Present

I can't say which present I receive was the best because all of them are precious and the best for me...
so this time, I will tell you about the presents what I was surprised at.
that was my 17th birthday present.
I was in Australia on my birthday.
I asked my mum to send me an iPod as my birthday present.
so she did.
what made me surprise was what my hostmum gave me...
she gave me mp3!
she knew what I wanted!
I was suprised but I was happy.
but my hostmum suggested me to replace it so I said no.
So while I was in Australia, i listened to English music with mp3 and Japanese music with iPod.
my 17th birthday was full of happiness.
My Japanese family and friends sent to me some presents and messages and my Australian friends gave me some presents and cards.
i felt so happy on that day :)

winter vacation

I have no idea what I'm going to do during winter vacation.
I think I will do what I do every year at this season.
cleaning my house, writing Nengajo, visiting my relations, and so on.
but this year, I'm sure I will have my part time job in winter vacation.
I really like my job because there are many nice friends.
I love this season.
the end of the year and the start of the year.
they are very special for me.
oh!
one more thing I will do and I really don't wanna do...
HOMEWORK!!!
I have heaps of things to do!!
In every vacation, I leave my homework until the vacations are nearly finished.
so this time, I will finish all my homework earlier X)

to be an adult

For me, to be an adult is having oneself.
if you rely on others or you have dependent life, you still can be an adult.
what is the most important is how you think and how you act.
if a child has his own mind and not be changed by anyone, then, he is an adult.

am I an adult?
no.
I sometimes loose myself by my surrounding.
my parents and friends help me finding my way.
but I think most of people need other's help for how to live in their lives.
the word "adult" is just for social rule for me.

my earliest memory

my earliest memory is visiting Hawaii as a family trip.
I was 3 years old when we went to Hawaii.
what I remembere is that I tried to say "my name is Kanako" to a waitless in restaurant. I do not remember if it was success. There is one more thing which i can remember my feeling in Hawaii. that was my first time to visit abroad and I was surprised that bath and toilet were in the same place and there was no space to wash our body.
We went to the beach and pool. we really had a good time there but we took some photos in Hawaii and I sometimes see them so I'm not sure if these are my real memories or just imagination.

Australia

in the future, I really wanna go to Australia just as a trip.
I was there for a year as an exchange student 2years ago.
my life was not easy at all...
but I had 4 host families and nice friends who helped me a lot in Australia.
I was not good at English and communication.
but they were very kind and nice to me.
they took care of me everyday.
so i really wanna tell them how I appreciate them with my own words.
and I also wanna talk to them in ordinary conversations.
what i have to do for it is studying English.

man and woman

I think women feel more than men.
we are easy to be impressed.
on the other hand, I think men think more than women.
they dont express their emotion much.
that is why a couple often get in trouble.
a boyfriend is not good at express his love to his girlfriend even he loves her so much.
and the girlfriend think he doesnt love her as much as she does.
she always tries to express her love to him.
it is hard to understand each other because we both think we are standard.
what is most important is trying understand their characteristic.

Autumn

I really like Autumn...
my favorite season is spring though lol.
i like cool temprautre and nice sun season.
in Autumn, i like to be in my room with opening window.
cool wind and warm sun come into my room and I feel sleepy X)
that is my favorite time because i forget everything about my busy life..
but on the other hand, i sometimes feel sad in Autumn.
but actually, i like that feeling.
now, it is almost winter.
I am so happy to be a japanese because we can see 4 seasons and all seasons have their own characters.
I really like Japanese season!!!

my type

my type is a man who is kind, reliable and smily.
addition, I like a man who has his own way and doesnt moved by his surrounding.
like a 'real boy'. i dont know how to say...
but in my real life, i always care about a man who is completely against my type lol.

my friend told me that because I am like a boy, I tend to like boys like that.
i think it is true.
i dont like very strong and muscle man.
so my type should be very soft boy lol.

mixi

I think the top trend in Japan is mixi now. Most young people have their own account in mixi. Even many adult have their mixi accounts. You can conntact with your friends, see their photos, play some games, and so on. the systems are increasing quickly by our needs. it is hard to be late because mixi is trying to attractive users by continuing to make new things which we want. but there are risks of privacy so we have to be careful about it. anyway, I have my account. let's find me and be my friend! lol

unusual culture

when i went to Korea, I stayed my firend's house for 2 days.
What I was surprised the most is the way they sleep.
we sleep in bed or futon but they sleep on a blanket with thin blanket.
it was not soft at all so I couldn't sleep well.
I dont know how they sleep in winter, but i prefer Japanese way to Korean way.
if this culture came to Japan, I think it would a little better than Korea because we have tatami in Japan so it would be more soft and warm.
but I would like to sleep in bed or futon which are soft and warm...

technology

the most important technology in my life is music player.
I can't imagine that i live without it.
music always make me happy especially when i am sad.
I listen to music everyday.
it makes me feel better.
I think music has a power that can fix negative feeling in human.
if i had to live without music, i would be more sad and often cry.
i wouldnt feel like to do anything.
I think i can live without mobile.
it is very useful but it is not so important because it makes me waste time and there are lot of things which i dont have to know in mobile.
that's why i chose music player.

My Summer Vacation

I went to Tokyo for two days in August.
do you have any idea why I went to there...?
let me talk about my fantastic memory in this summer!
I went to Tokyo to go to Arashi's concert!!!
It is very difficult to get their tickets nowadays but fortunately, we got 2days tickets!!
we went to Tokyo with Shinkansen on the first day and checked in to the hotel in Shibuya.
we had a special time at that night.
it was about 3 hours but i felt it was just a minute.
we returned to the hotel at midnight and slept in.
the next morning, we got up at 6 and left the hotel at 7 to get some goods.
we waited for 4 hours to get them... there was no roof so it was very very hot.
some people felt sick and sometimes ambulance came and took them to the hospital.
it was tough time though, we got what we wanted so we were very happy at last:)
that night, we had a great time again.
Arashi always make me happy and cheer me up.
that night, we took a bus and came back to Osaka.
I felt so sad when we arrived at the station because one of the biggest events had finished and we have to wait for a year to see Arashi again.
Also we cant say we will definetly go there because, as I said, it is hard to get the ticket.
but I wish I can go there next year X)

spring semester

My first semester was a full of new things.
new friends, new facilities...
I was a little nervous about my life everyday but now I can enjoy my school life with new friends.
I like English members.
I just want you to say thank you to be my friends.
all members are very kind and funny in this class.
I am very happy to meet you.

on the other hand, I couldn't do what I wanted to do.
so I will try to do it in the summer and next semester.

thank you

Summer vacation

there are many things i want to do.
I want to go to Australia, Hawaii and Korea.
I may go to Korea this summer! exciting X)
I want to study English and Korean this summer.
I want to hang out with my friends.
I want to learn cooking by my mum.
I want to go to beach.
I want to earn money.

but I don't think I can do all of them.
I try to do all though ;)
when you have free day, tell me and let's have fun together XD

study abroad

when I went to Australia, i brought some ORIGAMI and snacks.
they were interested in ORIGAMI and I taught how to play with them.
they didn't like OKAKI. I mean they didn't try any but they liked HAICHU and RAMUNE.
so I am going to bring some japanese snacks with me when I go to abroad next time, too.

and I also brought my photo and they were really interested in them.
it was good to introduce my family, friends and Japan.
I took photo of people, road, class room, temples and so on.
photo is a good tool to talk to people.
so I definitely bring them with me.
I also bring camera.
I could tell about my abroad to my Japanese family and friends with them.

LOVE

what I need the most is love.
I need family love, friends love and boys love.
I think everyone need them.
Love makes people strong.
when we luck of love, we don't feel like do anything.
Love is the most important in our life.
peple who can love someone can be happy.
in the other words, we can't feel happy without love because the happiness life is made by love.

by the way, I need somebody to love and who love me !!lol

ARASHI

Hey, this is my topic!!! lol

As you already know... i LOVE arashi soooooooooo much!!!

Ive loved them since i was 12.
i go their concert every year... but it is hard to get the tickets recently...
it is sad..
anyway, i introduce them left to right!!

on the left, he is Kazunari Ninomiya.
we call him Nino. he can act very well so he was in hollywood movie which is called the letters from Iwojima. he can play guitar and make songs by himself.

next to Nino, he is Sho Sakurai.
we call him sho-kun. I love him the most. he is just great lol. he is good-looking and also intelligent. he is news caster in News Zero on Monday. his university was Keiou. he was already a member of Arashi when he was at uni, but he studied hard so he graduated in 4 years. of course he worked as Arashi those years. he also can lyric rap in their songs. you know...he is perfect...lol

next to Sho-kun, he is Jun Matsumoto.
we call him Matsujun. he is the most considerate man in Arashi. he joins all preparations for their concert. he never compromise for fans. I think all of you know "Hana-dan". there are lot of his fans since then.

next to Matsujun, he is Masaki Aiba.
we call him Aiba-chan. he is the most peaceful man in Arashi. we can see him in variety shows such as "Shimura Doubutsuen". he is also the most sensitive man. nobody can hate him. it was his first time to play the lead. its name is My girl. he was really happy because all other members have played lead before.

on the right, he is Satoshi Ohno.
we call him O-cahn or leader. he is a leader of Arashi. he is real artist. he can sing, dance, act, paint, and make things. he has had his own one-man show as an artist. he is
not look like a leader, but it makes arashi friendly.

you can see how they are good. they encourage me all the time. there are many good songs. they all try hard everyday.

I never talk about arashi enough...
so i think i have to stop this now..lol

what I'm thinking is...

it is getting warmer...
on the day which is nice sunny and warm day, I often think about my childhood.
I grew up in Wakayama where we have more nature than here.
I used to go pick up the grasshoppers and ladybugs.
I used to run and run with my friends.
I was always outside and played something.
played with friends, family, bugs, grass...
everything was wonderful for me.
it has changed sometime.
I'm not interested in bugs anymore.
Actually I don't like bugs now.
I don't play with my friends like I did in my childhood.
I don't like play in grass.
I have grown up.
it sometimes make me feel sad.
my family go to Wakayama every summer and I recall my chaildhood everytime.
this is good for me.
To not forget what i felt and thought in childhood is necessary in my life.
Kid's mind always tell me what really important is.

restaurant Minami

this restaurant is french restaurant. My family and my grandparents sometimes go there when we have any celebrations. the cost is little expensive though, the taste is so good!! I love pasta. there are an owner/chef and a waitress. they are both kind and remember our family. inside the restaurant is also great. it is kind of dark and not noisy because it is under the road. on my mother's birthday, there was no other customers so they turned off the lights for us to sing birthday song and blow out candles. the little restaurants are sometimes more kind for customers than big restaurants.

Beautiful place

There were blue sea, light blue sky, shiny sunny and white ships. that was perfect summer day.
I went to Australia for a year as an exchange student when i was 16.
The first day of my staying, we went to opera house and harbor bridge in Sydney.
I had no confidence for my studying in Australia but that scene made me feel comfortable and forget any anxious things.
people wore sunglasses, running, walking, chatting at barcony, eating hotdogs, drinking, playing music, and laughing.
nobody seemed to be sad.
what a peaceful city it was!!

My hometown

My hometown is Amagasaki, which is next to Nishinomiya.
I came to Amagasaki when I was 6.
I was in Wakayama before.
I like both Wakayama and Amagasaki.
Im talking about Amagasaki this time.
Amagasaki is very useful town because you can go to Umeda in 15minutes and Sannomiya in 20minutes.
In addition, there are many good place to hang out with your friends, such as COCOE and Tsukashin.
you can also go to Diamond city in a minute!!
My hometown is Mukonoso, Amagasaki.
there are heaps of super market in Mukonoso.
Mukonoso has many fast-food near station.
I like living in Mukonoso.
I never feel uncomfortable;)

my dream

To be honest, I totally don't know what I would like to be or to do. But, here are what I will try to do...

I studied in Australia for a year. My Australian friends sometimes asked me a question "how about Japan?". I couldn't answer almost all of them. So I'd like to study about Japan at Kwansei Gakuin. Of course I'd like to study about other countries, too. Lately, I'm interested in Asia so I am studying Korean and I like it!!

I'd like to work at where I can communicate with people from other countries. I need English skill and knowledges of the world. That's why I chose this course.

I am still thinking what I want to be in the future...

my sad story...

I was in badminton club since I entered high school.
When I was 17, I went to Australia as an exchange student for 11months.
I wasn't gonna play badminton when I came back to Japan because I got 9kg for 11months.
On my 1st day at high school after came back, the badminton teacher told me that he put my name on the entry sheet, which means I had to practice badminton for competition.
Addition, there was a coach whose I didn't know.
The badminton club was no longer which I knew.
we did very hard trainings and I always felt tired and I really wanted to quit it.
on the day befor the competition, we had a meeting.
at the meeting, he came into classroom and said
"I have to apologize...I thought I did but I didn't put your name on the entry sheet."
I couldn't say anything!!! how could I say!?
that was in February and we retired in June.
overall I enjoyed playing badminton but I didn't like him.
there is a longer story about it but I think I have to stop here..
by the way, I broke my knee and had an operation last summer.
I fell down when I was practicing badminton.
last year was real YAKUDOSHI for me!! lol

1st impression

Most of our high school friedns are now students of Kwansei Gakuin University so I had almost no worries about my new life befor I entered this school..but i got in many troubles.

First, i was just surprised at the number of students. im not good at making friends or talking to people, specially at first meeting. But some friends were very kind and friendly to me.

Second, I was confused about what i have to do for choosing my classes. the system of time table is totally different from the high school's. we can choose the classes whatever we want but we need get credits for graduation. we have to think deeply to choose the classes.

Last week, I always felt stress because everything was new for me. but i hope i will be saying "bette than yewterday" everynight.

Of course i had many good oppotunities during last week. i made some good friends and found interesting classes. Addition, I don't have to get up early anymore!

My new life is just started. I still have many problems to solve. i try to be used to this life gradually.