Country Road

My friend likes this song. She is 5 years old.
This is Japanese one.Kantorii=Country,Roodo=Road

Romaji Lyics to "Country Road"
Lyrics: Mamiko Suzuki ("polished" a bit by Miyazaki)

Refrain:

Kantorii Roodo, kono michi
Zutto yukeba
Ano machi ni tsuduiteiru
Ki ga suru
Kantorii Roodo

Hitori bocchi, osorezu ni
Ikiyou to yume miteita
Samishisa osikomete
Tsuyoi jibun wo mamotte ikou

Refrain

Arukidukare tatazumo to
Ukande kuru furusatou no machi
Oka wo maku saka no michi
Sonna boku wo shikatte iru

Refrain

Donna kukikesou no toki datte
Kesshite namida ha misenaide
Kokoro nashi ka hochou ga hayaku natte iku
Omoide kesu tame

Kantorii Roodo, kono michi
Furusato e tsuduite mo
Boku wa, ikanai sa
Ikenai Kantorii Roodo

Kantorii Roodo, ashita wa
Itsu mo no boku sa
kaeritai, kaerenai
Sayonara, Kantorii Roodo

moon(September)

We can see the full moon on 8th of September.
http://contents.kids.yahoo.co.jp/hoshizora/moonage/200609.html

reunion

I had reunion in summer.I had a really good time with my friends.
I'm so happy I have some good friends know my childhood.

spilitual convention

There was a meeting about spiritual things in Kyoto.I went there with my friends,and listened to some interesting stories at the meetings for several hours in a day.During the meetings some speakers taught us how you practice your spirit by yourself.
It is a bit difficult to explain about that,but I was moved by the practice way,and we practiced it and learned concentration for half an hour .The training requires concentration.
In Japan we can learn concentration when we are children.Zenshu is sect of Buddhism ,and Zen has rendered a strong influence on every aspect of the lives of the Japanese people,Because according to the Zen teaching enlightenment can be realized only through sitting in meditation and training in calming the self,so I sometimes sit on the floor and calm for a while,and it is kind of spiritual training...I just started to be interested in the split or mind of me.
One of the speaker said the most important thing was learning about yourself ,and love yourself,and be yourself.I felt good at the time.I spent a really good time.

dance party

I saw a ballroom dancing party at a hotel on the 2nd of July. I've watched a movie about the kinds of dance ,but I was in the same room at the night.
One of my friends dances well, and we requested her that my friends and I could see her dance,and finally we got the chance.
The group of the members had a party and we could join the party.When we opened the door,I knew it was like one of the movies scenes.They all women were wearing the pretty dresses and the men led the women.They look very happy.
The end of the party,we could see the show.My friend practices dancing everyday ,so she was so elegant,accuracy,and powerful,and I almost cried when I saw her.I took some photos.

scone

I went to an English meeting on 2nd of July.A speaker talked about Singapore.

Movie

I went to the movies which is called "Poseidon" today.I've seen the trailer of this movie,and I thought it was as the same as the story of the movie "Titanic". so I didn't expect the movie,but my friend and I decided to watch this movie.
I thought two movies were similar, and I saw a comment and copied some of it.
"On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner, Poseidon, capsizes after being swamped by a rogue tidal wave. The survivors are left to fight for survival as they attempt to escape the sinking ship. but They didn't tell so much about the people in Poseidon."
I agree with this comment,and I just saw how they escaped from the ship,at the beginning of the movie they showed us what they were,and they were at the New Years Party.but I was moved this movie.The people tried to escape were old,child,man and woman,and most of them didn't know each other,and they helped each other and cooperated to escape.

Osaka

I will tell you about Osaka city.
This is a guide.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2157.html

Apple pie

I went to Nagaokakyo near Kyoto and joined an English meeting .During the meeting a speaker talked about her life in NY.She's been to NY and she learned English and cooking there.
Today I learned how to cook an apple pie in English.We also tried some apple pie which is hand made.It was yummy!The member talked about food each other in English,and some of the member are new people for me. We could practice English,so I had a really good time.

Hawaiian

I've been to a event for 3 days in Osaka.It was called "Aloha Summer Festival in Osaka 2006".I knew about this event a few months ago from my friend and I've been waiting for the event for a long time.I asked the planers whether I could help them or not.They said ok!I was so happy,and I decided to help and to join the event at that time.
Finally, it was hold last weekend.The middle of days,it was rainy,but there were many people and the groups of dancers dance in the rain.I was amazed,because lots of people really like hula and they were watching the dance.
I knew how much dancers practice hula dance everyday,and all of the dancers smiles while they dance.I always feel good and relax.More than that, musicians played the ukuleles and guitars.I could listen to the Hawaiian musics ,songs all day.
There were some shops and sold the Hawaiian goods,they looked so cute!and I bought one of them...and you could eat Hawaiian food there.
I was in the information for 3 days and met many people there.Thanks for giving me such a good chance in the event.Thanks Kaulana and Mauloa family and my friends!!!I really enjoyed it.

Hawaiian goods

There were some Hawaiian goods and CDs in a event.

Hawaiian event

An Hawaiian event is going to be held at sky building in Osaka.
You can see Hula dancing and there are some nice Hawaiian shops.
Here is the schedule.
Please check it out!
http://www.mauloa-hawaiianclub.com/ALOHA/newpage3.html

Feng Shui

I sometimes read the book " Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui" by Karen Kingston.
When I felt that I had too many things to think in my brain,and I said so to my friend,and my friend recommended me to read this book.It is a kind of Feng Shui book and it says there are important points in a room and if you clean the points ,luck comes,because if you clean up the place and keep there free,then a new thing comes there,and I think I believe it.It helped me a lot.

moon (June)

We can see the full moon on 12th of June.
http://contents.kids.yahoo.co.jp/hoshizora/moonage/200606.html

sun

I have my face and arms itching.you know this season the sun light is too strong for me because of the ultraviolet rays...when I walk on the street only for 10 mins,I have some trouble of my skin.I hate the sun!!!mmmnn...I like the sun ,but no thanks sun burn.

Hiking to Mino

One of my friend lives in Mino-city.The city has a good hiking course from the Mino station to the mountain.
We met at the station at 9am on Sunday morning,Actually we had to meet earlier if you got pure air and minus ion.
They say minus ion is good for health.Anyway we walked to the mountain,and talked to each others.
We could feel really flesh green during our walking,and my friend showed us some good points for praying to the gods.
They have some temples on the mountain.
The main of the hiking is watching the Mino falls.It was beautiful.We are in early summer,and it was hot day,
but around the fall,it was quite cool,and the water was clear.
I'm lucky that I have some friends who walk with me like this...thanks.

baseball game

Hanshin Tigers!!!I went to the game on 30th of May.
Do you like baseball games??I like watching the game.When I was a high school student,
my friend played baseball and I went to the game at Hanshin ground and watched it,
and I live in Kansai area,and the people live there like Hanshin Tigers!!!!!
When we go to the game at Hanshin ground ,the fun support players by rule.
One of them,we use balloons.Every fun make balloons and fly to the air at the same time!
That is beautiful for watching.Mr.Kanemoto hit a home run is my favorite player,
the game was great.Tigers won the game.

Tango

It was a show...,yes I got thetickets from my friends and I went to the show on Friday afternoon.
I hadn't have any info about Tango,but it was really amazing dance...so sexy and so moody.
How I could explain that..they move slowly and quickly...and the music was so good.
They played in the band on the stage too.

present

I met my some friends.My friends and I went to a same junior school and high school,and also we were in a chorous club.
The members of the each grades were so many, because we practiced for a conpetition and school festival,but we all liked sing a song together and the club,so we had to sing a same song a lot of times,and practiced very hard.
and then we are still friends and it was the first time we had met in a long time.
one of my frineds got married and we bought a present for her today.We chose the tree for her.

Japanese Tea

Now we can drink good taste Japanese tea in this season.