New Year's Eve

Snow in the morning

Imagine

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

(IMAGINE /John Lennon)

NY style Pizza

Running at the park

Happy Christmas

Empire state building

Snow at Central Park

the 77th Green Market

the 77th Street Greenmarket
vegetables, fruits,apples, cakes, the blueberry cornbread ,rugelach, eggs, cheese, local flowers and plants.

Grand Central Terminal

The tree at Rockefeller Center

Snow in NY

Vietnamese

trees

Luminarie in Kobe

Tempura

English Meeting,Dec 12th

395th FADIG Meeting
on Saturday, Dec 12, 2009, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr. Shawn Hazelton
Program : Online/Distance Education and Teaching in America
since the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Mr. Hazelton was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
He received his BA from the University of Toronto and
College degree from Sheridan College in their Co-op Art and
Art History program.
He is currently finishing his MEd at Jones International University
in Colorado.
He came to Japan in February, 2001.
He is currently an ALT/NET　working at elementary and junior
high schools in Neyagawa.
This is his fourth lecture for us.

Christmas tree in Osaka

The Deutscher Weihnachtsmarkt Osaka 2009 (German Christmas Market Osaka 2009) is being held at Wonder Square in Shin Umeda City until Dec. 26.This event has been very popular since 2002.You can enjoy German food and drinks.
Also the 115 years old merry go round waiting for you.It is imported from Germany.Please enjoy 27 meter Christmas tree which is one of the biggest tree in the world.
Yakisoba at Kiji

Tofukuji-temple in Kyoto

Thanksgiving in Japan

C Flat Christmas Party ,Dec 6th

C Flat Christmas Party 2009
Please join the special international party,over 150 people come.
for C Flat all language members ,their friends and family!

Date:December 6th (Sun),2009
Open 4:15pm, Start 4:30pm~7:30pm
Place:Hearton HALL(4-2-4 Minami Senba Chuou-ku,Osaka),12F
Subway at Shinsaibashi Exit 3,Midousuji street ,to North
MAP:http://www.hearton.co.jp/pdf/map_nissay_01.pdf
Fee: Japanese native speaker 1000 yen,
Foreign language native speaker FREE

C Flat:English,Chinese,French,Spanish,Cantonese,Korean, Japanese
7 language .Special party for all members in December.
C Flat Christmas Party
Please come to the party with your friends.

Please bring
1.Some food, drink, or snacks for 2-3 people. Potluch party!
Hand made international food ,alcohol atc.
We have coffee .

2.Christmas present for a person.Small gift for present exchange.
(about 100 yen or if you have something at home OK)

freespace_cflat@yahoo.co.jp

C Flat
http://www.freespacecflat.com/　

Christmas tree at JFK

English Meeting

393rd FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Oct 10, 2009, 2:30-4:30pm
Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Ms. Odia Vassell
Program : Foreign Trivia And English Activities Day!

Ms. Vassell is from Boston, Massachusetts in USA, where she
studied electronic engineering and trained as an ESL instructor.
She came to Japan in Sep. 2004, and has taught at
over 30 English language schools and business corporations.
She is currently teaching at a trading company.
This is her third lecture for us: Her last one in June was about
“The World of English Language Schools”.

Dear members,
We would like to collect our membership fee \2,000 for the second
half of this year in October. (Our annual fee is \4,000.)
FADIG
http://fadigosaka.blogspot.com/

love and peace

When we want to know about love, we should see opposite of love.
If you don't know love ,there is no peace.
We sometimes protect ourselves by fighting, words.
We compete with someone,but we have to have peace inside of us.
How to act?
We think, act ,feel at the same time.Observe head, emotion and body.
We need to observe the fear for peace.
World is what we are.
(Yoga in English.10.2.2009)

misterdonut

To-kae in Nara

Date:5th(Wed)-14th(Fri),August 2009
Light up:7:00pm-9:45pm

Nara was a capital 1300 years ago. Nara To-kae started in 1999.
People visit Nara and walk in a town and watch very beautiful candlelight.
The event is held only 10 days in Summer.
To-ka is written "light and flower" in Japanese Kanji.
It means a small lump on the top of a candlewick and the shape is like a flower.
When it is like a flower ,it is said to be good fortune.
Very beautiful candlelights are in Ukigumoenchi,Asajigahara,Ukimido,Nara National museum,Kasuganoenchi and more places.(Area Map)
Todaiji Temple(13th,14th only) and Kasuga Grandshrine(14th only).
http://www.toukae.jp/
JR Osaka Sta. to JR Nara Sta. 52min. （JR Yamatoji Rapid ExpressTrain）

Yodogawa Fireworks 2009

"The 21st Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks"

Date:2009.August 8th 7:50pm-8:40pm
Place:Yodo river
http://www.yodohanabi.com/
06-6307-7765

The 21st Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks display From 7:50pm-8:40pm
On 8th of August.
The big fireworks will be held in Yodo river.

Hiroshima

Hiroshima mayor Tadatoshi Akiba had his speech on anniversary of A-bombing in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2009. He said,
"We have the power. We have the responsibility.And we are the Obamajority.Together, we can abolish unclear weapons. Yes, we can."
It is the 64th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb.
Visitors from 59 countries attended the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony.

Cool Earth Day

Cool Earth Day 2009
So I'm going to turn off the light for 2 hours to reduce CO2.
Day:July 7th,2009
Time: 8pm-10pm
Light down Campaign is going to be held on July 7th.
It is Tanabata ,Japanese star festival.
It celebrates the meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair). The Milky Way, a river made from stars that crosses the sky, separates Orihime and Hikoboshi.
Only they are allowed to meet once a year, on July 7th.

2009年の「CO2削減/ライトダウンキャンペーン」
コンセプトは “あかりを消して大切なものをみつけよう。”
http://coolearthday.jp/

Korean food

Namba no Hana
TEL:06-6649-5535
http://www.nanba-hana.jp/