MIYAZAKI

Now, I'm staying at my hometown, Miyazaki:)

And today, I went to "Aoshima ocean" which is very famous place for surfing in Miyazaki. There were lots of surfers!! However, I and my friend can not do surfing, so we were just watching them and played with water a little.

When I was living in Miyazaki, I felt like there is nothing to do, but actually, there are a lot of beautiful places or things to see, play and so on. I preffered Yokohama than Miyazaki before, but now, I preffer Miyazaki than Yokohama.

I won't have time to visit my hometown until job huntting finish, so I want to do everything that I want to do in this summer vacation!!!

ESS

What club activity are you belong to?

As I wrote before, I belong to ESS club, and today, I and my ESS friends went to dinner with our seniors:) They have already retired from ESS, but we still keep in touch with each other!!
There are two tipes of sections, guide and discussion,and today's dinner was only discussion members. I have not seen seniors for long time, so it was very enjoyable time. They told us about their job hunting and they gave us lots of advices for it.

They are my visions, so I want to take care of my juniors like they have done to us:)

T.G.I Fridays

Today, I went to the restaurant "T.G.I Fridays" with my friend.

I like the mood so much:) There are so many foreigners and I can hear lots of interesting talk of them. Today, when we entered there, two foreigners were waiting for the vacancy, and I could hear there talk.

A:"Look! Her clothes looks like a bikini." (A was looking at my friend, but she did not notice.)

B:"Oh, yeah. Isn't it sexy? I wanna be her friend." (Yet, my friend hasn't noticed.)

.....

I think they did not know that I can understand their English. And if they knew I can, maybe they did not talk that kind of topic infront of us with loud voice;)

There are so many kinds of foreigners and their talks are so interesting!

Why don't you go there and keep your ears cocked?

Fireworks!2

Did you go to Sakuragi-cho to see fireworks yesterday?

I was thinking that it would rain, but fortunately, we could have a good weather:)

I went there with friends, and we could get a good place to watch. There were so many poeple and some of them were already got drank before the fireworks...

After the event, we spent night at one of the friends' house, and we talked alot till 4:00 a.m.

Fireworks!

Tomorrow, there is a big Fireworks Festival in Sakuragi-cho.

However, unfortunatelly, the weather reporter said that it'll rain tomorrow...

I hope we can see Fireworks:(

So, if you have a time, why don't you make a small dolls(made of paper or cloth hung outside hoping for fine weather)!!!

I will!!!!!

G

Today, I had a lunch with intensive-G class members 2006 at Yokohama:)

We often saw each other in university, but I couldn't have chances to talk with some of them, so it was very enjoyable time♪

The members are my first friends in university, so they are very important for me to spend my university life.

By the way, the restaurant's name is "Gusupauro". Anyone know this restaurant?

It's a Itallian restaurant, and lunch menus are so reasonable.

If you like Itallian, please try it;)

Anyway, I hope we can see each other in Summer vacation!!!

TSURUTONTAN

Do you know this restaurant?

"Tsurutontan" is one of my favorite Japanese restaurants.

A famous actress, Mari Natsuki produces this restaurant and their taste are sooooooo good:) I recommend you all of menus, especially Oyakodon. I had never eaten such a delicious Oyakodon until I went there, so I want you to try it!

In the lunch time, it looks like a nomal restaurant, but in the dinner time, it become like a bar. You can drink cocktail with japanese food.

Isn't it cool??

Last weekend, I went there and ate summer's special menu.

Upper one is the picture:)

If you got interest, why don't you go Shinjyuku or Roppongi!

You can find Tsurutontan there!!!

FOOD

☆TOPIC: Food
Food is a natural thing for us and we can not live without it. To know what effect food gives us, why don't we learn about it from lots of view point.

☆Vocabulary:

*chef
-A professional cook, especially the most senior cook in a restaurant, hotel etc.

*buffet
-A meel at which people serve themselves from a table and them stand or sit somewhere else to eat: a buffet lunch/supper

*rare
-(of meat)cooked for only short time so that the inside is still red

*medium
-(of meat)cooked for longer time than rare, the inside is between rare and well-done

*well-done
-(of food, especially meat)cooked thoroughly or for a long time

*rice-bowl-dish
-consisting of fish, meat, vegetables or other ingredients simmered together and served over rice

*staple food
-food that forms the basis of a traditional diet

*dessert
-sweet food eaten at the end of a meal

*aperitif
-drink, usually one containing alcohol, that people sometimes have just before a meal

*Rice cooker
-machine that boil the rice


☆Reading :
Please check this article "Hygienic standards for school lunches beefed up", and answer the questions.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080721TDY02309.htm

***Questions***
1.What kind of food's problem happened in January?
2.Which country was the cause of this problem?
3.What did the former standards require to schools and school lunch centers?


☆Listening：

Please listen this movie and answer the questions.


***Questions***
1. What effect do staffs want to give audiences by pictures of dishes?
A: to make audiences angry
B: to make audiences hungry
C: to make audiences happy

2. What was the huge challenge for the stuffs to make this film?
3. How did stuffs make foods in the film as real dishes?


☆Writing :
Please go to this web page "Gourmet", and choose at least one article that you have interest. And write some comment for the article.

http://www.gourmet.com/recipes

MIYAZAKI

http://wikitravel.org/en/Miyazaki

I edited "By plane", "Do", "See" and "Drink".

By plane:

If you are under 21, you can get tickets cheaper than normal. And also during the summer vacation or New year time, lots of people try to get ticket for Miyazaki to go back their home, so if you want to get a window seat, be careful to make your plan earlier.

Do:

In Miyazaki, there are lots of things to see, and especially I want to recommend the ancient tomb. You can see it in Saitobaru town and you can go there by car or train. Miyazaki has some historical places, and this ancient tomb is one of the famous place to visit.

See:

Miyazaki is one of the most famous places for surfing in Japan. Lots of foreigners visit there during the summer. There are good waves and the sunset is so beautiful.

Drink:

"Kurokirishima" is a famous Miyazaki's sake. Miyazaki produces lots kind of sake, so people who like Japanese sake, Miyazaki is a good place to visit. However, some of them are expensive, so you can not buy them so easily.

CANADA

Montreal has lots of transportations, so we can go anywhere easily and you can find lots of unique metro buildings.

TANABATA

Last Sunday, my club ESS had a TANABATA discussion party with Yokohama National University and other universities.
Almost all students wore YUKATA and we had a very good time.


We discussed about our dream and also what we want to wish for Tanabata...


What do you want to wish?

I want to wish that I will be able to get good grade!!!

Strawberry

Strawberry is my favorite fruite.
I love to eat it, but to collect strawberry goods is more important to me:)

Do you know the store "Mother goose"?
At the sotre, you can find lots of strawberry goods. It is not so expensive.
Now, I really really want to buy the rain boots like that picture!!

ESS is my second home♪

Last weekend, my club "ESS" had a freshman's speech contest.

It was really really fun time, but actually, there was a more interesting thing after the contest.

Do you know AKB48?

If you know the name, you can guess what we did after the contest.
We copied their dance! And all freshman saw it!!!
After the dance show, we all went to TGI Fridays and had more and more enjoyable time.
The day was very fun, and I hope all freshman also could have a wonderfull time!!!
Everyone was so excited and... Nextday, I had a muscular pain...

I love my club member and also myself♪

Travel Plan

I want to spend my summer vacation in Canada.
Especially, Vancouver is my favorite place to visit.
I have some friends who live there, so I will go there alone to see them.

***Here is my plan***
Time: The 11 Sep. (leave NRT at7p.m.)―The 21 Sep. (alive NRT at 5p.m.)

Airline: Air Canada

Class: Economy

Airfare: $2,443

Route: Narita-Vancouver(nonstep)

Hotel: I'm planning to stay at my friends' house.

Sightseeing spots:Christ Church Cathedral & Grouse Mountain
*Christ Church Cathedral⇒This church is one of the oldest church in Vancouver and it has the 32 stained-glass window and it is so beautiful.
*Grouse Mountain⇒It is the largest mountain in North America, and the skyride is a great way to take in the city, sea, and mountain vistas.


My friends will drive me to go anywhere, so it will not cost so much!!
So, I want to spend my money for shopping♪

I love the atmosphere of Vancouver, so I want to live there someday:)

Here is my movie review

My movie review was published on IBM.com.
Check this out!

http://imdb.com/title/tt0410297/usercomments-521

"21"

"21" is the movie that I really want to see now.
Here is some reviews:

Lechuguilla from Dallas, Texas:"...The story does have a villain, but it may not be who you think it is...Thematically relevant in today's world of greed and materialism, "21" is a terrific film, one that has greater import than other films, because the events in "21" really happened. And the fine performances and polished visuals enhance the overall look and feel, to create a film that is both engaging and entertaining. "

madciderhead-1 from United Kingdom:"I was presently surprised about how good the film was and everyone seemed to agree that the film was really good...I would say that it clearly the best film in this genre of film. I enjoyed it more than films such as Confidence and the Oceans 11 type films. I would highly recommend it to anybody when it eventually comes out in April!! ...it kept my attention for the whole film and that is not something that is also done during these sorts of films"

GermanDragon from United States:"There are many stories about success based on hard-work and perseverance. There have also been many stories about success based on crime and abandonment of the law. Both of these scenarios can make for great movies -- but when a movie like 21 comes out, it's both great AND fresh. 21 is a movie about success based on locking in on a hole in the system, and exploiting it...Don't let it ruin a perfectly good movie. Aside from this blunder, 21 is an excellent film."

As the IMDb user says, it sounds very interesting and exciting! So I really want to see the movie. And also the main charactors' age are ame as my age, so it will be fun to know how different their blames are from mine!!

"The Lake House"

Kate Forster is a doctor and moving out of her lakeside house to work in Chicago. On the other hand, Alex Wyler is an architect who decides to live in the lakeside house. When Kate leaves the lakeside house, she puts a letter in the post for the next habitant. The letter is sent to Alex, but actually the time is 2 years before she lives. It is like a magic and at first, they can not believe what is happening, but through exchanging letters, they begin to be interested in each other. They write about their dream, work, life, love and so on… Although it is impossible to see, they become to love each other and try hard to overcome the time. They decide the date to meet and the date is 2 years later from Alex’s age. Kate has been very exciting to see him at the restaurant, but he does not appear after all. Then they are realized how hard it is to withstand the time… In the end, lots of miraculous things happen and …!

Before I went to the theater, I checked movie reviews by critics on the Internet, because for me, the plot and the screen play is very important. And one review said “every word has each meaning and it is a hear-warming movie, so I decided to watch it. As the review said, the screen play was great. However, the movie is kind of a slow movie, so if you don't like that kind of movie, I can not recommend. If you like heart-moving and thought-provoking movies, I definitely recommend this one. This movie won’t disappoint you!

"TROY"

Guess the movie!

"*** and the ***" is the first film in the *** series based off the novels by J.K. Rowling. It is the tale of ***, an ordinary 11-year-old boy serving as a sort of slave for his aunt and uncle who learns that he is actually a wizard and has been invited to attend the *** School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. *** is snatched away from his mundane existence by Hagrid, the grounds keeper for ***, and quickly thrown into a world completely foreign to both him and the viewer. Famous for an incident that happened at his birth, *** makes friends easily at his new school. He soon finds, however, that the wizarding world is far more dangerous for him than he would have imagined, and he quickly learns that not all wizards are ones to be trusted.

"May Disease"

I'm sure that most of you know the word "May disease". This time of year, lots of people feel nervous of doing anything.

Why this disease happen?

Don't you want to know the reason and how to get over it?

Simply, there are three reasons why people get this disease in May.
Firstly, it is because most of people lose their aim after entering new place and can not think what to do next.
Secondly, people are disappointed in new environment.
Lastly, people, especially Japanese people start to worry about their friendship and so on.

If you have the same problem as upper one, let me give you some good idea.

I think that to get May disease is a good chance for you to see yourself in a new light. Getting May disease is not a problem. If you did not get such mental problem, your life-style would not change and just maintain the status quo, or at the worst, it would become worse. It is not fun, isn't it? However, if you got May disease or similar things, you would think what you should do to getover it and do something to be happy.
To become May disease, you can improve your life-style!
So, please be positive!!

By the way, let me give you a good information.

These foods are good for people you get May disease.

*Cheese

*Fish

*Chinese chive

*Sesame

*Onion