2009年12月30日水曜日

High school 1-4

Hi!!
Today I met my friends who are classmates in Hitoyoshi high school after for a long time in Hitoyoshi. I went there with my friend who is from the same town Yunomae. But there was no one, so we waited for a few minutes. After all the members came together, we ate and drank. At first, we didn't talk with other man members, but we talked a lot together after drinking. There I got drank for the first time.:) I want to meet them again!!
Bye!!
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2009年12月27日日曜日

Mochitsuki

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I went back to my parents home a few days ago. Today I went to my grandmother house with my mother and younger sister and we did mochitsuki. Mochitsuki is said in English "pounding steamed rice into the dough used for rice cakes". I made a ball of rice cakes for zouni and kagami-mochi. We made a lot of balls of rice cakes. We will eat them at the New Year.
Bye!!

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2009年12月26日土曜日

Christmas

Hi!!
It was Christmas day. Today I had a christmas party with Sanae, Saori, Narumi, Yoshiko. In the afternoon, we went to karaoke at first. We sangs a lot of song for a long time. When Saori's favorite song, we were excited. We ordered its song twice.:) After that, we went to a super market to buy foods for dinner. And we went to Sanae's house. Narumi and I prepared for supper quickly because our favorite TV show started. We ate nabe flavored Tonkotsu-syoyu watching TV. It was delicious and we were excited because our own favorite singer appeared on TV. After while, we ate christmas cake. I chose a piece of cheese cake because I like cheese cakes. It was sweet. And we exchanged christmas present. I preseted Sanae. She seemed to like it, I felt relieved. I was presented from Saori. It was two pair of room soxes which was printed rabit and with dot pattern. They were cute. When I am at home, I will wear it. At midnight, I went home with Narumi. We had a happy time.
Bye!!

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2009年12月24日木曜日

Pasta

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It was the last school day this year today. So I went to eat dinner with Aki, Aya and Kyoko at Jolly Pasta. We ordered pasta and it was delicious. Recently I often eat dinner outside. We talked all the time. I couldn't help laughing. I like talking with my friends, so I had a good time. When I went home, it was so cold. And I felt sad because I was with them a little while ago and I don't see my friends from tomorrow.
Bye!!

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2009年12月23日水曜日

Pink pink pink!

Hi!!
Please look at this picture. There are a lot of pink goods. A woman in the picture is Saori. She likes pink color very very much. She has many cute goods. I don't have pink color one much, so I will try to have pink one next time.:)
Bye!!

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2009年12月18日金曜日

Christmas party

Hi!!
Today a christmas party was at the English Lounge. We had food and drink, and talked for a while. Pizza was delicious!! After that, we got own christmas present from Santa.:) I got assorted sweets which was in big Santa's boot. When I was back home, it was hard to bring it by bike.:) And a game was hold. It was Japanese questions. We couldn't correct answers perfectly. But it was very fun. In the end of party, I was told a funny song by Will. The words was "Stick a banana in your ear. So true, it's true..." It was fun of me.:) I like it very much. We were there until 9 o'clock in the evening. I had a good time.
Bye!!

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Movie Review 6*Whale Rider

This movie is about the Maori in New Zealand. There is a legend in a village that a brave ancestor man named “Paikea” arrived at this village, leading by a whale. This movie was difficult for me to understand because Maori words appeared many times. But it sounded interesting.
The main character in this movie is Paikea. She is persistent and never content unless she is the best. When she was forbidden from learning traditional song and dance, she learned them very hard, hiding from anyone else. The inhabitants in the village didn’t accept her at first, but at last she was accepted as the new matriarch. And her grandfather is Koro. He is a patriarch in the village at the time, but on the other hand he is kind to a her grandchild Paikea.
The beginning of this movie, Paikea, who was named from a brave man, was born. When she was born, her mother and a twin brother died. So her father Porourangi came apart from the village, and her grandfather felt anger and sad, because the twin brother who died should have become a successor. Therefore her grandfather couldn’t accept Paikea. When Porourangi came back to the village, Koro wanted him to become a successor, but he refused. At the same time, Paikea felt that she was not needed, so she was apart from the village once but came back soon because she heard voices from the sea, though Koro didn’t change his mind. He believed that the tribe was unhappy because she was born. So he opened school where boys could learn traditional song and dance. She continued practicing them secretly. When it was the test day to be a patriarch, no one could pass the test.
The ending of this movie, Koro found some whales on the beach when he went to school to see the school play. He and the inhabitants tried to help them, but they didn’t succeed. He felt it was the end of the tribe. But Paikea didn’t give up. She ran up to the whales and rode on them. Then all the whales came back into the sea, and she was riding on the back of the whales. Her grandmother showed Koro the evidence that she passed the test secretly. At that moment, he convinced that she was suitable to be the matriarch in the village. After she was rescued, everyone celebrated the birth of new matriarch.
I like this movie. The scenes were very beautiful and I could know new things. Next spring, I am going to go abroad in Australia, so I want to study aborigine, language and so on.

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【Book Review 11】

I read a book whose title is "The Little Mermaid". I watched this movie of Disney and I like it very much. The Sea King's castle stood in the deep sea. The water was clear as if it was glass. The sand was as fine as powder. Tall seaweed grew up around the castle walls and small, bright fish darted among its branches. Six mermaid lived there and they had own small garden to care for. One day her grandmother told them a story of the world abone the waves. The Sea King said them "You may rise above the waves and see these things for yourselves on fifteen birthday". On own fifteen birthday, older sisters rose above the waves and told them what the world like. The little memaid was really looking forward to her birthday. When her fifteenbirthday arrived, she rose above the waves. On the time, she helped a prince and fell in love him. She couldn't forget him for a long time. At the bottom of the sea, she met a witch. Then she drank a potion. the position lost her voice, but gave her legs. After that, she met a prince again, and had sweet days. But he set sail. He proposed her to marry, but she shook her head. So she was alone. She couldn't come back into the sea never because she lost her caudal fin. With tears streaming down her cheeks, the brave little mermaid disappeared into the welcoming waves. This tail was sad one but the movie ended happily.

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2009年12月16日水曜日

Friends

Hi!!
Today I went to eat dinner with my friends Aya and Kyoko at Jolly Pasta after school. We ordered a lot of foods. I ate tomato sauce pasta and had soft drink. They were delicious. We planned to order dessert, but we couldn't order it because we were full. We enjoyed talking over eating. I like the time to spend with my friends very much. After that, we went to Daie store. Kyoko and I got DVD which is our favorite singer group. We reserved it more than a few week ago in advance. And we ate 31 ice cream there.:) I choiced an ice cream of strawberry cheesecake flavor. I like it very much. We went back to school on foot, eating an ice cream in cold night. But we really enjoyed dinner and had a good time. We will go to eat somewhere, so I am looking forward to it.
Bye!!

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2009年12月15日火曜日

Literature

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Recently I read many books because I had to write reports. There were some books which are famous in the world. The farewell to Arms, the catcher in the rye, the Scarlet Letter. I thought as if I am a woman of letters.:) I don't like reading, so it was hard working for me every day. But this time was a good oppotunity for me to read books.
Bye!!

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2009年12月13日日曜日

Christmas present

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Today I went to Kumamoto city to get a Christmas present for the Christmas party of English Lounge with my friend. I didn't decide which present was good. So we wandered every shop. During wandering, I have bought some things I wanted.:) Finally I decided to buy which present. I think that it was good for her, who is a partner I will present for. And I bought a birthday present for my another friend. I am looking forward to presenting for them. I wish they will like it.
Bye!!

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2009年12月12日土曜日

【Book Review 10】

I read a book whose title is "Florence Nightingale". She is a famous woman in nursery. One hundred and fifty years ago, hospitals were always dirty, and patients used the same sheets and some even shared beds. But woman was to change everything. That woman is Nightingale. She was very rich, so she could afford to study enough. She had an experience that changed her life. She heard a voice in her head, the words as clear as if speaker was standing beside her. It was that "You must use your life to do good in the world". She was convinced she had heard God. Her mother recommended her to marry, but Nightingale wouldn't listen her saying. After she worked at hospitals, she always did everything for patients to help. So she was loved by everyone. From that, Queen Victoria delighted with Nightingale's hard work, sent her a magnificent brooch with thaks. But Nightingale wouldn't pay no attention to the glory. She thought about other people and things than herself. So I think that she is still respeced by everyone.

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【Book Review9】

I read a book whose title is "Stories of Santa". This was a very cute story. In one town, there was the home Santa's toy factory. His team of tiny elves was hard at work, who had a different job. But there was a elf was always sleeping during work. He was scolded by Santa, so he wandered around the factory. But he fell into the magical machine. Surprigingly, dolls like hime came out from the machine then. There were hundreds of dolls, but the dolls were popular toy ever. It was the night before Christmas, a fake Santa appeared. The fake Santa stole children's toys, so Santa beaten him. But the next day after Christmas, there was a mistake. That is a left list. So Santa carried the present a kid, but the present was different color. So he turned back and carried the present again. After he came back home, the elves welcomed him. He and the elves were very kind. I think whether Santa exist or not.

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2009年12月11日金曜日

【Book Review8】

I read a book whose title is "Sleeping Beauty". These paintings in this book are very cute and soft. Many years ago, a king and queen lived in a magical castle, but they didn't have their children. So they always stitched, sewed tiny clothes and made toys. But one day, there was a frog under a queen, and he said to her having a baby soon. Surprigingly, a queen gave birth. They planned a feast to celebrate and send the invitations to seven fairies. On the day of the feast, many guests came to the castle. Seven fairies flew in through the castle window, leaving a glittering trail behind them. And they casted thier spell on a baby named Rose. But a mean fairy appeared and casted a spell on Rose. It was a spell that Rose will prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die on her birthday. But the last fairy casted a spell that a true love will break the spell. Time went happily by and Rose's sixteenth birthday drew near. The night of the ball finally arrived. The king and queen smiled proudly as they watched Rose from their thrones. When the feasting was nearly over, Rose pleaded for a game. Hide-and-seek. She raced up twisting stairs and found a heavy iron door at the top of the stairs. Inside there was an old woman with spinning wheel. When she touched the silky thread, she pricked her finger. The old woman was that mean fairy. The fairy stopped all the clocks. For one hundred years, the castle stayed hidden and everyone forgot. One day, a brave prince named Florien rode by. As his sword touched a branch, each sharp thorn became a sweet-smelling rose. And he foun Rose and kissed her soft lips. Then she woke up and everyone also woke up, too. The next day, Rose and Florien married. I think that the true love brought about the beautiful magic.

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2009年12月5日土曜日

My friends

Hi!!
Today I stayed at my friend's house with my another friend. We got together at Kumamoto city and went shopping. I bought many goods. For example, there were miscellaneous goods, cosmetics and clothes. So I spent a lot of money. We took a rest at Starbucks and talked a lot. At evening, we went to my friend's home by train and on foot. On the way home, we took in a supermarket and bought some foods. After arriving at home, we were ready for dinner soon because we were very hungry and it was 8 o'clock pm. Dinner was curry and rice. It was delicious. After that, we watched TV, talked about every things, took some pictures and so on. We stayed up late still 3 0'clock. The next day, we woke up at noon, and went to Kumamoto city again. We had breakfast, and I went home. We had a good time. I want to stay at my friend's home again.

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2009年12月4日金曜日

Movie Review 5*Groundhog Day

This movie is about a man’s tragicomedy, who lived on February 2nd over and over for a long time. On February 2nd, Groundhog Day is held every year. It is a festival, and it is said that Chuck Wood awakes from hibernation and spring comes from the day.
The main character in this movie is Phil. He works as a weather forecaster. He is sarcastic and egocentric, so he was unwilling to go to the country town and did as he liked. It was terrible. But he has good points. Once he gets absorbed in something, he does hard. And he can work to help somebody. Next is Rita. She is a program producer and she is a woman whom Phil is in love with. And there were a lot of characters in this movie.
The beginning of this movie, Phil, who is a weather forecaster, went on location to the country town for a television program on February 2nd. It is Groundhog Day that is a festival for spring. It was in the country, so he couldn’t endure that and he didn’t work hard. After work finished, he had to stay the town because of bad weather on his way home. When he woke up next morning, he found that it was February 2nd again.
The end of this movie, he tried to escape from February 2nd. He enjoyed doing as he liked every day at first, and he found that he was in love with Rita. But he got tired of unchanging days and he was in a depressed state. Therefore he repeated suicidal acts many times, but the next day was always February 2nd when he woke up. So he began to think positively. He mastered various skills and tried to help other people who were in trouble. After he spent the day with Rita, February 3rd came at last. And they lived happily forever.
I liked this movie, but I also got tired of repeating the same day. This movie tells us that we couldn’t get happiness even if we pursue in our mind, but we could get it from other people's happiness.


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2009年12月3日木曜日

【Book Review7】

I read a book whose title is "Adolf Hitler". I think that everyone know him well. He is a famous historian and politician. His father was also a politician, and he wanted Adolf to be a politician. But Adolf liked painting, so he wanted to be an artist. So when he was young, he didn't study hard. But after his father died, he decided to become a politician and he went to University to study again. At the begining of his act, he had no job and speached at a small meeting. Gradually he was getting known well. After he became famous and popular, he always viewed positive. Therefore I think he left behind a reputation as a politician.

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2009年11月27日金曜日

Movie Review 4*Drumline

This movie is about one marching band in America. In Japan, I think that marching bands are not so popular and as famous as in America. And it was the first time for me to hear such a word “Drum line”. When I was a junior high school student, I belonged to a brass bans, so I was able to enjoy this movie. This movie was an exciting one.
The main character in this movie is Devon Miles. He lives in a dormitory apart from his mother who is divorced. He is a self-confident person. That is why he has a talent for playing the drums. His playing is so dynamic, exciting and cool. But he doesn’t have the ability to read music and work with older students. So a lot of trouble often happened. Next is Laila. She is a leader of the cheerleader club in the University. Of course, she is good at dancing and kind. Her parents are people in a high position about the cheerleader club in University. So when Devon had trouble with another marching band, she couldn’t introduce him to her parents and they broke up. And the teacher of the marching club is Dr. Lee. He is a strict person about music, so the training of the band is very hard. But he always keeps his presence of mind whenever something happened.
The beginning of this movie, Devon entered a celebrated University to play the drum. He is a genius at playing the drums because he has inherited his musical talent from his father, who got a divorce from his mother. He played an active part in the marching club but he is a freshman. But he caused trouble with another team when there was a challenge. Therefore he quit the club.
The end of this movie, he tried to enter another famous University for marching bands, but he found the teacher materialistic. Therefore he was disappointed. So he returned back and told his secret. That is that he can’t read music. He reflects on his behavior and repaired with his relationship again. At last, they succeeded at the big competition and won the championship.
I liked this movie, but I was surprised that University has students all black students. In this movie, a black student asked a white student. “Why did you enter this University? There are a lot of black people.” I think such a scene will be not seen in Japan. But the scene that all members are playing was so powerful and exciting. I really enjoyed this movie.

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2009年11月26日木曜日

Okonomiyaki

Hi!!
Today I went to eat dinner with Kyoko and Ayumi after school. We ate okonomiyaki and takoyaki. I surprised that Kyoko eats too much. And dishes were good and clerks were kind. We talked a lot eating dinner. After eating dishes, we ate ice creams as dessert. It was so sweet and good. We promised to go there again. After that, we went to Daie shop on foot. We went to CD shop and drug store in the shop, and took purikura. I was back home at over 10 o'clock in the evening, but I had a good time. Therefore I thought that I don't want to come to school tomorrow!:)
Bye!!

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2009年11月23日月曜日

Wedding Ceremony

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Today it was my friend's wedding ceremony. Surprisingly, it was two times for me that I attended in this year. This time I had my hair set by myself. I went to my friend's house and we went to the hotel together. After we arrived at the hotel, other members also arrived. Everyone put on own dress and dressed up, so they were very cute. A bride, who is my friend, was so beautiful wearing kimono and dress. And dishes were delicious, especially, I liked cakes so much. Wedding cake was a strawberry shortcake. We took many pictures each other and had a good time. Looking a bride and groom, they looked happy so I wanted to marry!:)
Bye!!

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2009年11月20日金曜日

Wander

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After school, I wandered with Kyoko. We had classes until 5th class, so after that, we went to SEVEN convenience store. I bought a cream puff and a milk pudding which I like very much. We went to Suzenji Station and ate them there. A week ago, we did the same thing like this time. In a waiting room, we talked a lot and planned to go to eat dinner next Thursday. I am looking forward to it. After we said good-bye, I hurried to home by bike because my parents were going to come to my house suddenly. During my holiday, I got my cupboard. So they brought it for me after work. My mother said to bring a dish, so I prepared soup and rice and waited. After my father and I carried the cupboard in my house together, we ate dinner. They were good and we had a good time.
Bye!!

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2009年11月14日土曜日

Championship

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Today I went to watch a baseball game in Ngasaki with my friend Yumi. Of course, that is why I am GIANTS fan. So I brought my own GIANTS goods, towels, a elastic bad and so on. I got up early morning and went to Nagasaki with riding on buses for about 3 hours. The game's name is Japan-Korea club championship and this game was started from this year. This time the game was Yomiuri GIANTS in Japan vs KIA Tigers in Korea at Nagasaki prefectual baseball stadium. We could be admitted in the stadium at 11 o'clock and the game started at 13 o'clock. The stadium is an open-air one, so it was so hot on a game. At the begining of the game, KIA was being beaten GIANTS. But Abe player hit a come-from-behind home run!!! I was so excited. After that, some players hit hits and home runs. So Yomiuri GIANTS won the championship in Asia. We enjoyed the game very much. I want to go to watch baseball game at Tokyo Dome someday.
Bye!!

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2009年11月9日月曜日

Interview

I interviewed Shoko in Speaking class. She has two hobbies. They are watching TV and listening to music. She watches every program on TV, and especially likes variety programs. I also like variety programs. They are very funny. I can't help laughing. Next, she often listens to music. The kind of music she likes is J-POP. J-POP means Japanese POP. Her favorite singer group is Arashi. Arashi is very famous group in Japan and they have a lot of good songs. She especially likes Ninomiya of the group member. He is a hand-some man. I want to talk with her about favorite songs of Arashi next.

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2009年11月7日土曜日

NIPPON SERIES

Hi!!
Yomiuri Kyojin, GIANTS, won the championship in NIPPON SERIES today. So they are No.1 of Pro baseball teams in Japan. Of course, I watched its game on TV on live. In NIPPON SERIES, the team who gets 4 victories early can become a champion team. I watched the game, believing GIANTS will win and become a champion today. In the begining of the game, an accident was happened. A ball hit Pitcher Tohno on his right-hand, so he left field in the first inning. So Pitcher Utsumi relieved him. He played a great role. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Cloon was a relief pitcher. He went out of a pinch, therefore GIANTS won the championship. I was very very happy. On November 14, Japan vs. Korea game of Club Championship will be held in Nagasaki. I will go to watch the game, so I am looking forward to the game. And at last, I can see my favorite player, Hayato Sakamoto. I will enjoy myself!!!!!!!!!
Bye!!

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2009年11月6日金曜日

Movie Review 3*Cars

This movie is about a car’s world. It is a fantasy. This story is constructed by characters who are the personification of vehicles, and there are no human beings in this movie. The hero of this movie always believes in himself and twists people around him, therefore people leave. He thinks that he will be able to do everything, but he finds friends valuable. This movie tells us of the importance of friends.
The main character in this movie is Lightning McQueen who is a racer aiming at the first rookie championship. He has no friends and fellow workers because his selfishly behavior aroused the hostility of people around him, but he has the art of racing and his fans. But something in his mind changes because of an opportunity when he meets people at Radiator Springs. The other characters are Mater, Sally Carrera and Doc Hudson. Mater is a cheerful person and a medium-sized wrecker. He is good at running at high speed while backing away. He likes playing tricks that he surprises tractors. His dream is riding in a helicopter. Next is Sally. She is a shrewd lawyer but also the owner of the motel in the town. Hudson is a doctor but also a judge. He won the championship of the Piston Cup and a legend car racer. But he doesn’t tell the inhabitants his true self.
At the beginning of this movie, “Dynaco 400”, which was the last race for the Piston Cup, was fought. There Lightning McQueen is aiming for the first championship by a rookie. But racers have to settle in a week in California because the three racers reached at the finish line, including championship Lightning. On the way to California, Lightning lost his way and wandered into a country town called “Radiator Springs” along Route 66.
At the end of this movie, he tries to go out of the town as soon as possible. But he finds Doc Hudson a legend car racer and asks his story why he disappeared from the racer’s world. On the final race day, Lightning started his race satisfactory. He would reach the goal at the top of the race, but he helped one rival, who had an accident, and they reached the goal together. The scene was impressive.
I really liked this movie, but I thought this movie will not be interesting at the beginning because Lightning McQueen is a self-confident person. But he finds the important things from his friends of Radiator Springs at end of the story. I also think Number 1 is not always important, friends and companions are valuable.

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2009年11月5日木曜日

【Book Review 6】

I read a book whose titile is The Speeches of Barack Obama. I thought that he really has good ways to speech. First is reception. He repeated sentences of the same structure. For that, audiences were able to understand and listen easily. Next is ideograph. It is a way to use forgettable and impact words and phrases as political goal. He used a word "hope" 11 times at one speech. In addition, Change is also the example. Last is enactment. This is a way to evidence that content and function himself. He is a brack person and went through a lot of paintful and hard experiences. So he told that things, audiences could listen easily. I knew his career and thought that he is really a great man. And it is like a miracle that he is now president as a black person.

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Australia

Hi!!
During the next spring vacation, I can go abroad to study English in Australia for about one month. Today I found that I passed the exam. In this summer vacation, I couldn't go to America and New Zealand because of swine flu. So I am glad to hear that I got this opportunity. Now I do as an assistant of English Lounge, but I cannot speak English well with exchange students and assistants. So I want to go there frequently to improve my English skill. In the next spring vacation, I want to do my best for myself.
Bye!!

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2009年11月4日水曜日

Sweets

Hi!!
I found this sweet at a supermarket. It was a soft rice cake stuffed with puddings. I like puddings, so I determined to get this without hesitate. I ate this cold in the refrigerator. In this sweet, there were custard cream and caramel. This was so soft and delicious. I like it very much. So if I find this somewhere, I will get it.
Bye!!

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Monday

Hi!!
In the evening, a small party was held at my house. Members were Saori, Sanae, Yuki and me. Saori worked a part-time job, so she came from p.m. 10 o'clock. So we went to meet her. We ate Nabe, it was really delicious. We enjoyed dinner and talking very much. It was the first time for me to invite a lot of friends, like this time. After dinner, we were ready for a place for them to sleep. We talked a lot with lying on the floor until a.m. 2 o'clock. But I woke up at 5 o'clock in the morning.:( And we talked about our favorite things again. We really like talking very much. I had a good time during holidays.
Bye!!

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2009年10月28日水曜日

EnglishLounge Party

Hello!!
Today I joined the party for assistants and exchange students in English Lounge. I went there after 4th class finished with Noriko. We gave a hand for the preparation. We cleaned the room up with a mop. And all the members there dished up snacks and soft drinks. The party started from 17:30. I talked with some exchange students and teachers in English. I made friends with Robert and Vicky. They talked us about their hometown. It was interesting, so I want to go to Canada and England. And we talked with Sato professor. Today there was his Work Shop from 2 o'clock in English Lounge. But I had a class at that time, therefore I couldn't go to listen his speech. He seemed to talk about "Culture Shock". So we asked him some things about that. It was useful for us. And we asked a lot of questions and he gave some advices to us. He is a very kind person. I cannot speak Englih very well. But I was happy that I had a oppotunity to speak English with native speakers. I a
m an assistant of English Lounge, so I want to make use of like this oppotunity from now on. I had a wonderful time!!
Bye!:)

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2009年10月27日火曜日

【Book review 5】

I read a book whose title is "Martin Luther King". Of course, I know him. When I was a junior high school student, there was his story on the English text book. He is a black American, and he felt the racial discrimination when he was a young. That was the time when he went to his friend's house. His father came out and said him "You can't play together any more". Martin asked hime "Why not?". His father answered "Because you're black and son's white". From that time, he was thinking seriously about how he could help fight racism in the South. When he was student, he studied hard. He won top marks in all his subjects at University. Towards the end of his time at University, he attended a lecture about Mahatma Gandhi. As Martin listened, he grew more and more fascinated. After he married, he went back to the South. His friend told him Rosa Parks. After that he carried on boycott and did every efforts for black Americans. At Washington D.C., he speeched. That is the famous speech "I have a dream". I have heard this speech which was real voice on a tape. He fought with racial discrimination until he was killed. I feel and think about the theme. Now Mr.Obama is American President, so I feel really the thing is so great.

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2009年10月26日月曜日

Talking

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Today I had classes from 2nd to 5 th class. But I left my electrical dictionary and pencil box at 4th class.;( So after 5th class finished, my friend Kyoko brought them for me. I had no plan after school, so I accompanied with her to Suizenji Station on foot. We bought some foods at a convenience store and went to the station with talking. It was darkness around, but I was not scared. In the station, we ate foods. An ice cream which Kyoko bought was really delicious. It was flavor of pudding. I like puddings, so I like it very much. We had a good time and decided to go to eat next time. I am looking forward to the day.
Bye!!

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2009年10月24日土曜日

Climax Central

Hello!!
Today the baseball game GIANTS vs DRAGONS was on TV. Of course, I watched it. Today game wa so important because GIANTS might be able to advance to Japan Series if they won this game. The team can advance which gets 4 victories at first. Now GIANTS has three, and DRAGONS has one victories. During the game, GIANTS's score was higher than DRAGONS's. And GIANTS won the game and got a ticket for Japan Series. The players didn't pick the manager up and toss him into the air because they are planning to do so when they win the Japan Series and become at top of the baseball teams. Last year, they lost the game at Japan Series, so I want them to win the championship this year.
Bye!!

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Roasso Kumamoto












Hello!! Today I went to watch a soccer game at Suzenji kyojijyo with Asuka. The game was Roasso Kumamoto vs Shonan Bellmare. Roasso is 14th place, but Bellmare is 4th place in J2 now!;( It was the first time for me to watch the live game at the ground. Therefore I was so exited. Of course, I cheered Roasso up. There was no gaol at the first half of the game. But we enjoyed the game, cheering. I want to remember the supporter's songs. Surprisingly, at the second half of the time, Roasso Kumamoto scored one goal!!! Roasso's supporters were very excited and jumped for joy then!!!!! And the game was over. Roasso Kumamoto won in one and a half months. It was a very exciting game. The players were very cool. I bought the Roasso's towel and got a poster. I wanted a uniform of Roasso printed with Musha gaeshi. It was so cool, but I didn't have much money. So I will get it next time. I really enjoyed the game. After that, we went shopping to Kumamoto city. I bought things that I wanted recently, and we ate some doughnuts at mr doughnut to rest for a while. And I and Asuka looked for the things that she had to get. In the evening, we got that at last. After that, we went home by bike. I had a good time today.:)
Bye!!

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2009年10月23日金曜日

Movie Review 2*Mrs. Doubtfire

This movie is about one family who lives in America. Miranda told her husband Daniel that she wants a divorce, and he could meet his children only once a week. He heard that his wife was advertising for a housekeeper, so he asked his brother who works with makeup in the movie world to help him and he disguised himself as an old woman because he couldn’t stand that he hardly met his children. So that, he entered into the house as a housekeeper “Mrs. Doubtfire”. It was a comical and heart-warming story.
The characters in this movie are Daniel, Miranda, Lydia, Christopher, Natalie, Stuart and Frank. The main character is Daniel alias Mrs. Doubtfire. He is a father who loved three children. He has a strong sense of responsibility for children and obeys with his beliefs. He worked as an actor and a voice artist. But he was also a troublemaker, so he stopped his work if his opinion doesn’t correspond with his work partners. On the other hand, when he lives as Mrs. Doubtfire, everyone has a good impression to this dignified woman. At first, he played with his children but he made them to study homework after he changed to Mrs. Doubtfire. Next is Miranda. She is a wife and an interior designer. Her personality is basically stern. She told her husband to divorce because he loves his job and lives slovenly. During the interview of housekeepers, she had a good impression of Mrs. Doubtfire who saw through the personal reason, and employed her soon. Since Mrs. Doubtfire came, she gradually recovered her smile. There are three children named Lydia, Christopher and Natalie.. They are docile and cute. Stuart is a businessman and ex-boyfriend of Miranda. Frank is Daniel’s elder brother.
At the beginning of the movie, Daniel worked as an actor and a voice artist. But he lost his job because of incompatibility at work. In addition to that, he loved children very much, so she got angry with Daniel who didn’t cooperate at all and played with children, and felt the stress of her housework and work. On Christopher’s birthday, Miranda told Daniel to divorce because a party was held and Daniel made merry. As a result, he couldn’t meet children frequently.
The last of the movie, Daniel heard that Miranda advertised for a housekeeper. So he took his brother’s help and disguised himself as an old woman “Mrs. Doubtfire” from the U.K. He tricked her and their children with his acting ability, and he could be beside his children. But some difficulties were in front of him. At last, all the secrets came out, but they could find important things as family members even if their parents got divorced and the family lives separately.
I watched this movie when I was a high school student in English class. This is a really heart-warming movie. My favorite scene is that Daniel took an interview test to find work. Then he mimicked a hot dog, saying “ugh”. This was very funny. There is no one mimicking a hot dog. I laughed in spite of myself in the quiet library. I like this joke very much. Watching this movie and Daniel, I can find that parents do everything for their children. And the family connects forever even if the family doesn’t live together all the time.

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2009年10月22日木曜日

Ice cream

Hi!!
Today I had 4 classes and I was so tired. But I ate an ice cream when I ate lunch. I ate lunch with Saori, Sanae, Noriko and Yuki. Then Saori bought ice creams for each us. Saori is a rich girl!:) I chose one which is flavor of tiramisu because I like sweets. It was delicious. I ate it for the first time. I like it very much, so I may repeat to eat it. From afternoon, I took calsses hard thanks of the ice cream.:) Thank you, Saori.
Bye!!

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2009年10月21日水曜日

The interview test

Hi!!
Today I came to school from afternoon and took 4th class. After that, I had to take a interview test for going abroad in this spring vacation. It was from 5 o'clock. So I waited for that with Narumi and Misaki in the bakery. We were nervous a little. So we spent talking, buying snacks, eating that and so on. I took the interview test with Misaki and Tomoki. When our turn, I think I could tell interviewers my opinions in Japanese. It took about 15 minutes. I am relieved to finish the test. I ate some chocolates as a reward.:) I hope I can go to study English in Australia in this spring vacation.
Bye!!

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2009年10月19日月曜日

You and jobs

I interviewed Kasumi about jobs when speaking class. Her father is an office worker and mother is an sales staff. She will get job using English. I also want to work using English. The job she wants to try once is a trimmer. Trimmers cut animal's hair, wash body and so on. That sounds interesting. On the other hand, the work she never wants to do is a doctor. I can agree with her opinion because I am not good at bloods. Next, if money were no problem, she would be tennis player. I can't play tennis, so I envy her. And if she could any job, she woud work as a lawyer. Lawers is cool!! She has any ideas.

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2009年10月18日日曜日

Saturday

Hello!!
On Saturday, I got up at 7 o'clock in the morning because I was going to go to Yoshiko's house by bike. Members were Yoshiko, Saori, Sanae, Yuki and me. That's why we watched Saori's favorite singer's DVD. I got to Yoshiko's house first. Saori, Yoshiko and I watched the DVD on TV. The singers were so cool and beautiful, and it was so funny. We watched it for a few hours. At noon, Sanae and Yuki came, so we ordered lunch by the phone. After a while, Yoshiko and I went to get lunch by bike. I ordered Teriyaki chicken Donburi. It was delicious and quite filling, so I was very full. After lunch, we watched TV, but I took a nap because I was full. At 3 o'clock, Sanae and I went to buy sweets at Family Mart. I ate an eclair which was delicious. I like it very much. We watched the DVD again still 5 o'clock. Then we broke up. Thank you for the DVD, Saori.:) But I came to school to watch DVD "Mrs. DoubtFire" for writing class. After a few hours, I went to a supermarket and back home finally. It was so hard day for me. I was tired but I had a good time very much.
Bye!!

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2009年10月16日金曜日

Study

Hi!
Today the 3rd class was no lecture, so I was at 412 room with my friends. I read a book for book revies and studied for next class. But we got tired, so Asuka and I went to LAWSON. We bought some sweets. I flelt to want to eat chocolate, so I got it. After we were back to the room, we enjoyed talking over eating sweets. After that, Arisa and I went to take the next class together. Recently, there was no funny things, so it was refreshing myself and good.
Bye!!

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【Book review 4】

I read a book whose title is "Marie Antoinette". In this book, all her story and history of life is written. There are two scenes which I got the impressions in this book. The first scene is Antoinette left her family, her home and everything she knew for a new life at the lavish French court. She had to marry the future King of France. When she left, she leaned out of the carriage to catch every last glimpse of her mother and her past. I could find that she seemed to be sad from the pictures on the book. After that, she was Marie Antoinette. The next scene is she lay her head under the guillotine blade. This scene is so familiar. She refused to show any emotion. Rejected as a queen, deprived of her husband and insulted as a mother, she no longer had a role to play in life. After that, stopping only to apologize for stepping on a guard's toe. I can imagine that scene. From this book, I kew the new things of a histrian. From now on, I will read this serious about histrians.

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Movie Review 1*Mr.Incredible

This movie is about helping people. Whenever super heroes were, they came to help soon. They were very brave. And, they helped each other among their family all the time. When a father was in trouble, a wife helped him. The parents were in trouble, the children helped them. I could feel family ties.
The main character is Mr. Incredible. He is a father and a man with a strong power. Actually, he is a strong man. Next is Helen. She is Elastigirl when she is a super hero. She is a mother for their family. She takes care of the family and she is a good person. There are three children in the family. Violet, Dash and Jack. Violet seems to be gloomy, but she is sometimes brave. Dash is a naughty boy. He often plays tricks. And Jack is still a baby. He is cute. All the members each have strange power.
At the beginning of the movie, Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, who were super heroes, helped people who were in trouble in the old days. But 15 years ago, when the super hero system was abolished, the couple had to live as the regular people. And they made an effort for spending the regular life with their three children.
The climax of the movie, one day, a letter reached Mr. Incredible who continues helping people in secret. The letter had him starting an adventure. A wife heard that he was in danger and went to help him as a super hero. But their two children followed her stealthily. On the evil island, they fought with enemies, helping each other.
I really liked this movie because I really felt family ties. They always helped each other and loved each other. Not only that one, this movie made me happy and strong. I sometimes couldn’t help laughing because jokes which Mr. Incredible said were so funny. In addition, I think that people live with others helping each other. Mr. Incredible was very brave. He was a cool man. I want to watch other Disney movies again someday.

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2009年10月15日木曜日

What?

Hi!!
Can you see the words on a flag in the picture?? There are words "Higashi no Michi Sakusen" is written in Japanse. This flags are put around my flat. "Higashi" is my family name. "Higashi" means east in English. When I found this flag, I wondered the strategy of my street.:D But I watch this flag carefully, there are words of safety and so on. So I can find that this flag is concerned with crime prevention for elementary and secondary students. It was good that the problem was solved.:)
Bye!!

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Autumn

Hi!!
I was so tired because I had 5 classes today.;( Recently, it is cold in the morning and evening. So I can't get out of the bed for a while in the morning. When I come to school, a wind is cold. And I feel autumn from fallen leaves and the smell of fragrant orange-colored olives. I like the smell of that very much. The flower has sweet and good smell. When I come to school and go back home, I can smell fragrant orange-colored olives all the time. There are a lot of autumn foods. I love fruits, so I am happy in the autumn. Before, my mother brought me fruits. They were delicious. In the autumn, it is cold and I may be at home, so I want to study hard.:)
Bye!!

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2009年10月11日日曜日

【Book review 3】

I read a book whose title is "Danny's Dream". Danny was short and skinny. From his figure, his friends called him Bones. Danny was the skinniest kid in high school, but he ate more than anyone else. In addition, he was the most popular. He often told jokes and everyone laughed. But he wasn't always happy. Sometimes when nobady was around to see him, he was sad. He was sad because he couldn't read and write as well as other kids and he wasn't good at sports. One day, the Olympic Games were on TV. Danny watched the men's marathon. They didn't have big muscles like his best friend, Eddy and they, who got medals, were all skinny guys with more bone. Danny couldn't forget the marathon race. He even dreamed about it. And he decided to run in the school's cross country. Soon he started training every day and his parents advised him. On race day, runners from all the schools arrived at the stadium. Danny was very nurvous. "Take your marks! Set! Bang!" Runners ran very fast, he felt futher and futher behind. Someone got tired, but he felt like his muscles switched had been turned on. He caught up the line. He got a medal at last. I thought the efforts will be rewarded someday if I do hard working.

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Enjoy shopping

Hi!!
My parents came to my house early morning. So my mother and I went shopping to Kumamoto city by bus. We went to a shopping mall. It took a long time to get there. There were a lot of clothes which were discounted for sales. I bought three clothes for autumn and three pair of shoes. I like shopping. But it spends many money, so I don't any money to spare. And I got miscellaneous goods. I bought goods for cooking. They were so cute things. I often bought dishes. So in my house, there are a lot of and various dishes. Now I want a shelf for dishes. After we got home, we prepared for dinner. My mother and I cooked Nabe. When my father came to my house, we ate it together. It was delicious. After that, they went back home. I had a good time.
Bye!!

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2009年10月8日木曜日

【Book review 2】

Hi!!
I read a book whose title is "Venus Bay". This story is about one sibling Holly and Jake. They got along, but Holly had seen a side of him she didn't like, and Jake had decided that Holly was weak. Holly tried to tell hime she wasn't weak, but he wouldn't listen. When they went to Venus Bay nad surfed, it was found that she wasn't weak. She rested a moment because she was tired of surfing. Then Jake had falledn off his boad and the waves pulled him into the sea. He tried to rise up, but he wasn't sure where the surface was. And he couldn't hold his breath. But Holly knew something wrong, and she dived into the deep sea to search for Jake. She dived again and again but she couldn't see him anywhere. Holly almost gave up, but she found him when she came up after her third dive. She reached Jake and began swimming towards the shore. But on the way, Holly's legs cramped. Then two strong arms took Jake and Holly. Dad helped them. After that, he went to the hospital. And there, Jake apoligized to her and said "Thank you". He knew that she wasn't weak, she is strong. I am glad to see that they really got along.
Bye!!

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2009年10月7日水曜日

Dinner

Good evening!!
Today's dinner was Katsu-don. We dropped in at MAMADELICA which is a store sell box lunch. There are a lot of menu at the store, so we couldn't decide which menu is better for a while. At last, we ordered the same menu. We get home in wild windy. So it was cold. At 7 o'clock, we ate dinner Katsu-don. It was really delicious!! It was taste of handmade. When we finished eating all of them, we were full. After that, we were watching TV, so we were sleepy. So we took a nap untill Sanae came. We watched TV, took a bath and talked a lot. After that, we went to bed at midnight. In the morning, we had to come to school to take 1st period, so we cooked breakfast and ate it, and went to school. The typhoon didn't came at last, but we enjoed ourselves so much.
Bye!!

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Typhoon

Hi!!
A typhoon is approaching to Kyushu. So it was wild windy today, but it was not much rainy. It has been a long time since the last one came. It is the first time for me since I live in Kumamoto city. I live alone, so Yoshiko, Sanae and I decided to come together at Yoshiko's apartment. We are people who live alone. I took classes still 4 period. After that, I went home to take my baggage and came to school again. Yoshiko took the 5th class, so I waited for her at the library. At 6 o'clock, we went to Yoshiko's apartment on foot. The sky was weird. So I took a picture.
Bye!!

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2009年10月5日月曜日

Answer

Q. What does your father/mother do?
A. My father is a carpenter and my mother is a nurse in a day nursery.

Q. Which jobs do you want to try at least once?
A. I want to try the father's job because I have been to a day nursery and took care of many children as a volunteer many times. And my father made a lot of things. For example, my father made our house. I look up to him.

Q. What job would you never want to do?
A. I never want to work as a doctor because I can't see blood. So I don't like s shot and a drip infusion. In fact, I have not ever been given a drip infusion. And absolutely, I will be not able to operate. In addition, I am afraid of darks. Therefore I never want to do that.

Q.If money were no problem, what job would you do?
A. If money were no problem, I want to be a pianist. When I was a child, I wanted to be a pianist. I have been to a playing the piano school for about 14 years. But I thought that I will be not able to make a living in the future, I gave up. So if money were no problem, I would be a pianist.

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The student I interviewed

I interviewed Mana Hirai at Speaking class. She enjoyed summer vecation at Hiroshima Prefecture on 11, 12 August. That is why a live was held there. She went there with her friends. I have not ever been to a live at once, so I want to go to a live of my favorite singer. It will be very exciting to me. Next, she worked at GUST restaurant during summer vacation. Of course, I know that restaurant. She worked with employees and the work seemed to be hard. I worked at Tokumaru restaurant, too. So I can see the work at restaurant is so hard. It was fun to hear talks of other students' summer vacation. I can see everyone enjoyed theirselves during summer vacation each.

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2009年10月3日土曜日

A night with a full moon

Good evening!
It is a night with a full moon. In Japan, we enjoy the moon and eat a dumpling with enjoying the moon. So I was out of the room and I was in a veranda to enjoy the moon. But I looked for the moon, I couldn't see it. So I nearly fell forward from a veranda. Then the moon was right above. The moon was too small!! When I see the moon at my parents' home in Yunomae, it is so big and very shining. So I can see round because the moon is bright enough. It is so beautiful. In Kumamoto city, it is far from the moon and I always can't see a lot of stars. It is very sad. But I don't dislike such a dark night.
Sweet dream.

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2009年9月30日水曜日

【Book review 1】

I read a book whose title is "I WiSH". There were three boys who moaned as they walked to school. They complained about school life. But they were on school holidays soon, so they decided to run away to the Pacific Ocean for their holidays by a yacht. A week later, they were sailing across the Pacific Ocean. All the boys thought this is better than school. They enjoyed theirselves. But one day, the blue sky turned black. The soft breeze turned into a wild wind. Lighting flashed, and thunder crashed. Big waves smashed into the boat. It rocked and rolled on the stormy sea. They wished they went back home. After that, just as quickly as it had started, the storm stopped and the sun came out. They were happy when they saw that they were near a tiny island. They enjoyed theirselves there, but they were bored soon. One boy watched a green spot bobbing up and down on the waves. It was a bottle. They pulled the cork out hard. Suddenly, in a could of smoke, a giant genie came out. And he granted them one wish each. Two boys wished they were back home, but one boy wished they were still there. After I finished reading this book, I was care about this story continue.

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2009年9月28日月曜日

International Cocktai Party

My name is Yurie Higashi. I am from China. I am a pilot, so I work in U.S. I like to do the gardening because I love flowers. There are various flowers in my garden. This summer, sunflowers were so beautiful. But I don't like rain. Rain is good for them, but I cannot do the gardening outside. So I don't like rainy days much. And I am not married and I don' have children.

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2009年9月26日土曜日

Shopping

Hi!!
I went shopping with Yoshiko, Sanae and Saori. Saori took us to a shopping mall. Yoshiko had to buy a party dress, so all of us looked for it. In one shop, there were a lot of dresses. She tried blue one on. The dress became her and she was so beautiful. After she took it, we ate lunch at Gokoku. I ordered a set meal of deep-fried chicken. It was delicious and I was full. After that, we walked around shops in the mall with talking. Clothes were reasonable. I bought four clothes for autum and miscellaneous goods. They were so cute. I like them very much and I like shopping. I had a good time.
Bye!!

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2009年9月23日水曜日

September 23: V3

Hi!!
Today Yomiuri GIANTS won the championship during Central League. Of course, I watched the game on TV. It was a day game in Tokyo Dome and GIANTS fought with Hiroshima CARP which is 2nd place. GIANTS won the game by a score of 5-3. Surprisingly, they won the championship in three consecutive seasons. It was great! The players looked so happy. Now they are fighting to Climax Series. So I want them to win the championship in CS and become at the top of baseball teams.
Bye!!

A picture by Yomiuri newspaper

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2009年9月20日日曜日

September 17 to 20: IAICS

Hi!!
IAICS was held at KGU from September 18 to 20. So I participated in that as a assistant. IAICS is shortened of International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies.

The first day: September 17
First, I went to International Center "Kokusai koryu kaikan" in Japanese with Yoshiko at 3 o'clock. We got each name plates and went to Bus Center. When we went there, we took one family who are from Persia to Hotel. They remenbered our name soon. So we were happy. We waited to welcome at Bus Center. Many buses arrived, so we were busy watching. We welcomed people after a while but they were Japanese, so we could guide in Japanese. But from next, people were foreigners, so we were confused. We took them to Hotel, called and visited at Information Service Center, we run about. When Yoshiko went to take to another place, I was alone. So I was lonely, but I did my best. My name was remembered soon from Chinese. In China, there seems to be a character named "Yuri". I thought my name is hard to remember, so I was happy that they called my name. We were there from 3 o'clock to 9 o'clock in the evening. We were very tired, hungry and sleepy. When we were back to Kokusai koryu kaikan, all the members came together. But one foreigner didn't arrive there, so I went back to Bus Center alone. I waited for about an hour, but the person didn't arrive, so I changed to another person. When I was back, the meeting has already finished. So I was explained about my work of IAICS and gave box lunch. And at last, we went back home by bike. It was 10:30 when I got to home. I was so hungry, but I couldn't eat box lunch because I was so tired. So I took a bath and went to bed soon.

The second day: September 18
I got to school at 8 o'clock in the morning. We worked at coffee break time's areas. First, we moved white boards, wrote words down and pasted posters on the boards. After that, we were ready for coffee break time. I didn't know how to make coffee, so I was taught by Kaho. From 10:30, coffee break time started, so we were very busy. In front of elevators, a lot of people gathered. There were white boards "coffee break time F1/F2", but there were no meaning. In addition, there were people wanted to drink water, tea and so on. We didn't assume such a thing. So we could gave a cup of water, but couldn't gave tea. We made coffee and gave for more half an hour. There were few people, so we put away. Next, we were ready for lunch time. At school restaurant, we set tables and cleaned up. And I went to Potage to get box lunch on foot. There were 60 box lunch, so they were heavy. I asked to help to emploees. After carrying, we set them and drinks on the tables. When lunch time, we gave box lunch and drinks to them. There were various drinks, so it was difficult to explain how tasty. And we had to explain which meat, so we were busy. After lunch time finished, we also are lunch at last. I ate meat box lunch. Today was chicken. It was delicious. After that, we cleared the tables, put them in order and dumped trash. We took a short break time. Next coffee break time was from 4:30, so I and Kaho were ready for it again. The coffee break time had a lot of people as well. In the evening, a party was gaven, so all the members were ready for it. First, we set tables, shared snacks on each dishes and so on. I ran from school restaurant to 14 building, so I was tired. During a party, I listened for speech but I couldn't understand well. After a party finished, we put tables in order and dumped trash. At last, we went back to put away to 14 building. On the day, we broke up then. I got to my house after eight. I was so tired. How hard a day!

The third day: September 19
I also got to school at 8 o'clock. Today we the same things as well as the previous day. The coffee break time in the morning started from 10:30 and we put away after for an hour. After that, we were ready for lunch time. When lunch time, various dancers came at school restaurant. Ymaga Toro, Otemoyan, Yamaga Haiyabushi and so on. I have never seen their dance, so I was excited giving box lunch. I wanted to take pictures with them, too. After that, we put away at school restaurant and a meeting room. I ate box lunch with teacher Suzuki. Then she stood me ramen, so we shared it. It was delicious. In the evening, Kaho and I had coffee break time. The day we could go to my house at 6 o'clock. It was lucky.

The final day: September 20
I did the different work on the day at first. Yoshiko and I worked at a reception of JAFAE. We heard the explanation, but we couldn't understand well. But we gradually got used to do that. When we did that, Japanese festival was given. Umaoi and Mikoshi came along the street. This is a traditional festival in Kumaoto, but I saw it for the first time. Horse was cool and I was excited. Until noon, I sit down at a reception place. After that, I went to school restaurant and gave box lunch. Then we ate lunch together. It was delicious. In the evening, Yoshiko and I were ready for coffee break time on the 2nd floor. I did on the 2nd floor for the first time. There were few people, so we could take a break time. Then I had a cup of coffee. It was good. Actually I don't like coffee so much. Coffee break time was for half an hour. After that, all the members put away. There were a lot of trash. From 6 o'clock, I went to Nikko Hotel with friends by bike. In the Hotel, after party was given. We ate dinner and dessert. And we saw various performance. They were beautiful. At ending of the party, I took pictures with friends and teachers.
I was really tired during 4 days, but I had a good experience. I had a good time.
Bye!!

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2009年9月16日水曜日

September 15: Talking

Hi!!
In the evening, I went to a restaurant "Joyfull" with my friend Yumi. I often talk with Yumi on the cellphone for more than an hour. Before we couldn't talk enough, so we went there to talk a lot. We went by train and walking. It was far a little, but we were talking all the time. We talked about school life, friends, future jobs and so on eating dinner. We had a good time. She goes on to school in Hiroshima, so we rarely meet. Next time, we will meet at a coming-of-age celebration. I am looking forward to seeing her soon.
Bye!!

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2009年9月13日日曜日

September 13: Driver?!

Hi!!
Look at this picture! Surprisingly, the driver is a dog which is Labrador retriever.:) He is so cool and pretty. I have six dogs which are mongrels. They are also pretty. I want a black Labrador retriever for a long time. So I will have the dog in the future. The dog whom I met a parking lot is so clever. He waited for a onwer. After the owner were back, they ernt somewhere. I hope I see them someday.
Bye!!

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