book

Yesterday I bought new book.
The title was "Glory of team Batista".

The story:
At famous hospitals in affiliation with university, recent three Batista surgery in a row failured. The performae was all same man. Is it mere accident?
Is it mistake of performer? Or is it murder?

At first, Do you know the Batista surgery?
It's very difficult sugery that cut one thid left artrium of hypertrophied heart and
make the shape of heart.
The difference between a heart transplant and Batista is that a heart transplant needs others heart however Batista perform surgery only your own heart.
So small children can perform Batista surgery.
(A heart transplant of under 15 years old is forbidden in Japan)

This novel is very interesting!!!
I hardly read books usually but now I read it anywhere anytime.
If you search something to read, I recommend you "Glory of team Batista".

meeting

Yesterday I had a meeting of Yosakoi club at Takabanobaba.
I and other members talked about the costume of next year
because I belong to costume department.

What we talked yesterday was about trousers of men.
Last year men wore hakama as a costume
but most men said that hakama was so cool but wasn't suit to dance.
Therefore next year most people wants to wear slender pants.
And we talked that which is suit skinny pants or half-pants+spats for a long time.

However, at last, we couldn't decide which was better.
So we have to reconcider it on Wednesday.

Krispy Kream

On Tuesday my sister brought some doughnuts of "Krispy Kream".
It was my first time to eat them so that I was tremendously excited.
When I ate a first niddle of it, I was moved!!!
I had never eaten such a delicious doughnut.
What a soft doughnuit it was!!!
I ate several kinds of doughnuts but my best was ordinary one.
I thanked for my sister because she waited 40 minutes to buy them.
When I saw a long queue of people in front of "Krispy Kream" in Golden Week this year, I despaired to line it because I heard that it took 2 hours to get doughnuts.
So my dream has come true for 8 months!

Tokyo Hibana

In December 9th, I had Christmas Party of Yosakoi circle in Shibuya's night spot.
About 60 members came and ate, drank and played some performances such as band, dancing "high school musical", tap dancing, dancing with geta.

The picture below is band.
They played "Glamorous Sky".


The man over there sang to his own guitar accompaniment "Namonaki Uta" by Mr.Children.
He sang directing the member of Yosakoi club but I thought his feeling was too heavy for us・・・


He is the head of 2007.
He posed something but I can't undersrand. Ahaha.


I din't perfome something but I enjoyed christmas party very much!!!

furisode

In December 9th, I took pictures of Coming of Age Day.

My furisode was my cousin's.

When I was dressing the furisode, I was so surprised at tightening obi very hard.
I was rolled about 5 or 6 obi and I couldn't breath peoperly.

But as I wore the kimono, I could tighten my back naturally.

In January 14th, 2008 I will wear the komono again.
I worry that I could stand for tighten kimono.

Christmas Special Dinner

On Wednesday, I went to Disney Sea to have Christmas Special Dinner with my friend, Yoko Miyama.
Have you ever eaten rich cuisine at Disney Resort?
It was the first time for me to eat rich dinner at Disney Sea so I was very excited.

We ate at "Ristorante di Canaletto" and it costed only 3000 yen!!
I think that it was almost same as drinking at the bar once.

The Christmas Special Dinner that we had contained four dishes.



The first dish was above.
Sorry,I can't remember the name of cuisine.
But I have never tasted such as adult flavor napa cabbage.
It was little bitter.



The second one was above.
Can you figure out what it was?
It was whitefish with white sauce.
It tasted creamy!!
I think ladies like it.



The third one was beif with special sauce.
And it has vegetable inside the bief!!
Its size was not as plenty as I thought.



The last dish was dessert!!!
I was soooooo looking forward to eating dessert!!!!!
Because it shaped Christmas tree of Disney Sea.

Until Christmas day, Disney Sea holds a special show "Candle light Reflections".
In this show, Michey, Minnie and other characters appeares around the christmas tree in the central sea called "Mediterranean Harbor".
And this dessart shapes that christmas tree.

It was too good to eat but tasted very delicious.
I became fortunate mood.

After eating all dish, we had tea and got home.
I could enjoy little before christmas dinner.

LIVE

On Tuesday I went to a live of laughter entertainers with my friend, Minami.
This live is very cheap!!! It cost only 500 yen!!!
Because laughter entertainers who attended the live were all young men.

Today I was looking forward to seeing "Trueman Trueman".
I think most of you don't know them because they have not appear in TV yet.
In the upper picture, A man on the left is Mamoru Nagata(ツッコミ). He is very kind because he e-mails me about the live every month. A man on the left is Mr.Onodera ( I don't kow his first name・・・)(ボケ)

Today's their conte was so fun!!!

After seeing the live, I talked with Trueman Trueman.
when Nagata-san noticed me, he came to me and "Thank you for coming, Ami-chan!!"
I was happy that he remembered my name even though I haven't meet him for three months. I talked with Onodera-san, too.
Their talk was very interesting!!!
I diceded to continue to go their live next year.

Book and Music

In Oral Pretation, I presented to read a picture book this morning.
The book I read was "I like winter" written by Lois Lenski.
When I read at the first time, I didn't notice that Japanese snow man is different from American snow man.
Japanese snow man is 2 steps but American snow man is three steps!!!!
I was so surprised at this fact.
Did you know?

Oral Interpretation was little hard for me but recently I like it.
Today teacher gave us stickers of apple!!!

I introduce you my latest favorite song.
"Senkou Shoujo" sang by Tokyo Jihen

The inctitution of English department.

Yesterday I attended the institution of English department to present the activity of oral Interpretation.
In this institution, I and my classmates sang a around "This is the house that Jack built", read a poem "A Thousand Winds" and sang christmas songs.
I think we could do well!!! Because one of English teachers of English department,Mr. Armstrong praised our performances.
In Oral Interpretation, we had practiced since October because of publication at its institution.
Now I am very happy because I finished to practice them.

Winter

Winter came.
Recently it gets colder and colder.
Everyday I can't part hand cream, gloves and a muffler.
It's too cold for me to get up and leave my bed in early morning.
But I like winter rather than summer!!!!!
Because when I feel hot, I don't want to move even going to nearest convenience store.
In winter There are a lot of my favorite things like hot cocoa, warm clothes,a carprt, gloves, tigh
In particular I am looking forward to seeing illuminations at the street.
Have you ever been to Odaiba in Christmas season?
It's so beautiful!!! Especially huge christmas tree was impressive for me.
Between the middle of December to the beggining of January, Odaiba is held a big event like "Hot Fantasy Odaiba".
If you have a time in winter vacation, I recommend you to visit there.

telephone

Yesterday, I took on phone with my clse friend, Yoko Miyama.
The purpose of phone was to decide which airplane we'll take, shcedule of "chef Mickey", telling me her passpor number・・・・
It was so!! We talked about Florida on the phone.
She is too busy until end of November because she has mid-term test so that
I reseve the tour for two people tomorrow.
It's the first time for me to reserve the tour so I am tense from now!!!

Part time job

I have worked at cutlet restaurant since I entered university.
The restaurant's name is "Shinjuku Suzuya".
It has started work since 1954.
The main dish is "Tonkatsu Chazuke".
Most customers ask it because it's different from cutlet of the normal.
When you eat "Tonkatsu Chazuke", it's already taken a special sauce which based on soi sauce.
When I ate it at the first time, I was surprised at the taste.
Because although I couldn't eat cutlet, I felt that it was so good.
It's soooooooooo delicious!!!
There is value to eat it at least once.
It has big, normal and small sizes, so don't worry women who cant't eat too much.
And at this restaurant, you can have another serving of rice, miso-soup and cabbages many times.

cheerleading

When I was a high school student, I belonged to cheerleading club, TITANS.
Do you know cheerleading?
Maybe most people think that cheerleading is only dancing sport but it is incorrect!!
The main activity of cheerleading is stunts like group exercises.

The picture on the right is stunts.
It's called "Extension".
Stunts have 3 positions.
A person on the top is called "Top".
I was this position, when I was in cheerleading club.
Her job is to pose, jump and balance.
Two person on the bottom are called "Base".
They support top's feet and have to get along very well each other.
A person in behind is called "Spotter".
Her job is to support top's waist and order what to do next.
Stunts is composed by these positions and all position need for cheerleading to accomplish stunt.
At first sight, cheerleading is easy sport but actually it needs muscles, strength and smiles all the time.
Anyway it's very hard sport!!
When I belonged to cheerleading club, I had a difficult time acquiring skills.
However cheerleading is very enjoyable sport at least it's the most enjoyable sport for me.

busy life

Recently I'm very busy and very tired.
My house is so far from Fuchinobe campus that only going to school make my body tired.
Especially on Tuesdays and Fridays, lesson starts from first period therefore I have to get up at 5:30 am.

Today is Tuesday.
I have been very sleepy since first period however after school I have a part-time job!!!
What a busy life it is!!


But tomorrow is holiday!!
I can sleep until noon.

Frolida <2>

At last my friend and me decided the date and travel agent.
We are going to travel Frolida from February 5th to 11th next year.
The travel agency is JTB.
The reason why we chose JTB was cheap and safety.
Other travel agency costs about 170,000~1800,000 yen
however JTB costs only 150,000 yen without regardless we can stay at a hotel under the direct management of Walt Disney World.
Besides its plan has a chance to eat breakfast at "Chef Mickey"!!!!
In contrast to other restaurants, "Chef Mickey" is special one because when we eat breakfast, Mickey comes near me!!!
What a luxurious plan it is!!

After receiving my new passport tomorrow, at last we apply our trip.

☆☆☆

On Sunday I had a general meeting of Yosakoi club.
At first the head of the 2007 year reported our activity and stated reflection.
Secondly the head of the 2008 year suggested that what our club is going to do in 2008 and introduced each part such as department of costume, project, publicity and accounting.
I'm belonging to costume department of the 2008 year that I talked about the enthusiam for next year.
Lastly we received a word from each third grade seniors.
Most members cried because half of them won't come back our club after job hunting.
I cried, too.
After general meeting, my friends and I went to eat chinese noodle.
It was so cold that day that we could warm our body.
The phote is our club's head of the 2007 year and me.

aiko

I am going to write about my favourite singer, aiko.
She is a one of the most famous Japanese singers.
She is about 152 cm as short as I however she has a powerful voice.
The peg why I became a fun for her is a song "Eriashi"

At the school Festival of my high school in 2nd grade, this song was piped in through screen in the PS hall.
This song is little pity because the lyric is about a woman who broke heart.
At that time, I was unlucky in love, too so that its song sank deeply into my heart.

My recommendable song is "power of love"

I was introduced this song by my friend, Hisae and I bacame a fun of this song.
The lyric is very very very cute!!!
Girl's felling when she falls in love was written.
And I also like melody.
This melody makes me happy and cheerful.


If you interested in their songs, I want you to listen to her all song.

Florida

Next Spring, I am planning to travel Florida with my friend.
Since I entered university, we have planned about expense, schedule and tour.
However yesterday a serious ploblem was happened!!
My final test of French is going to be executed in Februaly 4th.
That day is the day we planned to leave Japan!!!!!!
Oh my god....
I detedted my French teacher then.
Our plan was destroyed.
We have to reconsider the date we leave
or I bring my suit case to the test romm and after taking the French test I go to Narita airport and leave Japan in the night.
Which is good for us?
It's my most important ploblem now.

Aogaku

I live in Matsudo city of Chiba prefecture, so everyday it takes me 2 hours from my house to go school.
My friends often said to me "Why do you live alone near Fuchinobe or Machida?"
But I never want to live in these places!!!!!
Because they, especially Fuchinobe are too rural and inconvenient
to go Shibuya, Ikebukuro and Roppongi.
My high school, Aoyama Gakuin high school is in Shibuya.
I was accustomed to commute there so that I can't stand for Fuchinobe.
I hate Fuchinobe!!! I want to come back Shibuya as soon as possible.
I never come Fuchinobe again after promoting to the 3rd grade.
Until then I bear up to commute Fuchinobe campus taking 2 hours.

Waseda Festival

In November 3rd and 4th, Waseda University held "Waseda Festival 2007".
I took part in it as a member of Yosakoi club.

There was an enormous people so it was difficult for us to move from anteroom to performance area.

I think our Yosakoi performance was best!!!
A former blog,I wrote about practice of Yosakoi.
Waseda Festival was my first exhibition of 06 so I was very nervous before dance it.
But I could barely dance without mistakes.

2nd day of Waseda Festival, Yoko and Tomoko of IE Internet came to see our performance. Thank you!

I had a wonderful time!!

My birthday party!!!!

Today, October 30th is my birthday.
I became twenty!!

Yeaterday my best friend, Yoko Miyama celebrated my birthday.
She gave me a robe of Gienie and a necklace of Minnie Mouce.
She knows that I like Gienie very much so I was glad to receive it.
At first, we went to Tokyo Disney Land and watched Halloween parade.
It is going to end in October 31st so we saw the last of it.
It was so interesting for me, especially Minnie Mouce was very, very, very, cute!!
Minnie Mouce is my best character.

This is animation of Disney Halloween Happy Haunted Parade.
You will addicted to this parade.




After watching the parade, we went to Shinbashi to see a preview of "koizora".
Do you know "Koizora"??
It's a very sad but very heartful movie.
At the preview, many people me shedded tears.
I also cried a little.
I recommend you to see it as soon as release.

In the evening, we went to eat diner.
I was so glad to be able to drink except a guilty conscience!!
I had a happy time.

Thank you for holding a nice party, Yoko!!
I want to enjoy twenties.

Practice of Yosakoi

Yesterday after school, I went to Waseda University and practiced Yosakoi dance for about two and half hours because academic festivel of Waseda University called "Waseda2007" will be hold the weekends after next. I am not a student of Waseda but I take part in it, of course!! So I have to practice dance.
At the festivel, we dance two pieces of music. One is called "07" which was choreographed this spring. We also danced it at Kouchi prefecture in this summer.
The other is "06". It's a mucic of last year. Now I am practicing 06 desperately because 06 is very, very, very, very difficult for me!!!!!!
If you have a time, please come and see our performance in Novemver 3th and 4th.

This URL is animation of Yosakoi.
http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~saka567/yosakoi.htm
If you interested in Yosakoi, please go to upper web page and search「早稲田大学・東京花火」.

My Dog

Today I'll introduce you my dog.
I have kept Welsh Corgi Pembroke, named Miniyon since I was sixteen years old.
Now she is four years old.
Her character is very simple. When she wants to sleep, she goes to my mother's bed room alone and sleeps with snoring. When we have an earthquake, she hides in the bed.
But she is sometimes clever. When the phone calls or someone come to my house, she informs us with crying. When I cry, she snuggles up to me and lick my cheek to comfort me.
And above all things she makes my family warm. Since she came to my house, my family and I have put her before everything else.
She is my precious family and my treasure.

The gold award!!

I belong to yosakoi team of Waseda university. Do you know yosakoi?
It's a traditional dance of Kouchi prefecture. We dance with Naruko (like a castanet) and a fan.
In 2005, two students of Waseda university launched a new yosakoi team. It was our team, Tokyo Hanabi. The concept is "to dance beautifully" so our dance includes amusement, beauty and magnificence.
In October 6th and 7th, we had Fukuro festivel at Ikebukuro. It was a special festivel for me because last year I decided to join this team after seeing Tokyo Hanabi's dance at Fukuro festival. So I was looking forward to dance at Ikebukuro very much. This festival was also special for Tokyo Hanabi because last year it was awarded the award of Mainichi newspaper !!!
The consequence of this year was GOLD AWARD of costume!!!!
We were so glad to receive a wonderful award after launch a new team in few years.

My name is Ami.
I am a student of Aoyama Gakuin University.
I 'm mejoring in English so now I study English literature, poem, communication and so on.

Today is my first day of the second half.
I woke up at 5:40 because my house is distant from Sagamihara campas.
Especially today it was hard for me to get up early.
I am imparient for coming back Aoyama campas.