Oct 8, 2005 
Some of you know that my father is a cook.
He has been running his own restaurant for over 30 years. Isn't it great?? Definitely he deserves praise.
When he was young, long after having his right fingertips cut at his first workplace, he started up his own business, which is a hot-dog stand. According to him, the business went awesome. Back then, there were no restaurants, souvenir shops or food stands in mountains in Nagano, where we live. Seemed like all the sightseers dropped by and bought his hot-dog. Then he rented a small place and opened up his restaurant with the hot-dog earnings.
My mom was a part-time server for his restaurant. They got married because she got pregnant with me. ( ! ) It is funny to hear, with elder brother, Dad went to Mom's parents' to ask for their marriage. My grand-pa was really upset --- can't be helped --- so Dad gave up and tried to take off. Sounds like he wasn't sorry that much about getting his daughter pregnant... dogh!!
It was his brother, who is my uncle, stopped him and scolded. "You must take this responsibility!!!"
Thus, they got married and I was born...
He moved his restaurant several times. Since ten-pin bowling was popular at the time, he rented a place built in those kind of facility. He has experienced bankruptcy with the facility but got another place to open another restaurant. That's the spirit !!!
And finally, he bought his own place about 15 years ago.
Mom passed away from leukemia. We became a family of three, Dad, my younger sister and me. We felt so sad but it didn't linger so long. Because it felt like the house still had Mom's presence.
Unfortunately, a municipal plan of expanding the road in front of the house came up. He had to gave up the place although he had just finished to pay back all the mortgage... He bought another place and built a special house which is a restaurant on the first floor and living spaces on the second. That's my current family home..
The municipality gave him compensation though it was not enough... He applied for a mortgage again.
You know the bubble bursted over 10 years ago and Japanese economy has been bad ever since. So has his business. It has been very difficult to make profit or pay the money back.
I sensed that things were not going well but I didn't know its exact status. Dad didn't tell anybody that his business was in bad situation. I think his pride didn't let him. He is the kind of person, easygoing but responsible and caring. He is always proud of himself running his own restaurant and looking after two daughters alone. You know age makes people stubborn. Seemed like he got stuck in dead end..
I quit my job and started to help Dad running the restaurant years ago. Doing book-keeping, I was so shocked to figure out how bad his business was... A deficit of ?300,000- per month...?! CRAZY!!! Whoa.., It was too late. He ran the restaurant by breaking his deposits he had been raising and it's already run out.
The point is ... the time comes.
Dad has to sell out his restaurant... which means his house as well. My sister and I felt so sorry for him. Is this really what he gets after working like a horse for 30 years???
Well, no one can help it but Dad himself... Like it or not, it is his decision. I suggested so many times that he should improve his way of running. He never accepted me and opted for his traditional way for the time being..
"Things will turn better... I will wait for it..." He didn't understand it will never come true.
Anyway,
Part of me feel sorry for him and sad that my family house will be sold but..., part of me is so relieved... I have been worried about Dad working from 8 to 10 everyday. He is not young any more and his diet is not good. I was worried if the time comes that he wasn't able to hold on. Imagine you work hard but make no money... Your heart will be empty for sure...
He will buy a second-hand house which is 30 years old. Hope he will be rest assured of the rest of his life... --- he is not that old though --- heheh,
うちの父は、私が産まれる前からレストラン（という名の食堂）をやってます
３０年以上もずーっとコック。すごいと思いませんか？
雨の日も風の日も、風邪を引いて熱があっても、一週間に一度の定休日以外は一度も休まず、ず～っと料理してたのですよ。
３０年間、いろいろあったみたいです。
９才下のバイトだったお母さんをはらまして（！）（私のことでふ）じーちゃんちに結婚を申し込みに行き、めちゃめちゃおこられ（当たり前
）、あっさりあきらめて帰ろうとするのをおじちゃんに引き止められ、何とか結婚したり。
胃潰瘍で、胃の２／３を切除したり。
当時流行ってたボウリング場に入ってたレストランをしていて、ボウリング場倒産とともに失業しちゃったり。
…お母さんが死んじゃったりね…。
そんなこんなで、ず～っと一生懸命働いて、私と妹を男でひとつで育ててくれた父だけど。。
ここ１０年の間、不況の波をのりきれず、
レストランを手放すことになりました。。。
赤字を、貯蓄を切り崩しまくって補った挙げ句にね。６０を過ぎてるのに、貯蓄はゼロなんです。てか、いままでかなりのマイナスだったのを、この家兼レストランで相殺したですよ。
こういう結果になっちゃったのも、まぁ。。父の意思なのでどうしようもないですが、
やっぱり実家が無くなっちゃうのは、とても寂しいものです。
父にしても、報われない結果で。。かわいそうって思う
今月末には、家を離れなければなりません。
Some of you know that my father is a cook.
He has been running his own restaurant for over 30 years. Isn't it great?? Definitely he deserves praise.
When he was young, long after having his right fingertips cut at his first workplace, he started up his own business, which is a hot-dog stand. According to him, the business went awesome. Back then, there were no restaurants, souvenir shops or food stands in mountains in Nagano, where we live. Seemed like all the sightseers dropped by and bought his hot-dog. Then he rented a small place and opened up his restaurant with the hot-dog earnings.
My mom was a part-time server for his restaurant. They got married because she got pregnant with me. ( ! ) It is funny to hear, with elder brother, Dad went to Mom's parents' to ask for their marriage. My grand-pa was really upset --- can't be helped --- so Dad gave up and tried to take off. Sounds like he wasn't sorry that much about getting his daughter pregnant... dogh!!
It was his brother, who is my uncle, stopped him and scolded. "You must take this responsibility!!!"
Thus, they got married and I was born...
He moved his restaurant several times. Since ten-pin bowling was popular at the time, he rented a place built in those kind of facility. He has experienced bankruptcy with the facility but got another place to open another restaurant. That's the spirit !!!
And finally, he bought his own place about 15 years ago.
Mom passed away from leukemia. We became a family of three, Dad, my younger sister and me. We felt so sad but it didn't linger so long. Because it felt like the house still had Mom's presence.
Unfortunately, a municipal plan of expanding the road in front of the house came up. He had to gave up the place although he had just finished to pay back all the mortgage... He bought another place and built a special house which is a restaurant on the first floor and living spaces on the second. That's my current family home..
The municipality gave him compensation though it was not enough... He applied for a mortgage again.
You know the bubble bursted over 10 years ago and Japanese economy has been bad ever since. So has his business. It has been very difficult to make profit or pay the money back.
I sensed that things were not going well but I didn't know its exact status. Dad didn't tell anybody that his business was in bad situation. I think his pride didn't let him. He is the kind of person, easygoing but responsible and caring. He is always proud of himself running his own restaurant and looking after two daughters alone. You know age makes people stubborn. Seemed like he got stuck in dead end..
I quit my job and started to help Dad running the restaurant years ago. Doing book-keeping, I was so shocked to figure out how bad his business was... A deficit of ?300,000- per month...?! CRAZY!!! Whoa.., It was too late. He ran the restaurant by breaking his deposits he had been raising and it's already run out.
The point is ... the time comes.
Dad has to sell out his restaurant... which means his house as well. My sister and I felt so sorry for him. Is this really what he gets after working like a horse for 30 years???
Well, no one can help it but Dad himself... Like it or not, it is his decision. I suggested so many times that he should improve his way of running. He never accepted me and opted for his traditional way for the time being..
"Things will turn better... I will wait for it..." He didn't understand it will never come true.
Anyway,
Part of me feel sorry for him and sad that my family house will be sold but..., part of me is so relieved... I have been worried about Dad working from 8 to 10 everyday. He is not young any more and his diet is not good. I was worried if the time comes that he wasn't able to hold on. Imagine you work hard but make no money... Your heart will be empty for sure...
He will buy a second-hand house which is 30 years old. Hope he will be rest assured of the rest of his life... --- he is not that old though --- heheh,
うちの父は、私が産まれる前からレストラン（という名の食堂）をやってます
３０年以上もずーっとコック。すごいと思いませんか？
雨の日も風の日も、風邪を引いて熱があっても、一週間に一度の定休日以外は一度も休まず、ず～っと料理してたのですよ。
３０年間、いろいろあったみたいです。
９才下のバイトだったお母さんをはらまして（！）（私のことでふ）じーちゃんちに結婚を申し込みに行き、めちゃめちゃおこられ（当たり前
）、あっさりあきらめて帰ろうとするのをおじちゃんに引き止められ、何とか結婚したり。胃潰瘍で、胃の２／３を切除したり。
当時流行ってたボウリング場に入ってたレストランをしていて、ボウリング場倒産とともに失業しちゃったり。
…お母さんが死んじゃったりね…。
そんなこんなで、ず～っと一生懸命働いて、私と妹を男でひとつで育ててくれた父だけど。。
ここ１０年の間、不況の波をのりきれず、
レストランを手放すことになりました。。。
赤字を、貯蓄を切り崩しまくって補った挙げ句にね。６０を過ぎてるのに、貯蓄はゼロなんです。てか、いままでかなりのマイナスだったのを、この家兼レストランで相殺したですよ。
こういう結果になっちゃったのも、まぁ。。父の意思なのでどうしようもないですが、
やっぱり実家が無くなっちゃうのは、とても寂しいものです。
父にしても、報われない結果で。。かわいそうって思う
今月末には、家を離れなければなりません。
うちのお父さんみたいにがんばってたんだね～。
なんかさ
お父さん体力的に限界って感じで毎日働いてたから
心配だったんだけど、
３０年来の常連のお客さんたちと毎日
おしゃべりするのはとっても楽しそうだったんだよね
今度は
生活に張りが無くなって一気に老け込まないかと
それが心配だょ～
puchanの
マイナス→ゼロの行（くだり）、とっても気持ちが晴れる一言でした。ありがとねv
お父さんも私が10歳くらいの時に、自営業を初めたんね。
もうかれこれ20年以上、がんばってるけど”借金”とは、いつもはなれずに生活してるみたい。
自分で仕事をしてると、借金をするのは当たり前～って
感じのことを親は言ってたけど、でも私からするともう65歳近くになるのに、まだ（Sassiaとこのお父さんと一緒で)毎日ず～っと働いてるね。
もうそろそろ、ゆっくりしてもいい歳なのに、毎日働いてるから、近所の人からも”よく働くね～”って言われてるわ。
って訳があってしてるのと、仕事が趣味って人やからね～
お父さんは、来月からは少しゆっくりするん?
それともまた何か、始めるかね～・・・・
でも、今までのマイナス→ゼロなんで、色んな意味でプラスなことが増えていくといいね