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Portfolio for Writing IV

2010-01-14T12:35:00.014+09:00

Student ID: 08115

Portfolio for Writing IV, Section 1A

(See: Note 1, below)

0.0. OVERVIEW

Reviews, Posts, Words, and More

(See: Note 2, below.)

1.0. ESSAYS

(See: Note 3, below.)

Please complete this table with data gathered from essays on your blog. See the Key (below) for definitions of the symbols in row one, and complete columns four through nine with numerical values (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

1.1. Showcase	Short titles with links to blog posts	Dates yyyy.mm.dd	¶	W	C	L	P	M
2-01a (2009.10.07)	☆☆☆My fairyland☆☆☆	2009.10.08	6	452	8	0	0	0
2-01b (2009.10.21)	☆☆☆My Fairyland☆☆☆	2009.10.21	7	467	0	0	0	0
(2-01c)
2-02a (2009.11.04)	English website	2009.10.30	5	408	7	3	0	0
2-02b (2009.11.18)	Baseball & travel English websites	2009.11.11	5	453	0	3	0	0
(2-02c)
2-03a (2009.12.02)	Learning languages stories	2009.12.01	5	593	12	0	0	0
2-03b (2009.12.18/22)	Learning language stories	2009.12.16	7	613	0	0	0	0
(2-03c)
Totals	---	---	35	2986	27	6	0	0

Key:

¶: number of paragraphs five (5) or more sentences in length

W: number of words

C: number of comments

L: number of links

P: number of photos or other graphics

M: number of other media included in post

1.2. Most Improved Essay

(See: Note 4, below.)

Selection and Assessment: Which of the three essays that you've written and revised this semester shows the most improvement? What did you do to improve it? Remember that complete answers are better than short answers, focus on your writing (accuracy, appropriacy, content and organization, rather than graphics or other media), and explain at least two major improvements.

I think my best essay is 2-03b Learning language stories. I wrote many words and paragraphs.

2.0. COMMENTS

Showcase	Short titles of posts with links	Dates of comments yyyy.mm.dd	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog*	Social Media and Social Networking Explained	2009.10.14	24	I wrote my opinion.
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	Essay 2-02a: American culture	2009.11.04	43	I wrote many words.
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	Essay (2-03a): Learning languages stories	2009.12.09	48	He wrote his opinion and question.
2.4. Most comments on:	Short titles of posts with link	Dates of posts yyyy.mm.dd	Total number of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.4.1. Any one of your essays*	Essay (2-03a): Learning languages stories	2009.12.09	252	Everyone advised me.
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2009.12.09	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	243	I wrote questions.
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	Essay (2-2a): English website	2009.11.04	167	They wrote opinion.
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2009.11.04	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	162	I wrote advise.

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* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post. That is, explain briefly what makes comments good.

2.5. Recent comments display

Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example, in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where, or why not? Please explain.

Recent comments in a sidebar on my blog.

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

I should wrote more words.
I should wrote more my opinion.

3.0. BOOK REVIEWS

3.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates: yyyy.mm.dd	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	2007.05.16	39	1
BR 2-01	A Rat for Mouse	2009.10.07	247	0
BR 2-02	Beyond Strange Street	2009.10.12	207	0
BR 2-03	Egyptian Adventure	2009.10.14	197	0
BR 2-04	Victrian Adventure	2009.10.19	224	0
BR 2-05	Kipper and the Giant	2009.10.19	264	0
BR 2-06	The Quest	2009.10.20	290	0
BR 2-07	The princess and the Pen	2009.12.26	138	0
BR 2-08	Stories of Gnomes & Goblins	2009.12.26	197	0
BR 2-09	The clumsy prince	2009.12.26	164	0
BR 2-10	Stories of MONSTER	2009.12.26	153	0
BR 2-11	A Day in London	2009.12.27	116	0
BR 2-12	Floppy the Hero	2009.12.27	130	0
BR 2-13	Viking adventure	2009.12.27	212	0
BR 2-14	The Dream	2009.12.27	94	0
BR 2-15	Flood	2010.01.14	149	0
BR 2-16
BR 2-17
BR 2-18


---	---	Totals:	2782	0

Note: Please calculate and list book review Totals for words and comments without including those from the example (above).

3.2. Best Book Review

Selection and Assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

My best book review is BR 2-11. Because I like the story and I think I could arrange well.

4.0. BLOG LAYOUT, LABELING, LINKING, and MEDIA

Showcase	Yes	No
4.1. Does your blog display an archive?	√
4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	√
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?	√
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?	√
4.2. Does your blog display a cloud or list of labels in the sidebar?	√
4.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	√
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	√
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	√
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)		√
"movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)	√
"brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")	√
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	√
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? 11 other labels attached to three or more posts	---	---
Which labels, and to how many posts each? Please list those labels instead of www, xxx, yyy..., and list numbers of posts instead of n, m, o... (in parentheses), below. blog (64) books (27) essay prep. (3) essays (14) favorites (9) link (7) pictures (40) reviews (29) revisions (7) speaking (7) websites (3)	---	---
4.3. Links and media	---	---
4.3.1. Do your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics?	√
Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?		√
How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics? 40 posts including photos or other graphics	---	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?	√
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links? 7 posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?		√
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? ０ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: ... ... ...	---	---
What media content that you originally produced, if any, do your blog posts for this semester contain? Please list and explain each item briefly, and add short links and dates (yyyy.mm.dd) for reference. ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date)	---	---

4.4. Overall presentation

What have you done to enhance the overall presentation and readability of your blog? List and explain the three most important content, display, formatting, layout, or other presentation changes that you have made on your blog this semester.

...I included more links.
...I often colored some words to easy to see.
...I chose white on my blog back color and I selected large words.

5.0. ADDITIONAL REFLECTIONS ON YOUR BLOG AND YOUR WRITING FOR IT

Please feel free to include reflections on both class work and homework, as well as on the content of this portfolio (proto-portfolios, showcases, selections, and reflections).

...It was difficult for me to write long essay.
...It was too hard to find my comments on classmates blog.
...I feel book reviews are lot.

6.0. ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS FOR YOURSELF, YOUR PEERS, AND YOUR SUCCESSORS

...I should wrote diary everyday.
...I didn't put media on my blog. So I should put it.
...I didn't put photos on my introduction.

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BR 2-15: Flood

2010-01-14T10:25:00.001+09:00

I read "Flood" This book's cover looks interesting so I chose it.
It had been raining for days. Biff, her mom and Floppy went into the park. It was not much fun in the rain. The children couldn’t go out to play. That evening Biff, Chip and Kipper were watching television. The weather forecast came on. Some bad storms were coming, with a lot of more rain. In the morning, the park was flooded. The water reached the edge of the park. That day the school was closed. It rained in the night. The flood water had come in. They went to a hall in the town. When the floods were over they went back home. The floors were covered in mud.
If I live such a their home, I think I really amazing.I am sorry about them.

Reference
Hunt, Loderick. (1990) A day in London. England: Oxford University.
(149 words)

News Quiz

2010-01-13T16:27:00.003+09:00

1. Who did plan to hub Haneda Airport?
2. How much is second supple mentary budget for fiscal 2009 had Prime Minister Hatoyama?
3. Who was wining of the Nobel Peace Prize?
4. Which country does need up to 300 kilograms of nuclear?
5. Which country have Hatoyama agreed to ensure food safety?
6. Who was former Finance Ministerfound dead at house?
7. Where is there Narita Airport?
8. Where was selected as host of the 2016 Summer Olympics?
9. Who did won the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic of golf?
10. What is famous in Ryokuhuso's Enju Room was fire destroyed, Ninohe, Iwate?

1. Maehara (The Daily Yomiuri, 10/15/2009, p.2)
2. ￥3 trillion (The Daily Yomiuri, 10/15/2009, p3)
3. Obama (The Daily Yomiuri, 10/12/2009, p2)
4. Iran (The Daily Yomiuri, 10/12/2009, p5)
5. China (The Daily Yomiuri, 10/12/2009, p1)
6. Nagakawa (The Daily Yomiuri, 10/05/2009, p1)
7. Tokyo (The Daily Yomiuri, 10/14/2009, p.2)
8. Rio de Janeiro (The Daily Yomiuri, 10/05/2009, p.4)
9. Ryo Ishikawa (The Daily Yomiuri, 10/05/2009, p.18)
10. Zashiki-warashi (The Daily Yomiuri, 10/06/2009, p.2)
(177 words)

Speaking survey

2010-01-13T16:25:00.000+09:00

There are 64 people who take less than 30 minutes to go to university from their house. Almost these people come to university by bicycle, on foot or bike. There are 12 people who take less than 1 hour to go to university. They come to university by bus, train or car. There are 6 people who take more than 1 hour to go to university. Almost these people come to university by train or car. Next, I will write about bad point of traveling these ways. Many people think get tired. Most people of them come to school by bicycle or on foot. 11 people think take a lot of time. 28 people answered other. They think about the bad point of traveling this way, cold, hot, costly and so on.
(132 words)

BR 2-14: The Dream

2009-12-27T14:52:00.000+09:00

I read “The Dream” This book is easy to understand so, I chose this book.
Biff couldn’t sleep. Dad told her a story. The story was about a dragon. Biff dreamed about the dragon. It was a very nasty dragon. Biff had to fight it. She woke up soon and went downstairs. Next, mom told her a story. The story was about a dolphin. Biff dreamed about a dolphin. Finally she could sleep well.
I experienced like this so, I could sympathize with this story.

Reference
Hunt, Loderick. (1990) The Dream. England: Oxford University.
(94 words)

BR 2-13: Viking adventure

2009-12-27T14:50:00.000+09:00

I read “Viking adventure” I thought Viking adventure looks like interesting. I wanted to try to read this book so, I chose it.
Biff, Chip and Wilf were in Mr. Johnson’s class. Mr. Johnson had a model ship. He showed the children a picture of a Viking ship. They made model long ship and they also made Viking shields and helmets. Suddenly, the magic was working after all. They were on Viking long ship. The wind blew harder and the ship tossed up and down. At last the long ship landed. The children waded to the shore. The Vikings took the children into a long hall. As soon as it was dark a long ship sailed close to the shore. Viking raiders were going to attack the village. They looked very fierce and they ran towards the village. Biff had an idea. She shone her torch. They had never seen a light like this before. So, they were frightened and they all fell to the ground. The villagers gave Biff a shied. Mr. Johnson had never seen like this shied. Biff looked at wilf and smiled.
I thought Biff is a bravery and smart girl. It was funny that Biff used a torch.

Reference
Hunt, Loderick. (1990) Viking adventure. England: Oxford University.
(212 words)

BR 2-12: Floppy the Hero

2009-12-27T14:21:00.001+09:00

I read “Floppy the Hero” Floppy is a dog. I was interested in Floppy why he is a Hero. So I chose this book.
A fire engine went by. There was a fire so, everyone ran to see. Fireman stopped them because dangerous. A barn was on fire. Then a little dog ran to the barn. She barked and barked. Then Floppy ran to the barn. He jumped in the window. A boy, Chip, warried about Floppy. The firemen pushed the door down. Then Floppy ran out. He had some puppies. Everyone looked at Floppy and said he is a hero.
I thought Floppy is a very good dog. If there was not Floppy around there, puppies were not saved.

Reference
Hunt, Loderick. (1989) Floppy the Hero. England: Oxford University.
(130 words)

BR 2-11: A Day in London

2009-12-27T14:04:00.001+09:00

I read “A Day in London” This book’s cover looked like interesting so I chose this book.
Gran came to stay. The children ran to meet her. Gran had promised to take the children on an outing. When they got to London, Gran parked the car. On top of the cdumn was a statue of Nelson. There were lots of pigeons in Trafalgar Square. They went to Buckingham Palace. The children couldn’t see who was inside the car. Gran took them on a boat. It began to rain and the wind blew. They couldn’t enjoy.
I thought they were unlucky. I felt sorry for them.

Reference
Hunt, Loderick. (1990) A day in London. England: Oxford University.
(116 words)

BR 2-10: Stories of MONSTER

2009-12-26T14:07:00.002+09:00

I read “Stories of MONSTER” I don’t like monster but I want to try to see monster. So I chose this book.
Ben Boggle lay awake in a cold sweat. How could he sleep with a monster under his bed? At school, Ben could hardly keep his eyes open Ben bought a book of Monsters. As soon as he got home, Ben read the book from cover to cover. But there was no mention of monsters under the bed. Ben decided to build a monster trap. That night, his monster trap had worked. The smallest monster in the world was tangled in the net. She wailed and started to sob. Ben began to feel sorry for the strange little creature. They became a friend each other.
I thought monsters are awful but this monster is very small. I thought this monster is cute.

Reference
Kelly, Alison. (2004) Stories of MONSTER. England: Usborne Publishing.
(153 words)

BR 2-09: The clumsy prince

2009-12-26T13:52:00.000+09:00

I read “The clumsy prince” I think the title of this book is catchy so I chose it.
Colin was the clumsiest prince in the kingdom. One day, he tripped in front of a sad princess. She thought he was so funny, she wanted to marry him on the spot. Her father had other ideas. He gave Colin three tests, tests he knew Colin would not pass. Colin couldn’t pass the tests. That night, Colin couldn’t sleep. Suddenly, he heard a scream. It was the princess. He learned out of his window and sent a flower pot frying…straight onto the head of the man stealing the princess. The princess thief fell to the ground with a thud. Colin raced from the tower and swept up the princess. The king agreed their marriage. So Colin lived clumsy, but happy ever after.
This story was very interesting. He save the princess thanks to he was clumsy.

Reference
Kelly, Alison. (2003) The clumsy prince. England: Usborne Publishing.
(164 words)

BR 2-08: Stories of Gnomes & Goblins

2009-12-26T13:37:00.001+09:00

I read “Stories of Gnomes & Goblins” I chose this book because I was interested in Goblin.
Jessy was skipping in the sun when she heard a tiny, tiny cry. When she was looked down, there was a fairy, stuck in a spider’s web. Jessy could hardly believe her eyes. Gently, she lifted the fairy form the web. She was invited to Goblin Hill. But looked closely, she saw a door. The fairy cast a spell on her. The fairy opened the door and led Jessy inside. Prince Kester was very excited to meet Jessy. He asked the goblin choir to sing a song just for Jessy. Finally, king gave her flowers. Jessy ran down the tunnel and rolled out of the door. Outside, the grass was a jungle. Jessy was still the size of a bee. But, as she stood up, Jessy shot to her usual size. She looked back at the hill. The door was nowhere to be seen.
I think Goblins were very kind because they had never seen like her but they entertained her. I think Goblin Hill like a dream.

Reference
Kelly, Alison. (2003) Stories of Gnomes & Goblin. England: Usborne Publishing.
(197 words)

BR 2-07: The princess and the Pen

2009-12-26T13:15:00.001+09:00

I read “The princess and the Pen” I chose this book because this book looks very cute and interesting.
Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess. But he didn’t want just any old princess. He wanted a real one. Not one of the local princesses would do. The next day Prince Patrick set out to travel the world, in search of a real princess. He took with his cousin, Fred. They hadn’t gone far when they heard a loud sneeze from under the seat. It was Peg. She wanted an adventure. Prince Patrick found Peg is a real princess.
Peg is just a friend for him. But he found she is a real friend. These points are very interesting.

Reference
Kelly, Alison. (2004) The princess and the Pen. England: Usborne Publishing.
(138 words)

Essay (2-03b): Learning language stories

2009-12-16T10:20:00.005+09:00

I will write about my learning language experiences. I am Japanese so of course I can speak Japanese. But I am studying English now, and I am also studying Thai. And I studied Spanish and Korean when I was freshman. I like to learn foreign languages very much. But I can’t speak these languages smoothly. To lean foreign languages is too difficult for me. First, I will write about my future.

I want to travels a lot of countries in the future. English is very useful for them. Many people speak English. If I can speak English, I can talk with many people all over the world. I want to get a job in which I use English. So I have to study English very hard. In particular, I have to study business English I love Thailand so I also want to live Thailand in the future. There are few people who can speak English. So I have to study Thai language to live there. I have a lot of dreams so I must study harder for them come true.

Second, I will write about my past day. I have studying English since I was elementary school student. But when I was elementary school student, I studied only Romaji. When I was junior high school student, I stared to study English words and grammar. I like English so I was good at English. When I was high school student, English classes were very difficult. Honestly, I didn’t like English classes. But I liked to study English so I studied English while I listened to English songs at home. So I bought a lot of English CDs and I memorized the words of them. I often looked up words in a dictionary and I also memorized meaning. I studied English with these ways, when I was high school student.

I stared Thai, when I was high school student. I also bought a lot of Thai singers’ CDs and I listened to them everyday. And I bought text of Thai. I studied grammar and words myself. To study Thai was very interesting for me. So I studied it very hard. Sometimes I went to house of a Thai acquaintance. She taught me Thai. Thanks to them, now I am able to speak, listen, write and listen a little.

When I was freshman, I took two languages classes. These are Spanish and Korean. Spanish was very difficult. But thanks to the Spanish classes, I am remembering Spanish greeting phrases. Korean classes were very interesting. I watched some Korean movies. I was interested in Korea so I liked the Korean classes. The day before exam, I had Korean exchange students teach Korean. Thanks to study these languages, I could talk with a lot of exchange students. These things are very useful for me.

Finally, I will write about what I doing now. I am studying English and Thai now. I study English every day at KGU, but I am not making a progress English. I think I have to study harder English and I also have to talk more with foreigner. I couldn’t go to study to New Zealand this year because of new flu. So if I get a chance to get to study English next year, I want to participate in it.

I think that studying languages is very important. I want to be able to speak English and Thai. I also want to study Korean again. Korea is very close from Japan so I can travel there anytime. I think if I can speak Korean, it will be good for me. I think study these languages not only at university but also at home.
(613 words)

Essay (2-03a): Learning languages stories

2009-12-01T23:45:00.003+09:00

I will write about my learning languages stories. I am Japanese so of course I can speak Japanese. But I am studying English now and I am also studying Thai. And I studied Spanish and Korean when I was fresh man. I like to learn foreign languages very much.
But I can’t speak these languages smoothly. To lean foreign languages is too difficult for me.

First, I will write about my future. I want to travel a lot of countries in the future. English is very useful for it. Many people speak English. If I can speak English, I can talk with many people all over the world. And I want to work to use English. So I have to study English so hard and I also have to study business English. And I love Thailand so I also want to live Thailand in the future. There are few people who can speak English. So I have to Thai to live there. I have a lot of dreams so I study harder to be realized them.

Second, I will write about my past day. I have studying English since I was elementary school student. But when I was elementary school student, I studied only Romaji. When I was junior high school student, I stared to study English words and grammar. I like English so I was good at English. When I was high school student, English classes were very difficult. Honestly, I didn’t like English classes. But I liked to study English so I studied English while I listened to English songs at home. So I bought a lot of English CDs and I memorized the words of them. I often looked up words in a dictionary and I also memorized meaning. I studied English with these ways, when I was high school student. And I stared Thai, when I was high school student. I also bought a lot of Thai singers’ CDs and I listened to them everyday. And I bought text of Thai. I studied grammar and words myself. To study Thai was very interesting for me. So I studied it very hard. Sometimes I went to house of a Thai acquaintance. She taught me Thai. Thanks to them, now I am able to speak, listen, write and listen a little. When I was fresh man, I took two languages classes. These are Spanish and Korean. Spanish was very difficult. But thanks to the Spanish classes, I am remembering Spanish greeting phrases. Korean classes were very interesting. I watched some Korean movies. I was interested in Korea so I liked the Korean classes. The day before exam, I had Korean exchange students teach Korean. Thanks to study these languages, I could talk with a lot of exchange students. These things are very useful for me.

Finally, I will write about now. I am studying English and Thai now. I study English every day in KGU but I am not making progress English. I think I have to study harder English. I couldn’t go to study to New Zealand this year. So if I get a chance to get to study English next year, I want to participation it.

I think to study languages is very important. I want to be able to speak English and Thai. I also want to study Korean again. Korea is very close from Japan so I can travel there anytime. I think if I can speak Korean, it will be good for me. I think study these languages not only at university but also at home.
(593 words)

Speaking survey

2009-11-12T13:22:00.002+09:00

1) Do you have a driver’s license?
Yes / No

2) Do you come to school by car?
Yes / No

3) Do you have your own car?
Yes / No

4) Do you think you need parking space in KGU?
Yes / No

5) How much would you pay for parking a day?
a) less than 400yen
b) more than 400yen
c) just 400yen

6) How far are you from KGU?
a) less than 30 minutes
b) less than 1 hour
c) more than 1 hour

Do you want to go to school by car?
Yes / No

How do you come to school?
a) bicycle or walk
b) bus
c) train
d) bike

How far are you from KGU?
a) less than 30 minutes
b) less than 1 hour
c) more than 1 hour

What is bad point of travelling this way?
a) takes a lot of time
b) get tired
c) other

(155 words)

Essay (2-2b): Baseball & travel English websites

2009-11-11T10:16:00.010+09:00

I saw a lot of English web sites in the class. I chose three web sites. I will write about them. First, I chose English professional baseball web site. Next, I chose Mariners web site. Finally, I chose travel web site.

This baseball web site is short sentences and not difficult so, it is easy to understand. There are many information about twelve teams in this site. Recently, Jyojima decided to play baseball in Japan. He had played baseball in Japan before, but he went to Major League and he joined Mariners. He is a catcher and he played with Ichiro. Jyojima was selected WBC by Hara manager of the Giants. He is a great player. He had belonged to the Softbank Hawks but this time he decided to join the Hanshin Tigers. I am looking forward to watch him play next year. Draft commission held in Japan yesterday. Yusei Kikuchi was selected by six teams. The result was that Saitama Seibu Lions got a right of his negotiation. I want to watch his pitching soon.

I will write about Mariners. There are some pictures and videos in this site so, it is interesting. Speaking of Mariners, I like Ichiro very much. He is a so famous baseball player. He chose WBC, too. If he joined WBC member, Japan didn’t won the world championship. Ichiro records his 200th hit for the nine straight season. It is terrific record. He does same things every day but he evolves day by day. When he played baseball in Japan, he belonged to Orix Buffaloes. He is the pride of Japan. I am sure he will make new record in the future.

I like to see travel web sites because I can know a lot of information of many countries. This time, I chose web site which a tour to Bangkok, Thailand. This web site’s sentences are not too long so, it is easy to understand. I have never been to Thailand, but this site writes many things. If I don’t know where there are tourist spots, I see this site and I can find it. I like shopping so if I go to Thailand, I want to go shopping. This site gives me information of many shopping places. For example, Siam paragon, Central World, Weekend Market and other destinations. And this site also put restaurant information with pictures. When I see it, I really want to go there. The others, there are many pictures in the site. It makes me feel fun. I liked Bangkok more and more.

I searched English web site in the class, I want to see more English web site. I want to try to see English site not only Japanese site.

JapanBall. com
http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=15843

MARINERS BASEBALL
http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/mlb/events/ichiro200/

Bangkok. com
http://www.bangkok.com/tourism-first-time-visitors/index.html

(453 words)

Speaking class

2009-11-09T09:32:00.004+09:00

1) Do you have a driver’s license?
　　　　 Yes / No
2) Do you come to school by car?
Yes / No
3) Do you have an own parking area?
Yes / No
4) Do you think you need parking area in KGU?
Yes / No
5) How much cost of parking?
a) less than 400 yen
b) more than 400 yen
c) just 400 yen
6) How far is it from KGU?
a) less than 30 minutes
b) less than 1 hour
c) more than 1 hour

Do you want to go to school by car?
Yes / No
How do you come to school?
a) bicycle or walk
b) bus
c) train
d) bike
How far is it from KGU?
a) less than 30 minutes
b) less than 1 hour
c) more than 1 hour
What is bad point your way?
a) take many times
b) tired
c) other

(150 words)

Essay (2-2a): English website

2009-10-30T11:01:00.004+09:00

I watched a lot of English web sites in the class. I chose three web sites. I will write about them.

First, I chose Japanese professional baseball web site. There are many information about twelve teams. Recently, Jyojima decided to play baseball in Japan. He had played baseball in Japan before, but he went to Major League and he joined Mariners. He is a catcher and he played with Ichiro. Jyojima was selected WBC by Hara manager of the Giants. He is a great player. He had belonged to the Softbank Hawks but this time he decided to join the Hanshin Tigers. I am looking forward to watch him play next year. Draft commission held in Japan yesterday. Yusei Kikuchi was selected by six teams. The result was that Saitama Seibu Lions got a right of his negotiation. I want to watch his pitching soon.

Next, I chose Mariners web site. I will write about Mariners. Speaking of Mariners, I like Ichiro very much. He is a so famous baseball player. He chose WBC, too. If he joined WBC member, Japan didn’t won the world championship. Ichiro records his 200th hit for the nine straight season. It is terrific record. He does same things every day but he evolves day by day. When he played baseball in Japan, he belonged to Orix Buffaloes. He is the pride of Japan. I am sure he will make new record in the future.

Finally, I chose travel web site. I like to watch it because I can know a lot of information of many countries. This time, I chose web site of Bangkok, Thailand. I have never been to Thailand, but this site writes many things. If I don’t know where there are tourist spots, I see this site and I can find it. I like shopping so if I go to Thailand, I want to go shopping. This site gives me information of many shopping places. For example, Siam paragon, Central World, Weekend Market and so on. And this site also put restaurant information with pictures. When I see it, I really want to go there. The others, there are many pictures in the site. It makes me feel fun. I liked Bangkok more and more.

I searched English web site in the class, I want to see more English web site. It is good to study English. I want to try to see English site not only Japanese site.
(408 words)

English web sites

2009-10-28T09:37:00.007+09:00

JapanBall. com
http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=15843
This web site is written about Japanese baseball. There are many information about it.

MARINERS BASEBALL
http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/mlb/events/ichiro200/
This web site is Mariners'. Ichiro is on this site.

Bangkok. com
http://www.bangkok.com/tourism-first-time-visitors/index.html
I can know a lot about shops, hotels, tourist spots and so on of Bangkok.

( 48words)

Speaking class

2009-10-21T11:50:00.002+09:00

First, I interviewed Shiori about jobs. Her father works at Food Company and her mother doesn’t work, she is a homemaker. But she does not want to be a homemaker. She wants to be a flight attendant. So she bought a book about JAL and she studies about it. She said she wants to try a hotel woman once. Her job which never wants to do is a freeta. If money were no problem, she said she wants to be a cosmetic adviser. If she could do any job, she said she wants to be a boss.

Next, I interviewed Hanako about jobs. Her father is an elementary school teacher and her mother is a dietician. But she wants to be a English teacher in the future. She wants to try a flight attendant once and she wants never try a fireman. If money were no problem, she wants to be a carpenter. If she could do any job, she wants to be a university professor.

To interview my friends about jobs is interesting!
(174 words)

Essay (2-01b): ☆☆☆My Fairyland☆☆☆

2009-10-21T10:13:00.004+09:00

I have a lot of my favorite places. Today, I will introduce parts of them. My favorite places are my room, library, nature and kitchen. These places make me calm and refreshed.

First I will write about my room. When I am in home, I am usually in my room. I like my room very much. I like Asia so; there are many cute Asian miscellaneous goods in my room. And I am collecting Asian accessories. I decorate them on the table. When I see them, I become feel happy. I like good fragrant and I have a lot of incense sticks. For example, coconut flavor, strawberry flavor, green apple flavor, jasmine flavor and so on. My room fragrant with them every day.

Recently, I bought new TV in my room so though I don't go to the living room, whenever I want to watch the TV programs I can do it. I often watch the movies in my room. I like to watch the movies alone. It is makes me calm. My hobby is listening to music so I have many CDs. Most of them are Thai CDs. I always buy them on internet from Thailand. My hobby is collecting Thai CDs. I listen to them when I go to bed. They are such like a nursery song for me.

Next, I will write about library. I like library because it is very quiet. I like quiet places more than noisy places. I can be there for the long time. I don’t have books much so if I go to library, I can read many books. Moreover, to use library is not costly.

Next, I will write about nature. I like to go to places where there are many natures. For example, Aso, Amakusa, Yufuin and so on. I go to these places, I feel refreshed. If I go to mountain, I can find many flowers and trees. There are a lot of plants also I can find a lot of kinds of birds. I like to hear the song of birds. And to see the night sky there, I can beautiful stars and moon. It is great. If I go to sea, I can feel sunshine and I can find many fishes. When I was child I had brought to sea by my grand father. So, sea is a memorial place for me.

Finally, I will write about kitchen. I am not good at cooking but I sometimes try to cook. When I cook dishes, I often garnish fruits. There are always some fruits in my kitchen. I love fruits. Fruits look like cute and fresh color. So I want to put fruits on kitchen.

These are my favorite places. I have a lot of favorite places, but I want to find more good places.
(467 words)

BR 2-06: The Quest

2009-10-20T15:00:00.006+09:00

I read “The Quest”

Wilma was writing a story a quest. Wilma read the story to Biff.
Long ago, and far away, there was a beautiful land called Ulm. The sound of the bell told every animal, every plant and every tree when it was spring or summer. The evil Grimlock lived in the cold, black mountains of Grim. He wanted the crystal bell of Ulm, and he spent years looking for it. Grimlock took the bell back to the land of Grim. Without the bell, the land of Ulm became dark and grey. All the beauty had gone from the land and the days were cold and long. Biff had to go to dentist. After Biff had gone, suddenly, the magic key began to glow, and Wilma was taken into a magic adventure. The magic took Wilma to the Land of Ulm. The land was cold and bare. Grimlock was hiding behind a tree. He wanted to stop Wilma from going on the quest. Soon the ground became wet and muddy. Her feet sank into the mud. Suddenly a white unicorn helped her. She met a gnome there. The gnome took Wilma up the mountain to Grimlock’s castle. The gnome knew a secret way to get into the castle. At last, they came to the room where the crystal bell was hanging. Then the bell began to ring. At last, Grimlock asked Wilma if she could make the bell stop ringing. Wilma and the gnome took the bell back to Ulm and the quest was over. When the bell returned, beauty came back to the land of Ulm again. The magic began to glow. Wilma finished her story.
This story was very interesting. I became to want the bell.

Reference

Hunt, Roderick. (1993). The Quest. England: Oxford University.

(290 words)

BR 2-05: Kipper and the Giant

2009-10-19T21:49:00.007+09:00

I read “Kipper and the Giant”
Kipper was watching a programme called “The Angry Giant” The angry giant lived in a castle near a village. Nobody in the village liked the giant. He was always cross. When the giant was cross he stamped his feet and the house shook. Kipper went to find Chip but he was out. He picked up the magic key and it began to glow. It took Kipper inside the magic house. The magic took Kipper to the gate of the giant’s castle. He didn’t want to meet the giant, so he went to the village. Kipper came to the village but it was a tiny. Kipper was a giant. The people threw things at Kipper. Kipper began to cry. The people thought he can help us. Kipper helped the villagers to mend their houses. He put back the broken roofs. He picked up the stone and took it outside the village. All the people liked Kipper. The village band played for him. The giant came back. He was very angry when he saw Kipper in the village. He ran towards the village. Crash! He fell over the stone. The people were frightened but Kipper went to help the giant. Kipper was bigger then the giant. Kipper said “Stop being angry and the people will like you.” So the giant stopped being angry. The people liked him. The key began to glow. The magic took Kipper home. “Nobody likes an angry giant,” said Kipper.
I think Kipper is a good boy. If he didn’t go village, nobody likes him yet.

Reference

Hunt, Roderick. (1987) Kipper and the Giant. England: Oxford University.

(264 words)

BR 2-04: Victrian Adventure

2009-10-19T21:08:00.005+09:00

I read “Victorian Adventure”
Biff and Chip had been to London with Gran. The magic took them back in time to a street on a foggy day. The children were in London. A girl was standing under a gas lump. Her name was Vicky. They followed Vicky down winding streets. At last, they came to a blacksmith’s. The blacksmith was looking at a horse’s hoof. The children pumped and pumped until the fire glowed hot. It was hard work. The children were hungry. Vicky took them to a street with a high wall. The children jumped off the wall and ran to the palace. Someone opened a window and they all ran towards it. There were three children inside. They were the grandchildren of Queen Victoria. At that moment, a grown-up came in and saw them. The royal grandchildren were sent to bed. The others were taken to a police station. The next day, an important man came to see the children. The important man took them to Buckingham Palace. Gran was having tea with Queen Victoria. The children played in the throne room. The magic key began to glow. It was time for the adventure to end.
I think the children met good people and hey had a good time there. I wonder when children and Gran were took London, why they separate.

Reference

Hunt, Roderick.(1990) Victorian Adventure. England: Oxford University.

(224 words)

ชิน - ชินวุฒอินทรคูสิน

2009-10-18T12:45:00.007+09:00

I like Thai singer. I have a lot of Thai CDs. I know Thai music more than Japanese music. When I buy Thai CDs and DVDs, I order to internet. Japanese CD shops don’t sell them. I want Japanese CD shop to sell Thai’s. I will introduce I often listen to CDs recently. The singer is Chin (ชิน)! He is very good singer, I think. His voice is very sexy and so cool. I love his song. I have only one his CD so I want his CDs more. If you listen to his songs, you are sure to like him. I want you to listen to “Chin up” album. I have it so if you want to listen to it, I lend you! Let’s be a Chin fan!!!

If you want to know more about him, let’s go to the official site of Chin!

(145 words)

Flavor

2009-10-18T12:12:00.006+09:00

Hello☆ Today, I will write about my favorite aroma oils. I have a lot of aroma oils but I don’t use them at my room. I use incense sticks in my room. Aroma oils are more expensive than incense sticks so, I always buy incense sticks. My mother like aroma oils more than incense sticks. I use aroma oils once in awhile.
←I like these incense sticks very much. I especially like jasmine flavor. You should buy it at least once!

First, I recommend you eucalyptus flavor. This oils effects are be refreshed, recover fatigue, up your concentration and good for stuffy nose and cough. I use this oil when I feel bad. This flavor is cool and I like it. My mother like it, too so she finished use it, she buy it soon.
Good flavor makes me calm. So against my better judgment, I buy good flavor things on impulse.
(154 words)

Draft essay: ☆☆☆My fairyland☆☆☆(Revision)

2009-10-17T19:06:00.006+09:00

I have a lot of my favorite places. Today, I will introduce part of them. My favorite places are my room, library, nature and kitchen.

First, I will write about my room. When I am in home, I am usually in my room. I like my room very much. I like Asia so; there are many cute Asian miscellaneous goods in my room. And I am collecting Asian accessories. I decorate them on the table. When I see them, I become feel happy. I like good fragrant and I have a lot of incense sticks. For example, coconut flavor, strawberry flavor, green apple flavor, jasmine flavor and so on. I can fragrant with them in my room every day. Recently, I bought new TV in my room so though I don't go to the living room, whenever I want to watch the TV programs I can do it. I often watch the movies in my room. I like to watch the movies alone. It is makes me calm. My hobby is listening to music so I have many CDs. Most of them are Thai CDs. I always buy them on internet from Thailand. My hobby is collecting Thai CDs. I listen to them when I go to bed. They are such like a nursery song for me.

Next, I will write about library. I like library because it is very quiet. I like quiet places more than noisy places. I feel tired when I am in noisy places. I can be in library for the long time. I don’t have books much so if I go to library, I can read many books. Moreover, to use library is not costly. When I go to library, I usually read novels. It makes me calm.

Next, I will write about natures. I like to go to places where there are many natures. I go to there, I feel refreshed. If I go to mountain, I can find many flowers and trees. There are a lot of green. And I also can find a lot of kinds of birds. I like to hear the song of birds. And to see the night sky there, I can beautiful stars and moon. It is great. If I go to sea, I can feel sunshine and I can find many fishes. When I was child I had brought to sea by my grand father. So, sea is a memorial place for me.

Finally, I will write about kitchen. I am not good at cooking but I sometimes try to cook. When I cook dishes, I often garnish fruits. There are always some fruits in my kitchen. I love fruits. Fruits look like cute and fresh color. Moreover, fruits are very food flavor. If there are fruits in kitchen, I can smell sweet flavor. So I want to put fruits on kitchen.

These are my favorite places. I have a lot of favorite places. But I want to find more good places.
(495 words)

Watching the CS games

2009-10-17T18:35:00.005+09:00

Good evening☆ Today, my friend, Hikaru, came to my house. We watched a baseball game of the Eagles vs. the Softbank in my room. While we were eating lunch, we watched it. We were very excited. The result of the game is the Eagles won. Hikaru is the Softbank’s fan so, she looked very sad. But I was glad because the Eagles captain, Nomura, will retire this season. I like Nomura captain so, I wanted to see his smile. We promise to go to see professional baseball player’s camp. I am really looking forward to it. Many teams will come to Miyazaki. I want to see them! I had very good time. Thank you Hikaru!

I am watching the Central League game now. The game is the Chunichi Dragons vs. the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Today's starting pitchers are Chen, the Dragons and Ishikawa, the Swallows. First, I liked the Yakult but I like the Dragons recently. The Dragons pitcher, Asao, is very cool and he is very good player. So I want to cheer him. But if the Dragons play with the Giants, needless to say I will cheer the Giants. I think the Giants is the strongest team in other professional baseball teams. I cheer the Giants anytime.

Not to change the subject, the other day I ate Nabe again. Hahaha... The nabe was “motsu nabe” I didn’t ate it much but it was delicious. My families are like nabe so, I think I will ate it many times in this autumn and winter.
(256 words)

Chocolate

2009-10-16T20:10:00.008+09:00

Hi☆ I am watching the baseball game of the Touhoku Rakuten Golden Eagles vs. the Softbank Hawks now. Iwakuma pitcher is very cool and Ponchan is too! Iwakuma is a starting pitcher of the Rakuten and Sugiuchi is a staring pitcher of the Softbank. But Sugiuchi player was relieved. I am excited! CS is so interesting! The Giants is in Miyazaki now so, I really want to go there soon. Central games start by tomorrow! I am really looking forward to the games!

Not to change the subject, I will write about my favorite chocolate! I love chocolate. I love chocolate. I recommend you these chocolate in this picture. I especially like caramel taste one. It was delicious and very soft. If you come across the caramel chocolate, you should buy it!

Next I recommend this chocolate. This chocolate's name is Mellow. This chocolate is not too sweet but delicious and soft. This chocolate is small so, it is easy to eat it. I want to buy many kinds chocolate some day☆
(171 words)

Dinner! Nabe☆

2009-10-16T11:15:00.005+09:00

Hello☆ I will write about my yesterday’s dinner. I ate “duck nabe” We put many foods in it. For example, long green onions, mushrooms, fines, potherb mustard, block of deep-fried bean curd, chicken and duck. Do you like nabe? Nabe is a one-pot dish cooked at the table. When autumn and winter come, I want to eat nabe. Nabe dishes are very easy so, I often eat it in autumn and winter. I eat nabe, I become warmer. After finish to eat it, I usually put rice in it and I make rice porridge. It is delicious! But yesterday, I didn’t make it because my brother came back home lately. If you eat nabe, I recommend you to make rice porridge. I ate an avocado with nabe.

I like avocado. Avocado called forest butter. It is very soft. I often eat it with uncured hum. But the other day, I heard to eat avocado with slices of raw tuna is good. So, I want to try it. Avocado is very healthy food and popular from women. I want to search that others how to eat it. If you know some ways to eat it, please tell me☆ That’s all.
(201 words)

BR 2-03: Egyptian Adventure

2009-10-14T16:17:00.004+09:00

I read “Egyptian Adventure”
Nadian and Anneena came to play at Biff and Chip’s house. Floppy, ran into the room. Suddenly the magic key began to glow. The key took the children back in time. It took Floppy too. The magic took them back to Ancient Egypt. They were standing by a pyramid. Biff saw Floppy chase the cat. They all went to back to get Floppy, but he was stuck on the blocks of stone. The children looked up at Floppy. Then a man ran over. He looked sat Floppy and gasped. The man called to some people. The people put their hands together and raised them in the air. They sank down on their knees. The people took Floppy away. They people took Floppy to the king’s palace. The people and the children pull one of the big blocks. The Egyptians were carving a giant stone lock. The carving was finished. It isn’t a sphinx at all, it’s Floppy. Some Egyptians carried Floppy. Suddenly the magic key began to grow. Anneena picked up the model sphinx. It looked like a bit like Floppy.

I think this story is very unique. This book was very interesting.

Reference

Hunt, Roderick. (2001). Egyptian Adventure. England: Oxford University.
(197 words)

สยาม, บางกอก in ไทย

2009-10-14T11:41:00.006+09:00

Hello☆ Today, I will write about my favorite country Thailand. I have liked Thailand since I was high school student. I have never been there but I know well about Thailand, because I often buy magazines written about Thailand, many Thai CDs and so on. I especially like Bangkok (บางกอก) in Thailand (ไทย). Bangkok is a capital city and urban. There is Siam (สยาม) square in Bangkok. A lot of young people visit there. There are many big buildings and they are beautiful. Siam square is shopping spot. Most things are very cheap for Japanese so, I want to go shopping there and I want to buy many things for example accessories, clothes and foods.

I love Mango (มะม่วง)☆ In Thailand, there are mango dessert shop, Mango Tango. If I go to Siam, I really want to go there and I wan to eat mango dessert full. If you want know about Siam, Bangkok, click here! This is Japanese page so, if you can’t understand Thai, that’s all right. You can many Thai shopping centers, restaurants and so on. I’m sure you will like Thailand.
(187 words)

☆Professional Baseball ai☆

2009-10-13T19:36:00.003+09:00

Good evening, everyone☆ Today, I bought magazine, “Professional Baseball ai” on my way home after finished all classes. I really wanted this magazine so, I am happy! Not only the Giants players but also the other teams’ players are on it. I read it soon after I had come back home. I was soooo excited!!!! If you are professional baseball players fan, you should buy this magazine. I recommend you. I really regretted that I have never bought it by now. I could know many players who I didn’t know. Moreover I also I could know more about my favorite players. I read this magazine; I liked players more and more.

A person is Hiroyuki Nakajima who on a cover. He is the Saitama Seibu Lions player. I like him the best in the team’s players. He took part in WBC this year. He played an active part at WBC. I watched it on TV and I liked him. I often do to watch the professional baseball games but I watched the Lions games every time. I have got the Lions players’ autographs from the Lions batting pitcher. So, I like this team the best in the Pacific League teams. Needless to say, I love the Giants more than other baseball teams. That’s all☆
(216 words)

Today's my lunch

2009-10-12T19:24:00.010+09:00

Good evening☆ I will write about today’s my lunch. I ate cake and macaron mou. My parents bought them at Cheztani. Cheztani is a cake shop. I love this shop and my parents, too. They bought a fig cake for me and other cakes were membrane cake, tiramisu and chocolate cake. Do you know “a fig”? Fig is called “ichijiku” in Japanese. It has no flower. I like it so, they bought it for me. Every cake looked delicious and very beautiful. After I ate a fig cake, I ate macaron mou. My parents bought 10 kinds of it. These tastes are caramel, rose, raisin, pistachio, sesame, raspberry, yuzu, tea, vanilla and chocolate. I ate caramel tastes. It was delicious! I really liked it. If you want to know about Cheztani more, click here! I recommend you this cake shop. If you enter this page, you can buy macaron mous!

←These are a fig cake and mambran cake. These look tstes good, don't you?

←These are tiramisu and chocolate cake. This chocolate cake looks very cute! This cake is put macaron on. This cake is my daddy's so, I can't eat...

(193 words)

Takoyaki party☆

2009-10-12T18:21:00.005+09:00

Yesterday, my friend, Yohko came to my house because we made Takoyaki for lunch. We were really looking forward to the day. I went to shopping before the day and I prepared. Yohko came to my house at 13p.m. Then we started to make Takoyaki. Yohko brought a lot of snacks and death sours. We put many pieces of octopus and vegetables. It was delicious! We made it four times. We ate too much. Finally, we couldn’t eat more. After few hours, we made Takoyaki again. This time we put chocolate in it. It was better than I thought. My mother gave caramel puddings and uncured hums and avocados to us. Thanks, mom. ☆We ate too much the day. I think I have fat... I had a very good time! We chatted about many things and many hours. It was so much fun. I want to make Takoyaki with my friends, again.

←This is Yohko at dinning. She is so cute!

(162 words)

BR 2-02: Beyond Strange Street

2009-10-12T14:03:00.006+09:00

I read “Beyond Strange Street”
Sam lay in bed. With a sigh, she got out of bed. Then, very quietly she opened the bedroom door, crept past the living room and let herself out of the flat. The doors were open and she stepped inside. The magic button was there. One push, and she would be in Strange Street again. She looked closer at the button. The letters had changed. They now read W. W. She pressed the button. The doors opened and she got a shock. A sign was nailed to a trunk. It read: “Wild Woods.” She set off along the moonlit path. Once, a rabbit hopped across the path. She wondered if she should go back. And then, sitting on a log by the side of the track, was the strangest little creature she had ever seen. It was obbygobulum. He clapped his paws. There was flash of green light. A nearby tree trunk split open with a crack. Inside was the lift. Sam stepped in. The door closed. She thought “That was the wildest adventure yet.”

When I was reading this book, I was excited. The obbygobulum looks strange but I think he is cute. I want to see dreams such this story.

Reference

Umansky, Kaye. (2001). Beyond Strange Street. Harlow: Pearson Education.

(207 words)

#9 Ogata, Hiroshima Carp

2009-10-10T17:39:00.006+09:00

Today, there is a game of the Yomiuri Giants vs. the Hiroshima Tohyoh Carp. The game was a retirement game of Ogata player, the Carp. He had been play baseball for twenty three years. I am not Carp fan, but when I saw retirement ceremony, I cried just before because of moving. He hit a three base at his last trip to the plate. His fan and his family were really glad and they cried. A result of a game, the Giants lose 1-0. I felt regrettable but the game was very great! If the Giants players retire, I think I cried. I don't want the Giants player to retire. Because it is too sad to fan. Climax series is just around the corner. I am really looking forward to the games!

Finally, thank you!!! Ogata!!!!!
(136 words)

Udon

2009-10-10T17:06:00.003+09:00

Today, I went to eat Udon with my mother. I drove a car after a long time. I think maybe I am not good at driving a car…but it was very interesting! We went to Tenkuhnoudon. I ate cool udon and I put a mixture of vegetable bits and shrimp fried in batter and some deep-fried burdocks on it. My mother ate cool udon,too and she put some deep-fried mushroom and some deep-fried burdocks. It was delicious and we were very full. I want to go there again. There is my favorite udon shop near my house. I have been there twice. First time, I went to there with my cousin and second time I went to there with my friend. I also want to go there after a long time.
(131 words)

Yamatonadeshiko

2009-10-10T17:02:00.006+09:00

Hello. Today, I will introduce my favorite comic. I am collecting an only this comic now. It is “Yamatonadeshiko Hichihenge” I have buying this book since I am an elementary schoolchild. I have told this comic from my cousin. I often recommended it to my friends. My friends also have this comic and they also like it. Today, when I go shopping with my mother, I bought it. I already read it and it is really funny. If there is who don’t know this comic, I recommend it. Please try to read “Yamatonadeshiko”

Finally, do you know "Yamatonadeshiko"? I looked up the word in a dictionary. It has mean " a wild pink, a graceful Japanese woman" That's all☆
(120 words)

Next! Cats medley☆

2009-10-08T22:11:00.004+09:00

Next, I show this picture! This picture is my favorite, too. These cats are very cute! Their hair’s color is so beautiful and their blue eyes are lovely. I want to know they are what kind of cats. If anyone know it, please tell me. I will post cats pictures again.

Good night☆

(55 words)

Please see this!

2009-10-08T21:59:00.004+09:00

Hello! Do you like cat? I have a cat, Uru. He is a white chinchilla and he is big and has green eyes. His eyes are very big and clear. His eyes are look like marbles. I envy his eyes. I love him! He is sooooooooo cute! When I my friends came to my house, everyone said “He is so cute and so big!” He is loved everyone.

By the way, I show you my favorite picture. This picture is not Uru’s. But I really like it. This is very cute, isn’t it? I think they are yet baby because they are very small. Their blue eyes are beautiful. I want to try to touch them.

Baby cats are very very cute and so pretty! I love cats!
(128 words)

Essay (2-01a): ☆☆☆My fairyland☆☆☆

2009-10-08T14:03:00.010+09:00

I have a lot of my favorite places. Today, I will introduce part of them. My favorite places are my room, library, nature and kitchen.

First I will write about my room. When I am in home, I am usually in my room. I like my room very much. I like Asia so; there are many cute Asian miscellaneous goods in my room. And I am collecting Asian accessories. I decorate them on the table. When I see them, I become feel happy. I like good fragrant and I have a lot of incense sticks. For example, coconut flavor, strawberry flavor, green apple flavor, jasmine flavor and so on. My room fragrant with them every day. Recently, I bought new TV in my room so though I don't go to the living room, whenever I want to watch the TV programs I can do it. I often watch the movies in my room. I like to watch the movies alone. It is makes me calm. My hobby is listening to music so I have many CDs. Most of them are Thai CDs. I always buy them on internet from Thailand. My hobby is collecting Thai CDs. I listen to them when I go to bed. They are such like a nursery song for me.

Next, I will write about library. I like library because it is very quiet. I like quiet places more than noisy places. I can be there for the long time. I don’t have books much so if I go to library, I can read many books. Moreover, to use library is not costly.

Next, I will write about natures. I like to go to places where there are many natures. I go to there, I feel refreshed. If I go to mountain, I can find many flowers and trees. There are a lot of green. And I also can find a lot of kinds of birds. I like to hear the song of birds. And to see the night sky there, I can beautiful stars and moon. It is great. If I go to sea, I can feel sunshine and I can find many fishes. When I was child I had brought to sea by my grand father. So, sea is a memorial place for me.

Finally, I will write about kitchen. I am not good at cooking but I sometimes try to cook. When I cook dishes, I often garnish fruits. There are always some fruits in my kitchen. I love fruits. Fruits look like cute and fresh color. So I want to put fruits on kitchen.

These are my favorite places. I have a lot of favorite places. But I want to find more good places.
(452 words)+23+18

Speaking☆

2009-10-08T13:03:00.001+09:00

My father’s job is to built building. He drives a big crane truck every day. He leaves home early morning. The other day, he had been to Kagoshima for a week. He looked like really tired. Next my mother is a clerk. I don’t know about her job well. But she is hard worker. I respect my parents.

I want to try an announcer at least once. Because announcers can meat a lot of famous people, for example singers, actors, sports players and so on. So I want to see them at close.

I never want to try a policewoman. Because I think police often must be go to dangerous place and they sometimes are in the face of murder cases. I don’t want to see dead bodies. So I don’t want to be a police.

If many were no problem, I want to be a professional baseball player. Because I like baseball very much. I join the Yomiuri Giants. I play baseball with very famous players. I become a famous and popular player. And I play an active part in Japan and I will be a major leaguer. I join Seattle Mariners and I play baseball with Ichiro.

(201 words)

Beautiful woman

2009-10-07T18:18:00.015+09:00

Good evening☆ Today, I will introduce my favorite Thai model, Aum Patchrapa. She is very sexy, beautiful and very cute! She is so pretty. I like her very much. When I find her pictures, I send to my cell phone immediately. I want to be like her in the future. She is very popular in Thailand. She is often in a lot of magazines.

If you want to see more pictures,

click here! There are many singers', models', actor and actress' pictures and information. I am sure you will like it.

(92 words)

Draft essay: Outlines

2009-10-07T10:10:00.005+09:00

my room
―quiet
―TV
―CDs
―music
―good fragrant
―movies
―accessories

library
―quiet
―books

nature
―flowers
―green
―animal
―sea
―water
―sun
―stars

kitchen
―fruits

Draft essay: brainstorms

2009-10-07T09:43:00.010+09:00

flowers
greens
books
CDs
music
TV
animal
good fragrant
movies
kitchen
stars
water
accessories
quiet
sea
fruits
sun

BR 2-01: A Rat for Mouse

2009-10-07T09:23:00.007+09:00

I read “A Rat for Mouse”
There is a boy, Mouse. His saw his friend Jojo’s new hamster, Jumbo. And Mouse wanted another pet. The next day, Mr. Macdonald took Mouse to the Pet shop. He thought Mouse would choose another rabbit. But Mouse did not want another rabbit. Mouse saw the rat. He became to want the rat. The shopkeeper said that rats made very good pets and don’t try to handle him until he comes to you, or he might bite you. They chose a cage with a ladder and a wheel. Mouse called his rat Ricky. Every day, when he fed up Ricky, he put his hand inside the cage, and let the rat sniff him but Ricky never bit Mouse. Ricky was not sure about anyone else. He would let people stroke him, but he would never let them pick him up. One day when the friends were watching television, Ricky took Ben’s biscuit. Without thinking, Ben made a grab for him. The rat spun round and sank his teeth into Ben’s finger. But Ben said “Mouse is right. I should not have tried to pick Ricky up. I just forgot.” After that, no one forgot again. Everyone was a bit scared of Mouse’s rat. They thought he was fierce and dangerous. But Mouse adored him.

I think Ricky is very clever and he is cute. And Mouse is very kind person.

Reference

Alexander, Jenny. (2001). A Rat for Mouse. Harlow: Pearson Education.

(247 words)

GIANTS Monthly

2009-10-01T18:43:00.005+09:00

Today, after I finished all classes, I went to book store near my house. I wanted to buy a GIANTS Monthly. It was so cool... Sakamoto has been in it. I love Sakamoto player so I am soooo happy! I already read it many times. But I also like Ochi player but he has not been in it of this month. I hope Ochi will has in GIANTS Monthly next month.

Central League doesn't have any games today. So I am really boring now. The Giants have game vs. the Yokohama Baystars tomorrow. I am looking forward to the game. I will cheer the Giants tomorrow.

See you.☆

(109 words)

Speaking class

2009-09-30T22:19:00.002+09:00

1. Which is better? Beer / Wine

I like wine better than beer. Because beer's taste is bitter. So, I don't like beer much.

2. Which would be more fun to play? A piano / A guitar

I think to play a guitar is fun more than to play a piano. Because when I play a piano before, I couldn't play it at all. Moreover, I like guitar's sound more than piano's. I want to try playing a guitar someday.

3. Which is a better place to shop? YouMe Town / Downtown

I like Downtown better than YouMe Town. Because I think there are manny shops in downtown. I want to go to many shops when I go to shopping.

4. Who would be a better juku teacher? Cameron Diaz / Drew Barrymore

I think Cameron Diaz better than Drew Barrymore. Because I don't know Dre Barrymore. Cameron Diaz is very beautiful woman so I admire her.
(156 words)

Thank you!!!

2009-09-30T15:31:00.002+09:00

Today, I finished all classes, I thought I rode home. But when the class finished, it started to rain. I was in trouble. Then my friend, yurina, said "I will drive you home." She is very very very.....kind! I had yurina drive my home. She was a great help to me. She comes to school by her car everyday. She lives in Kamoto. It is a little far from our university. She always wakes up early. I really respect her. My house is near the university. I always come to school by bicycle. There are no bus stops around my house. So when it rainy day, I am always in trouble. I am really really thanked for her.
(118 words)

About my imaginary identity

2009-09-30T11:11:00.002+09:00

My name is Anna. I'm from Thailand in SE asia. Iam 40 years old and I have been in Thailand for 40 yeas. I love my country. I am artist and I draw landscapes. So I often go hill, mountain and sea. My hobby is hiking. Because I can discover many things. When I find beautiful flowers while I am hiking, I draw pictures of these flowers immediately. There are many beautiful natures in Thailand. So I don't lose interest in drawing landscape. I am single but I don't live alone. I have many cats. So I enjoy my life with them.
(102 words)

5 best suggestion

2009-09-30T10:22:00.008+09:00

First, I chose yumi's suggestion. She wrote "I think to paste a lot of pictures is interested to reader." ( yumi 2009.07.08) I think so too. So, I want to try to paste many pictures this semester. Next, I chose Manami's suggestion. She wrote "I should make more comment on my friend's blog, and I also should respond to my friend's comment." ( Manami 2009.08.12) I didn't much comment on my friend's blog and I often forgot respond comment in last semester. So I will try to write comment on my friends's blogs many times. Next, I chose Tomoko's blog because she wrote "to write blogs everyday for myself" (Tomoko 2009.07.08) I didn't write my blog everyday in last semester. I often didn't touch my personal computer. It is very difficult to write blog everyday but I will try to it this semester. Next I chose Sayaka's blog. She wrote "devise my blog more" (Sayaka 2009.07.08) If I devise my blog more, I think reader can enjoy my blog. Finally I chose Hikaru's blog. She wrote "Includ introduction and conclution everytime I write essay" (Hikaru 2009.07.08) I am not good at writing essays and I often forgot write introduction and conclusion.
(201 words)

9/5 Fukuoka

2009-09-26T14:06:00.004+09:00

I went to Fukuoka with my cousin and a friend. I was very looking forward to the day. First, we arrived in Fukuoka and we had lunch. Then we went to Sea Hawk Hotel near the Fukuoka Yahoo! Dorm. I was waiting a person. The person is batting pitcher of the Saitama Seibu Lions! He gave me the players’ signs. The signs are #1 Takumi Kuriyama and #11 Takayuki Kishi. I like them very much! So I was really really happy. They are my treasure.

Then we went to Canal City. We had walked for a long time so we were very tired. But I had a very good time. Thanks everyone.
(112 words)

V3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-09-26T13:57:00.004+09:00

Congratulations!!The Giants have won the Central League!! I am really really....happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I watched the game, I cried. Because I love the Giants!!!! Thank you, the Giants. I want to cheer the players forever.
(35 words)

20th Fukuoka Yahoo! dorm

2009-08-31T11:08:00.012+09:00

Hello! How's your vacation? I really enjoy my vacation. I went to Fukuoka with my friend to watch the baseball game of Fukuoka Softbank Hawks vs. Saitama Seibu Lions on 20th. This is second times, I have watched the baseball games of Hawks and Lions. I have not been to Fukuoka Yahoo dorm for a long time, so I was really really looking forward to go there. We went to Fukuoka by bus. Our seats were SS!! These seats were very close from players!! So we were very excited!!!

This player is Honda. He called "Ponchan" by his fan. I like him the best in the Softbank Hawks. His position is second and he is first batter. When we back to a bus, we saw him by chance! He waved his hand for us as he drove his car. I was very very happy!!!!!!☆ I became to like him more.

Next, this player is Kokubo. He hit a homer on the day. He was the Giants player before. So I know him well. He stood at next batter's circle in this picture. Our seats were back of catcher, so we could see players who stood at next batter's circle. I thought our seats were very good position. These seats were got by my friend. I really thank her.

Finally, this picture is herointerview. Kokubo and Tanoue hit a homer. So they were hero on the day. We saw fireworks after that. It was very close! So sounds were very loud but they were very beautiful. I was impressed by the fireworks.

I like the Giants the best in all professional baseball teams. But I also like to watch the baseball games. I want to go to watch the baseball game again.
(293 words)

Traffic of New Zealand

2009-08-31T10:25:00.000+09:00

1. Introduction
I examined about traffic of New Zealand. When I was talked with exchange students, I found the different of traffic between in Japan and in other countries. I have been interested in traffic of New Zealand since then. I especially examined how to get a driver’s license in New Zealand.

2. In Kumamoto
At first people who are older than 18 years old must go to the driving school to get a driver’s license. People must take a lot of lessons and they also must take classes of actual technique at on the grounds and on the street. People acquire a temporary driver's license, and to be able to acquire a driver's license formally after having passed examinations. In this way it is generally two phases in Japan.

3. In NZ
On the other hand, more than 15 years old people can get a driver’s license in New Zealand. But there are three phases not two phases, called Learner License, Restricted License and Full License in New Zealand. People can acquire Learner License by passing a written examination and an eye test. However, a director maintaining Full License more than two years must ride with the seat next to the driver when it runs. When people acquire Learner License, and six months pass, they can apply for Restricted License. As for the people, its acquisition is enabled by passing an eye test and a practical examination, but the examinee must prepare an appointed car by oneself. And when the people who acquired this Restricted License runs in time from 22:00 to 5:00 a.m., that a director takes the seat next to the driver is decided, and people who have Restricted License must not to pick up the person except the companion child of a spouse and a child and the spouse when a director is not. And finally, if there are people who older than 25 years old in the holder of Restricted License, musts have passed six months. If people younger than 24 years old, they must have passed eighteen months. After that, people can apply Full License. The examination contents are an eye test and practical examinations. And you must prepare a designated car by oneself then. By the way, it is ten years on expiration date of Full License. Associate it in this, as for the international driving permit, they can drive a vehicle mentioned in a driver's license for longest one year in New Zealand if they maintain the international driving permit which people acquired in Japan.
The New Zealand traffic rules are keeping to the left as well as Japan. However, it is usually Japan to be different from Japan and the car which makes a left turn than the car turning right is given priority, but must always give priority to an approach or cars turning right from the right side in New Zealand. And people must always put on helmets when they drive a motorcycle and a bicycle.

4. Conclusion
I examine a thing about the New Zealand traffic this time, and there are many points unlike Japan than I expected it and they were surprised me. I want to observe a, besides, Japanese mark and a New Zealand mark with care what kind of point the driver runs it carefully at if I go to the New Zealand, and there is an opportunity in a car.

5. Bibliography
Retrieved from the World Wide Web:
http://nzdaisuki.com/living/enjoy/vehicle.html

(575 words)

Portfolio for Writing III

2009-07-29T16:40:00.001+09:00

Student ID: 08115

Portfolio for Writing III, Section 1A OR 1C

(See: Note 1, below)

0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, Words, and More

(See: Note 2, below.)

1.0. Essays

1.1. Showcase	Short titles with links to blog posts	Dates yyyy.mm.dd	¶	W	C	L	P	M
1-01a (2009.04.08)	Letter to a host family	2009.04.08		269	0	0	0	0
1-01b (2009.04.20)	Letter to a host family	2009.04.19		372	0	0	0	0
(1-01c)
1-02a (2009.06.01)	Essay	2009.05.31		300	3	0	0	0
1-02b (2009.07.06)	University life	2009.07.06		341	0	0	0	0
(1-02c)
1-03a (2009.06.29)	Lilo&Stitch	2009.06.29		244	1	0	0	0
1-03b (2009.07.13)	Lilo & Stitch	2009.07.12		369	0	0	0	0
Totals	---	---

Key:

¶: number of paragraphs five (5) or more sentences in length

W: number of words

C: number of comments

L: number of links

P: number of photos or other graphics
M: number of other media included in post

1.2. Best Essay

Selection and Assessment: Which of those six assigned essays do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

I think Essay 1-01b: Letter to a host family is best essay. Because I wrote many words in all essays.

2.0. Comments

Showcase	Titles of posts with links	Dates of comments yyyy.mm.dd	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog*
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	---☆★University Life Essays★☆---	2009.05.27	15	I wrote about her hometown.
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	Essay	2009.05.31	58	She wrote about not only my hometown, but also hers.
2.4. Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts yyyy.mm.dd	Total number of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.4.1. Any one of your essays*	Essay	2009.05.31	115	They told me some qquestions.
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2009.05.31	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	62	I wrote some advises and told some questions.
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	2009.04.30	26	Her comment very interesting.
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2009.04.31	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	20	I answered her question and gave advise.

2.5. Recent comments display

Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example, in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where, or why not? Please explain.

Recent comment are the sidebar.

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

I had to write more words.
I had to tell more questions.

3.0. Book Reviews

3.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates: yyyy.mm.dd	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	2007.05.16	39	1
BR 1-01	Harry HELPS OUT	2009.04.17	251	0
BR 1-02	A SNAKE MISTAKE	2009.04.22	143	0
BR 1-03	Nicky Upstairs and Down	2009.04.24	192	1
BR 1-04	Biscuit Finds a Friend	2009.04.28	90	0
BR 1-05	The Flying Elephant	2009.05.09	162	0
BR 1-06	A Dog Named SAM	2009.05.27	508	0
BR 1-07	B is for Books	2009.06.11	76	0
BR 1-08	Scat, Cats	2009.06.17	97	0
BR 1-09	TINY'S BATH	2009.06.18	75	0
BR 1-10	Turtle and Snake's Spooky Halloween	2009.06.20	71	0
BR 1-11	TINY GOES TO THE LIBRARY	2009.06.22	85	0
BR 1-12	Harry goes To Day Camp	2009.06.25	68	0








---	---	Totals:	1818	2

Note: Please calculate and list book review Totals for words and comments without including those from the example (above).

3.2. Best Book Review

・ I think BR 1-04: Biscuit Finds a Friend is my best book review. Because I think I could write content well.

4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media

Showcase	Yes	No
4.1. Does your blog display an archive?	○
4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	○
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?	○
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?	○
4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	○
5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	○
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	○
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	○
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)	○
"movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)		○
"brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")	○
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	○
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? ___ other labels attached to three or more posts	---	---
Which labels, and to how many posts each? Please list those labels instead of www, xxx, yyy..., and list numbers of posts instead of n, m, o... (in parentheses), below. blog (40) books (11) books reviews (1) essays (7) free writing(1) free-writing(1) list (1) movies(1) portfolios(1) quickposts(1) reviews(11) revisions (3) university (1)	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics?	○
Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?		○
How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics? 16 posts including photos or other graphics	---	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?	○
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links? ___ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?		○
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? ___ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: ... ... ...	---	---
What media content that you originally produced, if any, do your blog posts for this semester contain? Please list and explain each item briefly, and add short links and dates (yyyy.mm.dd) for reference. ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date)	---	---

4.4. Overall presentation

What have you done to enhance the overall presentation of your blog? List and explain the three most important content, display, formatting, layout, or other presentation changes that you have made on your blog this semester.

I wrote many words than before.
I post many pictures.
I decorated on sentnse.

5.0. Additional reflections on your blog and your writing for it

Please feel free to include reflections on both class work and homework, as well as on the content of this portfolio (proto-portfolios, showcases, and reflections).

It is very difficult for me to write essays.
Weekly typing test was usefull for me.
To use the portfolio is difficult but very easy to see.

6.0. Advice and suggestions for yourself, your peers, and your successors

I must write longer sentense.
I must include some links and informations.
I must try post blog everyday.

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Please use the same code in section 0.0 that you used to embed your proto-portfolios (PPFs) in the footer of your blog, which you should already have revised to display your 1st (spring) semester PPF first.
The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derived from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).

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Kitties

2009-07-29T16:19:00.005+09:00

I love cat. I have a cat and his name is Uru. Uru is eight years old. He is very big but he is very cute. He always makes me calm. He is white cat and he has a long hair but he cut his hair, so he has short hair now.

Today I introduce my favorite cats' pictures. These pictures are not Uru's picture but these are very cute! Maybe they are kitties.

Which cats do you like the best? Every cat are very cute, aren't they?

That's all!!! See you☆
(93 words)

My favorite magazines

2009-07-29T15:15:00.004+09:00

I like Giants! The other day, I bought two magazines. These magazines were written about the Yomiuri Giants. These are very interesting. If you are interested in baseball or Giants, please try to read them. I recommend you "BRUTUS" and "Number".

Not to change the subject, all star games were held in July 24, 25. I had been looking forward to them for a long time. First game held at Sapporo. The day, central league won the game. Aoki hit a three-run homer! He got a MVP. He belongs to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. I like this team next to the Giants. Second game was held at Hiroshima. Pacific league won the game. I was sad but the game was interesting.

I will go to Yahoo!dorm in August 20. I will watch a game of Softbank Hawks vs. Saitama Seibu Lions. I am looking forward to the game. I want to go there soon.

(154 words)

GACKT

2009-07-29T14:51:00.004+09:00

Today, I will introduce about GACKT! I have been his fan since I was junior high school student. These left photos are his photograph collection. When I was junior high school student, I bought it. He is a rock singer. I have a lot of his CDs. They are very good! I listened to them any number of time but they don't make me tire. I really like his songs, I especially like "Last Song", "Another World". I recommend You to listen to these songs. They are very good song. I'm sure you like them. He is very good-looking and his voice is sexy. I think he is the coolest man in Japanese mans. (114 words)

Flowers

2009-07-26T11:51:00.008+09:00

I like rose the best in all flowers. But there are a lot of beautiful flowers. I don't know these flowers' name but I will put pictures. If you know these flowers' name, plese tell me☆

←When I see this flower, I think about summer. I also like this flower. This is Himawari in Japanese. In English is sunflower. This is beautiful, isn't it?

When I see this flower, I think about Hawaii and Okinawa. Hibiscus is very cute. →

Which flower do yo like the best? Flower has many colors. It is very vivid and pretty. I want a lot os flowers and I want decorate in my room.

(112 words)

Roses

2009-07-26T11:09:00.009+09:00

I like flowers very much! How about you? I especially like rose because rose is very beautiful and elegant flower. Today, I will put my favorite rose pictures. I love these pictures. If you become to like them, I recommend this page.→http://www.teenee.com/
This is Thai homepage. I like Thailand very much. So, I often watch this page. This page is written by Thai but there are many picture in this page, so if you can't read Thai, that's all right.
This page has many information of Thai singer, actor, actress, model and so on. If you are interested in Thailand, please click!!!
(104 words)

July 22, 23

2009-07-25T17:45:00.000+09:00

I stayed at Yurina’s house on July 22, 23. First, I finished exams and I backed home with Yurina. I took a bath and then we watched ROOKIES. It was very exciting and moving. After we watched it, we went to university again. Then Shiori, Uno, Yurina and I went to Yurina’s house　by Yurina’s car. She lives in Kamoto and her house is very far from university. When we arrived at her house, her grand mother cooked dinner for us. It was delicious!!!! Thank you very much. After the dinner, we started studying. We studied very hard. While studying, we went to a convenience store. We bought some snacks and ices there. We started to study after we backed her house. We moved her room after a short time and we had chatted for many hours. Next morning, we went to school by Yurina’s car. It was very refreshing. Thanks to studied last night, we could solve exam. After the exam, Yurina and Shiori came to my house. Yurina and I watched ROOKIES and Shiori played with a cat, Uru. I think I spend full times. These for two days are very fun!
(194 words)

#17 Shun Tohno

2009-07-25T17:10:00.002+09:00

Next, I will introduce about Shun Tohno. His birthday is July 11, 1986. He is a starting pitcher and his back number is 17. The other day, he pitched a complete game and he won the game. The game was with the Yakult Swallows. It was very interesting and exciting.
(50 words)

#47 Tetsuya Yamaguchi

2009-07-25T16:45:00.001+09:00

Today I will introduce about the Giants players. First, I will introduce about Tetsuya Yamaguchi. He is twenty fifth years old and his birthday is November 11th, 1983. His position is pitcher and he is a set-upper and his back number is 47. He went America to study baseball after graduate high school. He is called “Huujin” by his fans. “Huujin” is the god of the wind in English. Why he is called “Huujin” is his slider seems such it. He is young, but he is very good player.

(89 words)

Achieving Personal Satisfaction

2009-07-25T16:02:00.000+09:00

Speaking of Writing, I think about to use a pen and to write down on a sheet. But this writing class is different I think. In this class I use a computer and type words. But to use a computer gave me a lot of knowledge. Thanks to peed typing homework, I can type faster than before. So I am satisfied with this writing class.
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Facing Technological Challenges

2009-07-25T16:00:00.000+09:00

To use computers is too difficult for me. I usually don’t use computers. So I didn’t know firefox, portfolio and so on. If I didn’t take this class, I don’t these things now. So, I think to use computers in the class is very good. I think I can use a computer better than last semester. I didn’t like to use a computer before, but now it is very interesting. Now, many computers spread in the world. So, I should learn more about it.
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Developing Language Awareness

2009-07-25T15:57:00.001+09:00

I am aware of my English has changed this semester. Because I couldn’t write English much, but now I think I became to be able to write more English than last semester. I often used personal computer in this class, so I can type faster than before. It is very good thing, I think. Thanks to it, I became to write more English sentences.

I was not good at writing essays but I had to write some essays. So now I can write essays. I think this class is very useful for me.
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Essay 1-03b: Lilo & Stitch

2009-07-12T20:27:00.003+09:00

I watched the movie "Lilo & Stitch". This is first time for me. This movie expresses about family and friends, I think. And I thought a lot of things when I watched this movie. Now I will write about family and friends with content of this movie and my experience.

First, I will write about friends' relationship. Lilo was a bad girl. She played tricks and violence for her friend. So, she didn’t have friends and she was a problem child. But she had become good girl gradually since she met Stitch. Stitch was an obstreperous. Lilo and Stitch became friend each other.

If Lilo didn’t met Stitch, I thought Lilo didn’t become a good girl. And they learned a lot of things from each other. I learn a lot of things from my friends, too. I can go to school because there are my friends there. My friends are very very important and precious for me.

Next, I will write about family relationship. Lilo doesn’t have her parents because of traffic accident. But she has an older sister, Nani. Lilo lived with her and they are thick as thieves. I think Nani takes care of her sister well. And Lilo has one more family, Stitch. Stitch is a friend and also family for Lilo. They have spent their life together since they met. However Lilo doesn’t have her parents, she is very happy, I think. Because there are kind sister and Stitch for her.

I live with my family so, I can’t think I live without my parents. Family is a very important. So, Lilo sometimes felt sad, I think. If there is not Nani, Lilo can’t live. And if there is not Stitch, Lilo didn’t become a good girl. I have my parents and brother, it is very happy thing. I watched this movie; I think I must be kind for my family and friends.

Lilo & Stitch is very interesting and moving movie. I think this movie wants to tell valuable of relationships. I always spend with my family and friends and I think it is naturally. But it is very happy thing. I found that family and friends are very valuable and precious for me.

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Essay 1-02b: University life

2009-07-06T02:17:00.004+09:00

There are many universities in Japan. A lot of people spend own life in each universities. People enjoy school life. For example, belongs to club, chat with friends and so on. How to come to school from people live in. There are a lot of ways how to come to school.

My house is near the university, so I usually go to school by bicycle. It takes about for 15 minutes. If I go to school by car, it takes more time than by bicycle, but a rainy day, I must go by bus and on foot. It takes more time than by bicycle, too. I want to go to school by a car, but if I go to school by a car, I must get up earlier than now. So, I always go to school by bicycle.

Some of my friends go to school by train. They live in Tamana, Kikuchi and so on. These places are a little far from our university. They use not only trains, but also bicycles. They go to the station by bicycle, and then they take the train. So they have to wake up early, they are in time for the time for the train. Another friend lives alone near the university. So she usually comes to school by bicycle. But a rainy day, she comes to school on foot.

Other friends come to school by their car. They live in Kikuchi and Kamoto. These are far from our university. So they must lend a parking space. Some people park their car near the school, pay 400 yen on a day. These people sometimes drive their car, but not everyday. They must think about traffic jams, especially on rainy days.

There are many ways, by bus, by car, by train, by bicycle and on foot. How students come to school differs with places. Students must think how to come to school everyday. And students also must think about weather. Students must not late for classes, so they always get up early and very rush.

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Vacation plans

2009-07-05T14:51:00.000+09:00

I will go to New Zealand in summer vacation. It is a first time for me. I've never stay foreign country for a month. I am looking forward to it. I don't know about New Zealand, so I am studying about it now. I would like to be able to learn many things there and I want to try a lot of things. When I back to Japan, I want to go to the sea and river with my friends. And I want to try fishing there. I have a lot of things that I want to. I am really looking forward to this summer vacation.
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Essay 1-03a: Lilo&Stitch

2009-06-29T23:49:00.002+09:00

First, Lilo was a bad girl. She played tricks and violence for her friend. So, she didn’t have friends and she was a problem child. But she had become good girl gradually since she met Stitch. Stitch was an obstreperous. Lilo and Stitch became friend each other.

If Lilo didn’t met Stitch, I thought Lilo didn’t become a good girl. And they learned a lot of things from each other. I learn a lot of things from my friends, too. I can go to school because there are my friends there. My friends are very very important and precious for me.

Next, Lilo doesn’t have her parents because of traffic accident. But she has an older sister, Nani. They are thick as thieves. I think Nani takes care of her sister well. And Lilo has one more family, Stitch. Stitch is a friend and also family for Lilo. They have spent their life together since they met. However Lilo doesn’t have her parents, she is very happy, I think. Because there are kind sister and Stitch for her.

I can’t think I live without my parents. Family is a very important. So, Lilo sometimes felt sad, I think. If there is not Nani, Lilo can’t live. And if there is not Stitch, Lilo didn’t become a good girl. I have my parents and brother, it is very happy thing. I watched this movie, I think I must be kind for my family and friends.

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BR 1-12: Harry goes To Day Camp

2009-06-25T13:00:00.001+09:00

I read "Harry Goes To Day Camp"

Harry is a hippopotamus. Harry is off to day camp. The camp counselor has planned a very busy day for the campers, and Harry can't wait to go swimming. Harry does not play soccer or basketball very well, but watch out for him in the water.

I think Harry swim very well. And the pictures of this book are very cute.

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BR 1-11: TINY GOES TO THE LIBRARY

2009-06-22T12:52:00.001+09:00

I read "TINY GOES TO THE LIBRARY"

Tiny is a very big dog. He likes to go places with his best friend. They go to the park. They go to the lake. But when they go to the library, Tiny has to wait outside. Soon it's time to bring the books home. Boy fill the wagon many books but he cannot pull it.Then Tiny is a very big help. Tiny can pull it.

I think Tiny is very intelligent dog and they cooperate each other.

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BR 1-10: Turtle and Snake's Spooky Halloween

2009-06-20T12:42:00.001+09:00

I read "Turtle and Snake's Spooky Halloween"

Turtle and Snake are planning a party for Halloween, and there's so much to do. They need to make a list, invite friends, carve pumpkins, decorate the house, plan games, make snacks, and find costumes. They have to have lots of fun.

It is very funny they try on many costumes. I wonder why the turtle and the snake are good friends each other.

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BR 1-09: TINY'S BATH

2009-06-18T12:30:00.002+09:00

I read "TINY'S BATH"

Tiny is a very big dog. He needs a bath. But the pail is too small, and the sink is too small. Even the bathtub is too small.The pool is just the right size for Tiny. But it's not easy for a little boy to wash a dog who is bigger than he is.

The boy is very good boy. He washes Tiny many times. But they are thick as thieves.

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About blogging

2009-06-17T22:18:00.003+09:00

I think blogging is very good thing. Because we can keep a diary on the blog. We must write blog in our class, moreover we must write in English. First, I didn't know how to use the blog, but I think I can blog well now. When I blog, I must use the computer. So, I became to be able to type faster than before. Recently, entertainer's blogs are popular. I read professional baseball player's and actor's blogs everyday. They are very interesting. I like to read other's blogs.
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My nowadays favorite songs

2009-06-17T20:37:00.003+09:00

Today I will introduce my favorite songs. I usually listen to Thai music but I listen to other countries music recently. I went to watch “ROOKIES” the other day. This movie is about baseball. So, I became to like the theme song of the movie. This song’s title is “Haruka” GReeeeN. This song is Japanese song. When I listened to it, I was really moved. I recommend you to listen it. Next, I like “WILD THING” X, “So What” Pink, “SUPERSTAR” FIREBALL. These songs are used as entrance song by the Giants players. When you watch the Giants home game, please you try listening to them. I’m sure you will become to like them.
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About my Keitai

2009-06-17T19:53:00.000+09:00

Cell phone is very important and precious for me. My cell phone includes a lot of memories. For example, my friends address, number, music, pictures and so on. If I lose it, I am really in trouble. Whenever I want to contact someone, I can do it soon. When I go out, I always bring it. And I listen to the music when I go to bed. Then I use my cell phone. I must charge it everyday because I often use it. Now I can't spend without my cell phone.
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BR 1-08: Scat, Cats

2009-06-17T12:15:00.002+09:00

I read “Scat, Cats!”
There were a lot of cats. These cats are too playful, so they are sent outside. But the clever cats find a way to sneak back into the house. They claw the chair and fly through the air, making a big mess and lots of noise. Finally, the cats go away, and this time they stay away. Now the house is very quiet. These cats are come on in. Cats in laps and take their naps. These cats stay here.
I think these cats are very cute and they are so happy cats.

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Using the computer

2009-06-17T11:33:00.000+09:00

Computer is very useful for us. I use the computer everyday. Whenever I have some question, I always check it up on internet. And we use the computer in the writing class. First, I am not good at using the computer but now I can more use the computer than when I was freshman. I like to watch the You Tube on internet. When I have free time, I often watch it. It is very interesting. Computer gives a lot of information us. If there is no computer, I think I will be in trouble.
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Stitch&Lilo List

2009-06-17T10:29:00.004+09:00

Stitch&Lilo

Relationship of friends from movie
Lilo's bahavior for friends
Stitch and friends
Stitch and Lilo

Relationship of friends from real life
About my university friends
About my high school friends

Relationship of family from movie
About Lilo and her sister
About Lilo's parents
About Lilo and Stitch
About sister's husband

Relationship of family from real life
About my parents
About my brother
About my pet
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Giants player☆

2009-06-11T21:07:00.005+09:00

Today I introduce Matsumoto, Giants. He is 24 years old and his birthday is July 3. His uniform number is 64. He is an outfielder and his position is a center fielder. He can run very fast. He is not big; his tall is 170 cm. He is a player who bats and throws left-handed. He has never hit a homer yet but he often hit. He is needed from the Giants because he is a good player. I like him very much. I hope he plays an active part on the games.
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BR 1-07: B is for Books

2009-06-11T12:16:00.003+09:00

I read " B is for Books"

B is for books. All kinds of books. Books about counting, cooks, blue things, birds, true things, words, bodies, heads, magic and weeds. Books full of poems, full of maps, good for playtime, good for naps, full of stories, full of stars, full of riddles and full of cars. B is for books.

The pictures of this book is Sesame Street. All pictures are vivid color, so very beautiful.

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My favorite movie

2009-06-06T17:55:00.000+09:00

My favorite movie is ROOKIES. This story is about baseball. I like baseball very much. So I wanted to watch it. The other day, I went to the theater to watch it with my friends. I was looking forward to watch it. It was very interesting and moving. I often cried and laughed. I recommend you to go to watch it, if you have not watched it yet. I want to watch ROOKIES again. I watched the movie; I became to like baseball more and more.
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Typing test

2009-06-03T11:25:00.003+09:00

I like baseball very much. But I can't playing baseball, I like only weatching the baseball game. My younger brother belongs to the baseball club. He has played it since when he was a elemantry school student. I have never watched his play. I am not intersted in high school students play. I like professional baseball game. My favorite baseball team is the Yomiuri Giants. The Giants is central league team. This team is the strongest in central teams. I like Sakamoto player and Ochi player. Sakamoto is a shortstop and Ochi is a pitcher. I watch the Giants game everyday. The Giants games are very excited and interesting!
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Essay 1-02a: Essay

2009-05-31T21:24:00.001+09:00

There are many universities in Japan. A lot of people spend their life in their university and our university is one of them. They enjoyed their university life for example, belongs to clubs. But most important thing to go to school is how to go to school. People come to school each way.

My house is near the university, so I usually go to school by bicycle. If I go to school by car, it takes more times than by bicycle. But when a rainy day, I must go by bus and on foot. It takes more times by bicycle, too. So, I always go to school by bicycle.

Some of my friends go to school by train. They live places where a little far from university. But they use not only train but also bicycle. They go to the station by bicycle and then they take the train. So, they always wake up early, they are in time for the train. Another friend lives alone near the school. So, she usually goes to school by bicycle but sometimes she come to school on foot.

Other friends go to school by their car. They live in Kikuchi and Kamoto. These are far from our university. So, they must borrow a parking space. Some people park their car in Kenritsugekijyo. These people drive their car sometimes, not everyday. They must think about traffic jam, especially on rainy day.

How to go to school differs with their house place. We must not be late for classes so we wake up early everyday. But to spend time in the university is very fun. For example, to chat with friends, to eat lunch, to spend the break time, and so on. Our classes are very hard and busy but we enjoyed our university life.
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Baseball3

2009-05-29T20:12:00.000+09:00

I like to watch a baseball game. My favorite baseball team is Giants. Do you know Giants? Giants are a central league team. There are two kinds of league in Japan. It is a central league and a pacific league. There are 6 teams in each league. Central league has the Yomiuri Giants, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Hanshin Tigers, Yokohama BayStars and Chunichi Dragons. Pacific league has the Seibu Lions, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Softbank Hawks, Nipponhamu Fighters, Chiba Lotte Marines and Orix Buffaloes. I am looking forward to watch a baseball game on TV everyday. Professional baseball games are very interesting. Please watch it.★
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Foreign countries

2009-05-29T14:29:00.002+09:00

I love Thailand. I really really want to go there. I have studying Thai since I was a high school student. There are many wonderful places in Thailand. I want to go to Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok is a capital. There are many big shoping malls which famous for young people. So, I want to go there, I enjoy shopping. And I like Thai food. I cook Thai soup, Tomyamkun sometimes. But I've never been to Thailand, so I want to eat it in Thailand.
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My other classes

2009-05-29T13:55:00.003+09:00

I like speaking class. We talk with my friends in English in this class. But I can't tell what I want to say in English, so we teach English each other. I am not good at speak English but I like speaking class. Next, I like the class of Kaigaikensyu. We study about New Zealand in this class. It's for this summer vacation. When I take the class, I always think about home stay. And I become feel fun. So, I like this class.
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BR 1-06: A Dog Named SAM

2009-05-27T11:29:00.002+09:00

I read "A Dog Named SAM". This book is a little longer than ever I borrowed. There are three stories in this book and this book seems interesting so, I tried borrowing this book.

I will write about first story. Sam loved to fetch. In the morning, Sam fetched every sock in the drawer for Noah. He also fetched all the shoes in the closet for Molly. Sam walked Molly and Noah to the bus stop. On the way he fetched everything that he could fit into his mouth. The school bus came. Molly and Noah got on.

Sam heard the newspaper land on the porch. He fetched it. Father patted his head and left for work. And he fetched every newspaper from every porch on the block. Mother had to return every newspaper to every porch on the block. While mother was gone, Sam saw socks hanging on the clothesline next door. Sam had fetched the whole clothesline. Mother had to put back the clothesline and all of the clothes. She scolded him. Sam had to fetch something. He heard the school bus. Now he knew what he had to fetch. He ran to the door and he flew out of the house. He raced to the bus stop and he fetched Molly and Noah.

Next story is "GET OUT OF WATER, SAM". Sam liked water. Whenever he saw water, he jumped in. He followed Molly and Noah to the beach. He leaped into the water but he was scolded by the lifeguard," Get out of the water". Sam went fishing with Father. He jumped into the lake but he was cried all of the other fisherman. Mother took Sam to the park and he lay down in a fountain but he was yelled a policeman. Whenever he went, Sam heard," Get out of the water". One hot sunny day Sam heard splashing and laughing. There was a pool party going on and the pool full of water. Sam ran through the crowd and jumped into the water. Everyone jumped into the pool. They wanted to be in the water with Sam.

Last story is "GOOD NIGHT, SAM". It was bedtime. Molly, Noah, Mother and Father went upstairs to bed. Sam was alone downstairs and he was wide awake. He tried to do something but he had nothing left to do. He looked out the window, the moon was bright. Sam threw back his head and sang but he was scolded. Suddenly he heard MONSTERS in the garbage and he barked but he was scolded. Sam sniffed the night air. He scratched at the door but he was scolded. Finally, he whimpered. Molly, Noah, Mother and Father couldn't not go back to sleep. Next morning, they all went downstairs. Then Sam lay down and closed his eyes. He was tired. He had had a busy night.

These stories are very interesting, I think. Sam is a active dog. Family is in trouble because of his actions. But they can't hate him. Sam is a very pretty dog.
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My university life

2009-05-20T09:35:00.003+09:00

I enjoy my university life. I have a lot of fiends, so I spend university life with them. Some times I don’ wan to go to university but there are my friends, so I go to university. I am always looking forward to talk with m fiends. My friends are fan of professional baseball team. We often talk about baseball game and it’s a very fun.
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Thailand

2009-05-13T19:17:00.002+09:00

I will write about Thailand. I like Thailand because my favorite singers are Thai. When I was high school student I saw Thai singer on TV. I have been a fan since then. Have you ever listened Thai music? I recommend you try listening to them. If you want to listen to them, please tell me. I lend some CDs.

Next, I like Siam Square in Bangkok. I have never been to Thailand but when I read the magazines and I watched the TV programs, I become to like Siam Square. There are many shops in Siam Square. It is very popular among the young people, so a lot of young people visit to there everyday. It’s not expensive that things are sold there. So, I want to go to there and I want buy many thing. Siam Square is a down town, so a lot of famous singer, actor and actress visit there. When I visit there, I want to meet them.

I wish I could go to Thailand someday.
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How I study English

2009-05-13T11:42:00.000+09:00

I study English with CDs and DVDs at home. I have some English CDs, so I always listen to them and see the words. And, I often watch foreign movies, and then I watch the movie with Japane. In this way I study English. I don't like to study, so I study English with my favorite CDs and moves. This way is very interesting, isn't it? I want to buy new English CDs and DVDs.
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Food/ Eating haits

2009-05-13T11:03:00.002+09:00

I don't eat breakfast everyday because I can't wake up early. When I go to school, I bring a lunch box. My mother makes it every morning. And, I eat vegetables every night for my health but I like sweets. So, I must cut down it. I also like fruits, for example, strawberry, peach, mangoes and so on. I often eat it. I want to eat breakfast everyday, after this.
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Writing I-II

2009-05-13T09:18:00.000+09:00

I learned many things in Writing I-II. The classes were basic English so it was very useful. First, I had never sent a letter in English before but when I took the classes, I had to send a letter to my friends in English. I was surprised. There was no class in high school classes.

Next, I learned about prepositions. Of course, I had studied before I took the class. But I didn’t have a good command of prepositions, so I learned about it more. I got the impression in Writing I-II is I talked with my friends in English in the class.

I liked it very much. I think Writing I-II classes were very important for me.

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BR 1-05: The Flying Elephant

2009-05-09T17:12:00.001+09:00

I read “The Flying Elephant”. I think this book is easy to read so I chose it.
Its summary of this book is, mother went shopping with the children. The children looked up. There was an elephant on the roof. The elephant looked funny. The elephant was fat. The children laughed. After that, there was a storm. The wind blew. It rained and rained. It was a bad storm. The wind was strong. It blew the elephant away. The children went to school. The elephant was in the playground. The children laughed. The children liked the fat elephant. They wanted it to stay. But they had to back it. The one of the children said “It’s a flat elephant now.”
　
There was a balloon elephant that the children saw it at shop in their school by chance; I think it is wonderful thing. A fat elephant was flat elephant which let the air out of it. I think it is interesting.
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The Giants!!!!

2009-05-02T17:51:00.006+09:00

Yeah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~★★★★★
I really really really really happy!!!! I love Sakamoto!!!! He is great baseball player, isn't he?! He hit two home run today. The Giants won the game by the grace of Sakamoto. I want the Giants to win the game tomorrow. I can't stop to smile my face:)
I think I will have a pleasant dream...
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Fruits

2009-05-02T11:45:00.011+09:00

Do you like fruits? What fruits do you like the best? I like strawberries, mangoes, peaches and so on. How do you eat when you eat mangoes? I think most people eat it stand. But in Thailand, most people eat it with glutinous rice, like this.⇒
When I knew it, I was surprised. I want to try to eat it.

There are many kinds’ fruits in Thailand. For example, there are mangoes, pineapples, papayas, star fruits and so on. I want to go to Thailand and I want to eat fruits.
I will write about Thailand in the next contribution.
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Sakamoto?

2009-05-01T23:06:00.003+09:00

Yesterday, I watched a baseball game on TV and I mailed with my friend then. We talked about the Giants. She knows I like Sakamoto player, so she sent a mail with a picture. This is it→
How do you think it? I think this is not like him. Ha ha ha… But it is very cute! I was very glad with her kindness. Thank you. Her action is very cute, isn’t it? I like her very much：）

By the way, the Hawks beat the Marines 6-2. But! The Giants are stronger!! I really want to watch the Giants game. I wish my father got the tickets.
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