My 2nd session in my English school was finished
My 2nd session in my English school was finished yesterday.
昨日で、英語学校の第二セッションが終了しました。
I have been living in Vancouver for about two months. I feel time is so fast to past.I feel time passes so fast. I think,,, I don't improve my English skill more than I expected. But my teacher said, "You seem to have improved. Don't hurt your self. Good job! You should be more confident."
バンクーバーに来て約2ヶ月。時が過ぎるのは早い！ 自分では、思ったほど成果が上がってないと思ってるのですが、学校の先生曰く、「着実に伸びているから自信を持て！」とのこと。
I agree with her. I think I have to be confident.
んー 確かに… もっと自分に自身を持たないといけないなぁ。
Now I remember, my host father said, "You speak English very well. You can do it. You should believe yourself."
そういえば、ホストファーザーもそんなこと言ってたっけ…
I BELIEVE MYSELF. It is a subject for next session. (But I feel getting better about it day by day.)
自分に自身を持つ。これはネクストセッションの課題ですね（でも、ずいぶん改善されたと思います。自分に自身を持つ、という点においては）。
By the way, I took a challenge test last week. I wanted to promote early, so I decided to take the test. And I passed the challenge test. I will be in the class as INTERMEDIATE STUDENT next session.
話は変わりますが、先週チャレンジテストを受け、見事パスしました。次のセッションからはINTERMEDIATEのクラスにランクアップです。
Anyway, I have to do my best.
とにもかくにも、がんばらねば。
PREPARE FOR PRESENTATION
【書き途中、更新予定】
□今回のセッションは、食について勉強した。その内容を復習できるような内容にする。
### presentation (5 minutes) ###
- Now, I am going to start my presentation.
- My topic is how to cook MISO-SOUP. So, I'll show you how to cook MISO-SOUP, and history of MISO. OK, Let's go!
- First, you need a pan. Like this.
- Then, You pour water from the tap and add the HONDASHI. HONDASHI is the pouder of dried bonito. HONDASHI is Japanese name. Dried bonito is sun dried tuna. Like this.
- Next, until the soup is boiled up, you should cut some ingredient. MEANWHILE. Today, I chose DAIKON and TOFU. You can chose as if some ingredient of MISO-SOUP. (i.e. potatoes, onions, eggplants, seeweed and so on.)
- After that, you have to cut DAIKON. Like this. ***(フレンチフライのようなスティック状にする) And, you have to cut a TOFU 2 centimeters square. Like this. When the soup is boiled up, you ought to put the cut DAIKON into the soup.
- If the DAIKON is cooked well-done unsalted, ***(火を弱める。大根が透明になる。) Then, put MISO into the mixture and melt it. You have to stir it lightly.
- Finally, put the TOFU into the mixture and warm it up. But you don't have to boil it up bacause if you boil it up, MOSO flavor has gone. That's all.
- (I'll show MISO-SOUP to audience.)
### About MISO, history of MISO (3 minutes) ###
- So, I'd like to explain about MISO and history of MISO.
- MISO is passed from China or the Korea peninsula. MISO has been improvement over and over again. The Japanese original miso is now complete.
- We have many kinds of MISO. (i.e. Red MISO, White MISO, Mixed MISO and so on.) But every MISO is common in to ferment the soybean.
- MISO is very good at your health. MISO is very effective in preventing cancers, stomach ulcer, aging, dyspepsia, injury of tabacco and so on.
- We have eaten MISO-SOUP since the MUROMACHI period. The MUROMACHI period is about 600 years ago.
### Q&A ###
Q.Can I make MISO or not? Is it better to buy MISO in the supermarket.
-> Most of Japanese buy MISO in the supermarket. But you can cook it. It's unusual to cook. I have a friend to make MISO. She said she spend a time about one year. So, she make every year to make MISO for next year.
Q.Why did you choose the topic of MISO-SOUP?
-> I have two reason. One of a reason, we studied about many kind of food, how to cook, some ingredients and so on. I want to review this topic again. On the other hand, MISO is a important food in Japan. And MISO-SOUP is a one of most popular food in Japan. I'd like to introduce you how to cook MISO-SOUP and what MISO and MISO-SOUP is.
Q.What kind of nutrient is included in MISO.
-> MISO includes protein, many kinds of vitamin, ferment, dietary fiber and so on.
First journal: Friday, Week 2
Second journal: Friday, Week 2
Topic: Write about something that has happened to you while you were traveling. OR : Write about where you have traveled to or where you would like to travel to and why.
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I went on a trip to Thailand with four friends during the first summer vacation when I worked in Japan. This was the first traveling abroad for me. It was a package tour on a five day trip to Thailand.
We arrived at Bangkok. Then my travel agency's clerk drove us to a hotel which we had made a reservation. I thought Bangkok was a modern city than I expected. There was a lot of convenience store like Seven-Eleven. But, I felt somewhat out of place with them because there were elephant riders and elephants on the street. We can never see this scene in Japan.
We enjoyed the Thailand travel. (i.e. a two-hour elephant riding, the night market, the traditional Buddhist temples, esthetics, beautiful beach, the Thai food and so on.)
However, we had a scary experience.
One day, we wanted to go drinking. So, we went to the pub which was recommended by travel agency clerk. When we got the shop, the clerk led us to the back room. I saw about thirty women sitting there beyond the glass. The clerk said, "Please chose one of them."
We chose the woman, and we sat some big couches. There were the couches around a small glassware table.
When I drank a glass of liquor, I noticed strange things. The pattern of the glass was many kinds of coital position posture. Then, the woman whom I selected talked to me in broken Japanese, "You can have sex with me." I was a little bit terrified.
There were chocolates on the glassware table. When I reached for the chocolate, the woman interrupted me. Then she feed the chocolate to me. Suddenly, she gripped my private area, saying that "You eat chocolate. I eat your xxxx." It was a very strange situation for me. Our friends were also scared. We decided to go out of the shop.
When we were on my way to hotel by taxi, we tried to ask the taxi driver about the shop. The taxi driver said, "The shop is connected with the love hotel. It is a good place for Japanese."
I think it must be very dangerous place. I did not know why my travel agency clerk recommended us. I have regretted not to complain to my travel agency.
Favorite way to cook eggs
Describe your favorite way to cook eggs. Use sequence adverbs.
First, pour a lot of water into kettle.
Then put the kettle on, and boil the kettle.
Next, put some eggs into the pan.
After that, pour a hot water until all eggs is flooded.
After that, put the pan on.
After that, wait 7 minutes.
After that, After 7 minutes, pour a lot of water into the pan. (To cool eggs suddenly)
After that, make soup. mix with soy source, saki(Japanese alcohol), or sweet sake for seasoning.
Finally, put some eggs into mixture and leave one day.
* Memo *
o You peal eggs hardly if put the pan on after pour a cold water until all eggs in flooded.
Gastown
I went to Gastown yesterday. There are many old constructors in Gastown. Street lamps shape round and stand along the street. And you can watch the oldest steam clock in the world. It is very beautiful.
昨日、ガスタウンに行ってきました。ものすごく古い建物が立ち並ぶガスタウン。街灯の形が丸いのが特徴的。そして、世界一古いスチームクロックも見ることができます。感動的な美しさでした。
Steam clock
The explanation of THE GASTOWN STEAM CLOCK
Pictures in Lonsdale Quay
I took a picture in Lonsdale Quay.
Lonsdale Quay で写真を撮りました。
Burrard Inlet
バラード入江
A bird on the verge of the fountain
噴水で見かけた鳥
The color of the sea is green. (Perhups, because of Saint Patrick's Day)
緑色の海。（St. パトリックデーに撮ったもの。たぶん、緑色の染料で海を一時的に着色しているのだと思う。後日、事実関係について調べる予定）
板奪還計画、成功
今日は、日本語でブログを書きます。
まずは、以下の2つの記事をご確認ください。
（石内丸山にスノボーに行った際、友人のスノーボードを無くした件です）
http://ameblo.jp/slow-motion/entry-10008840408.html
http://ameblo.jp/slow-motion/entry-10008934713.html
結局、板は見つかりました。そして、友人（板の持ち主）が石内丸山に再度赴き、自ら回収してくれたとのことです。板は回収したから安心してくれ！と連絡がありました。本当に感謝、感謝です。
さて、板が見つかるまでのエピソードを簡単にまとめます。
板が見つかったのは、私が渡加する日（2/25）でした。吉祥寺からリムジンバスで成田に行っている途中、石内丸山のインフォメーションセンターから私の携帯に連絡があったのです（ちなみに、私の携帯はその日で契約が切れることになっていました。なんという幸運...）。
すかさず、友人に連絡しました。「板が見つかったらしい！直接連絡して確認してくれ！！板は石内丸山から着払いで郵送可能らしいから、よろしくやってくれ！着払いの代金はインターネットバンクで振り込むから、立て替えておいてくれ！すまん！」 ...まさに必死でした（笑）
結局、友人は3/18（土）に石内丸山にスノボーに行き、直接回収してくれたそうです（きっと、着払いのお金を払わせないように、、、 という配慮もあったのでしょう。本当に感謝）。
最後に、石内丸山のインフォメーションセンターの人にも感謝。ちゃんと届けを出しておいて良かった...