Vietnam Food

I met my friend in Kobe and went to a Vietnam food restaurant. A big building was built in Oct and they open some restaurants in the building. It was called "Mint". They also have some movie theateres in it.
The food we ate at Chao Sai Gon were so good!!!

Paris 2006

I had a good time in Paris with my family.I'll tell some about Paris.
I've been there for a week, well..so I stayed at a hotel for 3 nights.

Party at Noht

Some people in a group leaving Japan so we had a party.
We talked a lot about things in English. I like listen to the story about a planet.One of them study about it. I was lucky tonight. I think I could visit some of my friends in future.
It's a small world.

Wine Party

My friends and I had a chance to join Wine Party and had a nice dinner at Nord Wine Ware House in Umeda. They had the party and the guests could try some wine which was made in New Zealand!!!
Hawke's Bay is one of the famous place of wine in the world. A kiwi from "Sileni" explained about the wine. They served 3 white wine, 2 red wine and 1 dessert wine and at the end of the party we did quiz about the taste of the wine
The each wine taste are different and smell was so special.
I like to taste wine.

C'est tres bon

I've been to Paris with my family for a week and ate some cheese there.
I had some kinds of cheese every morning at a restaurant in a hotel. It was yummy! I like to eat baguette with fromage(cheese).
I bought one at the airport.

cheese

I've got a new mobile phone today! and so I just had this photo a few hours ago. I went to a super market and I'll show you my special place. There are some kinds of cheese, and they are yummy! Say "cheese!!!"

ma`ona

I have a good appetite these days. Yes, especially we have a appetite in Autumn, right?and I like to take a walks on autumn evenings. It has become quite autumn, and not summer in Japan. Also we can see the beautiful moon.
Some of my friends like to dance hula, and they took me to a shop in Shinsaibashi in June. The shop sells Hawaiian goods and I knew they were so lovely! and we went to a restaurant called "Pannam" to had some dishes. The dishes were beautiful. They serve good food there and I think the restaurant is really good for a party. Let's have a party!
This is "fruit cake"

Kau kau

I found " Cookpad " on a web site. This is one of the Japanese popular site. They have a lot of food recipes on Cookpad.
We can get our each page for free and put our own food recipes and the photos on the page.
This site is the biggest site in this kinds of food site. Now they've got about 150,000 kinds of food recipes from the members.

I'll tell you why I joined it, because if you try to cook food with someone's recipe and we could put the food photo and thoughts on that recipe page. We can report anytime you want! so the members communicate each other.Some people really enjoy it and also we can write our diary.
The organizer, Mr.Sano, wants Japanese to maintain tradition of Japanese food so he made this site "Cookpad" . We learn lots about Japanese traditional food , someone's original food,and the other variety of food with beautiful photos.
I thought it was really useful and helpful for me. I joined it on 1st of October and I 've just started writing my diary there with food photos.
I like to cook, so I 'll check a recipe and try to cook it!
This is "fruit salad". I ate this at the Airport in Australia.

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