Merry Christmas Eve

I was very looking forward to coming that day. December 24 is Christmas eve, and I went to 湧水公園 with my boyfriend. I have been there last summer, and it was 七夕. In this time, there were many Christmas trees there! They were shining red or blue and various ornaments. They were cute.
We were a bit hungry, so we went down Aso and went to Hikari no mori to search new たいやき屋. However, I didn't find that shop in spite of driving around there a lot. It was so evening and hungry that we stop searching たい焼き屋 and went dinner.
We bought a champagne at a store and went to 焼き肉屋さん. There are many many cars and crowded at by-pass, so I was irritated because I hate traffic jam. After the dinner, we went to his house.
When we drink champagne, he brought it and a cake!! I was surprised and happy. Then he presented a necklace and I gave him a pierced earring. We put together and we ate them! It was so excited and enjoyable Christmas eve!!

(200 words)

Portfolios

Student ID:07140

Portfolio for Writing IV,
Section 1a

(See: Note 1, below)

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)	Website Review: I Love Starbucks Coffee Website Review: I LOVE STARBUCKS	2008.9.28 2008.10.05	7 7	393 588	7 0	2 2	7 9	0 0
Favorite place(-s) 08.10.20 (450+ words)	My Home	2008.10.19	5	512	0	0	1	0
Mrs. Doubtfire 08.11.04 (500+ words)	"Mrs Doubtfire"	2008.11.03	5	511	5	0	1	0
Community life 08.11.17 (default length*)	A Part of My Life~Community Life~	2008.11.17	7	522	0	0	1	0
Kumamoto's best-kept secrets 08.12.01 (5+ ¶¶)	Other Place!~Secret of Kumamoto~	2008.12.01	5	298	0	1	0	0
Learning with computers 2008.12.15 (6+ ¶¶)	Learning With Computer	2008.12.12	6	514	0	0	0	0
Totals	---	---	42	3338	12	5	19	0

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.

• My best assay is I LOVE STARBUCKS for website review. It is rewrite of website review and there are two reasons. First, I wrote details of Starbucks and my opinions and thoughts. Second, I used many pictures and two links in the essay.

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*	MR: Mrs Doubt	11.04.08	37	She could write her opinion well.
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	Essay 2-03: "Mrs Doubtfire"	11.03.08	87	She gave me good advice and, I can write essay.
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*	With My Boyfriend	12.05.08	34	She told me new information.
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---		---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---		---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---

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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.

• ... Yes. It is sidebar and I can check it there.
  

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• [Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets; then write out your reflections on both giving and receiving comments here.]
• ....
  

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	Maisie and The Dolphin	08.0930	134	0
2-02	Marcel and The White Star	08.10.14	135	0
2-03	FLYING HOME	08.10.14	118	0
2-04	Lucky Break	08.11.05	131	0
2-05	Billy and the Queen	08.11.14	131	0
2-06	Stuart LIttle	09.01.08	125	0
2-07	WAKE UP, SUN!	09.01.08	145	0
2-08	ARTHUR LOST in the MUSEUM	09.01.08	94	0
2-09	AUTHUR and the NEW KID	09.01.08	107	0
2-10	ARTHUT and the SCHOOL PET	09.01.08	128	0
2-11
2-12
2-13
2-14
2-15
2-16
2-17
2-18
---	---	Totals:

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.

• [Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets; then identify your best book review, and write out reasons for selecting it here.]

4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media

Showcase	Yes	No
4.1. Does your blog display an archive?	O
4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	O
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?	O
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?	O
4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	O
5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	O
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	O
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	O
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)		O
"movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)	O
"brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")	O
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	O
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? ___ 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. birthday (3) Book Reviews (18) circle (2) circles (9) classes (5) club (2) date (2) diary (10) drinkings (2) driving (1) essays (16) foods (13) friends (16) holidays (2) movie reviews (3) outline (1) part-time job (9) quiqposts (8) shoppings (1) trip (6)	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics?	O
Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?	O
How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics? ___ posts including photos or other graphics	---	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?		O
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links? ___ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?		O
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? ___ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: ... ... ...	---	---
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. ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date)	---	---

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 attached a lot of pictures on posts and easy to watch them and imagine.
2. ...I sometimes changed font size and emphasized the important words.
3. ...I put the recent comments lists and slidbar.

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 could type faster than before.
• I could know how to attach pictures and communicate other people and know their thought.
• However, it was very tough to finish essay to due.

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

• ...Attach a lot of links and media and more pictures on every posts.
• ...Make originally blog such as color, view and slidebar to attract visiter.
• ...Write clearly and your own opinion.

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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).
   

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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).

Essay2-06: Learning With Computer

Using computer is very useful and important. There are some applications in computer. It is Internet, Word, and PowerPoint. We can use them in classes or private time. I often use computer on several purpose, but I don't like to use computer because it is very difficult for me. However, many people in the world use computer and we need to use computer well at our place of work in the future.

When I want to know some information, I use Internet such as Yahoo and Google. If I write key words, much information would hit. Then I have only to choose some information in them. Moreover, computer connects with all over the world. So if I know other things which are outside Japan, I don't have to go there. I know them, wherever I am. Also, I use Word. I can check spelling or structure in my sentences. It is helpful thing.

I write blog with using computer. I write dairy, movie or book review and essays. I can my thoughts, and other people can know my thoughts and opinion. Also I read other blogs and I can know other people's thoughts and opinions. Then I can accept opinions and my outlook are broadened. Computer is border less, so I have communicated with a girl who is from South Korean before. I was interested in South Korean and I exchanged e-mails with her through the computer. It was freshness and excited that I could know South Korean better than before. We have a lot of chance to exchange information not only South Korea but also other foreign country. It is very convenient.

Except communicating with other people, we can enjoy with computer such as listening to the music or watching movies and dramas. I have an i-pod, so I sometimes look for songs and find my favorite songs then download. When I have free time so much, I watch movie or drama. When I also want to watch DVD, I occasionally use with computer. If I missed the drama or movie, I can watch it without borrowing DVD. It is enjoyable and relaxes time.

Using computer is very useful and convenient; however, it sometimes doesn't work properly. It is infected virus and break off. Also it is managing many people's personal date, so if they are leaked out, it would be faced a serious crisis. So we have to manage treating computer and be always careful. We must not infringe a copyright, too.

As a conclusion, using computer is leaning many things. Some are good point, others are bad point. We can know a lot of information and other people's opinions. We can communicate with others through the computer and understand their conditions. Or if you have a free time, you can enjoy with several sites and games. Computers are small and compact, but they are equipped a lot of functions. If you can handle them well, you would were brought a deal of benefit because computers play an important part. So it is important and worthy to continue using and learning computer.

(514 words)

Free-Writing: Learning With Computer

I sometimes use a computer, and I write blogs and search information. However, I don't like the computer because it is difficult for me to use skillfully. So using computer is hard work for me. Generally, using computer is useful, easy to know a lot of information, but complexity and speedy compared with book or TV. Computer is connecting with world, so people could contact with foreign people with e-mail anytime and anywhere. If you want to know something, you write key words that are connected, and you can get a lot of information. Then you have only to choose some information in them. Also, you had better use computer in the future because a lot of company use it. It is difficult, but if you use skillfully, it is very useful and convenient for you.

(136 words)

Brinstorm of Learning With Computer

words
typing
different
web
important
site
link
internet
research
connecting with world
information
useful
applications such as PowerPoint, Word, Excel

(20 words)

With My Boyfriend

After the classes, I went to meet for my boyfriend. However, he had slept passed 4, so I had to wait until finishing his preparation. We went to クレア for my driving. He wanted to buy some clothes, so we went to look around in the クレア. We entered into a shop and found some nice shirts then he bought two. We looked other shop, but we didn't want others so we ate dinner. We ate Sushi because he wanted to eat them. I and he were full and we left there. On our way to his house, we stopped Tsutaya and borrowed "天使にラブソングを." We went back his house as soon as we watched the DVD. We have watched many times, but I could enjoy it. I spent good day after a long time because I had many assignments and I was busy and tired. I want to go somewhere as soon as possible!

(169 words)

I Am Winner!!

It was wonderful day because I could pass the test of practicall skills at last!! I failed to make drink one point. It was not enough weight one drink, but the other things were recognized by my boss. So I could pass and recognized that I was a Barista. I want to work at Starbucks harder and I want to be a Barista who can make standard drinks and be a loved for everybody in the future. I do my best!!

(81 words)

A First Test

Hi! I am very happy today because I passed the written examination in a part time job. I was informed to have to take and pass the exam last week. I have worked at Starbucks and I and people who work there have to take tests and pass. I took it only thirty minutes. I could write answers, but there was something that I didn't know well. However, I passed. I have to take a test of my practical skills again tomorrow. I took it but I could not pass it because it was very difficult. Butttttttt!! I'll show you I can do it tomorrow!!

(105 words)

Essay 2-05:Find Other Place!~Secret of Kumamoto~

Hi, everyone! It is very cold everyday, so people tend to be in the house, don't they? I will introduce Kaminouradori. I often go to downtown to but clothes or to ear dinner with my friends. I always go to Shimotori and Kamitori to them. However, I seldom go in the direction of Namikizaka because there were not favorite places, I thought.

When I had free time in last month, I went part of there to search.Kaminouradori is east of Namikizaka and an alley off the Kamitori. There are many various and fashionable shops such as cafe, restaurant, imported or Asian general store, beauty salon, clothing shops, bar and democratic cook shop now.

Kaminouradori is an alley that a car can pass barely and there were old wooden buildings more than 100 years before, and there was unworthy for business area. In this situation, a beer restaurant remodeled and Itinokura opened in 1987. This restaurant became popular because it reused old storehouse and its unique space attracted with people. Then round young people became to open new shops. However, they reused or applied old buildings not to destroy them. Therefore; there are a lot of various shops.

I will introduce one cafe. It’s　Dinning&cafe bar gab." There is in Kaminouradori and people can eat delicious omelet containing fried rice, but its start at 14 o'clock. Also, people can take dogs in this cafe!! It is amazing!! This cafe is fashionable and you can enjoy this space with your dog. So you sure like it.

There are any more shops in Kaminoura, but I don't tell any more. If you go there, you are sure like it and can discovery other shops. So please go there and you find your favorite places!


壱之倉庫→ http://www.higonavi.net/shop/shop.shtml?s=46&ref=umaka_text



(298 words)

Brainstorming

alleys
fashionable
cute
clothes
variety store
beauty salon
cafe
restaurant
rural
quiet
be bustling
bar
hiding place
old
new
private house
secondhand clothes store
Japanese cake shop
dear
become composed
arcade

Free Writing: Seacerat of Kumamoto

Do you often go downtown? I often go there, especially Shimotori to buy clothes, but I seldom go Kamitori. Last month, I went to Namikizaka in Kamitori and turned down an alley. There was a Kaminouradori and a lot of various shops that I watched for the first time. There were fashionable and cute cafe, grocery stores, bar, clothes shops and beauty salons. I was attracted to them. It is quiet in the afternoon, however, there is bustling by young people at night.
There are secret place of Kumamoto.

(89 words)

To Go Shopping

I and my friend went to Fukuoka to buy clothes. We rode high speed bus for one hour and a half. We went to 天神コア first and looked around many floors and many times. There were a lot of various clothes that we could not find something that we want and decided to buy. There are not people so much in the morning but there were many many people there in the afternoon because this day was sale!! A lot of young girls, mom and daughter and sweaters come there. There were narrow in the shop and we didn't but easily. I wanted to buy bag, clothes, and boots, coat and so on. However, I bought only two clothes in finally, and so did my friend. If I have much time and money, I go surely there and buy many clothes!
天神コア→http://www.tenjincore.com/

(144 words)

I Will Nominate This Essay!!

I will nominate this essay "MR 2-01: Mrs. Doubtfire" in c class. This is two reasons for it. The first, it is a very easy to read this essay. The essay is long but it is not boring for me and I can read the end. The second reason is that she could write her thoughts well. I read other student's essay and I thought that there were a lot of people who wrote summaries. So I lost interest in halfway.
Therefore; I nominated her essay!
Link→http://saori-nitta.blogspot.com/2008/11/mr-2-01-mrs-doubtfire.html

(87 words)

Essay 2-04: A Part of My Life~Community Life~

When I was a junior high school student, I belonged to badminton club. I have liked to play badminton when I was a child, so I often used to play it with my family and friends in the park or house. I was very interested in badminton and I wanted to belong to it. It is a start that I play badminton and became a necessary part of my life.

I belonged to badminton club, however, I had thought that badminton was very easy sport. I went to see the activity after school, but it was so speedy movement that I and my childhood friend were overwhelmed. However, our determinations were not unshaken. After all, four girls except us belonged to badminton club.

The practices were very very hard because our couch was a champion when he was a high school student. He was a strict and he made us train up very harder. Before hitting the shuttle, we had to train to improve physical strength inside and outside. I didn't like that. We trained everyday while we were short of breath and sweat profusely. Although I didn't like that, I could realize that my strength and skill were improving gradually. I stood their severe training and tried to practice badminton, so I won the doubles in third palace at the 中体連 in Kikuchi District. It was unbelievable and I was very overjoyed then.

I wanted to belong and try another club in high school. However, I belonged to badminton club again after all because I want to do nothing else. The training was not harder than in junior high school because we had to place study than club. So I learned many things except practicing badminton.

We had to be consistent with club and study, but I want to be good at badminton. I practiced hard but I could not become good player easily, so I was worried many times and I overcame my suffering and my friends helped me once in a while. Because we had many own thoughts, we clashed each other and were distressed many times. Whenever we were, we talked and overcame many times. We spent so that three years, so we built good relationship each other and became good friends. Of course, our badminton skill could improve up. I am very happy that I could meet and spend with them high school days.

Now I have contained to play badminton. I belonged to badminton club in spring, and when I was free, I play it with other university students. Besides, I go trip, drinking, play with them. I still enjoy badminton life now. When I play badminton, I can get rid of my stress.

As a conclusion, it is a part of my life for me to join and play badminton. Through badminton, I could meet many people and had to do with them. To play badminton isn't easy but it has been a necessity to do. I could not feel happiness, enjoyment and fruition, but also affliction, sadness and setback. It is important to feel them and I could grow with people together.

(522 words)

BR 2-05:Billy and the Queen

I read "Billy and the Queen." It cover attracted me. The story is that Billy wants new bicycle. Then his grandma told him how to get new bicycle. It is to send their photo of him and the Queen together. If he get first prize, he can get F 500 and he can buy two new bikes. So he and his sister went to take pictures, but they could not do well for many days. One day he had a good idea. They went Madame Tussuad's. There were a lot of people and he found the Queen!! He took her together and sends it. Of course, he got first prize and got two new bicycles. He is a crafty but so nice! They all became happy. I like one of them.

(131 words)

Free-write

I had belonged to badminton club for six years. I entered junior high school and also belong to badminton club because I had thought that I wanted to belong there. I like to play badminton, so when I was a child, I went to the park and played badminton with my family and friends. I had thought that badminton was easy and interesting but it was not true. It was very hard and serious.
Badminton is very important and precious for me. I could grow in my life. I could many people and learned many things. If I didn't do that, my life could not become tired. Badminton is one of the most irreplaceable things.

(115 words)

Brainstorm

I belonged to Badminton club in junior high school and high school.

badminton
friends
racket
shuttle
games
matches
court
severe
hard
enjoy
be impressed
achievement
endurance
target
coach
opponents
comrade
single
double
meeting
sweat
tear
uniform

Watching Stars!?

We three, I and my friends, went Aso to watch stars. Last year I and other friends went there for driving and we could many many beautiful stars in the sky. So I also went there in this year.
First we went to eat dinner. I went there for the first time and I wanted to there because I have heard that there ramens were very delicious. We ordered こく味 and とろけるぷりん. This ramen was rich dish and this pudding is very soft and didn't look like a pudding.
Then we went Aso for my driving right away. We drove about 40 minutes and arrived at 大観峰 while watching my big map. We were looking forward to watching stars but we couldn't watch them!! The sky were clear and there was a moon top of our heads. The moon was so shining that there were not many stars. It was very very coooooooold!!! We couldn't stay there long time without wearing many clothes. We stayed about 30 minutes and made merry. If we come to Aso at night again, we really want to watch stars!!

(196 words)

BR 2-04: Lucky Break

I read this book Lucky Break. Tom belongs to football club but broke his leg, so he had to use crutch. He has a favorite movie star, and she will come to movie
theater, so he went see her. There were many crowed people and he was pushed by someone. Then his crutch hit movie star and she was angry with him. They were took pictures and he was famous, too. Next day he went to see football games and there people talked about him. Then he had a good idea and he sold his clothes as a auction. They were sold for high price!
He was very unlucky person because of the breaking leg. Unhappiness things happened for him, but it was occurred for him a happy thing at last.

(131 words)

School Festival

I went to Kumamoto University to watch 熊粋祭. It is a school festival. I belong to badminton club, so I helped there club. The club sold fried chickens, French fries and frankfurters. I didn't know what to do first but I did as they said. I fried potatoes and season four spices. It was a salt, cheese, pepper cheese, and spicy. I like pepper cheese although the breath smells garlic.
I did that until my friend came. Then my friend came and we looked around on the campus. She bought some meal tickets to eat with me, so I could eat some foods and enjoyed. She was very kind. Also we saw 建築展. It was very beautiful and terrific! The people reenacted the many place currently.
The school festival was a last day so we went drink after the finishing. I talked friends and drunken cocktails. I enjoyed the day.

(156 words)

Essay 2-03: "Mrs Doubtfire"

I have watched "Mrs. Doubtfire" before and I thought only that it was very funny movie then. So I considered this movie well for the first time. This movie was so funny that I enjoyed it very much, and it makes me happy and tells me that family is important and valuable. The main character is Daniel (father), three children (two girls and one boy), Miranda (mother) and the heroine (?) of the movie Mrs. Doubtfire. Daniel is a humorous father and he loves his children very much. He always dose as he likes, so Miranda were tired and she could not stand his acting at last. Then they divorce.

First, the movie tells us love. Daniel loves his family, especially his children. After Daniel and Miranda divorced he wanted to meet his children. When Miranda came for children to Daniel's house earlier, Daniel insisted that he had still his time. He wanted to meet his children no matter what, he disguised as an English housekeeper at last. He could do that because he really loves them. He was a humorous father in front of his children but when he was a Mrs. Doubtfire, he was a strict and he took care of them. First the children didn't trust and listen to her but they gradually opened their mind and liked her. There were filled with smiles. If he were sad and painful, he could overcome them because he had a great affection for family. Daniel told his children and wife to love through a Mrs. Doubtfire.

Second, the movie also tells they need communication. Daniel and Miranda must have loved each other at first but they gradually didn't get along. If they loved very much, they crush gradually each other without communications because I can't know that she or he think to what. It is impossible for everybody such as friends and parents and their children. Daniel disgusted Mrs. Doubtfire and heard Miranda's thought for Daniel. Then he knew his bad points and cause so he could change them. It influenced on relationship between Daniel and his children.

If you consider somebody well but you don't tell them to him or her, the things goes wrong undoubtedly. When I work at part time job, I am always told that I have to communicate with our partners. If I do that, the work will go smoothly without mistakes or with a little mistakes and I will get trust from partner and customers. So it is very important for us to go well. We need communication not only family but also other place.

As a conclusion, I think this movie told love and communication in family, and we also need them. I haven't thought that family is very important for me, but I think that I have to thank for my family through this movie. This movie tells us that family is important, precious, and supported, and helps me. I could not have lived without my family. So I want to consider my family more and support and help for my family.

(511 words)

Brainstorm

family
love
relationship
divorce
voice
soccer
housekeeper
children
humor
disguises
communication
sexuality
identity

(13 words)

Spaghetti

Today is a holiday because of 託麻祭 preparation. I was ill so I went to the hospital in the morning, then I and my boyfriend went downtown for a little stroll. First we went 上通り and watched many clothes but there were not some clothes to buy. Next, we went to 下通り and went to PARCO. I wanted to buy pierced earrings because I found last shopping for my birthday present. I looked at other accessories for a long time and decided favorites. I bought black pierced earrings, pierced earring with panther pattern and white シュシュ. We looked around in PARCO but my boyfriend and I didn't buy anything.

We were a bit hungry so we went to mister donut. We ordered five donuts and two drinks. We sat by the window and eat them while we looking outside and talking. I had a good time.

Then we went back his house and watched TV. We were not so much hungry so he had spaghetti cooked. It was 明太子スパゲッティ. I love it! He can cook better than me. I want to cook for him and pleased next time. I enjoyed today.

(210 words)

To Buying Present

I don't have a listening class today, so I finished 12 o'clock. My two friends went 部会 so I had to wait for them. After the finishing 部会, we went downtown soon by my car. First we went "J cafe." Have you been there? I went there for the first time. It wasn't so enough light that we didn't see well. It looked like a western-style because "cafe", but it was also Japanese, for there was gravel on the floor, swimming some carps and big picture like a kabuki on the wall. The cafe was fused 和 and 洋. If you are interested in there, please go there. There is a underground and across from PARCO.

We ordered set meals and drinks. They were delicious and very full. We were satisfied and left there. Next, we went to PARCO and look for birthday present for our friend. We went also News but there were not favorites. I had to go to part time job at 15 o'clock, so I left everything to them.

I am looking forward to presenting to our friends and congratulating!



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Free Writing 02

I need communication. If parents love their children and children also love their parents but they don't communicate, they would clash gradually each other. It is possible for everybody such as friends, lovers, and at part time job. To make and keep good relationship, people often need consider and communicate each other. Then people can act considerately.

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Free Writing 01

I think that the first theme of them is love. Father loves children very much and children also love father and mother. Parents divorced and they didn't get along with each other, but parents and children were still good relationship. Father loves children so much that he had kept connecting with his family and he considered better than before, and so did his family. Because he acted considerable as a English housekeeper, he could know his wife's feelings and thoughts. At last he and his family discovered their feelings and got along with each other.

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Only Two

After the chair, I and my best friend from high school went dinner. It has been a long time since we two ate dinner last time. I was invited her two weeks ago because she was very free. We were going to go to dinner last Monday, but she has something to do that day. So we met today.

I have come this restaurant before. It was three years ago and I went there with my best friend and her family.

I ordered salmon cream pasta and she ordered demi glace sauce hamburg steak. Both were delicious but!! There were only two, I and my friend, customers today from six thirty p.m. to nine thirty p.m. We were anxious that there people can make a living this restaurant.

However, we talked many things for a long time. My friend also has a part time job at Starbucks and she started to work earlier than I. So I asked her about various things of Starbucks and advised me. I knew something new and spent a full time. I want to go and talk more again!!

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A Small Present

Today I went to the club after a long time because I always have a part time job, but I didn't have it, which is unusual for me. I went there after the classes so I didn't have much time to play badminton. There were not so many people.There will be a school festival! So everybody are busy, I think.
I bought a tumbler for a friend yesterday. I was asked her to buy the tumbler while I went part time job. I bought a usual tumbler so we can use it all season. The outside color is all white and there is a small green logo at the bottom of it.
My friend was happy and so was I.
I want to go eating dinner with her and to talk many things, especially love, for a long time next time.

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I Believe

I have worked at Starbucks 2 or 3 in a week, and it have been for 2 months since I have started to work. The work is very very difficult, so if you want to work there, you must take it more seriously. If you started to work and lost heart first, you will be all right. It is a course to pass somebody. If you have strong mind, will, and feeling to want to good barista, you will become independent, I believe.

I failed to give different drink to customer. It was very very very bad thing. I was so sad and cried at last. I didn't want to cry but my tears ware trickled. Then I came to check many times not to fail again. I fall in so much but it taught me a lesson. I try to work from tomorrow again.

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Essay 2-02: My Home

What is your favorite place? My favorite place is my home. You have your own home and live there. Some live with someone such as family, friends and sweetheart, others live alone. I live at home with my family and pet dog. I had not felt so much that it is important for me to spend with my family and I want to stay there. However, I like to spend with them recently because I can relax there and it is interesting to spend them.

First, I can relax the best of all places. I like to go shopping, driving, eating outside, go to university, play with my friends, watching movies, go to sea or mountain, and so on. In other words, I like to go outside. I enjoy there very much but I feel tired the last. I wanted to stay there more long time but when I went back to home, I could feel relief every time. I could become quiet the best. When I went out with my family and went back to our house, my family also said that it is the best place to make us quiet and we like our house the best! I agree with them.

Second, I can do everything whenever I want to do in my house. I like to listen to music, so I look for my favorite music using my computer and download them. When I am not busy, I watch DVD on TV or my computer while I drink or eat something. I can feel watching movie same as movie theater, so I enjoy it much. I also like to sleep wrapped up in a blanket in my room. I can be relieved in a house. Recently It became colder in the morning so I can't go out the eiderdown easily.

Third, I can communicate with my family. I didn't like my home before because it was not interesting at all. I didn't talk with my family so much and I quarried with them soon. So it was bad atmosphere in our house. But one day I was told by my mother that if I try to communicate with them, there would be a good mood. Then I have trying to do that, I feel interesting to spend and talk with them now. Also I love our pet dog and he is a very naughty. If he sees someone, he comes running soon and is glad wagging his tail. He is so cute that we all love him.

My home is so important and favorite place for me that I couldn't do without home. When I was tired and had to take a rest, it gives me relaxation and comfort. If I want to enjoy something, I can do favorites or think alone and study. Moreover, I can sit in a happy circle with my family and consult with my parents and brother. I think I grown up in a family and home, so did everyone. There are many places and I need there. So I like it very much.

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Drinking in Primadonna

I and my friends went drinking after my chair. The three other friends prepared 託麻祭 at club until finishing my chair. Our drinking started at after 21 o'clock at プリマドンナ. It is in 銀座通り and a few times that we went there. We call our drinking チョンボ but I don't know the reason.
There were a lot of cocktails and we ordered their recommendation of cocktails. These were all very delicious! I loved them, so did other friends. Because I usually ordered same cocktails so I try another one. It was Sparkling Wine. It was little sweet so I didn't like so much and it was difficult for me to drink. However, we were very full and quiet satisfied. If we had free time, we want to go drinking and refresh sooooon!

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BR 2-03: FLYING HOME

I read this book "Flying Home" because a yellow bird on this cover was deeply impression. The story is that Felix, a yellow bird from Brazil, goes back to his home. He has lived with the Baxter family in New York for two years. But he wanted to go back to Brazil. One day Mr. Baxter had kept opening Felix's cage and Felix lift the cage and the window. He tried to fly Brazil, but he forgot the way so he went to there while asking the way to other bird. At last he got to Brazil and he could meet his family. I think that if anybody went far away, all people would be sick for home.

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Favorite Place: Outline

Outline

Introduction

• Where my favorite place is
  
• Why I like it (brief)
  

Body

• Good point
• What I like to do
• Why I like it (First, Second, and Third)
  

Conclusion

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BR 2-02: Marcel and The White Star

I read Marcel and The White Star. The story is that the French mouth takes back the big diamond for opera star. Marcel is a French house and he lives on a beautiful old boat, under the kitchen floor, in Paris. He likes the opera and one night he went to have dinner with his friends. After dinner, Marcel waited at the station and heard that two men were talking about stealing opera star's beautiful one million pound diamond ring. Then two men stole her diamond and Marcel took back her diamond in good condition.

He is smart, gentle and has a strong sense of justice. So both he and the opera star became happy. I don't mice but I like him. I want mice as the little star to be in the world.

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Grandma

I went to see my grandma in hospital near my house for the first time. She collapsed from cerebral accident the last of the July. When I was coming back home, I watched ambulance passing. Just then I thought nothing but when I went back home, my family bustled around and they told me that my grandma collapsed. I was very shocked.
She had entered national hospital till September eighteenth, but she moved to near hospital next day. It takes about 10 minutes by car but I have never been to see her. I had always said that I had a part time job, but I should have gone there soon.
It had been a long time since I saw my grandma. She has slept for a long time. She has never opened her eyes and talked at all. She has taken a respirator. No sooner had I watched her than I felt very very sad and I was easy to shed tears. I called her name and massaged her hard hands. I gulped down my tears many times.I thought that I should have made her much of.
I wish she was in good spirits. I will go to see her again.

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Brainstorm

Brainstorm

relax
eat
drink
interior
fashionable
quiet
music
comfortable
several people
alone
quiet
foods
drink
furniture
TV

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My Favorite Place

My favorite place is my house. I like to go shopping, watch movies, dinner and play with my friends, so I think that I like to spend my outside. However, I like my home because wherever I go, I can relax best. Also, there are many things at home, so I can do what I want to. If I am hungry, I can eat anything I like at any time. If I am sleepy, I can sleep everywhere. If I came to watch TV, I can watch favorite programs. In other words, whenever I want to do, whatever I can do. So I like my home best.
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My favorite fall activity

My favorite fall activity is shopping. I like to go shopping with my friends or alone. I usually go shopping alone because it is carefree for me to go shopping. Whenever I go, anywhere I go.
I like to watch people in university, shops, streets, magazines, and TV. If I found fashionable people, or favorite clothes, I go to several shops one after another and I find the best and buy it. I have much time to find favorites.
It came fall but I don't have many clothes, so I have trouble choosing clothes everyday! I want to buy many clothes as soon as possible!!
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A French

I have a class of French every Monday. There are nine people in the class and we usually study Jeanne D'arc, but today we took a test of French. It was 仏検　５級. I didn't know such an official approval, so I took for the first time. Our teacher said that we can pass the test because we had already learned. However, I had not studied at all, so I didn't know so much. I solved the questions at once and slept because I was very very sleepy. It was not so bad the result, but French is difficult, I thought.
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Website Review: I LOVE STARBUCKS

Hi everyone. Did you enjoy your summer vacation? And did you go to Starbucks Coffee? You know, of course, Starbucks Coffee, and there may be some Starbucks nearby house or in your town. I like Starbucks, so I will tell you about Starbucks.

The first Starbucks Coffee opened in Seattle, U.S.A, in 1971. In 1989, Starbucks started to sell drink of espresso for the main drink, and people can take out their drinks. So Starbucks became famous and they have opened one after another. Now there are Starbucks in 43 couturiers of the world. The history of the name of the Starbucks consists two. One is Starbo(発掘場) at Mt. Rainier near Seattle, and the other is a name of character of First Officer Starbuck(一等航海士スターバック) at noble The White Whale. Japanese people usually call them スタバ.
There are good interiors, BGM and cleanliness. Partners, sales assistants, are very friendly. So People who visit there want to stay too long.

In England, South Korea

http://www.starbucks.com/
An official site in the world

The first Starbucks opened in Japan is in Ginza in 1996. It was the most fashionable coffee shop in Japan, so it became very popular among young women.
The menu is espresso coffee, tea and others, Frappuccino and foods. The drink of espresso is the main drink and there are sweet drinks and without sweet. You can drink Hot or Iced. Frappuccino is drink of crushed ice. They are all sweet and several Frappuccino are on the whipped cream. And others, tea and green tea and drink for kids. People in wide generation can choose own favorite or suiting drinks.

http://www.starbucks.co.jp/
An official site in Japan

There are regularly drinks in all seasons, and the limited drinks or foods are on the shop a monthly or a season. So you can try any flavor some times in a year. The size of the drinks are generally short (236ml), tall (354ml), grande (473ml) and venti(591ml). Short size in Japan is same of child size in America. American people drink better than Japanese people, just as I expected.

Do you have a tumbler? I don't have it, but if you have a tumbler, you use in Starbucks please. If you do it, you are given a discount of 20 yen! And moreover it connected with environmental protection!! So any kind of tumbler, not Starbucks, is OK. If you don't have a tumbler, you had better buy it in Starbucks because you can get free drink!

When I was a high school student, I went there with my friends for the first time. I drunk Green Tea Frappuccino, and I was moved very much. Then I went there with my friends, but almost alone two or three times in a month. My favorite drink is iced caramel macchiato, but I often drink Frappuccino recently. I recommend hot cafe mocha because it will became colder from now on. I got some information to talk to there partner. If you know drinks, foods, and other goods, you should talk to them. They surely tell you much information very kindly and friendly.

The reason why I love Starbucks is that there are cozy ambiance compared with other coffee shops and drinks, foods are delicious. I like fashionable decoration, too. Starbucks are the place that you can relax same as your home. If you are tired, hungry, want to relax, talk, or spend alone, please go there. You surely want to come again.

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