2012年6月28日木曜日

Circle day

I'm a member of International Economic Research club. I joined this club with my friend last spring. It looked so fun so I decided to join and now, it is fun. We had study meeting yesterday. We gathered and some of us reported about English economic. It was little difficult but I could understand because the reporter told us easily. After study meeting, we made group and moved each house. Our group decided to eat Temakizushi. Some went to go shopping for dinner, some cleaned the room. I cleaned the room. I live alone and I'm good at cleaning so it finished quickly. Members who went to go shopping came home. Some of girls started to prepare dinner. Of course, I did. We cut cucumber, fish, and vegetables. And we cook meat and eggs. It was very fun. We laughed and talked while cooking. Others watched TV and talked each other. We finished cooking, brought it to the room which others were in. We made Temakizushi, snacks, ice cream and drank. It was very delicious. Eating it, we talked for two hours. Then, another group joined us. It made more funny. But I felt sleep so I went home with my friend. I wanted to be with them. We had a good time. (215 words)

2012年6月25日月曜日

This weekend

I and my mother planed to find my new room this weekend. The apartment house which I'm living in now will end next spring. So we have to decide next new apartment house. I'm from Kagoshima, my parents' house is far from Kumamoto so I'm living alone now. I wanted to go to university from my parents' house but it is hard for me to do it. I have to get up early and my parents have to buy a pass of Shinkansen if I went to university from my parents' house. It is too expensive. Living alone is cheaper than going from Kagoshima to Kumamoto everyday. I and my mother would stay my apartment house and the next day, we would go out for looking for new apartment house. But this weekend, it was heavy rain. My mother checked it before coming Kumamoto so She gave up and puts off this plan. It is hard for us to move to many places in such a heavy rain. And also I don't have a part time job next Friday and Saturday. I was very looking forward to seeing my mother because I miss her. So I was disappointed at it. But next week or the week after next, we are going to looking for new room so I'm looking forward to seeing my mother. My mother said, "I'm going to see you as soon as possible so please cheer up." It's a relief to hear that. I've got a feeling that I study hard because it will not long before I see my mother. (272 words)

BR 1-15: The prince and the Pauper

Tom Canty dragged his feet as he turned the corner into Offal Court. (p.3)

I chose this book because the cover is very nice, the title is written in gold letters.

If I were a princess, I would be happy at first like this boy who are involved in this story. If I were a poor, I would want to be a princess and want rich life. Everybody will think so like this boy. But actually, I don't think so. Even if I were not a rich like princess, I'm happy now. My father, my mother, and my younger brother gave me love and I have best friend so I don't any more. I've had enough. I'm very happy everyday.

People tend to want more than they have but happiness is always around us. They just don't notice it. I wish people noticed their small happiness around them. This book shows that we have happiness everyday life.
(149 words)

Twains, Mark. (2008). The prince and the Pauper. London, England: Usborne.


2012年6月22日金曜日

Heavy rain

Yesterday, we had heavy rain. I got up early because of heavy rain's sound. I heard a typhoon coming so I thought it coming typhoon. When I saw heavy rain and rain sound, I worried about my family who live in Kagoshima. My father and my mother go to work by car so it is dangerous to drive in such a heavy rain. My brother likes to play outside with his friends, so I thought it was pity that he couldn't.

Finishing class, I had to go to a part time job so I walked there by foot. My foot got wet as I went out. But I had to go, I kept going. Then, I remembered my junior high school hood. When it was rain, I went to school with my friends. We got wet but we enjoyed it as laughing each other. It is my dear memory. However hard it was raining, I and my best friend went to gymnasium of school and played basketball. She is still my best friend. She is best friend in my life.

When I got to the cafe, there is no customers. It was very boring but I could finish my work because of spare time. And I could go home earlier than usual. I was very happy.But I like sunny day.
(223 words)

BR 1-14: The story of slavery

In ancient times, there were people all over the world who lived without freedom. (p.5)

I chose the book because I'm interested in slavery. I think human is human, I don't know why people handle people as a slavery. It is very sad. I don't like racial discrimination. It is wrong to treat more like animals than people. Being treated like animals is very hard for all of us but in ancient times, some people did such a thing. I can't believe it and imagine the scene in this world.

After reading, I felt very sad and angry to the then people who discriminate black people. I don't want to discriminate everyone. I wish discrimination would disappear however small it may be.

(112 words)

Courtauld, Sarah. (1973). The story of slavery. London, England: Usborne.


Clean and party

I work at cafe as a part time job. The cafe located in Kamitori in Kumamoto. I work there since last winter. I work as a hall staff. Hole staff's work are making drinks, taking order from customer, guide customer, bring dishes from kitchen to customer's seat, and so on. Closing the shop, we have to clean and replenish drinks, food, paper, drinking straws and so on. I like to wait on customers so I enjoy the work. I am always careful considerate about customers.

The day before yesterday, we cleaned the whole shop. I heard it takes twelve hours as usual and we cleaned, and we got my clothes dirty so bring our work clothes. I had to go to class so I late for it. At 6 p.m. I got to cafe, but almost finished. Our manager said, "This is rare to finish so early. I can't believe. This is unprecedented achievement!" Staffs looked so tired but so happy. I'm sorry that I couldn't help them. But almost staffs told me not to mind the thing and want me to enjoy the party to celebrate the successful completion of a clean project with them. Their kindness made me feel relieved. I thank for them. We gathered one table and we made drinks whatever we wanted to drink each other. Kitchen's staff made dishes, for example, fried chicken, fried cheese, ice cream and cake. It was very delicious.

The cafe's chief brought us pizza which was handmade. He is very good at cooking, he worked as a kitchen staff by recent. All of us ate all pizza. It was also very delicious.

Another staff appeared after short time presently. She also worked as a hall staff and now, she works at Italian restaurant near our cafe. I have never been to the restaurant. She brought us a melon and ice cream. The melon was so sweet. I like her because she is always very cheerful for everyone.

We talked each other, ate some food and drank. We broke up at ten. We had very good time. I was very happy and now, I felt that we closer than ever.I am happy to work with them.
(375 words)

2012年6月20日水曜日

Vacation plans

This summer, I want to go to Kyoto as a travel. I want to see many famous temples and know about Japanese history. And also I want to go to cafe in Kyoto because I read the cafe guide book and found the place where I want to go. I like old fashion so I want to feel old atmosphere in Kyoto. I want to go home in Kagoshima to see my family. I miss my family everyday, so I want to see them as soon as possible. I want to talk many topics with them and go out as my childhood. I'm very looking forward it. I'm going to Fukuoka with my friends who are close since high school.
(122 words)

Essay 1-02c: University Life

KGU is located in Kumamoto. The building is very large, and there are many people including students, teachers, and staffs. There are also some foreign people. We'll tell you what you need to know about this university. We think that it is very useful for you to know.

One thing exchange students will need to know is KGU have many departments, for example, the department of foreign language, social welfare, commercial science, and economics. The department of foreign language has two courses. One course is Britain and the United States, another is East Asia. You can study foreign language both of them. The department of social welfare has five courses. There are First social welfare, Second social welfare, child household welfare, life wellness. The department of commercial science has two courses. One is commercial science and the another is hospitality management. The department of economics has three courses: management, legal economics, and internatational economics.You can choose any department whatever you want to study at this university.

The another is having large library. You can read various books, magazines, and newspapers and see movies. You can also study whenever you want to even holidays. You can use computers in this library. If you have to do your homework using computers, you can do in this library without paying for using. You can also listen to music in this library. There are many musics, for example,R&B, J-POP, reggae, house and so on. You can borrow books. There are many people in this library any time.

Having many places where you can eat lunch in the building. There is convenience store. The convenience store opens in from the morning to the evening so you can go whenever you need to go. There is a students' dining hall. If you want to eat, you have to buy a meal ticket whatever you like. There are many meals is sold, for example: curry rice, a set meal, ramen, udon and so on. There is a bakery. Breads, rice balls, salads, pies, and drinks. Ice cream is solded there, so there are many people who eating it in summer.

There are convenience store and bookstore in this university is good point, too. You can go there whenever you need to go. This convenience store opens at eight a.m. and close at ten p.m. A lot of students go there to buy foods, magazines, drinks and so on. KGU's bookstore's name is Maruzen. This bookstore opens at ten a.m. and eight p.m. Books, magazines, breads, drinks and stationery is sold there. Many students buy stationery there. If you buy magazines at this bookstore, you get ten percent off. It is very profitable for students.

KGU has a lot of computers, so you can use a computer and printer anytime. There are computers in e-campus center, library and first building. KGU’s computers have The Oxford English Dictionary and British National Corpus. You can’t use it at home. It is very useful to study English. When We told my friend about it, she was surprised. When you forget to do your assignment, you can use a computer and finish your assignment without going home.

KGU should have signs for exchange students. KGU is large and has a lot of buildings, so exchange students may lose the way. It is waste of time for them. If KGU has signs for them, it makes their college life useful.
KGU has a lot of exchange students who come from China, Korea, and America and so on, so KGU needs signs in Chinese, Korean and English.

KGU’s good point is having many clubs and circles. There are 110 clubs and circles. Club’s activity is each sports. Club member practice to win the game. Circle member search each topics and do presentation. But either of them, go to travel in holiday and enjoy themselves. Most of people join the club or circle to make many friends. If you want to enjoy your university life, We recommend you join clubs or circles.

Lastly, KGU has many good points. There are many useful places. I want you to enjoy your university life. I wish you had a good time in this university. Please use KGU's many good points.
(719 words)

I co-authored this essay with ... (& ...). We used content from our previous, individual essay posts (1-02a-b).

Individual essay posts (1-02a-b)

Ayaka's revised essay (2012.05.21)
Hazuki's revised essay (2012.05.23)


Here are links to each of our co-authored essays:

Joint essay posts (1-02c)

Ayaka's joint essay (2012.06.21)
Hazuki's joint essay (2012.06.21)


Cafe Switch

It was rainy today, and wind was so strong. I hate strong wind because it breaks my hair style which I set hard. Finishing my class, I went to feal cafe where I work as a part time job staff. I pass the card which is for staff who quite by June. When I got to the cafe, I met ex-owner and I got cake from him. It was very delicious. He praised me about my fashion so I felt very happy. I left the cafe, I went to the book store because I promised eating dinner together with my friend so to meet her. She was already there before I arrived. Then, we met another friend so she joined us. We went to switch cafe to dinner. We ordered pasta an ate while we talking. Her story was very interesting. I also talked about me. We talked about fashion, love, and school. We laughed together and had a good time. I want to meet her again.
(168 words)

2012年6月19日火曜日

Tomorrow

I'm going to go to dinner with my friend who is two year older than I. We have known since last spring. When I started to go to this university, she spoke to me at first. I was very grad that she spoke to me because she is so pretty and smart. I'm happy to be her friend. We often go out and shopping. Last winter, we went to fashion show together to see our friends. The fashion show's model is our friends. This summer, we have fashion show again. I'm looking forward to it. Anyway, we are going to dinner together tomorrow night.
(104 words)

2012年6月18日月曜日

My Sunday

I like Sunday afternoon. I got up at 8 a.m. and I washed my face, changed into my best clothes. I had bread as breakfast and watched TV. I set my hair, brushed my teeth and I went to go to the library to do my homework. When I arrived at the library, I met my friend who is same class. I said hello to her and I began to do my homework. She left earlier than I. Finishing my homework, I left the library. I took a walk. I bought white chocolate ice cream at the convinience store near my collage. I went to the supermarket to buy food. I bought a cucumber and left the supermarket. I went to the meat store and I bought pork there. I went home at 5 p.m. and I began to cook dinner. At 6 p.m. I began to eat dinner while watching TV. My Sunday TV program is "Chibimarukochan" and "Sazaesan". Finishing eat dinner, I ate white chocolate ice cream. It was very delicios. TV program is over, I took a bath for two hours. I like to take a bath. I enjoyed my holiday. (197 words)

2012年6月17日日曜日

BR 1-13: The Magic gifts

Long ago, a man called Chang lived with three sons-Yong, Chin and Ying.(p.3)

When I saw this book's cover, I thought it was enjoyable story. But as I read this book, I'm sorry for a youngest brother who is main character in the story. He is quite considerate and modesty. His two older brothers are selfish and greedy. At first, they were very happy by getting his father's fortune but after all, they thank for their youngest brother. The youngest brother live simply and happy to help people. He does a good deed so he can be happy. Two older brothers do bad conduct so they were punished by heaven. Thanks to youngest brother's tender heart, they were helped.

I felt modesty heart's importance and understood their father's wish.
(116 words)

Punter, Russell. (2009). The Magic gifts. London, England: Usborne.


BR 1-12: The Phantom of the Opera

The ohantom really existed, secretly roaming the grand balls of the Paris Opera House... (p.3)

I heard "The phantom of the Opera" but I never seen this movie and read this book so I didn't know this story. I imagined this story is scaring. But I found it this story exuded love.

In this story, a man believed that everyone hates him. But kindly woman appeared. She handled him with kindness. The scene is wonderful and very touching.

Everyone afraid of being disliked by people, but it is misunderstanding. I'm afraid you're under the wrong impression. Some will say I like you. Some will say I hate you. But it doesn't matter. Don't mind. You should go your way.
(105 words)

Lerox, Caston. (2003). The Phantom of the Opera. London, England: Usborne.

About blogging

I blog my diary, what happened, where I went and who I met. And also, I blog my favorite books, movies, musics, foods, people, sports, and so on. I'm good at blogging In Japanese but it is difficult for me to write diary in English. i like to read my friend's blog. Their diary is interesting and that makes me happy. I want to write blog like that from now on. It is interesting to tell my diary people. I want to know how they feel when they read my diary. I want to write diary what it is. (101 words)

2012年6月15日金曜日

Girls talk

Tuesday night, I ate dinner with two friends who work together at cafe as a part time job. One is three year older than I and the other is one year older than I. We are different age each other but we are very close as we work together.

We promised that eating pizza together two weeks ago.

We met in front of PARCO at 5 p.m. But I late for it. We went to dinner and talked each other for two hours. We talked about many topics, for example, part time job, friends and so on.

After eating and talking, we went to cafe. The cafe's name is rhythm. If you order ice cream or cake there, a cookie which is shaped a whole note is on it. It is very cute and very popular among girls. And also, I ordered it. The staffs who work there is very pretty and very kind for all customer.

Going out of there, we went to another caffe staff's house. She is two year older than I. Her room is white and so cute. She served us bread which tastes apple tea, drinks, and chocolate ice cream. She is very kind of us. We talked for two hours and I went home. Staff who is three year older than I sent me my house by driving her car. I thank her for it. I had a good time. I love staffs who work together.
(245 words)

BR 1-11: Stories of cowboys

It was spring at the Silver Spur Cattle ranch. (p.4)

This book's cover looks funny story so I chose it.

A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks.

In this book, including Rodeo's story. Rodeo is a contest for cowboys. There is rodeo on game in the world but in this story, Rodeo means a contest for cowboys.I imagine that cowboys fight each other like Western film so reading this book, I felt different something.

In this story, a cowboy solved the problem and tells his father. It is interesting. I want to know more about cowboys.
(106 words)

Punter, Russell. (2007). Stories of cowboys. London, England: Usborne.


2012年6月12日火曜日

About my keitai

I use iphone. I bought it at Softbank in Kumamoto last summer. My mobile phone's color is white and I set blue color cover to it. I bought the cover in Fukuoka. I usually use my mobile phone as communicating with my family and friends. I don't want to use it as possible because it is bad for my eyes but mobile phone is very useful for me. I got many app in iphone, for example, LINE, Viber and Blogger so I can write blog wherever I want to write. (92 words)

2012年6月11日月曜日

My Sunday's indulgence

I like Sunday, especially, Sunday night. I often go to part time job or go to outside in the morning but I go home by 6 p.m. because I'm looking forward to watching "Chibimarukochan" and "Sazaesan" on TV. It is very heartwarming story. However I'm tired, afer watching it, I feel better. It is my indulgence on Sunday. I'll go home by 6 p.m. every Sunday. (66 words)

2012年6月9日土曜日

BR 1-10: Macbeth

"Hail Mcbeth, Lord of Cawdor, and future king of Scotland!" the hags cackled. (p.12)

I learned about William Shakespeare in history of English literature class so I wanted to read Macbeth.Macbeth's father's dead made him King but he wasn't happy. I knew Macbeth's wife wants him to be a King in history of English literature class. Indeed, Macbeth's wife urged Macbeth to be a King, this means she wants him to kill his father. If I were in his place, I couldn't do it. In this world, these thing wouldn't happen.Shakespeare's writing is very interesting. Things what I can't imagine happen in Shakespeare's story so I like his literary works.

Please read Shakespeare's literary works.
(103 words)


Shakespeare, William. (1963). Macbeth. London, England: Usborne.


BR1-09: East of the Sun, West of the Moon

As dusk began to close in around the cottage, there came a knock at the door. (p.5)

I chose this book ecause cover's picture is so cute.This is the story of a brave girl. I like bear. They have gentle eyes so my feeling is softened by seeing it. This story are involved a brave girl. I think she determine what she decided and carry it out once. I want to be like that. When I set my goal, I have to do forit but sometimes, people around me help. Then, I should thank for them. I do it like that, and I grow up.I want to have strength to confront any difficulty.
(106 words)

Davidson, Susanna. (2009). London, England: Usborne.


2012年6月8日金曜日

BR 1-08: William Shakespeare

William soon found himself working on scripts. (p.19)

I learned about William Shakespeare in history of English literature. I have known him since I was in junior high school. I'm interested in him then. All his literature is very famous in the world.
His writting is very interesting for me. I like his writing. It is little difficult to red but I always sympathize. He didn't famous from the beginning. He tried hard and he turned out successful after all. In London, people who studies acting are jealous of his talent of script. He had splendid talent like that. But surely I think that he worked hard to be superior to it as well as talent but that time, people didn't know how he woeked hard. I think that as the effort that people don't know, it produces big success.
(136 words)

Dickins, Rosie. (2008). William Shakespeare. London, England: Usborne.

2012年6月6日水曜日

Using the computer

I'm not good at using computer. When I try to do my homework, I don't know what to do every time so I often ask my teacher and my friends. They are very kind. They teach me how to do using computer. I have to good at using computer because I'll be needed skill of using computer in the future. I must use computer to get work. I want to good at using computer. I'll try to use computer hard, and I want to do homework without asking others. (93 words)

My presentation


http://audioboo.fm/boos/837903

2012年6月4日月曜日

Support

I felt that friend's power is very great! Recently, there are a lot of homeworks which I have to do so I was little tired. but going to school, see friends and talk with them, I always feel good. And also, I think that I can do homeworks more and more! Friends is very important for me. Talking with friends makes me happy and refresh. Three days ago, I received mail from my mother. The mail said, "How are you? Do you eat meals everyday? Do your best." I felt tired and don't want to eat anything. My feeling might reach her. The power of mother is amazing!!! I want to see her very much. Without family, I can't do my best. Their support makes me strong. We are so far but our hearts is always close, I feel. (142 words)

My favorite movie

My favorite movie is "Amelie". This movie is french movie. When I found this movie, I was high school student. Watching this movie actress's fashion, hair style, I was shocked. I like it very much so I changed my hair style in my high schoolhood. This movie's world is mysterious so I was attracted. A lonely woman since childhood fall in love with a man but she did't know what to do because she never fall in love. And also she found that it is happy to make people happy. Interesting things happened around her. (98 words)