Result: I finally became "Doctor".
After my defense, we had a party which we call "Apero".
I received many presents!!
A Perl necklace and a bracelet. Jacket and cap for climbing and the book of Swiss cooking!
And...this:
One of my colleagues likes to make video. He often makes such video for people finished PhD.
It is a kind of our tradition in our section in Geneva .
He made the video for me, too. And it is great! I think.
This video is accessible only limited period because it's a bit embarrassing.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Announcement of my PhD defense
I just sent an e-mail to people in section of earth sciences and computer sciences. One guy from computer science ask me to send the abstract of the talk and my photo.
I don't know which photo I should send... Then I sent the photo that my friend took in Paris. It was at the top or "Arc de triumph".
Announcement page is here:
http://cui.unige.ch/Nouvelles/SoutenanceTheseKaeTsunematsu.html
I feel a bit embarrassing, but I am actually happy.
One step more... and I can become a doctor.
Step by step. Petit à petit.(I like this French!)
I don't know which photo I should send... Then I sent the photo that my friend took in Paris. It was at the top or "Arc de triumph".
Announcement page is here:
http://cui.unige.ch/Nouvelles/SoutenanceTheseKaeTsunematsu.html
I feel a bit embarrassing, but I am actually happy.
One step more... and I can become a doctor.
Step by step. Petit à petit.(I like this French!)
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Week-end ski@Chamonix
I went to Chamonix Mt. Blanc this weekend because I have one friend who lives in Chamonix.
I wanted to visit her place before but I didn't have a chance as I was writing my thesis for a while.
On Saturday morning, I took a bus from Gare Routière in Geneva. With a bit of traffic jam, I arrived at Chamonix around 10:15. Then, I met my friends and started to ski.
It was greaaaaaat with blue sky!!
I enjoyed skiing so much and we took lunch. After the lunch, I ski alone as the level of my friends are so advanced... I went blue slope at first, but after that I went to the red slope again and again. I felt that I started to be accustomed and my body was relaxing. I was happy that I could ski better than last year!
In the evening, we had cheese fondue and wine. We talked a lot about our life, people in Chamonix etc...
Next morning, we went to the cross country ski field. It was so cold. But cross country ski was nice to heat our body. My friend stopped me for taking photo and she cried.
"Kae, you have vapor!"
???? VAPOR????
Yes, there was vapor around me because I was so hot with my ski wear and I sweat a lot.
Then, this hot sweat became vapor as ambient air was so cold.
Can you see the vapor around my head and arms?
After good exercise of cross country ski, we went to the Japanese restaurant SATSUKI in the town of Chamonix. We ordered hot SAKE which is my favorite...
As my friend knew the owner of this restaurant, the owner gave us Sashimi of salmon.
Mmmmmmmmmm, delicious!!!
We ordered an "Amiyaki" lunch which is a plate with roasted beef and salad with Japanese sauce made by soy sauce and "Mirin". I was already drunk when the Amiyaki was served.
You see... I am completely drunk.
I hardly drink alcohol except hot SAKE called "Atsukan".
We drank two bottles of Atsukan during lunch time because it was Sunday!!!
Of course, I had to cool down my hot face by walking in the town. It was fine day and it was so pleasant to walk around. C'était très sympa de promener dans une ville.
We also had some dessert in the café where another Japanese works as a pâtissier.
It was a full course holiday for me.
I was so so happy as I haven't enjoyed holidays for long time. Even I traveled a bit during the summer, I couldn't really enjoyed worrying my thesis. Now I can enjoy weekend without thinking too much about my thesis, I still have to do the defense though.
Very nice and pleasant weekend...
I wanted to visit her place before but I didn't have a chance as I was writing my thesis for a while.
On Saturday morning, I took a bus from Gare Routière in Geneva. With a bit of traffic jam, I arrived at Chamonix around 10:15. Then, I met my friends and started to ski.
It was greaaaaaat with blue sky!!
In the evening, we had cheese fondue and wine. We talked a lot about our life, people in Chamonix etc...
Next morning, we went to the cross country ski field. It was so cold. But cross country ski was nice to heat our body. My friend stopped me for taking photo and she cried.
"Kae, you have vapor!"
???? VAPOR????
Yes, there was vapor around me because I was so hot with my ski wear and I sweat a lot.
Then, this hot sweat became vapor as ambient air was so cold.
After good exercise of cross country ski, we went to the Japanese restaurant SATSUKI in the town of Chamonix. We ordered hot SAKE which is my favorite...
As my friend knew the owner of this restaurant, the owner gave us Sashimi of salmon.
Mmmmmmmmmm, delicious!!!
We ordered an "Amiyaki" lunch which is a plate with roasted beef and salad with Japanese sauce made by soy sauce and "Mirin". I was already drunk when the Amiyaki was served.
I hardly drink alcohol except hot SAKE called "Atsukan".
We drank two bottles of Atsukan during lunch time because it was Sunday!!!
Of course, I had to cool down my hot face by walking in the town. It was fine day and it was so pleasant to walk around. C'était très sympa de promener dans une ville.
We also had some dessert in the café where another Japanese works as a pâtissier.
It was a full course holiday for me.
I was so so happy as I haven't enjoyed holidays for long time. Even I traveled a bit during the summer, I couldn't really enjoyed worrying my thesis. Now I can enjoy weekend without thinking too much about my thesis, I still have to do the defense though.
Very nice and pleasant weekend...
Friday, January 06, 2012
Year 2011
2011 was my writing year.
Until the evening of 31st December, I continued to write and modify my thesis.
However, I have almost all finished and I went to my friend's house for the countdown party.
We ate "Osechi" for apèro (drink before the meal) though it was not new year's day.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osechi)
Later on, we had "Fondue Chinoise".
It was nice dinner, and I ate too much...
The table was beautiful! (It was like a Christmas)
When I came back to my place, I wanted to eat "Zoni" because it was new year's day. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C5%8Dni)
It tasted good! But I wanted to make it more clear like my mother's zoni.
The biggest news on new year's day was my supervisor's e-mail. She said that I can send my thesis to all juries of my defense! I was so so happy to receive this e-mail. Actually, I wanted to receive it before we have 2012.
Anyway, my long writing period finished at that moment.
Even though I have to modify my thesis later, it is good to proceed next step "Defense".
Here, I just show you only contents pages.
??You can not read it?? Of course!! I can't post everything here...
Until the evening of 31st December, I continued to write and modify my thesis.
However, I have almost all finished and I went to my friend's house for the countdown party.
We ate "Osechi" for apèro (drink before the meal) though it was not new year's day.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osechi)
Later on, we had "Fondue Chinoise".
It was nice dinner, and I ate too much...
When I came back to my place, I wanted to eat "Zoni" because it was new year's day. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C5%8Dni)
It tasted good! But I wanted to make it more clear like my mother's zoni.
The biggest news on new year's day was my supervisor's e-mail. She said that I can send my thesis to all juries of my defense! I was so so happy to receive this e-mail. Actually, I wanted to receive it before we have 2012.
Anyway, my long writing period finished at that moment.
Even though I have to modify my thesis later, it is good to proceed next step "Defense".
Here, I just show you only contents pages.
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