prayers

Micheal Jackson died.

I was a teenager in 80's.

80's....a golden age of Rock and Pop music.

I stayed late at night to see MTV and I love them.

It was why I studied English....

Michael was a real music icon. He was just great.

The death of Farrah Fawcett was also shocked to me.

She was so beautiful and seemed so healthy.

My prayers and thoughts go to them.

the Ghibli Museum

Do you know "My neighbor Totoro" and "Nausicaa of the valley of the wind"?

These are the masterworks of Studio Ghibli.

I went to the Ghibli Museum with my 10-year-old daughter last Monday.

Though it was a weekday, it was very crowded.

We had to wait for about 20 minutes to play with Neko bus *a cat-bus*.
And we also had to wait for about 30 minute to have a tea time at the cozy and comfortable cafe.

In general, the museum is great. I bet you can have fun and enjoyable time there.

However you shoud be prepared for yelling, shouting and screaming of a lot of little kids!

long time no see!

There was a gathering, kind of *re-union* last Saturday.

A linguistic professor in the US who was my high school English teacher
has been back home in Japan.
We, I mean, ex-students have a party, while he is in Japan.

Almost 20 years ago, he quit high school teacher soon after we graduated
to study abroad in the United States.

It was hard to become a university professor especially in a foreign country.
He was a very strict and stubborn teacher, but he was also strict and stubborn to himself.

I liked his teaching English and organizing class, but some students didin't.

He was a very unique teacher.

Anyway, after 20 years later, we, students, all became adults,
some have very responsible jobs and
some are parents to kids.
Married, devorced and remarried......

We got a lot of beer and *sake*
and were chatting all the time,
everyone got drunk....

You can't tell who is the professor!

Ammonite

I went to the Tokyo International Mineral Fair.

You can see and buy a lot of stones.

I like fossils....the history of lives from ancient times....

I bought an polished ammonite and put it near my pc.

It is good to feel the weight of the smooth and cold fossil stone.
And it's fun to imagine that it was floating in the ancient deep sea.

Wow....at last, several hundred million years later, you are in my hands now!!!!

the third library

There are three libraries in my city.

I usually go to two of them.
One is near my house, and another is in front of the station.
They are very convenient to go.

I always wanted to go to the third one because it is the largest one in the city.
However, I didn't know where it is.

This morning, I thought "today is the day."

I rode my bike and aimed to the largest library!
I didn't know where the library exactly is, but I can go nearby.

But.......I was lost........ :-(

I asked three people, two ladies and one gentleman.

What do you think did they say!?

The ladies said "sorry, I don't know." and the gentleman said "ah.....I can't explain how to go to the library...." with his MAP!

I thought the Japanese is the people who like reading books than the ones in other countries.

Anyway,

at last, finally, I could find the third library.

Gee... it was a very long way...





They

test, test, test!!!

My daughter had an intermediate test last week.

Though she doesn't like to study (every kid doesn't) , I taught her English and math and how to study science and history.

Gee... she got a good score! Actually, the best she ever had!!!!

I didn't know how she would do.

It's great to know that she can do it if she do and she was also happy with her achievement.

One month later, there will be a semester test.

Yes, we can!