2007/06/27

Souvenir


I bring some Otedama, chopsticks and Japanese cheap candy. My mother made some Otedama. She is good at craftwork. Those are very cute.

Yoga


Now I am interested in yoga. It is very good exercise for me. I dislike to do sports but I have a supple body. I practice easy yoga everyday. It is very fun. I enjoy it.

2007/06/12

Shopping

I went to shopping with my friend last Saturday. I bought silver sandals and some clothes. It's very cute. I enjoed it. And we break off at Starbucks Coffee. I tried eat Azuki frappuccino. It's very good!! I like Azuki and wagashi. It was very good day!

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Today I think it's too hot. I dislike hot days, but I like summer. I am looking forwaed to go to England now.

2007/05/23

About Spain

About Spain


Spain(Spanish is Espana), officially the Kingdom of Spain a country located in Southern Europe, with two small exclaves in North Africa. The mainland of Spain is bounded on the south and east by Mediterranean Sea, on the north by the Bay of Biscay and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The king is Juan CarlosⅠ. Madrid is the capital city and the most populous metropolitan in Spain.
Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities Ceuta and Melilla. These autonomous communities are subdivided into 50 provinces. Some autonomous communities have local holidays. There have interesting characteristic every area.
Spanish (called both espanol and castellano in the language itself) is the official language, but other regional languages are also spoken. And those are the primary languages in some of their respective geographies. The following languages are co-official with Spanish according to the appropriate Autonomy Statutes. Catalan, Galician and Basque are one of the regional languages. These come from Latin other than Basque.
Roman Catholicism is the main religion in Spain. More than 90% people are religion. Islam and Judaism are the minority.
The most popular sport in Spain is soccer. Real Madrid Club de Futbol (Real Madrid FC) and Futbol Club Barcelona (FC Barcelona) are very famous teams. They have a lot of supporters in the world. And recently motor sports are the most popular sports next to soccer. And Spanish bullfighting has the old history and it is the national sports of Spain. It is very famous in the world. A bullfighter called the matador plays an active part. But it is very difficult to become matador. Flamenco is beautiful and powerful dance in Spain. Flamenco embodies a complex musical and cultural tradition. Flamenco sprang from the lower levels of Andalusian society, and thus lacked the prestige of art forms among the middle and higher classes.
Spanish cuisine consists of a great variety of dishes which stem from differences in geography, culture and climate. It is heavily influenced by seafood available from the waters that surround the country, and reflects the country's deep Mediterranean roots. The essential ingredient for real Spanish cooking is olive oil, as Spain produces 44% of the world's olives. People get a lot of fresh vegetables, sea foods and fruits by near market everyday.

2007/05/13

Paper 1

My paper’s topic is “Garden” because I like English Roses, Old Roses and many colorful flowers. I think English garden is very interesting and beautiful.


Japanese garden
Flowers
・ Spring: 桜(cherry),牡丹(peony),藤(wisteria),ツツジ(azalea),水仙(narcissus)
・ Summer: アジサイ(hydrangea),ハナショウブ(iris),百合(lily),朝顔(morning glory),睡蓮(water lily)
・ Autumn: キキョウ(Japanese bellflower),リンドウ(gentian),ナデシコ(pink),菊(chrysanthemum),紅葉(maple tree)
・ Winter: 椿(camellia),梅(Japanese apricot)

The four seasons are clearly defined in Japan. Season’s flowers and trees are very important in Japanese garden. Japanese cherish the four seasons from old time.

雪(snow),月(moon),花(flower),水(water),色(color), 年中行事(annual event),時間(time) are main theme in Japanese garden. It is we can enjoy all the year around.

枯山水is a Japanese garden with rocks and sand. It expresses nature and flow of water only in rocks and sand. It is very unique garden in Japan.

Japanese garden have a small or big pond, some woods and some flowers and trees. There are looks like a beautiful natural. But it is an artificial garden. I think that it is the splendid garden where there are various viewpoints.

2007/01/24

My impression

I enjoyed study this class very much!! First I can not use computer well. But I think I can use computer now. I want to my computer. And I want to try blogging.
And I know many interesting sites and interesting blogs. It was very good for me. I am interested in foreign musics and movies. And I want to read more English books. I will try to read Harry Potter in English this spring vacation.
I think this class is very difficult for me but I enjoyed!! I want to be able to use computer well!!

Writing 4 Final

Total words this semester: 4100

How many total posts? 38

How many posts
in September: 2
in October: 13
in November: 14
in December:9 in January:(use labels for the following)1


How many posts
about books: 15
with links: 7
with pictures/photos: 21

Book Review ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 )

How many complex posts? (at least 3 links and 1 photo):2
Sidebar: Do you have:
a labels section: YES
a Kumamoto links section: YES
other blogs: YES
(including at least 2 blogs from other classes in the WinK community: No)

Comments (look in your dashboard):
How many comments are there on your blog? 16

Assignments/Book reviews:
How many book reviews have you written?Have you done these assignments?:

1. assignment 1: review (at least 3 paragraphs of at least 3 sentences): YES
2. assignment 2: blog post about Kumamoto YES
3. assignment 3: collaborative essay about Kumamoto YES
4. assignment 5: presentation about Kumamoto YES
5. assignment 6: (collaborative) movie review; or kumamoto-i wiki assignment

Other questions:
What is the longest gap between posts on your blog?
2nd Essay(about Kumamoto) between 十分は十分 is the longest gap on my blog.

2006/12/29

☆★☆

Today I went to Karaoke with my friends. We have a year-end party. We enjoyed singing songs. We try to sing all songs of Karaoke ranking. I like Enka. I always sing " Amagigoe(天城越え)". This is my pride a little. It was very good time!!! And we enjoyed drinking with my friends after Karaoke. I was very happy this year!!

2006/12/24

Merry Christmas Eve☆★☆。。。


Today is Christmas Eve. It is the end this year in remainder one week. I think this year is very good year!! I enjoyed 2006!! I was able to challenge it about a lot of things. I enjoyed study in English. I want to go to foreign country next year!!! It will be an aim next year to take more than 500 points in TOEIC.

Photo is my favorite character SNOOPY!! My brother went to Universal Studios Japan.He bought it for me.

2006/12/23

Self-appraisal

Total words this semester: 3893

How many total posts? 35

How many posts
in September: 2
in October: 13
in November: 14
in December: 6
in January:(use labels for the following)

How many posts
about books: 14
with links: 6
with pictures/photos: 19

How many complex posts? (at least 3 links and 1 photo):
Sidebar: Do you have:
a labels section: YES
a Kumamoto links section: YES
other blogs: YES
(including at least 2 blogs from other classes in the WinK community: YES )

Comments (look in your dashboard):
How many comments are there on your blog? 16

Assignments/Book reviews:
How many book reviews have you written?Have you done these assignments?:

1. assignment 1: review (at least 3 paragraphs of at least 3 sentences): YES
2. assignment 2: blog post about Kumamoto YES
3. assignment 3: collaborative essay about Kumamoto YES
4. assignment 5: presentation about Kumamoto YES
5. assignment 6: (collaborative) movie review; or kumamoto-i wiki assignment

Other questions:
What is the longest gap between posts on your blog?
2nd Essay(about Kumamoto) between 十分は十分 is the longest gap on my blog.

2006/12/22

Friends♪

Today I have "Nomikai" with my high school's friends. We went to 十徳屋 near we home town. I met after a long absence, because we are different school and job. We enjoyed drink, eat and talking!! We want to do "Nomikai" with my friends next time. It was very good time☆

2006/12/21

Book Review 15



"A Little Princess"


When Sara Crewe arrives at Miss Minchin's London boarding school, she seems just like a real little princess. She wears beautiful clothes, has gracious manners, and tells the most wonderful stories. Then one day, Sara suddenly becomes penniless. Now she must wear rags, sleep in the school's dreary attic, and work for her living. Sara is all alone, but keeps telling herself that she can still be a princess inside, if only she tries hard enough.


I think it was very sad story, but after Sara becomes true Princess!! It is very nice. I think Sara is looks like a Cinderella.

2006/12/15

Book Review 14





Heidi lives with her grandfather in his little wooden house, high up in the mountains of Switzerland. One day Heidi's aunt arrives and takes her to Clare's home in Frankfurt. Clare can not work and have no friends. Heidi likes her new friends. But Heidi dosen't like living in a big city. She wants to back wooden house in the mountains.


I like this story when I was 5 years old. I think Japanese children everybody know. I want to go to Switzerland. Heidi enjoyed living in mountains. It is very good!! And Heidi is so cute!


2006/12/11

Book Review 13


"It's a Dog's Life, SNOOPY"
Snoopy is the most famous
I love SNOPPY very much!!!! This book have all color illustrations. I love this book. And this book have a lot of English words. There are very useful English words. This book is enjoy to reading and study English.

2006/12/06

☆★☆

I'm tired today. I want to sleep more. This month I have two reports. But I can not finish yet. I have to read many books and I gather material for report.

2006/11/30

Book Review 12


"Anne of Green Gables"

Anne is an orphan. She is eleven years old, thin, with red hair. And she never stops talking. She comes to Green Gables, Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert's home. Anne helps on their farm. Anne loves Green Gables. When Anne was child, she hit Gilbert was on the head with her slate and the slate broke. Glbert was bully boy. But they grow up they are best friends.

This story is very famous. I like it very much. A lot of Anne's stories. I am going to read other Anne'sstories.
I think Anne's life is very exciting and Anne enjoyed her life.

2006/11/28

Book Review 11



"The Secret Garden"


Mary is unhappy girl. When she is nine years old, her parents die. Mary goes to live with her uncle. He lives in a big, old house in the country. There are gardens round the house. One day, Mary finds a secret garden. It has walls round it, and she cannot find a door. But she wants to go into the secret garden. This garden was a thing of a lost wife of an uncle. It was blockaded by an uncle after a wife died.Mary meets two boys. Dickon is gardener. He is poor but happy, and he likes animals. Colin is Mary's cousin. He is rich, but ill. He think he is going to die. Mary is going to remake a garden.


I read this book when I was elementary school. Mary remade a garden, and the exchanges with a sickly boy of a cousin were interesting for me.


2006/11/26

Part time job☆

Today I begin a part time job. I don't work part time job until now. My part time job is Udon restaurant's waitress. I worked before at this restaurant.