I registered to the Rosenet from the test period of its operation. And I found out how it was comfortable to have 24 hour connection with Internet and have enjoyed its merit. But after I came back from a trip to the states in May, this year, I could hardly connect to my provider through the Rosenet especially during rush hour from 8:00 to 11:00, or in the late afternoon. I imagined that these troubles were caused by busy line. As NTT announced that it is going to provide 24 hour service starting by the end of year. So I was thinking to change to NTT when the new service was provided.

But after a fierce thunder storm in Tokyo a few day ago, Rosent became inaccessible. As I thought it might depend on malsetting of PC, I checked it but found out it was normal. I phoned Rosenet and she said she would send a service man immediately. But as I was busy at my work, I asked her to send him at 10:00 yesterday.

A service man came on time. At his first glance on a modem for Rosenet, he said its performance was not good and changed it to a new one (it is thinner than the old one and looks modern.) Furthermore he said a booster(when a service man from their supplier came to my home to renew the home terminal, he disconnected it from line) must be installed. Its disconnection might contribute modem's malfunction, he said. He fixed it, but still could not get good connection.

He made a fine tuning by using a big portable meter with the result that Internet became perfect and Cable TV pictures were remarkably clear. In the last few months, when Rosenet did not work well, I had to change connection to IBM. With this restoration, I could not only save troubles for connection but expenses.

The restoration ended at 12:30. It took two hours and a half. Although I would like to hear what he did, he left my home while I was on telephone. From the very start of his works, he seemed to pay attention on the fact that I was not at home in April. After he left, I found out letters from his company informing that they were going to revise the fee and also grade up their servicing quality. While he was on work, he made conversations with his friend at his home office by a portable telephone. I could catch words something like "Shinkansen"(New Main Line) repeatedly. As I was not at home in April, they might not be able to connect my home to the new line. I imagined that this is one of the reasons why I could see better TV pictures now. As I can see BS TV at any floor of my home, I am wondering whether I should install a divider for sending cable TV to all rooms, if they can keep good quality of picture steadily. As for PC, I can connect to LAN from any room.

In the evening of the day before yesterday, I met Mr. Ryuzo Sato. a co-writer of my first book after long days.

He retired from chairman of a company last year because his age became over seventies. Just after that, he surprised his friends by starting to play flute from a very beginning, getting a lesson every week from a professional. He told me how much he was enjoying his life by playing flute. He said his fingers became accustomed to move automatically as music score tells him. It is said that to play music instruments is the best measure to avoid dementia. He looks younger than before.

As the aged people day is coming soon, Minato-ku sent me a potted orchid as a gift cerebrating long life. I have not realized yet that I was old enough as treated as aged. So I received it with shy. I will show you its picture later when it come in full bloom.

Mr. Mikio Hayashi, an old fiend of mine, sent me a post card informing his art work will be exhibited at a gallery in Ginza. He started to learn water color painting at seventy after retirement. It is amazing that now days older people are enjoying their elegant lives by cultivating tastes in music or arts.

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