Hard day....

I got up at 7:10am. And I left my house at about 7:50 because I had to go schoooool!!!!! I had to take TOEFL.... I don't like this test... it is sooooo difficult for me :( And we can't have break 2 hours!! so long test, doesn't it? Today was bad condition because I was seems crazy! I really wanted to go restroom after 1 hours!!! But I could wait in patience until finish taking test! haha :) I am a nice person! ha-ha. OH!!! PLEASE DON'T ASK ME like "How was TOEFL?".....

After that, I went back home. And I had lunch :) and I looked amazon which is shopping site. I really like to see amazon. I want to buy something on Amazon America, but transport charges are little expensive....so I am thinking if I should buy or not. I will think more :)

At 5:00pm, I went to part-time-job! It was not bad, but not so good. But I think I could spent nice time there. We talked about New employee. We are looking forward meeting her. My job finished at about 9pm. And I went back home.....

I did homework and homework and homework!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And now, typing.... typing...........typing............SLEEEEEEPYYYY.

OK, I will sleep now :)
Good night everyone :)

Getting Better

My feeling is getting better!
I was boring few days because of a cold! I couldn't do anything, ecept sleeping!
I slept all day......... I wantedt to study, but I couldn't. I have big test day after tomorrow.....OH NOOOO. I will start to study today because I am getting better!

I will go student's house with MASK!!! I need mask due to cough! But now, I don't have a fever, so don't worry everyone!! and I am not swine flu!!! So don't scary me :) hahaha
Some friends worry about that. and ask me again and again like "you have swine flu?". But I am NOOOOOOOT swine flu. Just cold, so don't worry! say again..... DON'T WORRY!!!! hahaha

Amazing Girl

I have had a fever since Tuesday.....
I have slept all day.... So I can't sleep now!!! HELP MEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
So I decided to write on this blog.

I found great blog yesterday. A girl who is 8 years old is writing blog by English.
Her English is soooooo nice. At first, I didn't think she is 8 years old. She is soooo smart.
I comented her blog and she answered me. I think she is like junior high school student. I think some Japanese junior high school students can't write about something like her.
I think she will be special woman in the future :)

If you have time, you should find her blog or please ask me. I will tell you her blog address :)

What does it mean ?! ~KA MATE~

I want you watch this video at first.
This is New Zealand view :) I really like to see this video.
You can know about New Zealand's nature if you watch this!



Now, I will talk about Haka which is traditional dance in New Zealand.
Today, I will introduce about Haka's song.
I didn't know Haka's song'S meaning, so I decided to resarch that.

Ka mate, ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!

Ka mate! ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!

Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru

Nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā

Ā, upane! ka upane!

Ā, upane, ka upane, whiti te ra!

This is song of Haka.
And That meaning is here.

’Tis death! ‘tis death! (or: I may die) ’Tis life! ‘tis life! (or: I may live)

’Tis death! ‘tis death! ’Tis life! ‘tis life!

This the hairy man that stands here...

…who brought the sun and caused it to shine

A step upward, another step upward!

A step upward, another... the Sun shines!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka_Mate

Resarch-1: New Zealand

New Zealand is one of the island countries. That name's mean is "Land of the Long White Cloud". It lies south-western Pacific Ocean.
There are two main lands and some small lands. They have great nature.

They were the stage for the Lord of the Rings

In there, about 4,270,000 people are living.
Official language is Maori and English and sign language of New Zealand.

People are passing the Maori tradition down from generaion to generation.

http://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Zealand&oldid=1491002

I am interested in Maori's Haka which is traditional dance in there, so next I will reserch about Maori and Haka.
And you can see Haka on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-lrE2JcO44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CCGVWcrlsc&NR=1

Ayakooooooo

Heeeeeeeey.
I met Ayako and Chie and Miyo!
I talked with them. It was so fun!
Any way, Ayako said me she is starting to write blog.
Ad She said me she will be good student.
So, I also start to write blog.....
Maybe I will write a lot......MAYBE...

Oh, nooo!! I am so sleepy now.
I want to sleep soon, but I want to watch TV too.
And I want to study tooo....
So I can't sleep soon, but I think I am ok.

TOMORROW!!!
I will hang out with Asuka who went back Japan from Korea.
She stayed in Korea for one year. So I couldn't meet her long time.
So I am looking forward to tomorrow!
I think I will take pictures, so I will put them on facebook tomorrow.

OOOK :)
See you tomorrow!

My problems

I am still in America now. I am sending good time in there.

Tomorrow, we will go N.Y.

I really like America and American people!

My host family, Rollins are very nice family :) They are my second family!

And Michalek family and other friends are also so nice.

I have very good time in America but I am thinking something what my English skill is so bad.

I want to said something but I don't remember the English words. It make me irritate.

I want to talk with friends more, but I don't know what I should talk about. I could find many English problems in this trip.

I like to study English, but I can't remember the words, grammar and so on. However I should study more. I am studying English in my room in the every morning. but I can't say "I did study a lot" because I don't remember a lot.

I have to take TOEFL (Test of English a Foreign Language) in March. So, I will study hard.

And I have the other problem. I really want to go abroad. However, my parents disagree with me. They said me you don't need go. But Going abroad is my dream, so I have to persuade them. I can't understand why they say no. I will try it again and again.

I am in America

Hi, everyone!!
I am in America now.

February 5th in Japan.
I and Emiri who is my friend left my house at 7:30 am. My dad took us to Fukuoka Airport.
And we went to Kansai Inter National Airport, Detroit. And then, we arrived at Baltimore, Maryland. It was so long time way, so we got very very tired. However, I was very happy when I met my American Family and American friends.

After arrived at Jane's house, we went to Maryland University for see kang hu.
American university is soooooooooooooooo big!!! I think I get tired if I go around there...
We went to restaurant after finished practice. Then I met my American parents, Rickey and Cheryl and Jane, Ted. We had dinner and we went back home.

I am staying with Rollins Family which my American Family. They are very kind to me. so I am very very happy!!! I took shower and slept soon.

Good bye 2008, Hello 2009

Hi, everyone :) How are you?

I will talk about end of December and start of January.
I went to part time job every day in December. Of course, I had to go to job on December 31th. I didn't want to go to job, but I had to. Therefore, I went to supermarket for job at 6pm. And I finished doing job at nine thirty pm.

Then, I had to go my grand mother's house in Fukuoka, Yame. I used to expressway. And after 50 minits, I arrived at her house. My famiry and grandmother were waiting for me. And they said me welcome back! Then, I ate Soba for dinner. It was 11pm after finished eating soba. Then, I watched Kouhaku with everyone. It was so nice.

2009 year came soon. I sent myfriend Happy New Year email. And I talked with Chie on phone. Then I went to sleep at 2am on January 1st.
I got up at 10am. And I and my family ate breakfast and we said "Happy new year!"
My grand mother gave me handsel. I was very happy :)

My sister and I went to Youme Town in Kurume. And we enjoyed shopping. I bought some clothes. I didn't go shop so long time, so I was happy to buy. And also she and I bought a cake and a present for grandmother because January 1st was her birthday. She became 80 years old. We thought a lot for present because we didn't know what she want. It was very difficult to choose a present. At last, we got nice present for her.

My sister and I went back house, and we did Nabe for dinner. After that we gave a present and a cake for grandmother. She looked happy, so we also became happy.

You can Know about them!

Student ID:07105

Portfolio for Writing IV,
Section 1a

0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, Words, and More

(See: Note 2, below.)

1.0. Essays

(See: Note 3, below.)

Please complete this table with data gathered from essays on your blog. See the Key (below) for definitions of the symbols in row one, and complete columns four through nine with numerical values (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

1.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates yy.mm.dd	¶	W	C	L	P	M
Website review 08.09.29 (375+ words)	You can Know about them!	08.10.13	4	377	7	2	2	0
Favorite place(-s) 08.10.20 (450+ words)	Favorite place ~My Room is the Best~	08.10.15	4	460	0	0	2	0
Mrs. Doubtfire 08.11.04 (500+ words)	What is the most Important to me?	08.11.04	5	694	8	0	1	0
Community life 08.11.17 (default length*)	Community ~Spend my Life with Soft Ball Team~	08.11.12	4	505	1	0	1	0
Kumamoto's best-kept secrets 08.12.01 (5+ ¶¶)	Secret of Kumamoto~Mysterious Entrance~	08.12.1	3	268	0	2	2	1
Learning with computers 2008.12.15 (6+ ¶¶)	Free writing ~Good for Me~	08.12.10	6	554	0	0	2	0
Totals	---	---	26	2858	16	4	10	1

Key:

¶: number of paragraphs five (5) or more sentences in length

W: number of words

C: number of comments

L: number of links

P: number of photos or other graphics
M: number of other media included in post
*: "long enough to cover the ... [communities] you choose," Writing Studio Blog, Preparation for Next Essays, 2008.10.29)

1.2. Best Essay

Selection and Assessment: Which of those six assigned essays do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

What is the most Important to me?

because it is easy to read
because it is enough to paragraph

2.0. Comments

Showcase	Titles of posts with links	Dates of comments yy.mm.dd	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog*	-	-	-	-
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	MR2-01: Mr. Doubtfire ~Family love is forever~	08.11.1	77	I said my opinions for her in comment.
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	What is the most Important to me?	08.11.04	129	She understood my mind. And she said me good opinions
2.4. Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts yy.mm.dd	Total number of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.4.1. Any one of your essays*	What is the most Important to me?	08.11.4	434	Everyone said me good things.
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	08.11.05	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	325	I aswered everyone clearly
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	BR2-2: What is Christmas?	08.09.25	28	She said me happy things
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	08.09.25	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	24	I told her my mind
	4

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* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post. That is, explain briefly what makes them good comments.

2.5. Recent comments display

Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example, in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where, or why not? Please explain.

• I put a recent comments display on head of a sidebar because I can notice new comment soon.

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• I think giving and receiving comments are very good for me and other people becasue we can communication each other. When I got comment from other student, I am very glad. So I think comment made us happy.
  

3.0. Book Reviews

3.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates (yy.mm.dd)	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	07.05.16	39	1
2-01	BR2-1:Apples	08.09.08	105	0
2-02	BR2-2: What is Christmas?	08.09.25	192	2
2-03	BR2-3: Elephants	08.09.26	134	0
2-04	BR2-4 : Cute boy but strong	08.10.11	191	0
2-05	BR2-5: Who is a Winner?	08.10.19	200	0
2-06	BR2-6: Naughty Girl, Junie B	08.10.20	225	0
2-07	BR2-7: Same for me!	08.10.30	164	0
2-08	BR2-8: Interesting	08.12.20	169	0
2-09	BR2-9: What is important for us?	08.12.20	156	0
2-10	BR2-10: Cool Cat, Puss	08.12.21	166	0
2-11	BR2-11: Do my best!	08.12.21	157	0
2-12	BR2-12: Wow	08.12.21	151	0
2-13
2-14
2-15
2-16
2-17
2-18
---	---	Totals:	2010	2

Note: Please calculate and list book review Totals for words and comments without including those from the example (above).

3.2. Best Book Review

Selection and Assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

・ I think is BR2-6: Naughty Girl, Junie B the best becasue I could write about this book. In addition I could write my opinion.

4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media

Showcase	Yes	No
4.1. Does your blog display an archive?	○
4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	○
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?	○
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?	○
4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	○
5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	○
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	○
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	○
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)		○
"movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)		○
"brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")	○
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	○
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? _１７__ other labels attached to three or more posts	---	---
Which labels, and to how many posts each? Please list those labels instead of www, xxx, yyy..., and list numbers of posts instead of n, m, o... (in parentheses), below. About Me (4) book review (13) book review 2 (12) brainstom (1) essay prep. (4) essays (5) favorites(2 (5) free write (3) Good Words (1) Life (2 (5) movie review (4) movie review (2 (3) movie reviews (1) My life (26) outlines (1) quick post (1) quickpost (4) trip (11) With Friend (2 (12) Writing (14) Writing(2 (19)	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics?	○
Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?		○
How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics? __50_ posts including photos or other graphics	---	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?	○
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links? __２_ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?	○
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? __1_ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: YouTube	---	---
What media content that you originally produced, if any, do your blog posts for this semester contain? Please list and explain each item briefly, and add short links and dates (yy.mm.dd) for reference. Nothing especially.	---	---

4.4. Overall presentation

What have you done to enhance the overall presentation of your blog? List and explain the three most important content, display, formatting, layout, or other presentation changes that you have made on your blog this semester.

1. ...I tried to put many pictures on blog, so everyone could see me.
2. ...I tried to made paragraph, so everyone could read my blog very easily
   
3. ...I really think about title, so I think titles are very nice this semester.
   

5.0. Additional reflections on your blog and your writing on it

Please feel free to include reflections on both spring and fall semester work, as well as on the content of this portfolio (proto-portfolios, showcases, and reflections).

• ...I thought it is very difficult for me at first, but It was very interesting.
  
• ...My host family read this blog, so I am very happy and I want to write many blog.
  
• ...It was very good for me trying write somthing in English.
  

6.0. Advice and suggestions for yourself, your peers, and your successors

• You should write a lot of things.
• You should try to write about more your life.
• Don't be afraid to write even if your English is bad because it is very important to WRITE.
  

____________________
Notes:

1. This portfolio template derives from the templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc portfolios (2007-08), and Writing III, §§1a & 1c (Fall, 2008).
2. Please use the same code in section 0.0 that you used to embed your proto-portfolios (PPFs) in the footer of your blog, which you should already have revised to display your 2nd (fall) semester PPF first.
   
3. The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).
   

____________________
License:

This portfolio template is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Please attribute to "the Writing Studio Blog" (without quotation marks).

(1719 words)

BR2-12: Wow

Have you ever thought about electricity?
I found this book in the library and I read this book. I was interested in this book because it was very interesting. I have never thought about electricity. What is it? And where does it come from? I didn't know that answer.. But I was think about many things after read this book. And I thought electricity was made by many people. Electricity is so useful but we should not forget what it become very dangerous sometimes....haha

This book is very nice for kids because there are funny experiment. I want to explain it but I think you should read this book. Then you can enjoy doing it. I think it is funny. And also this book is written about "Electricity safety tips". Therefore, you can learn about it. Then you never encounter with dangerous electricity....

(151 words)

BR2-11: Do my best!

I know this story. When I was kid, my mom always talked about this story. So I wanted to read this book again when I found this book in the our school's library. Then I borrowed this book.
This book tell us some important things. Harry who loved running is rabbit. And Tom who didn't do any practice for marathon. Harry practiced very hard. However, he couldn't get win because he became a lazy at last. And he thought "Tom is so slow, so I can be winner even if I ran very slowly."
And Tom didn't practice but he did his best, so he could win. I think he never give up! I think it is not good for us to do not practice. And also it is not good what we will be relieve and think we can do! I mean, we have to do our best from beginning to end.
(157 words)

BR2-10: Cool Cat, Puss

Hey, How are you everyone?
I found so cool and smart cat in the book. I was very surprised by him.

The cat, Puss is so clever! I never seen cat like him. He is very cute and smart. I love him.
His ideas were so nice! If I were him, I couldn't get good ideas like him. I want to be him because he is so ice. He is always thinking about his owner. I think his owner is very happy guy because he think about him a lot. And they became very poor, however, they became happy after that by the cat.I think he is great pet! I want him him! ha-ha
And I think his cap and cloak were so nice. It was cool.
But I couldn't understand why he can speak and stand....

It was very interesting book. You should read this book if you have free time!
(156 words)

BR2-9: What is important for us?

When I went to library, I found this book and I wanted to read this book, so I rented it.

I know this story before I read this book, but I never read or listen to this story in English. Therefore, I could feel different mood from this book. I become very sad because Ugly Duckling was very poor. He didn't do any bad things. However, everyone doesn't like him. And everyone said "You are so ugly ".

Is it ok? If you were other duck,　you would also think about that?
I think it is bad matter because everyone has different things with other. So Ugly Duckling is not Ugly, just different. I think people is also same.People has different things of body,character, thinking and so on with other people.It is not bad different even if they have different things. It become special point for themselves. Therefore, we should understand every one's different things. Then we can understand each other....
(166 words)

What do you think about it?

BR2-8: Interesting

Are you think about there are Gnomes and Goblins? I never thought it because I thought they are mysterious. What do you think about it?
I read this book which written about them. And my mind was changed by this book.


There are four stories on this book. All stories were very interesting. I loved them. I like first story the best. It was very funny, I think.


And I thought Harold is very smart. He was not happy after gnome arrived at his farm. Gnome is very bad. I don't like his ideas. I thought there weren't bad gnomes in the world. However there are its in this book. I didn't believe what there are gnomes and goblins in the world, but I was thinking about there are its in the world after read this book.


I want to meet them someday. Can I dream come true? Ha-ha, Even if I can't do that, I will meet them in my dream during sleeping.
(169 words)

Free writing ~Good for Me~

I used computer at first when I was 4th grade in elementary student. I didn't know how to use computer then. But I started learning computer when I was junior high school. I had to take Industrial Arts and Homemaking classes. Then, I had to learn computer. I didn't like to learn it because it was very difficult for me at first. I couldn't type well and I didn't know anything. I have learned computer until then. Now, I can do anything with computer!!
I will introduce what I do on computer now.

First, I often use computer when I have to do homework. If I didn't understand something, I always use Internet. They have many information, so I could understand some thing which I couldn't understand easily. It is good way for me. And we had to write blog on computer in writing class, so I use computer every week. When I write blog, I always look for photos in Internet. I like to find photos because it is very funny :)

Second, I often think I want to buy something, but I am very busy girl, so I can't go to shops many times. Then, I use computer and Internet. And I always buy something on Internet. It is so nice because I don't have to go shop and I can buy something in house! Some people say it is not safety, but I think it is safety if we use good website. I always use good website. Therefore, it is very great. And I can enjoy shopping on Internet.

Third, I have American friends. Of course, they live in America, so I can't meet them a lot. But we can talk together on email. We live in far away. However, if we use computer, we can keep in touch. And I use YouTube because I can put move on there, so American friends can see me and other my friends. And I also can see them if they put move on there. When I see it, I become very happy. I really like to look it. One of my friends make songs and he send me it on email, so I can always listen his songs. Sometimes, I think that we are in very near town because we can contact a lot each other.

Finally, I like to listen to music. Therefore, I use computer and I listen to music. If I found good songs on Internet, I download them on computer and then I put them on my phone. Then I can listen to music during go to school. And I look for the words of a songs if I don't know it. I can find out them very easily if I use Internet.

Learning computer is very very difficult for me. However, learning computer is also good for me because there are many good points. I have done many things on computer since I started learning computer. I would not know how to use computer and couldn't do anything if I didn't learn it. Computer is very very useful, so I think it was very good for me what I was learning computer. And I want to learn more about computer. Then I will use computer more well :)

(554 words)

Outline

Intro:
When I started to learn computer?
What I do with computer?

Body:

Point of learning computer

• Keep in touch with American Friends
• We can get many information
• useful
• music
  

Conclusion

It is very useful!

brainstoms

elementary high school
difficult
internet
shopping
music
typing

Hard but Fun

November 29

I went to Ueki for part-time-job, tutoring at 6 pm. I taught math and Japanese. My student, Yaya who is 3 grade in elementary school didn't know difficult division like 1405 divided by 8, so I taught her it. I think she she is very smart becasue she understood it soon. At first, she asked me something, but she didn't ask me anything and she could do it at last.

After finished teaching, I drove my car and I went to Kumamoto because my friends, Chie and Miyo were waiting for me. An hour passed and I met them. Then,

We went to ジーラ which is 居酒屋 like bar and restaurant. (I think 居酒屋 = bar+restaurant)

We ate a lot of things and we drink alcohol a lot. We enjoyed talking.... we didn't stop to talk. We were very funny, I think.. because we were dinker. We could very good time!

I wanna go to there with same member again.

We started to go back Chie's house. I and Chie did 桃鉄 which is TV game. We love it, but I was very very sleepy, so I slept soon.... I am sorry Chie!

Next Day (November 30)

We got up at 10:30am. And we did 桃鉄 again because we didn't finished it last night.

Then we went to zoo in Kumamoto. Chie's mom and older sister made 弁当 for us, so we brought it. We arrived at there at 2pm. And we were looking many animals. I love animal, so I could spend very good time. And then, we ate お弁当. It was very very good taste!!! I love dishes which made by her mom and sister. Thank you for cooking it for us!

I have to got back my town because I had part-time job, so I said "See you again" and I left.

I went to part time job and got back own home at 9pm.

(323 words)

November 22
I met Chinatsu who is my best friend.

I moved Kumamoto when I was 5 years. Then I went to new preschool. I met Chinatsu at first. But I didn't talke a lot with her when I was nursery school child. I and she entered same elementary school. And I knew we live in near each other, so I got back home with her everyday. We talked about lot of things such as school life, love, friend and so on. We always hung out together. We gladuated elementary school and we entered same junior high school . And we belong to same club, so we were always together. And we were same high school, too.
We are very good friendship. We went to America together for two times.

However, I entered different University with her. She entered University which in Fukuoka. So we can't meet a lot.
Therefore, I was so happy to meet her today. We went to Tenjin and we went to shop.
And we had dinner and went back her house. We went to supermarket and we bought alcohol and some snacks. We talked about many things. We couldn't stop to talk because we wanted talk a lot. I had some stresses but I don't have stresses now because I talked with her :)

I love her! She is so nice person. She always help me. So I want to help her forever <3

(241 words)