Mirage

1.    What is the story?

This story is about the robot which has to collect water to sustain his life. In this short film, we can watch his severe but heart-warming journey to collect water.

2.    What is the message?

Human have countless desire. It is true that human has to pay sacrifice instead of reaching their goal. However, we have to be careful not to be too selfish. This short film teaches us the importance of being not greedy.

Book Report.

I finally decided what book to write for the book report.
I chose the book called Jane Eyre.
I hope I can understand the contexts deeply and be able to write a great book report.
I think I should get the book and start reading.

Good Night and enjoy your weekends.

Sweet potatoes

Today, I ate sweet potatoes for the first time in this season.
Sweet potatoes that I ate were very big, sweet.
When I was a child, I often ate sweet potatoes with my childhood friend.
My childhood friend really loved it, and he ate one big potato in at least 5 minutes.
Moreover, he stole my potato which I was going to eat, and often fought hard.
Today's sweet potatoes remind me sweet childhood's memories.
Good night.

My worry

I have a worry.

It is that I am not good at making friends. 

I been to combined junior and high school, so I didn't have to try making friends when I enter high school. Also, as entering university, as I had one friend that I knew since high school,  and she was sociable person, so I didn't have to greet with new friends. 

However, this made me problem now. In my club activity, we share some equipments with other universities, and to do that smoothly, I`m gonna have to make friends in each universities. 

Since many soaring team in other universities consists of men, I feel kind of away and can't adapt myself to them. 

I really admire my seniors doing well with other students in other universities. 

I hope I can be like them in near future. 

Northern Europe

I'm into Sweden these days. Sweden is an English (+ Swedish) speaking country located in north of Europe. My friend, who's good at photographing, currently lives in Sweden and his photos he posts on facebook are always so nice! His photos of the northern lights are stunningly beautiful!!! The more I see his photos the more I want to visit.  Houses are colourful and cute, it's rich in nature, you can see the northern lights in winter, and Swedish culture is nice especially during Christmas time. Streets are ideal and beautiful. If you take street pictures in Japan, it's kind of just boring and not interesting at all, right? 

The total amount of money needed to travel Sweden will be so high. It's not like traveling South Korea or somewhere near Japan...

I have to overcome this obstacle.

my book report

I chose ”The Scarlet Letter” for my book report.

The reason why I selected this book was because I heard the title of it in the other class and I felt that it sounded interesting.

I started reading this book but it is little difficult for me. 

However, I try to read it.

book report

As I wrote in the before blog, I decided to read Dracula. I'm reading it. Because the story is very interesting, l cannot stop reading it once I start to read it. I concern about the finish.

squash

I played squash for the first time at last Sunday. Do you know squash? It's a sport that is similar to badminton or tennis. But it's played in a small court, and the court is surrounded by walls. Although I'm not good at ball game, I became to be able to play it a little. I want to practice and improve squash!

Zedd

I love variety of music.

One of my favorite music is EDM.

The trigger that I like EDM is the song called Wake me up by Avicii.

Avicii had plans to come to Japan twice, but two of them cancelled.

Another favorite EDM artist is Zedd.

He is going to come to Japan in January.

I want to go to Zedd’s music festival, but I don’t have confident to go because EDM music festival is very noisy and crowed.

I am not good at big sound and I don’t have common friend who likes Zedd.

I recommend that you should listen to Break free by Zedd featuring Ariana Grande.

You may have listened to this song once.

Thank you for reading. Good night.

christmas tree

Yesterday when I came back from school, my mom was preparing the Christmas tree. Our tree is vermy tall which can reach the ceiling. She was starting to decorate so I helped her. We first put the fur, and then many small decorations and on the top we made a big ribbon. In the end we put the light. We still have about a month left and I'm really excited to have a Christmas party with my famimly.

Excellent day.

Yesterday I went to a hamburger restaurant called, JS hamburger which is located in Shibuya PARCO with Momoko. Whenever I pass the restaurant I see it always crowded with people.
Since we could go there just when it opened, we didn't need to wait.
The taste was very good. I really liked it.

After eating, I looked around some shops and was able to buy some clothes.
I enjoyed shopping a lot.

Beautiful Bouquet

Yesterday I saw a man who had a bouquet in the train, on my way home from school. Red roses, yellow roses, and gypsophila (Kasumi sou) were wrapped in English paper. It was stylish and I noticed I had not bought flowers for a long time. There was no knowing that to whom he intended to present the bouquet though, it looked really beautiful. I remembered one of my friends worked at flower shop. I thought I wanted to go and buy some soon.

Kohaku

     Do you know this news? The Japanese famous rok band, BUNP OF CHICKEN will appear on Kohaku Utagassen this yaer. If this news is true, I'm very happy. Recent misic programs are boring for me because most of the performers are J-POP singers or idols and there are few rock bands.
     I'm looking forward to seeing them performing on the last day of this year and I hope other rock bands also appear on TV more frequently.

Shopping

Today I went shopping with Megumi.
It was very fun time because I was waiting such a fun time for a long time.

I bought winter coat at GAP because outer was sold at half price.
Other goods were sold 40% off, so this special discount made me buy many goods.

We had the big hamburger for lunch.
It was inexpensive, voluminous hamburger.
I loved it very much!

Epic Supper

Last Sunday, all 9 of us were having supper at Izakaya in Kudanshita to wrap up the day. We seated at the counter and some ordered glasses of water and others glasses of beer.  Soon, the glasses of beer arrived. One of us ordered a tuna salad. some others and I ordered raw fish dishes. A waitress went outside!! This Izakaya served everything at a reasonable price so everything seemed ok until...

 One of us found... a small cockroach walking on the counter table right in front of us!! Everyone was startled!!! Not a single glass of water was served yet so we asked a waiter to serve them immediately. Most of the dishes we ordered came, but we were a little bit disappointed because their appearance was far from what we saw on the menu.The waitress came back from outside with a shopping bag! As we stared at her in the kitchen, she took a tuna can out of the bag!!! We, reluctantly, asked another waiter again that water is not served yet, which finally came!! One of our main dishes (raw fish) still hasn't arrived after lots of waiting(most of us finished eating)... so we tried not to be upset about it by imagining some waiters fishing at the sea at the very moment. 

We all burst into laughter on our way home lol.

I lost my contact lens

I lost my last contact lens on Sunday, so I had to wear glasses for three days. Since I am not used to wear glasses, everything looked crooked! I finally got new contact lens today. I am happy I don't have to wear them anymore.

Photo shooting

I had a photo shooting for a hairstyle magazine last Friday. It was such an amazing experience. I am grateful for the hairstylists that gave me the opportunity. Since I was born and raised in a rural area, I feel the blessing of being in a big city! 

I am tired

Recently, I was boring very much.
I want to have a burst!
Anything is fine. For example, go to Disneyland, to watch baseball game, go shopping etc.
There are always many assignments around me, so I am very tired.
I am not good at sweets but now I want to eat something sweet. I guess that means I am tired.
I will go to bed soon today.
Good night.

Weekend

I came back from Hakodate, my hometown this morning. I left Tokyo on Saturday. I didn't plan to go home but I did because I felt homesick.

It was much colder than Tokyo. I saw the first snow. My mum lighted the wood stove for me. I really like to see the fire in it. It makes me relaxed.

I was really happy to see my dog, brothers and a friend. My best friends and I look forward to seeing each other in winter. I already miss Hakodate so much. 1 more month to go, can't wait.

Book Report

For my next book report, I chose a book called Coraline by Neil Gaiman.
This book is also made into an animation movie.
I  have seen the movie more than three times and I really enjoyed them.
Since the movie was made for children, I think there are many difference in story between the book and the movie. So I'm really excited to know the difference between them.

Favorite band

I have written blogs about rock bands some times. Today, I'd like to write my recent favorite band. The band is 04 limited sazabys. It was formed in Nagoya and made its major debut in this spring.
On October 28, this band came out the major 1st single, TOY. I knew the band by this single and got interested in it. I was so fascinated with its songs that I rented 2 albums as well as bought songs at iTunes.

04 limited sazabys

major 1st single TOY

Next book report

Finally, I chose Adventure of Huckleberry Finn for my next book report.
I watched the movie of this today. It was very fun!
My mother and I were absorbed to watching it.
Now, I am very interested in reading this book very much!

Next book report.

I decided to read "Animal Farm" for the next book report.
I have been wanted to red this book from before, so I am very excited to read it!
The reason I chose this book, is that I though it is very interesting and also, it contains historical problem. Anyway, I will try very hard on this and get much better score than 1st Book Report.

My holiday in Kochi.

Yesterday, I came back to Kochi, my hometown. I haven't came back here since summer vacation, and also, I have been there only 3days. So, I was very happy to be in my home again. 

I am very glad to see my family very much. It is so nice. 

No school...?

Today I wake up at six and took the train to school as normal.
However I noticed that the back gate was closed.
So I checked my portal site and finally found out that I didn't have school today.
What a fool I was.

illumination2

Yesterday, I went to see another illumination. Last time, I went to Ebisu, but this time,  I went to Roppongi, mid town. It was such a beautiful place. I really loved there, and I wanted to stay more longer. But it was pretty cold, so we went back home. 

I love Tokyo since there are lots of entertainment. I would like to go see more illumination before it gets crowded in December with a lot of couples. 

Small trip

Today, I went to Shizuoka prefecture with my grandparents.

There was strong wind today, so we were uncomfortable when we rode the boat.

 

In addition many goods were sold in the market, and it was very fun time to look around many rare things.

 

My grandmother bought many things, so she seemed very satisfied.

I am very tired today, so I will go to bed soon.

 

 

winter is coming

Today is November 20!!
November is getting the end, and December is coming closer!!!!!!!!!!!!

What are you going to do in this winter?
Although the winter vacation is too short, there are big events in it...Christmas and New Year's day!!! We should enjoy them!!!

It has been very cold these days. I have not felt well.
Everone, gargling and wash your hands when you come home, and defeat the virus! Let's enjoy the winter☺

Favorite coffee

I often go to Tully's coffee.
I love Tully's coffee because Tully's coffee is inexpensive compared to Starbucks coffee.

The coffee in the right side of picture is sold only in Yamanashi prefecture.
The pattern that appears in the coffee is the family crest of Shingen Takeda.
Shingen Takeda is the hero in Yamanashi prefecture.
You can see the statue of Shingen Takeda at Kofu station.
In addition, you can drink this limited coffee at Tully's coffee near Kofu station.
If you come to Yamanashi prefecture, please drink it.

Missing brothers

I'm really missing my brothers. I want to see them just right now especially the one who's 16. I just opened LINE to send him a message, then I found he sent me a video. It was so lovely. I cannot tell how much I love him. I want to go home with a great Christmas present for him next month.

Thanks for reading, hope you guys have a great weekend.

Next Book Report

For the next book report, I haven't decide which one to read, but I want to read something that relates to family. This is because now, I live separately with my parents and I realized how they helped me everyone they I couldn't thank them enough. So I would like to read about family and if I can, I want to find the way to thank my parents from the book. 

Book Report

My book report is back now. I had made some mistake on the format. I wrote a book report on The Remains of the Day. It was a little difficult but it made me easier to understand watching the movie.　I liked it.
So, for the next book report I chose a book called Charley. I just went to the school library to borrow it, but they didn't have it... I will try to find it in the library near my house.
Have a nice weekend!!

The next book report

          The title is The Notebook. The reason why I chose this book is because I wanted to read this book for the 1st book report. I have already watched the movie. I was very moved by this movie. Now I'm excited at reading the book. I want to compare the movie and the book.

          The last book report is Wicked. Wicked is very difficult for me to read. I want to read again after improving my English ability.

my part time job

I recently started a part time job. I am doing a teacher at jyuku. My jyuku is individual class. I am teaching mostly senior high school. It is my first time to have a part time job and it is quite difficult to teach to others. I kind of understood how teachers in school teach. I want to be able to teach clearly and easy to understand.

Next book report

I haven’t decided which book to choose for my next book report but I want to read a book which was made into film because I like watching films. Many people chose The Great Gatsby this time, so it may be a good story. The next one will be tough,  I hope I can write better.

Next Book Report

I wrote a book report about Christmas Carol last time. This book was really interesting and I enjoyed reading a lot. For next book report, I'm planning to read The Devil Wears Prada. That is because I have seen the movie before but never read the book. So next, I would like to read and write about The Devil Wears Prada.

Enoshima

I went to Enoshima two weeks ago.

In the night, the top of the Enoshima, around the tower was so beautiful with thousands of candles.

It was so romantic.

Next book report

I'd like to read a book called "The Body" to write the book report#2 on next mounth.

It is the original story of the U.S. movie "Stand by Me".

In last book report, I wrote about The Great Gatsby because I like the story and it was so fun to analyze it.

I want to make my book report more sophisticated so, I'd like to choose my favorite one.

about book report

The last book report, I read and wrote “Christmas Carol.” It is very fantasy and dreamy story, also it made me exiting. So next book report, I want to write a serious or real book, such as The Diary of Anne Frank. Actually, when I was elementary school student, I read it at once. But it was Japanese, so I want to read it in English, next time.

Friday at last.

Hello.
These days I`m getting into listening to the song called "Lavender Blue".
This song was used in the movie, Cinderella.
When I first watched the movie and heard this song, I was totally moved by it.
If you have time please try to listen to it.

See you at the IE class.

Interesting TV Program

Some days ago, I stayed late and watched TV somehow. One mid-night TV program was interesting that students of AGU appeared. Two boys were interviewed whether AGU was their first choice or not. One of them said he actually wanted to go Keio University. I was excited a bit that the entertainer (Sandwich Man, the comedians at this time) came near AGU and interviewed the students.

Next Book Report

For my next book report, I choose "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway. This book is so famous and I have known the name since years ago.

I take the American literature class and we were taught about  Hemingway. My teacher said that the construction of the sentences of his works were simple and it was like the innovasion in the American literature.  It sounded interesting and I supposed that his work was good for my book report!

Next Book Report

I will choose Bridget Jone's Diary because there is the book in the library near my house.

I had a cold

I have a cold since last week. I went to the hospital on Wednesday. For that, I had to absent from the class. But I am happy because I could get some medicines. These days many people have a bad cold. Take care of yourselves.

Next Book Report

I'll choose Dracula for my next book report. It's long, but I'll try to read it.

trampoline

I went to Niiza city with my friends after classes yesterday.

We went there because ”trampoland” is there, which we can enjoy trampolines.

At first, it was little difficult for me to bound, but it was really interesting!!

You had better visit there :)

book report

I chose ”The ABC Murder” for my book report.

I have read this book in Japanese before.

So, I want to read it in English, too!

I like mystery fictions and this is one of my favorite.

The Next Book Report

I want to read To Kill a Mockingbird or A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for the next book report. However, I am still undecided.

Tokyo tower

I am writing this blog in the room 15606 of AGU.
Recently, I stayed the classroom after 5th period to avoid from return home rush. 
I will go home around 20:00. So I do homework during this about an hour and a half.

Now I can see Tokyo tower from this classroom.
It is small but it is very beautiful.
I think how nice AGU that we can see Tokyo tower from the classroom.
In my high school, I can see Mt. Fuji.
Now, I cannot see Mt. Fuji, but Tokyo tower is also good. 

Asakusa Lunch

This Monday, I went to Asakusa, the most popular sightseeing spot in Tokyo, with a guy from the U.S. who is visiting Japan for the first time and will be in Japan for a few more weeks.

We went to a Japanese restaurant in Soramachi shopping center close to the Sky Tree. The atmosphere of the restaurant was so Japanese. We had set menus that included Soba and raw fish. I showed him how to slurp Japanese noodles. In Japan, you have to slurp for the noodles to be delicious but he seemed he had trouble slurping. I don't know if he really couldn't slurp or he was just embarrassed to do it... We had raw fish, too, but as soon as he put the raw tuna in his mouth, he said he didn't like the texture of it and I ended up eating the rest of his raw fish (he told me the Soba was delicious).

After Lunch, we went to Nakamise and the Sky Tree, but having Lunch at the Japanese restaurant with an American guy was the most fun part of this Asakusa sightseeing.