12月の色 Christmas arrangement

昨日は昔の職場仲間と飲み会でした。
数ヶ月ぶりの再会。
私＋主婦5名。
あっというまの5時間でした。
（はしご酒。）

主婦しながら、パート仕事に子育てと多忙な皆様です。
話題は息子の大学受験話、親の介護の話、など多種多様。
昔は仕事や家族の愚痴が中心だったものの
昨夜は政治の話、経済の話が飛び出した「革命的」夜。
年金問題や税金の有効利用は何か、など。
話題はきわめて真面目で、深刻だし、解決策も簡単には出ないけど
さまざまな年代で語ることはとても意義がありました。

社会や政治について、真剣に考えないと、
参加しないといけないんだ、という空気。
昨今の不況、失業問題、デフレの問題、などなど、
自分の生活に直接に関わることが増えたことによる影響もあるでしょう。
当然の話だけど「他人事」じゃないのです。
いろいろ勉強になりました。
そういう話ができる友達が増えて楽しかった。

◆I had a drinking gathering with my old work mates last night.It's been a while to see them.Other five members are house-wife who are working and our enjoyable five hours had gone so quickly.

There were varieties of theme such as about their son's entrance exam of univesity, taking care of their old parents and so on.They used to talk about work and family things though,we spent a lot of time to discuss about current political and economy things last night.It was revolutional night for us.There are less people to talk about those things when they are drinking.Especially young Japanese generations are not interested in talking about those theme.

Now we have many social problems which were not known to the world.Japanese government has been in red and not serious to deal with that yet in my opinion.In addition many organizations operated by government spoil money which come from our tax.They never use those money efficiently at all.I strongly think those tax from us has to be used to keep our peaceful and stayable social life.Many politicians are only thinking to refill their pockets with money and ignoring nations.Far more serious problem is that many Japanese people are not intersted in those things and in another words it means that they already gave up to show their opinions even though they are not happy with it.Being less passionate to talk about our country is more guilty.Those things are not easy to solve, however discussing and picking difficulties of our life caused by government with diffrent generations is very meaningful.As I could do it with my friends unexpectedly, I was very happy!
そうそう、
さっき開店したばかりの近所のケーキ屋さんへ行ってきました。
大行列でした。
寒い中、父と30分外で待ち続け、風邪ひきそう・・・・。
オープンでおいてある花を分けてくれていたので、いただいてきました。
クリスマスカラーを選んで。
アレンジメントの才能がないのでまとまらず。
でも色合いだけで満足。

２００９年もあと2週間余り。
今年やり残したことを書き出して、
ちゃんと終わらせておかないと。

◆Oh, I was about to forget to add this!I went to one new patisserie which was just opened yesterday near my house and saw a long queue.I joined there with my father and we waited for almost 30 minuts to buy cakes.The shop were surrounded with many flowers and they offered us customers to take them away as much as we want.I picked red and green which were Christmas colour and arranged them at home.

There are only 2weeks plus left.I have to make list what I haven't done yet and have to do all untill the last day of this year!

*If one new shop and resutaurant will be opened, they will be decorated with many fresh flowers infront or insides of there in Japan.Those flowers are ususally presented by their bussiness partners or friends or family and so on.