Book Review 2-10

I read "THE LONG ROAD".

It's a true story.
Terry Fox has cancer and he has an artificial leg. He thinks that only money can stop pains of children. He decides to run across Canada for money. He begins to run when he is 15 years old in 1979.
He is often in pain from his artificial leg, but he can't stop running. Many people give money to him. When he runs 3,339 miles, he stops running. There is a bad pain in his lungs. An airplane takes him back home. He has cancer again. He dies in 1981.
Money from his marathon brings hope to all people with cancer.
He gets many awards. Today his statue stands in Ottawa.

I didn't know him. I was impressed with him. He is so strong and brave! I can't. I look up to him. I think he is still running on our hearts.

part-time job

I’m working part-time at a cake shop. I have worked there for more than one year. It’s very convenient that there is near to my house. It takes only five minutes by bicycle. I’m going to talk about my works. I’m not a salesclerk. I’m a patissier assistant. For example, my works are cutting fruits, decorating cakes with fruits and making fresh cream. They are interesting for me. I also wrap sweets for gifts. I’m interested in wrapping, so it’s a good lesson for me. I can taste a lot of sweets during working. I often get sweets for free. They are delicious. I like them very much. I must not forget to watch my weight. Christmas will come soon. As you know, cake shops are very busy in Christmas. It’s very hard. Many people buy cakes for Christmas. I will work on Christmas Day. I want to give many people happiness with cakes.

relax

Today I went to Sayuri which was a spa with my parents and my uncle. It was located near my grandmother's house in Hitoyoshi.

We had a wedding celebration yesterday, and we were tired.

The spa made us relaxed...

Congratulations!

Today a wedding celebration of my brother and his wife took place at Hotel Nikko Kumamoto!
It was a chapel ceremony. It was so good and really moved me to tears.

After that, we had a reception. Many our relatives visited there. We ate French dishes. They were delicious. Some people sang a song. I played the piano. We took lots of pictures.

My brother and his wife looked sooooooooooo happy!

I wish for their eternal happiness.

Congratulations!!!!!

Book Review 2-09

I read "MAISIE AND THE DOLPHIN".

Maisie King is 13 years old. Her parents work at a animal hospital which is next to their house. They don't have enough money to keep the hospital open. Maisie's hobby are swimming underwater and looking at all the beautiful fish.
One day, an American boat hits a dolphin in the sea. She takes the dolphin back to the hospital with her grandfather. Her parents help the dolphin. Every day, she can see the dolphin in a big pool next to the hospital. She calls the dolphin Ben. She loves Ben.
Three weeks later, Ben is strong and well. Maisie and her grandfather take Ben out to sea.
Two minutes later, Ben comes back to them and has a key in his mouth. Maisie follow him. She finds a big box under the water. She opens it with the key. There are many gold coins in it! Her parents build a new hospital with the money from coins.

It was a happy story. Maisie was a kind person. Ben was too. I thought Ben presented coins to Maisie's family in gratitude. I like the story.

weekend

Weekends are my pleasure. I usually work part-time job on Sunday, so only Saturday is my free time. However, I expect that I also will have to work part-time job on Saturday, because Christmas will come soon. I am working part-time job at a cake shop. Christmas is very busy there. I will earn a lot of money on December. I like nature very much. If it is fine, I go to places with nature on Saturday. I often go to Aso. Aso has a rich natural environment. I will get my car next month. I want to drive my car anywhere with my family or my friends on weekend. I can not wait on getting my car!

Movie 4

Mrs. Doubtfire
I watched a movie, Mrs. Doubtfire. This was my first time to watch it. It’s a comedy movie, I didn’t know that. It was based on the novel, Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine. A movie, Mrs. Doubtfire was distributed by 20th Century Fox in 1993 and directed by Chris Columbus. A famous movie which he directed is Home Alone. I have watched it many times.

A main character’s name is Daniel Hillard. His wife name is Miranda Hillard. Robin Williams plays Daniel. Sally Field plays Miranda. Daniel is a voice actor, but he has a quarrel with his boss at a work. He loses her work. Miranda is an interior decorator. Daniel and Miranda have three children, Lydia, Chris and Natalie. They are very obedient, and love their father, Daniel.

Daniel is not in good with Miranda. Daniel holds a birthday party for Chris in their house while Miranda is out for her work. The house is very messy and Miranda is angry. She decides to divorce Daniel. Miranda gets primary custody of her children. Daniel can meet children only once a week. He is disappointed that. He doesn’t want to live away from his children. Children don’t want to live away from Daniel, too. Miranda looks for a housekeeper. Daniel knows that, he apply for that. He disguises himself as a housekeeper by his brother, Frank who is a makeup architect. Daniel works as a housekeeper, Mrs. Doubtfire at the Hillard family. He is happy, because he can meet his children everyday. Mrs. Doubtfire is a very good housekeeper. Miranda and three children like her.

One day, Mrs. Doubtfire has a dinner with Miranda, children and Miranda’s boyfriend, Stuart at a restaurant. Daniel has a dinner with a boss of his new work at a restaurant. Their time and restaurant are absolutely same! He changes his clothes in the bathroom of the restaurant many times. Finally it comes out that Mrs. Doubtfire is Daniel by an accident.

Therefore Miranda formally gets primary custody of children. Daniel works in a TV program. It becomes popular. His children are pleased with that, because they can meet Daniel through a picture of TV. Miranda realizes that children and she need Daniel. She doesn’t look for a new housekeeper again. She tries to bring up children with Daniel. He come back home as Daniel not Mrs. Doubtfire. They all are happy.

It’s a very interesting movie for me. I laughed many times as I watched it. My most impressive scene is in restaurant. That kept me in suspense. I think Daniel is talented to be able to play many characters. I was very surprised at a special makeup with Mrs. Doubtfire. It was extremely real. The story describes love of family. A chain of events knit the Hillard family together. The movie taught me a precious love and bond of family.

eat eat eat

On November 13, I had a dinner at kitchen ku with my friends. It is located near Kumamoto city hall. We could eat and drink as much as you like for 2, 625 yen there. We were so hungry and we ate pasta, salad, rice, steak, cakes, pudding...... We ordered dishes many times. Maybe, clerks were surprised that.^^; All dishes were very good. I recommend the restaurant!

Book Review 2-08

I read "The Well".

Lia's grandmother is old and sick. She is sad. Her husband is dead.
She often asks Lia to go to the old well at farm and bring some water. Lia goes to the well with her brother, Jay. The journey to the well is dangerous. The farm is near the volcano. They find the well. They pull a rope. At last, a bucket is out of the well. The water is not good. However they find many gold coins in the bucket. They are Grandfather's coins! Lia and Jay go home and show coins to Grandmother. She becomes fine!

The book was easy to read. It was a good story. I could understand why Grandmother required to bring her some water of the farm's well.

yesterday

Yesterday I went to CINEPLEX to watch a movie, koizora with my friend, Akko. Yesterday was Ladies Day, so there were many people in the theater. Do you know Ladies Day? Ladies can watch a movie for 1, 000 yen on Wednesdays.

The movie, koizora is an adaptation of a novel. Before I watched a movie, I had read a novel on the cell phone, so I had known the story.

It is a sad love story. The main character is Mika who is played by Yui Aragaki. She is so cute! Now she is one of the most popular actresses.

Takumasai was over

Takumasai of this year was held on November 1, 2, and 3. Many people visited there. Especially November 3 was Saturday, so there were many people. I am a member of SAMPO club. Our club sold cheese fondu and chocolate fondu. They were very good tastes. They were hot foods, too. When we eat them, we could warm ourselves. Other club foods were also good tastes. I ate many foods during Takumasai. On the second day, I went to concert of FLOW. It's a group singer. To tell the truth, I didn’t know them very much. However the concert was excited for me unexpectedly. On the final day, we could see fireworks and laser beams at night. It was really beautiful! After that, our club went to downtown and had a drinking party. We were exhausted, so some people fell asleep.
We had a good time at Takumasai.

BLOG♪: my slippers

BLOG♪: my slippers
Oh! I want to make friends with them, too!
Do you have slippers of other animals at HI Hirose?

so beautiful

Look!!

Today I could see a beautiful sky through the window of car at about 5:30 p.m.
I think it gets dark earlier lately.

Today I went shopping...

Today I went shopping in downtown with my mother.

We were going to buy many things, but we didn't buy anything. We couldn't find our favorite things.
After the shopping, we ate okonomiyaki and yakisoba for dinner at Daimonji. We like Daimonji. Have you ever been there? It's a popular okonomiyaki shop. In Daimonji, you can bake okonomiyaki by yourself on the iron plate. Okonomiyaki of Daimonji is delicious and cheap! Daimonji is one of my favorite food shops.
Now we can see many illuminations for Christmas in downtown. They are very beautiful! Christmas will come soon!!

animals

I like animals very much. I am not good at touching them because I am scared of them. I went to Minnesota Zoo in America last summer. I could watch many animals there. I looked around there by monorail with my friends. For example, we watched camels, moose, flamingos, white swans and deer. We enjoyed watching them. We were very surprised that some camels gathered. Were they cold? We also watched dolphins show. They are so cute and intelligent. They showed a lot of performances to us. They entertained us. I seldom go to the zoo. I want to go to Kumamoto Zoo next.

Book Review 2-07

I read "Surfer!".

Nick is 16 years old and he loves a surfing. He wants to go to Australia because there is an important surfing competition in Australia. His parents oppose that.
He tries to win a big surfing competition at his town. He practices the surfing every day.
One day, he meets Australian surfers, Janelle, Mike and Brian. Brian is jealous for Nick who is good surfer. The others are kind for Nick. Janelle suggests that Nick has to get a new surfboard. Nick's surfboard is old, and he cannot win the competition with it. He goes and talks to people in the surf shop in the town. Then he gets a new surfboard for the competition!
The day of the surfing competition, Nick's surfing is very good.
However at the final, Brian comes at Nick on Brian's surfboard and hits Nick! Nick falls from his surfboard. He thinks he loses the competition. However he wins the competition. One of the judges know Brian's act.
He gets the first prize for a thousand pounds. His father knows Nick is good surfer and allows Nick's plan to go to Australia.

Brian was bad to do such a thing. Nick's efforts paid off. I think efforts are important. Nick was so cool! I have never surfed. I want to try it. Please tell me how to surf.

Movie 3

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a too famous story all over the world. It was written by dramatist, William Shakespeare more than four hundreds years ago. It’s famous as a tragedy. It has been played by many actors. A movie, Romeo and Juliet which I watched this time, Romeo was played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliet was played by Claire Danes. It was released by 20th Century Fox in 1996, directed by Buz Luhrmann.

Romeo and Juliet fall in love each other at a party. The love is forbidden. Romeo is the house of Montague, Juliet is the house of Capulet. It is an enemy between the Montague and the Caplet. Juliet is pushed to marry the house of Capulet, Paris by her parents. Romeo’s friend, Mercutio is killed by Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt. Romeo swears vengeance on Tybalt, and Romeo kills Tybalt. Romeo is sent into exile by the crime. Friar Lawrence tries to join Romeo and Juliet, so tries to reconcile the Montague and the Caplet. He offers Juliet a drug, which will be in suspended animation briefly. She takes it. People have the mistaken idea that Juliet is dead, and then she is laid in the Caplet’s crypt. While she is sleeping, Friar Lawrence sends a letter of the plan to Romeo, but Romeo doesn’t receive by an accident unfortunately. Romeo who knows Juliet’s death goes to the crypt, so he kills himself by taking poison next to Juliet. Juliet who wakes out of sleep sees Romeo who is dead, so she shoots herself with a gun. After that, the Montague and the Capulet regret their shameful struggle.

I have watched a movie, Romeo and Juliet which was released in 1968. In the movie, Romeo was played by Leonarl Whiting, Juliet was played by Olivia Hussey. Compared with DiCaprio version and Whiting version, DiCaprio version is modernized. For example, some characters wear aloha shirts, high-rise buildings stand not castles and duels are performed with guns not swords. Lines are almost same.

In the story, we can also here many romantic words. A beautiful love is described in. The story is a very tragic ending. I thought that a struggle lead all to a tragedy. The Montague and the Capulet had to realize their error as soon as possible.

Book Review 2-06

I read "Mike's Lucky Day".

Mike is an assistant van driver, Bill.
One day, they deliver goods to Mr. Morgan's shop. Then Mike meets Jennifer who is Mr. Morgan's daughter. She has beautiful eyes and beautiful hair. Mike fall in love with her! Bill helps Mike.
Mike asks her to a cinema. However the appointed day, he forget his money and he goes back home. Then he is very late. She is angry. She doesn't want to talk to him. He writes a letter to her. She forgives him. Finally they love each other.

It had a happy ending. I envy them. I think that loving each other is very difficult. I want to beatify them.

today's dinner

Tonight I went to Western dishes restaurant in Hikarinomori for dinner.

I do love Western dishes! For example, I love an omelet containing fried rice, hamburger steak, pilaf, stew and more!

I ate hamburger steak there because waitress recommended it to me. It was good taste. I also ate chocolate cake on dessert. I was satisfied...