this vacation

I have thought that I went to Osaka. My favorite dance instructor is in Osaka, and I want to take his lesson of Osaka. So I wanted to go there, but I don’t have money so much that I may not be able to visit Osaka. So, I will practice a lot in Kumamoto and I want to improve my dance skill. Then someday I want to go to Osaka to take that lesson.

What did I do last spring vacation? Well…I started a new part time job and quitted that soon, and went to Fukuoka with my best friend. Like that. In fact I wanted to go abroad during this vacation. I’ve never been abroad, so I’m always thinking about going to anywhere abroad. Of course, to study. But I can’t spend so much money, so I’ll try to take “Working Holiday”. I don’t have to append so much money comparative to going abroad to study, Ryugaku. I really want to go, but I can’t decide. I’m afraid to go to the foreign country alone. I think “If I couldn’t make friends…”

Someday I’m going to go abroad by the graduating. I don’t know when… Anyone give me some advice please!!!!

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PLANETS

This time, I read “DISCOVERING PLANETS” as the last book review. Since I was a child, I’ve been interested in the planets. The TV animation broadcasted when I was a child was related the planets, so then I remembered whole planets’ name. Of course sun, I remembered Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. And What I learned from this book is that Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are in a same group, and we could see them without the telescope. Neptune, Uranus and Pluto are in a group, and those we couldn’t see them without the telescope. So that 3 planets were discovered by 3 astronomers. Uranus was discovered by William Herschel. Neptune was found by Johann Galle. Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh.

I want to know the reason why the planets are named each. Especially, I like Mercury, Uranus and Neptune, so I want to know, but there is no information in this book.


Brasch, Nicolas. /2002/DISCOVERING PLANETS/Fast Forward

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LUNCH

I often have my lunch at the school cafeteria. I often have with Daisuke, Yusuke, Gakky, Kurara and Kazuma. But recently I seldom see Kazuma in the university. Where has he gone? J I bring a packed lunch. Thank you, mother. Daisuke also often brings his packed lunch. Yusuke has brought the packed lunch that his girlfriend made. I remember he had it happily. Sometimes my mother can’t make my packed lunch, so then I have a dish of cafeteria. I like “Sutamina-don”. It is very very delicious. Cabbage is on the rice, and beef is on that, and egg is on that. You check it out!!

And I like to go out to have a lunch set. My favorite store that I’ve been to ever is “Hifumi-ya”. “Hi” means 1, “fu” means 2 and “mi” means 3 in English. I recommend you “Hormone-Teishoku”. It is only 500 yen, but you can have rice any time and the hormone is so good. The store is located close to downtown. You must say “I cannot believe this 500 yen!!!!”, and you must have rice many times.

I also want to save money, but if I can eat my lunch with my friends, I don’t care about money.

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I like cold better than warm, so I like winter better than summer. The reason why I like it is that winter has a lot of exciting things for me more. For example. I can have Christmas, winter vacation, New Year, Otoshidama and my birthday. Look, so many good things, right? Also I can see snow!!! I like it very much because it’s so beautiful. But in Kumamoto city, it doesn’t snow so much. Aso have lots of snow every year although. Snow could express the cold more.

When it’s cold, Japanese Kotatsu is very useful. The first person who made Kotatsu is genius. Every day I’m into it, and finally I sleep with Kotatsu. And hot milk is also good! I often drink it with instant cocoa or instant coffee. Hot green tea is good too!! They could get me warm. Do you know that to have the ice cream in winter is so good? It is really so delicious that you try it!!

And I don’t know why, but I feel lonely and sentimental every winter. I often listen to the ballad or the love song. Mika Nakashima’s song, Yuki no Hana and Boa’s song, Merikuri can't make me warm, but make me more lonely and sentimental.

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GAME

Of course, I have played Nintendo 64. We call it “Roku Yon”, it means 64. I remember that I would often played “Mario Party”, “Mario Tennis” and “Smash Brothers”. These are all exciting games. My cousin had all version of Mario Party, so I went to her when I wanted to play it. As I played Mario Tennis, my rival is my father. He was not so good at playing game, but always he would play with me. Smash Brothers is good for when I want to battle with my friends. Everyone around me liked it.

But I like to play “Game Boy” better. Especially, Pocket Monster is my favorite game soft. Pocket Monster is known all over the world, right?? My exchange student likes it and he often says Pikachu is so cute. Also I’ve once watched the English animation of Pocket Monster. I really like it and played every day, and I’ve brought it to school to play it. I have two brothers, and they both were strong. I’d never won them.

Since I was a high school student, I came not to play any games. Now sometimes my friends talks about the game, but I can’t understand well. If I have a time to play the game, I want to sleep or eat.

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Pet!

Now I have a pet!!! It is a dog, Labradoll Retriever. His name is Leon and he is black. The size is not so big, but he’s very very strong. I still remember that I went to see him first with my father and he became a member of my family. When he was a baby, he was so so cute. My father takes him for a walk every morning and evening. So Leon likes my father so much. He calls my father with sweet voice as soon as he came home. I have to learn from him because he is fine every time.

Now I want to have a cat. The other day, I watched a TV program and cats were featured in the program. I have an image that cat is fuss-free. So I want to have a cat when I will have to live alone. My mother dislikes a cat so much.

Sometimes I think that what pet is thinking about, for example do they feel happy, do they think they don’t want to be with their family nor do they want to go back to their real mother. They can’t choose what they have today. They just wait for their family’s coming home outside. I think like that sometimes and I feel sad. So we have to love the pet and make them happy.

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my favorite music and musician

Recently I often listen to “Morning Musume” J Maybe I can say in English “Morning Girls”. About 10 years ago, they were hit the most. The beginning members were only 5 girls, but they had a join of new members many times, so they had had more than 10 members. Their hit songs are for example “Love Machine” or “Love Revolution 21”. I’m sure you have heard them.

As a musician, as an artist, as a singer, I like Ayaka. She had a rest for last one year, and after that she came back now. She has a beautiful voice and an expressive power. The reason why I like her is that her every song has any message and also that message can be given to me. For example, in her song “I believe” she says that everything is going to start and move if you believe yourself, and in “Winding Road” she says life is like a winding road and the light is very far, but you must catch the light if you believe your every step.

Her messages would give me any power and make my heart clear. If you never listened to her song, you should do it right now. You must like her.

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Veronica Mars

This time I watched the TV drama “Veronica Mars”. As I talked to my friend about that I have to watch whole season 1 of any drama, he recommended me this one. I’ve never watched it and the main actress looked so cute that I chose it. Frankly, I do like it!!! This is very very exciting drama. The main actress Christine Bell is pretty beautiful and her acting is also good. I heard that Veronica is a high school girl and Christine played the role which is different 5 years old.

Most stories have any 2 event and she resolves them alone, sometimes with her father Keith Mars. He is a detective and Veronica often helps him with his works. Does she have a Mother? Yes, her mother doesn’t live with them, but I think it is right. She is too lazy and has alcoholism. Veronica tried to help her several times, but she couldn’t respond to the expectations of Veronica and Keith. She didn’t appear the last half of the season 1.

My favorite story is the last one. In the last story, the reason of Lily murder case became clear finally. Also Veronica could get back with Duncan. Duncan is her ex-boyfriend. J Can I reveal who the real culprit of that case is? It is Logan’s father, Aaron Echolls. He had a sexual relationship with Lily and he was afraid to be reveal the relationship, so he killed Lily. Veronica found out the truth, but Aaron also found out that she found out everything, so he chased after her to a forest. At the end of the story, Keith fought with Aaron and helped Veronica.

I liked not only the story, but also I liked her fashion. Every episode she wears various clothes and they are so cute. I watched Burlesque, the musical movie. In the movie, she plays a bad girl, but her play was also excellent!! I was surprised at that she had a black hair!! You check out Veronica Mars, and also Burlesque if you like Christine.

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for juniours

You do what you can do only at that time. To make friends and to hang out with your friends, both of them are what you can do only now. Exactly studying is really important for you, for student, but I don't think there are many things important in your school life. You have to find that by yourself. Now I often think "Oh, I wanted to go abroad..." or "I should have hung out with my friends..." As you become 3rd year, the job hunting will come to you, and you will come to be busy.

But also, I want you to remember to thank people around you. Without him or her, you can't be there. It is perhaps your family, your friend or your teachers. If you are shy, you don't have to say anything. Just you think about and thank him or her in your mind.　In my case, I really thank a lady. I met her in this university, she give me a chance. She called me for a dance lesson. If I couldn’t meet her, now I don’t dance absolutely. So I can say she is one of my dear friends. I’m always thanking her very much.

I just think you enjoy your life, and you win.

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My favorite sport to watch

I’ve never belonged to the club, but I really like to watch volley ball game!! Professional game is good, and also high school volley ball, we call it “Haru-kou volley” is very nice. The reason why I like it is that the speed of the play of the game is so cool. Especially, I like women’s professional better than men’s one. I want to watch live professional game.

Also I often watch the tennis game. Wimbledon is famous, and it is often broadcasted midnight at NHK. In Japanese professional player, Ai S. and Shuzou M. are famous. Women’s game is very powerful and elegance. Men’s one is cool and sexy. I like to play tennis too, so I was about to join the tennis club when I entered junior high school.

Both of volleyball and tennis, it seems harder, so maybe if I joined the club, I absolutely quit.

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My elementary school memory

My elementary school memory is that I belonged to soccer club for 3 years. I went to Sakuragi elementary school. In case of my school, children can join the club as they became 4 years grade. To join the club is not a rule, but most students belong to any sport club. My brother played soccer and I often went to see his play with mother, so I decided to join the soccer club. Also I don’t know why, but I went to the swimming school. I remember that I didn’t like to go to the school so much.

I didn’t like to play soccer. I like just to watch it. But I could see my friends at the club, so I went to see them. And I didn’t like the main coach. I felt he hazed me. but now I think I could get a soccer skills thanks to him. Thank you, Mr. Shimojo.

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My favorite place I've been

I still remember I went on a trip with my family when just before I entered this university. It was a lot of fun. First we went to Kagawa by My father’s car. There my brother lived with his family, so we went to see them. Kagawa is famous for Udon. Udon which I ate in Kagawa is much more delicious than I’ve had ever. I was surprised at Kagawa people how to have Udon. They have it without soup. I tried it, and it was so good.

Then we went to Okayama and Hiroshima. There we went to shopping and saw many sites. I really liked Itsukushima Jinja. It is located at Miyajima, Hiroshima, and there are many Japanese deer. I never saw it closely, so I had a special experience. Also Hiroshima is known for oyster, and I ate a lot. It was very very great!!!! I came to like oyster more!!!

My brothers’ family will be supposed to live in Kumamoto, so maybe I won’t go to Shikoku or Okayama and Hiroshima, but I never forget everything.

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Peter Pan

~Then she thought about her mother, and also ~

This is very wonderful fantasy. It’s full of dreams. My favorite scene is that Peter Pan advised to Wendy, John and Michael to fly. “It’s easy. Just think about lovely things!! ” said Peter. Wendy thought about her mother, Michael thought about chocolate and John thought about holidays.

I thought the lost boys didn’t want anyone to come to Neverland. They were throwing at her at first. Maybe they were just afraid. Mermaids were beautiful. I had read “Mermaid” before, and mermaids in this book were also good. Wendy was very happy there, but she got lonelier gradually, she said she want to see her mother. Wendy and guys decided to go home, and Peter decided to stay in Neverland. But the way go home, they met Hook.

I think Peter Pan is a symbol of children dream. They often think “don’t want to grow up”. I also think about it. The end of this story, there is that Wendy became a mother and she flew… I guess she had a dream and in that dream she saw Peter Pan again and had a good time with him.

Hughes, Annie. Williams, Melanie. /2001/Personal Education/Peter Pan

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Renovations

~”I am never grumpy,” he said grumpily. ~

I like this series. Every time I read this kind of book I think I also want to have a genie.

First, Jack woke up the noise. He couldn’t realize what was going on. He guesses that the lamp has a trouble, so he catches that. Jack was the only person who had a magic lamp and a genie, and it isn’t easy for him to get along with the genie. Jack rubbed the lamp to appear him.

The sound certainly was from the genie, Gemini. He said he was renovating. Jack told him to keep the noise down, but Gemini laughed and didn’t listen to him. As his mum went up to upstairs, she looked at the terrible view. His room was full of bricks, and a lot of dust. His mum looked at him strangely, so he said “I’d like to learn to build things, so I got them yesterday.”

Jack called Gemini again, and he told jack why he put them in jack’s room. He didn’t have a any place to put them on, except for Jack’s room. “You mean you can’t make wishes for yourself?” He got an idea. “Well, what if I help you by wish for your renovation?” “You want something in return, don’t you?” Jack made the wish. Gemini laughed and yelled in his lamp. His place became beautiful and he was happy.

I thought jack is very very nice guy and genius. Jack looks kind of weak boy, but he has a sweet heart. I have to learn from him!!


Reilly, Carmel. Hopkinson, Courtney./2007/Renovations/Fast Forward

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My favorite music

When I was a high school student, I belonged to the brass band club. To develop my skill to play, my teacher told me to listen to brass band music, so now I often listen to that. Tokyo Wind Orchestra and Kumamoto Wind Orchestra and so on, they are famous for their high skill to play.

Recently I like to listen to electro and house music. I also like to dance with them. And USA music is good. Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, Britney, Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera, Miss Kittin, LMFAO, I can’t select only one. I don’t know why there are so many many talented artists in America. Maybe people in America are living around much wonderful music.

Music is just a part of our life. Same as to wake up, to take a bath, to sleep, music is in any place. That is I like any kind of music!!

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My Favorite Drink

In the Japanese Sake, I like Atsu-kan. It is warmed Nihon-shu. Almost Izakaya have it, and I often order it. Atsu-kan gets me warm and it’s very delicious. Every time I drink it I have it with my friend. So if you never had it, you should try it!!

I like Shouchu too. This season Oyu-wari is very good. Same as atsu-kan, it gets me warm and suits any dishes. Sometimes anyone says “the smell is not so good.” especially ladies. But shouchu is good for health, and it doesn’t remain next day. So never Futsuka-yoi.

When I can’t drink, I often have Coke. Everyone likes it! A teacher of my listening class said it is very bad for our health and born. I don’t care about anything. I want to have what I want to have when I want to have. It is good for our health the best.

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Romeo+Juliet

First, I like it. I cried alone. I have watched “Romeo and Juliet” at the English literary history of Mr. Yoshida. But I like this one better than older one. When I watched a preview of this movie at the end of the other day’s writing class, I thought “Is this love story movie or action movie?” What an interesting movie. It was seem to be funny. But I never thought such a thing.

My favorite scene is that Romeo back to Juliet’s house and he meets her at the pool side. Juliet didn’t notice that Romeo was close to her, and she began to talk alone. She said like “Oh, why are you Romeo?” This line is kind of older, and it wasn’t natural. That is Juliet wishes Romeo isn’t Montague’s family and she isn’t Capulet’s one. He was listening to her and stood behind her suddenly, so she was surprised and they fell into the pool together. At the last of that scene, they kissed in the pool. That is pretty romantic. Also when he was up the steps to back to her room, he purchased her under the steps. It seemed he didn’t want to say goodbye to her.

Of course, I cried at the last scene, but sometimes I thought that the action scene or the battle scene of both of Montague and Capulet did not suit this romantic story. Those are kind of too bruising. I liked the back ground music. A little R&B song played, and electronic tune played at the scene of the party. I guess all BGMs suited this movie.

Leonardo Dicaprio is good at acting like this character. In TITANIC he acted main character and it is similar to this movie’s Romeo. So his play is sometimes boring. If I have a chance, I want to watch his different play.

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The Ugly Duckling

~I’m so ugly, nobody likes me. ~

I was shocked because this book isn’t in the list of e-learning site.

I really really liked this book, The Ugly Duckling. It is a very sad story, but a happy ending story. The beginning of this story is that a big and gray and ugly duckling was born to a mother duck. Wherever he went everyone laugh and say “Ugly duckling”. At the river, a frog says “You are an ugly duckling”. What? You are much uglier than the duckling, I think. When he went to the farm, “What kind of duckling are you? Oh, you are ugly” hens, geese and a big turkey. They are too terrible.

He felt so sad, and I felt so sad too. “I’m so ugly, nobody likes me” he thought. I wanted to say “No! You’re not ugly! You believe yourself!” A kind man looked after the ugly duckling and his two daughters played with him. Soon he grew stronger. One day his wings hit a picture and he had the daughters cried. Their mother not happy and shouted “Get out!” Exactly it may be hard to have a duck inside a house, she is right…

Then he saw some beautiful swan on a lake and flew down to the lake. There he noticed that he become beautiful swan when looked in the lake.

We often see people who think “I am ugly.” If you see him or her tomorrow, you have to say “A day when you can be shining is come someday, so you believe in you.” He or she will be shining from that moment.

Hughes, Annie. Williams, Melanie./2000/The Ugly Duckling/Person Educaion

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My favorite shoes

I often wear Boots. Especially this season, in autumn and winter I wear that. The reason why I often wear that is not only because it is warm, but also because boots suit any style, casual or formal. So I recommend you to buy black or dark brown or brown boots. Vivid color boots is very cute, but it will have a bad effect on your style. Black or dark color is good.

And I like sneaker too. I have Nike’s and Converse’s sneaker. Nike’s productions are all so cool. It is popular among young. Converse’s sneaker is very very comfortable to wear. Both of Nike and Converse are popular for also girls.

I also like heels which lady wears. Who wear heel looks beautiful even if she is not so cute. But my friend said wearing heels makes her tired and foot is getting painful. Then I thought women have to be patient to be beautiful.

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Camp Rock

Jonas Brothers are not so cool. And the main actress, Demi Lovato is not so cute. Maybe this kind of girl will be popular in USA. The reason why I thought so is that Hanna Montana became and Demi Lovato’s face looks like Miley Cyrus, you know.

This is just a Disney movie. The story, the happy ending story and the sound are Disneyish. Skills of all cast were disappointment. I remember a scene that Joe Jonas instructs dance and mike performance to guys, but that was terrible for me. And the play was bad I thought. Is this movie really hit?.....

Mitchie told everyone that her Mom is a president. Tess knew that is not true and she was about to let everyone notice the truth. Guys around Mitchie except a girl had a disappointment. Shane also did. Mitchie tried to apologize to him, but he didn’t hear her. He was shocking because he liked Mitchie. For Shane, Mitchie was different from other girls. I didn’t feel anything about that scene.

At the last scene, Shane sang with Mitchie when she was singing alone on the stage, maybe the producer of this movie wanted to make this scene stirring, but he couldn’t. The song was so so, but that was not so stirring scene for me. I don’t know why the audience applauded to Shane and Mitchie.

Exactly, High School Musical series is also Disney’s movie and I like them very much. But they are much better than Camp Rock. This is too childish. I don’t like only the cast but also every tune in High School Musical. Recently ‘glee’ is ranking up to 1 on my mind. Everything of glee may be more fabulous than High Shool Musical. The skill of all casts and the tunes, everything is good for me.

So what I want to tell is that I didn’t like this so much.

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