My winter vacation

Hellooooo!!
Long time no see:) lol

How was your short winter vacation? Did you enjoy it? I'll talk about my winter vacation, today.
I went to Kumamoto city with my boyfriend at Christmas Day. That day was his birthday.
We went there in the morning and enjoyed shopping. There were so many people. X(
We looked for each favorite purse for Christmas present, but it was too difficult because there were a lot of cute and cool purses! I wanted all purses!! HAHA

Then we found favorite one, and presented these each other.
My purse is long and the color is cute pink! X) Look!!
It's sooo cute, isn't it?

After that, we went to Saishunkan-seiyaku to watch beautiful illumination! Actually, we went there before, but we wanted to go there again, so we hurried. Surprisingly, my boyfriend made them!!.....well, I mean, he helped making them as his part-time job. So I took pictures:)

That was sooooo wonderful day!!

Thank you.\(^o^)/ <3 <3

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Essay2-05: Learning with computers ~Useful but Pay attention!~

Hello, today I talk about learning with computers. Computers are very useful for our life. They have a lot of useful functions we can't expect and give us so much information, so they are essential things for human beings. We use them for work and also for fun in everyday life. We can get much information we don't know, file information or documents, watch movies and many TV program, play games, communicate with others, and buy and sell something on Internet. There are so many useful functions but also there are some problems, so I talk about these things, and my experience and favorite function.


First of all, I talk about my favorite function. My favorite function in computer is "YouTube" because we can watch many kinds of TV programs or movies or personal videos or animations. There are lots of things we can't understand that is only picture or composition. We can get easily when we watch animated video. And also we can watch other country’s TV programs. Sometimes I watch abroad TV programs in English. It’s so interesting because I can know many things and change my world view.


Next, I experienced that my data vanished!! It made me really irritated. And also my printer didn’t work, so I couldn’t use it although I had to hand out the next day. Computer sometimes don’t work normally, so we need to start working a little earlier, I think. If you use too much time, your eyes and brain will become exhausted, so we also need to take a break some time. These are precautions for proper use.


Finally, I talk about some problems on computer. For example, there are personal information, wrong information, an online bad site like a dating site, and post some malicious slander messages on a bulletin board and so on. We have to nip in the bud these things as soon as possible. To do so, we should have objective eyes; think what is true and what is false. We must not abuse information.


As a conclusion, learning computer makes us convenient when we use proper way. We can communicate with other people and abroad, and get much information. We can enjoy using computers. However, there are many problems we have to pay attention. It needs a common sense act one by one because we can use freely. If we take note, the society will be better and more convenient.

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BR2-18: GUCCI ~BUSINESS IN FASHION~

I chose "GUCCI" book this time because I didn't know the history of GUCCI. Do you?

Do you like brand things such as GUCCI? Actually, I am not interested in brand, but I want brand thing someday when I become more adult and the woman who is suit the brand thing. I think having a brand thing is the women's status. Guys give women some brand bags or watch or something, like that and women walk smartly in the street. That is my image of GUCCI.lol

GUCCI is now famous fashionable company in the world. Guccio Gucci run established the company, and it started in 1921 in Italy. His name is like GUCCI. I didn't know that.
GUCCI was in World War 2, so it was hard to sell expensive brand things to people. However, the company's people protected the product and keep loving their GUCCI products. It's awesome.

There are some points to be paid attention. I think it's not so good that young people have brand products because it seems cheep. And many people have brand bag, so it become worth nothing. Having brand things is nice but think these things I told you, and enjoy your fashion life!!

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BR2-17: The PIANO

Hi. Do you like music? I love music. I love listening to music and also love playing the music. I like many kind of musics such as pop music, R&B, hawaiian music, ratin music and so on. Also I like classical music, especially piano's. So I chose this book. I've taken lessons on the piano for about 15 years, but I couldn't play very well. However, this main character, Tony became greate pianist at last although he didn't learn piano lessons before.

He was a farm boy because his family was very poor and he had to work in farm and give some money to his parents. He was so nice boy, I thought. One day, a farmer told Tony to take all out of an old cottage and thraw it away. And it contained a old piano. Tony likes music and piano, so he wanted it. He'd never played before, but he could play some beautiful music very well. The music came to him and moved his finger. It's so strange but I think he might be a genius! I envy him.

Then he placticed playing piano everyday. At last, he became a greate pianist!
I thought that no matter how he is a genius and has a talent for music, he needs so much practicing. It is difficult to master something but it is good becoming enthusiastic about something.

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Essay2-04 : Well-Kept Secret of Kumamoto ~How to maintain the amusement park~

Hello, everyone. Today, I am going to tell you about a well-kept secret of Kumamoto. And the secret is "Asian Park" !! Do you know the amusement park? Actually, I didn't know that. This park is now discontinuing operation but it was a once flourishing in the bubble economy. This was in Arao in Kumamoto in from July 21,1993 to August, 2000 and it's near the MitsuiGreen Land. To my surprise, it cost 44 billion yen! There were many theme parks in the bubble economy. The one example is Tokyo Disney Land which is biggest theme park in Japan. Then I thought why amusement park goes to different ways. On the one hand succeed and the other hand sink in the world. That is why I chose this topic.

Asian Park has some attraction such as "Asia cruise"and you can look around the scenery of the small world riding a boat. And the park also has some miniature figures of remains and castle such as the Taj Mahal, Anghor Wat and The Great Wall of China. You can feel Asia in your body. The admission fee was only 600 yen, so it was popular then. There were 10 thousand visitors every month. I've never been there, so I should have been there once.


In conclusion, It was good opportunity t0 know more about Kumamoto. I didn't know about these things although I live in Kumamoto for many years. Actually I want Kumamoto to build more amusement park like Tokyo Disney Land but I think the good point of Kumamoto is grand beautiful nature, so amusement park is unsuitable. However, the Asian Park's idea is nice, so it need more interesting idea which people can enjoy more and feel at home. I think the most important point of prosperity of amusement park is to make frequent visitors.

Kumamoto has great culture, so it can become more interesting region which other prefectures' people visit many times.

I love KUMAMOTO!!!!!

This is the Link→http://www.tanken.com/asiapark.html

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BR2-16: Alice's Adventure in Wonderland

I chose "Alice's Adventure in Wonderland" in this time because this is one of my favorite story. I knew it when I was a child and from Disney's animation "Alice in Wonderland". It's so interesting story because it is not normal story. Alice's wonderland is strange but has a dream because Alice could be bigger and smaller, flowers and cat and rabbit could talk, cards were like human, and so on. There were all her dream, but I thought it was so real.

I always dream and they are all strange story. However I don't think it is strange when I am in my dream. I wonder at I saw these strange dream although I didn't think about these things every day. I think Alice likes daydreaming and she has her own story, and it's also strange and abnormal story. It is great!

I also love the animation, so I gonna watch it again later:)

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BR2-15: The Motorway

How are you today?
Today is Friday, so I'm happy because it's last day of the hard week.

By the way, I read the book " The Motorway" today and it's Gran's story, my favorite.
This story is related with nature and taught me the importance of nature.


The main character, Gran live in a cottage in a little village and her grandchildren, Chip and Biff really like to play in her garden because it's grand and has a beautiful green nature. I thought that I became want to run in a such grand beautiful grass field. They played a Chinese big dragon kite. But... when the wind blew it away and landed in a tree, a woman who wearing a work dress and has a long pole got the kite down with it and told to Gran a plan of building a motorway in their village.

Gran, Chip and Biff were very upset and also the village people were upset. They decided to stop the plan, so they made some big banners and protected in a meeting but they couldn't stop it.
One day, Gran found a few rare flowers and it was a hope for the village future and nature's future. Thanks to the rare flowers, they could stop the plan!

I thought that nature's power is stronger than human's power. Human and nature have to live together!

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BR2-14: Frog and Toad Are Friends

Today I read "Frog and Toad are Friends". I have read this book in Japanese before. Maybe it was the time when I was a elementary school student and I was impressed by this story then. I love this story because the two frogs' characters are different and both interesting.

The main character, Frog and Toad are best friends and they always together. Also they always bear in mind their partner's position and feelings. For example, when Frog was not feeling well and rested in the bed, Toad thought story as hard as he could. And when Toad felt depressed about no mail, Frog wrote a letter to Toad. I think they are best friends in the world and I envy them. I have few best friends and I am happy to met them. I can't be with them everyday, but I love them.

This is short story but heartwarming. Also I thought about my friends.

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Cooking is fun!

Today I made dinner for my family. I boiled rice, made miso soup and macaroni salad and broccoli salad. My mother helped me a little, so they were nice! My younger sister asked for a second helping of miso soup, so I was glad.

Actually, I don't cook everyday but I decided to cook dinner every Friday night because I learned that New Zealand people don't cook dinner on Friday. Friday is the day which people can feel relax and don't have to act hard. My host mother didn't cook on Friday and she ordered some fried potatos and fried fishes. So, people love Friday! Friday is best day!!:0
I think so too, if there are the habit in Japan.

I thought it's good idea, so I decided on try cooking dinner and that let my mother lead a confortable Friday night. Also cooking is one of the training for homemaking, so I'll try hard from now on!

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BR2-13: Grasshopper on the road

What's up guys?

Cold these days, isn't it?



I read "Grasshopper on the road" today. I love this pictures in this book. Actually I don't like insect, but I like this Grasshopper on the picture because he is cute. There are some his short stories in this book, so it was easy to read and interesting.

I'll tell you a rough plot which is my favorite of this book a little bit. The main character of this story, Grasshopper wanted to go on a journey. He found a lovely road and met group of beetles at first. They were singing and dancing because they were morning lover club! I thought it's so funny because they are a likely thing in the actual insect world. Grasshopper love morning too, but he also love afternoon, so beetles were angry and shouted at Grasshopper. Then he were alone, so kept traveling. He met many insect.

He met three beautiful batterflies at edge of the road. He sat on the big mushroom and then three batterflies asked him to move aside from the mushroom. The three battaflies said they were doing some things every day. The mashroom is that they always sit on, and each and every day they do the same things at the same time. I think it's too boring thing. I wonder they never get tired of doing same things every day. I think human life and also insect life become more interesting because of doing different things and happning different things in every day life. That is one of the value of human and insect life, I think.

This is a insect story, but it was similar to human's life. I enjoyed reading this!

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MR2-01: Mr. Doubtfire ~Family love is forever~

I watched "Mrs. Doubtfire", and it was so interesting and heartwarming movie. I watched it about more than 10 times when I was a child, so it is one of my favorite movies. I love this movie because I feel familial ties and parental love. Daniel taught all people that there are many kinds of family style, the way of dealing of children, and how important "love" is. I think family is absolutely essential to human beings because human can't live along. Family helps you sometimes and supports you behind your back. Also family gives us peace of mind. I love my family and I think you too. We can learn a lot of things from family and the movie is also taught us many things with humor. So, I'm gonna tell you the three interesting points below.

To begin with, the story tells us the parent's love for their children. The main character, Daniel who has three children went to meet his children so far dress up as a woman. I think ordinary people can't do that. Daniel really wanted to meet his children everyday and watch over them at their side. It's interesting that child need parent and also parent need child. However, Daniel didn't treat his children as he done. He changed his before style and disciplined strictly. I couldn't understand why he did such a thing at the first time, but I thought that his purpose was to gain favor with Miranda and hired by her for a long time and make times to spend his children. The way of discipline is strict, but that contained his parental love for his children.

Next, the way of dealing with children is interesting. Daniel has highly humor and he allow his native sense of humor a loose rein. He always makes children smile. He doesn't treat child as little child but a human. He treats children on a footing of equality and he said "You don't have to play down to children. You just play to them" on this screen. And that is why Daniel is loved by children and other people, I think. If I have children, I'll try to treat them as he said. There are happy people and children always full of laughter around Daniel. He has a feeling like a child, he act just as he think and these are his personal magnetism.

Finally, Daniel taught us that there are many kinds of family style. I have father, mother and younger sister, but there are people don't have father or mother or even family, and there are also many children don't have parent because of highly divorce rate and single mother. It's sad thing for children that their family break up because of only their parent's selfish reason. However, Mrs. Doubtfire taught us "If there's love, we're the ties that bind. And we'll have a family in our heart forever". This is most important words in this story and it's so heartwarming.

In the conclusion, family is special existence, so if family break up, there are the ties that bind. We sometimes quarrel with our family over a matter because family is most closest existence but we have to know that is also most important existence for us. I'll try to remember Mrs. Doubtfire's heartwarming words and take good care of my parents and my sister. If I have my future family, I'll also take care them with love.

This is "goo movie" link →http://movie.goo.ne.jp/movies/PMVWKPD10771/

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BR2-12: The Coldest Place on Earth

I read " The coldest place on earth" today. It is a history of Robert Falcon Scott who is an Englishman and went to the coldest place on earth. I didn't know the history, and also I've never been the coldest place, so I was interested in this story. Have you ever been to cold place? Kumamoto's winter is not so cold, y' know, so we can't experience cold place. I think the coldest place is not a place which human can live. There are no food and warm things. If I were there, maybe I can't spend a long time.

The main character, Scott is a captain of his ship and in summer of 1910, a race which to be a first human at the South Pole began. They tried to go South Pole, in Antarctica but it was really hard and dangerous place. Human can't go there easily, so Scott and his member took many ponies and dogs. They pull sledges and skied. The temperature was sometimes -40° Centigrade. I thought it's so hard and people maybe couldn't walk. We can go there by helicopter or other transportation system now, but they didn't have these then. It's impossible thing! They were really amazing guys, so I respect them.

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BR2-11: Survival Adventure

Today, I read this book “Survival Adventure”. Have you ever experienced survival camping? I never, but I’d like to experience it. However, camping is so fun, isn’t it? I love the atmosphere of camping because we can have barbecue with friends or family with chatting and also we can contact with beautiful nature.

The main characters of this story, Wilf and Chip took a tent round to Chip’s house and they slept into the tent. They enjoyed the camping in the garden, but a magic key took them to survival adventure. There were a lot of wild animals like very big bear and Indians. Spending in forest is very dangerous, so we have to cooperate and help each other. It's not only a problem when we are faced in dangerous situation but also we have to help each other when we are cooking or washing or something like that. However, camping is so exciting, so I'd like to do it next year!!

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BR2-10: Dutch Adventure

Today, I read this book “Dutch Adventure” and I learned that the importance of cooperation.

The main characters are a girl, Biff and a boy, Chip. They’re sister and brother. They have a magic key and one day the magic key took them to Holland. There were windmills and dyke in Holland. When Biff and Chip took some cheeses with Hans who is a boy taking some cheeses to the market, Water was spouting through the dyke!! The hole was getting bigger and bigger, so they pushed cheeses into the hole. Chip went to a windmill to ask someone help and a man was inside the windmill. The man was cutting the cheese in half and he took some diamonds inside the cheese! He stole the diamonds when people trying to stop bursting water. What a worse guy! They caught the man and then they could stop bursting water.

I thought that thing have to be used as good thing and not have to be used as bad thing. It is related to humanity, so it is really important. I think if people do good thing, it will be rewarded certainly. Then if you sacrifice something, it surely return to you again. I learned these things from this book.

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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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BR2-09: Sam's New Flat

Today I read " Sam's New Flat". I choosed this one because I have moved before and I could understand her feelings. This story is easy to read and the picture is nice. The story was that Sam's parents didn't want to spend a time in their house anymore, so Sam and her mother moved to different place and it was a new flat. Sam's feeling was not so good because she was alone and she has no friend there.

I think that it's difficult to make friends in a new place. Besides, she wanted to live together with her father and mother, I think, so it is too hard to keep her feelings happy. When I moved here, I have no friend too, so I played with my sister. However, there were many children near my house, so I had courage and made some new friends. I thought that having a courage to join friends is important to acclimate ourselves to a new environment.

Sam could make friends very naturally, so it was good thing. It was nice story.

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Go to Kumamoto city with Fai

Last Sunday, I got up early and went to Kumamoto city with my sister and boyfriend and Fai. This is a last day to spend with Fai. My boyfriend drive his car and my sister was talking a lot to Fai. First, we went to Kumamoto castle. There were so many people and very crowded. We went to top of the castle and saw a beautiful view. I went to 本丸御殿 in a first time. It was so clean and good wooden smell. The gold wall was so beautiful!!

After that, we went to センタープラザ and ate ラーメン in こむらさき. It was yam:9 It was first time to eat ラーメン for her, and she felt it was good! After having a lunch, we went to 上通り and took プリクラ in game centre. It was nice picture! We rode a car and went to 水前寺公園. But it was heavy rain, and we have to pay fee 400 yen each. It's high cost, isn't it? However there were nice place because there were many green and large pond. Also there were many carps and goose. It was so funny, so we laughed at them.

Then we went to Baskin Robins 31 ice cream and ate nice ice creams. We were there for a long hours and talked many things. My sister is so funny person and she taught right(!?) Japanese to Fai. It was so funny and interesting! She said "これって、いいじゃん”(This is very nice, huh?) in many times and practiced the words many times. Then "これはかぼちゃですか？" "いいえ、それはサボテンです。"( "Is this a pumpkin?""No, it's cactus." ) in many times. Fai was confused that and said かぼてん. It was so funny!HAHA:)

We took Fai to her dormitory at 6:30. Then I and my sister and my boyfriend went to a restaurant and had a dinner. We talked a lot, especially my sister. It was first time to talk with that three, so it was fun. We laughed at my sister's talking. We went back home at 10:00.

I had a nice weekend!

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Welcome to my home, Fai!!

Hey, how's going guys? Today, I'll talk about last Saturday story.

Last Saturday, a girl exchange student came to my home. Her name is Fai and she came from Thailand and she is 23 years old. She is good and very smart student and can speak English very well. First, I and my father took her to a okonomiyaki restaurant and we ordered three kinds of okonomiyaki. Fai ate it in the first time but she turned it over very well. She likes Japanese foods, so she looks like very happy.

We talked about many things such as family and culture and Thailand. She taught us many things about her. After that, we went to Youme town and looked around many shops. We took プリクラ with my father and it was her first time to take プリクラ. She became like it, so I was glad. After went back home, my mother there and we talked a lot. Fai said that Thailand has many geys and that's usual thing. I thought that it is interesting and it is different from Japanese culture that geys are open.

We went to hot spring near my house with my father. It was also her first experience, so she looked like very nervous. She was suprised at hot spring was hot, but she felt relax. I thought that that was her precious experience. haha:) After that, we went to grocery store and went back home. I've called my boyfriend to come to my home and have a dinner with my family, so my family and boyfriend and Fai had a dinner and held welcome party. We talked many things and laughed watching TV. It was so nice time for me!

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BR2-08: Rescue!

I read exciting story today. That is "Rescue!". The main character, a boy, Wilf and a girl, Biff met a princess Aisha and they went to rescue her younger sister who had been kidnapped. It was very dangerous mission because there were many scary men and they tried to catch Wilf and Biff and sisters.

The most important point of this story is that thinking some idea to avoid dangerous. When we were faced with something danger or when we have to escape from some bad guy, we usually think about some way to avoid these. Besides, we have to come up the idea very quickly because we have no time to wait. We have to avoid the dangerous so quickly. I think it is very difficult to think good idea quickly. But I also think that we can think idea quickly when I faced these dangerous situation. I don't know why but I believe that acting on the decision of an instant will go well. Our quick reaction save our life! I thought that human beings have great power. It's wonderful!

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BR2-07: Red Planet

Do you like space or rocket ship? This story is about space. I want to ride rocket ship because it looks fun! Everything float inside the rocket. I want to float! And I want to see the earth from space. I think the earth is very very beautiful we had expected.

The main character, three boys and a dog went to space because of their magic key. The key took them into the computer game kinds of space. They put on spacesuits and the dog too. It's funny that a dog is waring spacesuits. And they went to red planet and the planet was all red and there were nothing. Only funny little people or animal were there. They helped three boys and a dog to go back home. I thought they were very different from human beings who live the earth but they are so kind like human beings.

The story was so interesting!

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