What am I doing 20 years later in the future? This is a hard question for me because I can not imagine even what I will be in one year later from now. However, I tried it as much as possible including my wishes.
After 20 years, I will be 40 years old. During the 20 years, I will get a job and be working for some company. If possible, I want to be a civil officer. Maybe I will have another family, in other words, I will get married with a fine man and have some babies. So, I will work in order to make ends meet. I want to have three children, no more and no less.
My family members will also get old. I have an 82-year-old grandmother. I’m sure that she will be lively and go out with me. My father and mother will have retired their jobs and been to many hot springs together. They will have been getting along very well in the future. My little brother, who is 4 years younger than I, is at the age of puberty now and to my sadness he is not kind to me. But he will mellow considerably and we will be able to spend time together like we were children. I have one older brother. Now, he is not in employment after his graduation from his university. I hope he will find a job at that time.
These are only my wishes, but I wish some of them will become true. I would like to keep this essay for 20 years, and after the 20 years I would like to read this again.
What do I in the future think about my essay 20 years ago?
2009年7月11日土曜日
Essay #1: A Letter to My Host Family
Dear Host Family
Hello, my name is Ayumi. I am a 20-year-old student majoring English. I like studying English and foreign cultures. I would like to improve my English skills and learn your cultures in the actual life. I also like listening to music and dancing. I danced ballet when I was a little girl. Now, I belong to a dance club in my university and I enjoy dancing. I have 5 family members, my father, mother, two brothers and grandmother. They are so kind to me and I love them. I live with them except for my elder brother who lives alone. And, I have no food allergy I know of. But, I’m not good at food with a too hot taste. I can eat almost anything except hot food.
I’m going to stay with you for about 6 weeks in this summer. This is my second visit to New Zealand. At the first time, I stayed for only a few weeks there. It was too short for me to get used to the new environment and to improve my English much better, because it was my first trip abroad. However, I found that NZ is a wonderful and lovely country to live in and learn. So, I decided to visit NZ again and study English this time. I hope I have a lot of chance to speak with you and to encounter your cultures.
Finally, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to you. Thank you very much for accepting me into your family. I’m looking forward to meeting you soon.
Sincerely yours.
Ayumi
Hello, my name is Ayumi. I am a 20-year-old student majoring English. I like studying English and foreign cultures. I would like to improve my English skills and learn your cultures in the actual life. I also like listening to music and dancing. I danced ballet when I was a little girl. Now, I belong to a dance club in my university and I enjoy dancing. I have 5 family members, my father, mother, two brothers and grandmother. They are so kind to me and I love them. I live with them except for my elder brother who lives alone. And, I have no food allergy I know of. But, I’m not good at food with a too hot taste. I can eat almost anything except hot food.
I’m going to stay with you for about 6 weeks in this summer. This is my second visit to New Zealand. At the first time, I stayed for only a few weeks there. It was too short for me to get used to the new environment and to improve my English much better, because it was my first trip abroad. However, I found that NZ is a wonderful and lovely country to live in and learn. So, I decided to visit NZ again and study English this time. I hope I have a lot of chance to speak with you and to encounter your cultures.
Finally, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to you. Thank you very much for accepting me into your family. I’m looking forward to meeting you soon.
Sincerely yours.
Ayumi
2009年7月9日木曜日
2009年7月8日水曜日
Angela Aki♪
My favorite singer is Angela Aki. After her debut, I am an enthusiastic fan of "Angie", which is her nickname, and she wants to be called with it by her fans. In this spring, I became a member of her fan club "My Home". The members of "My Home" can earn some privilege. So, I could get a special seat of her live concert.
On July 4Th, I went to her live concert "ANSWER" with my friend. Our seats were the first line of the Kumamoto public hall. She was very very very close to me! It was my first time to go to her live concert, but I could enjoy it very much. I would like to go again. I was glad to see my friend also enjoyed it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RuEaNGnGw
On July 4Th, I went to her live concert "ANSWER" with my friend. Our seats were the first line of the Kumamoto public hall. She was very very very close to me! It was my first time to go to her live concert, but I could enjoy it very much. I would like to go again. I was glad to see my friend also enjoyed it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RuEaNGnGw
Tottoko Hamu-Taro
My older brother is a very funny person.When we were elementary school students, we had a password between only my brother and I. My brother made it. That is "Tottoko Hamu-Taro（とっとこハム太郎）". We had to say "Hamu-Taro（ハム太郎）" quickly whenever we heard "Tottoko（とっとこ）" in any context. For example, when you want to record a TV program, you may say "I will record this TV program(この番組とっとこ！)". After you finish hearing the word "Tottoko(とっとこ)", you must say "Hamu-Taro(ハム太郎)" at once.
I want to make this password widely known. How about using this?
Dangerous Sharp Eraser
I have two brothers and they like making fun of me.
One day, my older brother tried to make an eraser sharp.
If this was the eraser, he tried to use one edge and the opposite edge to sharpen it.
A few weeks later, it became as sharp as a knife. He jokingly struck at my little brother with the sharp eraser, and mimicked its sound "Saku". He said that if a knife was really sharp and you struck into one's body, it would sound like that. Next, he also struck at me with it, and said "Busu". In Japanese, "Busu" means an ugly woman. They were laughing at me loudly. I got a little angry.
My brothers always enjoy teasing me; however, I’m getting along with them.
One day, my older brother tried to make an eraser sharp.
If this was the eraser, he tried to use one edge and the opposite edge to sharpen it.
A few weeks later, it became as sharp as a knife. He jokingly struck at my little brother with the sharp eraser, and mimicked its sound "Saku". He said that if a knife was really sharp and you struck into one's body, it would sound like that. Next, he also struck at me with it, and said "Busu". In Japanese, "Busu" means an ugly woman. They were laughing at me loudly. I got a little angry.
My brothers always enjoy teasing me; however, I’m getting along with them.
Book Review #11: A Midsummer Night's Dream
-Summary-
There was a pair of lovers, Lysander and Hermia. Though they are falling love each other, Hermia’s father doesn’t permit her to marry him. The Duke tells her that she must marry Demetrius who is permitted to marry Hermia by her father—or die. So, the couple decides to leave and start a new life. A Hermia’s friend Helena hears the escape plan. Then she tells it to Demetrius because she loves him and wants him to give up his love for Hermia. However, he says he will follow them. That night in a fairyland wood there are four young people and fairies. The king of fairies Oberon and an Oberon’s messenger Puck see Demetrius followed by Helena say coldly “I don’t love you”. Oberon wants Puck to do Helena good with a love-potion flower whose juice can make sleeping people fall in love with the next living creature that they see. Puck leaves and tries to pour the juice into Demetrius’s eyes. But Puck mistakenly puts it in Lysander’s eyes. To make matters worse, he sees Helena at first when he wakes up. After a while, Oberon finds Puck’s serious mistake and gets angry with him. Oberon makes Puck do things all right. Finally, Puck can put the juice to Lysander’s eyes and he falls in love with Hermia again. So there are two pairs of lovers, Lysander and Hermia, Demetrius and Helena. Everything has gone well!
-Impressions-
When I first read this book, it was so complicated that I couldn’t understand whole story. However, after I did the ballet of this play – I played one of Titania’s servants – I could understand the relationship between the characters. But, to tell the truth, there are so many characters that I could not make a good summary and introduce all of them.
It was so funny that it gave me the feeling of being in the story as a character. After I understood the relationship between the characters, I could read it more easily. I really enjoyed my reading.
There was a pair of lovers, Lysander and Hermia. Though they are falling love each other, Hermia’s father doesn’t permit her to marry him. The Duke tells her that she must marry Demetrius who is permitted to marry Hermia by her father—or die. So, the couple decides to leave and start a new life. A Hermia’s friend Helena hears the escape plan. Then she tells it to Demetrius because she loves him and wants him to give up his love for Hermia. However, he says he will follow them. That night in a fairyland wood there are four young people and fairies. The king of fairies Oberon and an Oberon’s messenger Puck see Demetrius followed by Helena say coldly “I don’t love you”. Oberon wants Puck to do Helena good with a love-potion flower whose juice can make sleeping people fall in love with the next living creature that they see. Puck leaves and tries to pour the juice into Demetrius’s eyes. But Puck mistakenly puts it in Lysander’s eyes. To make matters worse, he sees Helena at first when he wakes up. After a while, Oberon finds Puck’s serious mistake and gets angry with him. Oberon makes Puck do things all right. Finally, Puck can put the juice to Lysander’s eyes and he falls in love with Hermia again. So there are two pairs of lovers, Lysander and Hermia, Demetrius and Helena. Everything has gone well!
-Impressions-
When I first read this book, it was so complicated that I couldn’t understand whole story. However, after I did the ballet of this play – I played one of Titania’s servants – I could understand the relationship between the characters. But, to tell the truth, there are so many characters that I could not make a good summary and introduce all of them.
It was so funny that it gave me the feeling of being in the story as a character. After I understood the relationship between the characters, I could read it more easily. I really enjoyed my reading.
Book Review #10: Macbeth
-Summary-
Macbeth and Banquo were coming back from the battle, they saw three witches. The witches said to Macbeth that he would be Lord of Cawdor and king. Then they said to Banquo that he would not be king but his children would become kings. At the moment, messengers informed Macbeth the Lord of Cawdor’s rebellion. The king told him to be the new Lord of Cawdor, so there was what witches said. Macbeth expected that he would be king. But his expectation resulted in lots of tragedies...
-Impressions-
I had read Shakespeare’s tragedy play for the first time. It was not so long story that I could read it in one sitting. There were many tragic dramas over and over. The end of story was very striking for me. I would like to read other tragedy stories of Shakespeare, for example King Lear or Othello.
Macbeth and Banquo were coming back from the battle, they saw three witches. The witches said to Macbeth that he would be Lord of Cawdor and king. Then they said to Banquo that he would not be king but his children would become kings. At the moment, messengers informed Macbeth the Lord of Cawdor’s rebellion. The king told him to be the new Lord of Cawdor, so there was what witches said. Macbeth expected that he would be king. But his expectation resulted in lots of tragedies...
-Impressions-
I had read Shakespeare’s tragedy play for the first time. It was not so long story that I could read it in one sitting. There were many tragic dramas over and over. The end of story was very striking for me. I would like to read other tragedy stories of Shakespeare, for example King Lear or Othello.
Book Review #9: The Enchanted Castle
Gerald, Cathy and Jimmy went out exploring an enchanted castle near the town. After a while, they discovered the enchanted castle.
When they walked to the palace, they found someone who was fast asleep in the sun. They thought she was Sleeping Beauty. After Jimmy kissed on her cheek, the Princess opened her eyes, and said that she had been asleep for a hundred years. She invited them to the castle for tea.
In a room, they found a magic ring which made someone wearing it invisible. When the Princess worn the ring, she became invisible. But, she couldn’t take it off.
When they walked to the palace, they found someone who was fast asleep in the sun. They thought she was Sleeping Beauty. After Jimmy kissed on her cheek, the Princess opened her eyes, and said that she had been asleep for a hundred years. She invited them to the castle for tea.
In a room, they found a magic ring which made someone wearing it invisible. When the Princess worn the ring, she became invisible. But, she couldn’t take it off.
2009年7月6日月曜日
Fun with toothpaste
This is very funny♪ I especially like the end of this short video. However, is it too wasteful to use do much toothpastes?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfEGfOS6zB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfEGfOS6zB8
Coke Bomb!!!!!
I found a funny movie on the YouTube. I would like to try it..., but it is very dangerous!
Do not attempt!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22cfLVtUWn8
Do not attempt!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22cfLVtUWn8
2009年7月5日日曜日
Chin-bin
We will have a school festival in November. At the festival, my dance club will open a store and sell "Chin-bin", that is a traditional crepe in Okinawa. It has a brown-sugar taste.
My friends and I made trial models toward the festival. It was so easy and taste very good! First, we mixed a bag of "Chin-bin Mix" and water. Second, we roasted a ladleful of the mixture with an electrical hot plate. After we cooked both sides of it, we ate it with a scoop of ice cream. It was delicious, but it was inconvenient to eat because the ice cream melted soon. Next, we ate it with some pieces of chocolate. It was delicious, too! The chocolate melted a little with a hot crepe because it was fresh-baked. We decided to sell the "Chin-bin" with chocolate.
My friends and I made trial models toward the festival. It was so easy and taste very good! First, we mixed a bag of "Chin-bin Mix" and water. Second, we roasted a ladleful of the mixture with an electrical hot plate. After we cooked both sides of it, we ate it with a scoop of ice cream. It was delicious, but it was inconvenient to eat because the ice cream melted soon. Next, we ate it with some pieces of chocolate. It was delicious, too! The chocolate melted a little with a hot crepe because it was fresh-baked. We decided to sell the "Chin-bin" with chocolate.
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