しげりごと "Shigerigoto" Photo & Essay - Cell Phone
Hello loves! The next two essays are quite long so I'm posting them one at a time. Enjoy!
こんなんやってみました！ Pamphlet Translation
しげりごと "Shigerigoto" Photo & Essay
Scans by inala
"Cell Phone"
The police station near Sangenjaya.
"First, please write your name, address, and phone number here."
Up until now, I've never gone to the police for help.
Five years ago. I've lost my cell phone. This isn't the first time I've lost my cell phone but this time it's definitely made me feel overwhelmed. When did I lose it? The last time I probably saw it was when I left the ticket gate in the station and told my mom, "I'll eat dinner. I'll be there soon," and when I got home, I thought to check my email but it was already gone. Ah-- what should I do? Now for the time being I stopped the service on that phone, and I searched my old cell and revived it. The phone number and the email address hasn't changed so I'm not inconvenienced. The truth is I actually just bought that phone. I'd want nothing more than to find it.
That's what I thought but then three days passed, and it was too late. Little by little I began to remember how to use my old phone. On this night I just gave up and studied for my high school midterm exam. The time was past 12 o'clock, now it's the fourth day since I lost my phone. I've already forgotten about my cell, and unwillingly I gave up on it. Beep--Beep. My cell phone rang. I opened it and it was from an unknown number. Could it be...
"Hello?"
"Um-- I found this cell phone--"
Yes!!!!! Someone found it!!!
The other person on the line was a guy. It definitely was a older man.
"Did you really? Thank you so much!! Um-- so, how should I get it back from you?"
"Tomorrow at 12:30 in the afternoon, would you be able to come to the front of OO?"
Eh? OO?
This OO was a huge fashion mall nearby. But, although it was near, it still took 30 minutes to walk there from my house, even from the nearest station. Although he found it for me, this was really the worst, and it's such a troublesome place too. That's why I suggested another way.
"What about XX station?"
"Sorry, only OO"
Hmm. I can't change his mind. And also, why has he had this stubborn resilient tone since the beginning of our conversation? What is this? Seriously!
"I understand. OO it is."
In the end, I explained the circumstances to my father and the next day asked him to give me a ride. I would give the man my gratitude, and at least give him a reward, so I brought however much cash wrapped in an envelope.
I got there 5 minutes before our meeting time, got out of the car and waited for him. I looked around me but there was only one foreigner standing there. People briefly passed by, but none stopped and instead just passed by. I thought, what the hell-- I looked around restlessly until I called the number that I got yesterday.
"Hello?"
The guy who had my cell phone was the foreigner that I first saw.
"Ah--"
Our eyes met each other, and I realized that he was the guy, so I hung up and walked toward him. "Sorry. Thank you very much for finding my phone. Where did you find it?" "When I came out of the station is was midway through OO."
I see. That's his voice. The bluntness that I felt was just because he was stumbling with his words. I thought I must have been much too cruel beforehand.
"Is that what happened? Thank you so much for going out of your way to do this."
"Same here. Though I didn't really know how to use the phone, so that's why one day after I picked it up I ended up calling you. I wanted to contact you earlier though. I am so sorry for getting this to you so late."
"No no, it's OK. Really, thank you very much. Please, take this as a token of my gratitude."
Once I said that I gave him the envelope with the money inside it. Once he took it, the foreigner looked inside it to confirm the contents and was very surprised,
"I can't take this!!"
"But you really saved me!"
"No it's OK! It's OK!"
"Please, take it!"
"I didn't do this for money! I really don't need it! Sorry, but I don't have much time so I must go!"
Once he said that the guy ran into OO.
It appears as if this guy works in OO. That's why during his break time he called me out here to give me back my cell. Since XX station was not convenient he decided on OO. Everything was satisfied this way.
But wait a minute. Just a second ago that guy said this.
"Same here. Though I didn't really know how to use the phone, so that's why one day after I picked it up I ended up calling you."
One day after he picked it up. Today is the fourth day since I lost my phone. In other words, my phone was lost for one whole day. No one at all picked up my phone. The place where I lost it was one where lots of people pass by, and nobody noticed it at all. The many people who pass through there didn't find my phone, so no one picked it up for my sake. Yet the one who did find my cell phone by accident was just this foreigner. He did his best with the phone and searched for me. And then he finally called.
Could you do this by yourself? Finding a lost cell and calling its owner? And also, with your own words in a land that inconveniences you? I surely wouldn't be able to do it.
I was in high spirits. I was happy that I had found my cell phone, and I didn't think of the other guy's situation at all. I'm really the worst. I only thought to give him money because of my own ego. I thought I could just express my thanks to the man who found my phone just by giving him money. I'd just be happy by doing only that. Seriously, I am the worst.
Three years later from that day. I was walking to Sangenjaya when I found a pink cell phone. Once I found it, immediately handed it in to the police.
"I found this cell phone over there."
"I understand. So, if we happen to find the owner and he/she would like to contact the person who found it, please write your name, address and phone number here."
"Oh no, he/she doesn't have to contact me. If you just get it to the owner safely, that would be enough."
I finally said what I've always wanted to say. Isn't that great, Gaijin-san?
[If anybody still has an extra pamphlet they are willing to sell please let me know!!]
こんなんやってみました！ Pamphlet Translation
しげりごと "Shigerigoto" Photo & Essay
Scans by inala
"Cell Phone"
The police station near Sangenjaya.
"First, please write your name, address, and phone number here."
Up until now, I've never gone to the police for help.
Five years ago. I've lost my cell phone. This isn't the first time I've lost my cell phone but this time it's definitely made me feel overwhelmed. When did I lose it? The last time I probably saw it was when I left the ticket gate in the station and told my mom, "I'll eat dinner. I'll be there soon," and when I got home, I thought to check my email but it was already gone. Ah-- what should I do? Now for the time being I stopped the service on that phone, and I searched my old cell and revived it. The phone number and the email address hasn't changed so I'm not inconvenienced. The truth is I actually just bought that phone. I'd want nothing more than to find it.
That's what I thought but then three days passed, and it was too late. Little by little I began to remember how to use my old phone. On this night I just gave up and studied for my high school midterm exam. The time was past 12 o'clock, now it's the fourth day since I lost my phone. I've already forgotten about my cell, and unwillingly I gave up on it. Beep--Beep. My cell phone rang. I opened it and it was from an unknown number. Could it be...
"Hello?"
"Um-- I found this cell phone--"
Yes!!!!! Someone found it!!!
The other person on the line was a guy. It definitely was a older man.
"Did you really? Thank you so much!! Um-- so, how should I get it back from you?"
"Tomorrow at 12:30 in the afternoon, would you be able to come to the front of OO?"
Eh? OO?
This OO was a huge fashion mall nearby. But, although it was near, it still took 30 minutes to walk there from my house, even from the nearest station. Although he found it for me, this was really the worst, and it's such a troublesome place too. That's why I suggested another way.
"What about XX station?"
"Sorry, only OO"
Hmm. I can't change his mind. And also, why has he had this stubborn resilient tone since the beginning of our conversation? What is this? Seriously!
"I understand. OO it is."
In the end, I explained the circumstances to my father and the next day asked him to give me a ride. I would give the man my gratitude, and at least give him a reward, so I brought however much cash wrapped in an envelope.
I got there 5 minutes before our meeting time, got out of the car and waited for him. I looked around me but there was only one foreigner standing there. People briefly passed by, but none stopped and instead just passed by. I thought, what the hell-- I looked around restlessly until I called the number that I got yesterday.
"Hello?"
The guy who had my cell phone was the foreigner that I first saw.
"Ah--"
Our eyes met each other, and I realized that he was the guy, so I hung up and walked toward him. "Sorry. Thank you very much for finding my phone. Where did you find it?" "When I came out of the station is was midway through OO."
I see. That's his voice. The bluntness that I felt was just because he was stumbling with his words. I thought I must have been much too cruel beforehand.
"Is that what happened? Thank you so much for going out of your way to do this."
"Same here. Though I didn't really know how to use the phone, so that's why one day after I picked it up I ended up calling you. I wanted to contact you earlier though. I am so sorry for getting this to you so late."
"No no, it's OK. Really, thank you very much. Please, take this as a token of my gratitude."
Once I said that I gave him the envelope with the money inside it. Once he took it, the foreigner looked inside it to confirm the contents and was very surprised,
"I can't take this!!"
"But you really saved me!"
"No it's OK! It's OK!"
"Please, take it!"
"I didn't do this for money! I really don't need it! Sorry, but I don't have much time so I must go!"
Once he said that the guy ran into OO.
It appears as if this guy works in OO. That's why during his break time he called me out here to give me back my cell. Since XX station was not convenient he decided on OO. Everything was satisfied this way.
But wait a minute. Just a second ago that guy said this.
"Same here. Though I didn't really know how to use the phone, so that's why one day after I picked it up I ended up calling you."
One day after he picked it up. Today is the fourth day since I lost my phone. In other words, my phone was lost for one whole day. No one at all picked up my phone. The place where I lost it was one where lots of people pass by, and nobody noticed it at all. The many people who pass through there didn't find my phone, so no one picked it up for my sake. Yet the one who did find my cell phone by accident was just this foreigner. He did his best with the phone and searched for me. And then he finally called.
Could you do this by yourself? Finding a lost cell and calling its owner? And also, with your own words in a land that inconveniences you? I surely wouldn't be able to do it.
I was in high spirits. I was happy that I had found my cell phone, and I didn't think of the other guy's situation at all. I'm really the worst. I only thought to give him money because of my own ego. I thought I could just express my thanks to the man who found my phone just by giving him money. I'd just be happy by doing only that. Seriously, I am the worst.
Three years later from that day. I was walking to Sangenjaya when I found a pink cell phone. Once I found it, immediately handed it in to the police.
"I found this cell phone over there."
"I understand. So, if we happen to find the owner and he/she would like to contact the person who found it, please write your name, address and phone number here."
"Oh no, he/she doesn't have to contact me. If you just get it to the owner safely, that would be enough."
I finally said what I've always wanted to say. Isn't that great, Gaijin-san?
[If anybody still has an extra pamphlet they are willing to sell please let me know!!]