My Winter Holiday will be...

Hello everyone :D Today I'm gonna tell about my plan for the coming Winter holiday! First of all, when school is over, I'm probabry gonna start to look for another part-time job. That's mean I will have two jobs! :D I need money seriously. What I want to do during it is... 1. Watching DVDs in English as much as possible. 2. Reading books I couldn't do it because of lack of time, especially I'm now interested in the book, "BRITISH TOURISM". 3. Studying hard Chinese for the Chinese lisence exam which I will apply for. What's more, I will go to trip to the Saipan island as I mentioned here before. May be that will be the most thing for me to look forward. I don't really wanna waste of time for that almost 3 months. So, act positively! and have a nice holiday everyone! xx

I feel like i am adult when I graduated high school. Wearing uniform, obeying school strict rule were for people who are not mature. Of course in Japan, we become adults when we are 20 year old, however, even people who are university students can act and think individualy. yeah they should. When I was in England and I was 17 years old, I was told by my host mum that you're already an adult. At that time I really felt like "what a stupid girl am I..." Almost of Japanese teenagers are too childish I guess. This might be prejudice though. I don't like people going somewhere always with friends or someone and people who can't act on their own. I just wanna say to them, "Do what you want to do." ;(

Hanshin-Awaji Great Eathquake

My eariest memory should be the huge natural disaster which happened in Hanshin area when I was 3 years old. It was The Hanshin-Awaji big earthquake on 17th January in 1995. It was miserable. Wall in my house was nearly half-destroyed, and my dad's head hit a cloth case so that he was bleeding. We had to run away to a safe place nearby. As I was running away with my mum from my house, I remember that I saw dishes dropped from the dishboard, it was scary. It was my great exoerience in my life.

Saipan

I am probably going to Saipan as a field trip with some of my friends and my favorite teacher for 4 days in january.
The class is about US-Japan history and relations.
Saipan is well known as a country where much Japanese smell is remained from the WWII. Is it said that there are old people who can speak even Japanese a little. It is quite interesting to me!I would like to see their culture and our culture remained as well. I am really looking forward to going there! To do it, I must save my money a lot. :D xx

Men and Women

Misunderstandings / misperceptions between men and women?
Mentally, basic ways of thinking is different between them. For instance, men think that mascular body would be the best model of the men, but women at least don't think so. Like that, women think that the best model of them would be a stylish body, but men don't think so. Generally speaking, it is said that usually men like women a little bit fatty body, and also women like men a little bit good mascular body. :D x
Is is interesting! aha How about you?

Autumn colour

Oh yeah I like autumn! Although I feel chilly but I like it than Summer because it always makes me sweaty by the too hot sun... and in this season, we can hear the sound of Halloween, and Christmas everywhere. I am so excited enjoying such an atomosphere coming Xmas and so on. I think that it is a party season! :D xx I put a pic of me last autumn (or winter) above. you can see we wore a light clothes just like autumn colour. yep, also clothes in the shop are getting much cuter than spring in this season, so almost girls are enjoying shopping I guess. but I do love winter than any other season because my birthday is in January! Can't wait!!

What's my type?

My type.. you mean the characteristics? I guess my type is.. the person who can think almost everything fun, funny, ... positively! in another way, my type of the boys is ... the person who can lead me when we are together, and not an indecisive person because I am indecisive unfortunately. Urm... What's your type?

Fashion Trend from abroad

We can see various kinds of fashion brands especially from abroad nowadays. For instance, Zara from Spain, H&M, FOREVER21, Gap from America and Topshop from England etc. Those brands are now Japan's teenagers' trend and everywomen is crazy about that. Me, as well. UNIQLO and MUJI is the same way. They are very popular among the overseas recently. It is said, however, that goods from FOERVER21 coming to Japan might be the ones which has left without buying from anyone in America. But still they are so cheap and cute to me! So that's doesn't matter!! I do love FOREVER21! :D

Strange customs

A custom I think strange is ... should be one in Midddle East about sexial stuffs. As I have introduced you guys in Writing class 5, Women in Middle East area are often regarded as a holy symbol. So that they can't wear clothes which is showed too much skins in public. Have you seen women who their faces are alomost covered by a black cloth / veil, often til under their eyes. If the custom came to Japan, women can't enjoy their own fashion, especially, Japanese women shows much skin in public rather than overseas. Now I wonder if it were got days like middle of Summer, how they feel? It would be too hot!!! X(

Internet!!!

A technology I think need for my life right now is absolutely Internet!!!
If there are no Internet networks in the world anymore, I would not have any communication skills to get in touch my friends around the world, like FACEBOOK and E-mail addresses. To start to think like that, it is a very important tool for me. Also thanks to the appearance of Internet, we can search much information enomously. That's really really useful for us in this modern society. This, however, have some disadvantages like lack of communication with human beings face to face because of too much being into Internet's world. When we use the useful tool well correctly, there is only advantages I hope. :) x

My Summer Holiday 2010

Hiya! I took a long break for this blog and came back again :D
This summer, I planed exact schedule each single day to spend time more preciously, for example, I got a new part-time job at Manga Cafe in Amagasaki, and met many new people who would have been inspired me a lot. I appriciate that new meeting. xx
and one big event, was a trip to Tokyo with a friend who is from England and I was so much helped by him during my studying abroad in England 2 years ago. Although he stayed Japan only for 1 week, we talked a lot, and spent nice time together! He is one of my best friends. xx Also it was my first time for me to hang around Tokyo as a sightseeing. I went to FOREVER21 and got some cheap clothes I love. How awesome!:D
And another big event for me.. was Summer Sonic 2010!!! Really amazing!! I saw Jay-Z, Keri Hilson, 30 Seconds To Mars, FACT, THE OFFSPRING, 3OH!3, ALL TIME LOW, and more. I was really excited and will never forget!!!
Overall, I had a fantastic holiday this Summer xx Oh yeah, now I am into SEX AND THE CITY and watched until Season4 x :] I have learnt many things from it.
Okay this term, I will do my best than last term! Go For It! Yes I Can! :P xx

The Feedback of my 1st Semester @Kwangaku

Hiya How are you? Everything is good? I have spend great 1st term @ Kwangaku as a 1st SIS student. Time went really quickly but it was full of good memories and I am totally satisfied with it. Both of teachers and students I met in this school is so awesome and always inspire me in many ways. Every time I bump into some of my friends when i walk through the SIS building, I feel that I have loads of good friends and there only are nice people who are my friends. xxx I really appreciate them! :D also speaking of studing here, there are many subjects we can grow up if we take it seriously and SIS is the best place in Kwangaku!!!I can recommend high school students to choose this school!!! The best place to be... :) xxx

This Summer

This summer we can get a holiday for 2 months, that means longer than when I was a high school student! so I must treat it preciously such as going many events, studying harder, perticipating some voluntary working as much as possible and I am going to make this holiday the best one ever in my life! Also last year I was an entrance exam taker so that I couldn't take part in much events such as firework events, local festivals, etc. :D This year is kinf of my revenge! lol Hopefully I can get touch in my friends who recebtly haven't seen. This summer will be my unforgetable one!

What I am going to bring..

Hopefully I will go to America, Drake University next year for 1 semester as my 2nd studying abroad. I strongly believe that exchange students have a task to introduce one's own country in a host country as a delegate of the homecountry. When I went to England 2 years ago, I was with photos of my life in Japan, materials tell about Japan, and Japanese souveniors to introduce well about my homecountry. I was also with a book which lots of Japanese information in detail is in written both in Japanese and English. It was quite useful through my studying abroad in England and thats why I could introduce about Japan and Japanese cultures quite well in English. I have also been realized how Japanese pop culture is popular among all over the world especially western countries, so I must keep it in mind for my 2nd challenge in America next year. Preparing to be able to tell about my studying abroad in England is necessary as well! I must spend much time for preparation!

My Love

i think that there are varaiety of shapes of love in the world - family love, friendship, homosexuality, love between couples, partnership, etc. They are absolutely crucial for human beings. Im not gonna write about my past love stories here, but I have realized how it is important to spend my lifetime preciously. Fortunately I have been recieved many kinds of love surrounding me, thanks to my friends, family, and people around me. :) But not one love with someone special to me yet. So I am going to polish myself to be an awesome girl / lady!b Yay XD

Clicking charity

I am going to introduce you to this voluntry programme, called "charity by one click every day" ! I am now trying this every day as much as possible, why don't you just try it!? aha XD xxx




This is one of what we can do.

LADY GAGA

Recently i am into Lady GAGA since I have bought her new album, "The Monster" and been to her concert last April !!
Firstly, is it famous that she is a real rich person in America and she love dancing, singing, and clubbing!
She is so hot so i respect her a lot :D !!
Her music skill is also perfect I think! In her concert, there is a scene that she had to sing playing the piano at the same time, and then, she played it by of course hands, and surprisingly by foot as well!!! It was so amazing!!! Her performance was awesome!!
In addition, she is famous as a person who wears only original clothes! It is interesting to check out her fashion every time she appears on the TV. aha XD

You should start listening her tunes and go parties!!! :) xx JUST DANCE!!

These days..

I think that it is so changeable weather especially this year in Japan. Some days it is quite hot, but the day after it turned to be cool and chilly. I have never experenced such changeable temperture in this season. never! What's happening to Japan? :( I feel that the global warming is getting serious and serious.. Although it is often discussed and warned through media such as TV recently, what have we done for the earth exactly? What can we do for it? Humans can't change nature, coming disasters. So the most thing we should care is absolutely the weather - global warming. We each should reserch about it and try to save the earth and save our future!

As the temperture is very changeable these days, I have to think our tomorrow. :O

*this is a picture of a part of England I have been to.

AIMARBLE

I am going to tell you about a small restaurant / cafe where I work for as my part-time job. This shop is called "kitchen and cafe AIMARBLE" Aimarble means "kind" in French. yes, this shop is a kind of French restaurant founded by a Sheff who has worked and experienced its job in some famous hotels in Japan and also in France for a long time! He cooks self-arranged menu even a bread. And this shop just opened last month near Mukonoso station in Amagasaki, next to Nishinomiya city. and so i am an opening staff.
Anyway I think that his is a good place to learn a lot of things like cooking and a service to our customers. Although my service skill is very poor at the moment, I am sure that i will be able to improve myself through this job because the Sheff is so strict to watch us, which is good for us.
Talking of its menu, there are many fashionable cooking, especially a cheese fondue. You can hardly find restaurants where you can eat it except my shop. haha :D
Other menu is of course good taste as well. Yum Yum. xx I am strongly recommend you to come around my shop! If you're over 20, you can also drink alcohols and it is very welcome for us to come around my shop by yourself! We also have counter seats! lol

Oh is this just an ad? no no because this is my favorite cafe / kitchen / restaurant I know. So I'd like to you to come!!!!! AIMARBLE - where you can smile and relax yourself.

My 1st trip to China!

Hi everyone! This time im gonna talk about my trip to China with my friend as our graduation trip 2 months ago. We tried to make up preparations to go there on our own as much as we could.
Before i had bn to China, my image of the country was like - noisy, full of bicycles, dirty, and dangerous.. those negative things..
But actually I found that many people get on an electric bikes than bicycles, and I visited some World heritages which are so beautifully combinationed with nature, green.

Although there are many shop assistants who strongly push us to buy their goods ( and I was a bit scared), I enjoyed different cultures in China so much!!
I also found some problems for citizens in China - it is much rains in Shanghai and in front of houses, there was like a little river, a small flood.. i guess the government doesnt move for them. theres a big gap between the rich and the poor I felt.

Anyway I went to China with my friend as on tour with many strangers from Japan but the tour coordinater was Chinese, so i learnt Chinese a bit, such as "Hello", "Konnichiwa", "Ohayou", and "Otsukaresama." and I met many people during the tour - there was an old man who left Kwangaku many years ago, so he is my older student!!! aha :D xx
I experienced many other things as well! it was a nice trip ever!! My image of China has a little changed since I hav bn there. I feel that visiting a place actually is the best way to know there rather than expect them just as a stereotypes. :)

Yeah this trip encouraged me to learn Chinese at Keangaku!

My Hometown !

I live in Amagasaki for my life so far :D

It is very convenience to live here, cuz we can go to many big places to shop, such as COCOE, Daie-, Tsukashin, and Diamond city by only bicycle! we can also go to Umeda and Sannomiya less than 30 min. So I really dont wanna leave my city in my future if i can.. aha It is soooo comfy!!
And there are many nice citizens here. Almost of strangers here often talk to me easily! lol They are so warm-harted! I recommend you to live in Amagasaki and get your own bicycle!! So you can go everywhere in the city.

Anyway it is famous that the Japanese famous comedian DOWNTOWN grew up in this city!

My future..★

hi :) Im going to talk about my future dream..

erm.. actually i havent decided what job i will difinitely do. but in my future, id like to use English for my job. For example, if i can help some work in English or communicate someone important with English in a office.
But i also have a unclear dream.
Id like to go aloo over the world and help international confirences or help people / children who are feeling hard to live in the country such as poverty, education, racial problem, or war. so im just thinking of JICA if I can be a member of it..
So im gonna study hard and get loads of information, knowledge in this university this coming great 4 years for unnumrous international problems.
In addition, i would like to talk about those problems with many diffrent people and they will probabry inspire me!!

An amazing teacher ever!!!

hiya I'm gonna talk about my tutor at my high skol for great 3 years.

My class in my HS was called 'English course' and it wont b changed the class and the tutor for 3 years! My tutor was a Canadian woman, who has bn in Japan almost 10 years. For the 3 years, she taught us many Canadian cultures such as foods, events, and customs. Also she bring a big hand-made/or not birthday cake into our class to cerebrate some classmates who are birthday girls/boys in the month. it was so fun and we thought 'what a freedom and awesome class it is!!'

She was like our mum - always she gives us advices when we face to difficulties, if some classmates did not-good things like teasing others, she warned them and stopped it seriously. in her class, International Understandings, we experienced eating fair-trade goods, lending actual money for those who really need money to live their life in the 3rd world... We had a Halloween party, Christmas party, the English camp which she had prepared almost all by herself for us, International parties with exchange students as well. Our great 3 years wiz her was really unforgettable! We all cant tell her how we thank her, how we had been helped by her...

on our graduation day, after the ceremony, she showed us a slide show appearing pictures of our 3 years with nice music she wrote for us with her band! We all were so amazed, moved, and cried... She Is actually our AWESOME teacher ever!!! Thanks to her, our 3 years had bn so great, fresh, and loads of good memories!

With good memories and experiences for those 3 years, im gonna do my best on my 4 years at Kwangaku!! And yes, TRY SOMETHING NEW TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxx

Kwangaku - my 1st impression

Hiya my name is Kimiko and i just got into Kwangaku university this month.. What I've realized through this new life so far is that this uni is absolutely amazing than i expected! the view is very beautiful, feeling freedom, useful to buy something when we need it, people here have got their originality which inspires me a lot, and classes are fresh to me! :D

At the opening ceremony, i felt a bit nervous with a little tight suit and my new friends from all parts of Japan such as Kagawa, Oi ta, Osaka, Nara, and Hyogo.. but everything in Kwangaku is kind to me and now I'm getting accustomed to be here as a 1st student of International Studies department in this uni.

All of tasks are of course responsible for the student, not the teacher like until last year and so I've already made a mistake that i missed the deadline to apply for attending the class i wanted to take this Spring term.. It was absolutely my fault. it was shame but so I'm going to check the schedule carefully not to miss the deadlines anymore. :P

Also the facilities in this uni are so great I think. For example, the big library, the fast food - Subway, two additional convenience stores, Fujita global lounge where we can meet up with exchange students and watch the news from all over the world, and the big grass in front of the clock tower where not only students but also citizens who live around here can use to play and to relax.

Now I'm thinking about which classes to take and which circle groups to be involved..

I'm gonna do my best in my short campus life! XD thanks for reading! C ya xx