Which hotels should we stay???

I decided to go to Seoul with my friend from December 20th.
I reserved the "plane ticket" only, so I have to make a reservation for hotel while we are going to stay in Seoul.

Today, on my way home from the hospital, I bought "travel guide book".
I want to stay "luxury hotel",,,so now I'm thinking which hotel should we stay,,,"Lotte hotel seoul" or "the westin chosen seoul"...or another.

And also I have to think where to go in seoul.
Maybe we go to flea market and esthetic salon and musiams and so on.
And I want to go to "Hanmonten".
板門店 is hilly terrain and there are frontier bitween north and south korea.
I will go there to understand the history of the war and so on.

I thought that I was an extremely careful driver...

I had an accident while I was riding on my bicycle yesterday morning.
It was on the way to work.
I think I looked the other way,,,one of the reason.

I bumped into the utility pole and fell down from my bicycle.
So I was injured my left leg....My injury was not big, but deep.
Passerby who found me called a taxi, and I headed for surgeon near my workplace.

I had treatment by the doctor.
After all, I was knitted 5needles on my left leg and finished treatment....
This was the first time I was knitten by the doctor...
Even now, I feel ache in my leg.

As I was very tired recently, I thought that was one of the reason.
I vaguely felt very sad...
So I decided to take a rest until next monday.

Please take care of your body....

仕事に行く途中、、、自転車乗車中に事故ってしまいました。
ぼーっとしていたのが原因、ぶつかったのが電柱だったから良かったものの、
これが人だったら大変なことになっていました。考えるのも怖いです。
最近ちょっと張り切りすぎていたから、週末までゆっくりします。
足がまだ少々痛みますが、勉強は動かず出来るので続けまぁす。

Where is the capital of Korea?

I made up my mind to go to Korea next month.
Where I will go is Seoul in the capital of Korea.
I wanted to go to warm country because during December it is very cold in Japan.
But my friend recommenede to go to Korea.
So I agree with my friend's opinion.
And another reason is that I have about 20000 mileage now, so I want to use it.

I think I will go to night free market and ethtetics....
I am looking forward to going there.

I am so sleepy now,,,

I went to the pub by myself.

As I had a lot of free time yesterday, I went to "Irish pub" by muself near my house.
This is my first time to go to "drinking place" by myself.
But I can enjoy drinking some beer and "fish and chips".

I was alone, so I can think a lot of things.
I thought how to live from now on and so on････
When I want to think a lot, I will go "pub" by myself.

一人でパブに行った。
そんな場所に一人で行くのは多分はじめての経験。
理由は、いろいろストレスが溜まっていて爆発しそうになったから。
すごくイライラしてたな、私。

周りのこともすべて忘れ、ギネス（笑）を飲みつつ、目の前にあった巨大なツリーを見ながら
冷静になって考えることができました。

ストレスも、考えるほどの事じゃなくて、頑張れば自分で解決できたという事。
今まで自分がどれだけ他力本願でやっていたかという事。
今後どういう道で進んでいくかという人生スケジュール（笑）、、、、etc

次の日の朝、微妙に頭痛もあり、眠かったけどとってもスッキリして、本当に行って良かったと思いました。

About Kagoshima 2

Next I went to Ibusuki to take Natural sand bath.
Natural sand bath, what we call "Ibusuki sunamushi onsen".
I took that bath for the first time, so I can enjoy it.

How to take sand bath?
first, you lie down on the sand at appointed place, and attendants will cover you in sand.
At ten minutes, you will sweat your body and leave you feeling refreshed.

After taking a bath, we headed hotel we will stay.
We stayed at kagoshima city hote.
We can see "Sakurajima island" beautifully from our hotel window.

The next day, we decided to go to "Sakurajima Island".
we went there by using ferry.
About 15min, we were able to reach there.
We saw a lot of things about this island,
These mountains were smoking valcano. so we can see "smoke" anytime.

After that, we went to "Kirishima shrine" to visit a shrine.
I bought a talisman.

Continue

Going on a trip to Kagoshima.

Well, last weekend I went to Kagoshima to travel.I write about that journey from now.

First, I went to Haneda airport to take on an airplane.
ANA's flight is all used "Terminal 2". so i went terminal 2.
From few manths ago, the way of bording was changed.
At ana's desk or automatically check-in machine, we finished proceeding.
And then, we touched "The second dimension's bar code" to the machine.
So we can pass the gate easily because of "ticketless system" was started.

After we arrived at Kagoshima airport, we rented a car that we made a reservation in advance.
After that, we headed for Chiran to see Peace museum for Kamikaze pilot.

At 60min drive, we reached "Peace museum for Kamikaze pilots".
Do you know the city Chiran which was located "Base" during World war2?
We saw a lot of relic which was left by the person who died during the war.
And also we saw many fighter aircraft that named "Hayate", "Hien"and so on.

Next I went to Ibusuki to take "Natural sand bath".

Japanese style drinking place.

Yesterday, I went to "Izakaya" with my colleagues near Ikebukuro station.
Where we went is bar that is mainly served Japanese food.
I had two glasses of beer,,,and red wine that is called "ボジョレーヌーボー".
I enjoyed talking to them, and released much stress from my body.

And also I was able to study English for about three hours yesterday.
It was a good day...yesterday.
To speak more fluently and talk to him by using English, I have to study hard.
So I have to enphasis on Speaking....

My situation in the morning.

Today, I will write "my morning situation".

I get up at 7 oclock. and I turn on TV to watch the news and weather report.
After that, I begin to cook for my breakfast and lunch.
I bring my lunch box to have lunch,,,almost every day.
So I made two rice balls and some food.

After I finished eating breakfast, I start studying.
Today, I studied about English composition about a hour.
And I changed my chothes and brush my teeth and wash my face and make up.

I leave home at 9:15 every day,and I go to the workplace by my bicycle.
It takes 15min to get there,,,The time when i start working is 9:30.

Tomorrow is the last day I work this week.
So I am little happy now,,,The weekend is near here!

朝は時間がなくていつも格闘です。
でも、少なくとも１時間は勉強時間を取るよう努力はしていますが、、、なんともねぇ。

Today's EC

Today's theme is about the phillipines.
Though we chose the class which has no setting about student's level, everybody's speaking level was really high.
So I can learn a lot from other students.

Recently I can understand what the teacher and students say without any efforts(easily).
Even if I go abroad, I can hear foreigners say.
But about speaking, I can't compose English sentence well, and can't make good Grammer.
I always am training by using "瞬間英作文", but I dont know when I will be able to speak fluently.

The other day the teacher said, "To be ashame is important. for you".
I think its true.
So today's lesson made me be motivated.

今日は、日本語で、。今日の授業は、フィリピンについてでした。
生徒のレベルの設定がないクラスでしたので、みなさんお話が私の何倍もうまく、久しぶりにとっても勉強になりました。

最近は、先生の言っていることも、生徒の話していることも”頑張って聞く”ことなしにほとんど理解できるようになりました。
外国にいっても大体は聞き取れそうな感じがします。
ただしスピーキングになると、
話しても単語の羅列（＋文法がめちゃくちゃ）になってしまい、文章構成能力がありません。
いつも瞬間英作文で鍛えてはいるのですが、いつになったらもう少しなめらかになるかなぁと考える日々です。

”自分がクラスメイトより下手である”という恥をかいて人は上達すると、英会話学校の先生がいつだったかいっていましたが、そのとおりですね。
今日の授業はぺらぺら話す方がいて非常にモチベーションアップに繋がりました。

I found her at Nerima station, Tokyo.

Though it was much cold today, I went to "Business trip" near Nerima station, tokyo.
As I had a lot of time until starting a meeting, I dropped at Macdonalds.

When I saw the menu, I found "Mango pie" on the menu.
I was very suprised,,,,that they have served "Mango pie" yet.
And I was also very happy to be able to eat Mango pie.

After the meeting was over, I went to "gym" as usual.
Though I was not really well, I swam about 500 meter, and go into Sauna at 12min.
So I can refresh my body and also relax.

今日、練馬駅付近に仕事の用事があっていきました。
そばのマックに寄ったら、なんとマンゴーパイがまだ置いてありました。
めちゃ美味い♪マンゴーパイを食べれて幸せ☆ﾐ

At English conversation school

Today, I went to "English school" around noon.
The class I took is "introduction about Japanese".

As today's content is "Japanese cuisine", I would like to write about Japanese cuisune as a review.

What is the characteristic of Japanese dishes?

Japanese cooking stresses the natural flavors of seasonal materials.
And there are a harmony between the color of the food and the dish it's served in.
So, the important point is to create a feeling of the season.

How to serve dishes?

the round food is served in square or rectangular dishes, and the square food is served in round dishes.
This is a basic rule.

Please explain the characteristic of Japanese food.

Japanese think of a meal as having two parts,,,the main dish and the other dishes.
The main dish is rice, and the other one are vegetables , fish and meat.

疲れたので、この辺で(笑）

What I am studying now.

Recently I started to concentrate on composing sentences about learning English.That's why I bought a new book as my study.
The book is "話すための瞬間英作文".I have used it about 2 hours a day.
So in the future I will be able to speak English more fluently.

It is interesting for me to make Ensligh sentences at once.
To make sentences is like "quiz".
I think I have to continue. At least for more than 3 months.

話すための瞬間英作文という本を購入しました。
本の名前のとおり、日本文を見て英作文を瞬時に作るというものです。
語彙を増やすトレーニングもしなきゃいけないから、あまり時間はないのですが、
ECでもっと愉しむために、頑張ります。

I will go to Kagoshima tomorrow.

I will go to Kagoshima prefecture as sightseeing from tomorrow.
So, I took a whole day tomorrow off.
I promised to meet my friend at 6:30 tomorrow morning.
So I have to go to bed soon.
I dont like taking on the plane, but it is OK.

I have a plan for seeing "sakura island" and "Senganen park, and eating "Kagoshima chinese noodle" and "Black pigs"and so on.

According to weather forecast, it will be fine at Kagoshima tomorrow.
I think we will enjoy this trip.

明日から１泊２日で鹿児島行ってきます。
いけたら、島（種子島ETC）いこうかと、考え中・・・・・。

What is the best museum you have ever visited?

Today's theme was "About musium".
Though the teacher who I chose was for the first time, she was a good person.
I will take her lesson someday.

What is the best museum have you ever visited?
Few years ago i went to Cairo museum in Egypt.
At that museum, I met "Pharaoh's mummies and Tutankhamen's gold musk".
When I saw them for the first time, I was moved very much.
How do I say.It is difficult to say,,but I feel,,,
I also felt that my problems or troubles were tiny things.

When I am there, I feel that everything passes,,all pains or difficulty.
Even if my problem is big, it wont last forever.

こう書きたかった訳
今まで訪れた中で一番良かった美術館（博物館）は？
→数年前に訪れたエジプトのカイロ博物館。
その博物館で、ファラオのミイラ、そしてツタンカーメンの黄金マスクに出会いました。
本当にとても感動しました。
どう表現したらいいのか難しいのですが、とても感動しました。
偉大さを目の前に、私の悩みがちっぽけに見えて、そしてそんな小さいことどうでもいいやという気分になったことです。

言い換えれば、そこにいると（私自身も含め）すべて消えてしまいそうな気がして。。。
また、悩みがいくら大きくても、それが続くことはないんだなぁって思うのです。
ま、ファラオを何度も見に行くことは不可能ですが（汗）

私にも悩みがあります。何か失敗したとき、思い通りに行かないとき。
ま、美術館に限らず、そういう時に一人でふらっと来れる一番の場所があるといいですね。
あなたの一番の場所はどこでしょう？？？

Today's EC

I also joined EC today.
There were five members in my class.
Though my speaking time is really few, I can enjoy today's session.
Today, I learned some idioms, I will introduce some of those.

To turn over a new leaf: To fresh a new start.
To let your hair down: To relax or enjoy yourself.
To burn the midnight oil; To stay awake late at night.
To paint the town red: To have a lively, enjoyable night out.

Someday, I want to use these ideoms at easily....

About French Food in English

I would like to study how to eat and enjoy French food.
As I go to the french restaurant fluently, I want to enjoy dishes, I investigated "French food" in detail.
How to order and compose a course menu.

1.Hors-dovre(relish)
Almost always, solty and sourness warm dished is served, in order to increase your appetite.
Marinade and terrine and pate are popular and common.
2. Salad
3. soup
Consomme soup is known as formal and official.
This is a start of Course dish.
4.Bread
The role of the bread is cleaning of your mouth.
Additional charge is nothing if you order "a second helping".
5.Poisson(fish dishes)
Poisson dishes are digested easily.
So Poisson dishes are served earlier than meet dishes.
6.Sorbet(sherbet or water ice)
As to cleanse your palate. not dessert.
7.Viande(meat dishes)
This is a mein dish.
Beef, chicken, pork, lamb and many kinds of Meats are served.
8.Fromage(cheese)
In western food, Cheese was known as a dessert.
In usual cases, Cheese is not included in your budjets.
So we need to pay additional fee if you order "cheese".
9.entremets(dessert)
moose or Tarte and so on.
10.Fruits
Seasonal fruits
11.cafe(coffee)
This coffee is served by using Demi-tasse's small cup.
12.petit four
very small cake or chocolate are commonplace

These are "full couse menu" at French food.

Tomorrow, I want to write about....
How to order "A la carte menu".

Kaitenzushi-restaurant かっぱ寿司

I went to Kaitensushi restaurant with my parents today.
The name of the restaurant is Kappa-sushi.
Kaitensushi is a kind of Sushi restaurant.
Dished up each sushi was run with conveyor belt, and each customer can take up each dish freely.
Especially, All dishes is served 100 yen.
So it is very cheap and can eat easily.
U-m...Its difficult to explain "Kaitensushi restaurant".

Anyway, I ate 6 dishes. and I ate Chocolate cake for the first time at Kiatensushi restaurant.
I can enjoy eating.

回転すしレストランで始めてチョコレートケーキ食べました。
なかなか美味でした、、、、冷たくなかったけどね。

I know about it for the first time.

I also joined EC, and theme is "healthy foods you are not eating."
Thacher's question is "Have you ever tried exotic food?"
And I answered, "few days ago, I ate "Crocodile meat".

T: 'How does it taste?
M: It tasted like a chicken.
T: crocodile eat chicken, that's why it tasted like chicken.
M: I kenw about it for the first time, I was very suprised to hear it.

Come to think of it, this answer is not correct I think.
Because, If we eat "the aminal eating leaves", it must taste leaf's taste.


今日のECで、先生に「今までに食べたユニークな食べ物は何？」という質問がありました。
私は、先週居酒屋でワニのフライを食べたので、ワニを食べた旨と、それは、チキンの味に似てました、と答えました。、
たら、先生は、ワニはチキンを食べてるからチキンの味がするのよ。って答えでした（笑）
そのときはかなり納得しましたが、でもさぁ、その答え本当は、間違ってないかい？？
だったら、草食動物は草の味がしなきゃいけないと思うんだけどねぇ・・・（汗）

Let me introduce myself

When I join EC, I have many oppotunities to introduce myself.
To talk fluently, I write my introduction at this blog in advance.

My name is espermako.I live in Tokyo now,,,
I 'm public servant now, related with tax.

My hobby is going to the Gym to work out, and swim in the pool and do aerobics.
I go to Gym about 4times a week.The purpose of going gym is to lose waight and exercise my body and release stress from my body.
And my hobby is also cooking. I like cooking especially chinese food.
Last week I cooked "shaomai" and "Shrimp with chilli sourse" amd "sweet and pork sourse" and so on.

As I bought a liquid crystal TV, 46inches recently, I enjoy watching movies and soap operas...(w)

three straight day

I have been drinking after my work, since the day before yesterday.
As I am not so young, I was much tired.
Today, I went to "Denen-chofu city, ota ward" as one of my seminer.
That place is known as expensive residential area.
I can see a lot of big houses,,,and downtown was very clean.
I want to live such a nice place, I thoutht.

After that, I went to "Around Tokyo station" to check the land prices and situation.
I was able to see many high-rise building and a skyscraper there.

馬事公苑にて・・・

I went to "Baji-park" as a workshop.
This facility is located at setagaya-ward, central tokyo.

"Baji-park" that is to say, "Baji koen" means a kind of park where many horses live.
And sometimes "horse races" are held.

I would like to introduce this facility, because this place was very nice.
There are more than 150 horses in this vast areas.
And horse races or horse games can be seen without no money,,,free.
This facility consists of "indoor arena" , "many stables", "stock farm" "japanese garden" "musashino forest" "gallary" and so on.
So you can enjoy there a lot.
And also very quiet, I recommend you go to "bajikoen" as a relaxation place.
I thought I want to go there again.

As my English skill is poor, its difficult for me to explain particular.
After I finished learning English, I want to write about same theme again.

世田谷にある馬事公苑というところに行ってきました。
なかなかナイスな場所でしたので、また行きたいです。
詳細は英語にて。

Present tense or Present contiuuous?

I joined EC today in the midnight.
Today's theme is about "tense" especially about "present tense".

I couldn't understant well which tense should I use...."present tense" or "present continuous".
I'm often confused.

現在形か、現在進行形か、どちらを使うか、、、何気に、難しい。
かなり混乱します。
先生の説明だと、本当に今やっている事だけに現在進行形を使うわけじゃないみたい。
たとえば、今はレストランで働いているが、新しい仕事を探し中である。
という文章の場合、Work　は　現在形で、Look for　は　現在進行形を使うんですね。
今現在はレストランでWorkしているのに。。。
考えれば考えるほど混乱してしまいます。

Kagoshima is the south of Honsyu

Today, I went to "Travel agency" to make a reservation for our trip.
Where we gois Kagoshima prefecture.
I will go there with my friend who has known when I was junior high school student.
Kagoshima prefecture is located Kyusyu district in the south of the Honshu.
And its famous for "Black pig" and "steam bath with sand" and "sakurajima".
I made only airplane tickets and hotel's reservation. and I applied for rental car.
So from now on, I have to make a plan.
I am looking forward to going there.....
If you have a recommendation, please teach me where to go.

鹿児島に旅行することになりました。
もう来週末なので、日程を考えなければなりません。
メインは砂蒸し風呂と桜島見学かな☆楽しみです。
お勧めあったら教えてください。
ところで、砂蒸し風呂って英語でなんていうのでしょうか？

New Television will be sended...

Today, I got a call from him, and he said,,,
"I decided to give you "liquid crystal TV" that I have now."
"This TV will be sended your house at next Satruday."

Few weeks ago he bought a new TV, so he decided to give me an old one.
This old TV is not so old, the size of it is 46inch big crystal liquid TV.
I was very pleased and looking forward to coming "new tv" to my house.

５日後の土曜日、私の家に新しいテレビが来ることになりました。
彼が新しいテレビを買ったので、今ある古いやつを私にくれることになったのです。
古いといっても昨年買ったばかりの４６インチ液晶、私は、、、、はっぴーです☆ﾐ
さぁて、何の映画見ようかﾅｧ・・・

His suggestion is...

Yesterday's night, I took a taxi with him to go to his place.
And then, while we were riding the taxi, he suddenly said,,,,
"I heard you have studied English a lot, so how about talking with me in English? Its good forme and you, i think."
"you also can study English, use me,,,"

I was very suprised to hear his suggestion.
Come to think of it, our talk is always in Japanese when we met for the first time.
I responsed, "Ok, Anyway, only when I mail you, I write in English."
After I finish "English conversation school, I speak in english when i talk to you".
So, anyway I decided to study Enlsish especially to improve "speaking skill".
I put emphasis on "English composition".....

彼と一緒にタクシーに乗っているとき、いきなり、
「mako、一生懸命英語勉強してるじゃん、これからは英語で話そうか？僕もそのほうがいいし。makoにもいいと思うけど」
等と提案してきました（汗）
私は異様に驚き、、、
「そうだけどさぁ、うーん、とりあえずメールだけ英語にしよう」なんて、軽い答えしか出来ませんでした。
最初に出会ったときから日本語でずっと話しているので、恥ずかしいし気まずいし（＾＾；
私は彼と話すために英語を勉強しているので、そうしたいのもやまやまなんだけど、
へたっぴーでたどたどしい英語を聞かれるのも恥ずかしいし、、、、さぁ。
結局流してしまいましたが、来年からは英語で話そう！と本気で考えていて、今後はそのための勉強を第一に頑張ろうかなと思います。

多分、人には「良い環境にいる」と思われるのですが、私は彼を結構、日本人と思って話しているから、何となく気まずいのです。。。ふえーん

Sukiyaki....one of the Japanese traditional cuisine

Today, I went to Japanese restaurant with him to eat lunch.
What we ate is "Sukiyaki" and eat at "Imahan".
As you know,,,,Sukiyaki is one of the Japanese traditional cuisine.
And imahan is also famous Japanese Sukiyaki restaurant.
Established 1895, Imahan was founded,,I heard.
This famous restaurant has continued for a long time, more than 200 years.

We ordered "Lunch Sukiyaki course".
First of all,,,"Sakiduke", first meal(Japanese radish) was served.
After that, restaurant's clerk made Sukiyaki for us as a kind of service.
We ate a lot, so we were able to be satisfied with sukiyaki beefs and other vegetables.
But, It was little bit expensive,,,.

Anyway, can you explain "Sukiyaki" in English?
I will explain it.
"Sukiyaki" is one of the Japanese traditional food.
And is a dish of thinly sliced beef, onions tofu and shiitake mushrooms cooked in a pan at the table.
Sugar, soy source and sake are added for flavor.

I thought I want to go there again.
Before that, I want to make "sukiyaki" at home.
If so, I can reduce a expense.

To keep my room clean

Today, I cleaned my room,,,as my friend will come to my house tomorrow.
First, I cleaned bath room and lavatory by using wet towel and of course did landry.
Next, I wiped the floor to remove dusts.
And sweeped a living room properly.

Since I can clean my room completely, I will spend "good time" with my friend at my house tomorrow.

きちんと掃除すると気持ちが良いものですね☆ﾐ

I drank a lot from yesterday to today

It already has been on November....Time passes very fast.
I had been busy my work during this week...
So I am very happy to finish this "busy" week.

Yesterday, after I finished working, I went to "Izakaya" with my coworkers and bosses.
"Izakaya" is Japanese traditional pub, and many Japanese people go there to exchange information about their work with having a sake.

Now I live near my workplace, so I forgot "time", and I can enjoy until midnight.

非常に忙しかった今週が終わり、今はとってもハッピーです（＾＾）
精神的疲労からやっと、開放されました。
昨日は、久しぶりに、明け方まで居酒屋で同僚等と飲んでしまいました。。。
ちょっと飲みすぎかな、でもたまにはいいよね。