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let me start today with a famous quote from Elbert Hubbard:
NO MAN NEEDS A VACATION SO MUCH AS THE MAN WHO HAS JUST HAD ONE.

・・・秋休みが終わり、人生の最後の冬学期が始まった。
. . . so my autumn break ended, and my last winter semester has started.

卒論研究のテーマも（やっと）決まった。
自分でもまだそんなに分かってないけど、軽水炉燃料のUO2【二酸化ウラン】に関する研究だそうです。実験結果の分析だけなので、実験なしでヨカッタｗ
the theme for my graduation thesis has been decided.
i don't really understand it yet, but it's about UO2 (Uranium Dioxide) - a material for light water reactor fuel. well it's only about analyzing the results, so no experiment which is GREAT! - lol.

先週は内定会社のオリエンテーションに行きました。
（将来の）同期の子からかなり刺激を受けましたｗ 秋休みで息抜きしすぎた自分と違ってみんなはちゃんと前へ進んでるな、と思って。自分も、もっと時間を割いてでも来年のために勉強したい！
last week i went to orientation in the company i will work for next year.
i was really motivated by my will-be co-workers: they are moving forward, different from me who spent too much time on playing around - lol. i want to focus more on my study for next year!

・・・何が言いたいかというと、
. . . here's what i wanna say:

論文のための実験資料、それに加えて資格試験の教科書や入社前課題等をあわせて合計4000ページを超えたものを、2月までに読んで理解した上で入社前に資格試験を合格しなくちゃいけないという「チャレンジ」が今目の前までやってキター－－！！！
the experiment results for my thesis, plus textbooks for my qualification exams and some assignments from my will-be company has exceeded MORE THAN 4000 PAGES - which i have to finish reading and studying and passing the exams before February. that's a BIG CHALLENGE in front of me now.


TEXTBOOKS (height ±33 cm)

モーハンやってる場合じゃねーヨ（苦笑 - sorry Ru！）
i never dreamed my last sem in uni would turn into a spartan training period!



よって。
しばらくは研究室＆図書館でヒキコモリ生活を始めます（T.T;）
しばらくミクシィやFBをもあまり見れないかもしれないので、急用はメールにてお願いします。（ちなみに、ケータイをソフトバンクに変更したってみんなはすでにご存知ですね？） 勉強が間に合うように祈って応援してね。
. . . SO,
i'll start living my life in the library and lab (T.T;)
i won't be able to look at mixi or FB that much, so plz mail to my mobile if there is an urgent need. btw you know that i changed my mobile to SoftBank right? and plz pray that i'll finish my study on time.

last but not least,
i will close with a video clip from ROCKY BALBOA that inspires me not to give up.
（台詞は下記に書いたのですが、ごめん、なかなか日本語に訳しにくいので、そのまま読んでね！）

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are - it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.

But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. It's about how much you can take and keep moving forward.

That's how winning is done.

Now if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits and not pointing fingers, saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that, and that ain't you. YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT.