Thank you!

Dear my friends,

Thank you!!!
May all the best to you!!!
A Happy New Year♪

Best wishes,
Papanui

Santa in Osaka

I saw Santa tonight!He was working in Osaka.

May all the best to you!!!
Merry Christmas!!!
Who is next???Big Smile!!!

Kobe night

flowers

Look at these beautiful flowers!

Trees

Hawaiian Christmas

Osaka

Hawaiian cafe

I like this Hawaiian diner and cafe. The name is HULA.
They have a big screen on a wall and we can watch some videos like surfers in a sea or beautiful fish in a coral reef. It was fun and nice time there. I like yummy food.

pizza

My friend made this pizza for lunch. It is really yummy!!!

Mele Hula Party

Teaching

Indian Curry

Weihnachtsmarkt in Osaka

Christmas in Osaka

Soemon-cho

oden

I went to " Hanakujira" in Osaka. It is a famous restaurant of Oden so I really wanted to go there. This photo which I took at Hanakujira. The oden is really simple but taste is really good!

name

I'll tell you about my name.
I've been to Chch for some months and stayed at a house with my host family near Papanui Road.
I liked the long street in a city and sometimes I walked to a shop or my friend's house through Papanui Road on foot or by bus. yes, I lived there so I had a lot of good memories. Oh!I can remember a fish and chips shop beside the street! yummy!
I like this name,Papanui. Papanui means "papa=flat and nui=huge" in Maori. So I use this my nickname! and Never forget about my NZ life.
Greetings in Maori.Maori is an official language of New Zealand.
Kia ora: hello (also: thank you)
Hei konei: bye
Kei te pēhea koe: How are you?
Kei te (tino) pai ahau: I'm (very) well

English Meeting(FADIG)

I sometimes go to Tennouji in Osaka to study English.
I've joined ,FADIG, an English meeting group since 2004. They have a meeting once a month. One speaker is invited and talks a story to the members and we listen to it. After that, we could ask questions to the speaker in English. It is difficult to listen to their stories in English and ask about the story there, but it is good for me. The members are so friendly and like to study English. Join us!!!
"FADIG" stands for "Foreign Affairs Discussion Group" and is called 'Kokusai-Rikai-Kondankai' in Japanese .
It is a very friendly and informal English speaking group.

TV

I went to Yobashi Camera in Osaka and looked around in the shop. I really like to use Cameras , Video or other kind of things in the shop so I like to go there.
Computer has changed a lot for a few years and we can watch TV on our PC (not mine yet) and TV also changed.
The shop has a huge space to show us some kinds of TV. One of these was so big, means the screen was so big.
They play Video to sell the products. I saw someone was skiing and some movies and TV programs on the TV. It was so real. I enjoyed watching them. Someday I want to have one!!! oh, I think I also need a big room for it!
Yodobashi Camera in Osaka

English Rakugo

Welcome to English Rakugo World!Have you heard English Rakugo?
Rakugo,comic story, is one of Japanese traditional speech.
It is fun. This group have a show once a year.
Date:Sunday, November 26th
Time:Open 13:30 Start:14:00 (Free)Tel:06-6345-5000
Place:Comprehensive life-long study center Osaka 5F
13th Variety show (Ofuku-Yose)
1."A Big Mouth Frog" ・・by Showto
2."SARAYASHIKI" ・・・・・by Naoko
3."The Mask" ・・・・・・・by Shima
4."Lost and Found Office" ・・by Harito
-------Intermission-----------
5."Hospital" ・・・・・・・by Juen
6."Time Noodle"・・・・・・ by Ecolo Jiro
7."Three Years Later"・・・ by Sayohime