#24 Best Present ever!! (It's late to post...)

When I see the word "present", I remember Nintendo 64's games I've got from my parents and SANTA! I was crazy about Nintendo 64 when I was in elementary school. Maybe I had about 20 games at that time, but it's broken right now... I used them enough, I guess. So, they were great presents!! I'm really sorry that i talked about great presents, not the best present... But I remember them the most.

Talking about presents from Santa, I remember one story just now. When I was about 5 or 6 years old, I liked to play the Barbie dolls. One day, I saw a commercial of a bicycle for barbie doll on TV. Then I said, "I really really really want a bicycle for the barbie doll!!!!" everyday. ...Unfortunately, Santa said on the letter that he couldn't find it anywhere, and he gave me a game for Nintendo 64. I got disappointed at that time. Well, it is kinda sad story... But anyways, it's a good memory now. haha

#23 Winter Break!!!!!

I haven't decided what to do in Winter Break yet...
But, I've got a temporary part time job!! So, I'm going to do that for just one week in Winter. I'll score the tests of students in cram school. I can't guess what it's like, really. I hope I can do it better!


Besides, I would go to Nagano for skiing!! I go there every Winter with my friend and her family since we were 3rd or 4th grade in elementary school. We tried snow-boarding last year for the first time, and our body hurt a lot. We just couldn't move. In the morning, her father said to us, "Move! Move quick! Chop-chop!!" But we didn't move. It's fun to talk now, but it was awful at that time. hehe


I wish I can go this Winter, but I'm not sure yet :(





I hope I can do whatever I want, but unfortunately I've got a lot of homework, I mean reports... so, I must finish them...ahhhhhhhh＼(◎o◎)／！　If I could finish all of my reports, then I would watch comedy movies and TV... Talking about TV, I'll watch a TV show called "Gaki-tsuka(Gaki no tsukaiya arahende)" for sure!! I've been waited for loooooooooooong time.



Although i thought I don't have much to do this Winter, I do have many things to do! Wow!!

#22 What does it mean to be an adult?

It is a difficult topic for me again... Because, I can't imagine that I'll be an adult, and that's the problem right now... :(
In my opinion, to be an independent and responsible person means being an adult, probably. I think there are more tasks than that, but it is the basic thing to be an adult.

I seriously worried about this... Can I be an adult in the future??? Mmmm, I hope I can. Maybe I should! Otherwise, I'll be Peter Pan!! ...I'm just kidding. Please don't take it so serious.
I will know what it means to be an adult when the time come!

#21 My Earliest Memory!

I think my earliest memory is the time in kindergarten. Even though I remember the days before kindergarten, I don't remember them clearly...

Anyways.

To tell the truth, I have a fear of darkness; they say nyctophobia or achluophobia. So, I cried wherever I went to the dark places...

When I was five years old, I went to Glicopia Kobe(A factory of Glico) as a field trip in kindergarten. In the factory, they had kind of attraction which was like a time machine, and they showed the history of Glico. Because it was dark, I didn't want to go in. So, I said to my teacher, "I want to wait outside!!!!" But she said I should go with them, and I went inside unwillingly. At first, there were mannequins of primitive men. One of them didn't have parts like eyes or mouth on its face when we enter. In a few seconds, the face was appeared on his face (like projecting a face on the face) and started to talk. Because of that mannequin entertaining and the room's darkness, I just kept crying from the beginning to the end. It was just awful...

I don't forget this memory, and I remember this clearly. I don't know why, but I just can't forget!

Pic. from: 1st→http://organizedwisdom.com/Slideshow:Phobias_A-to-Z/Achluophobia　　　

2nd→http://www.glico.co.jp/glicopia_kobe/

#20 Countries Where I Want to Visit

There are many countries where I wanna visit.



First, I wanna visit... DENMARK, of course!! Maybe you can guess. haha.
I still want to go there to visit LEGO Land, but also I want to learn Danish (Language), and want to see the culture and quality of welfare.



Secondly, I wanna visit Oregon, the US. don't have the reason for this, but I want to see my host family and friends again. I really miss them now. That's the reason.



I have more countries to visit like Germany, US(especially Chicago, Ohio and New York), Canada, England, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Peru, Italy and more.

Because I'm learning German, I want to visit Germany. Now I can say only easy things in German though...

I want to visit other countries to see my friends.

In Peru, there's a ruins called Machu Picchu, and I want to go there!

#19 Man and Woman

I've been thinking about the misunderstanding between man and woman.



Actually, it is hard to find because I'm pretty different from the other normal, basic, usual girl or woman...



But I could say that not every woman loves the color: PINK... I think there are many men who think woman loves pink. Even though there are lots of girls who loves that color, not everybody loves... So do I, pink is not my favorite color...

I think we can say the same thing for the brand bags or the jewelries. I don't know if every woman loves them, but I don't care about them...



Anyways, it's really difficult topic to think about right now.

#18 Fall

In Japan, we say "Fall is the season for reading, sports" and etc.
I used to play sports in Fall before, but I don't now... Also, I'm not a big fan of reading...
So, I don't care about Fall much right now. I just can't wait Winter because I can go skiing!
Also, I don't like the weather in Fall. It caold in the morning and at night, but the daytime is pretty warm.
I talked about bad points of Fall, but there's a good thing in Fall: the scenery!! I like to see the leaves color changing. So, I fell like I want to go out and see those in the fall. Maybe Kyoto would be nice!!!

Those are my opinion about Fall.

#17 my type

I'm not sure what type of preson I like... But, there're lots of funny person around me, I guess.

Because I'm kinda different from other girls, I really don't hang out with relly girly girl. It doesn't mean that I don't like them, but I just don't hang out...

I think I have friends who has same hobby like watching movie, or have similar humor.

I don't really care about the looking, but I like people who is pretty funny or crazy like Jim Carrey in a movie.

After all, the similar hobby or the humor is mostb important for me!! Otherwise, you'll get sick of me in a few seconds(・.・;)

#16 Trends

I'm not so sure about the trends in Japan because I'm not a trendy person.

But maybe the war photographer called Youichi Watanabe.

Actually, I got the idea from Aki. One day in a class room, she said that the war photographer is trend, and I thought "yeah, he is!! I see him on TV almost everyday."

His way of talking is pretty interesting, and many people on TV copy his talking style.

I think Mr. Watanabe's talking is funny, but also it is easy to hear.

Although the TV programs pick up only his funny talking style, I think I want to know about his photos at the war.

(picture from: http://yoichi4001.iza.ne.jp/ )

#15 Cultures :D

Right now, I can't find any strange culture in Japan... So, I'll post here someday if I found any.

Talking about unusual cultures, there are two in US!!
It might be more like rules than culture, but you can launch sky rocket only on Independence Day and New Year's. Furthermore, you can't set off the sky rocket in Oregon even though you can do it in State of Washington. I thought that's crazy!!
Another on is about a school custom in Oregon. A school where I went has an evacuation drill once every month. It was a little bit strange for me... Because, in Japan, we don't do so much evacuation drill even we have an earthquake more often.

Nowadays, we have super technology:PC!! So, we can absorb many customs.
That's why I can't pick a culture which would be Japanese culture... It's hard to choose, isn't it?
But, I can say one thing... It is that I want to see and experience many cultures around the world!

#14 What technology is most important?

I think PC is most important technology in my life.

The reason is because I use it the most; almost every day. Oh, through this sentence, I remembered that I use the train the most. I can't come to school without train... Well, anyways.

It gets a little bit confused now, because I was thinking that I need the PC the most, but then, I thought the train is the most important...

Let me think...

Talking about PC, I need it the most because I use it almost everyday, and I can keep in touch with other people around the world.

But on the other hand, I can live without it. Instead of sending email, I can send air mail!! I guess the world gonna be very different.

Talking about the train, it's important for me to go to school. But, I might have gone to a different school if there was no train.

Even though I can live without PC, I choose PC as the most important technology in my life.

Picture from: JR train: http://dic.nicovideo.jp/

PC: http://www.livedoor.com/

#13 Another Story about My Summer Vacation!

Hello there!!

I've already talked about my Summer. So today, I'll talk more about it.

As I said, I went to Disneyland. I went there with my childhood friend, Mizuho. I've known her since we were in the kindergarten.

Anyways. On the September 2nd, we went to Disneysea. It was the first time to visit there. My favorite ride was "Indiana Jones Adventure Ride!" It was amazing.

Actually, I wrote everything on the last post... So, I don't have anything to say anymore :(

Well, Please check the pictures!!

It was very hot. So, we ate popsicle. I bought the Orenge taste, and my friend bought an Apple taste one. She gave me a piece of popsicle., and I prefer the Apple one. It was more refreshing taste!

It's by the ride of Indiana Jones!

Me, my friend and Mickey Mouse! I'm not so big fan of Mickey Mouse. But I like him, although my favorite character is Chip'n'Dale!

#12 Summer Vacation Is Almost Finished...

It was a great Summer Vacation in this year. As I told you before on this blog, I went to "Disney on Ice" and "Summer Sonic." Also, I went to Okinawa and Disney land and Disneysea. It was first time to visit Okinawa and Disneysea, so it was so interesting.

About Summer Sonic, I saw K'NAAN, Jason Derulo, ORIANTHI, SUM41 and Funky Monkey Babys. Actually, I wanted to see Stevie Wonder, but Funky Monkey Babys sang at the same time when Stevie Wonder sang so I couldn't. But, I was very happy because my sister and I could be on the front (at the first row)!!!
"Disney on Ice" was really fun and interesting. Not only a child but also an adult can enjoy the show, I think. But, it was mainly for children...

Secondly, Okinawa was amazing especially the ocean! It was so clear. I swam in the sea, and I could sea the fishes! I've never seen them in the beach near my house!!

Without swimming, we couldn't do much activity because we couldn't drive, but we went to a glasshouse, and made a glass. Also, we ate lots of foods there! There were many different kind of food there, and it was fun to try them. I'll put some picture!

While I was there, they had a dancing festival. The taxi driver said that it was a big festival in Okinawa. It's held once every year. So, we were so lucky to be able to see that!

I wish I can visit there again.

And finally, the second semester is ready to start... I'm doing my homework... It's always happen to me every year. I don't know why I always keep the homework until the last minutes. Well, see you in 2 days!!

#11 My Summer Plans

Actually, I have already made a lot of plans for this Summer even though it's not Summer Vacation yet.

I'll go to "Disney on Ice" and "Summer Sonic" with my sister. Talking about Disney on Ice, I've never been to see that before. So, it would be the first time to see it. I'm so excited about it now! I've been to Summer Sonic 2 or 3 years ago. At that time, I felt a little bit uncomfortable to be there because I don't like the clouds. But it was so much fun! So, I hope this time will be exciting again! I just can't wait that festival!!!!

(1st Pic.from→http://soundkifi.com/blog/archives/2008/04/21.php) The picture says "zero-eight" But I'll go 2010, this year!! I just couldn't downroad this year's logo...

(2nd Pic. from→http://chika3d.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2009/12/disney-on-ice.html)

Other than those plans, maybe I will go to Okinawa with my friends for the first time... It would be the most exciting trip in this Summer! I can't image what this trip gonna be like though.

Those are my plans for this summer so far:D

←I want to do like this activity! It looks so fun, doesn't it?

(3rd Pic. from→http://www.tabione.com/plan_list/?sel_category=0000000141&afrieitcd=07goo)

#10 What are some items which I would bring to my host family'n'friends?

I would bring Pictures, Postcards, Print-Club Picture(Purikura), and a book which tells about Japanese customs or what we do.

I chose Pictures, because it's the best way to show what we usually do in Japan. To see something is easier to understand than reading or listening. So, I prefer Pictures.

Postcards has the same reason as the pictures. The difference is that postcards could show the things which I can't take with my camera. There are lots of interesting postcards recently like sumo, traditional Japanese pictures(Ukioe or Ukiyoe) and such...

Prikura is one of Japanese culture I guess, even though some other country has one. The quality could be different. When I brought the pictures of prikura to the US, my friends there or host family said it's interesting because they didn't have exactly the same machine like Japan.

Finally, the book I picked above would help a lot when we go abroad. It would help when we explain something. That's why I chose the book. Also, it'll help when we explain about our language, Japanese if the book has both English and Japanese.

Pic. from→http://image-search.yahoo.co.jp/search?p=postcard+katsushika&ei=

#9 Love!

Talking about love, it is the most difficult topic for me to talk about... What is the love?
According to a dictionary, "love" means:
1. a strong feeling of deep affection for sb/sth, especially a member of your family friend(affection)→e.g.) a mother's, or father's love for their children
2. a strong feeling of affection for sb that you are sexually attracted to(romantic)→e.g.) They fell in love each other.
3. the strong feeling of enjoyment that sth gives you(enjoyment)→e.g.) I'm in love with movies.
4. a person, a thing or an activity that you like very much(sb/sth you like)→e.g.) He was the love of my life. (=He was the person I loved the most.)

As you know through my blog, I'm in love with comedy movies!! There is a good movie which is basically about a family love. I guess it is about family love... Anyways, The movie's name is "Cheaper by the Dozen." It's a story about a family which include parents and 12 kids. They lived in a small town. But one day, the father got a new job in a big city. So they moved. But the timing was not so good because his wife also got a job for a couple days or weeks. Then, he need to handle both the new job and taking care of his kids. As he works hard, the family starts falling apart, and the story continue.
This story is interesting, funny, sad, and happy!! This is one of my favorite movie!



(pic. from: htte://thecia.com.au/reviews/c/cheaper-by-the-dozen.shtml)

#8 My favorite actor:)

I like lots of actors... Or, should I say comedian?


I like Jim Carrey, Steve Martin, Peter Sellers, Ben Stiller and etc. So, it's difficult to choose my favorite celebrity... But I chose Robbin Williams!!(The picture below is him!)

Do you know him? He is in many movies. Because he is funny, I like him.

I've heard a story about him from my host-mom in Oregon, the US. She said that he read newspaper everyday to think about the humor in society, or what phenomenon can be funny. I don't know if it's true or not, but we can say he is a genius comedian!

I believe that the first movie of Robbin Williams I've ever seen was "Flubber." At that time, I was 2nd or 3rd grade in elementary school. So I watched in Japanese of course, and I didn't know who he was. But I liked the movie. I loved the story, the musics and his acting.

When I was in 3rd grade in junior high school, I got interested in watching movies; especially comedy movies. I'll list up his movies which I've watched: "Mork and Mindy(it is a TV show)","Jumanji", "Good Morning, Vietnam", "Dead Poet Society", "Hook", "Aladdin (just voice)", "Toys", "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Father's Day", "Patch Adams", "Death to Smoochy", "RV", "Man of The Year", "Night at The Museum", "August Rush", "Night at The museum:Battle of The Smithsonian."

I really recommend all of them except "RV" and "Man of The Year." "RV" is very funny and I like it, but a little bit gross... Then, I couldn't understand the sense of humor in "Man of The Year." It made me sleepy. I'll try to watch it again though.

My goal is to get Robbin's humor in the movie, "Good Morning, Vietnam." It is funny and a bit serious, but he speaks too fast to catch all words.

Please watch some of his movies! You would love it!!

The picture is from:
http://www.peopleclub.fr/rss/newspeople/3403/Robbin-Williams-opere-avec-succes.html

#7 What am I thinking now??

I'm thinking about today's lunch because I'm so hungry...
Other than that, I'm thinking about the assignments to do in this week... I've just finished some reports today. But I have tons of homework still :( Why??
Anyways... Without thinking about the homework, I'm thinking about going to a cinema, or to watch DVD sometime in this month. I really wanna watch comedy movie now. Do you recommend any comedy movies, or any movies? Oh, I recommend "Bruce Almighty." It's funny, interesting, and good!

#6 A Good Restaurant in Kobe

I know the restaurants only in Kobe... I mean in Sannomiya.

First of all, I recommend a Sushi-bar, which named "Sushi no Sasuke." I don't know if it's famous or not, but this is a good sushi restaurant. I've been there only twice or three times, because sushi in this restaurant is a little bit expensive compare to 100-yen sushi restaurant. So, I forget what this restaurant is like... But I think you will write what you want on a little piece of paper, and give it to the staff. Then you can eat sushi. Please go here at least once!

(I copied the photo from image-search.yahoo.co.jp)













They open everyday except Wednesday from 11:30 to 22:00.

I forget the taste a little bit, but I remember they're delicious, and also fresh! I wish I can go there again sometime.

#5 A Trip I Took Recently

I went on a bus tour with my best friend in March. It was a mystery tour, which means we don't know where we will go. So, it was an exciting tour!!
Before we decided which trip to choose, the tourism said in the information, "we will bring you to a World Heritage site, and you can stay in a hotel which has a great hot spring!" Then we decided to go!
Actually it was fun trip, because we can't guess where we're going.

We went Fukui, Ishikawa, and Toyama prefecture, and visited some tourist spots.
The first & second picture is a traditional style of Japanese architecture. It's called "a Gassho-zukuri house." I liked them because they were cool looking building!











The man on the last picture is coating Japanese(Chinese) lacquer. The lacquer is called "Urushi." He said that he need to paint it again and again to finish making one. So, he paints first, then dries it, and paint it again. It seems tough.
It was interesting to see.










This trip was totally different from the other trips which I've done before. But, it was fun! So, I want to do this kind of trip again.

#4 My home town!!

I live in a small town. It's not a countryside though.
My hometown used to have lots of nature. There was rice fields, a river with many fishes and etc. I used to play near the river in Summer with my friends. But now, although we still have the river, the bottom part is covered with concrete, and I don't like it... They still continue to maintenance the river now.

There is an elementary school next to my house. It takes about 5 min. to get to school on foot, and 2 or 3 min. if I run.

We have some supermarkets, some restaurants, rental VHS/DVD shops, and etc. But we don't have bookstore. So, I hope someone make one.
What's else I can talk about my hometown... Maybe that's it... :)

#3 My Future, and The Dream Jobs

I'm interested in studying the differences of languages; especially English and Japanese.
I can't speak smooth when I speak Japanese, and I thought why it happens. Then I found that I concentrate too much about how to speak, and not what to talk about.
That's why I can't speak Japanese naturally with a stranger or some elder people.
Through that experience, now I want to study, or research about that kind of thing in the college. It could be interesting.

Secondly, My future job is to be an English teacher in Japan. I want to tell how fun it is. Oh, to work in the LEGO company is the another dream job what I want to do. I don't know what I can do there though...

They're my future dreams!

#2 The Experience Which Changed My Life

I didn't like English when I was in junior high school, and I had a question in my mind;
"Why should I learn English? I won't go abroad in the future!!"
So, I didn't study English hard. But, that was a mistake... Because, I had a school trip to Canada for a few weeks. Of course I couldn't speak English when I went to Canada. I still regret about that. But after I went to Canada and talked with native English speakers, I thought English is fun. I don't know why... It is strange, isn't it?
So, the trip to Canada gave me a totally different sight for English.

Before I became to like English, I had almost no hope or dream. But through that experience, I want to be an English teacher now. I know it is a hard job... But I'll try!

#1 First impression of the college life!!!

My first impression of college is "It's fun!" Because, I can take any classes I want to study. No math, and no science and...
I was very nervous when I enter the university, and I am still now although I'm getting used to it.
Anyways, I'm making my schedule for college now, and I'm very struggled with that. It's very different from high school to make my own schedule.
I have classes on the 5th period most of the day. So, I usually get home around 8pm. So, I'm pretty sleepy. Maybe I'll sleep in on Saturday and Sunday!
I can't imagine what's gonna happen in this 4 years. I'm pretty excited!!