I applied for the admission ticket lottery for the Arima Kinen, which is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan. It is the world’s largest betting horse race and is held on the fourth Sunday of December each year. I have a feeling that it might symbolically reflect my fortunes for the coming year, but I’ll keep my betting within reasonable limits. Dec 17, 2025

I had dinner with my friend, and we talked about our families, work, and life. It was a great time, and we had a lot of fun. I feel that we were able to talk about anything. Dec 16, 2025

Today, I went to a movie theater and watched “The Penguin Lessons”. The film is about a British teacher who taught English in Argentina in the 1970s. During a trip to Uruguay, he visited a beach where many penguins had been killed after being soaked in oil. Among them, he found one penguin that was still alive and rescued it. The penguin began to follow him everywhere, and eventually he brought it back to the school, where it became surprisingly popular. ...

I dreamed that I was advised not to place high hopes in Japan. I just woke up. In the dream, I heard a voice saying, “Don’t have high hopes for Japan anymore.” I’m not sure what this message means. Japan feels like my father for me. Neither has ever provided me with sufficient resources. Dec 14, 2025

I joined CCIE Night on Dec 12, 2025 What a valuable experience! Yesterday, I attended CCIE Night and really enjoyed it. There were some quizzes, games and many insightful discussions. “AI Won’t Replace Humans – But Humans With AI will Replace Humans Without AI.” This phrase left a strong impression on me, and I completely agree with it. It also struck me that many highly competant CCIE holders are working in Japan. However, I believe that CCIE is not the goal. It’s just the starting line. It’s simply a tool or a means to achieve bigger goals. ...

I’m trying to improve my English. My goal for 2026 is to be able to talk with anyone in English. That’s why I’m writing this blog, and I’ll try to update it every day. I feel that my personality might fit overseas cultures, so I need to improve my English, especially my speaking skills. Lately, I’ve gotten the impression that markets should be given higher priority than politics. Dec 12, 2025

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###I’m a CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Holder. This is Wataru. I’m 30 years old and working as a network engineer. I live in Japan and test machines and network for new products. My favorite Hobby are reading books, gaming and making videos. Thank you for reading.