today, I am...

time is passing quickly

2006-01-24T04:23:00.000-08:00

we had a small party at Peter's finall class and i felt the time has passed quickly. when i entered this school, i worried of IES class becuase it takes 2 years to finish and it is said that its class is very tough. but IES class will finish the day after tomorrow. i can finally finish this course.

after school, some friends and i looked back and talked about the class and i could realize i can get over the hard time thanks to my friends. i think i couldn't have very good time without them.

after this course, our class may change each other and we don't have much time to meet all together, but i think i will not forget the great time with them☆　and i hope friends feel so, too♪

happy but tired...

2006-01-17T20:20:00.000-08:00

hi!! these days, i have to do my assingment, so i don't like to open PC... but i have to finish it as soon as possible in order to study for some tests...

by the way, i could get the part-time job at STARBACKS coffer♪♪ i really like drinking coffee and staying cafe without thinking unpleasant things, so i'm veeeery happy to be a staff there. my work will start after the test period, so i'm looking forward to working!! but anyway, i have to finish my assignment and tests... i will be in trouble soon (T_T).

in class...

2006-01-11T23:24:00.000-08:00

throghout the class, we found that there are more male authors than female ones. i was wondering if so... then i think that the opportunity of women to take education and express their feelings and opinions are much less than men. in the past, (perhaps, still in some developing countries) women could not have a chance to study because they were regarded as house keepers while men go out to work. therefore, men might be tend to think more things and events, so they could express them easier.

however, now, i don't think the number of female writers is increasing becuase of the good situation to take edcation and i think women have more delicate and sensitive feeling rather than men, so people will be impressed by reading women's work.
parsonaliy, i like to read male work because i can know how men feel through male author's views. i wanna read more if i have much time...

happy new year!!

2006-01-10T06:44:00.000-08:00

hi! how are u?? it takes a loooooong time to be in front of my PC... i had many things to do and events during winter vacation, so i couldn't write...
during vacation, i mostly spent time in Osaka and celebrated Christmas and New Years Days. after them, i went back to Toyama, my hometown, and had some parties for coming og age day. wearing kimono sometimes made me tired and difficult to act but i could realise that i am a Japanese then. we don't have much chance to wear kimono, so i can't often lose my identity. this time makes me feel not only that i am growing up but also that i am a Japanese. i really wanna wear kimono again♪

finished!!

2005-12-21T07:58:00.000-08:00

school finished and we could hand in the fainal paper of Peter! so, we enjoyed NABE party after school and went to Kyoto to have a lunch. soooo interesting!! but after came back to home, i suddenly feel somthing boring... every day we had to do assignments even in school and at home, but now, i can't find what i should do and what i want to do... i think i might bocome the person who can't enjoy holiday and day off.
but!! we have around 2weeks vacation, so i'm planning for it♪
i hope you can enjoy this winter vacation. have a good vacation!!

getting cold...

2005-12-18T00:45:00.000-08:00

these days, i really feel cold... becuase cold wave has come. in 3 days, i often see the news of snow and especially in Hkuriku area, it is said that people have to care. the anchors seem worry about it. but, i do not think that is no so serious problem for the people. i lived in Toyama in Hokuriku area and the people know how they should get over winter and much snow time.
actually, snow used to be too much before but in recent years the amount of it gets decrease...i remember of much snow in childhood, so perhaps, people don't need to about winter seriously. i think it is more serious problem that people tend to worry about just average amount of snow falling. i feel environmental problem infuluenses that...

Hotel Rwanda

2005-12-13T05:33:00.000-08:00

we saw the film " Hotel Rwanda". before wathcing it, i just wonderd why Hutu and Tutsi fought, and how they are different each other, but after, i cannot forget the shocking situation and fact. why didn't the neighboring countries try to stop? how about theUN? but in fact, i'm really ashamed why i didn't know it. even if i had known the fact, it would not have been changed at all, but i think, it is important for all of us to know other countries' condition more. we should not ignore them. we should think not only about themselves' lives but also others' ones. if we could do it, the world might be better, but it may be difficult...

happy♪♪

2005-12-12T05:55:00.000-08:00

winter has come!! these days, i feel cold everyday, but i don't dislike this season becuase i feel warm of people. when this season comes, i can feel people's kindness. the colder we feel, the stronger relationship we already have becuase we have a lot time together. then, when we feel warm season has come, we have to face many new things. we might do act separately and have less time together, we can get other new good relationships or places.
i can feel many loves from family, friends, boyfriend and so on now, therefore, i really like winter☆ i'm wondering if snow falls here.

dear

2005-12-06T05:11:00.000-08:00

i rarely think what is life and why people have to live, but these days, often think about them, because i know the person who wanted to die seriously. when i knew that, i only had to stop the decision and i couldn' t understand why people think of death.
today, i saw the movie " the hours." as a lady said " it is possible to die." she thinks people can decide their lives, to be or not to be. to die is one of the choice for people to escape and change their lives, but i think to live is more difficult and more important than to die. i guess people know the easiest way to stop their lives in human nature, but they cannot give up something or someone or something might be too hopeful to die, so they try to live until they give up or lose the precious things.

the day might come that i could not remember the reason to live, but i believe someones will be the ones whose i really want to be with, so i would try to live not only for myself but also for them.
i hope i am one of the people who are precious for one.

went back to my hometown☆

2005-12-05T04:51:00.000-08:00

i had a thing to do in my hometown so that i went back during last weekend. here, i can't feel family love much nor know how they feel now easily... so i often worry about my family. before, i came here, i did not think family is so good that i wanna live longer and i hoped to get away from them to be independent for the future, but now, i regret of not beign with them longer and i wish i have stayed with them more and do somehing pleasure for them.
in Toyama, i felt family love and i really hope to stay with them more... when i go back to Osaka, my mom surely always bursts into cry even though we can meet in 1 month or we can see whenever we want. when i see her, i really feel i am loved by her so much that i cannot feel easily living in Osaka.

i love my family even if we often quarrel. i wish they can live happily forever.

to my beloved family☆

umm...part②

2005-11-29T06:03:00.000-08:00

the other day, i start to do part-time job. i dislike the time when i just start and until the day i can get used to the job and other staff. if i start new thing, i often think who i am and how i wanna be seen by others. i think i am a moody person and i try to pretend different person from real me to be looked nice. is it only for my case? are there any people who also think like me? i sometime cannot find real me in myself... what should i do? anybody have any advise or responds to me??

ummm...

2005-11-29T05:20:00.000-08:00

do u know investment and enterpreneuring booms? these days, i really hear this kind of news. before in Japan, investment was not familier for Japanese people, but now, do u see?? the number of people who invest is increasing and not only adult but also young people like to do that. for example, i saw a TV program which showed that junior high school students study investment and some of them start to invest or buy foreign exchange to make money. their parents say that it is good for their children to know economy and how difficult it is to make money as early as possible. i envy the children. i'm interested in investment so that if i could learn it from childhood, i might buy stock and know present economy and society more. i hope i can learn it in some way, some day, trying not to lose to children☆

we could do it !!

2005-11-28T23:21:00.000-08:00

Erica and I finished our presentation today♪ i really happy because our friends participated in discussion, and Peter, of course, talked well and told us some information and ideas about pornography. when Peter asked us somethings, i couldn't find any good idea but others had, so they helped us. porn is one of the difficult issues that we can not answer if it is good or bad, but thanks to this time, i become interested in it and i wanna talk about it more with other people to know how they feel.

i hope u could have enjoyed our presentation☆ thank u (=^.^=)

gooood weekend♪

2005-11-21T09:21:00.000-08:00

do you think how beautiful it is?? last weekend, Michika and Aya's friends came here from Tokyo, and they and some Bs member, including me, went to Kyoto and Kobe.

first day, we went to Arashiyama and Sizyo to visit some temples. most leaves turned into red, so we could feel that autumn has come. the weather was so nice that many visitors seemed to enjoy sightseeing. i can't visit temples so often because of school but i realize i should feel Japanese culture more. thanks to visiting Kyoto, i could refeel the wonderfulness of Japanese four seasons.

the next day, we went to Kobe. at first, we went to Chinese town and ate Chinese foods. i'm interested China so that i could really enjoy feeling a little China.

then, we went to some foreign countries' traditional houses which are now opened for visitors. we could feel different cultures.

finally, we went to famous Kobe's harbor and could see the beautiful night view. in the depertment store, it had a big Christmas tree. how beautiful, isn't is? i felt winter will come soon♪

thanks to these days, i could really enjoy the day off　and also feel i'm happy to be born in Japan because i can feel the change of seasons here. i wanna visit more places and feel Japanese culture and seasons☆

how beautiful and difficult Japanese movie is...

2005-11-08T01:26:00.000-08:00

i saw the Japanese movie which is in the spotlight now, " Haru no Yuki", snow in spring in English. it was written by Yukio Mishima long ago. the story is about the difficult love while the old Japanese politics was worked and Japanese traditional family and status were seen importantly. in those days, people might think their status and lives philosophically and logically. i think it was more difficult for them to say thier true opinions than now.
i tried to understand all of words of the movie, but the words were old types so that i couldn't do well. therefore, i bought the novel and from now on i try to understand it. recently, i haven't feel Japanese traditional things, so i think this book will help me to feel old Japanese thinkings.
"Haru no Yuki" is a little difficult if u see it just for fun, but if u like to know traditional Japan, i really recomend it!

見了中国的朋友、喜悦!!

2005-11-02T22:50:00.000-08:00

hi! very pleasure thing happenped to me!! guess what! a girl who comes from Hong Kong spoke to me! she asked about her Japanese assingment. it seemed difficult...she can speak Chinese, English and now studies Japanese!! what a smart student! i should follow her! but i often forget someones' faces so that i can't speak to the girl... i hope she speaks to me again and i remember her face☆ then i hope she can be my Chinese teacher♪

i love Chinese♪

2005-10-30T22:58:00.000-08:00

i saw the Chinese movie on TV, "Lovers" this story is about the two tacticses; one is doen between government and secret tribe, and another is love tactics between two men and a beautiful woman. it is difficult to explain the story in short words, but this movie is really good because the story is interesting and the scenery is very beautiful!! i study Chinese, so i may get interested in Chinese things more and more. now, i'm poor at speaking and understanding Chinese, but i wanna understand and speak it in the future, so i try to study more! and i wanna trip to China some day♪ i really respect my friend, Akemi, because she studies it hard, so i should follow her(^^)
if you are interested in Chinese, please see "Lovers" i also recomend Chinese movie,"HERO", too. Don't miss them♪

feel nervous...

2005-10-22T01:13:00.000-07:00

how are u spending your time now? this night might pass and the next morning would come soon... i really feel nrvous because,maybe you know, i'll have English interview tomorrow!!!! of course, i try to practice and speak much but i cannot help feeling nervous... why do people have to be nervous....!? anywaym i realize it is already deep night, so i have to go to bed soon.

i hope Bs can pass the exams and study abroad to each country they wanna go☆
good luck!!!

i went to Tokyo♪

2005-10-19T22:24:00.000-07:00

i went to Tokyo last weekend and took around many places there. i used to go to Tokyo with my family but recently we didn't, so this time i really could enjoy the days. however, i could realize that there are too many people and each place is crowded by them... in Osaka, there are also many people. why do people tend to go to the crowded and small place?! of course, including me...
i'm thinking to look for the job in Kanto area in the future, but actually, i wanna stay in my hometown, Toyama. it has clean air, good water and foods, and many kind people. i really hope that i can live in rural area after retirement from job and being the status as mother (maybe, i might have children then...).

surprised at development of image!

2005-10-08T15:09:00.000-07:00

these days, we study about the development of images in wars. i know how the technique of wars has been improved because i study about history, but i'm surprised that the image of showing the wars to people is also developed. thanks to the development, people can see what happns in the world and respond toward them.
i think, however, people seem to believe things easily and be contolled by the mass media. we should choose true things from much information. it might be difficult to say that "Seeing is believing."

it's been a long time♪

2005-10-05T07:30:00.000-07:00

hi! how are u? the new semester has started and almst one month passed since last summer vacation. are u getting used to the new semester? we have a new teacher and start studying social science. i'm not sure what social science is exactly yet, but recently i have studied about the development of wars and image, so i can enjoy it because i can know about the wars. i've heard about them but jusy heard, so i'm really not sure the grievous facts.
thanks to studying about them, i can understand how people thought toward the wars more and more. i wanna study more not to forget the fact and to tell our offspring in the future. people should not forget what is given to people after war and what people's happiness is.

Bs had a very good time♪♪

2005-07-19T01:39:00.000-07:00

yesterday, i enjoyed the party very much!! i could eat delicious foods and talk with Peter and Scott a little. ordinary, students are difficult to have time to talk with teachers out of school, so this time i was very happy♪

Scott, i really enjoyed your class and i was very interested in global issues. before i took this class, i didn't know what happens now on the earth but now i know it clearer. i hope i keep studying about global issues. i'll miss u and all of Bs miss u, too. i hope u have a good time after going back to Canada and u visit Japan again some day. take care☆

Solar energy☆

2005-07-18T08:53:00.000-07:00

i presented about solar energy at Scott's class before and i know how effective it is. however, i was wondering if solar panel is pupular and used so often, but today i went to Kuzuha mall and found that it is using solar energy there and we can know that how large energy is created by looking at the signboard. therefore, i was moved by it.
in Osaka, it can get much sun light, so people should use solar energy effectively. the cost of bullding it might be still less cheap but the spread will make it lower and lower. i really recomend to use solar energy more.

natural power☆★

2005-07-17T08:33:00.000-07:00

hi! i am in my hometown, Toyama♪ these days, i couldn't have enough time to come home so i suddenly dicided to come the day before. u know, Toyama is located in cooler area but today, it is tooooo hot!!! i hate high temperature!! but when i visit around the river and go to the mountain, i don't feel like that. i feel too cool rather than just cool. so , i feel how strong natural power is. people might forget the nature bacause they live in developed areas. i hope they visit in rural areas and experience the natural air conditioner instead of relying on air conditioner so often. my town is sometimes boring but i could live in nature and know the good aspects of nature so that i'm proud of having lived in Toyama☆

i love STARBUCKS♪

2005-07-15T17:58:00.000-07:00

maybe most of my freinds know that i like coffee and cafe latte because of my heavy drinking. i often go to some cafe shops and like to relax there without doing anything. today, i went to STARBUCKS which is my favorite coffee shop and drunk as usual. after drinking, i realized that people drink there have to separete their trash such as plastic cups, straws and napkins. they have to separate rubbish according to type; maybe about six or seven types. people might think it is tiresome to separate but they have to consider a waste treatment and effects of it more.
i'm getting to like STARBUCKS more because of its policy to environment. i should try to follow it...!!

how interesting !!

2005-07-11T01:09:00.000-07:00

STAR WARS!! i saw it yesterday!! i really love it! according to an internet site, the show's income is the top record in history in Japan. i recomend u to see it☆

anyway, do u believe the time like the condition in the movie will come? in this movie, human beings and other strange creatures live in not only one planet but also others. moreover, they continue to fight in space... if it come true, how do u think human beings could keep living and surviving? i guess human beings might use other planet for themselves to live. for example, they might use the moon's space and try to find any resources in other planets. there is no way to tell if above things will happen or not but people have to do something such as recycling and living in limitted way, instead of using other new things. we have to reconsider our lives more☆

well, again, i really recomend u to see STAR WARS Ⅲ. if u see it, please let me know your response to the movie.

Wow!! The rainy season has come♪

2005-07-02T00:23:00.000-07:00

do u think the rainy season has come?? i blogged about the dought that rainy season will come or not. however, u know, these days it rains!! i am so happy of the season coming♪ on the other hand, we will feel uncomfortable days more like humid weather, but the rain must help many crops growing.
oh, fortunately, i can use a new unmbrella, so i am happy now (^^)

where has the rainy season gone??

2005-06-27T01:03:00.000-07:00

these days, it is too hot !! maybe all people think that and they also seem to wonder if the rainy season will continue or not. i don't like it but it gives people much water so that rice fields and other summer crup can grow.
the other day, i called on my dad. he is a farmer with a side job and raise rice. he told that they need more water to grow. farmers, including him, are worring the strange climate's influence on rice. i just hated the rainy season because of too much rain and humid condition before but now i also worry the strange climate...this strange present condition seems to tell us what happens now in the world and it also seems to make us consider what human beings affect the world.
i bought a cute umbrella for the rainy season but i cannot use... i wanna use it!! haha♪

i feel guilty...

2005-06-24T01:08:00.000-07:00

hi! does everyone finish your assignment? i'm still doing...i'm tired and i'm afraid if i can finish or not by tomorrow...haha♪
anyway, i usually use PC to research or to write on WORD, so i often print some papers then. however, i often don't use all of them i printed. therefore, i feel guilty. before i take Scott's, i didn't care about using many papers but these days i do because i think i should do something good for the earth. now i try to use recycled papers. i hope many students consider global issues and use recycled papers☆

what a waste!!

2005-06-21T01:14:00.000-07:00

yesterday, i wrote so many curriculum vitaes for the intern-ship in summer. i had to write many the papers and i often mitook to write Chinese characters...it is natural for people not to be allowed to use correction fluid when they write the curriculum vitaes in Japan. therefore, i had to waste many papers abd use other new ones...what a waste!! i heard that curriculum vitae in USA is written with PC, so it might be a good way for save papers, especially for the people, including me, who often make mistakes when they write. how poor at writing Japanese i am...i should study Japanese more...
anyway, i think it is necessary to reconsider Japanese custums such as the example above for our natural environment☆

let's work in natural cooler condition♪

2005-06-06T09:44:00.000-07:00

do you know "Cool Biz"? it's an attempt of wearing comfortable clothes without wearing ties. thanks to this, they feel cooler and more comfortable to work. moreover, it will lead to stop people from using air conditioners so often and it will also affect global warming better. how cool it is!! the other day, the people working at the political world start to try "Cool Biz". some people hesitate to wear no ties but others seem to work comfortably.
people don't know how long it will continue and how much it will fix on Japanese custom but i hope it can be one of the good ways to stop gobal warming☆

oh! Scott may be an extreme man of doing "Cool Biz"♪♪

how improved it is!!

2005-06-05T23:53:00.000-07:00

i went to Las Vegas about three years ago and then i was very surprised that most hotels used water to hold shows or attractive displays inside or outside. however, mainly places are deserts in Las Vegas, so i wonderd why they used so much water...

today, i saw TV program about ecology in Las Vegas and i could know the answer. water system is improved there and they use recycled water everywhere. for example, in a hotel, there is a show inside. performers run, jump etc, above the huge pool. the water is used for a year instead of changing. people may think it is dirty and bad for health of performers but the water is always cleaned by the improved system. thenks to it, dirty water is turned into as clean as people can drink. in addition, it is recycled not only the show's water but also the daily flush of the hotel. this improved system is used around Las Vegas.

people in Las Vegas consider to use water carefully and they use it well. there are many people who are suffering from lack of water or clean water. from the people's point of view, it may be just enviable lives in Las Vegas.however, as for the way to solve global issues, it will be one of the first steps to use water well and to reconsider about the importance of it.

if our world was a small country with 100 people...

2005-05-14T00:05:00.000-07:00

i think some people saw the documentary about "if the world would be a small country of 100 people." on TV. you know, we learn about Global issues so i was very interested in it and also shocked...

i was very shocked about a girl who has a baby. it surprise me that she is just 14-year-old...can you imagine the fact?? when i learned about the fact that many young women get pregnant even if they don't want babies, i only thought it was terrible then. actually, however, i saw the problem on TV, i could't think anything but just cried. if i had a child now, i would be very confused and i couldn't live without help but she lives by herself and for her child while she looking for jobs every day. she can't get it and she can't eat enough but she tries to live with her child for dear his life now.
i can't forget the words,"I will do anything even if they are crimes. I will protect him even if i might die.", she said.

how can i support their lives? how can we solve the problems? it's very difficult to solve but we must consider them.

GW has come but...

2005-04-29T10:30:00.000-07:00

The special holidaies,"GW" has come! So, some people will spend these days for travel but I won't... by the way, some of them will go to China. On TV, I've heard some people who were going to go there canceled the plan because of the anti-Japanese riiots. Japan's foreign ministry mentioned a new warning for its citizens traveling to China over the holiday week that kicked off Friday due to concerns that more anti-Japanese demonstrations could again turn violent. I saw that some Japanese restaurants and shops were destroyed by some Chinese people on TV...I'm very shocked...
The other day Tokyo demanded an apology, but Beijing blamed Japan's lack of remorse over its wartime brutalities for causing the troubles.
There are signs that anti-Japanese riots are gradually taking back, but the possibilities for more riots cannot be ruled out, the ministry said. I worry about travelers going to China. Do you think How the problem is going? I hope Chinese people's feeling toward Japan will heat down.
Have a nice holiday!

the conditin between China and Japan...

2005-04-18T05:53:00.000-07:00

these days i often see the news about the demo in China. at first, i couldn't understand what cause this problem and i thought it's not so big deal. however, i look at TV news and i'm getting to know the cause.
maybe most people know that but i'll write about it easier. most people say that the demo was caused by the different feeling between China and Japan. i know, in the past time, there was a war between two countries and too many people died... both countries consider the serious problem deeply. however, the discrepancy of feeling toward the war occurred...for example, the other day, Japanese textbooks of hisotry were changed and the number of pages about war became less. while that, Chinese ones contains more 100 pages. i know each country has a lot and different history but i think Japanese government should have consider the feeling of Chinese people more. if i were one of them, i might be sad even if the war occurred in the past. secondly, they are talking if Japan is a member of permanent member of the Security Coucil. China doesn't agree with it. some Japanese jounalist says that Chinese government doesn't stop demonstrating because they don't want Japan to become the member.
i think Japanese can't solve the problem easily but i hope Japanese government should take this demo more seriously and deal with it. moreover, i hope Chinese people don't do acts of violence. i think demo is a good act to show opinions and to share them each other but violence produce nothing. violence must cause sadness, death, pain, and violence again. i don't want to see the bad situation between two countries anymore!
i'm studying Chinese at school so i'm really interseted in China. i want to go there some day.

i wish all people happiness. thank you for reading a lot.

i want to say to you!!

2005-04-12T08:03:00.000-07:00

I really want you to know my feelings. You know, I couldn't do final paper of the 1st semester so I went down to D class. At first, I was very upset and Icouldn't believe my situation. Then I saw you, I envied you and I was very sad cause I felt you were leaving from me... however, you always encouraged me up and kept conecting with me so I could get used to new class and do my best there.
I know, it was a bitter time in the different class but I could realize my lack of study and importance of friends. I could make new freinds there and now there are still my good friends. I don't want to forget the time when I spent with them even if I felt a little sadness then. The time became one of my good memories.
I 'm very shy so I can't say to you directly but I want to say "Thank you very much to all of Bs!!" I can be here thanks to you. I'm very happy to study with you again. I think our studies will be more difficult and harder but I'll do my best here while I'm thanking to teachers and friends.

I have to go to bed, good night☆

my goals for IES this semester.

2005-04-11T18:02:00.000-07:00

I know i was poor at writing journals and essays because it is a little dificult for me to realize what i want to say, so in this semester, I want to write many things and I want to be a good writer!!!!! So, it's very hard to write a long sentece but I'll do my best!!
Secondly, I want to tell everyone what I want to say. My friends are very good at speaking English, so I envy them and I want to be like them. Therefore , I'll try to speak out even if I use some wrong words and glummer... (this spell is o.k.???)

I think if I can accomplish these things, I'll realise who I am and what i want to do next year. What's more, I 'll have a courage to study abroad!! I really want to go abroad and comunicate with native speakers and the country's lifestyle and culture. I hope I can get many things from them.

Oh, i have to finish, see you!!

My First Blog

2005-04-11T17:42:00.000-07:00

Hi, this is my first blog!!