There's a way.

The other night, I unusually stayed up late and I was reading an English book. At midnight, I heard a weird noise from the balcony. It was subtle, and it didn't seem to stop. "What's that?" I opened the curtains and made sure where the noise came from. Good grief! I was very surprised. Somebody was there, at the corner of my balcony on the second floor! I didn't wear my contact-lenses, so I couldn't see it clearly. However I certainly saw something moving around the garbage I had left in the evening. As my eyes were getting to adjust to the darkness, I found that it looked like an animal crouching down over the garbage and foraging for food.
I wanted to ask my husband's help, but unfortunately he was taking a shower.
'I have to take care of it!"
When I opened the window with a vengeance, the shadow jumped up. At the next moment, it jumped down on the ground without a noise and ran away. It happened in a second, so I didn't have a chance to make sure what it was.
"It must be a cat," I thought.
I cleaned up the balcony, put the box over the garbage, and went to bed. Next morning, I found out that my balcony was messy again...

600 Essential Words for the TOEIC: with Audio CD (600 Essential Words for the Toeic Test) (2008/07/01) Lin Lougheed Ed.D. View detail of this item

I met one of my friends yesterday for the first time in months. She had taken the exam called TOEIC test, Test of English for International Communication, several months ago and got 960 out of 990. Amazing. I've come to like speaking English, but my TOEIC test score is horrible. The problem is that I can't seem to focus on what the speakers are talking about. I tend to think of something else that has less to do with the questions. I can't help but be a daydreamer. I have to learn not only English words and expressions but also the methods how to concentrate on the conversation. But how?

I visited a hospital to take a medical exam the other day. After every check-up was done, the hospital served me a fabulous lunch. Let me show you what was on the menu.


Lunch Course

・Fume de SANMA avec Marine de champignon de bois
・Soup de Chowdar
・Mijoter de Porc de IBERICO Espagne
・Dessert


I might sound exaggerated, but I had never tasted anything like these! I wouldn't mind taking an extra check-up if I could have the luxurious lunch they served again!



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I went to the hospital the other day to take a medical exam
I may sound like I'm exaggerating,

The previous story is here ... My problem.



I think I require to talk about cataract here. The medical condition can be a cause which makes people have trouble with their eyesight, but you have to know it doesn't happen to anybody. I didn't realize that I had been suffering from cataract until I was diagnosed. Around 10 years have passed since then, but my eyes are perfectly all right. My parents have a 16-year-old dog whose eyes are completely white because of cataract, but mine have no problem. Unlike most Japanese people, my eyes are light brown.

I've kept writing about my check-ups, and also kept you in suspense about cataract. The doctor said to me that the results of my check-ups seemed to be perfect. I was relieved to hear that!

When I left the room, it was about time to have lunch. I remembered how starving I was! After check-ups, we were supposed to have a special lunch in the hospital. I headed for to the restaurant on the fifth floor.



To be continued...



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1)　The medical condition can cause people to have trouble with their eyesight, and does not happen to anybody.

2)　I've been writing about my check-ups, and have also kept you in suspense about cataract my condition.

The previous story is here...How cozy! ...in the lobby



Around ten minutes later, my name was called. A member of staff led me to a changing room and asked me to change my clothes into a pajama-like suit. Although I had been worried about how long my check-up would take because I had to be at home by the time my children got home, each exam was takeing place very smoothly. The barium that I had to swallow before an X-RAY was absolutely off-putting, though. Other than that, everything went fine.
"It seems to me that there is nothing wrong with you," the doctor said. "However, I think you need to be careful of your eyes because you already suffer cataract for your age."
Cataract is a medical condition of the eye, and it makes your eye white instead of clear, so that you cannot see well. In my case, I don't feel any different at all. I can see everything with no problem. In fact, I hadn't realized the fact until I was diagnosed at the age of 30.


To be continued...


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you are suffering from cataracts which is uncommon at your age.