Book review 2-09: Billy and the Queen

Billy and Rox need a lot of money, because they need new bikes. Their grandmother told them competition. It sends a photo of oneself with the Queen. They tried many time, but couldn't take it. But they had nice idea.
They took a picture of Madame Tussaud's. And, they got the prize, and got new bikes。 They were very pleased.

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Book review 2-08: The Blue Cat Club

One day, James and Chantal went to the Blue Cat Club in the evening.
It's a cabaret. Suddenly the magic started by Merlin in there. He showed magic that use James. But, James didn't like him. James too deceived him in magic, and James surprised him. Chantal thought "James always my Mr. Magic".

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My favorite place to relax

My favorite place to relax

There are some places to relax me. I'm always relaxed there. The time makes me refresh. The time is important to me. And, those places are very important to me.

My house
My favorite place is my house. I live in Kurokami. There is a mountain near my house. Kurokami has clean air. The clean air is a good tonic to me. I usually hear rare chirp. And, I can watch beautiful stars at night. Kurokami is a quiet place at early morning and midnight. I look a the night sky when I have a lot of troubles. I relax by looking. Other place is my room. I'm always listening to music or watching TV. And, I'm reading book and magazine at times. I'm always enjoying my hobbies in my room. Enjoying is one of way to relax.

School
There are many dear friends in school and, there are important memories. I relax with talking to my friends. We are always talking about many things in bakery. We often talk about job hunting recently. My friends give advice to me. I hear the advice and, I can relax. Then, there are many important memories in school. I'm often supported by many memories. For example, clubroom, ground, cafeteria and terrace in my school. Each place is important. There are memories in each place. I often go to the place and, I carry me back at the time. Retracing is one of way to relax too.

Flower garden
One more place is special place for me. It's flower garden. There are many flowers near to my house. The cherry blossoms are at their best every spring there. And, the sunflowers are bloomed in summer. I like flowers very much. Watching flowers is special way to relax. I'm having interest to flowers from early childhood. And, I'm belonging to flower arrangement club now. Many flowers are having only pleasant memories to me. Those flower's scent is delightful scent. The scents make me happy, and it make me relax.

I always take a rest there when I tired. People need to relax. Each people are having each way to relax. Those places are relaxing me. Those are the necessity of life.
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♪Today's menu♪

This is today's menu. This is meat seasoned with ginger.
"Nori" and "Mituba" are put on meat.

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Friends

Friends

I will meet to my friends today. We will drive by my car. We will go to Aso. I want to talk about future with my friends. I want to enjoy that time. The friends are important to me. We will talk about “job hunting”. They will make my chest comfortable. "Job hunting" is very hard. But, everyone must pass. So, I must continue on job hunting. I want to try back to back with my friend.
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Proto-Portfolio 2-01: Reviews, Posts and Words

Proto-Portfolio 2-01: Reviews, Posts and Words

Months	08	09	10	11	12	01	Totals	fn	Indices
Book reviews	0	0	9	6	3	0	18
Blog posts	0	4	20	32	28	7	91
Words	0	163	2,671	3,155	2,535	264	8,788
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♪Pear♪

I worked part-time job today. I very tired. At that time, my mother got pears in Oita.
We will eat a lot of pears. I will be full of energy by pears.
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Book review 2-07: HANNAH AND THE HURRICANE

Book review 2.07 HANNAH AND THE HURRICANE

Hannah and Mr. Duval are working on his glass-bottomed boat. One day, there was new boat. Max Marker was the owner of this boat.
The new boat's fare was cheaper. He was obstacle to their work. One day, the hurricane came. Max Marker suffered hurt in the hurricane.
Hannah helped him. He thought "Money isn't everything".

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Book review 2-06: Robin HOOD

Book review 2.06 Robin HOOD

Robin is a brave man. He thought Prince John is a bad man. And, he thought self must do something to help the people. Then, Prince John pursued Robin. Robin and his friends were hiding in Sherwood Forest. Presently, a lot of people supported them. Robin is just Hero!!

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Book review 2-05: Lucky Break

Book review 2.05 Lucky Break

Tom broke his leg in a football game. A week later, Tom went to see movie star Laurel Rowe. But, he tumbled her. She was very angry, and she hit with his crutch him. The next morning, there was the article in newspaper. He was famous, and his crutch was more famous. And, he got a lot of money by auction. He thought, my injury was a lucky break.

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Appetite

Appetite

I have a good appetite every day. I ate noodle this morning. I made breakfast. I make dinner everyday. I will make “Butakimuchi” tonight. I like cooking. I cook menus by a lot of ingredients. This week's menus are curry and rice, baked fish, Chinese food and gratin and so on. But, I'm beginner. I began cooking since six month before. I live in house with my family. Until now, my mother cooked dinner everyday. I thought, I want to progress in cooking. I think, I want to become a good bride. Cooking is important. I want to more learn about cooking.
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☆Kaji Goal☆

Wow! Kaji made a score. Congratulation!! I was watching a soccer game on television. Japan played the Egypt. Japan won the game 4-1!
I'm Kaji fan!! Happy!! Today is soccer, and tomorrow is baseball.
Climax series will begin from tomorrow. I will want to enjoy baseball too.

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Delicious♪

Today's menu is "qingjiaorousi". I fry each ingredients separately.

This is how to make delicious.

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Book review 2-04: THE WHITE STONES

Book review 2.04 　THE WHITE STONES

This story changes by reader. We can select next scene. I have read this type of story before. I'm Chris Ellison, this time. I'm an archaeologist.
Many misfortunes happened to me in Ireland. First, the tree fell in front of my car. Next, there were graffiti on the door of my house. The rest of misfortunes too happened to me. Finally, the police arrested the man with the long hair and the woman from the ferry. They disturbed me at key points. In all honesty, I didn't understand this story...

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Book review 2-03: Give us the Money

Book review 2.03 Give us the Money

Adam Gray works in a bank. He doesn't like job and he doesn't like Mr. Smith, his boss. One day, he helped a woman. But, she was an actor, and she was making a film. She is Serena. At the same time, the bank robber stole some money from his bank. Adam and Serena struck on the bank robber in front of the bank. Then, their rucksack has been replaced by the robber's rucksack. Adam and Serena had been chased by the robber. The bank robber was Mr. Smith. They used film, so they have been helped to film.
This story seems fantasy divorced from reality.

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Part-time job

I worked a part-time job today. I’m working in convenience store. I’m always making “Oden”.
More than two years, I’m making Oden. I think I’m a pro Oden’s cook!! We sold a lot of Oden, because it’s getting cooler day by day. Today, we were busy at our work.
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♪Cream stew♪

This is today's menu. This is "Cream stew". The ingredients are broccoli, carrot, potato, onion, meat etc.

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Book review 2-02: Oranges in the snow

Book review 2.02 Oranges in the snow

This story changes by reader. We can select next scene. This story's heroine is reader, namely I'm Mary. I'm the famous scientist. My assistant is Joe. We did the experiment about the flower. It grew in Alaska, and it is very special. Suddenly, it has been stolen by the thieves. The thieves are with a beard that smells of oranges. The thieves ran away in the dark, though we could find thieves in the restaurant at last. But, we could see in the dark by the grace of the flower. I want to find other story too!!

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School Festival

School Festival

I enjoyed school festival last year. I belong to flower arrangement club. I made a lot of works every day. I was vice-president of flower arrangement club. We wanted to get first prize, but we got second prize. I was very sad. I cried. We made works at night too. Our theme was "Kaguyahime".
We used a lot of bamboos and flowers. All things are precious memories. And, we sold “Oshiruko”.
It was very nice taste!! My mother and my sister came to school festival last year. They enjoyed school festival.
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My friends☆

Today is a cool day. It's getting cooler day by day. I attended class today. After, I met some friends　by chance. I talked to them about "job hunting". They made my chest comfortable.
Thank you very much to my friends.
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Kumamoto

Introduction
We want to introduce to you our essay.
There are a lot of good points in Kumamoto.
We just introduce three main topics.

Food

Kumamoto noodle

Kumamoto noodle is TONKOTU. TONKOTU soup is made in pig’s bone. And garlic chips put in it. The taste is very heavy. But it’s delicious

For example, “Bunryuu” is the famous Kumamoto noodle shop. It is in Kengun. The taste is very heavy and strong. And the soup was used a lot of garlic. The noodle is curl. I think that a lot of men like than women. There are always many men in the shop.

I like “Tatsunoya”. It is in south Kumamoto, Washington Street and Mashiki. The taste is plain. And the noodle is straight. So I think women can to eat easily. I like “tatsunoya.” It’s very delicious!!

Basashi

Horse meat is Kumamoto specialty food. Especially, Basashi is popular. Basashi is horse meat sashimi. It is raw meat. The way is raw meat put in soy sauce with grinded ginger. Recently, people notice that horse meat is a low calorie and high protein. And the horse mane has a lot of collagen. I can’t to eat Basashi, but I will try to eat it!!

Fruit

Kumamoto specialty fruit is water melon in Ueki. The production is the top of Japan. Because the sugar content more than 12 degree, so it is very sweet. And the flesh is full, so Ueki’s water melon is very popular in Japan.
And Kumamoto specialty fruit is “Banpeiyu.” It is the biggest citrus fruit in the world. The taste like a grapefruit, but It doesn’t have to bitterness. The direct is 20~25cm, the weight is 1.5~2.5kg.

There are many specialty foods in Kumamoto.

Festivals

Takuma-festival

Takuma festival holds in KGU on every November 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd. This festival is held by KGU students.
They open a variety of shops. For example, a shop of selling yakitoris, cakes, tapioca juice, fried potatoes, jellies, cookies and accessories!
Not only they open the shops, but also they make some big decorations for this festival. Usually, they start to make it every night from 2 month ago for only 3 days.

A best event of this festival is fireworks. It is very wonderful event. On the last day night, KGU students gather at KGU ground. Firstly, a commendation ceremony of this festival　starts. Secondly, they start water each other. Necessarily, they get wet to the skin. Next, they project some slides of this festival on a screen with nice BGM. Finally, fireworks party start. It is very moving event.

Reitai-festival

This festival is one of the most famous festivals in Kumamoto. About 17,000 people take part in this festival as beater. They are neighborhood association, companies and class reunions and so on. Beaters wear a happi, a headband and put on a pair of tabi. They walk along the street with horses. They shout “Doukai, doukai” as beating a drum and blowing a bugle. It’s a cheerful festival.

Hinokuni-festival

Hinokuni festival is famous for fireworks in Kumamoto on August. This festival has held in Ezu Lake before, but now it is held in Kumamoto castle from last year. Because it is summer festival, almost girls wear yukata. You can see beautiful Japanese girls. In this festival set off 2,000 fireworks. Otemoyan is a dance of Kumamoto. Kumamoto people dance otemoyan in Kumamoto castle.

Sightseeing

Kumamoto has a nature by an abundance of green and water, and also there are traditional building and culture.
Therefore, there are a lot of tourist attractions in Kumamoto.
It's visited by many tourists.
I want to inform many people about three main places.

Aso

First place is Aso.
Aso lies northeast of Kumamoto.
Aso is a vast nature.
There are a lot of famous place in Aso, its cool places.
First, it is called "Daikanbou", it's a fine view.It is a natural observatory.
http://www.yado.co.jp/kankou/kumamoto/aso/daikanb/daikanb.htm

It's location at an altitude of 936 meters, it scenery is wonderful. We can watch the vast mountains of the "kujyu" from there. A lot of people come here by motorbike.

Next, the source is called "shirakawasuigen".
The water keeps 14 degree at all season.
It is best water temperature. A lot of people take out the water.

Amakusa

Next place is Amakusa. Amakusa lies southwest of Kumamoto. Amakusa is surrounded by beautiful sea. There are many beaches "Shiratsuruhama" "Wakamiya" etc.
People enjoy surfing and Jet Ski in Amakusa every summer.


Next, there are five famous bridges in Amakusa.
We call it "Pearl Line".I hear there are some lovely traditions at these bridges.
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/kumamoto/amakusa/amakusa.htm

Castle

Last place is Kumamoto castle.
Kumamoto castle is 400 years old.

It will hold many memorial events.

The biggest characteristic is "Stone fence".

We call it "Mushagaeshi".

There is famous sweet in Kumamoto, and it is called "Mushagaeshi".The sweet's shape is like a "Stone fence".The people of a prefecture like it.Everybody, how about "Mushagaeshi"?

http://www.manyou-kumamoto.jp/castle/

Thus there are a lot of wonderful sightseeing place in Kumamoto.We want to guard beautiful nature and beautiful tradition.

Conclusion
Kumamoto has a lot of good points.
There are local foods, traditional events and vast nature.
We take pride in our Kumamoto.

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Book review 2-01: Orca

Book review 2.01 Orca

Jack, Tonya, Max and Sasha were sailing around the world. They were enjoying to the voyage.
They experienced a lot of exciting things. But one day, they found injured baby killer whale.
It is "Orca". Jack helped Orca, and suddenly it was raining very hard. Only Tonya drowned in rough seas. Three people arrived at a beach. Jack could find Tonya again. The baby killer whale and other whales helped Tonya. This story is a bond of people and animal. I think, it is a warm story!!
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Today's menu♪

This is today's menu. It is "Chicken and vegetable saute". The vegetables are tomato, eggplant and green pepper, etc. It menu is soy sauce taste.

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☆My niece☆

My niece returned at my home with my sister. My niece is eating dinner now. She eats baby food. Today's menus are "noodle" and "bean curd hamburger". We will have a leisurely bath together.

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Cooking♪

I wrote my essay all day long. I cooked to dinner for a change of pace. This is one of today's menus. Ingredients are konnyaku and chikuwa. It's very simple menu.

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Diary☆

Today is still hot too. I hung out a lot of washing in the morning. I'm doing my homework through afternoon.I'm writing essay about Kumamoto. I live in Kumamoto for twenty two years. I want to inform many people about Kumamoto's good spot.
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School Festival

School Festival

I enjoy “School Festival” every year. I watched concert last year. I could sit in the front row. Ayaka was very pretty. And, her song was very well and sweet. And, I belong to flower arrangement club. We take part in bazaar and exhibition every year. We take part in those this year too.
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Drive!!

I went for a drive with my friend today. She is my childhood friend and she was driver today.
We went to the direction of Aso. Aso was a clean atmosphere. I'm not good at drive, so I always sit on passenger seat. Thank you very much to my friend!!
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"SUPERNATURAL"

My favorite is "SUPERNATURAL" now. This is a overseas drama. Dean and Sam are brothers.
The strange incident happen around them. Each character are very nice!! I'm just going to enjoy the sequel to a story. Please everybody look at this drama!!
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