Dear Diary,

Yesterday, any transportation suspended their operations temporarily because of Emergency Alert. Unfortunately, this time paralleled with a peak time in the morning. Most commuters encountered such a situation. As it happened, Shinichi met a different circumstance.

After reoperating all subways in Sapporo, Shinichi got on the Tozoi Line (Orange Line). Behind one station (Hassamu-Minami, T02) from the Western edge (Miyanosawa, T01), the subway didn’t leave the station immediately. After a few minutes, the conductor announced to all passengers, “We’re stopping because of adjusting time operation with the preceding train. We apologize for delaying the train.”

Shinichi found a group of passengers. They are probably family and inbound. They sat on the bench seat across from Shinichi. He immediately realized they were wondering why the train didn’t leave the station. Shinichi interpreted the announcement from the conductor and explained it to the family group.

“They are adjusting their dia..well, how should I say, timetable. They said we apologize delayed this train.”

A gentle male, probably a member of the family. He recognized what Shinichi said, “Diagram.” Also, a smiling female replied to Shinichi, “Thank you.” He felt happy at this time.

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By Shinichi. I

Shinichi Ito (Mapman) is living in Sapporo, Hokkaido (Japan). He was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, previous Asperger’s Syndrome) in 2004. He started his blog “Aspe Times” in 2006 as “Information for Aspergians”. In 2009, he changed a blog theme from “Asperger” to “Learning English”. Shinichi had been engaged in room reservations at a first-class hotel, as an assistant between 2008 and 2018. After retiring from the hotel, he learned web design and English writing. he moved his blog to WordPress. Shinichi created his original English essay through IELTS writing (Task 1, Task 2). Sometimes, he wrote his free articles, diaries, and book reviews too. In 2022, he changed his blog title from “Aspe Times” to “ASD IELTS” in May. In July 2022, he released his first blog book on Kindle. In March 2023, Shinichi started selling Paperback too. Please click the below button if you are interested price in Canada. He is selling this book on Amazon in these countries too. In October 2023, he was officially diagnosed ADHD too. Shinichi loves Canada. He is planning to immigrate to Canada in the future.

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