This is the last blog!
This year is the last year that I spend time in Keio Academy of New York. I will graduate next month. There are about 18 days left until leaving our dorm. I think the 3 years that I spent time here is very short, and very long also. The life here is very hard and fun also. I don’t know whether I will miss this school and the dorm or not. Usually students who had graduated this school and left the dorm missed here and said “I want to go back to Keio Academy of New York!!!” even though they had really wanted to graduate when they were in this school and the dorm. I’m worried about if I will not miss this school and the dorm. Because it will prove that I couldn’t enjoy the life here. But I can’t imagine that I will miss this school and the dorm… But, I have things that I really look forward also! I want to enjoy the life when I go back to my house in Japan. It is what I really wanted to do for so long time to graduate and go back to Japan. So today, I am going to write what I really want to do when I go back to Japan!
First, I want to meet my friends who were in same junior high school as I went and in same private tutoring school as I went in Japan. I don’t meet them for so long time so I think we have a lot of things to talk. My home time is Nagoya and almost of them are in universities in Nagoya so I can meet them easily. But there are some friends who went to universities in Shiga, Kyoto, Gifu, Kobe, Tokyo, or so on. So it is little hard to meet them. But I am planning to meet them! I already planned to go to Shiga. In Shiga, one of my best friend is living. And when I went to Shiga about 3 years ago, I thought it was so nice place! I went to “Suigo meguri” which means to sort through the canals with my family. I recommend you to go there. It is very traditional thing. And Kyoto is close to Shiga so I want to go to Kyoto also. And my brother is living in Tokyo and I will live the mansion with him when I enter the Keio University. So I can live with him from the summer. If I live there, I can meet my friends who are in university in Tokyo.
Next, I want to have a part time job. I have never had a part time job so I don’t know what job is the best for me, but I really want to do! I will ask my friends who have had any part time job about what job is the best. Now, I am thinking about whether I have a part time job in Nagoya or Tokyo. If I have a part time job in Nagoya, it will be hard to go to Tokyo and meet my friends in Tokyo. But if I have a part time job in Tokyo, it will be hard to go to Nagoya and meet my friends in Nagoya. I cannot make decision!!
And I have more lots of things that I really look forward to do in Japan!!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
FLORIDA! Dream Trip★
Last week, it was a spring break! Last year, I was in 11th grade so I could go back to my house in Japan. It was really short break because to ride in plane took so long time, but it was great vacation for me! And this year, I’m in 12th grade and 12th graders had a school trip during the spring break. We will soon graduate this high school so the trip was graduation trip. We went to Florida! And Disney World!!!
First day, we had to get together at cafeteria in the soooooo early morning. The sky was still very dark. Everyone picked their breakfast up and rode on buses. The buses went to an airport. After about 1 hour, we arrived at LaGuardia Airport. I always use John F. Kennedy Airport so the airport was unfamiliar for me. But I had used the airport once when I went to Detroit 3 years ago. So the airport was little familiar for me also. We got onto the plane and left to Florida! It took about 3 hours, but I slept all time in plane because it was very early morning and I was really tired. I didn’t slept enough the day before because of packing…
When we arrived at Florida, it was hot! New York was cold so I could felt difference between New York and Florida. Then we got on buses and went to our hotel. The hotel’s name was “Port Orleans French Quarter.” We took a group photo and dismissed. From that time, we could separate into each group and go to anywhere that we want to go!
First, my group went to Magic Kingdom. Sakiko, Azusa, Rikako, and Yurie were in my group. It was really similar to Tokyo Disney Land. I thought it was completely same! But I was still exciting! Because it’s Florida! It’s Disney World!!! We went to “Big Thunder Mountain” first. There were a lot of people who lined and waited for BTM. It was a very common main train roller coaster in Disney theme parks worldwide. There is same one in Tokyo Disney Land also. We joined the long long line with Turkey Leg which is very popular food in Disney World. It was sold everywhere in Disney parks. I love that! And BTM was really good! Next, we went to “Splash Mountain”. It was common coaster also like BTM. I love the coaster. We got wet in the coaster because the coaster splashed water. And we rode many attractions. And we always ate ice cream, ice candy, frozen banana, Mickey cookie ice sand, turkey leg, and many other junk food! i especially loved frozen banana! It was really delicious!
First day, we had to get together at cafeteria in the soooooo early morning. The sky was still very dark. Everyone picked their breakfast up and rode on buses. The buses went to an airport. After about 1 hour, we arrived at LaGuardia Airport. I always use John F. Kennedy Airport so the airport was unfamiliar for me. But I had used the airport once when I went to Detroit 3 years ago. So the airport was little familiar for me also. We got onto the plane and left to Florida! It took about 3 hours, but I slept all time in plane because it was very early morning and I was really tired. I didn’t slept enough the day before because of packing…
When we arrived at Florida, it was hot! New York was cold so I could felt difference between New York and Florida. Then we got on buses and went to our hotel. The hotel’s name was “Port Orleans French Quarter.” We took a group photo and dismissed. From that time, we could separate into each group and go to anywhere that we want to go!
First, my group went to Magic Kingdom. Sakiko, Azusa, Rikako, and Yurie were in my group. It was really similar to Tokyo Disney Land. I thought it was completely same! But I was still exciting! Because it’s Florida! It’s Disney World!!! We went to “Big Thunder Mountain” first. There were a lot of people who lined and waited for BTM. It was a very common main train roller coaster in Disney theme parks worldwide. There is same one in Tokyo Disney Land also. We joined the long long line with Turkey Leg which is very popular food in Disney World. It was sold everywhere in Disney parks. I love that! And BTM was really good! Next, we went to “Splash Mountain”. It was common coaster also like BTM. I love the coaster. We got wet in the coaster because the coaster splashed water. And we rode many attractions. And we always ate ice cream, ice candy, frozen banana, Mickey cookie ice sand, turkey leg, and many other junk food! i especially loved frozen banana! It was really delicious!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
First Things In My Life! ～2～
Continued from last week's blog.
The next moment, I laid down on the ice rink and I could see that a lot of people including Azusa were around me. I felt strong dizzy. I couldn’t understand what was happened. Someone said “Can you stand up and sit down the wheelchair?” to me but I couldn’t. Two men who were staffs of the skate rink supported on both sides under my arms. They made me sit down the wheelchair and pushed it to the ground. They asked me questions, “What’s your name?” “How old are you?” I still strong dizzy but somehow, my head was clear so I replied their questions. I didn’t know why they ask me such questions at the time, but I can understand now that they wanted to know whether I recovered consciousness clearly or not.
I was carried to a small house that was near by the skate rink sitting on the wheelchair. The room was like nurse’s office. There were only a small bed, a small desk, and a small chair. They made me sit on the chair. I felt like I was going to throw up. One woman asked me some questions about my address, ID etc. Then a man came into the room. He was a really kind man. At the time I didn’t notice, but he was a stuff of an ambulance. He and some other people made me lay down on the stretcher. It was the first time that I lay on the stretcher in my life! I couldn’t imagine how I would feel if I laid down on a stretcher before. But it wasn’t comfortable. There were many ropes and it fastened me so tightly. And they put something that held not to move my neck and my head tightly around my neck. It was really uncomfortable.
Then I and Azusa rode on the ambulance. It was the first time that I rode on an ambulance in my life! But I didn’t remember well because I couldn’t move my neck and head and looked over the inside of the ambulance. I could see only light just above me. It might take only short time to arrive hospital, but I felt it took so long time. I felt strong dizzy during I rode on the ambulance and sometimes I couldn’t stand throwing up. I felt so sorry for the people who were around me and helped me. But the kind man said it’s ok brightly. His words made me relieve a little bit.
The ambulance arrived the nearest hospital and I was carried into the hospital’s Emergency Room. It was first time that I went into ER in my life! But I still wore the thing that held my head so I couldn’t look over and know what kind of room that I was in. I thought I was carried into some rooms. I took CT scan (Computed tomography scan) also. The people in the hospital called it “cat scan.” Then, nurses said that I could put off the uncomfortable thing around my neck. Only the moment did I look around me. There was Azusa. She had an anxious expression on her face. But her presence really made me relieve. And I felt so sorry for her. That day would day nice, but because of me, it was messed up. And I didn’t realize how long time past. I slipped on the skate rink around
The next moment, I laid down on the ice rink and I could see that a lot of people including Azusa were around me. I felt strong dizzy. I couldn’t understand what was happened. Someone said “Can you stand up and sit down the wheelchair?” to me but I couldn’t. Two men who were staffs of the skate rink supported on both sides under my arms. They made me sit down the wheelchair and pushed it to the ground. They asked me questions, “What’s your name?” “How old are you?” I still strong dizzy but somehow, my head was clear so I replied their questions. I didn’t know why they ask me such questions at the time, but I can understand now that they wanted to know whether I recovered consciousness clearly or not.
I was carried to a small house that was near by the skate rink sitting on the wheelchair. The room was like nurse’s office. There were only a small bed, a small desk, and a small chair. They made me sit on the chair. I felt like I was going to throw up. One woman asked me some questions about my address, ID etc. Then a man came into the room. He was a really kind man. At the time I didn’t notice, but he was a stuff of an ambulance. He and some other people made me lay down on the stretcher. It was the first time that I lay on the stretcher in my life! I couldn’t imagine how I would feel if I laid down on a stretcher before. But it wasn’t comfortable. There were many ropes and it fastened me so tightly. And they put something that held not to move my neck and my head tightly around my neck. It was really uncomfortable.
Then I and Azusa rode on the ambulance. It was the first time that I rode on an ambulance in my life! But I didn’t remember well because I couldn’t move my neck and head and looked over the inside of the ambulance. I could see only light just above me. It might take only short time to arrive hospital, but I felt it took so long time. I felt strong dizzy during I rode on the ambulance and sometimes I couldn’t stand throwing up. I felt so sorry for the people who were around me and helped me. But the kind man said it’s ok brightly. His words made me relieve a little bit.
The ambulance arrived the nearest hospital and I was carried into the hospital’s Emergency Room. It was first time that I went into ER in my life! But I still wore the thing that held my head so I couldn’t look over and know what kind of room that I was in. I thought I was carried into some rooms. I took CT scan (Computed tomography scan) also. The people in the hospital called it “cat scan.” Then, nurses said that I could put off the uncomfortable thing around my neck. Only the moment did I look around me. There was Azusa. She had an anxious expression on her face. But her presence really made me relieve. And I felt so sorry for her. That day would day nice, but because of me, it was messed up. And I didn’t realize how long time past. I slipped on the skate rink around
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
First Things In My Life!
Last Friday, it was off because it was an alternative day! so I went to Manhattan with my friend, Azusa.
It was little cold, but I could feel that spring season would come soon! We went to Upper West Side first. We went there by subway. I had been interesting in “Popover Cafe” in upper west side so we decided to go there. Since I ate a popover in Hawaii, I really wanted to eat popover again. Popover is a light, hollow muffin made with eggs, milk, and flour. It was hard to find the location of the Popover Café. We could reach at the subway station, but we couldn’t reach the café easily. So we spoke to people who walked the streets. Finally, we could find the café! It was really cute café. There were a lot of teddy bear in the café. We ordered 2 popovers with strawberry butter and an egg benedict on popover. They were really nice! The café was built 30 years ago. I thought the café was popular!
After we finished the branch, we walked through the Central Park. I really love Central Park! There were lots of green and I could feel the nature. It was little cold still, but to walk along the big lake in the park was so agreeable! There were a lot of people who were walking or running. It was really nice time!
We went to nail salon in Upper East Side to make our nails cute. But we didn’t make a reservation so the clerk said “Sorry but we are full today. Please make a reservation and come another day.” I was look forward to be done nail art, so it was little disappointed.
We didn’t plan what we do after we left the nail salon because we thought we could spend time in the nail salon. Then we got nice idea! We talked about skating sometimes so we decided to skate! There were three skate rinks, that I know there location in Manhattan, a skate rink in Bryant Park, a skate rink in Rockefeller Center, and a skate rink in Central park. The one in central park was nearest so we rode on a taxi and went to there. The rink’s name was “Wallman Memorial Rink.” There were a lot of people around the rink. Some skated, and others watched people who were skating. I paid $14 for entrance fee and $5 for skate shoes. I hadn’t skated since I was 4th grade, so it was really hard to skate first. I forgot how to skate. But I could skate! it was very fun! After we skated for 30 minutes, the announce said “please get out of the skate rink and take a rest because we start cleaning the skate rink now.” We sit down the bench around the skate rink and chatted for 30 minutes. After they finished cleaning, we started skating again. I accustomed myself to skate, but still I almost slipped on the ice rink sometimes.
To Be Continued....
It was little cold, but I could feel that spring season would come soon! We went to Upper West Side first. We went there by subway. I had been interesting in “Popover Cafe” in upper west side so we decided to go there. Since I ate a popover in Hawaii, I really wanted to eat popover again. Popover is a light, hollow muffin made with eggs, milk, and flour. It was hard to find the location of the Popover Café. We could reach at the subway station, but we couldn’t reach the café easily. So we spoke to people who walked the streets. Finally, we could find the café! It was really cute café. There were a lot of teddy bear in the café. We ordered 2 popovers with strawberry butter and an egg benedict on popover. They were really nice! The café was built 30 years ago. I thought the café was popular!
After we finished the branch, we walked through the Central Park. I really love Central Park! There were lots of green and I could feel the nature. It was little cold still, but to walk along the big lake in the park was so agreeable! There were a lot of people who were walking or running. It was really nice time!
We went to nail salon in Upper East Side to make our nails cute. But we didn’t make a reservation so the clerk said “Sorry but we are full today. Please make a reservation and come another day.” I was look forward to be done nail art, so it was little disappointed.
We didn’t plan what we do after we left the nail salon because we thought we could spend time in the nail salon. Then we got nice idea! We talked about skating sometimes so we decided to skate! There were three skate rinks, that I know there location in Manhattan, a skate rink in Bryant Park, a skate rink in Rockefeller Center, and a skate rink in Central park. The one in central park was nearest so we rode on a taxi and went to there. The rink’s name was “Wallman Memorial Rink.” There were a lot of people around the rink. Some skated, and others watched people who were skating. I paid $14 for entrance fee and $5 for skate shoes. I hadn’t skated since I was 4th grade, so it was really hard to skate first. I forgot how to skate. But I could skate! it was very fun! After we skated for 30 minutes, the announce said “please get out of the skate rink and take a rest because we start cleaning the skate rink now.” We sit down the bench around the skate rink and chatted for 30 minutes. After they finished cleaning, we started skating again. I accustomed myself to skate, but still I almost slipped on the ice rink sometimes.
To Be Continued....
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
MOVIE "I am Sam"
Last Saturday, I watched a movie,”I am Sam.” I heard about the movie, but I have never seen it. A lot of people who watched this movie said “It was so great movie and I was so touched by this story!” so I looked forward to watch it.
The story was about; a man who had a handicap. His name was Sam. He had a wife who didn’t have a handicap and they got baby. The baby was named Lucy. She was so cute girl and didn’t have a handicap. They seemed happy. But one day, the wife left Sam and Lucy suddenly. In the movie, why she left them wasn’t told but I guessed she was tired to live with a man who had a handicap. And I wasn’t sure why she had married with Sam even though he had a handicap. Anyway, this scene made me really sad.
After she left, Sam had to grow Lucy up by himself. But he has a lot of fried who helped him. They had a handicap or problem also. It was very hard work for Sam to grow Lucy up, but he was so happy to live with Lucy. Sam loved Lucy and Lucy loved Sam too. They were a really good family.
But Lucy started to think why her father was different from other fathers. Sam couldn’t read a new and more difficult book for Lucy, and couldn’t go to a new restaurant that didn’t know Sam, and sometimes he acted like child.
One day, Lucy’s teacher told Sam that his intelligence was as same as 7 years old child and it would hard for him to grow Lucy up when her seventh birthday came. And the teacher also said Lucy didn’t want to learn anymore. It means she didn’t want to be older (or smarter) than her father. I thought how touching she was.
On the very day of Lucy’s seventh birthday, Sam planned to surprise and to celebrate her. But he was caught by police (I’m not sure why Sam was caught.). And a trial about whether Lucy should live with Sam or not had started….
This was an outline of “I am Sam”. I think I shouldn’t tell everything happened in this movie because I feel sorry if someone who will watch and wants to watch this movie read this blog. But I can say only this; I was greatly touched by this story!
The story was about; a man who had a handicap. His name was Sam. He had a wife who didn’t have a handicap and they got baby. The baby was named Lucy. She was so cute girl and didn’t have a handicap. They seemed happy. But one day, the wife left Sam and Lucy suddenly. In the movie, why she left them wasn’t told but I guessed she was tired to live with a man who had a handicap. And I wasn’t sure why she had married with Sam even though he had a handicap. Anyway, this scene made me really sad.
After she left, Sam had to grow Lucy up by himself. But he has a lot of fried who helped him. They had a handicap or problem also. It was very hard work for Sam to grow Lucy up, but he was so happy to live with Lucy. Sam loved Lucy and Lucy loved Sam too. They were a really good family.
But Lucy started to think why her father was different from other fathers. Sam couldn’t read a new and more difficult book for Lucy, and couldn’t go to a new restaurant that didn’t know Sam, and sometimes he acted like child.
One day, Lucy’s teacher told Sam that his intelligence was as same as 7 years old child and it would hard for him to grow Lucy up when her seventh birthday came. And the teacher also said Lucy didn’t want to learn anymore. It means she didn’t want to be older (or smarter) than her father. I thought how touching she was.
On the very day of Lucy’s seventh birthday, Sam planned to surprise and to celebrate her. But he was caught by police (I’m not sure why Sam was caught.). And a trial about whether Lucy should live with Sam or not had started….
This was an outline of “I am Sam”. I think I shouldn’t tell everything happened in this movie because I feel sorry if someone who will watch and wants to watch this movie read this blog. But I can say only this; I was greatly touched by this story!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
off!
We had four days off last weekend! Last Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday were off! I was soooooo happy! But these off make me feel today’s school more boring….
When the last class of last Friday was finished, I felt free. Some students left for ski trip by buses. I didn’t sign up for the trip, so I stayed in dorm during these off. I had nothing to do, so I went to the gym with my friends, Reina and Mao, and we did some exercises, like somersaults, handstands and so on with using a gymnastic mat. We tried to do backflips but it was too hard for us. I couldn’t do a handstand. I have no motor nerves… After that, we played badminton! I’m a captain of badminton club, but I’m bad at badminton (because our badminton club isn’t a serious club; it’s just a game)… But to play badminton is really fun! We enjoyed it over 1 hour.
And there was a volleyball contest on Friday’s night. it was an inter-committee contest. We were separated by each committee and mad a groups. I belonged to a livelihood committee so I was in a group of the livelihood committee. It was fun! My committee couldn’t win the contest, but it was a good time.
Next day, I went to the County Center to watch a basketball game with Reina and Kan who were managers of our buys varsity basketball team also. The final sectional game of boys class C was held there. Our boy’s varsity basketball team wanted to play the final game, but we lost, so our wish didn’t come true. Last year, our team advanced to the final. At the time, we lost the final and had a season over on March 1st. I remembered about last year when I went into the County Center. The sight made my mind something. Probably Reina felt something like me. There were full of people who cheered each team. There was no Japanese, so it was a kind of awkward. But before the game started, some Keio students including some basketball players arrived so we sit together. The game was played by Valhalla School and North Salem School. We had played with Valhalla during the season. The level of the game was high. Especially no. 4 of Valhalla was a really nice player. I was so surprised when I read a brochure that written about schools and players who were in these games that held in the County Center. The no. 4 was sophomore yet!
And after the game finished, we went to Kalbi House. It was near by the County Center. We ordered seafood Chidimi (seafood pancake) and Kalbi. We ate until our stmach distends! I was so satisfied!
And Next week, boys varsity basketball team will have a banquet! We’ll probably go to Kalbi House! I’m very happy that I can eat Kalbi so often! But I have to start diet because the Florida trip is coming soon….! It’s too hard to stand eating…
When the last class of last Friday was finished, I felt free. Some students left for ski trip by buses. I didn’t sign up for the trip, so I stayed in dorm during these off. I had nothing to do, so I went to the gym with my friends, Reina and Mao, and we did some exercises, like somersaults, handstands and so on with using a gymnastic mat. We tried to do backflips but it was too hard for us. I couldn’t do a handstand. I have no motor nerves… After that, we played badminton! I’m a captain of badminton club, but I’m bad at badminton (because our badminton club isn’t a serious club; it’s just a game)… But to play badminton is really fun! We enjoyed it over 1 hour.
And there was a volleyball contest on Friday’s night. it was an inter-committee contest. We were separated by each committee and mad a groups. I belonged to a livelihood committee so I was in a group of the livelihood committee. It was fun! My committee couldn’t win the contest, but it was a good time.
Next day, I went to the County Center to watch a basketball game with Reina and Kan who were managers of our buys varsity basketball team also. The final sectional game of boys class C was held there. Our boy’s varsity basketball team wanted to play the final game, but we lost, so our wish didn’t come true. Last year, our team advanced to the final. At the time, we lost the final and had a season over on March 1st. I remembered about last year when I went into the County Center. The sight made my mind something. Probably Reina felt something like me. There were full of people who cheered each team. There was no Japanese, so it was a kind of awkward. But before the game started, some Keio students including some basketball players arrived so we sit together. The game was played by Valhalla School and North Salem School. We had played with Valhalla during the season. The level of the game was high. Especially no. 4 of Valhalla was a really nice player. I was so surprised when I read a brochure that written about schools and players who were in these games that held in the County Center. The no. 4 was sophomore yet!
And after the game finished, we went to Kalbi House. It was near by the County Center. We ordered seafood Chidimi (seafood pancake) and Kalbi. We ate until our stmach distends! I was so satisfied!
And Next week, boys varsity basketball team will have a banquet! We’ll probably go to Kalbi House! I’m very happy that I can eat Kalbi so often! But I have to start diet because the Florida trip is coming soon….! It’s too hard to stand eating…
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Banquet of Soccoer team!
Boys varsity soccer team’s banquet was held last Sunday. We went to Kalbi House, a Korean BBQ restaurant in White Plains.
I went to North Rotunda at 2:30 pm. There were almost all players. It brought ma back to old memories, our soccer season that was over in last fall season.
It was my last soccer season. I felt like the season ended a long long long time ago and just recently also. It’s very strange feeling. Sometime I think I will do a manager of the team next year again. But I know it’s just my thought.
I didn’t go to Kalbi House for a long time, so I really looked forward to go there. I love Kalbi! We couldn’t use a school bus to go there because there was no supervisor (usually, supervisor is team’s coach, but we didn’t want our coach to come to our banquet, so we didn’t call him!) so we called some taxies. I rode on a taxi with a senior manager and two sophomore players.
When we arrived the restaurant, almost everyone was there already. We ordered lots of Kalbi (beef) and Chidimi (seafood scallion pancake)! I was so surprised how lot boy eat! There were almost boys so they ate well. And there was a Karaoke machine so some players sung songs. Some of them had no sense of direction so it was so funny to hear them! And some of them were good at singing and they had really nice performances! Players tried to make managers sing, but we didn’t sing. It was too embarrassing for me to sing a song in front of them!
The food was very nice, players made us laugh, and I could have a really nice time! After we almost finished, some of players ordered a Bibinba (flavored rice baked on a hot stone bowl). I was so surprised how much they ate! After everyone finished, we started speech. Each of us told each feeling about our soccer season. When the season was over, we didn’t have a meeting such a serious one. So it was a nice chance to know what each of us felt about our season and the season over. It was a so touching time for me.
We went back to Keio by taxies same as our way to. Four managers including me rode on a same taxi. The banquet was a really nice and it pasted so fast. I remember lots of things about the soccer season, and these memories will stay in my mind forever. This banquet will be a precious memory also. Sometimes we clash each other, but this team is still very important for me. We had been getting over lots of things, good things, and bad things too. I want to tell them both of my appreciation and apology.
Our season was already over and out banquet was finished also, but the senior bowl is still left! I really look forward that! I’m senior so I want senior team to win! It will be held in June. I can’t wait it!
I went to North Rotunda at 2:30 pm. There were almost all players. It brought ma back to old memories, our soccer season that was over in last fall season.
It was my last soccer season. I felt like the season ended a long long long time ago and just recently also. It’s very strange feeling. Sometime I think I will do a manager of the team next year again. But I know it’s just my thought.
I didn’t go to Kalbi House for a long time, so I really looked forward to go there. I love Kalbi! We couldn’t use a school bus to go there because there was no supervisor (usually, supervisor is team’s coach, but we didn’t want our coach to come to our banquet, so we didn’t call him!) so we called some taxies. I rode on a taxi with a senior manager and two sophomore players.
When we arrived the restaurant, almost everyone was there already. We ordered lots of Kalbi (beef) and Chidimi (seafood scallion pancake)! I was so surprised how lot boy eat! There were almost boys so they ate well. And there was a Karaoke machine so some players sung songs. Some of them had no sense of direction so it was so funny to hear them! And some of them were good at singing and they had really nice performances! Players tried to make managers sing, but we didn’t sing. It was too embarrassing for me to sing a song in front of them!
The food was very nice, players made us laugh, and I could have a really nice time! After we almost finished, some of players ordered a Bibinba (flavored rice baked on a hot stone bowl). I was so surprised how much they ate! After everyone finished, we started speech. Each of us told each feeling about our soccer season. When the season was over, we didn’t have a meeting such a serious one. So it was a nice chance to know what each of us felt about our season and the season over. It was a so touching time for me.
We went back to Keio by taxies same as our way to. Four managers including me rode on a same taxi. The banquet was a really nice and it pasted so fast. I remember lots of things about the soccer season, and these memories will stay in my mind forever. This banquet will be a precious memory also. Sometimes we clash each other, but this team is still very important for me. We had been getting over lots of things, good things, and bad things too. I want to tell them both of my appreciation and apology.
Our season was already over and out banquet was finished also, but the senior bowl is still left! I really look forward that! I’m senior so I want senior team to win! It will be held in June. I can’t wait it!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
LAST VALENTINE PARTY and MANHATTAN～★!
Last Saturday, there was a valentine party! It was a St. Valentine’s Day also!It was a last valentine party for 12th graders. I thought same thing when Christmas party. But this year, valentine party was held in school building. Usually, it’d been held in cafeteria.The morning of the day, I went to manhattan with my friend, Azusa. I wanted to go to my favorite café like usual. I left school at 7:30am! I was so sleepy but I looked forward to going to manhattan, so I didn’t mind! When we arrived the café, there were about 20 or 30 people who lined infront of the café. The café is very very famous and popular so it was usual that lots of people lined. But it was so cold, so I was so worried whether we had to wait much time, like 1 hour and 30 minutes or 2 hours. But we could have seats about 30 minutes later luckily! I ordered special pancake with strawberry and champagne cream. It was soooooooooo delicious! The café’s name was Clinton Street Baling Company. I always go there when I go to Manhattan! I love there! After we left the café, we went to Soho. We enjoyed shopping!Then, we decided to have a dinner even though it was about 3:00pm because there was valentine party from 7:00pm. We ate omrice (an omlet containing fried rice) and Katsudon (a bowl of rice with a pork cutlet, and egg on top). They were so good also!At grand central, we bought junior’s whole cheesecake for souvenir.We could go back to our school at about 5:30pm. Then we got ready for the party. Valentine party was so good! It was very different from annual valentine party. It is always silent and kind of romantic, but the last one was very cheerful! I thought it was good also. I could enjoy the party well! Thanks for committees!After the party, I made chocolates for boys varsity soccer club with other managers because Valentine! We planned to make ganaches. First, we melted chocolate and mixed with fresh cream. My room was filled up with sweet chocolate smell! Then, we put the liquid chocolate into vat. Next day, the chocolate hardened but it was still soft so it was very hard to make it small pieces. We made three flavors of chocolates. Cocoa powder, green tea, and kinako (soybean flour). When I tasted these, I thought these were not good. So I was so worried when we gave these chocolates to players. But everyone said “Delicious!” So I was really relieved! I was happy that players were glad.
I thought making chocolate was easy work because it can melt and harden easily. And every web pages (about chocolate recipes) said it was very easy to make ganaches and ganaches were good for beginners of making sweets. In fact, it was very hard! I thought I could cook something at least if I wasn’t a very nice chef but I lost my confidence this time. I will cook something when I go back to japan after graduation. And I wish I will be a good cook!
I thought making chocolate was easy work because it can melt and harden easily. And every web pages (about chocolate recipes) said it was very easy to make ganaches and ganaches were good for beginners of making sweets. In fact, it was very hard! I thought I could cook something at least if I wasn’t a very nice chef but I lost my confidence this time. I will cook something when I go back to japan after graduation. And I wish I will be a good cook!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
basket ball
Yesterday, boys varsity basket ball team had a season over.The opponent was Rye Neck and it was an away game. We had to win 1 more game to go to sectionals. And it was our last league game so we must win the game, or our season would over. But the opponent’s situation was same as us. We had played once before and we won the game by about 7 points, so I believed we could win. Yesterday morning, we made rice balls and Inari-sushi (= fried bean curd stuffed with sushi rice). I made them with my wishes to win the game. When the bus almost left Keio, I knew one manager couldn’t come with us because she had to go to hospital. I was disturbed because it was really important game. When our bus left Keio’s gate, girls who were members of girls varsity basket team saw us off with banner which said “Come back with smile”. I was moved by their heart. And soccer teams saw us also. I thought we had to win for them. When we arrived at Rye Neck, there was Kana, a captain of Keio’s girl varsity basket ball team that couldn’t go to sectionals. I was so moved again. Beginning of the game, it was a really close game. I cheer our players up for dear life. During the game, one manager who went to hospital arrived. I saw her and believed we would win. But we lost finally. It meant season over. I couldn’t understand what was happened. I thought we would go to sectionals and there were more games, practices and team dinners. Next to me, managers broke down into tears. I couldn’t do anything. I didn’t remember how I got on the bus. Only then did I realize that bus arrived at Keio. I had to hand a traveling form to the health center so I went to the south dorm. There were few students and they asked me whether we won. I replied no but I didn’t realize that we didn’t win still. When I went into the gym, team started meeting. It was a last meeting. Keisuke, our captain talked about what he felt and what he felt about teammates. Our season was over like this.
It was Dec 1st 2008 when this season had started. This season lasted about 2 months. At the beginning of the season, there were only 3 managers. Usually managers are 4 so it was tough and I felt alone. And 1 of the 3 managers couldn’t continue manager because she had backache and a doctor said she must stop. A manager joined but I was worried more. After winter vacation, another 12th manager came back to NY. I think the time that I spent in Basket ball team was very quick. Especially after winter vacation was so quick. It was very precious time for me, So, it went thorough very quickly because it was too enjoyable.
Now, spring season will starts soon. Each of us goes each way. But I believe that we are “team”. I wanna gather again and have a great time again.
It was Dec 1st 2008 when this season had started. This season lasted about 2 months. At the beginning of the season, there were only 3 managers. Usually managers are 4 so it was tough and I felt alone. And 1 of the 3 managers couldn’t continue manager because she had backache and a doctor said she must stop. A manager joined but I was worried more. After winter vacation, another 12th manager came back to NY. I think the time that I spent in Basket ball team was very quick. Especially after winter vacation was so quick. It was very precious time for me, So, it went thorough very quickly because it was too enjoyable.
Now, spring season will starts soon. Each of us goes each way. But I believe that we are “team”. I wanna gather again and have a great time again.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
BB★ AND my favorite movie!
In winter season, I’m in the boys varsity basket ball team as a manager. I’ve joined the club since last year. Usually, managers of the boys basket ball team in Keio NY starts their job when they are in 9th grade. So only students who entered at this school as a 9th grader can be this team’s manager. But last year, I became their manager. First, I was worried about that I was a new girl and whether the teammates involved me or not. Although I had never told with them, they involved me and did very well by me. I could be brought out soon. Last year, we went on to the finals of the sectionals game. Finally, we lost in the over time. I cried and cried. It was very very exciting season.
And now, this year’s winter season have started. The seniors who were in the team last year graduated so it’s lone… but I believe we can do like last year’s team! We are very friendly team so I can enjoy the club every day. especially team dinners are very fun! There are lots of comedians in our team! Today, we have a home game at 6 pm. We must win 2 more games to advance to the sectionals. Please come and cheer us up!
And today, I’m going to talk about what I love. First, I love eating. I think I can eat lot more than other girls. When I go to Manhattan, I always eat delicious foods. It’s my chief delight! I love cuisines but I love sweets also. Cheese cake, brownie, cookie, pancake, French toast, chocolate cake, cream puff, milleclape… I can’t mention all! When I’m in my house in japan, I usually cook by myself. I like cooking also. I think I’m not a wonderful cook, but I like cook and eat! In the dorm, we can’t cook so I’m really disappointed. I’m planning that I will go to a cooking class after I’ll graduate this school and go back to Japan!
Also I love friends. If I have no friends, I would leave this school already. We’re living in dorm so we are really close and tight. It sometimes causes troubles, but I love that my friends are always around me. In dorm, we can celebrate our friend’s birthday at 12:oo and we can meet with our friends anytime! I usually want to graduate this school and go back to Japan, but I think I might miss this school and the dorm after graduation.
And now, this year’s winter season have started. The seniors who were in the team last year graduated so it’s lone… but I believe we can do like last year’s team! We are very friendly team so I can enjoy the club every day. especially team dinners are very fun! There are lots of comedians in our team! Today, we have a home game at 6 pm. We must win 2 more games to advance to the sectionals. Please come and cheer us up!
And today, I’m going to talk about what I love. First, I love eating. I think I can eat lot more than other girls. When I go to Manhattan, I always eat delicious foods. It’s my chief delight! I love cuisines but I love sweets also. Cheese cake, brownie, cookie, pancake, French toast, chocolate cake, cream puff, milleclape… I can’t mention all! When I’m in my house in japan, I usually cook by myself. I like cooking also. I think I’m not a wonderful cook, but I like cook and eat! In the dorm, we can’t cook so I’m really disappointed. I’m planning that I will go to a cooking class after I’ll graduate this school and go back to Japan!
Also I love friends. If I have no friends, I would leave this school already. We’re living in dorm so we are really close and tight. It sometimes causes troubles, but I love that my friends are always around me. In dorm, we can celebrate our friend’s birthday at 12:oo and we can meet with our friends anytime! I usually want to graduate this school and go back to Japan, but I think I might miss this school and the dorm after graduation.
PS♡
I love movies! In Japan, I usually go to movie theaters with my friends. But in here, I rarely go to theaters because it’s too hard for me to understand native English in movies. I know to try to listen might make my English better, but my bad attitude about English die hard. When I was younger, I like western movies than Japanese movies because western one is very large-scale and story is very fun. Bur recently I realized Japanese movies are grate also. In Japanese movie, character’s mind is expressed very delicately. Usually Japanese one isn’t large-scale and the setting is very usual world. And characters in it might close to us. I felt boring before, but I fell them close to me so I can sympathize and empathize with them.
My recent favorite Japanese movie is “Hito no sex wo warauna.” This title means don’t laugh at others romance. I read this movie’s original. I knew the book’s title and I thought what a title was it! So I was interested in the book. It was interesting, but it wasn’t a funny or exciting story. I think Mr. Kringle doesn’t like the story. Maybe lots of boys don’t also. But I love the movie! the story is about 19 years old boy who loved 39 years old woman. She was a teacher in art college that the boy was in. And, she had been married with another man already! After I watched the movie, I REALLY wanted to fall in love with someone, like the boy and the woman. I really love the movie, so I asked my parents to buy the DVD of the movie and send it to me. I will watch this movie again and again!
now, it is 5:30 so i gonna go to the basket ball game! i REALLY REALLY win!
PLEASE come to cheer us up!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
SNOOOOOOOOOOOW DAY★!＊ﾟ+.
2nd mid term was finished----!!!
I’m soooooo happy★
But I surprised at my score yesterday... it was terrible! Especially math was awful.
But I don’t care because it was done!
I will study hard in 3rd quarter SERIOUSLY!!
And I’m happy now!!!
That’s why.....
Today is snow day!!!! I didn’t expect snow day so it was more grateful to me! When I woke up, snow day was announced from speakers. I couldn’t believe that at first but I returned to sleep right away. And I woke up again at 10:30 then took a shower. The dorm was very quiet. I thought nobody woke so I watched Japanese dramas on the internet. After the drama was finished, I went to my friend’s room. They were still in their beds! And I climbed into her bed. We decided to order a pizza delivery. I came at 2:00. It was very delicious! I really love pizza! And then, we watched aiko’s live DVD. All of us love aiko, so it was very fun! We could really really grate time!!!! Thx aiko★
When the DVD was finished, it was 6 pm already so we ordered Chinese food delivery. But they didn’t come in right time. We got mad and waited in North Rotunda for an hour!!! Unbelievable!!! The Chinese deliverer arrived at 8:30! We refused to pay tip to him but he was so persistent. Tough as ticks! So we paid tip. Then we enjoyed the Chinese food! We talked about love and marriage. I can’t imagine whether I will be able to marry with someone nice... But I wanna marry someday!
Anyway, aiko’s new single will be in stores in Feb 18! The title in “milk / nageki no kiss (means a kiss of grief)”! It’s a double A-side single! “milk” is used in a CM of Albelt (bicycle of Bridgestone) and “nageki no kiss” is used in aiko’s new year’s CM! Both are so grate! I can’t wait Feb 18!!!!
You can watch the video of those CM!
milk
nageki no kiss
nageki no kiss (another ver.)
I’m soooooo happy★
But I surprised at my score yesterday... it was terrible! Especially math was awful.
But I don’t care because it was done!
I will study hard in 3rd quarter SERIOUSLY!!
And I’m happy now!!!
That’s why.....
Today is snow day!!!! I didn’t expect snow day so it was more grateful to me! When I woke up, snow day was announced from speakers. I couldn’t believe that at first but I returned to sleep right away. And I woke up again at 10:30 then took a shower. The dorm was very quiet. I thought nobody woke so I watched Japanese dramas on the internet. After the drama was finished, I went to my friend’s room. They were still in their beds! And I climbed into her bed. We decided to order a pizza delivery. I came at 2:00. It was very delicious! I really love pizza! And then, we watched aiko’s live DVD. All of us love aiko, so it was very fun! We could really really grate time!!!! Thx aiko★
When the DVD was finished, it was 6 pm already so we ordered Chinese food delivery. But they didn’t come in right time. We got mad and waited in North Rotunda for an hour!!! Unbelievable!!! The Chinese deliverer arrived at 8:30! We refused to pay tip to him but he was so persistent. Tough as ticks! So we paid tip. Then we enjoyed the Chinese food! We talked about love and marriage. I can’t imagine whether I will be able to marry with someone nice... But I wanna marry someday!
Anyway, aiko’s new single will be in stores in Feb 18! The title in “milk / nageki no kiss (means a kiss of grief)”! It’s a double A-side single! “milk” is used in a CM of Albelt (bicycle of Bridgestone) and “nageki no kiss” is used in aiko’s new year’s CM! Both are so grate! I can’t wait Feb 18!!!!
You can watch the video of those CM!
milk
nageki no kiss
nageki no kiss (another ver.)
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Birthday!
It was a birthday of my underclassman who works as manager of keio boys basketball team with me yesterday! And we had a home game yesterday!
We ordered a cake for her and we planned to surprise her. To make her birthday nice, I really wanted to win yesterday's game. The opponent was Clark Academy. I thought they must be a weak team before the game starting because their warming-up looked poor. And then the game started. At the end of the 1st quarter, the score was 14 to 7, our favor. So I was reliefed and I thought we could win surely. During the 2nd quarter, I had to go to the school rotunda and recieve the cake we ordered so I left the gym. After I came back to the gym, the score was 22 to 21. I cheerd them up and wished for our win. At the 4th quarter, our points was lower than the opponent's. But in almost end of the game, we rallied and won the game!!!
After the game, we sung a birthday song and game her a cake and a birthday card! She was very surprised and said "Thank you for such a nice cake and a card, but it's greater pleasure for me to win today's game!" Then we ate the cake. It was sooooooo delicious!
Tomorrow, it is my friend's birthday! I have a present for her. I wanna celebrate her birthday soon!
We ordered a cake for her and we planned to surprise her. To make her birthday nice, I really wanted to win yesterday's game. The opponent was Clark Academy. I thought they must be a weak team before the game starting because their warming-up looked poor. And then the game started. At the end of the 1st quarter, the score was 14 to 7, our favor. So I was reliefed and I thought we could win surely. During the 2nd quarter, I had to go to the school rotunda and recieve the cake we ordered so I left the gym. After I came back to the gym, the score was 22 to 21. I cheerd them up and wished for our win. At the 4th quarter, our points was lower than the opponent's. But in almost end of the game, we rallied and won the game!!!
After the game, we sung a birthday song and game her a cake and a birthday card! She was very surprised and said "Thank you for such a nice cake and a card, but it's greater pleasure for me to win today's game!" Then we ate the cake. It was sooooooo delicious!
Tomorrow, it is my friend's birthday! I have a present for her. I wanna celebrate her birthday soon!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
My Winter Vacation
Hong Kong's night view
Casino at MacauSchool started---((('A`)))
Why isn't it snow day today-------((('A`)))
I want to go back to winter vacation!
I went to Tokyo first. I met my friends living in Tokyo. And we went to Tokyo Disney Land! I hadn't been there for a long time. We woke up so early and went there. There were lots of people even thought almost Japanese school and office weren't out for winter vacation at that time. We rode many atractions. I enjoyed so much! But it was rain so it was very cold;;
Next day, I met senpai who graduated this school last year. They didn't cange. We talked a lot. They said there were no handsome men in Keio University and boys in Keio Academy of NY were handsome. I couldn't belive that.
After I went back to Nagoya, my family went on a trip to Hong Kong. I've never been to countries like China, or Hong Kong so I was very excited. The food was very good. And shopping was very fun because there were lots of shops in Hong Kong. During the trip, we went to Macau. We went there by ferry. There were lots of high buildings and casinos. All casinos were very gorgeous. I could play becasue I was already 18. There wasn't enough time so we won only HK$500. My brother seemed he liked gamble. I'm worry about he might be addicted to gamble someday.
Winter Vacation was very short but I could enjoy! The next time we will go back to Japan is after we graduate this school. So I want to enjoy my restt of high school life!
Why isn't it snow day today-------((('A`)))
I want to go back to winter vacation!
I went to Tokyo first. I met my friends living in Tokyo. And we went to Tokyo Disney Land! I hadn't been there for a long time. We woke up so early and went there. There were lots of people even thought almost Japanese school and office weren't out for winter vacation at that time. We rode many atractions. I enjoyed so much! But it was rain so it was very cold;;
Next day, I met senpai who graduated this school last year. They didn't cange. We talked a lot. They said there were no handsome men in Keio University and boys in Keio Academy of NY were handsome. I couldn't belive that.
After I went back to Nagoya, my family went on a trip to Hong Kong. I've never been to countries like China, or Hong Kong so I was very excited. The food was very good. And shopping was very fun because there were lots of shops in Hong Kong. During the trip, we went to Macau. We went there by ferry. There were lots of high buildings and casinos. All casinos were very gorgeous. I could play becasue I was already 18. There wasn't enough time so we won only HK$500. My brother seemed he liked gamble. I'm worry about he might be addicted to gamble someday.
Winter Vacation was very short but I could enjoy! The next time we will go back to Japan is after we graduate this school. So I want to enjoy my restt of high school life!
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