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- 2008/08/25 17:07Depressing fact.. Can't trust Japanese Massmedia
- Recently, I became very interested in Takeshima issue. What is Takesh
ima ? The U.S news are reproting that Japanese people are not interes
ted in Takeshima (Liancourt Rocks) like Koreans do. I was wondering
what ? because I didn't know anything about it. Of course, I wasn't i
nterested in the politics just like other Japanese people, but that ma
de me start resarching about these islands. I will ju... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/06/27 08:16Kid's Japanese Skill
- Our kids' Japanese skills are not that great compared to other Japane
se kids at the same ages. My son still speaks like a little baby and m
umbles lots. He used to talk like a little girl as well, since he tal
ked with women for the most of the time, me, and the kindergarten teac
hers.. There were no men speaking Japanese to him. ( His father does
n't speak Japanese) But last year when we had a cha... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/06/26 02:08My kids English
- Today is the third day since they started their summer vacation. My s
on graduated from his English Kindergarten and Japanese kindergarten t
his summer.We had some cerebrations for both of them. My son went to
American school for the first time this year, and he had changed 3 Jap
anese schools since he started and finished it, one in London, one in
Japan, and the other in the U.S. All of them wer ... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/06/25 08:49I am so lazy to study English..
- English.. when I started studying English in Junior high school, I wa
s taking English lessons " Juku" after the school on the sid
e.This helped me lots to get high scores on English tests in the scho
ol... You know, there are not so much to study about at the beginning
of English lessons. And then, I just had a difficult time to go to sc
hool.. at that time, I stop studying English as we... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/06/23 04:31Which English do you like better ? American or British ? (2)
- Well, continue from the last blog.. I thought that British peopole us
e more complicated English than American as well. Like some of my Bri
tish colleagues used to tell me " Have you eaten lunch ?"
Well yes.. Do you have to use the complicated tense ?? In the U.S pe
ople simply say, " Did you eat lunch already ?" Amercans
do use those present perfect tenses, but when you just... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/06/20 10:43Which English do you like better ? American or British ?
- As I told you before, I have been longing for America since I was a j
unior high school student. So, I didn't have so much feelings towards
England. But England happened to have been a important country for our
family.. Ever since my husband started to work for British founded co
mpany, we dealt with lots of British people and even lived in London f
or 4 and half years. This is a country where my ... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/06/18 01:46English ?
- Hi there.. I just came from the blog that I read often, and make me t
hink a lot of things.. English.. My feeling towards English.. Well, I
was crazy about English when I was in Junior high, because I was very
much into American movies and longered for those faburous stories and
actors. But as a Japanese person, I was too afraid of making mistakes
on grammers when I talked to people in English. ... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/05/24 13:14No decision made
- Well, I haven't updated my blog for long time. I have been busy in Ma
y because I had lots of family events came. My daughter's birthday, no
w she is 9, and my son's birthday, he is now 5. My daughter's musical
concert at her school. My son joined "Tee Ball" team (Tee
ball is a easy version of baseball. They use a poll to support balls t
o hit ). My daughter's Japanese school open house, ... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/05/02 06:43Result !
- Well, it has passed more than one week since I had an interview for t
he job.so, I decided to contact them since I have to make some plans w
hat to do with kids during the summer vacation, if I get the job. So,
I sent an emaill asking about the situation on the job. They responsed
me back saying the status of my visa in the US. I wasn't really sure
if I want to work as a full time or a part time, ... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/04/25 08:57Interview and college
- Here I am.. I survived the interview the other day.Actually, the offi
ce is located near my house where I could walk to.As I didn't know whe
re to park, I just walked there. I could find it without any problems.
They are located in the 1st floor of the big building. The office is v
ery nice and clean.I met the owner of the company. She was a Chinese s
trong minded woman who came to the US to be a ... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/04/21 08:35I wasn't quit ready yet ??
- Well, I wasn't quit ready yet to go back to work I guess..since I am
very slow to act on the things that is happening to me. a week ago, I
found this article which was looking for an entry level accountant an
d bookkeeper's assistant on website. I somehow manage to sent a resume
with the cover letter saying that I don't have a work permit in the U
S yet, but I am about to change my carreer (well ... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/04/13 02:05Japanese Saturday School
- Our kids had a week off as Spring vacation from their schools Today w
as the first day for my daughter to go back to school.. well, to Japan
ese Saturday school. She has been to Japanese School since she was thr
ee. I and my husband decided to put our kids in Japanese school when t
hey are small, because we believe that Japanese early education is bet
ter than one in the US. She has started attending ... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/04/10 02:56Am I a good mother ?
- I have been not happy lately. I have been fighting with my husband so
often..So, I asked myself if I am blaming my husband for everything t
hat I am unhappy about.Am I unhappy because my husband doesn't make me
happy ? Does he has so many faults that I am not happy about ? Well
, I think that the problem is not that simple. The problem is what I a
m...I was raised by a single parent. My mother ... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/04/03 02:50What they do in Summer ??
- It is already in April !Schools in the US usually start Summer Vacati
on at the late June untill the end of August.That means "2 long m
onths"for me to deal with kids at home.It is not good for me nor
for kids..My daughter is willing to go back to Japan to attend her old
school to see her best friends, but.. we just came back to the US in
late December last year..(well, this will be a lon... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/04/02 08:26I am sick in the bed..
- I am sick today, and staying in the bed right now..My husband is the
first person who brought this sickness into our house..He has been sic
k for a couple of days now, and he is up today.I hate being sick!Today
, my son had to go to a Japanese kindergarden. He goes there 2 days a
week.Well, I am sick..and I couldn't take him.. So my husband went the
re..Taking him there was all right.. well on ... [続きを読む]
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- 2008/03/31 03:59Becoming a nurse is a best choice ?
- As you know, the economy in the US is getting worse and worse everyda
y.I really felt that I don't have a luck when I am considering to look
for a job.Everytime when I look for a job, the economy is at the bad
state in Japan and in the US in the past.. and again this..When I read
CNN in the web, some of the experts were recommending to be a nurse,
because there are many jobs available for nurse ... [続きを読む]
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