Meg：　もしもし。いちかわさん？元気にしてるの？奥様大事にしてるの？
私：　　ハッ，ハイ。イエイエ。（ドキッ。一体ナ・ニ・ゴ・ト．．．まさか！）ボチボチです。
Meg：　明日お客様があるの。空いてる？空けてね。大学のコンピュータ技師と建築家。
私：　　ハイ？．．．（ああ，ロータリーの）
Meg：　お寺見せてあげるの。歴史よ。解ったア！為になるわヨ。
私：　　アノ〜，（もう決めてんねん。会議があるから・・・なんてこと言えへん！う〜ん．．．）ハイ！貴重な機会をありがとう。ボクとっても嬉しいなア。^^;       

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     We are having tea in Takasago within a Buddhist Temple that was built in 1600. While having our tea, our friend, Yoshihisa provided us access to email using his portable computer and mobile telephone. 
     The picture was provided by his digital camera. The painting in the background is about 200 years old.  
     This is a fine mix of Japanese culture and Japanese technology. The technology for sending email via a mobile phone is called "i mode" and is quickly becoming very popular in Japan.