A Super Short Day
I got out of bed around 1 pm. I had no motivation, but I still completed my daily routines. I went to the bar Vlaar. The bartender Joroen gave me…
Posts by: Tomoni Shintaku
A Bustling Day
I attended a Dutch language class taught by elderly volunteers. It was not a very useful lesson. I came back home and did my daily routine. I went to the…
A Fantastic Dinner
I did the laundry, and while doing it, I met Jan, who was working in the garden. I went out to buy some food and withdrew cash for the rent….
A Short Day
I got out of bed just before 1 pm, so I did not have much active time. I had no motivation. I cooked my left over hot pot into a…
Published New Artworks
I edited images of my new bento paintings and published them on my website. I also shared them on social media and received some positive responses. I visited the bar…
A Dutch Language Class
I woke up earlier than usual and attended the Dutch language class. I expected the trouble from last week to continue, but the lesson was peaceful. As I am a…
Church, Movie Theater, and More
I did the laundry and attended Sunday mass. It was a snowy day, and I saw some people having a snowball fight. It warmed my heart. The mass had some…
Negotiating the Salary
I sent a message to the owner of the part-time job. She explained to me why the training period is unpaid, saying that she has had many candidates quit soon…
Starting a New Part-Time Job
I went to Amsterdam at noon to work at a Japanese goods shop. I met Tiara and Camellia, my coworkers. Tiara mainly taught me how to handle payments and other…
Receiving a Training Invitation
I received a message from the owner who interviewed me for the part-time job last week. She said that if I was free the next day, I could come and…
A Day of Cooking Bento
I cooked a bento for my regular artwork and chose spaghetti as the main dish. In the evening, I went to the bar Stiefel. It was packed, and I sat…
An Uneventful Day
I got out of bed just after noon. I was thinking of cooking a bento, but I felt too dull to do it. Instead, I prepared some canvases for new…
A Conflict Broke Out in Class
I attended the Dutch language class at 9 am. An argument broke out. A Uighur woman complained to a Syrian man. Presumably, the man had behaved rudely toward her in…
A Normal Sunday Mass
I attended Sunday mass at 9:15 am. I felt dull, but I did it, and I wanted to praise myself for that. After the mass, I stayed in the restroom…
Sinterklaas Parade
Around 1:30 pm, I went to the butcher because I had promised Hans, the butcher, that I would get a chicken leg the next day at the bar Stiefel. However,…
Weekly Movie Day
I skipped my Dutch language class for two weeks in a row. The Bitcoin price has been terribly weak, so I did not have the energy to go out. Just…
Job Interview
I went to a job interview in Amsterdam at 4:30 pm. The shop was fancier and more girlish than I expected. The owner was a fifty-one-year-old woman. I was able…
Dinner at the Bar
I tried again to solve the problem on a client’s website, but I still could not find the cause, so I gave up and apologized to the client. I re-counted…
Cannot Solve the Problem
I tried to solve a problem on a client’s website. I thought it would be super easy, so I adjusted some CSS, but it did not work. I spent about…
Going to a Dutch Class
I attended a Dutch class at 9 am. The weather has been stable these days. I sat down in a seat, and then another student came in. A man complained…
