the moon and meteor showers

It is full moon tonight.It was really beautiful.
2008 one of the Meteor Showers,the next meteor shower is the Lyrids on the night of April 21st and 22nd,2008.
The moon almost full at the night.Bright moonlight makes it difficult to see all but the brightest meteors.

La Sora

I went to the Osaka International Airport.
I like to go to the Airport and see the airplanes.
I go to Itami Airport(Osaka international Airport).
They have two big buildings and the one is for ANA and one for JAL.
and have a nice view from the Airport at night.
The colorful light are so beautiful there.
People can see a big sky and feel relax.

lunch box

This is a Japanese style lunch box.Many kind of food are in a same box.I also like to enjoy the colorful plates.

sumi

Date:April 9th(Wed)-15th(Tue),2008
Place:Hankyu Department 7F,Osaka
Mr.Bakuzan Sakaki
Mr.Sakaki is 82 years old,a professional calligrapher.

a wild boar

sakura

place to smile

sakura

Spanish

My first Spanish lesson at C Flat was interesting.I enjoyed it.
I went to C Flat to help an event today.I joined one of the speaking group.
They studied Spanish in a group and the members talked about a lot things in Spanish.
I couldn't understand what they were talking about but little by little I could catch some words which sounds like English.I just listened to them carefully.
Finally I got that they said how they study Spanish.
It was really interesting and I really want to know Spanish words.
Some members also told us about their life in Spanish speaking countries.

Flower

Ikebana:Misho-ryu
Iemoto Mr.Sekiho Hihara
http://www.misho-ryu.com/english-index.htm
http://www.hanshin-dept.jp/dept/s_mishoryu_index.html
Date:13th(Thur)-18th(Tue) March ,2008
Place:Hanshin Department store,Osaka

winter

shopping center

Alaska

Hoshinoyouna Monogatari
Date:6th(Wed)-18th(Mon).Feb.2008
Place:At Daimaru Museum Kobe
(Daimaru Kobe department store 9F)
(078) 331-8121
5-min. walk from JR Motomachi Station
Michio Hashino
http://www.michio-hoshino.com/index.html
http://www.michio-hoshino.com/morito.html

beans

Mamemaki,I throw roasted soy beans at home and from the windows every year on this day.
I say "Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!"
People eat uncut Makizushi called Eho-Maki on Setsubun while facing the yearly lucky compass direction.I like Makizushi very much.

Pan-heated soybeans

rain and the moon

It's been very cold these days in Japan.
It's good time to see the moon but it is rain and on the night of the full moon.
I like listen to the rain. I think I can know how much rain from the sounds.
Tomorrow I can see a river near my house is swollen after the rain and I also like to see the river.

If I Knew It

I found this on my friend's diary. Please read this.

"If I Knew It Would Be the Last Time"
by Norma Cornett Marek

If I knew it would be the last time
that I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.


If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything right.

There will always be another day
to say our "I love you's",
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do's?"

But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget,

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
that you love them very much and
you'll always hold them dear.

Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "thank you," or "it's okay".
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.

The earth

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)

New Year's Eve

Merry Christmas!

May all the best to you!!!
Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas time