So Cold!!

I got up early in the morning today. I surprised, because it was snowing and there was snow everywhere. I saw the sight for the first time in a long time. It was beautiful sight.

However, I went outside and it was so cold!! I didn’t want to go outside. I go to school by train and bus everyday. I thought that the train and the bus might delay for the snow, so I left home a little earlier. But these didn’t late.

So I thought that it is annoying when it was snowing too much today. However I felt the snow is very beautiful afresh.

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BR 2-11: AMERICAN LIFE

I have longed for America since I was a child. I have interested in America, foreign countries and English when I often watched American video dramas. I found this book “American Life”, and I do want to read this book. It was written in this book on America, country, life style, problems, sports, movies, music, TV and so on. This book appeared about a lot of I have interesting things.

I was interested in American life at first. I knew about there are marry people are 60 %, have a dog or a cat people are 56 %. And I can understand situation of their shopping, food, houses work.

Baseball, American football, basketball and hockey are very popular with American. And it was written about these history, teams and player. Also, a lot of famous people as Jack Nicholson like basketball.

I was interested in movies the best. I surprised about American movie makers make about 570 movies each year. I liked American movies, so I thought that want to more watch these movies. And “Titanic”, “Star Wars”, “E.T.” and “Jurassic Park” made the most money in America. Also, Jim Carey, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith and Mel Gibson get $20,000,000 or more money for one movie.

I read this book, and I surprised various things. However I enjoyed while I read American Life. I became I want to more go to America.



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Hopkins, A. (2001). American Life. England: Pearson Education Limited.

Coming of Age Ceremony

It was the Coming of Age ceremony yesterday. I saw some my friends for the first time since we graduated in junior high school. I was grad I saw them, and I enjoyed yesterday!!

I got up early yesterday in the morning, and I went to beauty salon. I had my hair set and I was clothed long sleeved kimono for the Coming of Age ceremony. I was grad I can clothe long sleeved kimono. After that, I went to see my grandfather, my grandmother and my relatives.

I rendezvoused with my friends at the city hall at noon. We came in the city hall, and we saw a lot of good old friends and junior high school teachers. However there were changed friends since I last met, so I didn’t know someone at first. But I could know while I talked with them, and we talked and we took many pictures. I could see a lot of my friends after finished ceremony.

It was held a class reunion of junior high school from evening. The most of the graduate gathered in the class reunion. At first, we watched DVD of our junior high school graduation ceremony. I watched it and it brings me back old memories. I had good old talk with my friends, and I took a lot of pictures with them. There were students and member of societies, and I thought that how fast the time passes while I talked them. And I said some greetings to my teachers. I really appreciated my teachers when I was a junior high school student. I was grad I could a lot of talk. I really appreciate for them. After that, we sang the school song while we watched DVD again. I felt we are all good friends and teachers each other in our school.

I had good time yesterday. I was glad I saw my friends and my teachers for the first time in a long time. There were changed friends and didn’t changed friends on earth. I felt the five years roll on quickly. It brings me back old memories, and I refreshed myself thought I saw my friends. I want to gather with them again. I enjoyed yesterday!!

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My Relatives

My family and my relatives gathered at my home today. My uncles, aunts, cousins, their couple and their children and so on gathered, so there were twenty in my home.

The girl of this picture is a daughter of my cousin. Her name is Sakura and 3 years old. She is very friendly and cute. She always had a smile on her face.

My family and my relatives are gets along very well. We always gathered in the New Years holidays and summer holidays at my home. We were talking, eating and drinking all the time. I’m looking forward to seeing my relatives every year. The large numbers gathered this year, so my family was busy for preparation, but we had good time.

The coming of age ceremony is going to take place tomorrow. So I will wear the long sleeved kimono, and it is held a class reunion of junior high school at night. It’s been almost five years since we graduated. Time really flies. I wonder how everyone looks, what they are doing? I hardly wait!!

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"Up"

I went to watch the movie theater with my mother and my sister yesterday. We watched the movie “Up”. I knew about the story, but I didn’t know how it was ending. However “Up” was very interesting and exciting to me.

First of all, “Partly Cloudy” of short film was very interesting. It was shown before “Up”. I didn’t know about this short film. This short film story is about a cloud and the friendship of the bird. I was moved this short film.

“Up” characters are Carl, Ellie, Russell, dog Dug, bird Kevin and so on. Carl and Ellie were the old cuple who liked adventure. And Ellie passes away, so Carl suspended from helium balloons to his house, and he went to the trip the house and all. Then, he take the various adventures.

I thought that Carl was cute grandfather, and characters are individual and cute. And Carl treasured his house, but he gave up it at the ending. I watched such scene, and I thought that it is important for us to give up treasure and take a step forward. I got courage from this movie. I was glad that I watched the movie “Up”.

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BR 2-10: Pinocchio

I have watched Pinocchio movie of Disney before, but I read this book, this book differs from I knew story. Therefore, this book is very interesting to me.

There were some different points in a movie and the book. First, When Geppeto runs after Pinocchio. Then, Gepetto was mistaken by the police, and he was arrested. Also, Pinocchio and cricket got along very well in the movie, but Pinocchio hit cricket with a hummer. I shocked such scene. And, Gepetto and Mr. Cherry were wearing a wig. It was surprised, but very funny. Besides, there were the points it were different, but I was able to enjoy because book and movie were different story each other.

However I thought that Gepetto was very kind, because he treat Pinocchio like his son. And he sold his only coat to buy Pinocchio a school book and some clothes. Because Pinocchio disappeared, Gepetto ran after him all the time. I read such scene, I though that Gepetto really loved Pinocchio.

I was surprised that I read this book, because this book different from I knew story and movie. It happened various adventures this book. However Pinocchio became a real boy at the last. Therefore I excited as I read this book.

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Collodi, C. (2004). Pinocchio. London: Usborne Publishing.

BR 2-09 : The Hunt for Gold

I read the book “The Hunt for Gold”. I have read this book’s series before. The book that I read before was very interesting, so I borrowed this book again. Wilma, Wilf, Biff and Chip went back in time, and they did adventure.

Wilf had chewing gum at all time. There were Wilma, Wilf, Biff and Chip in the bedroom. Suddenly, the magic key took them on adventure. They arrived at a river. There were a boy and a girl there. They looked for tiny bit of gold. Wilma, Wilf, Biff and Chip became got along very well with them. Their names are Luck and Alice. They looked for gold together. Then Luck’s father found big gold, so they ate chewing gum while they went to the town to sell the gold with a carriage. Then, robbers came over, and they looked for the gold everywhere, but it didn’t find, and they left there, because Wilf’s chewing gum stuck to a carriage, and saved the gold. And Wilma, Wilf, Biff and Chip went back home.

The children’s adventure is interesting, and I didn’t think helped with chewing gum, and unexpected, so it was exciting for me.

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Hunt, R. (1994). The Hunt for Gold. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

BR 2-08: Audrey Hepburn

I have liked Audrey Hepburn since before. It is “ Roman Holiday” that I looked her movie for the first time. Then, I became like her. I read this book, and I knew about Audrey Hepburn.

She was born in May 4, 1929 in Brussels Belgium. Her parents got a divorce, and she spent with her mother in Dutch her childhood, and she experienced the war and poor life. After the war, they moved to London, and she took the opportunity and she became the actor. After that, she appeared a lot of movies and stages. Especially “Roman Holiday” made Audrey world famous, and she received a lot of awards.

She experienced marriage and divorce two times, and she has borne two sons. She retired in Steven Spielberg’s “Always”. Afterward, she started to work for poor people. She visited in Africa, and she helped a lot of poor, hungry and sick children. On January 20, 1993, she died sixty-four in Switzerland.

This book is easy for me to understand English, so I knew about her life, her movies and so on. She was very beautiful and kind woman. Her life happened various things, for example, happy, sad, hard and so on. However she could do that she wanted to do it, so I thought that she was happy life. I read this book, I could know Audrey Hepburn, and I want to watch her movies “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, “My Fair Lady” and the like.

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Rice, C. (2000). Audrey Hepburn. Edinburgh: Person Education Limited.

Party

December 5

I took the TOEIC at the university in the morning. I was busy that week, so I couldn’t study about TOEIC too much. I took the test after an interval of half a year. Therefore I felt difficult this test, and I regretted that I couldn’t study too much. I think that I should study more next time. I want to get a high score at TOEIC sometime.

I had a meeting of my club from afternoon. We talked about a new president. After finished, my friends, seniors, juniors and I went shopping for the party.

They came in my home, and we gave the fried bread ice party. First, the bazaar members had a nabe party. We ate a curry nabe, and it was delicious. After that, we played cards game, and the pair which lost at cards went to buy for coca cola at near vending machine. They their intention was to buy two coca cola, and they put the button then six Coca Cola came out of a vending machine. We were surprised very much. We played cards again, and we talked a lot of various things from then on.

Many friends and seniors came over at my home since became nearly at midnight. My senior, friend and I fried the fried bread ice for them, and we ate a lot of it. And we ate, drank and talked until morning.

It was happy and full for me to that day. I want to give the party with them again.

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Last Activity

Our club took place last activity with the third years in November 21 and 22. We went to Oita, and we stayed in a camp in Kuju.

We gathered in the school, and we went there by car. I drove for the first time when club’s activity, so I was nervous a little, but my juniors ride on my car. Therefore it was very far to Kuju, but I enjoyed with them during driving.

We arrived at the evening. I got exercise with my friends, and we had a nabe party. Shortly after that, the number one questionnaire took place. It is a questionnaire to decide the number one variety rankings. For example, it is the ranking such as funny person. These rankings were very amusing to us! The tomikuji was taken afterwards. It was preparation goods for freshman and sophomore by junior. I have come up for president’s goods before. I came up vice president’s goods this time too! I got a mug, a glove and a wallet, so I was happy. After that, we enjoyed that time with them. Next day, we left in the morning. We stopped by eat ice cream cone and bagel on our way home.

The third years retired club, so I was very sad. But it was good for the last activity to have good memories with them. I had a good time with my club members.

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BR 2-06: The Little Mermaid

The little mermaid is very sad story. I have watched the little mermaid’s movie of Disney before. It has a happy ending, but this book have sad ending.

The little mermaid longed for the prince all the time. One day, the prince was nearly drowned, so the little mermaid helped him. She became couldn’t erase him from her mind since she helped him. However her sisters said “he’s a man and you’re a mermaid, so he will only make you unhappy.” But she couldn’t stop thinking of her prince none the less. And she thought that the sea witch can help me. The witch gave the conditions that the witch gives legs for the little mermaid, but the witch takes her voice instead. Also, she can never go back to her father’s castle, and if the prince doesn’t return your love, you will dissolve into the ocean waves.

After that, she took legs, but she couldn’t lose her voice. So she was nearly drowned. Then, she was helped by the prince. That night, her sisters came to call back the little mermaid, but she shook her head. Afterward, the prince will marry the princess who she helped him when he was nearly drowned. But the princess wasn’t the little mermaid. However the little mermaid couldn’t lose her voice, so she couldn’t say truth. Therefore, she could never go back father’s castle. And the little mermaid disappeared into the waves.

I became sad when I read this book. Also, I thought that the little mermaid is a sorry. However she was very strong girl.

Andersen, H. (2005). The Little Mermaid. London: Usborne.

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Takuma Festival

Takuma festival was held on October 30, 31 and November 1. I was very busy, but I enjoyed these three days.

My club “Youth Hostel” sold the fried bread ice, it is so delicious, and it is very popular. The many customers were came our shop, so there was a long line. Therefore I was busy, but the fried bread ices owe sold about three thousand seven hundred to it. I could sell a lot of it, so I was glad.

Kouyasai was held on the third day. The third years retire from active service in Kouyasai, so I took a lot of picture with the third years. And the portable shrine and the costume of the city parade, the display and the bazaar prize of results were made public in there. My club was awarded fighting spirit prizes by the costume and display. We were very pleased. The portable shrine and the bazaar couldn’t award prizes, but we were glad that we were awarded two prizes. I moved in Kouyasai.

After that, end the Takuma festival with a drinking party, and the ceremony of retirement took place for third years there. The many graduates and a lot of seniors came for the ceremony of retirement. We gave bouquets and memorials for third years. I was glad that they were pleased, but I was very lonely so that the third years retired club.

I really appreciated the third years for about two years. They hung out many times since I was a freshman, and they were consulted about various things. I have a lot of memories with the third years. They are cheerful and kind. I love them!!

I was busy, but very enjoyed Takuma festival, and I was able to do a lot of memories. The three days rolled on quickly. And I was really sad, because the third years retired club. I think that I love them afresh!! So we sophomore wanted to become people like them.


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The Fried Bread Ice

Takuma festival begins from next week. I join the youth hostel club. Our club contributes the fried bread ice to the bazaar every year. The fried bread ice is put a bread into an ice cream and fried it. It is a hot product in Takuma festival.

I became the vice-group leader of the bazaar this year, so I prepare every day after school. The bazaar group aims for making 3,600 fried bread ices this year. Therefore we make it every day, and it is very hard. But I make it with my friends, seniors and juniors, so I enjoy it, and I’m glad that I became getting along with juniors.

However I’m sad, because when Takuma festival is over, third years retires. There is it to the retirement of the third years only for one week. I want to make a lot of memories by the retirement of the third years.

I want to work hard to preparation until Takuma festival!! And I want a lot of people to eat the fried bread ice.

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BR 2-03: The Flying Carpet

I read the book The Flying Carpet. This book's characters are Biff, Kipper and the boy. This story is about Biff's carpet became the flying carpet, and Biff and Kipper helped the boy. This book is adventure story.

Biff's carpet tore, so she brought the old carpet in the junk shop. After that, she cleaned up the carpet, and Biff and Kipper sat on her carpet. There was the key on the carpet. Suddenly, it began to glow, and the carpet began to fly. And the carpet was frying over a town. Then it stopped at the top of a tower. There was a boy in that room. He is the king, but he was captured in the palace his uncle, and his uncle became the king, instead. His uncle was nasty. Therefore, Biff and Kipper helped the boy, and they brought the boy back his mother. And they caught his uncle, so the country returned peace. Then the key began to glow again, and Biff and Kipper came back to the real world, and their adventure was end.

This book is very interesting to me. And Biff and Kipper’s adventure story was enjoyable.

Hunt, R. (1990). The Flying Carpet. Oxford : OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

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The City Parade

The city parade took place yesterday. The portable shrine made a hawk in this year. The costume imaged bandit and made it. I was the costume group, so I made the costumes, and we prepared for the city parade until now.

We assembled at the school before am 6:00 that day, so I went out home at am 5:00. I dressed the costume to friends, seniors and junior, so I was busy, and began opening ceremony in a flash. Our turn was last, so slow. At first, we went to the Shirakawa park. And we carried a portable shrine in there, and we left there for downtown. I was glad and move, because we made hard the costumes of about 65 people since August. It was very hard, but I enjoyed make the costume with my friends, my seniors and my juniors. Other club’s costumes were cute!! However my club’s costumes, president and vice president were very cool!!

We held end the parade off with a drinking party that night. The sophomore presided from that party every year in our club. Third years retire when the Takuma festival finish, so there are that third years is in the club few one month. I sad that third years are retire. However this during the one month is very hard for preparation of Takuma festival, so I want to make memories with them.

I walked and tired, but I enjoyed the city parade with my club members. I could make the memory yesterday. I want to take a prize of the costume and the portable shrine this year. And I was glad that I joined the costume group, and I could work with my friends, my seniors and my juniors.

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Aso

I went for a drive to Aso with my mother and my sister yesterday. We went to Koube takoyaki and, we ate takoyaki at first. There is this shop in Nishihara village. Takoyaki of this shop is very nice. I went there last month with my friends. I like this takoyaki!

After that, we went to Yamada stock farm. The ice-cream cone is very delicious in there, so there were a lot of people, and there was a line. I ate a milk gelato. It was so delicious! I like the ice-cream cone in there.

We went for drive again, a lot of cosmoses were in bloom then. We got out of car, and we went to cosmos garden. The cosmos were very beautiful, and I took some pictures.

I enjoyed that day, because I could eat delicious foods and I looked beautiful cosmoses. I want to go for a drive to Aso with my family. Aso is very good place!

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BR 2-02: The Giant Jelly Bean Jar

I read the book The Giant Jelly Bean Jar. This book’s characters are Ben, his sister Jill and Jo-Jo of a clerk Jelly Bean Shop.

Ben is a shy boy and loved jelly beans. He loved Jo-Jo’s Jelly Bean Shop too. Jo-Jo had a contest in his shop every weekend. He read a riddle and the person who said the right answer of the riddle was able to get a jar full of jelly beans. Ben and Jill went to Jo-Jo’s Jelly Bean Shop every Saturday. Ben always knew the answer, but he is a shy boy, so he wasn’t able to say the answer in a loud voice in front of everyone in the store. Therefore he often said “Oh, nuts!” to himself.

One day, Jill got a jar full of jelly beans. She gave some jelly beans to Ben, but he wanted to answer the jelly bean riddle himself. They went to Jo-Jo’s shop again. This shop had been open for one year then, so it was special. The jar of jelly beans of this week was big. Ben knew the right answer this week, and Jo-Jo pointed to him, but he forgot the answer and he didn’t say anything. Then, Jill stepped on Ben’s toes, and he cried “Oh, nuts!” Ben remembered “Peanuts” is the answer! So he answered in a big voice. And he got big jelly bean prize jar. Ben and Jill were very pleased.

I thought that the scene Ben didn’t give up, and he challenged it many times was good.

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Caramel Muffin

I love sweets, so sometimes I make sweets. I made milk sherbet the other day.

I had nothing to do today, so I made the caramel muffin. However, there wasn’t flour in my home, so I went to buy it to the supermarket near my house. And I came back, and I made it.
I made caramel cream first, and I put ingredient in a bowl, I mixed it, it into molds, and I baked it with a topping as it. The caramel muffin was made in about one hour and a half.


This caramel muffin was outside tastes very crispy and inside soft. It was very delicious. I think that I make it again, but I want to make the cookie next time. I hope that I become well make sweets more, and I want to become good at cooking.

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Preparation for The City Parade

I go to school almost every day recently, because it is for preparation for the city parade. The city parade is a parade to advertise Takuma festival. Many clubs make costume and portable shrine by themselves, and they parade wear costume and carry portable shrine in the city every year.

My club made the gorilla which portable shrine last year. The gorilla was powerful and awesome! The costume is so cool too. Therefore the costume couldn’t get a prize, but the portable shrine was able to take a prize.

I make costume this year. The costume wasn’t able to get a prize last year, so I want to take a prize of the costume this year. Therefore I hope that we can make cool the costume and the portable shrine. I’m looking forward to complete the costume and the portable shrine.

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Takoyaki Party and Drive

September 4

I saw friends of English course for the first time became summer vacation that day. I hold Takoyaki party with Hanako, Yumi, Chihiro and Maki at Maki’s home.

Hanako and I prepared for the city parade at the school, so we were late for Takoyaki party. We arrived Maki’s home when Takoyaki was made. It was very delicious! However, I was surprised that they put chocolate instead of octopus into it. But surprisingly it was nice! So we made Takoyaki and Chocoyaki again and again as we talked about a lot of things.

I was glad that I saw and talked with them, I could eat nice foods. I had good time!


September 5

I hung out with my friend. She bought new car, so we went for drive by her car. Her new car is Move conte of Daihatsu. The inside of this car is widely and cute car!

My friend came to pick me up at the Tamana station. We went to Ariake plaza in Arao. We ate supper there. After that, we went to amusement arcade, we played UFO catcher and we got matching Care Bare and stuffed animal. We display the stuffed animal and Care Bare to each other's cars. Afterward we went to eat parfait, and we came back.

I enjoyed that I went for a drive with her. Next time, I want to go to Aso with her by my car.

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