orange

A box reached my house from my uncle today.

The box was full of many many oranges!! My family like orange very much. I think orange is a king of fruits in winter.

finish!

Christmas in 2007 finished..

How did you spend your Christmas??

I worked part-time.＞＜； It was a destiny!! My part-time job is a patissier assistant at a cake shop. My cake shop is popular, so there were crowded with many people. I worked very hard!!!! My coworkers are cheerful and kindly. I enjoyed Christmas with them.

*sightseeing spot in Kumamoto* 2

Amakusa has over 120 small and large islands, faces the East China Sea and the Shiranuhi Sea. We can see a stunningly beautiful landscape. Amakusa is also famous for The Five Bridges, otherwise The Pearl Line. There are 3 underwater parks in Amakusa. The glass-bottomed boats offer you a marvelous view of colorful corals and tropical fish. Amakusa has many dolphins. If you are lucky, you might be able to see the dolphins jumping.There are many sea bathing places. You can enjoy scuba diving, camping and hot spring, too. Fireworks are beautiful in summer.

Christmas

I will be busy in Christmas of this year. I’m working part-time job at a cake shop. I have to work hard on Christmas Day. I expect that I get a lot of money. Now I have many things to want. I will buy them by money which I get on Christmas. If I finish part-time job early, I want to go to illumination spots. Saishunkan is famous for illumination spot. We can see very beautiful illuminations there. My friends who went there said to me that they were soooooooo good! Aso Farmland is, too. I also want to see them, but I will have no time to go there. Maybe there are crowded with many people.

tea time♪

Today I went to STARBUCKS COFFEE in Hikarinomori with my mother. We drank coffee and ate strawberry chiffon cake. They were so good. We enjoyed relax time.

against!

Yesterday I went to hospital with my father. Why?? We were vaccinated against the flu. It's a custom for us. We have never caught the flu. We hope we won't catch it this year, too!

Movie 6

Lilo & Stitch

I watched a movie, Lilo & Stitch. It was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures in 2002, was nominated for the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. This was my second time to watch it. I watched it for the first time 5 years ago in a movie theater.

A girl, Lilo lives with her older sister, Nani in Kauai of Hawaii. They lost their parents by a car accident. Lilo’s hobbies are hula and taking pictures. She has no friends, and is alone while Nani is working. They often have a quarrel. Lilo always remembers her parents. Nani tries to have a dog for Lilo who wants friends. Lilo named the dog Stitch.

Stitch is an alien who escaped from space. A scientist, Dr. Jumba Jookeba created Stitch as EXPERIMENT 626. Stitch is a blue alien with four arms, two legs and antennae. He doesn’t like water. Dr.Jumba’s boss orders Dr. Jumba to catch Stitch. Therefore Dr. Jumba comes to the earth from a planet with Pleakley who knows the earth well. They are aliens, too.

Stitch is a destroyer. He gives many troubles to many people. Lilo never abandons him. She loves him as her family. She says to him that he is my ohana. Ohana means family in Hawaiian. He comes to open his mind. They are good friends. He gets along with Nani’s boy friend, David.

A social worker, Cobra Bubbles worries about Lilo and tries to take her into foster care. Dr. Jumba and Pleakley can’t catch Stitch easily. The boss orders Captain Gantu to go to the earth and catch stitch.

Lilo and Stitch are caught by Captain Gantu who is an enormous alien. Stitch succeeds in escape from him, and saves Lilo. The boss knows that Stitch has his family on the earth, and decides to guard him. Cobra Babbles stops tearing Lilo and Nani apart. Finally Lilo and Nani begin to live with Stitch, Dr. Jumba, Pleakley and Captain Gantu in Kauai on the earth.

I enjoyed this movie. The story had a happy ending. We can here many songs of Elvis Presley in the movie. Lilo likes him. I didn’t know him very much, but I thought his songs were very good.

In addition, Hawaiian songs were amusing and rhythmic. Hula made me comfortable and pleasant. I learned that family is very important for Hawaiian. I could feel a lot of Hawaiian cultures in the movie.

kimono

Today I went to Sanbun in downtown to take a photograph of myself with long-sleeved kimono. Japanese girls dress long-sleeved kimono when they become 20 years old. I seldom dress kimono. It was hard to walk with it, but I enjoyed! It made me refreshing. I'll dress it next month for Coming of Age Day. I'm looking forward to the day!

plans for winter vacation☆2

Today I’m going to talk about my plans for winter vacation. First I will have to work part-time hard! My workplace is a cake shop. I will be busy in Christmas Day, but it will be good for me! I want to make a lot of money. I want to go shopping. Clothes will be cheaper in the New Year. It's chance to get clothes. Many shops will hold sales. Some shops will sell fukubukuro.　I want to get it! Many people will line to get it.

yoghurt

This is a yoghurt called Kuma-no-megumi.
It's one of my favorite yoghurts. It's very big. The volume is 1 liter! Wow!! It is creamy. You can eat yoghurt until you are full! I recommend it!

candle?

This is a custard pudding called

"candle pudding".
The pudding is a candle.

The strawberry is a flame.

It looks like the candle, isn't it?

It's pretty and a good taste!

Book Review 2-12

I read "TINKERS FARM".

Sam Tinker and his daughter, Jenny are English.
They go to America and start a new life. They work at Jack Crane's farm. Sam works in the fields. Jenny works in the farmhouse. Jack Crane is severe and forces works on them. They have to work very hard. They hate working there. Jenny gets along with Blue Sky who also works at Jack Crane's farm. Blue Sky's family live in Indian village. One day, Jenny saves a boy who is nearly drowned in the river. The boy is Indian village chief's son. The chief gives a farm to the Tinkers as his gratitude. It makes Sam and Jenny happy. They leave Jack Crane's farm and start a new life at TINKERS FARM.

It was a wonderful story. Jack Crane was a bad person. Jenny was brave to save the boy. I think God gave a reward for good behavior. I hope that Sam and Jenny live happy at their farm, TINKERS FARM.

spicy^^

Today I went to heizou with my friends.
We ate chige-nabe. To tell the truth, I don't like spicy foods very much. However it was a good taste! Recently I'm trying spicy foods. They are delicious than I expected.

*sightseeing spot in Kumamoto* 1

Mt. Aso in Kumamoto is famous for the world's largest caldera. Volcanic Mt. Aso consists the 5 peaks called Aso-gogagku and the encircling peaks. Mt. Nakadake is one of the peaks of Aso-gogaku, is still an active volcano, and exhibits awesome scenery. The opening measures 1.1 kilometers north-south and 400 meters east-west, with a circumference of 4 kilometers, and is the only one in the world where visitors can stand on the brink and peer in. Kusasenri is a grassland at the foot of Mt. Eboshidake. There is a large pond in the center. You can ride a horse around the pond and enjoy the feeling of open nature around you. Daikanbou is famous for a view spot. When you stand there, you can survey the wonderful view of Aso. Aso Farmland is a popular spot. It has restaurants, shops and hot springs. Illuminations are so bright at night. Also you can stay in a special dome house at Aso Farm Villedge.

Book Review 2-11

I read "Marcel and the Mona Lisa".

Marcel is a French mouse, and a detective. He has a friend, Celine. She lives at the Louvre museum in Paris. One evening he goes there for dinner. At 11 o'clock, when he leaves there, he sees a man steal a famous painting, the Mona Lisa. Marcel approaches the man and goes into the man's black bag. The thief gets on a train and a gondola to Venice. Then he arrives at his hideout. Marcel sees many cats there. He doesn't like cats! He goes out the bag. He climbs up a curtain and jumps onto a bookcase. After that, he pushes the candles over. The carpet is on fire! While the thief quenches the fire with water, Marcel gets the Mona Lisa and runs out of the room!! Marcel pushes it through the letter-box of a police station. Now the Mona Lisa is smiling at the Louvre museum.

I enjoyed the story. It was interesting. Marcel is smart and courageous! I want to see the Mona Lisa at the Louvre museum in Paris.

love☆★

The other day I could meet Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse! They showed a pretty dance to us at SOLARIA PLAZA in Fukuoka. I love them!! They are so cute.☆ I have never been to Disney Resort. I'm sure that it's a dreamland for me! I do want to go there!!

plans for winter vacation

A winter vacation will come soon. I’m looking forward to winter vacation. Today I’m going to talk about my plans for winter vacation of this year. First, I have to work part-time hard. I’m working at a cake shop. Christmas will be busy. Christmas of last year was very hard for me. Second, I have to clean my room. Now my room is so messy. There are many clothes, handouts and textbooks on the floor. It’s too bad. Third, I’m going to go to my grandmother’s house. She lives in Hitoyoshi. It takes about an hour and thirty minutes from Kumamoto city to there. I love Hitoyoshi. I will spend leisurely there on the New Years holidays.

souvenir

This is a big towel on 26 comedians!
I got it from my brother and his wife. The other day they went to Osaka and watch comedian show at Yoshimoto. They told me about the show. That sounds interesting! I like comedians very much. I think they are smart. I also want to watch their live show.

My car!

My family has only one car. I have little opportunity to drive it, because my father goes to work by it. I want my car!

At last.....

I got my car on last Sunday!!!

I am so happy.^^☆

Today I drove it for the first time and went shopping.

It was smaller and easier to drive than my father's car.

I want to go to many places by my car!

Movie 5

School of Rock

I watched a movie, School of Rock. This was my first time to watch it. I didn’t know the movie. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures in 2003 and directed by Richard Linklater.

A main character’s name is Dewey Finn. He does love rock. He is a member of a rock band, NO VACANCY as rock singer and guitarist. He is fired from the band by his free performances. He lives with his friend, Ned and Ned’s girlfriend. Ned is a former rock musician. Now he is a schoolteacher. Dewey has no money. He is falling behind with the rent. He needs money. One day, he picks up the phone from Horace Green School. They want Ned. Dewey accepts that, and works at Horace Green School as Ned.

Dewey is not teacher. He only wants money. He doesn’t teach anything. He sees students at music class. He discovers that students have talents of music. Then he decided to teach rock music to students. He tries to win the Battle of the Bands. His students learned about playing rock and rock history every day. They listen to rock music as their homework. They are bitten by a special fascination of rock little by little.

Finally they play at the Battle of the Bands as a rock band, “School of Rock”! They make a great success. They can’t win the battle, but they became popular.

It comes out that Dewey is not a teacher. Student’s parents try to develop their children’s talents of music. Ned knows Dewey’s act. Ned forgives Dewey and teaches rock music to children. Dewey enjoys rock with children!

Jack Black plays Dewey. He is a singer as well as an actor. He excellently plays a rock teacher.

It was a school comedy movie. It was excited for me. Dewey was a cheerful person. He was full of passion. I became a fan of Dewey. I was really surprised at children’s skills of playing. They were so cool. I didn’t know rock very much, but I understood what rock is. I thought a power of music can change everything.

year-end party

Yesterday night, I had a year-end party with my coworker. It was held at nabeshima which was a broiled meat restaurant. That day, we closed our shop early than usual. We ate a lot of meats and drank. Some people got drunk and became facetious. How about me? I was OK.^^ We made a vow to work hard at Christmas. We are working at a cake shop! I'm afraid of Christmas....