4.8 If I turn 16

16 years old, how wonderful year it is. You are young, you can do anything that you want to do. you don't need to worry about human relations, money, future....

If I were 16, I would travel the world to study foreign cultures, I would restudy history and maths....

I was good at billiard when I was a high school student, if I were 16, I would practice more billiard and I would like to take part in the national athletic....

What about you? If you were 16, what would you like to do?

2.6 My favorite book

My favorite book is table tennis magazine. I have bought the magazines every month for five years. There are about sixty magazines in my house. These are written about table tennis's technical and information. I always read it to study table tennis and check information. A magazine's price is seven hundred yen. It's not expensive. If you have chance to read it, please read it. 

7.6 The best book that I never read

Title is Happy Birthday - The Moment When  Life Brightens -.

I will give about an outline of this book. As the older son grew up his mother loved him very much. However when his sister grew up the mother didn't love her. The mother was cruel to the  sister, Asuka. Mother said to Asuka, "You shouldn't have been born." Asuka thought this everyday. Asuka couldn't utter anything because of her mother's abuse. The mother and Asuka were hungry for affection.

I cried very much. This story isn't rare in Japan. Mother's can't love their children but children love their mothers. I think that we face with this problem.

Seiya

5.7 My wish

My dream is work to Walt Disney World in Florida.  Last year, I was looking for technical school and I found "Walt Disney World study and training"  It is work  and study about Disney for one year.  Before I take interview and  I need  TOEIC points and good English conversation. I'm worrying both. but I will try best before graduate Osaka YMCA. 

1.8 The best book that I ever read

Hello, everybody!! My best book is 「Tengoku de kimi ni aetara」The author is Natsuki Ijima. Do you know him? He was professional surfer and he died of cancer. He wrote three books, while he was battling with cancer. This book is his first novel. He was suffering from cancer. But, he wasn't worried about it. I was surprised because he has three children, a wife and he was still only 38 years old. If I were in  the same situation, I would be very nervous. However, he was a really positive and active person. He began to writing novels ever since he got cancer. He wrote about himself. At that time, writing was great love of his life. When I read this book, I was influenced by him. If you have a chance to read his book, you will be moved. He has a cancer. But I think he was really happy person.

Shionori

3.7 Reasons why people lie

How are you today? Today I would like to talk about reasons why people lie. I think there is many reason which people tell a lie. I told a lie to my mother, when I got ill in a foreign country. I didn't want my mother much worry about my health. What do you think? Have you ever told a lie? IF you have please teach me!!

1.7 This is my favorite sport

  Hello, everybody. Today I'm going to talk about my favorite sport. My favorite sport is baseball. When I was child, my father watched baseball game at TV almost everyday. So I had interested it and I had playing baseball  since elementary school student. 3 years ago, I have a sandlot baseball team. We had playing baseball on every Sunday. We enjoy baseball and after game, We eat and drink. However, I can't play baseball because I live in Osaka. I want to play baseball again. 

Shionori

3.6 What I think about gambling.

Hi!! How are you today? Do you do gambling? I don't do gambling. Because, I am not interested in excitement that are an amusement grounds, sports, a horror movies and gambling. I am very tired when I do gambling. I like calm, normal and quiet life. On the other hand, my friend loves a gambling. He goes to foreign countries for a gambling. I can’t understand him. Do you understand him? Actually I buy tickets for the public lottery once a year. It costs is 3,000yen. All of my family buys tickets for the public lottery too. However, nobody has won public lottery. Do you know someone who wins the public lottery?

Please teach me!

3.4 My religion.

Hi!  Everyone.  Today, I would like to talk about my wishes.  Actually I have many wishes.  One of my wishes is to be an accountant who uses English.  I was an accountant for overseas branch.  The statement of account was all in English. The staff was mostly English speakers.  But I couldn't speak them and I couldn't understand English documents.  So, I decided to go to English school for improve my English skills. But it is very hard for me! Please teach me that how can I improve my English skills fast and easy. How about you? What do you want to be? What is your wish?

2.5 The most interesting place that I have ever visited

Hello! How are you?  I want to talk about the most interesting place that I have ever visited. The most interesting place is Kyoto. There are many kinds of temples, shops and restaurants in Kyoto. For example, there are Japanese food restaurants in the Gion. These restaurants are very expensive but very delicious. Kyoto's feature is that there are many temples. For example, my favorite temple is the Kiyomizu one. The scene from there was very quite beautiful. There are some events in there. As spring and autumn, we can look the night view in there. Because there are very beautiful cherry trees and read leaves, we can look cherry blossoms in spring, and read leaves in autumn. There are many good places expect the Gion and the Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto. If you have chance to go to Kyoto, Please go to there. You will be able to enjoy. 

5.6 I am happy when

I am happy when I'm playing video game with my friends or part time job coworkers. When I was University student, "Nintendo DS" was really popular. my friends and I had that so I could play and confront each other . my favorite game is "Tetris". It can play with many people, so I enjoyed it. and I have also Play station portable too. It can play each other and confront too. I'm playing "Dissidia Fainal fantasy" now. It is fighting game. when I was in Tokyo, I always confront with my part time job coworker after job or one of my friend. I am so happy to play game with someone. because I am only child and when I was kids , I always playing video game alone. I'm looking forward to play video game with my friends and my coworkers on summer vacation.

6.6 My favorite movie

 My favorite movie is "yomei１month no bride". It is a very popular movie and a true story. I saw it recently. This movie is very emotion, because the bride still marries even though she is ill.  I like this story but I was sad when they broke up once before they married. They broke up because she has cancer. However he did not give up. Finally, they met again and married. It was a sad ending, but they were not sad.

miwa

4.6 What I would like to do when I get older

I liked the Chinese song "when I get older, I'll be with you forever". I think this song has influenced me, because I would like to enjoy a life with my future husband. I want to go abroad by cruise ship, to see many historical places, and to eat foods that I have never eaten.

1.6 The most interesting place that I have ever visited

 Hello, everybody!! Today, I'm going to talk about my most interesting place, Universal Studios Japan. Have you ever been? I have been to USJ many times. Last year, I had a USJ  for a year. So I went to there about ten times last year. I like the Back to the future and monster rock 'n' roll show. They are really interesting and I can recommend them to you. However, my most interesting things is atmosphere of USJ. I love Main Street of USJ. There are a many kind of characters at USJ and everybody takes pictures with the characters and enjoyed the street. I think it's an important amusement parks. We can enjoy all of attractions. I love USJ. 

Shionori

6.5 My future husband.

You might know I have a boyfriend. We met YMCA. However, I did not notice until middle of April. I talked with him first time when he spoke to me in class, After about a month he invited me to Sannomiy. and we became a couple. We will be together a long time . I hope that I marry  him.        

                                                                                          miwa

7.5 This is my mother's job

My mother work as secretary in hospital. This hospital is Asian medicine. When I am out of shape, I can get free herbal medicine. My mother work at Japanese restaurant too. This restaurant's name is Nakahigashi. This restaurant is famous in Japan. So reservation is difficult to get. I worked at there during two month two years ago. 

5.5 My best friend

 My best friend name is Chiho. We met at University about 5 years ago. she always talked  about funny things and would  suddenly propose something interesting. she always made me happy and encouraged me to different. Three years ago, we went to Canada to study abroad for  about four months. When I had problem with my  host family, she helped me by letting me stay her host family's house. I deeply appreciated her kindness . After that, we became getting friendlier. After graduation , she got a job in Saitama and I moved to Osaka. We  miss each other. I'm looking forward to meeting her in Osaka.

2.4 I'm happy when

Hi! How are you? I’ m fine. Today, I want to talk about my happy day. I'm happy when I went to many places with my best friend. When I was university student, I had been to many places with my friend. For example, I went to Sannomiya last winter with her to see Luminarie. At first, we went to Nishinomiya garden to eat a lunch. We bought healthy food and ate it. Next we went to Sannomiya. There are many good shops and department stores there like Daimaru and Chinese town. We visited some places. When we took a dinner, we ate a Tettiri Nabe. It was very delicious. After that, we went to see Luminarie. There were many people there, we waited for long times but Luminarie was very beautiful. She was very happy. After that, we went home. When I arrived my home, time was 12 a.m. I was very tired but I could enjoy. Next day, She said me that Thank you very much. Now, she lives in Yamaguchi. If I have a chance to meet her, I want to go to Sannomiya with her.   

4.5 My best friend

My best friend's name is Hong.  She is my high school's classmate.  Her home is very far to school.  she always spend 2 hours to school, but she hadn't been late to school.  She was very great.  We always ate lunch together, went to windows shopping together, talked about many topics each other.  We've been keeping in close contact.

1.5 The greatest summer ever

  Hello everybody!! Today I'm going to talk about my greatest summer. When I was child, I went camping with my family every summer. About ten years ago, we went to Shodo Island. It is very natural and has beautiful sea and campsite. I went fishing with my father and we stayed at the campsite. We cooked fish and ate. We were really relax and enjoy our time on the Island. So we went to Shodo Island three times. We love it there.

 By the way, what do you think of this picture? Actually, I think it looks like some kind of animal.

Shionori