Love & Peace

For St.Valentine's Day and coming White Daｙ

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:14:10 +0900

I changed the design of my Japanese blog. I chose a chocolate photo for sweet February and March having St. Valentine's Day and White day. St.Valentine's "festival" is over. My daughters really enjoyed exchanging chocolates made by themselves. The next month we have "White Day" in Japan. Will they exchange chocolates and goodies among their friends too?

My Recent English Entries

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:32:43 +0900

I mainly write in my English diary on Twitter now. I've started it since last August. I wrote my 500th entry on January 27th. It said: I haven't updated my English blog in EigoTown for so long... ---and mumbled why I didn't write in this blog often. That's because I can't edit my links or change the design by myself. I really LOVE customizing my web sites and blogs!! But I decided not to abandon this blog. I've quit hesitatig my poor compositions; even though I can't write a constructive essay now, it's clear that writing English as often as possible is important. I'll change the icon and background of my Twitter in the near future... Twitter is one thing, this blog is quite another!!!

The Name of This Rock

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:22:46 +0900

I've wondered what the name of this rock is for a couple of weeks. I heard that it has the name, but I'm not sure. Now I've found it!!! Futatsu-shima It is one of the symbol rocks of Isohara beach. I'm so happy now. Futatsu-shima...

My First TOEIC SW Test

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:40:30 +0900

I took my first TOEIC Speaking and Writing Test for the first time yesterday. I bought the exercise book for that test last month, but I started to do it from January 1st. It was full of extremely tough exercises, especially in speaking section, I got a kind of depressed after doing a couple of exercises. I'm not sure how well I did on the actual test, but I did the best I could.

本命はどれなんだい？？ | What Do My Children Want the Best?

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:37:53 +0900

Children sometimes want two things at once...it seems a little selfish for parents, but they are quite sincere. My younger daughter got completely fascinated with this game at the first time she watched its ad on TV. Even though she had claimed it for her birthday present, she was so upset until she got Inazuma Eleven's latest software. I know she's really into it as deeply as she watches it on Wednesday evenings, she also records every episode of it on video equipment in case she misses it. My son wondered which to buy last month, and picked "Mag-kid" first. But it was after getting it that he realized he had wanted Meteos more....and regretted and regretted, mumbled and mumbled....until I got it to him at second hand. Of course I'm planning to auction his DS softwares he is less interested in now :( I'm trying hard to catch my children's non-verbal feelings, and often think their purchasing actions have subliminal messages.

咳喘息 | Cough-Variant Asthma

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:59:26 +0900

I've been suffering from chronicle cough for over three weeks. I went to the doctor and was diagnosed as cough-variant asthma. I'm relieved that I had not got swine flu anyway. But I must keep on taking care not to catch it.

新型インフル来る!!!　| My Children's Junior High School Is Closed

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:06:44 +0900

Two weeks ago, my younger daughter's elementary school was partially closed due to H1N1 swine flu. At that time, maximum two classes were closed and the band practice were suspended for about a week. About half a month ago, my daughter's elementary school purchased one bottled Cleverin gel for each classroom, and two air purifiers from the school budget. Partial suspension of my younger daughter's school finished on September 10th, but all students still have been required to wear masks in school time and commuting time. But H1N1 flu attack was not over. Now my son's and older daughter's junior high school is hit by swine flu from yesterday and today it's completely closed until Friday. My son and older daughter have NO classes this week and have to stay at home all week...... I've been suffering from cough for over three weeks, I must go to the doctor.

ツイッターつぎはぎ日記 | My Life Records on 9/5 from My Twitter

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:02:26 +0900

英語版Twitterで一行日記をしています。その時その時の気持ちを画像などの添付なしで英語にする練習として、1週間に５０英語つぶやき以上を目標に取り組み中です。今回は、かなり恥ずかしいんだけど、Twitterでのつぶやきをコピペしてみます。要は、Twitterである程度つぶやき抜けば日記として恥ずかしくない文をひねり出せるかの実験です。以下、Twitterのつぶやきを時系列で。朝方、子供たちが起きてくる前にパソ立ち上げてSmart.fmで英語トレしてる合間の気持ちです。

Good morning! Today my children's junior high school has the sports meet. I hope it will not rain today. I had a quarrel with my older daughter yesterday afternoon; she told me not to come and see her today...

毎日英語で日記を上げるとなると、それこそこんな感じです。感極まった時にしかそれなりの長さの英文書けないし、写真選びと選んだ写真の圧縮にある程度時間を割ける時でないと、写真入り英語日記は無理ってことがわかった以上・・・・・これから先、こんな感じの日記が増えても、いいですか？

断酒 | A Farewell to Alcohol

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:13:02 +0900

Today, I was told by my councelor that I should avoid drinking alcohol forever. This made me so lonely and even feel empty. I'm not an alcohol addict now, in fact, I've been on the wagon for almost six months. But it's not enough, she said, since alcohol addiction hits us suddenly when we have a terribly shocking experience or a loss of our loved one. Being fond of sake itself is a crucial factor in alcohol addiction. During my pregnancy I didn't feel like drinking. I didn't drink at all while I breastfed my children. All of my family members rarely drink at home, and I like drinking outside better with my friends than at home, which are a kind of party or celebration held just a few times a year. But what my councelor suggested me is abstinence from alcohol, in order not to become alcohol addict when I got terribly desperate. I've been able to tolerate a dry life so far dreaming that someday I can enjoy "parties" with my friends over sake again, but suppose the days without any alcohol will last forever...how will I enjoy "dry" parties from now on??? I've had lots and lots of memories with friends and sake... I've become fearful that I would not have good times with my friends who like sake anymore, and said to her, "I don't think I can enjoy myself in people who know I like sake anymore, I'd rather get out of my current community to meet "new" friends to heal my sorrow and emptiness." "Changing communities is a necessary price to pay for obtaining complete abstinence from alcohol," was her reply. I realized how isolated my friends who hate alcohol feel at parties when I heard her words. Do I have to feel this isolation forever in parties with alcohol forever? I know that nobody will kick me out of parties actually, but I feel that lonely and empty.

娘２の誕生日 | My Younger Daughter's Birthday

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:56:36 +0900

Happy birthday!! The birthday gift for her is either of this: I reserved it at a game store of course. This is for my older daughter. Her real birthday is one month later though.

不覚!!!!　｜My Failure

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:21:01 +0900

I completely forgot ordering my younger daughter's birthday cake!!! I remember today is her birthday, but forgot that it is thoroughly prepared in advance, I mean the cake!!! She's seriously allergic to eggs and dairy products, which are fatal to her if she eats accidentaly.

マーチ　青空と太陽　｜Blue Sky and Sunshine

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:14:30 +0900

This is my older daughter's favorite windband tune. She says she would have joind the junior high school band if she had known this tune. It's a little late though, but I feel that it gives her energy anyway. She's willing to attend school, in spite she gets up late.

新たに立てた英語関連目標 | My New Resolution

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:48:55 +0900

この動画は、My Revolution。英語に対する気持ちが明らかに変わったから載せてみた(*^^)v

Why have I written in this blog less often recently? That's because I have so many other blogs in Japanese? Well......that's partly right, I do have some topics which I NEED TO write in Japanese. I want to cherish my other Japnaese blogs for friends and readers who are not interested in learning English. Even though I love English, I (my brain, actually) sometimes become tired of learning it if I'm involved in it for such a long time, especially the type of vocabulary and grammar. In fact, I haven't been able to write about current news or world affairs in English yet, that makes me reluctant sometimes to write my English entries. But the main reason I think is that I feel difficulty in expressing my feelings only in writing. I tend to attach photos and videos in my entries to inspire myself when writing a diary entry, so I take so much time to pick up photos for my entries, and during that time my inspiration fades little by little and at last I don't care about my English entries so much!!! I must correct this bad habit!! I have to do that to improve my English more, and resolved to write more than fifty sentences a week on my Twitter from today. Guess how many times I tweet in English until next week!!

冷夏決定か？ | Rice Plants Records

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:16:58 +0900

I found some rice flowers on my younger daughter's rice bucket today. It was about a week later than two years ago, when my son grew rice plants in his science class. I remember it was terribly hot then. The closeup of rice flowers

一行英文日記 | Tweeting in English

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:20:52 +0900

I started my one-sentence diary in English on Twitter! You can reply to each of my entry freely. Please check it out!!