely declined town, while some residents remain there.
It was heavy fine sand storm which contains salt was blowing and water from wells are higher salinity. (End of August 2009)

Dried Up Aral Sea, Moynak-Uzbekistan

Kenedy's Moon Speach

TANTRA タントラ

TANTRA タントラ
インドに古くから伝わる宗教の聖典（経典）、実践行法に関する規則、神を祀る次第や具体的方法も含む。

タントラの考えはヒンドゥー教、ボン教、仏教、ジャイナ教に共通して存在する。そういう意味では我々にも身近ということだ。
 

A Nice Car and A Nice Girl!

Alpha Romeo

ラトビア製の自動車RAF

ラトビア製の自動車RAF

海外SIM

http://www.bwi.jp/

Blond Hair 金髪

Nokia N85

It is inclining toward having this Nokia.

http://www.nokiausa.com/find-products/phones/nokia-n85

Dubai Metro will open in September 2009

Red Line of Dubai Metro （52km） will open in September 2009, and this Metro is the longest operation railway of fully automated operation in the world constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industry.

http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/

http://www.dubai.uae.emb-japan.go.jp/bilateralrelations_02_j.htm

http://www.gulfnews.com/indepth/dubaimetro/index.html

System:

City Population

1,492,000 (2006), forecast 5.25 million by 2020

Developer/Operator

Roads & Transport Authority (RTA)

Date Opened (Planned)

Red Line (09/2009)

Green Line (03/2010)

Total Planned System Length

318km (2020)

Gauge

1,435mm

Lines

Red: 52km (32.3 miles)

Green: 17.6km (10.9 miles)

Design Speed (Max.)

100km/h (62mph)

Stations

Red: 28

Green: 13 (+2 Red Line interchanges)

Operating Hours

05.00–00.30

Rolling Stock:

Number of Trains Required

87 (Red Line: 62 five-car sets, Green Line 25 three-car sets)

Builder

Kinki Sharyo

Power System:

Power Supply

750V dc third rail

Special Characteristics:

Will become world’s longest fully automated metro system. The first urban rail system of its kind in the region. Third line to serve one of the world’s largest multi-mode transport hubs. With light rail feeders, a system to drastically reduce reliance on road transport. Sale of naming rights for some stations

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Nokia N96

Nokia N96, what can I do with this?
http://www.nokia.co.uk/link?cid=PLAIN_TEXT_1204351#/gallery/images/02

New Sky Liner, 36 minutes from Narita Airport to Ueno (Tokyo down town)

It will be open year 2010 with 36 minutes from Narita Airport to Ueno (Tokyo Down town).
http://www.new-skyliner.jp/

2010年開業予定の新型スカイライナー、日暮里-第二ターミナル間を36分で結ぶ。第一ターミナルではないところがミソ。

Ads-Nordstrom, Half=Yealy SALE

It is a nice colour combination with a back silhouette.

http://www.nordstrom.com/

Half-Yearly Sale

BBC News and Financial Times in Tashkent

I do not know WHY I cannot access to bbc news and Financial Times in Tashkent?
It is automatically kicked off to MSN site when I try to access to these two web sites.

CATHAY PACIFIC WINS THE 2009 AIRLINE OF THE YEAR AWARD

ASIANA is ranked at 3rd! I can not believe it.
http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2009/AirlineYear-2009.htm

AIRLINE OF THE YEAR 2009
Rank	Airline	2008
1	Cathay Pacific Airways	2
2	Singapore Airlines	1
3	Asiana Airlines	5
4	Qatar Airways	7
5	Emirates	9
6	Qantas	3
7	Etihad Airways	10
8	Air New Zealand	8
9	Malaysia Airlines	6
10	Thai Airways	4
© Skytrax

Black and White

http://picasaweb.google.com/iio.tokyo/TashkentOldNew

Tashkent Scenes

http://picasaweb.google.com/iio.tokyo/TashkentOldNew

Tashkent Spring

http://picasaweb.google.com/iio.tokyo/TashkentOldNew

Medieval Silk Road City "Khiva", Uzbekistan

Amdarya over Urgench, Uzbekistan アムダリア上空、ウルゲンチ

Just before the landing, the Uzbekistan Airways aircraft, Tu154,  crossed Amdarya (Am-river).
古都ヒヴァへのゲートウェイだ。

Spring Scene in Southern Uzbekistan

It was on the way to Samarkand from Karshi (Kashkadarya), fields along side of the road was dyed in red by Poppy flower (perhaps). Unfortunately it was windy and nearly sun set.

Incheon-Tashkent by ASIANA Airlines

I enjoyed Korean foods in flight meal on the way to Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Shipping to Uzbekistan by Amazon.com

Uzbekistan is categorized the Middle East and it takes 22-30 days by Standard shipping. The charge is $6.99 per book and $6.99 per shipping. It is cheaper than that of shipping by Amazon.co.jp.

Shipping Rates and Times to the Middle East
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=596204&#country

Product Category	Per Shipment	Per Item
Books, VHS videotapes, CDs, DVDs, Music Cassettes, Vinyl, Pre-Denominated Gift Cards	$6.99	$6.99

La Perla Spring Summer Collection

A letter from La Perla Boutique staff about La Perla Spring Summer Collection delivered to me, and their photography is always impressive.

Dear Customer,

We are sorry to inform you that for technical reasons we have suspended the promotion on the new La Perla Prêt-à-porter collection in La Perla Online Boutique.

On our website you will still find a lot of interesting offers, especially La Perla Prêt-à-porter AW/08 50% off.
Come discover the new Spring-Summer collections of underwear, lingerie and beachwear by La Perla.

La Perla Boutique staff

Tashkent Metro

These pictures were from a website, I forgot the address. Now it is prohibited to take photo since 1998 bombing in Tashkent.

Souvenirs from ILOILO, Philippines

Pictures show two od some Souvenirs from Iloilo, Philippines, and above shows dried fish called SAP SAP, and below shows brown sugar called Muscovado.

SAP-SAP is called Golden ponyfish in general. It looks tasty small fish but I have not tried it yet.
Muscovado is a type of unrefined brown sugar with a strong molasses flavour which is produced at our colleague's family in Antique of Panay Island.

Warm Message

Dinagyang Festival-Philippins' Rio Carnival

Highlight of Dinagyang Festival will be held on 23-25 of January 2009. Parades of dancing team with unique costume go through central Iloilo City namely Iznart, JM Basa (Calle Real), etc.

Dinagyang Festival has started since 1969 when a replica of Sr. Santo Nino sent to San Jose Parish Church in 1968.

I saw opening Dinagyang Festival last Friday that is same dancing parade without their costium, and I left

There is another event that is Chinese New Year after Dinagyang Festival.

Video shows Dinagyang Festival 2008.

Dinagyang Festival Offical Site
Route
Schedule 2009

Repalcement of bulb

I felt lack of brightness at the hotel room so I requested to provide one more floor stand light, and I purchased new brighter bulbs for these lights. Then it became ready to stay at this room for a while.

Left AC Power Adapter

This was second time that I left PC's AC adapter on my business trips, but it was worst case that I left AC adapter at my home while I left it at transit hotel at first time.

I realized that I left AC adapter after I got on bus to the airport and I was wondering for a while how I should receive it or purchase it. Finally I got an idea that it should be available at the airport, and I purchased it with approximately USD140, which was no choice.

http://www.targus.com/jp/accessories_power.asp

Service Level - 24 hours open

It is convenient that drug stores open for 24 hours. In Iloilo, a Mercury Drug in Iznart Street serves 24 hours. In front of Mercury Durag, there a Chinese first food shop called Chawking, it also serves 24 hours. Both Mercury Drug and Chawking are well known in Philippines.

One day I slept very early time having without dinner after I got back to my hotel, perhaps I had something wrong with my health, then I woke up midnight. I felt fever and was hungry. I tried to think that what I shall do, and I asked to hotel reception. They introduced those two shops near by the hotel which satisfies my requirements.

Later on, I tried to think about it what those shops' service levels are. Is it provided such service in my home town or near by? It is NO.