Agetate

I went to Agetate, a tempura restaurant, with my high school friends last Wednesday(^_^) I met them for a long time. By the way, I ordered a tempura bowl. It was hearty and tasty☆ I talked a lot with them. I had a good time(^^♪ [45 words]

HERO(theatrical version)

http://www.hero-movie.net/wallpaper/images/hero_wp03_s.jpg

I watched HERO (theatrical version) with my friends last Sunday（*^_^*） I heard a rumor that this movie is exciting. Actually, it was very exciting!(^^)! Personally, Takuya Kimura who played 'Kohei Kuryu' in HERO was very cool, and Norito Yashima who played 'Kenji Endo' in it was very funny(^_^)/ The price is 1500 yen, so this is reasonable. If you are interested in it, I do recommend you to go to watch HERO♪★♪ You will like it, I think(^^)v [83 words]

Book Review2-03: JENNIFER LOPEZ

I read JENNIFER LOPEZ. This is written about a woman's background. Then, this is divided into seven parts. In addition, this includes a short headline up to each part.

David Lopez and Guadalupe Lopez had a new girl on July 24, 1970. They called her Jennifer. Now, Jennifer is beautiful and interesting. Sometimes she is a singer. Sometimes she is a dancer or a movie star. Then, she is only four years old. Later, Jennifer goes to a dance school. They teach only Spanish dance here. In a short time, little Jennifer can sing, dance and act very well! By the way, David and Guadalupe have good jobs. he works in an office, and she is a teacher. Therefore, they want to see Jennifer in good jobs, too. 1983 arrives. Jennifer isn't a little girl now. Suddenly, there is a problem at her house. It is that she wants to stop going to school. Of course, her parents are angry. Nevertheless, she walks out of her house. Then, she moves into an apartment in Manhattan with some friends. She starts to look for a job in 1988. The theater show, Golden Musical of Broadway, wants dancers. She goes to for an audition and gets a job. A year later, Jennifer comes back to the United States. She is a very good dancer now. She gets some interesting work in music. She dances on the music videos of famous singers. Then, Jennifer has a boyfriend in 1991. She doesn't only want to dance. She wants to be an actress, too. Later in the year, there is an audition for a TV show, In Living Color. Jennifer gets the job. She works very well. Two years later, Jennifer is famous on TV!! One day, a producer of a TV show asks her to appear for an actress. Of course, she says 'yes'. 1993 is the year of Jennifer the actress. After that, Jennifer appears on some TV shows. In addition, she appears on some movies. In other words, she is a success!! However, she parts from her boyfriend because she has a lot of work. Four years passes since she parts form him. Amazingly, Jennifer has a new boyfriend, Ojani Noa who is from Cuba! Then, she marries him in February. They spent married life for a few years. However, they divorce because Ojani Noa doesn't like to see Jennifer with men in love stories. In 1999, she is a singer. She sells some CDs including If You Had My Love and On the 6. They are very popular.

The content of JENNIFER LOPEZ was about her background. I didn't know her at all until I read it. I think Jennifer spent her eventful life when she was young. If I were her, I couldn't break through that. I think JENNIFER LOPEZ is an accessible book because there aren't long sentences or tough words on any pages. [485 words]

Hanamizuki

Yesterday, I went to Hanamizuki, a tea-ceremony restaurant in Nishihara Village, with my family to have lunch. I ordered 'yamanami' which the first picture shows. Before a waiter brought a main dish to me, she brought a lot of appetizers such as a radish salad, a grilled eggplant, and a pot-steamed hotchpotch. After I had them, she brought the main dish,'imari beef', to me. It was very tender and delicious!! Lastly, I had a vanilla ice cream. Since the price is very expensive, I can't go here to have a meal many times. However, I wanna go there once again someday if possible. [103 words]

My favorite place

Introduction

My favorite place is Youme town in Hamasen, which is a three-story department store. It has a lot of shops such as clothes, cell-phone and watch shops. Have you ever been to Youme town in Hamasen? Now, I will explain three shops(places), Rodeo, Meirindo and Food Court to you. The reason why I will do so is that I think they are convenient ones!!

Body

(Rodeo)

Rodeo is a clothes shop, which handles mainly men's clothes. However, this also does accessories, socks and sunglasses. Therefore, women may be able to find things which they are looking for if they come here. By the way, I think the price of all goods is reasonable. There are clothes of various colors and logotypes, so you may be able to choose anything you want. Since there are three fitting rooms and two benches in Rodeo, you can try on clothes which you want to wear without reserve and take a rest here.

(Meirindo)

Meirindo is a book shop. There are various kinds of books here. For instance, comics, novels, references, magazines and so on. Meirindo handles general books. If there aren't books which you want to buy here, you can order them. It takes you about a week to get them. By the way, to tell the truth, Meirindo is a book shop combined with a CD shop. Therefore, you can also buy CDs here! That is why I think here is convenient. What do you think about Meirindo?

(Food Court)

Food Court is where we can have something and take a rest. There are restaurants such as 'chanpon', 'okonomiyaki and takoyaki' and 'bibinba' ones here. Moreover, there is an ice cream shop here. The price of main menus of each restaurant is between 500 to 800 yen. Therefore, it isn't so expensive. Personally, I like to have 'bibinba' and 'takoyaki' at Food Court. In this connection, we can take 'okonomiyaki' home. What do you want to have if you go to Food Court?

Conclusion

Now, I have explained Rodeo, Meirindo and Food Court to you. What do you think about my essay? I'm happy if you understand what I said. Youme town in Hamasen is a very good place to do your shopping because there are a lot of shops here. If you have never been to Youme town in Hamasen, I recommend you to go here once!! [390 words]

Friends

I don’t have so many friends, but I have two best friends. The one goes to Oita University now. He is an elementary school’s friend. I have been friends with him for more 8 years. When he goes back to Kumamoto from Oita, I play with him. For example, playing tennis, bowling, going to karaoke and so on. Another goes to Kumamoto University now. He is a junior high school’s friend. I have been friends for more 7 years. When the summer vacation, winter vacation and spring vacation comes, I play with him. For instance, playing table tennis, going cycling, playing games and so on. (105 words)

Book Review 2-02: GIRL meets BOY

I read GIRL meets BOY. The content of this book is divided into three parts. The first part and second one are almost the same story. However, a focal point is different between the former and the latter.

Donna was on a boat at Portsmouth with her family. She started to look at people who were on the boat. A few minutes later, she found a tall and quiet boy in a blue and white shirt. He is Mark. He is really good-looking. When Donna found him, he was with some friends and his brother, Dave. He looks like Mark very much. They played with sea birds. She watched Mark over Louise's head all the time. In this connection, Louise is Donna's sister. Then suddenly, Mark looked at Donna, and his eyes stayed quietly on me. They smiled their lovely smile each other. By the way, it takes a day and a night on the boat from Portsmouth to Santander, in Spain. The boat is a big new one with cafes, shops, a cinema and a disco. In the evening Louise and Donna went to the disco. Then, Donna found Mark, and they danced together. However, the person she found was Dave!! She was disappointed at mistaking him for Mark. To make matters worse, Mark watched her with Dave!! To tell the truth, Mark likes her, so he was also disappointed at the fact. After the boat arrived in Santander, she went to a disco in Comillas, a small town 50 kilometers from Santander, with her family. She wanted to see him again and dance with him. Fortunately, Mark also went there with his friends and Dave!! He wanted to see Donna again and dance with her too. He looked at people who went there. She also did so. Then, their eyes met. At last, they could meet each other!!! After that, they danced happily together.

The content of GIRL meets BOY was interesting, I think. In addition, since the story is divided into three parts, it is easy to read it. The point it was the most interesting for me is the course which Donna meets Mark again. In this connection, Dave was the key character of this book. The reason why I think so is below. Due to Donna's mistake which she mistook Dave for Mark, her thought for Mark seemed to be stronger than before! [398 words]

A trial lesson

I did a trial lesson for 10 minutes in today's fourth period(English Method Of Teaching B)（＾－＾） Before I did it, I was very, very nervous because I get used to speaking to people in front of them(>_<) Since I didn't practice it at all, I made many misses while I did it, and I was pointed out about my trial lesson(T_T) However, I finished it in some wise(^O^)／ I was very tired, but I got a sense of accomplishment♪♪ A few months later, I must do a trial lesson again, so I wanna do it better than before!!! In this connection, the place where I did it is 1236 classroom of KGU which the upper picture shows. [123 words]

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Appetite

Fall is called 'autumn eating'. I think the reason why it is called so is that there are a lot of delicious foods in season such as chestnuts, matutake mushrooms and sauries. At this season, some people have an increased appetite. To tell the truth, in my case, I have an increased appetite. Eating a lot at this season is a good thing for growing children. Don't you think so? Anyway, I think fall is a good season for eating foods. (81 words)

In Oguni...

I went to Oguni, in Kumamoto prefecture, with my family last Sunday（＾◇＾） We went to Oguni Service Area Windmill. My father and mother bought some souvenirs there. After that, we had lunch there(^_^) I ordered Steak Lunch which the second picture shows. It was delicious♪ In addition, the steak was very tender!! Then, We also went to Oguni Michinoeki Yuu Station. I bought a cell-phone strap there(^^)/ Driving a car from my home to Oguni was tired me, but I had a good time☆★ [91 words]

Yayoiken

Last Wednesday, I went to Yayoiken to have dinner with my friends after school(*^。^*) I ordered bowl of rice topped with chicken and eggs. The price was 630 yen, I think. It was tasty!(^^)! Incidentally, Yayoiken which the picture shows is near the KGU♪ [46 words]

An British souvenir

A friend of mine who went to British for studying abroad during summer vacation gave me a souvenir in September＼(^o^)／ I was surprised and happy to take it!! Someday, I think I will give him something in return(@^^)/~~~ [41 words]

Mega essay

Good information about Kumamoto

Introduction

Kumamoto is a very good prefecture. There are some famous or popular things here. Well, I will talk about 5 main topics, famous places for sightseeing, entertainers, historical people, food and drink and universities. Each main topic includes 3 sub-topics. In other words, I will introduce 15 things about Kumamoto to you.

Famous places for sightseeing

Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto Castle was built by Kiyomasa Kato. Then, surprisingly, it has been done for 400 years! The most famous feature of it is a stone wall. The stone wall is called 'Kiyomasa's style' because of its elegance and solidness. By the way, some events such as a display of fireworks are held around Kumamoto Castle every year. Therefore, a lot of people come around Kumamoto Castle to watch them regularly.

http://hinokunimatsuri.jp/castle/

Mt. Aso

Mt. Aso is one of active volcanoes in Japan. It is famous for one of the largest calderas in the world. You can watch it only when its volcanic activity is calm. Its scene is very good! Incidentally, the formal name of Mt. Aso is Aso gogaku.

http://www.geocities.jp/sub_ori/aso/aso06.html

Kurokawa Hot Spring

Kurokawa Hot Spring is in Oguni Town. There is a souvenir street near here. Therefore, you can buy some kinds of souvenirs such as sundry goods, sweets and alcoholic beverages there. Now, spring quality of it is the sulfur spring. It has effect to muscle aches, sensitivity to cold temperatures and so on.

http://www.kurokawaonsen.or.jp/nosiyu/onsen.html

Entertainers

Yumi Ogata

Yumi Ogata is a reporter. She is 26 years old now. She appears on Wakattoland which is broadcasted on TKU (Television Kumamoto) every Saturday. It is popular among young people. Yumi Ogata is good at doing kendo. In a project of Wakattoland, she has taken the level 2 Kanji Proficiency test 8 times. However, she hasn't passed it yet. Although she hasn't passed it yet, she has made efforts very hard! Yumi Ogata is a great hard worker!!

http://www.tku.co.jp/webland/programs/wakatto/mc.html

Hiroshi

Hiroshi is a comedian. His real name is Kenichi Saito. His materials are self-condemnation. Before he says his materials, he always says 'I'm Hiroshi' every time. Then, BGM whose title is Glass Rooms is played while he says them. Hiroshi is a funny comedian.

http://www.sunmusic.org/get/profile/profile_hiroshi.html

Suzannu

Suzannu is 21 years old. Although her name is like a foreign one, she is native-born Japanese. Her real name is Sae Yamamoto. She got popular by appearing on QUIZ HEXAGON Ⅱ. The reason why she got popular on appearing it is that she often struck wrong notes when she answered questions. In other words, Suzannu established a fool character on TV!

http://tv.goo.ne.jp/contents/cast/4c52033ab216a9bed5bce259facab5e1/index.html

Historical people

Shiro Amakusa

Shiro Amakusa was born in Amakusa in 1621. He was a Christian lord. At that time, the shogunate prohibited Christianty, so he was tried to kill by the shogunate. Then, he broke out The Battle of Shimabara with a lot of Christians. However, Shiro Amakusa was killed by a warrior.

http://www.kumamotokokufu-h.ed.jp/kumamoto/shoukai/rekisi/sirou.html

Kiyomasa Kato

Kiyomasa Kato is known to everyone as a builder of Kumamoto Castle. He was a excellent warrior. He was good at using spears, so he was counted among Seven Spears of Shizugatake. Then, he served Hideyoshi Toyotomi. There are some theories about his cause of death, and it hasn't clear yet. He died when he was 49 years old.

http://burari2161.fc2web.com/katoukiyomasa.htm

Soseki Natsume

There are some famous novels which Soseki Natsume wrote such as 'wagahaiha nekode aru', 'bocchan' and 'kokoro'. His real name is Kinnosuke Natsume. He could understand English thanks to going to United Kingdom to study. He was very clever. He died from excessive bleeding in 1916. In this connection, it is Soseki Natsume that called Kumamoto 'The Forest City' for the first time.

http://www.library.tohoku.ac.jp/collect/soseki/soseki.html

Food and drink

horse sashimi

As home of horse sashimi, Kumamoto is known to everyone. It is said that Kiyomasa Kato had no choice to have war-horses because there were no food while he participated in a war. This was a beginning of getting had horse sashimi. The price is a little expensive compared to sashimi. Horse sashimi is tasty, but if you don't like a fishy taste or smell of it, I recommend you to have grilled one.

http://basasi.jp/

dago soup

Dago soup is one of local dishes in Kumamoto. Ingredients such as carrots, burdocks and dumplings are in it. It tastes like the taste of home cooking. If you have it when it is cold, the taste may be especially delicious. Incidentally, 'dago' means 'dumplings' in English.

http://www.rkk.co.jp/gamadase/ryouri/5s.html

groundwater

In Kumamoto, there is much groundwater. Moreover, groundwater in Kumamoto is very clean and clear! Amazingly, almost all of people who live in Kumamoto area supply the daily life water by groundwater!! It may be an unbelievable thing for people who live in other prefecture. Groundwater is a limited resource, so we mustn't waste it!

http://homepage3.nifty.com/jagh_torikichi/visit/visit_001.htm

Universities

Kumamoto University

Kumamoto University (KU) has 7 departments. Its department of education, pharmacy and medicine are more famous and popular than its other department. Then, school expense of KU is cheaper than that of private schools. Therefore, a lot of high school students want to enter KU. However, its entrance examination is very difficult.

http://www.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/

Kumamoto Prefectural University

Kumamoto Prefectural University (KPU) has 3 departments. Its department of combined management is popular among high school students who want to enter KPU because employment rates of students who have a degree in the department of combined management are almost 100 percent!! By the way, KPU is famous for a school cafeteria. Particularly, fresh-baked bread is cheap and delicious. Therefore, people also sometimes buy fresh-baked bread besides KPU's students and professors.

http://www.pu-kumamoto.ac.jp/index.php

Kyusyu Tokai University

Kyusyu Tokai University (KTU) has 3 departments. There is a station near KTU, so it is easy for us to go to KTU. We can learn agricultural industry, business management, architectonics and so on at KTU. Every year, competition rates are not so high. Therefore, it is easy for us to enter KTU compared to other university.

http://www.ktokai-u.ac.jp/index.html

Conclusion

Now, I have introduced many things about Kumamoto to you. Perhaps, there may be things which you don't know in my introduction of Kumamoto. Kumamoto is really a very good prefecture. If you are interested in Kumamoto by reading my introduction of Kumamoto, that is wonderful for me. Then, if you know things about Kumamoto which I didn't talk, please do let me know!! [999 words]

School festival(2nd time)

KGU’s school festival is called ‘takumasai’. Last year, I went to ‘takumasai’ to see my friends and buy something. First, I went to a yakitori stand. I met a friend of mine there. Of course, I bought two grilled chicken(yakitori). Next, I went to a stage. ‘Minnade pon’ was held there. I watched it for 30 minutes, I think. In addition, a quiz game was held. It was very interesting for me. However, I think it was much a greater time if I went to with my friends who don’t belong to any clubs. Therefore, I will go to this year’s ‘takumasai’ with them. (105 words)

Book Review 2-01: The Barcelona Game

I read The Barcelona Game. This is written about a progress which main characters go to watch a football game. Let's read the rough content of The Barcelona Game.

Holly Hooper who lives in Manchester has 2 brothers, Kev and Trev. The boys love football. One September morning, Kev got 3 tickets for the Barcelona game. His father, Kev and Trev was going to go to watch it in Spain. However, his father couldn't do that because of a bad cold. Therefore, Holly went to watch it with Kev and Trev in behalf of him. Next day, they left for Spain. Then, they went to a hotel by taxi. After checking in, they went to Tibidabo which is an amusement park. A few minutes later, Holly's face got white, so she decided to stay at a cafe in Tibidabo for them by 7 p.m.. She saw a man who has a mustache, a brown coat and a bag there. At 6 p.m., Holly was going to take her bag. However, it wasn't hers because there were several things which she didn't recognize in it! It's his bag!! She thought she had to recover her bag because there were 3 tickets for the Barcelona game. Therefore, she decided to look for him to recover it. In the middle of looking for him, Pere who is riding a motorbike stopped and asked her. Holly explained the situation to Pere. Then, they were looking for him together by motorbike. Fortunately, at last, they found him. Holly talked about her bag to him, and she recovered it! However, when she recovered it, it's 20 to 7 p.m.!! She had to get back to the cafe, so she went there by taxi after thanking Pere. She arrived there somehow in time. At 7 p.m., Kev and Trev came here. Then, they watched the Barcelona game in the Nou Camp football stadium. They had a great time.

There is an interesting point in this story. It is whether Holly recovered her bag and arrived at the cafe in time or not. The Barcelona Game is little written about football, so people who like it may feel a little bored when they read it. [367 words]

School festival

This year’s school festival, FLOW, one of a famous musician group, will come to KGU, I hear from my friends. I am looking forward to seeing FLOW and listening to FLOW’s songs. By the way, last year, I went to the last year’s school festival. When I was walking around in KGU, I found some my friends. I talked to them. After that, I bought some things. For example, yakitori, juice and so on. This year, I will go to the school festival with my friends because I went there alone last year. (93 words)

A welcome party for foreign students

I went to a welcome party for foreign students with my friends on September 28(^^♪ It was held in International Community Hall of KGU. There were many, many people there!! 13 foreign students who are from such as America, Thailand, England and New Zealand came to KGU(^o^)／ In this connection, some KGU's English teachers came to International Community Hall of KGU. I was very nervous, so I could hardly speak to them(T_T) However, I think I had a precious and worthy time☆☆ [85 words]

Dragon Rich Burger

On September 26, I went to Dragon Rich Burger with my friends(^_^) I went there for the first time, so I didn't know menus of Dragon Rich Burger well. I ordered Chinese Chicken Burger. I was surprised at its size!! It was maybe twice as big as common hamburgers, I think(>_<) It tasted good and a little spicy(^^)v Although I had it only, I was full♪ Incidentally, it takes about 10 minutes from KGU to Dragon Rich Burger. [78 words]