One of my daughter has been sick for three days.
She had a fever this morning and absents from school today.
Her condition is not so serious though she has to be in bed.
She can eat, drink and watch the Disney channel all day ;-)
To her great disappointment, today is the very last day of the school year.
It is the day that the HR teacher will give a kind of certificate to the students who hadn't been absent during the semester and celebrate them.
Yes....she went to school every day without fail except TODAY.
She was really looking forward to getting the certifcate and alomst cried when I told her she couldn't go to school this morning.
However, now, she laughed watching the Disney channel.
2007/03/26
2007/03/17
She was HE!
Two new students came to my class. I had had their names in advance.
One name was a girl's name and the other was a boy's name.
At the beginning of the class, I checked their names and faces.
I felt a little bit strange because the new students were girls. Then I talked to one student "are you...Miss S?" She said she wasn't. So I said "well then, are you Miss U?"
To my surprise, she said in a loud voice "no. I'm Mr.!"
She was HE!!!!
After the class, I apologized him and suggested to have a hair cut.
He said he was going to get his hair cut soon.
One name was a girl's name and the other was a boy's name.
At the beginning of the class, I checked their names and faces.
I felt a little bit strange because the new students were girls. Then I talked to one student "are you...Miss S?" She said she wasn't. So I said "well then, are you Miss U?"
To my surprise, she said in a loud voice "no. I'm Mr.!"
She was HE!!!!
After the class, I apologized him and suggested to have a hair cut.
He said he was going to get his hair cut soon.
2007/03/13
Come to Japan! Eddie!!
I went to buy a metronome for my kids' piano lesson. The piano instructor told that they should practice the piano with a metronome but mine had broken and I threw it away months ago.
The shop I bought a metronome was in disorder. There were lots of guitars and accessories here and there, and you can smell of hard rock and heavy metal things everywhere.
Then, I noticed the cover of a magazine which was displayed on the shelf.
"Is the man Eddie? Van Halen?" I thought and turned a few pages. It said that the band officially announced the North American Tour this Summer.
Wow...isn't that great? Two decades ago, they were definitely one of my best favorite band.
I hope they will tour in Japan!
The shop I bought a metronome was in disorder. There were lots of guitars and accessories here and there, and you can smell of hard rock and heavy metal things everywhere.
Then, I noticed the cover of a magazine which was displayed on the shelf.
"Is the man Eddie? Van Halen?" I thought and turned a few pages. It said that the band officially announced the North American Tour this Summer.
Wow...isn't that great? Two decades ago, they were definitely one of my best favorite band.
I hope they will tour in Japan!
2007/03/11
Stones for strong men
Kids have no school on Saturday.
So, yesterday, I took them for a walk to a shrine which is famous for a stone.
An old story says the stone was for strong men to show their strength and power.
Such kind of stones are called Chikara-ishi. "Chikara" means a power and "ishi" means a stone and there are a lot of "chikara-ishi" stones around Japan.
The stone we saw is the biggest and heaviest stone in Japan.
It weighs 610 kg!! Can you believe it? It is impossible to lift it even if you are an olympic champion! The names of the strong men who could lift it (how!?) were carved on the stone.
The story was about a few hundreds years ago and one of the famous strong men was a sumo wrestler, U-no-suke. His name was carved on more than 30 chikara-ishi stones around Japan. He was amazing!
My kids tried to move it, of course, they couldn't!
So, yesterday, I took them for a walk to a shrine which is famous for a stone.
An old story says the stone was for strong men to show their strength and power.
Such kind of stones are called Chikara-ishi. "Chikara" means a power and "ishi" means a stone and there are a lot of "chikara-ishi" stones around Japan.
The stone we saw is the biggest and heaviest stone in Japan.
It weighs 610 kg!! Can you believe it? It is impossible to lift it even if you are an olympic champion! The names of the strong men who could lift it (how!?) were carved on the stone.
The story was about a few hundreds years ago and one of the famous strong men was a sumo wrestler, U-no-suke. His name was carved on more than 30 chikara-ishi stones around Japan. He was amazing!
My kids tried to move it, of course, they couldn't!
2007/03/04
the funniest wig ever
I went to Tokyo to see the street performers who wear very unusual and strange costumes but also very Japanesque. I found them on the internet during surfing and since then they have been in my mind!
Their performance was so funny that kids (including mine) were laughing a lot.
Because of the uniqueness of their appearance, they sometimes perform abroad.
Their performance was so funny that kids (including mine) were laughing a lot.
Because of the uniqueness of their appearance, they sometimes perform abroad.
Girls' festival
March 3rd is the day called "Hina-matsuri" , a festival for girls in Japan.
We decorate dolls and miniature of furniture in the room and have traditonal Japanese cuisine.
We have also boys' festival called "Tango no sekku (Children's day)" . It is on May 5th. On this day, You can see cloths-made large carp flags here and there which are swimming in the sky!
We decorate dolls and miniature of furniture in the room and have traditonal Japanese cuisine.
We have also boys' festival called "Tango no sekku (Children's day)" . It is on May 5th. On this day, You can see cloths-made large carp flags here and there which are swimming in the sky!
2007/03/02
out of season
When I stepped out from the front door this morning, the citrus-like fragrance covered the path to the gate. It was Jin-chou-ge (daphne) coming out. I think the blooming season comes earlier than usual.
Here in Tokyo area, there is no snow this Winter so far(it is very unusual) and the Spring has almost come!! It is because the global warming, isn't it?
How is your country?
Here in Tokyo area, there is no snow this Winter so far(it is very unusual) and the Spring has almost come!! It is because the global warming, isn't it?
How is your country?
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