Popcorn

In some Youtube videos, three or four cell phones popped popcorn in a minute. http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=lg_dyD0Nsjw
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=AcLS2WJERQ0
These seem to be fake, but how were these made ? By electromagnetic wave ? Or, using vibration alert ? I want to know how the trick was done.

Last Sunday, I saw a cactus, Cereus peruvianus, for sale in a shop. The description of the item said that the cactus grows by eating electromagnetic wave. I did not buy the cactus, but I will get it next time. Whatever the videos are true or not, the correlation between brain tumor risk and cell phone use is still under discussion.

I'm the swimmer.

Recently, a Japanese Olympic champion swimmer, Kitajima, broke the world record of men's 200-meter breaststroke. He wore the Speedo LZR Racer and the effectiveness was on the news. His feat did not attract media attention.
He also wore a T-shirt with words "I'm the swimmer", but he should have had the words as follows: "The swimmer is me" (not the swimsuit).

Murder in Akihabara

An indiscriminate murder attacked a crowd on the street of Akihabara with a rented truck and a dagger knife. It was the day of 7th anniversary of the incident of Ikeda elementary school, in which a crazy killer killed 7 children. The arrested criminal said that he came to Akihabara from Shizuoka to kill people. He was a temporary worker in an auto factory and felt himself as a social failure. Did he want to show his presence by committing such a heinous crime ?

Recently, incidents by street assailants have frequently occurred in Japan. Japan is no longer a safety country as ever. I should find a way to protect my family. But what can I do ? it is very fortunate that there is little of shooting incident in Japan.

Flight

I had my head in the clouds on the roof of a department store.

"..I do not wish I were a bird. But humans should fly. They made a number of high buildings and are going up and down. It is a fruitless activity. Why do not they fly from window to window ? If so, they were far from disasters or traffic accidents..."

Yes, I wish to fly like a bird. I often saw dreams that I was flying freely. In the dreams, I could fly if I forgot falling down.

Photo is a cat in a pet shop. Does he wish to fly as a bird ?

Donation

I saw a couple of guys collecting contributions on a street for the suffers in China and in Myanmar. But there was no information about the fund-raiser and so I did not make donation to them.
Alternatively I contributed some money to a fund that was raised by Chinese researchers in my research institute. Since I heard some news that Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) had stolen relief supplies and sold it illegally, I do not know whether my contribution will reach to the sufferers.

Earthquake in China

On May 12, a major earthquake hit Sichuan of China and killed more than 50000 people. Numerous school buildings collapsed due to a corner-cutting construction called "tofuzha (tofu dregs)" construction.
The night I heard the news, I had a bad dream that I was struck by a huge earthquake in Japan. I woke up from the nightmare during I am trying to go to Ken's daycare. Sometimes I have had bad dreams that I got caught in an earthquake, landslide, flood, or tsunami and I had nothing to do. The horrible sight in China is like a scene from my nightmare.
Japan is an earthquake-ridden country and Tokyo has a high risk of earthquake. If a major earthquake strikes Tokyo, it will suffer serious damage and the traffic network will be destroyed entirely. It was estimated that 6 millions and a half of people will strand and unable to return their home. I read an assessment for disaster prevention that if one is more than 20 km away from home in a time of disaster, it is better to give up to go back there. Can I get Mari and Ken in the disaster ?

In May

On Mar 1, an alumni reunion for the laboratory in my graduating University was held; but I was unable to participate in it due to a meeting. The RSVP invitation had a form to inform about how I was doing. I wrote it that I got fired and will be on an unemployment line.
On May 14, I received a letter from the professor of the laboratory and found that the information about me was forwarded to all graduates of the laboratory.

On May 19, I was scheduled to make a presentation in my laboratory about my research work; but it was suddenly postponed by a month. I made little progress in my research lately. Spring has gone so fast.