LIKE

This woman is my favorite model these days.

Her name is Kaho Seto. I watch her at twitter and instagram. She is beautiful woman and natural beauty. Not elaborate. However, she is not only beautiful. Her feelings and words are so couth. I like to watch her twitter. I am often surprised her sense. In addition, she is only one year older than I. But, she is so mature. I feel close to her about that.


I like her so much. She is my recent favorite. And I respect her.

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New Face

Last Friday, I went to docomo shop with my mother. The purpose is to buy new smart phone! Until then, I used a feature phone. I had been using it from high school. It was my first cell phone for me. I had spent a lot of time with it. Inside of the feature phone, there are many memories to me. So, I was very much attached to the feature phone. However, I said good bye at this time.


It took about 4 hours to finish changing to smart phone. It was very long and so tired. Although I wondered which I select Xperia or iPhone so much, at last, I chose Xperia. I named it "peria-san". I'd like to use this new face sparingly. I want to get used to smart phone soon.

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tricot

One of my favorite bands is tricot. The band is indies band. The fixed members are three women. Ikkyu Nakashima is guitar and vocal. Hiromi Hirohiro is base. And Mothifo Kida is lead guitar. About one year ago, there was drummer who is a man. His name is komaki. But he withdrew tricot. So, new drummer woman joined tricot.

Tricot's musical pieces are very aggressive, but they are delicate. In addition, almost of their musical pieces have irregular beats. A lot of people are attracted with their high ability. When they make a musical pieces, Mothifo Kida brings phrases of the guitar, they decide the composition of the musical piece doing session together and at last, Ikkyu Nakashima sing along with the melodies. Then, their individual musical pieces are made.

My recommend of their musical pieces is 99.974℃. The musical piece may be the most aggressive one of them. As they hold lives and play it, the audience's tention becomes so high. The musical piece can be exiting one.

I knew the band about 2 years ago and be fascinated soon. Last year, I went to Fukuoka to go their live with my friend. Their live performance was so cool. I became to like them deeply. I want to go their live again if they come to Kumamoto or Fukuoka. But they often hold lives at overseas. So, I wish they would hold lives in Japan before long.

If you are interested in tricot, please listen once!

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Starwars episode1

The other day, I watched Starwars episode 1. This time, I watched Starwars for the first time. When I was young, the movie is popular, I think. But, I don't like to watch if it is the vogue. So, I think I didn't watch it then. Today, the latest movie of Starwars is shown. That's why, I tried to watch the movie.

However, the contents of the movie is a little difficult. Moreover, it is very long. It took more than 2 hours to watch it. So, I want to try to watch next series someday.

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Meat and Potato Stew

The other day, I made meat and potato stew at night.

Meat and potato stew is one of traditional foods in Japan. It is how to cook it. You need potatoed, carrots, onions, beef, konnyaku (a gelatinous food made from devil's-tongue starch), soy sauce, sake, sugar and so on to make it.

At first, you cut vegetables (carrots, potatoes, onions). After that, you fry meat and onions. And then, you put carrots, potatoes, onions and meat into a pot and pour water into the pot. After that, you put sugar, soy sauce and sake into the pot. At last, you put konnnyaku into thee pot. If you do this all process, it is finish to cooking!!

I would like to cook meat and potato stew again and again, I want to cook without recipe someday.

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School Festival

In Novemver 1st to 3rd, a school festival was held at KGU. It is called "takumasai". At there, my club (rock music club) had been held lives for all three days. My turns were only the last day.

Also, takumasi is very important event for junior. The reason is junior retires after finishing takumasai. They have to hand over their post to next generation. So, takumasai is one of the big turning point in my club.

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Eating Out with My Club Members!

Last Wednesday, I went to a restaurant with women who are older than me and my friends. They belong to rock band club. I belong to it too. The restaurant's meals are all large but the price is cheap, so it is kind to students. I ate a set meal with grilled meat. I was very surprised when I saw the meal’s volume for the first time. I couldn’t eat all. However, women except me finished eating! If I go to the restaurant again, I want to try to eat the meal up myself. In addition, I enjoyed talking too. We talked about my club, music clubs, girl talk, study and so on. I am looking forward to eating out with other women who are older than me and be in my club too someday.

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LIVE !

The other day, I went to Fukuoka by a highway express bus. I went to flumpool’s live. It was opening day of their 5^th tour. I went it with my friends who are friends since high school. After we arrived at a hall, we bought some live goods. Then, we changed into live T-shirts before the live starts. Unfortunately, our seats were far away from the stage. However, we were excited! After the concert, we took pictures a lot and we went karaoke. The next day, we strolled through Tenzin. Because I went to Tenzin for the first time, I was very surprised. There are a lot of stores. I want to go to there again and to take own time.

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Club Activities !!

I am a member of rock music club. We form bands with each other. A band has various parts, such as vocals, guitar, bass, drums and keyboards. I play the guitar. I was a beginner when I joined the club. However, because about half of the members were beginner too at same grade to me, we were almost same starting line. At the club, freshmen have to form fixed band through a year. They have to remain same members which they formed fixed band a year. In addition, they can't form other bands except unless they are asked to form a band by older members to them. The members of sophomore and over can form bands freely. However, they become the merit system. The reason is that freshmen have to form fixed band, so they are certainly members of a band. The members of sophomore and over have to form bands or be asked to form a band someone if they want to appear on stages. Person who has get-up-and-go, make efforts or have a good command will be able to form a lot of bands and appear on the stages many times. In addition, the club gives one more concert every month. The club has more chance to play music in public than other music club. That is why I think the club has good environment. I can enjoy University life. One of the reasons is club activities I think. I want to get better like older members to me. Older members are really cool. I admire them. Furthermore, many freshmen joined the club, so I have to practice harder. Also, the club members are very kind people a lot. I always think it was good choice for me to join the club. I would like to continue to do it.

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Meat Party

The other day, I and friend held meat party at my friend home. At first, we went to the supermarket to buy foods. We were going to make grilled slices of meat. However, we decided to make yakitori too then. After we got home, we prepared for cooking. My friend made a fire because we were going to use shichirin. I cut vegetables and stuck pieces of meat on bamboo spits during the time. Then, we boiled it. Both grilled slices of meat and yakitori tasted good! I had never make yakitori and use shichirin. I enjoy the day very much. I want to cook it again.

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A Maiden in the service of a Shrine

From December 31st (2015) to January 3rd (2016), I had a part-time job of a maiden in the service of a shrine at Tamana. I went part-time job with my one of local friends. I had ever had one part-time job. It was also limited one. Because I don't have regular part-time job and I want to part-time job of a maiden in the service of a shrine, I decided to do it.

At December 31st, I went the temple at 8 at night. At there, I changed into hakama. And then, we took our place and be taught how to do the job. Around 12 o'clock, a lot of people gathered the temple to go to worship. From 12 to 2 o'clock, many people came. At 2 or 3, I finished my first work. After finishing, we ate buckwheat noodles eaten on New Year'd Eve together. Because I and my friend decided to stay the temple for 4 days, we slept at the temple.

The next day (January 1st), we got up at seven. We ate breakfast, dressed myself and changed into hakama. Before 9, we took our place and the work started at 9 o'clock. At the middle of the time, we had a lunch time. And started working again. It continued around 5. From January 1st to January 3rd, we did that.

As we take a breakfast and dinner, we ate it with the temple's Buddhist priests. We talked with them a lot. Their taking was enjoyable. So, we had a fun a lot.

The part-time job was not severe. But, it became good experience for me. If I have a chance to go to temple, I want to talk with the Buddhist priest.

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Mouse on the Keys

In October 11th, I went to a live at second sight in Kumamoto city with my friend. It was mouse on the keys' live. Mouse on the keys is a trio instrument band in Japan. The musical instruments which used in this band  are one drum and two keyboards. Sometimes, there are some wind instruments such as trumpet and sax. In this time, mouse on the keys' members and a sax player performed.

I'm attached to this band. I belong to rock music club now. When I was a freshman of this college, my friend told me this band. From then, I like this band. In addition, I played mouse on the keys' songs at the regular concert of my club before. At that time, I played piano. That's why,  the band is very special for me.

At the mouse on the keys' live (October 11th), their performance made me excited!! The time of their live was very good time. I'd like to play their songs again at the regular concert.

If you are attracted this band, please listen it once!

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BR 2-15: TITANIC


Titanic is famous for the movie all over the world. When I was young, I watched it some times. Nowadays, I remember the contents and scenes clearly. The movie was very impressive for me. So, I took this book in my hand at this time.
About one hundred years ago, the Titanic was one of the largest and luxurious steamship at that time. The unsinkable ship met with a tragic end. Also, the accident was the worst maritime accident at that time. Then, a lot of people died. Now, we think about the accident, it was horrifying bad news.


Reference

Anna Claybourne and Katie Daynes. (2006). TITANIC. London, England. Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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BR 2-14: The Adventures of King Arthur

" 'Whoever pulls this sward from the stone is the true-born King of England.' said Merlin."

I have heard the name of King Arthur. His name is famous, I thought. But, I didn't know what he did, who he was.

This story is that. There was a legend that who could pull a sward out of a rock was able to become a king. Nobody could pull it. But, one day, a boy (his name is Arthur) tried to pull it and he could pull it easily. So, he became a king in Britain. After that, he could get a beautiful wife. He governed impartiality using a round table. So, he was called "knight of the round table". However, he was opposed to one of the comrades. King Aurthur was defeated. At the last time, he threw the sward to rerurn to the Holy Spirit of the lake. After that, a hand appeared, shaked the sward three times and it went away into the lake. 

The story is fantasy. It made me interested a lot.

Reference

 Angela Wilkes. (1981). The Adventures of King Arthur. London, England. Usborne Publishing Ltd. 

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BR 2-13: The Adventures of Sinbad the sailor

" 'Home again!' said Shinbad."

Shinbad comes from Arabian stories. It seems famous all over the world. But exactly, I didn't know this story before I read this book. I thought Shinbad is very clever man. Although he was left by his comrades, he could go home by using some way and got diamonds. The middle of the way, there were a lot of barriers. The barriers were so dangerous. But, he was able to clear them using his head. I was impressed with his bravery.

Reference

Katie Daynes. (2004). The Adventures of Shinbad the Sailor. London, England. Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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BR 2-12: Chicken Licken

" 'The sky must be falling.' said Chicken Licken"

This story is about misunderstanding by a cowardly little chicken. He is very cowawrdly boy. Every day, some happenings made him scared. He wanted to run away from them. One day, a tiny acorn dropped from the tree and hit his head. It was the beginning of the chain of misunderstandings. He didn't see the corn. He felt sure that it was an act by the sky. The sky must be falling! Then, he told someone to someone. And, they believed him. But, they noticed his saying was not true, at last. They blamed him.

Reference

Russell Punter. (2007). Chicken Licken. London, England. Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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BR 2-11: How Elephants lost their Wings

" 'Cock-a-doodle-do!' said the elephant"

Elephants have big body, so their crying are so noisy. For people, it is bad because elephants break their house and the trees. If elephants have wings and they can fly, it is not only cute but also fearful.  That's why, the gods took away their wings when they were sleeping. Though, it may fantastic only imagine. After finishing to read this book, I became to know the funny story is based on a folktale from India. I remembered the relation between India and elephants


Reference

Lesley Sims. (2007). How Elephants lost their Wings. London, England. Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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Review4: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

This time, I watched Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I had never watched this series (Indiana Jones). So, this time is the first time watching it for me. 



 
This story’s stage is Shanghai in 1935. At night club “Obi-Wan”, Willie Scott, who is a songstress, sang “Anything Goes”. There, Indiana who is an archeologist and adventurer had dealings with Lao Che who is a king of crimes in Shanghai. Indiana got a Buddhist mortuary tablet of Emperor Nurgaci who is an ancestor of Rao and exchanged with diamond. But Rao made him drink poison and tried to take back diamond. After their fighting over an antidote and the diamond and a riot of shooting, Indiana ran away with Willy and went to Shanghai Airport taking Short Round who is a Chinese boy. 

However, the airplane which was taken by them was Lao’s airplane. Two of pilots ran away by using parachutes when Indy and the others slept. Thanks that one of them noticed about that, they could get away from airplane and got onto a lifeboat. After that, they made an emergency landing. An old man saw that, the old man guided them to a village. At the village, villagers believed that they were saviors of legend . Fields at the village went to ruin. They heard that the people from Pancotto Palace took holy stones and children by force from the village’s elders. And he asked Indiana asked to take back the stone. At the next morning, they rode on elephants and went to Pancotto Palace. They got out of woods, entered the big palace and met prime minister.

 
At the palace, they met colonel of British army. The colonel said “Before first century, a group of believers of Kali were here.” The group entrapped the region into fear. At night, Indiana who came back to hisa bedroom was attacked by a professional killer. 
They found a secret passage at the back of a wall and entered it. In the passage, there were a lot of bugs and the bugs tried to pierce them. After that, they found a palace of the god of Kali.

The priest offered sacrifice. And then, many of believers prayed. After the formality, everyone was gone. After that, Indiana got closer to an altar, took three shining golden stones and put it into a bag. 
The priest said “There are five stones. Two of the stones were buried one hundred years ago. Now, children excavate the rest of the stones.” 

Indiana drank Kali’s blood and looked blank after that happened. Because of that, Shorty stimulated him by using a flame. Thanks to Shorty, Indiana could take back his sanity. Then, Indiana launched a counterattack. 

The movie was made about 30 years ago. I surprised about that! The movie made me so excited. I want to watch other series of Indiana Jones someday.

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Practice of Driving

These days, I often practice of driving. I don't have my car, so I always drive my father's car when I drive. My father's car is a large-size car. So, it is difficult a little to drive. In addition, I have to drive with my father as I drive now. The day I can drive is only holiday. Because of the reasons, I didn't try to drive after getting a driver's lisence. However, more than two years has passed from I got a driver's license. I had a sense of impending crisis and started practicing.


The other day, I went to TSUTAYA at Kikuyo. And yesterday, I went to Kikuchi shrine by my driving. After that, I went to the ground at my hometown to practice parking with my father. I'm not good at parking, so I thought I have to practice it at wide parking space. It took about an hour for the practice of parking at that time. Considering it was my first time practice, I think I did pretty well. If I would go to practice it a few times, I will be able to master parking.


I'd like to drive alone as soon as possible. And, I want to go driving with my friends by my driving someday!!

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Good-bye Party and Fireworks Festival

The other day, we University friends held farewell party for one. My friend Misaki will go abroad to study from the end of this month. That’s why, we held party at my friend’s home. It was very interesting, so time spent so fast. However, we could make good memory before she goes to Canada.


Also, I went to summer festival at Uto with my University friends. The summer festival is first festival in this summer to me. In addition, because I wanted to wear yukata in this year, I was glad to be sunny. I was satisfied to be able to see fireworks and wear yukata with my friends. I felt summer.

Next my enjoyment is summer camp of which club.

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