Every day is like a climax

The title of this song by Creepy Nuts really captures how my days have been lately!

• After years of advocating for it, our method of assessing jugular venous response to stress was finally included in the revised heart failure guidelines—seven years in the making—alongside our published paper.
• I bought a box of Hassaku oranges for my father, who loves them, and brought them to him every day.
• I created a little grass garden on my balcony for my dog, Shushu.
• My daughter, Aya, got a new job at Sanno Hospital in Tokyo for next year.
• My homepage hit two major milestones at nearly the same time: 2 million total views and 200,000 monthly views!.

I've truly been enjoying these remarkable days.

The 3rd visit to Hong Kong

I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Hong Kong with my daughter, Aya. This was my third visit to the city, so I was familiar with much of it, yet there was still an air of excitement as we headed to Macau—my first time there (featured in the right half of the photos).

On our way from the airport to the heart of Hong Kong, we happened upon a station called Kowloon and decided to disembark. I learned that it’s located on the site of the former Kowloon Airport (formerly Kai Tak Airport). My first visit to Hong Kong was when I was 20 years old. The airport, right in the heart of the city, and the once-infamous Kowloon Walled City left a lasting impression on me. Today, the area has transformed into a park and home to the National Palace Museum. While it’s impeccably maintained, a part of me misses the old, unique atmosphere that once defined it.

The bus ride from Hong Kong to Macau took 2.5 hours. We passed through immigration twice, showing our passports, but this minor inconvenience didn’t dampen our spirits. Macau exceeded all my expectations. Its immense scale could easily rival Las Vegas, but it was the attitude of some of the more aggressive Chinese people in the city that felt unsettling.

I’m not sure if a fourth trip to Hong Kong will be in my future, but one thing is certain—the city remains as vibrant and bustling as it was 25 years ago and this time.

My Boom

Recently, I enjoyed meeting up with my daughter, Aya, for a Friday night date. In the upper photos, we had Thai food at Hanshin Bar in Umeda. In the lower photos, we met at the Expo and watched a movie.

The movie was Under Ninja, starring Kent Yamazaki and Minami Hamabe. The content was silly, but extremely enjoyable due to Yamazaki's coolness, Hamabe's cuteness, and the fantastic music, doppelgänger, by Creepy Nuts.

Since then, I have been watching videos related to Under Ninjya on the Internet. Click here to view the movie trailer. And no wonder you will easily understand me. 

A debut as a novelist

One of my dreams is to become a novelist. I had planned to write one when I retired as a doctor, but a strange turn of events brought me to that point much earlier.

At the end of the year, I wrote two short stories based on my daily life as a cardiologist. I tried to submit them to a novel website, but there were many advertisements and some other problems. So I decided to create my own website.

I spent my New Year's break on it. I had a hard time with the layout because I was particular about vertical writing, but in the end I succeeded ー Mokane Hospital.

I dare to close the comments section because there are readers who find even the best novels boring (and my novels are not considered excellent in themselves).

Regardless of the result, let me give it a try anyway. I have tons of experience as a doctor, so I think I can write medical novels.