Welcome to Mii!!

Dear my American family!

2008-01-30T17:19:00.001+09:00

Dear my American family,

Hello! I miss you!
I am sorry that I don't email to you >_<
I am very busy now, because I have so many exams.
When I finish my all exams, I will email to you <3 <3

Kailey, thank you for your nice comments! They make me happy!

I love you!

Hakaichi with my family :)

2008-01-30T15:26:00.000+09:00

My family had a dinner in Hakataichibandori which is my part-time job place yesterday. We ate a salad, yakitoris, dessert and so on. They were very yummy, so we ate too much! haha! I want to go there with my family again :)

Final WEI

2008-01-30T10:17:00.001+09:00

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6.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors

You might think that blog is troublesome, but I think blog makes your typing faster, so you should keep posting your blog with many words and long sentences. If you do that, your English skill will improve!!

Final WEI

2008-01-30T10:16:00.000+09:00

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5.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing

I sometimes felt that blog was troublesome at first, but I kept posting many post. Then I notices that my typing became faster, so I could enjoy posting blog.

Final WEI

2008-01-30T10:06:00.000+09:00

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3.0. Book Reviews

	Short titles with links	Dates (yy.mm.dd)	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	07.05.16	39	1
2-01	The Well	07.10.13	120
2-02	Ski Race	07.10.17	68
2-03	A NEW ZEALAMD ADVENTURE	07.10.31	87
2-04	Farm Animals	07.10.31	35
2-05	ANIMALS IN DANGER	07.10.31	87
2-06	THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF	07.11.06	89
2-07	Give us the Money	07.11.13	69	1
2-08	JENIFFER LOPEZ	07.11.20	60
2-09	Leonardo DiCaprio	07.11.27	60
2-10	Julia Roberts	07.12.04	73
2-11	SCOTLAND	07.12.08	50
2-12	The Umbrella	07.12.18	255
2-13	Shooting Stars	07.12.23	161
2-14
2-15
2-16
2-17
2-18


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Note: Please calculate book review words and comments totals without the example (above).

4.2. Best Book Review

Selection and Assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

[My best book review is “The Umbrella”, because the review has many long sentences and most many words and also the book was interesting.]

Final WEI

2008-01-30T10:05:00.000+09:00

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2.0. Comments

Total number of comments (use dashboard)
Months	08	09	10	11	12	01	Total
	2	1	4	6	3	3	19

Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts (yy.mm.dd)	Qualities of comments[]
Any one of your movie reviews			Nothing
When did you respond to those comments?	---		---
How did you respond to those comments?	---	---
Any of your other posts*	I LOVE my host family	07.08.24	Message for me
When did you respond to those comments?	---	07.08.26	---
How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	I emailed to them.

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* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post.

Recent comments display

Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where or why not?

My blog display recent comments are in a sidebar.

Additional reflections on comments

[I am very happy when I got some comments from someone.]

Movie Review 5

2008-01-30T09:42:00.000+09:00

This is my homework for my writing class.

Lilo & Stitch

I watched “Lilo & Stitch” at my home. I have watched it, but it was the first time for me to watch it in English.

Lilo & Stitch is an American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution on June 21, 2002. The film was nominated for 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

The main characters are Lilo, Stitch, Nani, Dr.Jumba Jookiba, Cobra Bubbles and David.

Lilo dubbed by Daveigh Chase is a little girl who is living with her 21-year-old sister in Hawaii after their parents died in a car accident. She treasures her family and is a big fan of Elvis Presley. Stitch is an alien who was made by Dr. Jumba. He has a special power and large stock of knowledge, but he is naughty and cannot swim. Stitch also is so violence and dangerous so he is run out of his planet and he reaches the earth. He is adapted by Lilo as her puppy dog. Nani dubbed by Tia Carrere is Lilo’s sister. She does a lot of housework and takes care of Lilo and Stitch. She and Lilo often quarrel, but they love each other. She has a boy friend. Dr. Jumba Jookiba dubbed by David Ogden Stiers is an alien who made Stitch. He has four eyes. He comes to the earth to catch Stitch. Cobra Bubbles dubbed by Ving Rhames is a man who works in welfare agency. David is Nani’s boyfriend.

I’d like to write about this story briefly. Lilo is a little girl who is 5 years old and living with Nina, her sister. Lilo and Nina don’t have their parents, because their parents died in car accident, so Nina does a lot of housework and takes care of Lilo. Lilo does not have any brothers and sisters. Lilo is lonely and wants friend. One day Lilo finds new friend 626, whom names “Stitch.” Lilo always is with Stitch, so they become good friends. Then story is continued…I don’t want to tell you about the entire story, please watch it.

I like Disney feature animation very much, including “Lilo and Stitch.” They make us happy and having a dream. I want many people to watch Disney!

Final WEI

2008-01-30T09:40:00.000+09:00

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1.0. Movie Reviews

1.1. Showcase [+ links]	Dates on blog (yy.mm.dd)	¶	W	Notes
Toy Story	07.10.24	3	277	Baz is very cute!
Kill Bill	07.10.24	3	334	I hate this movie, because the movie contains many violence scenes.
Romeo and Juliet	07.11.06	4	357	The story of movie is very good.
Mrs Doubtfire	07.11.20	4	432	It was very interesting.
School of Rock/Forrest Gump				I didn’t know that I have should hand in this movie review. I am sorry >_<
Lilo & Stich/Shrek	08.01.30	6	379	I love this movie!
Totals	---			---

Key:

¶: number of paragraphs three or more sentences in length

W: number of words

1.2. Best Movie Review

Selection and Assessment: Which of those movie reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

[My best Movie Review is “Mrs. Doubtfire”, because the review contains good long sentences and I wrote about the story in simple English, so everyone can understand this story easily.]

Final WEI

2008-01-30T09:32:00.000+09:00

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Writing IVa: Portfolio
0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, and Words


Months	08	09	10	11	12	01	Totals
Book reviews	0	0	5	4	4	0	13
Blog posts	8	1	16	18	12	9	64
Words	400	74	1928	2069	2031	852	7354
TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	---

Coming of Age Day

2008-01-14T23:55:00.000+09:00

Today was coming of Age Day. I woke up 3:00am and went to beauty salon to have my hair set and make-up. I was very sleepy, because I slept for about 3 hours >_< Then I had I wore Kimono in Kimono shop. After that Naomi, Yuko, Kumiko and I went to the ceremony of Coming of Age Day. I met many my friends in junior high school days after a long separation and took many pictures with them. After the ceremony, I took many pictures with my neighbors. They said "Congratulation!" to me, so I am happy :) Then I went to downtown to see my friends in high school days and Yuka. There were many people who wear Kimono. They looks very beautiful! I took purikura with Yuka and my friends in high school days. At night, I had a class reunion of my junior high school. Some people changed, so I couldn't recognised. I enjoyed talking very much :) I had a wonderful day!!!

Alumni meeting :)

2008-01-12T23:45:00.000+09:00

I had a Alumni meeting of my jinior high school. I was dressed up and my friends were dressed up too. I met my many friends in high school days after a long seperation. I enjoyed chating with them very much. I have many good friends!!

My birthday!!

2008-01-09T09:52:00.000+09:00

I'd like to write about My birth day, November 3rd.

At midnight on November 2nd, Naomi, Yuko, who are my best friends and I had a countdown party in Yuko’s house. When it was 0:00 on November 3rd, my friends game me a birthday cake with candles and sang “Happy birthday” for me. I was happy!
In the morning on November 3rd, I opened the presents that is from my host family with my mother. My host family said "Don't open this present until November 3rd", so I had been waited to open it. When we opened it, we were greatly touched. The presents are the photo book of my trip to Minnesota, a birthday card, a lip-balm and a charm of birthday cake. Then I called my host family and said “Thank you! I love you!” We talked about many things for about 30 minutes.
After that, I went to school. The day was the last day of school festival. Many my friends and club member said to me "Happy birthday!!" I enjoyed school festival.
After the festival, my family had my birthday party. Suddenly, my father and my mother gave me big bouquet and my sister gave me a white scarf! I was very surprised and happy!! Thank you <3 <3 Then we ate a special dinner. After the dinner, I went to drinking party of my club. There are about 60 people in my club. We enjoyed drinking and talking :) In the middle of party, all my club member started singing "Happy birthday" to me suddenly! And one of my club member give me a big birthday cake! I was soooo surprised and happy!!!!
Thanks to my family, host family and friends, I could have a precious time on my birthday. Thank you very much! I never forget the day. Thank you very much!!
I LOVE them!!!

Lunch and New wallet!

2008-01-06T22:43:00.000+09:00

My mother and I went to downtown to buy cloths. This is a photo of our lunch. we had a lunch at "Okada coffee." We ate sandwiches and drunk coffee. It was very yummy :) After our lunch, we went to Tsuruya which is one of the biggest shopping mall in Kumamoto. My mother bought new wallet for me!! The wallet is the brand of Burberry and white. I am very happy!! Thank you, Mom!! Then we went back to home. We enjoyed shopping very much!

Okonomiyaki :)

2008-01-05T23:45:00.000+09:00

This is Okonomiyaki that is my favorite food!!
Today's dinner was Okonomiyaki, so I was happy :) Have you ever eaten Okonomiyaki? I think many people like Okonomiyaki. When exchange students came to my house, we had a Okonomiyaki party. They like Okonomiyaki very much! If you have never eaten Okonomiyaki, please try it!
Let's have a Okonomiyaki party!!

Junuary 3rd

2008-01-03T22:23:00.000+09:00

My family visit other grandparents (my father's parents). My uncles, aunts and cousins on my father's side collected. They are very funny, so I enjoed talking with them very much!!

Junuary 2nd

2008-01-02T23:32:00.000+09:00

My family visited my grandparents, my mother's parents, and said "A happy new year!" to them. Most Japanese people visit their grandparents to the compliments of the new year at the beginning of the new year. At night we ate Kani nabe, it was very delicious :) I enjoyed chating with my grandparents.

Hatsumode

2008-01-01T23:55:00.000+09:00

Yuka, Kana and I paid a visit to Kengun shrine on New Year's Day. It called "Hatsumode" in Japanese and it is Japanese tradition. Yuka and Kana picked me up at 1:30am and we arrived there at about 2:30am. It was very cold and the shrine was very crowded. Haruka was working there, but we couldn't see her. We prayed to be happy in this year and drew a fortune slip (Omikuji). Then we went back to home.

This year will be HAPPY!!

A Happy new year!!

2008-01-01T16:30:00.000+09:00

A Happy New Year!!

I wish you a happy year :)

Party with my classmates

2007-12-28T23:59:00.000+09:00

I had a year-end party with my classmates (Eibei) in Kaishu. There were Yuka, Kana, Yurika, Mika, Mai, Koyuki, Mizue, Misaki, Hiroko and me. We talked a lot and drank. Maybe we were noisy girls. heehee! After that, we took some purikura :) Then we went to Karaoke and sang many songs with loud voice. I had fun!! I want to play with them again!!

Merry Christmas!!

2007-12-25T23:36:00.000+09:00

Merry Christmas!!
My family had a Christmas dinner. They are a Christmas cake, salad, fried chicken and sushi. Every Christmas, my family usually eats Christmas cake and fried chicken. They were very delicious :)

Most Japanese people spend Christmas with their family or girlfriend or boyfriend. Many Japanese people think that Christmas is for couples. How about other countries?

I wish you a merry Christmas :)

Happy Christmas Eve 2

2007-12-24T23:00:00.000+09:00

Night

-I spent Christmas Eve with my friend. First, we saw very beautiful illuminations in Mashiki town. We drove there for about 30 minutes. There were many colors of illuminations, such as pink, blue, and white. We could see the illumination of dolphins, swans and so on. My favorite illumination is the pink tunnel! It was soooo beautiful!! After that, we had a dinner in the restaurant and enjoyed talking. Then we went back to each home. We had a happy Christmas Eve!!

Happy Christmas Eve 1

2007-12-24T16:00:00.000+09:00

Day

-I went to Aso with Kana and Yuka. First, we went to “Takamori Yuusui tunnel." The tunnel is not used, so we can walk in. There were many Christmas decorations and Christmas trees. They were so beautiful!! Then we went to the café that name is “Aso Komachi Café.” The café is one of my favorite cafés, because it has many good meals. I ate pasta; Kana and Yuka ate hashed meat and rice. They were so delicious!! After the lunch we went back to home. We had fun!

Book review 2-13

2007-12-23T23:39:00.000+09:00

"Shooting stars"

I read “Shooting stars” in the library. This story is about the vacation of Lisa and Alice. They are on a plane and watching a film of Matt Lepardi and Claudi Carmen. Matt and Claudia are famous film stars. They are Lisa and Alice’s favorite film stars. Lisa and Alice’s holiday is starting well. But one day, Lisa sees Claudia and Matt. They are fighting. Suddenly, Claudia shoots Matt and he falls onto the sofa. Lisa sees everything. Claudia is looking at Lisa. Lisa thinks Claudia is going to kill her, so she runs away. Suddenly, a man and a woman say, “Please don’t be frightened. We want to talk to you,” to Lisa. Everything is OK. Matt is not dead. They are practicing their scenes in their hotel room! – I think that this book is funny! This book is like a manga, so it is easy to read.

Speed typing test

2007-12-19T09:22:00.000+09:00

This is my speed typing test. We must type over 150 words within 5 minutes in the writing class. Today's topic was Christmas.

I like the season of Christmas, because we can see many beautiful illuminations. I like to see them, they make me happy. I want to spend Christmas with a boy friend, but I don’t have the one, so I will spend the day with my family. Maybe my family will have a special dinner and a decollation cake. I also will have a Christmas party with my classmates on 23rd December at Kana’s home. We will drink a lot and enjoy! On Christmas eve, I must work. I’d like to tell about Christmas presents. When I was child, I believed Santa Clauses. I got many presents from him, for example, a big teddy bear, games, a watch, toys, cloths and so on. I also got a letter from him! I was so happy! I am looking forward to Christmas, I cannot wait!! (142 words)

Book review 2-12

2007-12-18T22:55:00.000+09:00

"The Umbrella"

I read “The Umbrella” in the library. I’d like to write the story of this book briefly. One day, it is raining and the sky is gray. Carla goes to the market. She looks at the umbrellas. She likes a red umbrella. It is very smart. It costs ten dollars. She is a student, so she does not have much money. A woman is selling the umbrella. Carla looks at the woman. Then ‘ I can give you seven dollars for that umbrella,’ she says. ‘ OK, young lady, ‘ says the woman. ‘ This is your lucky day. Give me seven dollars. The umbrella is yours. ’ Carla is very happy. She goes to a cake shop and leaves her red umbrella near the door. She chooses three small cakes. She is going to leave the shop, but someone takes her red umbrella. There is an old and black umbrella with yellow ducks instead of her red umbrella, so she takes the umbrella. She is very angry. She walks to the town square. A young man speaks to her, but she does not know him. A young man is going to meet a woman like Carla, so he mistakes Carla for the woman. However they have coffee together and enjoy talking. Thanks to someone takes Carla’s umbrella, they become good friends!
–This book has many pictures, so it was easy to read and I enjoyed reading it. I hope the situation like this book! Haha!

A Year-end party of my family!

2007-12-12T17:34:00.000+09:00

My family had a year-end party yesterday! We went to a nice restaurant that name is "Kaioudou" and is near my house. We can eat as much as we like for 2380 yen at the restaurant. We ate shabu-shabu, steak, sushi, salad, deep-fried oysters and so on. they were so delicious :) And I found a hamdsome man in the restaurant! haha! I will go there with my friends next time.

Wait for you

2007-12-11T14:04:00.000+09:00

I really like this song and this song's lyrics.
I'd like to show you the song's video which is by youtube and the lyrics.

[Verse 1]

I never felt nothing in the world like this before, (no)
Now I'm missing you and I'm wishing you would come back through my door. (yeah, oooh)
Why did you have to go? (go)
You could have let me know, (know)
So now I'm all alone. (ouuuu)
Girl, you could have stayed
But you wouldnt give me a chance.
With you not around, it's a little bit more than I can stand. (ooooh)
And all my tears they
Keep running down my face. (face)
Why did you turn away?

[Bridge]

So why does your pride make you run and hide?
Are you that afraid of me?
But I know it's a lie what you keep inside,
This is not how you want it to be.

[Chorus]

So, baby, I will wait for you.
'Cause I don't know what else I can do.
Don't tell me I ran out of time.
If it takes the rest of my life,

Baby, I will wait for you.
If you think I'm fine, it just aint true.
I really need you in my life.
No matter what I have to do, I'll wait for you.

[Verse 2]

It's been a long time since you called me.
(How could you forget about me?)
You gotta be feeling crazy. (crazy) Ooooh.
How can you walk away? (away)
Everything stays the same, (the same)
I just can't do it, baby. (nooo)
What will it take to make you come back? (ohhh)
Girl, I told you what it is and it just ain't like that. (nono)
Why can't you look at me? (me)
You're still in love with me. (me)
Don't leave me crying.

[Bridge]

Baby, why can't we just-- just start over again?
Get it back to the way it was.
If you give me a chance, I can love you right.
But you're telling me it won't be enough.

[Chorus]

So, baby, I will wait for you.
'Cause I don't know what else I can do.
Don't tell me I ran out of time.
If it takes the rest of my life,

Baby, I will wait for you.
If you think I'm fine, it just ain't true.
I really need you in my life,
No matter what I have to do, I'll wait for you.

[Bridge]

So why does your pride make you run and hide?
Are you that afraid of me?
But I know it's a lie what you're keeping inside.
That is not how you want it to be.

Baby, I will wait for you.
(for you) Oooooh.
Baby, I will wait for you.
If it's the last thing I do,

[Chorus]

Baby, I will wait for you,
'Cause I don't know what else I can do.
Don't tell me I ran out of time.
If it takes the rest of my life,

Baby, I will wait for you.
If you think I'm fine, it just ain't true.
I really need you in my life,
No matter what I have to do, I'll wait for you.

I'll be waiting.

Kazoku buro :)

2007-12-09T19:00:00.000+09:00

My mother and I went to "Kazoku-buro" in Shichijo town. Do you know it? It is a small spa that we can rent. “Kazoku-buro” where we rented costs 1200 yen for 50 minutes. It was very comfortable, so we relaxed. However 50 minutes was not enough time to soak in the spa, so we came out of it quickly. After that, we ate an ice cream. It is nice to eat an ice cream after we soak in a spa. We enjoyed soaking in a spa :)

Book Review 2-11

2007-12-08T10:02:00.000+09:00

SCOTLAND

I read a book about Scotland. Scotland is a nation in northwest Europe and one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom. The biggest city in Scotland is Glasgow. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. If you read this book, you can know many things about Scotland!

No part-time job day :)

2007-12-04T18:34:00.000+09:00

I didn't have my part-time job yesterday, so I went to shopping with Naomi. We went to "Youme town (big shopping mall)" and "Shoes ai land (shoes shop), both of them stand near my house. We were looking for clothes and boots, but we couldn't find cute one, so we didn't buy anything X( I will go shopping again when I don't have my part-time job!

Book Review 2-10

2007-12-04T15:32:00.000+09:00

Julia Roberts

I read the book about Julia Roberts today. My friend introduced me this book. This book is written about many things about her. She was born in 1967 in Georgia, America. She is a very famous women all over the world. I think she is very beautiful. She appeared many movies, but I have never watched her movies yet. I wanna watch them! If you like her, please read this book!!

Free day

2007-12-03T12:50:00.000+09:00

I didn't feel like doing nothing yesterday. I got up 12:00pm and was watching TV until 5:00pm. There were no interesting TV shows :( After 5:00pm, I started to make up and changed may cloth to uniform of my part-time job. Yesterday's dinner was barbecue. My family had it in our yard. It was not so cold, so good day for barbecue in the yard. Then I went to work. My job finished 0:00am, I was tired. After my job, I suddenly rememberd that I had a home work to do!! I regretted that I have not done it during the day. However I was so sleepy, so I went to may bed...

Shopping with my mom :)

2007-12-02T00:39:00.000+09:00

My mother and I went to "Youme town hamasen (big shopping mall)" to shopping. There were so many people and cars, so we had a difficult time to find parking our car. I bought a down jacket and a ensemble knitwear. Maybe they make me cute! haha! After our shopping, we went to "Mister. Donuts" and ate donuts and tea. Whenever we go shopping, we go there. We had a fun!

Busy week!!!

2007-12-01T12:04:00.001+09:00

I am too busy this week!!! I work my part-time job for everyday X( I am tired... but I can earn much money :D When I get my pay, I will go shopping, play with friends and go to restaurant. I especially wanna go shopping and buy clothes. I don't have enough clothes to go to school. I often wear same cloths recently >_< I can't wait for my pay day!

Sweets :)

2007-11-30T17:30:00.000+09:00

Look at these sweets!! They looks delicious, don't they? This pumpkin muffin was made by my mother. She made it at her cookery lesson. I haven't eaten it yet, I will eat it after dinner. My sister made this cookie and chocolate cake in her class. They were yummy! Their taste like sweets which we buy at sweets shop. These sweets made me happy :)

Kotatsu

2007-11-30T17:11:00.000+09:00

I am warming my self at a kotatsu with my sister, mother and cat. We have just arrived our house, so we are relaxing. By the way, Do you know kotatsu? I found explanation of it on web page, please click it -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotatsu I like kotatsu very much!

Volleyball!

2007-11-28T17:34:00.000+09:00

I played volleyball with my mother and her friends in this afternoon. We played it for about 1 hour 30 minutes. There were 8 people including me. I am tired, but had a fun!

Book Review 2-09

2007-11-27T13:41:00.000+09:00

Leonardo DiCaprio

I read the book about Leonardo DiCaprio.
He was born in 1974 in Los Angels, California. He is 33 years old now and one of the famous acters in the world. He appeard many movies, especially "Romeo and Juliet" and "Titanic" are very popular.
If you want to know about him more, you should read this book! :)

Kurokawa spa with Yuka

2007-11-25T14:46:00.000+09:00

November 24Th

I went to Kurokawa spa with Yuka. I left my home at 11:00 and met Yuka near my home, then we started for Kurokawa spa. I drove my car. It took about 1 hour 30 minutes to go there. There were many people in Kurokawa spa, so it was difficult to find place to park my car. After we parked, we walked around. Kurokawa has many spas, shops and sweets shops. First we ate dango, then we went to spa which name is "Misato" , same as my name! It was a small spa, but very comfortable for us. After that, we looked many shops and bought a senbei (rice cracker) and some cream puffs. Then we went back to home. I could relax, thanks to Yuka and spa. I wanna go there again ASAP!

Karaoke with Mai

2007-11-24T00:22:00.000+09:00

I went to Karaoke with Mai. I picked her up at "Youme town", then we went to Karaoke. We sang many songs with loud voice for 2 hours. After that, we were hoarse but we think karaoke helps reduce our stress. I wanna go to Karaoke with her again :)

About Yuka :)

2007-11-22T17:58:00.000+09:00

I'd like to introduce you Yuka Tanaka who is my great friend.
She is a Kumamoto Gakuen University student and my classmate. She is 20 years old now. She enjoys listening to music, especially she likes R&B and T-pain, who is the R&B singer, the best. I always be with her in schooldays, because we take many same subjects. I think she is very funny. We enjoy talking every day. I talk to her about everything of me. Maybe we are always laughing :D She is also very kind. When I have worries, she listen to them and help and advice me. I am happy to be her friend! When I go to the UK, I will miss her very much >_< I want to make many memories with her. I like her very much! We are soooooo good friends!!!

Black Thunder!?

2007-11-21T19:00:00.000+09:00

This is a chocolate snack which name is "Black Thunder." It is very poplular, especially among young girls including my friends and me. It costs 30-yen, very cheap! I often eat it, maybe it made me fatter X( heehee. But I like it :) Please try it!

La tortura

2007-11-21T10:17:00.000+09:00

I like this Spanish song! The name of song is "La tortura" that is sung by SHAKIRA. This song is very cool, so it makes me high! I want to sing it, but Spanish is very difficult for me, so I must practice!
Listen it!

Book Review 2-08

2007-11-20T13:49:00.000+09:00

JENIFFER LOPEZ

I read the book which is about Jennifer Lopez. Jeniffer Lopez is a very famous woman all over the world. Her movies are on TV. Her music is on the radio. She is a Hollywood star and a successful singer. This book tells many things about her, so if you read this book, you can know her more!

Movie Review 4

2007-11-20T10:09:00.000+09:00

This is my homework for Writing class.

Mrs. Doubtfire

I watched “Mrs. Doubtfire” for the first time. I like it very much, so I will recommend my friends to watch it.

Mrs. Doubtfire is a comedy film that was filmed by Chris Columbus. It was released in 1993, America. This movie won the Academy Award the year.

The characters are Daniel Hillard /Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire, Miranda Hillard, Stuart 'Stu' Dunmeyer, Uncle Frank Hillard, Gloria Chaney, Lydia ’Lydie’ Hillard, Christopher ‘Chris’ Hillard, Natalie ‘Nattie’ Hillard, Jonathan Lundy, Mrs. Sellener (The Social Worker) and Jack Hillar. Daniel Hillard, who is played by Robin Williams, is the father of Lydia, Chris and Natalie. He really loves his children. He has a sense of responsibility for them and doesn’t shake his faith. He worked as an actor and, voice actor, but he was thrown into unemployment now. He can’t get along with his wife, so he was divorced by her. He is disguised as an English old lady. Sally Field plays Miranda Hillard, an interior decorator and Daniel’s wife. Stuart ‘Stu’ Dunmeyer, who is played by Pierce Brosnan, is a great office worker and his nickname is ‘Stu’. He was Miranda’s former boyfriend when Miranda was a collage student. Harvey Fierstein plays Uncle Frank Hillard, Daniel’s older brother and a makeup artist. Gloria Chaney, who is played by Polly Holiday, is a neighborhood of the Hillard and he is the reason of divorce of Daniel and Miranda. Lydia ’Lydie’ Hillard who is played by Lisa Jakub, is Daniel’s older daughter. Matthew Lawrence plays Christopher ‘Chris’ Hillard, Daniel’s son. He likes soccer. Natalie ‘Nattie’ Hillard, who is played by Mara Wilson, is Daniel’s younger daughter.

The story takes place in the city of San Francisco. Daniel Hillard is an unpopular voice actor and dotes on his children. Miranda, who is Daniel’s wife, is bored of being married to Daniel. One day, a big problem was happened, so Miranda decides to get a divorce from Daniel. However he doesn’t want to it, because he loves Miranda and his children. Other day, Daniel learns that Miranda raises housekeeper. Daniel comes up with a good idea. The idea is changing to an English old lady and becoming a housekeeper of Miranda’s house. He asked his brother, who is a makeup artist, to makeup like an English old lady. Then he becomes a housekeeper. However, one day, he come out that he is Daniel. Finally, he can live with his family again.

I was surprised Daniels makeup! It was funny! I really like this movie. I want everyone to watch it!

Birthday party!

2007-11-19T10:12:00.000+09:00

On Sunday, my friends whose name is Keiko and Yoshimi celebrated my 20Th birthday. We went to the nice cafe and had a lunch together. It was delicious :) When we ordered cakes, they stuck cute candles, then I blew out them. After our lunch, we went to Karaoke and sang many songs for 2 hours. We sang many kinds of songs, such as Enka, J-pop, English songs. We enjoyed it very much! I am happy to be thier friends :)

Spa with Yuka :)

2007-11-16T16:33:00.000+09:00

November 14th
I went to a hot spring with Yuka for the first time. The name of hot spring is "Gokuraku-yu." Gokuraku means 'paradise' or 'heaven, Yu means 'hot spring'. It is funny name, isn't it? The day was so cold, but it was so comfortable to soak in a hot spring. We enjoyed talking! Soaking in a hot spring in a cold day is very nice! I want to go there again with her :)

New one-piece!

2007-11-14T16:57:00.000+09:00

I bought a new one-piece in OZOC today. When I looked it at first time, I thought that it is so cute! Then I decided to buy it. However it was 7980-yen. It is little expensive for me, but I am happy to bought it! I will wear ot on Fryday.

Purikura with my sister ~2~

2007-11-14T09:56:00.000+09:00

Her and my faces are funny! We are good sisters :)

Purikura with my sister ~1~

2007-11-14T09:55:00.000+09:00

I took a purikura with my sister. (not a boy!) She gave me this white scarf as my birthday present. I was so happy, because I didn't thought that she gave me present. I like this scarf!!

Book Review 2-07

2007-11-13T16:15:00.000+09:00

Give us the Money

I read this book which Yuka introduced.
Story- 'Every day is the same. Nothing exciting ever happens to me,' thinks Adam one boring Monday morning. But today is not the same. When he helps a beautiful young woman because some men want to take her, life gats exciting and very, very dangerous.
This book was exciting and funny! I think that Adam Gray is brave!

My favorite drink :)

2007-11-07T13:06:00.000+09:00

I like this cafe au lait which name is "Caffe Latte." This drink is 136yen and has many kinds of taste, I eapecially like taste of "Hazel Mocha." It is new taste, but became popular as soon as it was sold. It became my favorite drink soon when I drank it for the first time, so I often buy it :) Please try it!!

Book Review 2-06

2007-11-06T15:51:00.000+09:00

THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF

I read this book which Yuka introduced.
Story -Bill and Sam arrive in the small America town of Summit with only two hundred dollars, but they need more and Sam has an idea for maiking a lot of money. When things start to go very wrong, both men son regret thier visit -and the idea.
This book was funny! I couldn't image of the end of this sroty! This book is like a manga, so you can read it very easily. Please read it.

Movie Review 3

2007-11-06T10:02:00.000+09:00

This is my homework for Writing class.

Romeo and Juliet
I watched Romeo and Juliet for the first time. This movie is very famous all over the world, so I have known this summary before I watch it. My friend likes this movie very much.
This movie which I watched was released in 1996. This original story is written by William Shakespeare who is very famous author and from the U.K. He wrote many tragedies, such as Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and King Lear. This story also is a tragedy.
Main characters are Romeo and Juliet. Romeo is a son of Montague family and Juliet is a daughter of Capulet family. Montague and Capulet were two leaders of industry in Verona Beach and they antagonized. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio who is actor from America plays the part of Romeo. Claire Danes who is actress from New York plays Juliet.

One day, Romeo went to the party of Capulet with his friends and met a lovely girl who name is Juliet. He felt in love with her at first sight. However Juliet is a daughter of Capulet, so he had to stop to fall in love with her, but he couldn’t. Then they loved each other. The next day, Romeo and Juliet celebrated their wedding secretly. They were happy, but big problem happened, so Romeo was exiled. Juliet was so sad. Father Laurence, who has good understanding toward Romeo and Juliet, thought of one plan. This plan was that Juliet would act dead and the last offices would be performed and Juliet would meet Romeo after this funeral. Juliet thought this plan was so good and told Romeo, but he didn’t know this plan. He thought that Juliet died. He was so disappointed, so he drunk poison and died. When Juliet awaked and saw him, she was very sad. Then she killed herself.

This movie made me sad. However I think love of Romeo and Juliet is pure and great. I want to fall in love such them. I enjoyed watching this movie. I want to read the book of Romeo and Juliet and watch the musical of this story.

My favorite magazine and model

2007-11-06T01:19:00.000+09:00

I like "ViVi" which is the magazine for young girls. I buy the magazine every month. There are many cute models and fashionable clothes in this magazine. I like "Marie" the best of models. She is 20 years old and very famous model. She is also well-known as very rich girl. Her family has 5 houses which of 2 houses stand in Tokyo, others houses stand in Niece, Paris and L.A.It's amazing! I wanna be like her :)

I am exhausted >_<

2007-11-01T01:55:00.000+09:00

I finished my two homeworks (power words and WEI) today! It tooks 5 hours, so I didn't have a time to eat lunch. I am exhausted and have a stiff shoulders >_< Please give me a massage!!

Book Review 2-05

2007-10-31T16:11:00.000+09:00

ANIMALS IN DANGER

I like animals very much, so I read this book. I will write some introductions. Every year some species of animal disapper - we never see them again. Every year cities, factories and pollution eat up more land - land that animals need, Every year hunters kill more elephants, rhinoceros, and tigers. Animals ecerywhere are in danger - what can the world do to save them?

This book made me think about many things. I don't want animals to die. I wanna save them!

Book Review 2-04

2007-10-31T16:08:00.000+09:00

Farm Animals

I read this book. This book has many pictures, so it was easy to read. I think that sleepy puppies are the cutest in this book :) I want to visit the farm.

Book Review 2-03

2007-10-31T16:00:00.000+09:00

A NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE

I read this book. First of all, I will tell you this story briefly. Sarah and Jessica arrive in NZ for a holiday. They find a mobile phone in the taxi from the airport. It is Michael's mobile, but can they find him? He has messages from home - are they important? Go with the girls on a NZ adventure!
I am interested in this book, because I have been to NZ. This book introduces many place where I went. Please read it!

(>_<)

2007-10-30T22:57:00.000+09:00

My cat got a gecko and brought to our house! The gecko was living. My family was so surprised, when we saw it. My cats often get and bring insects, such as butterfly, locusts, geckos. However he doesn't kill them. But I don't want him to get them >_<

Got new clothes!

2007-10-30T22:48:00.000+09:00

I bought new clothes in youme town Hikarinomori. I am so happy to buy them, because I really wanted to buy clothes. I want to buy many many many clothes! I wanna be like a model! heehee!

Today's lunch time :)

2007-10-30T22:11:00.000+09:00

This is a picture of today's lunch time in Bakery on our campus. They are Kana, Mai, Atsumi and I. We always have a lunch together. Yuka, Koyuki, Karin, Ibuki, Haruka were not here. I like lunchtime, because I like eating and talking with my friends! We always enjoy our lunchtime!

Uniform of my part-time job!

2007-10-26T16:31:00.000+09:00

This is the uniform of my part-time job. I wear a black t-shirts, brown pants, black apron and black bandanna (Is bandanna right? how do you say it in English?). When Haruka Seguchi came to the restaurant that I work, she took a picture of me. I could enjoy my job, because I talked with her a lot. Everyone, please come to my restaurant!!

Good day!

2007-10-24T10:08:00.000+09:00

October 10th

I had a dinner with my friends in the restaurant which name is 'Daruma'. They were 6 people including me. We drunk except me, because I had to drive X( However we enjoyed talking and eating very much! After that, we went to amusement arcade and took Purikura. Then we went to Hanaoka-yama to see night view. It was so beautiful! However I think that I want to come here with a boy next time. Maybe my friends think so too. heehee. I had a good day!

Annindouhu :)

2007-10-24T09:51:00.000+09:00

This is Annindouhu (it's like a custard pudding) with mango, which is my father's souvenir from Tokyo. It is 500 yen. It is expensive , isn't it!? However, it was so delisious! It made me very happy :) I want to eat it again.

Movie Review 2

2007-10-24T09:44:00.000+09:00

This is my homework for my writing class.

KILL BILL

I watched this movie for the first time. First of all, I will tell you about characters of this movie.

*The Bride
She was a killer, but she isn’t it now. She wants to kill and vengeance against Bill and his men. She is a main character of this movie.
*O-Ren Ishii
She is a killer, and half Chinese American and half Japanese. She was born on an American military base in Tokyo. She is very good at Japanese sword. Her mother tongue is English, so she cannot speak Japanese very well.
*Vernita Green
She is a killer and uses knife. After Bride went into a coma, she is married to a doctor and they have a daughter.
*Elle Driver
She was a killer of CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). She is good at assassination with poison and cruel character. She and Bride dislike each other.
*Bill
He is a boss of DiVAS that is the best killer group all over the world.
*Budd
He is Bill’s brother and member of DiVAS. He can use sword very well.
*Sofie Fatale
She is O-ren Ishii’s best friend and half French and half Japanese.
*Gogo Yubari
She is a Japanese high school student and a bodyguard of O-ren Ishii. She is militant and cold-blooded character.
*Hattori Hanzo
He is a main character of “Kageno gundan” and was a killer. However he runs a sushi restaurant in Okinawa. Bride asked him to help.
*Johnny Mo
She works under O-ren Ishii and command Crazy88 that is murder group of O-ren Ishii.

Next, I will remark about this movie. This movie is scare and grotesque, because many people were killed. I dislike like this movie. I think that like this movie is not good for children and other people. However Bride and O-ren Ishii are cool! I think that many people from all over the world know Japan, thanks to this movie.

Movie Review 1

2007-10-24T09:37:00.000+09:00

This is my homework for my writing class.

Toy Story

I have watched this movie and Toy Story 2 many times, but I have never watched them in English, so I watched Toy Story in English this time.
First of all, I will write about main characters of this movie. There are many lovely characters! Every toy can speak and move. Woody is a cowboy doll and leader of his friends. He is cheerful, but often fights with Buzz. Andy likes him so much. A voice actor of him is Tom Hanks. Buzz Lightyear is a space ranger doll and Andy’s birthday present. At first, he believed that he was not doll but a real space ranger, and could fly. However he watched TV commercial of space ranger and knew that he is a toy. He was so disappointed, but he changed his mind gradually. He always says “To infinity and beyond!” I like him the best! He is so cute! A voice actor of him is Tim Allen. Mr. Potato Head is like a potato and made in America. I think that his face is funny! A voice actor of him is Don Rickles. Slinky Dog is a dog doll. He loves his friends.
Next I will remark about this movie. I think that this movie is very good! We can see views of Toys in this movie. It is a good idea. I have never taught views of Toys, maybe many people have never taught them too. This movie was so interesting and I was impressed. This movie makes me think about friendship. I think that I will treasure my friends.

In Fukuoka

2007-10-17T17:47:00.000+09:00

October 13rd

We took this picture in Hotel. We were tired, so Keiko looks exhausted. We had a test. It was very diffecult, so I couldn't it well. After the test, we went to restaurant. Good foods made us good feeling. Now, I am happy to finish my test!

Guess who!?

2007-10-17T17:25:00.000+09:00

Can u guess who it is!? She looks like Sadako >_< She doesn't have her face in front! It is soooo scary, isn't it!?
haha! It is a joke.
She is Yuka who is my good friend. She has a long black hair, so we enjoyed changing her hair style :D

Book Review 2-02

2007-10-17T10:28:00.000+09:00

Ski Race

Story-Rebecca and Sue like skiing. The sun's shining. There's lots of snow. They are good skiers. But Mark and David are good skiers too. And there is going to be a race. Who is going to win?

I think this book is not so interesting. I couldn't understand this story. I think Mark and David are very bad boys! I don't want friends like them >_<

About Mika

2007-10-17T09:26:00.000+09:00

I will write about Mika. She is my class mate and my good friend! Her birthday is June 8th. She is 20 years old now! She lives in Kousa-town. She has a good boy friend. I want a boy friend like her boy friend. heehee. She has been to Australia, the UK, China and America. When She was 11 years old, She went to AUS to homestay. It is amazing! When She was 14 years old, She went to the UK. I will go to the UK for 1 year next year, so I want to listen many things about the Uk from her. When She was in high school, she went to China. This year, She went to America with me and our class mate. She loves English!
She is my good friend. I like her <3 <3

Go to Fukuoka!

2007-10-13T12:14:00.000+09:00

I will go to Fukuoka today, because I have a test to be Japanese language teacher tomorrow. I think that I will fail it :( It will be so difficult. However I will do my best!! When I finish my test, I will go to shopping with my friends in Fukuoka. Fukuoka has many good shops. I am looking forward for it!

Changed hair color

2007-10-13T12:07:00.000+09:00

I changed my hair color to black by myself. My friends said to me "That color is very match to you!", so I am happy :) I will put a picture in this blog soon!

Book Review 2-01

2007-10-13T11:50:00.000+09:00

The Well

Story-
Lia lives with her mother, father and her brother, Jay. Her grandmother lives with them too. Lia's grandmother is old and sick. "Please go to the well," says Grandmother. "Bring me some water in the bucket." But the journey to the well is dangerous. There is a volcano. There is smoke and fire. Soldiers are guarding the roads. Why does Grandmother want water from the well? And what will Lia and find there?

-When her grandmother said "Please go to the well, bring me some water in the bucket", I thought that she is sick. However at last, I was surprised! They found some gold coins in the well! It is a nice story. Please read it.

I had a good time :)

2007-10-09T23:52:00.000+09:00

October 8th

I went to "Diamond city crea (big shopping mall)" with my friend. We are just looking at many things and goods. We drank tapioca juice in this mall. Have you ever tried it? I love tapioca juice! It was sooooo yummy :) Then we went to Tawarayama to see night view. It was very beautiful! We had a good time!!

We are good frinds!

2007-10-09T23:40:00.000+09:00

They are my friends!! We went to Karaoke and enjoyed it very much! We sang many English songs and some Japanese songs.
Chris (Yuka's host student) and Tyson (Keiko's host student) are from the U.K. Dan is from America. He is my host student. We are good friends :) I hope that we can go somewhere again!!

Trip to Akita-ken (except me!)

2007-10-03T09:42:00.000+09:00

My parents came back to our house from Akita-ken. They went there to watch my sister's soccer game. She is a soccer player of the National Athletic Meet. She selected from among women soccer players in Kumamoto-ken!
Regrettably she (Kumamoto-ken's team) lost a match to Hukusima-ken's team. But she did her best! I am proud of her!
My parents also visited many famous place and saw many things in Akita. This is a picture of my mom and grandma in front of Namahage. Do you know it? This is very famous thing(?) in Akita-ken. I don't know about it, so please look a web page.
I wanted to go there with them, but I had to go to school >_< However I am happy that they got good memories in their trip :)

July 25

2007-09-01T19:07:00.000+09:00

I played many American games at BU. Joel taught us them. I like "mummy game" the best! I played it for the first time. I and my friends wrapped many toilet papers around Anders. This mummy of picture is Anders! We had a fun!

After dinner, my host family took me the dam. There were some people who played fishing. The Dam was big! We saw beautiful sunset. I had a good time :)

First school at BU and Rv.Mississippi

2007-08-29T19:00:00.000+09:00

July 24

Today was my first school day at Bethel university!! I was little nervous and excited! In the afternoon, I went cruising in Mississippi River. I saw it for the first time! It was so big river!! I enjoyed cruising very much!

Volley ball :)

2007-08-29T18:38:00.000+09:00

I played volley ball with my mother, her friends and my friend. It was hot today! However we had a fun!! Maybe I will sleep very well :)

Happy Birthday! my grandma!

2007-08-26T20:13:00.000+09:00

Today is my grandma's birthday!!
Yeahhhhhhhhhh!!
She turned 71 years old, but she looks younger than her age.
I wanted to go to her house, but it is far from here and I have no time to go today. So I called her and said "Happy birthday!!" She said "Thank you! I am happy that you remembered my birthday and called me." Then we talked about many things :) We had a good time on the telephone.
I will go to her house tomorrow or someday!
I love her <3 <3

Summer festival :D

2007-08-25T22:21:00.000+09:00

I went to summer festival in our area. It was small, but fun! :D
I helped my mother and her friends to sell some foods. I made Kakigouri (shaved ice) and sold it.
I had a fun!!

I am hungry >_<

2007-08-24T01:56:00.000+09:00

It is 1:56 am. My father, mother, sister, dog and cat are sleeping. I cannot sleep, because maybe I had a nap. In addition to I am hungry, but if I eat some foods, I will be fatter >_< I don't eat anything now!! I will try to fall asleep :)

Hot and Humid!!

2007-08-24T01:43:00.000+09:00

In Kumamoto, it is hot and humid everyday, even in the night!! The temperature here is almost over 30℃ everyday! I cannot believe it! It makes me very tired.
Please come fall soon!!!

Zinbei

2007-08-24T01:34:00.000+09:00

This is my sister. (not boy!!)
She wore Zinbei and went to summer festival in Oozu with her friends. She seems to be having a fun!

I LOVE my host family!!

2007-08-24T01:23:00.000+09:00

Hello!
I arrived in Kumamoto from Minnesota 3days ago.
My homestay was soooooooooo good!! My host family was so kind and interesting!!I had a precious time with them in Minnesota.I am happy to see them!!
I didn't want to go back to Japan. Now, I miss them so much! I don't feel like to do anything :( However, I am sure that I will go back to Minnesota and visit them!
I will never forget my wonderful time with them and Minnesota!

I LOVE my American family <3 <3
xoxoxo

First post from USA!

2007-07-24T12:28:00.000+09:00

hello! I am in Minnesota, America now.
It is 1o:34pm and 23Th July in American time, and 12:35pm and 24Th July in Japanese time. It is strange!!
My host family are very very kind to me :) I am very happy to stay with them.
I am little nervous, but excited!!

I hope that my trip will be good time!!

Book Review 1-13

2007-07-21T14:08:00.000+09:00

Cinderella

I read this book. I also have known it for many years. I especially like the witch. I really want to meet her, and I want to make me beautiful like Cinderella :)

WEI 3

2007-07-21T13:59:00.000+09:00

How many words
in Week 1: 32
in Week 2: 129
in Week 3: 94
in Week 4: 469
in Week 5: 36
in Week 6: 1322
in Week 7 (May 23-29): 606
in Week 8 (May 30-June 5): 440
in Week 9 (June 6-12): 627
in Week 10 (June 13-19): 1078
in Week 11 (June 20-26) : 132
in Week 12 (June 27-July 3) : 0
in Week 13 (July 4 -10) : 231
in Week 14 (July 11-17) : 387
in Week 15 (July 18-21) : 374
Total words up to this point: 5957

How many posts
in Week 1: 1
in Week 2: 3
in Week 3: 1
in Week 4: 8
in Week 5: 2
in Week 6: 13
in Week 7: 6
in Week 8: 6
in Week 9: 12
in Week 10: 10
in Week 11: 3
in Week 12: 0
in Week 13: 5
in Week 14: 5
in Week 15: 4
Total posts up to this point: 80
.....except this post (WEI-3), WEI 2, WEI and 'my label spot'

Are all your posts labeled? -Yes
Do you have a label element in your sidebar? -Yes
Do you have a picture in your self intro? Yes
Do you have a feed in your sidebar? -Yes
Do you have a list of links that feature links to 4 other students' blogs? -Yes
Do you have Kumamoto Links in sidebar? -Yes
Do you have other links in sidebar? -Yes
Do you have reviews on Amazon (linked to from blog)?-No
Do you have listmania lists on Amazon (linked to from blog)?-No
Do you have any wiki or similar contributions (linked to from blog)?-Yes
Do you have advanced media (Slideshare, Bubbleshare, etc.)?-No

Link to your book reviews here
Review 1-01 92 words. fair
Review 1-02 ...55 words. fair
Review 1-03 ...127 words. good
Review 1-04 ...65 words. fair
Review 1-05 ...81 words. fair
Review 1-06 ...252 words. very good
Review 1-07 ...104 words. good
Review 1-08 ...166 words. good
Review 1-09 ...102 words. fair
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Review 1-12 ...37 words. not good
Review 1-13... 34 words. not good

Link to your essays posted to your blog here
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How many posts
with link(s): 3
with 1 picture/photo: 40
How many complex posts? (at least 2 links and 1 photo): 1

Comments (look in your dashboard):
How many comments are there on your blog?-12
Have you made at least 8 comments.Please link to the 8 comments you think are best.-No, I haven't.

Please link to your best non book review, non essay blog post. Why do you think it is your best?
-I think "Happy birthday to my father!!" is the best, because I could introduce my good birthday party to everyone!!!

Please link to your best comment on another blog. Why do you think it is best?
-I think that comment on Yuka's blog is the best, because I like Ricky Martin. I am happy that Yuka read the book.

Book Review 1-12

2007-07-21T13:49:00.000+09:00

Snow White

I read this book. I have known this book for many years. We call "Shirayukihime" in Japanese. Princess Snow White was very beautiful!! I think that the mirror was very interesting. I want such mirror.

Essay 6 (homework)

2007-07-21T13:33:00.000+09:00

This is my homework for Writting class.

My favorite movie

I like movies very much. My favorite movie is “Pay It Forward”. Pay It Forward is a 2000 American dramatic film based on the novel with the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Main casts are Haley Joel Osment, Helen Hunt and Kevin Spacey.

Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) is given a project to complete by his social teacher. His task is to come up with a plan that will change the world through direct action. That day, on his way home from school, Trevor notices a homeless man, Jerry and decides to make a difference in Jelly’s life. Trevor then comes up with the plan to “pay it forward” by doing a good deed for three people who must in turn each do good deeds for three other people. Trevor’s first plan is to help Jelly by feeding and housing him so he can “get on his feet.” …Finally Trevor dies. After his death, His parents are watching a television news report about “pay it forward” and learn that the movement has grown nationwide. Venturing outside, they witness hundreds of people gathering in a vigil to pay their respects to Trevor, while more people are arriving in a constant stream of vehicles visible off into the distance as the movie ends.

I think that this movie is wonderful. I was so impressed. I could not come up with plan such as Trevor’s plan. I think that Trevor is clever and has kindly heart. I want to try to Trevor’s plan. The world may be happy.

Many exams!!

2007-07-20T23:14:00.000+09:00

I had 5 exams! I finished it today. I am exhausted, but I am happy:)

BUT!!! I have many home works. I have to finish it by tomorrow.

I am very busy!!

"Time flies like an arrow."

SUSHI :)

2007-07-15T17:19:00.000+09:00

I went to 100 yen SUSHI restaurant with my sister. It called “Kaiten-zushi.” “Kaiten” is “rotation” in Japanese. Have you ever gone to there? It is interesting restaurant. It was yummy :)

About Kumamoto ~5~

2007-07-13T17:29:00.000+09:00

Spa

Japanese like spas. Kumamoto has many spas all over Kumamoto. Famous places are Kurokawa, Tamana, Kikuchi and Yamaga. Kurokawa is the most famous place about spas in Kumamoto. There are many spas and Japanese-style hotels. many people visit there every year. Most Japanese like spas, because they relax them. The Americans are not accustomed soaking in bath tabs, but the Japanese have that habits. There are spas that we can see beautiful view such as the sea or mountains. Spas are very nice places.

About Kumamoto ~4~

2007-07-13T17:26:00.000+09:00

Climate

Kumamoto is a plain, so it is hot in muggy days of summer.
Southern areas are maritime climate, northern areas are mountainous climate.
The rain season usually has set in June. Kumamoto tends to happen heavy rains or floods. Kumamoto is a land abundant in water through the rain season. In August or September, one or two typhoon hit Kumamoto.Sometimes, more than 3 typhoons hit here. Typhoons bring great disasters like floods, landslides collapse, tsunamis and floods above the floor. In winter, it is very cold, and we sometimes have snow in North Kumamoto.

About Kumamoto ~3~

2007-07-13T17:00:00.000+09:00

Food

Kumamoto has a lot of traditional foods. We often eat it.

The “basashi” is the most famous food in Kumamoto. It is raw horse meat, one of the sashimi. It is slightly sweet, tender, low in fat, and high in protein. We usually eat it with soy sauce and grated ginger or garlic. It is little expensive.
The "Karashi Renkon" is crammed lotus root's holes with mustard. The whole is fried. It has a sharp taste, but very delicious. We usually eat it with mayonnaise.
The "Ikinari Dango" is steamed dumpling. It is closely packed with steam potatoes and small beans paste.
The "Taipiien" is soup in a bean-starch vermicelli, vegetable and eggs etc. It is similar to Chinese soup.

They are popular foods in Kumamoto, very delicious!!

Party :)

2007-07-11T10:14:00.000+09:00

July 6

←This is Karin and Yoshimi.

I went to Hakataichibandori for drink with my friends. Yoshimi drank only juice. Karin and I drank too much. We are in high :) We talked about many things. We enjoyed very much!!!

Book Review 1-11

2007-07-07T17:48:00.000+09:00

MR.IMPOSSIBLE

I bought this book in New Zealand. It costs 3.99 dollors. This book has many lovely pictures.

His name is "MR.IMPOSSIBLE."

He could do the most amazing things.

He could jump over a house.

He could make himself invisible. All he had to do was stand there and think about becoming invisible, and became invisible.

He could fly. All he had to do was stand there and flap his arms about, and off he flew.

And, he lived in an impossible-looking house.

He can anything!!

It was very funny story. I want to be his friend!!! heehee

A Heavy Rain :(

2007-07-06T16:38:00.000+09:00

Today, it has heavy rain in Kumamoto. The people in Kousa-town must leave their homes and go to a place of refuge. My friend lives in there, so I worry about her. I hope that the rain stops as soon as possible.

Thank you, Baz and Jamie!!

2007-07-05T20:21:00.000+09:00

I got some comments from Baz and Jamie!! yeah~~!!
I am so happy :)
Thank you very much!! Please put some comments again.

xoxoxo