For a Speech Contest

              Good morning.  I’m now taking my Writing class, and managing to finish my works which must be done in order to graduate from this class, and of course this blog is included, too.  

              I met a friend of mine who is a student in Hokkaido University yesterday, and discuss a plan related to a speech contest which is held at HGU in March.  I’m going to join it as a participant.  However, I have to help its administration at the same time so we must think of many things about it beforehand.  Our small meeting took over two hours and I got a little tired.  I have to think about scheduling, arranging a hall for the contest, checking how many people is going to enter it, and so on!  Why are there such a lot of things I have to do?  I’m afraid that I am very busy person in my spring vacation.  And now, I’m looking for good topics for my speech.  The topics must be social serious issues, so joining it is very challenging for me.  I think that the lack of beds in hospitals in Japan is very big problem, so I want to use this matter for my speech. 

A friend of mine

HelloJ  It is snowy and very cold in Hokkaido, and I’m tired if a lot of snow.  I fell down twice yesterdayL  I hope that spring comes soon.

Well, I have no idea what to write because I haven’t written articles for long time!  Then, I’ll write about one of co-workers.  He is very funny guy and older than me by 1 year.  And he is a TV game and anime freak so we often enjoy conversations about anime.  I like him very much and think of him like a brother, but I am very sad because he is going to move to Obihiro in order to start working there.  I very miss him, so we decided to enjoy the rest until he leave Sapporo.  We went to a karaoke shop with else co-workers after working two weeks ago.  I had a very good time with them.  I think that the reason I felt so funny was that we were in high spirits because it was midnight.  I was happy to sing many Japanese anime songs.  I want to hang out with him again, but I’m worried that my boyfriend gets so jealous.  Mmm, what should I do?  I can’t choose one from a friend and boyfriend.

The German Christmas Market in Sapporo

Hi! I went to the German Christmas Market in Sapporo with my boyfriend on Monday.  According to the official site of city of Sapporo, it first opened when Sapporo and Munich celebrated their 30th anniversary of sister city relations in 2002.  I didn’t know that, but I visit there every year from my earliest recollections.  Also, this was the second time to go there with him because we went even before going out. 

 

This is the photo of the main illumination.  It was very beautiful and brilliant!  It is surprising that these lights get energy from oil used to cook tempura at ordinary homes, isn’t it?  Moreover, almost all dishes are served on the plates which can be used again and again so this event is very eco-friendlyJ  I enjoyed there, but I got tired at the large crowdL  There were a lot of people including foreigners from Asia and it was difficult to keep up with him if I didn’t hold his hand tightly.  However, on balance, we enjoyed the event greatly this year, too!  After that, we ate black-curry rice although I had a long sausage and French fries.  I was satisfied with it because it tasted good and I could use drink bar for free.  I will go there again at no distant date!

A Special Day

              Hi!!  It has been getting colder and colder these days, hasn’t it?  But I think that it is colder and snowy in December last year than this year.  Is it because of global warming?  I wonder if we can have “White Christmas Day…”

 

              By the way, I had wonderful dinner with my boyfriend on December 9 to celebrate our 1^st anniversary <3  He took me to a nice French restaurant which he made a book secretly.  The dishes were very delicious and beautifulJ  And also I was surprised that he kindly asked a chef to change some dishes in the course menu because I can’t eat fish and shellfish.  I became very glad to feel his delicate concern for me.  In addition, we talked about many things that we did together in the past year.  I felt that the one year spent with him was very short like a flash, but at the same time, it was too long to remember everything.  I’m not sure that this lovely life with him lasts forever, but I decided to practice everything which keeps and strengthens our relationship.  I sincerely hope to be able to celebrate our anniversary together next year, too. 

 

Thank you for listening to my fondness for him XDDD 

Cheers!

Not Titled

Hi, you guys ;)  I haven’t written an article here, have I?  It doesn’t mean that I was very very busy, but I just didn’t have something good to write X(

 

              I had my hair dyed in a beauty salon last Wednesday.  I went there for the first time so I was a little nervous.  However, the hairstylist who took charge of me was so friendly woman that I could talk with her enough to decide the color that would suit me.  Also, I was happy that I enjoyed talking with her about living in foreign countries.  I didn’t expect to have such a good time with her because I am shy and poor at talking with strangers.  When I told her that I am majoring in English, she asked me whether I’m planning to study abroad.  I replied her that if I have enough time and money, I want to the U.K., and she told me that she lived in England for some years!  She said that I can see many people who come from various countries in London and enjoy talking in English with various accents.  She said that the English with Turkey accent was very difficult for her to listen to.  I was so inspired to go abroad by her stories!  I hope that my pretty dream to go abroad comes true some day!! 

I found nice boots ;)

HelloJ  How are you, guys?  I said that I had a bad cold though, now I got well ;)  However, it has been getting cold more and more.  Also, we it snowed in Hokkaido the day before yesterday, which was the first time this year.  I am afraid that the bus which I use to go to my university might not come to a bus stop on time because of icy road.  In addition, I hate winter because I have to get up much early in order not to be late for classes.

 

By the way, I went to shoes store today and bought two bootsJ  The one is long boots, and another is short ones.  The longer one is this!

 

I originally didn’t tend to buy long boots, but I immediately decided to purchase this when I found.  Its deep red color and silhouette are very good<3  Moreover, the conclusive factor was its price.  How much do you think it was?  It cost only 990 yen!!  Actually, I think that it was discounted because of a scratch on the back side, but it isn’t much noticeable so I never mind. I am just happy that I could get nice goods in an inexpensive price!  I’m an economical shopper, am not I? XD

An Exciting Film

Hello, guys!  How are you?  I had a cold and my nose has been running for a weekL  It is very annoying… Please take care!

 

              Do you like movies?  Actually, I’m not so interested in them, but I watched a film, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.  I like mythology, so I enjoyed it very much.  The main character, Percy is one of Demigods who are half human and half god.  In Percy’s case, his mother is normal woman and his father is Poseidon, the God of seas!  He was brought up as a normal child without being telling his secret.  However, he was attacked by a mysterious creature that took the form of a teacher and he knew the secret about himself.  He was told to run away with his mother but she was taken away by a limb of Hades, the God of hell.  Percy decided to take back her from hell with Grover, a friend of him and a satyr, and Annabeth, a daughter of Athene, the God of knowledge and strategy…  I watched it with my boyfriend, but I think that I enjoyed it rather than him because I have some knowledge about mythology from classes about it in my university.  It made the film much more interesting for me.  So I recommend you that you learn about mythology little before watching the movie if you want to enjoy it greatly.