Superstitions!

I learned superstitions in the United States and Japan in today's speaking class.
I didn't know about these, so I asked my mother and she knows a lots.
There are lot of lucky things in Japan.

• A thousand origami cranes tied together on a string
• A tea stalk (floats vertically in one’s tea)
• Four-leaf clover
• A good luck charm
• Cast-off skin of a snake

These are five things people in Japan believe bring bad luck.

• Breaking lace like shoelace before you get out
• Don’t use needle and thread before you get out.
• Getting a piece broken rice bowl or tea cup
• Getting a piece broken seal
• If you cut your nails at night, you will have bad luck
  

There are some superstitions in Japan.

• If you sleep wearing socks, you won’t be able to be with parents when they die.
• It’s better to eat head of fish when you take an exam.
• If you eat a deep-fried breaded cutlet before you take an exam, you will pass the exam.
• If you have a fit of sneezing, someone gossip about you.
• If you good-luck ribbon worn around the wrist break, your wish will come true.

My mother told me about the superstitions in my childhood, and she said “If you whistle at night, a snake will come to you”. Did you know that? I think your parents also told you before.

In United States, people believe that 13th is bad luck. The unlucky day in Japan is June 6th because it called “day of devil”.
I don’t want believe in superstitions but I believe it inadvertently because they’re traditions from ancient times. However, I learned that superstitions are for keep good manners. People don't want children or other people to act with bad manners. Then ancient people made superstitions, we thought. It's really thoughtful because I've never thought these things.

Superstitions are interesting.

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Essay 2-02: My Favorite Places in Nagasaki

I'll talk about my favorite places today. My favorite places are Nagasaki city and Sasebo city in Nagasaki prefecture. Have you ever been there? I think you've been Nagasaki city for your school trip before. I love these places because Nagasaki is my father's hometown and my relatives live there. I and my family go there twice a year, in summer and winter. I think that Nagasaki is my second hometown for me. Also Nagasaki city and Sasebo city have a lot of special points. That is why I love these places, so I'll explain three favorite points.

To begin with, Nagasaki city has many beautiful views. As you know, Nagasaki is a city of hills and there are many houses which are built on hills. The view is like a fairyland, so it's nice looking. I think people can't believe it that most people live in Nagasaki can't ride a bicycle because of hills. Actually, my father couldn't ride bicycle until he came to Kumamoto. Most people in Nagasaki walk the hills. I think that it's good exercise for people. When I go there, I walk the hills with my cousin for exercise. The night view is also beautiful. It called "The night of $1,000,000"! You can see it on Mt. Inasa. The view is romantic, so I think you'd better to go there once with your boyfriend or girlfriend. We can see beautiful sea near my relative's house and there are many ships lighted up. The sea smell is very nice, so I like this place.

Next, I think that Nagasaki has international culture. There are lots of foreigners in Sasebo city because there is US military base, so when I walk the city, I see foreigners many times. I always think "Is here abroad?". There are many foreign shops and restaurant in Nagasaki city because of Dutch village and China town. I sometimes go there and have a lunch with my relative.The Chinese foods and sea foods are very delicious!

Nagasaki is the stricken area of atomic bomb, so there are atomic bomb archives and peace monument. Nagasaki think much of "peace" than any other prefectures. That's also why I like this city.

Finally, they have original culture. There are many interesting festivals. For example, Syouryounagashi which is launching a paper lantern or votive offering on a straw boat onto the water to see off the spirits of one's ancestors on the last day of the Bon festival. I go this festival every summer. The fire crackers are really noisy, but it's interesting. Also there is Okunchi festival and you can see the Dragon Dance. It's so wonderful festival, so I want to see again. I like Nagasaki dialect. My father and my relative talks in Nagasaki dialect. It's different from Kumamoto dialect and the intonation is also different. It's very interesting!

I suggest you to go Nagasaki city and Sasebo city at least once. Nagasaki is romantic and international place, so I think you'll become like them. I'm going to go there in this winter, so I'm looking forward to go there. I love Nagasaki city and Sasebo city!!

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Walking Process!!

Do you walk in a proper posture? Walking on in a bad posture makes your feet and back badly and cause many bad influences. If you master the walking in a proper posture, you’ll be able to walk smartly.
The merit isn’t only one. It reduces the stiff shoulders, lower-back pain and knees hurt. And relieve the constipation and your muscle and skin will be fine and you can sleep well. Waist down, baste up and hip up are also the merit.
Then, your feelings will be happy and get positive thinking. Walking makes your life happier. Here’s how.

First, you’ll change lightweight clothing. And it’s important to choice your shoes. The point is fit your feet and absorb damage. It needs room about 5 ㎜~1㎝ between shoes and toes.

Second, supplying the water is also important. You’ll prepare a mineral water or sports drink. The temperature of the water is about 10 degree.
Before walking, you drink one glass of water slowly before 30 to 60 seconds.
In a walking, you drink water regularly and slowly. You drink water per 15 to 20 seconds.

Now, I’ll teach the proper walking. You straighten your back and hold your hand lightly and bend your elbow lightly. You pull in your chin and gaze into the distance. And then, you straighten your knees and toes.
You should always land from the heel. Then, hill, middle, and pull the ground by your toe.

Next is the way of breathing. The beginning of the walking, you breathe in, in and out, out. And after you breathe in, in, in, in and out, out, out, out. Let’s take enough oxygen.
I recommend you the walking early in the morning because it’s not hot and you can refresh. After the training, your body and brain wakes up and you can eat delicious breakfast.
When you walk in the morning, you should check your health and you shouldn’t walk with an empty stomach. It’s good to have light food like a banana, yogurt and sports drink. Also you should stretch.

Walking process are these things. First, you check your health and eat light food and stretch; Next, you drink water slowly before 30 to 60 seconds; Then you walk in the proper posture; And finally, you drink water per 15 seconds.

I’ve also walked last summer and I felt so refreshing. The point of continuing is one, you have purpose; two, you make your own rules; third, you look for your favorite places.
Changing course is good and take some picture is also good idea.

You can do it! You make your walking style and have fun! Walking life makes you beautiful and healthy and makes your life happier! Let’s try it!

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Do you have beautiful skin?

Good evening, everyone! Today, I’ll introduce the new product of special cosmetics.
Skin, this is very important part of human beings, especially women always worry about rough dry skin and hope to keep their beautiful skin forever, I think. This is a fact of all over the world commonness.
Are you the person who always say, “Oh, gosh! My skin is dirty and terrible! … Ouch! I popped a pimple again. This is why I don’t have a boyfriend for twenty years.”
Don’t worry! It helps you! If you try it, you can say good-bye to your terrible skin and then, you can get healthy, moist and beautiful skin.
So I’ll introduce the specifics of new product. This product is ‘eterrite’ lotion and red color is so cool and charming, isn’t it? ‘Eterrite’ is a word of French and this contained two meanings. ‘Eternite’, this means ‘eternity’ and ‘qualite’, this means ‘good quality’. And this supports your energy of your skin care that keeps your skin healthy. It was developed in order to adapt to the decrease of female hormone go with aging, and a bad influence of environmental stress. This lotion’s concept is that “make your skin complete freshly” and make your moisture balance complete after you wash your face.
The point is it containing the plant extract. It makes your horny layer softly and keeps smooth skin.
And then, it’s different from former lotions to containing the ingredients that are Flavosteron and Bioseract. Flavosteron is a soya extract and it containing isoflavone that working like female hormone. It prevents rough dry skin and keep your skin moist. And Bioseract is an aloe-bera extract. Aloe-bera have been used as a remedy of burn or wound since B.C. Other lotions are not containing them, so it’s a special point.
If you go to travel and you feel inconvenient to carry it, there is a compact lotion here. This is compact, so it’s convenient to carry.
When you feel luck of moisture, you give the moisture of lotion to your skin.
Then, two weeks later…” Hey! Who are you? Your skin is beautiful. Oh, this is me?!...Wow! There are so many love letters! Unbelievable! Thank you ‘eterrite’ lotion!!”
This is her Cinderella story but it will happen to you. I hope you to keep your high quality skin with high quality skincare and keep your skin freshly and beautifully forever.
Good luck!

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