2007年6月21日木曜日

Essay 4

Essay 4

A memorable day in my life

My most memorable day was May 23 in this year. May 23 was really good day for me, because my job hunting was end. I woke up early that morning, and then I ate breakfast. I had to go to the Tomei’s writing class, so I couldn’t late for the class. During class, I was really nerves that my final result of interview examination. If I can pass the examination, the company will informs me on 5pm to 8pm. Anyway my heart beat fast all day.
After the class, I returned home quickly. Then I went to another company’s interview examination by bus. I tried to do my best, but I couldn’t it. During the examination, I couldn’t concentrate. I always think for my final result. After the examination, I also returned home quickly, and then I kept to my room.
The clock pointed 5pm, I felt very bad. I gripped my cellular phone, and I closed my eyes. I was worried about time, but passing an hour already. Little by little, I thought that I fail an examination. For recreation, I went to living room, and something to drink. At that time, I had a phone from the company!
When I answered the telephone, I was really happy and my spirits soared; thus my first saying was thank you very much in very big voice. I forgot introduce my self. But the man who gave me call was very kind, and he taught me future schedule. I couldn’t believe myself and also my family couldn’t believe that I could pass the examination.
I take this company’s examinations 4 times, so it’s takes long time. This experience was precious foe me, because I learned a lot of things from job hunting. I want to do my best in this company in next year. That the reason why I chose the May 23 for my memorable day.

Essay 3

Essay 3

My favorite animal

I like animals very much, especially I like dogs. Dogs are like a human, because I think dogs are really sensitive for the human’s thinking.
Why I think this, I had a good experience with my dog. When I was 3 years old, I met a dog first time. Then my enjoy days are started. The dog’s name is Indy, he is a Shetland sheepdog. I was really happy, because I felt I got a new family. My parents were busy, so I often played with Indy in the yard. We went for a walk to the park, played a Frisbee and sometimes we slept together. So I almost grow up with Indy. His existence was really essential for me. Indy couldn’t talk, but we could communicate each other. If I felt sad, he always licked my face and encouraged me. And then if I felt angry, he always sits next to me and he calmed my anger.
10 years ago, One day, I forgot my house’s key so I couldn’t enter the house. I waited in the yard for my families come back to the house. I was really nervous, because I felt loneliness. Little by little, the sky changed dark. I was going to cry. At that time I really noticed how precious Indy’s existence. He never leave me, he stayed with me. I thought if I don’t have a dog, I really lonely and free.
That is the reason why I like dogs very much. 5 years ago, Indy ran away from my house. We tried to find him. We made a poster: please finding our dog. However we couldn’t find him. So there are empty dog house in the yard. My family and I believe that someday Indy will come back to the dog house. So we can’t throw away it now. Maybe he never comes back, but he gave me a lot of things. I learned many things from Indy. I love Indy eternity.

Essay 2

Essay 2

My precious things

One of my precious things is a ragged sweat shirt. This sweat shirt has some snags and stretched, but I don’t throw away it. Somehow I can’t throw away it, I really like it. I use this shirt for 7 years. Moreover, this sweat shirt has many precious memories.
When I went to junior high school, I belonged to the rhythmic sportive gymnastics club. There were 15 people in our grade. We had a hard practice everyday, we often cried because our coach was really strict. For this reasons, one day we decided to quit a club, we couldn’t stand to hard practice any more. So we visited to coach’s office, then we had told that we wanted to quit a club. However, coach didn’t allowed that our request. She said “That is lazy, you just give up. You should try to keeping.”
After we heard coach’s word, we had second thought about quit a club. In addition, our senior said same things for us. They gave us some ideas. “Why don’t you buy new sweat shirt? For a change of peace.” Then we decided to bought new sweat shirt for everyone, instead of quit a club. This is my precious sweat shirt now!!
From then on, we went to practice everyday with new sweat shirts. We felt a sense of belonging, because everyone has same sweat shirts. So, we could keep very hard practice. And then we realize that our senior taught this.
That the reason why I can’t throw away the sweat shirt. I have many things about rhythmic sportive gymnastics club. For example, I have ribbon, ball and leotard…now but I like sweat shirt best. And I’ll never forget these precious experiences in my junior high school time.
Then I thought I was last owner of the sweat shirt, but to my surprise my friend also has the same one. To my friend it was also precious one.

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2007年6月20日水曜日

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ASO

ASO is very famous in Kumamoto, because there is big mountain ‘Mt. ASO’. Mt. ASO is an active volcano and has biggest caldera in the world. That's the reason why Kumamoto called ‘HINOKUNI (the fire country)’. We can make a field trip to a crater, but when the crater is active, we can't enter there.
Because of Mt. ASO is big volcano, there are many hot springs in ASO. For example KUROKAWA hot spring, UCHINOMAKI hot spring and more.
Then also Mt. ASO is national park. So there are many tours for Mt. ASO.

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Kumamoto tourism




Kumamoto has many tourist attractions. For example, there are an amusement park, sea, mountain, hot spring and more. That’s the reason why many people like Kumamoto. If we want to shopping, we can go to Kumamoto city. If we want to live close to nature, we can go to suburbs in Kumamoto. In summer, we can swim at sea. And in winter, we can enjoy skiing at mountain.
Then Kumamoto is famous in hot springs. Many people visit for Kumamoto’s hot spring from other prefectures. Kumamoto has many attractions, so visitor will be satisfied with Kumamoto.

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Festival


HINOKUNI festival
 
 
 There are lots of festivals in Kumamoto. Most famous one is HINOKUNI festival on summer. Many people dancing with OTEMOYAN music and walking around Kumamoto city. Then the high-into-the air fire work that goes up in the Kumamoto castle is beautiful.



YAMAGA lantern festival


Next, YAMAGA TOUROU festival is also famous festival in summer. Over 1000 people are walking with lantern on the heads. The spectacle is very fantastic. And they are dancing with YOHEHO music that is a long-established custom.


FUJISAKIHACHIMANGU festival



Then many young people in Kumamoto like FUJISAKIHACHIMANGU festival. It’s a biggest event in Kumamoto. Many people are dancing, drinking and walking with horse. We shout ‘DO-KAI, DO-KAI’. There are lots of exiting events in Kumamoto’s summer.

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BASASHI


 There are lots of famous foods in Kumamoto. Most famous food in Kumamoto is BASASHI. That is a slice meet of horse. We eat raw. It’s a rare thing that eats horse in Japan. Horse’s meet are low-fat, so BASASHI are popular among women.


KARASHIRENKON
 Next, KRASHIRENKON are also famous food in Kumamoto. It’s a fried lotus root with mustard. Long time ago, KARASHIRENKON made for an ill health lord. Lotus root are good for health. But KARASHIRENKON eats with alcoholic drink now.

TAIPIEN
 We have one more delicious dish. That is TAIPIEN. TIPIEN’s origin is Chinese food but we arranged it for Japanese. It’s a kind of noodles and has lots of vegetables. We can eat TAIPIEN in only Kumamoto.




2007年6月19日火曜日

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kumamoto castle



Kumamoto Castle, the leading symbol of Kumamoto City, will celebrate its 400-year anniversary in 2007. And Kiyomasa Kato was built it.
Kumamoto castle is commonly known by 'Ginnan' castle. That the reason why called this name is there are many trees of gonkgo. Then also Kumamoto castle is famous for ‘Musya gaeshi’. That is the stone wall that can be protect from the warriors. Kumamoto castle is one of the Japanese famous castle.
Kumamoto castle is located near the Kumamoto traffic center. It's takes about 5 minutes by walk. The restoration work of the caste building most of which has already been completed will revive the magnificence of the castle to what it was when it was first constructed. Now there are many events that celebrate 400 years anniversary. You will enjoy the traditional culture at Kumamoto castle.