Best Wishes!

KREVA HAS MARRIED!!

"His partner is 32 years old office worker"... is it me!? (panicking)

Anyway I can accept it because his partner is a kind of general woman. I hope that they share a loooong and happy life together.

The reason why I like John Bon Jovi, Tortoise Matsumoto and HimRock is that they have been loving and cherishing their wife. I regards a man who burns old life partner with loathing. I don't want to disrespect him.

So, I hope he gets along beautifully with his wife their whole life long.

Best wishes!

Claim

I ordered a CD at a internet shopping website.

Today I received it, but its condition was awful.
I can listen to the CD without problem, but the case was broken and there wasn't a lyric sheet. I had known it was a second-hand CD, but they have not mentioned its condition before.

I sent an e-mail to the shop. I'm not sure what they can do about it. I hope they will exchange to another one, at least will send me its lyric sheet.

I like the contents of the CD. It makes me even sadder.

Bon Jovi 2008

I joined the live of Bon Jovi "Lost Highway". We listened again and again the latest CD all the morning. We made perfect preparations! (too late!?)

It was very freezing and windy day. We had to wait on a line to get goods more than 1 hour, so we were nearly dead. I bought a pamphlet for my friend who couldn't come here, and a cap for me. At that time, I thought the cap was very cute. But now... I'm not sure. When I go to a live, I often buy some goods. And after coming back home, I always think "Why did I buy it?". I can't help it.

Anyway, the live was gorgeous. John sang many latest songs and old songs too. We shouted and screamed and sang and jumped and danced. (Unfortunately, the venue wasn't suitable for musical event. Their sound was awful. But we have no choice because that was the biggest venue for such artists!)

Now it increased motivation for learning English.

YES!!

I was ... I AM on a diet because I gained weight while living in Mexico for 2 years.

Now I can put on the pants which I wore when I was the slimmest! I know it looks too tight to wear, but I feel great!

Chinese Pops

As I wrote yesterday, I bought CDs of Chinese singers through internet. One of them arrived today. "I'm Very Busy/Jay Chou"

It is very nice. He is Taiwanese very popular and famous singer/actor. He sings very softly. He sings popular song and hiphop with a sprinkle of traditional chinese song.

I will get the other CDs, too.

No Music No Life

↑I think this is the best advertising copy I've ever met.

I'm going to go to a live of Bon Jovi this weekend. I haven't listened their new album "LOST HIGHWAY" yet. I know only songs like "BAD MEDICINE" "LIVING ON A PRAYER" "YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME" "IN THE FAITH" "IT'S MY LIFE" "HAVE A NICE DAY"...Well, it seems sufficient. I cannot sing with them, but I can jump and dance. I'll enjoy it!

I listen to various music. The musicians who are in my WALKMAN now is; Ulfuls, Tsubaki, Kazuyoshi Nakamura, Alejandro Sanz, Allister, Bon Jovi, Bump of Chicken, Bungee Jump Festival, By Phar the Dopest, B'z, KREVA, Panda, and Soundtrack of "CONTACT", "Backbeat", "RENT" and of course English studing CD. I don't know much about the categories of music, but it may seem I'm whimsical person.

Lately I'm very interested in songs sung in foreign language which I know little. Needless to say I like Japanese songs because I can understand all of their words and feelings. At the same time the songs sung in foreign language sounds like a kind of a musical instrument.
I'd like to try to listen to Chinese songs.

Resemblance

Jugem has a flat nose.

Before we got Jugem, Ogee said that he wanted to have a dog which had pointed nose.

Because it is said that a dog is beginning to resemble its owner...and vice versa.

Now Jugem resembles us? or we resemble Jugem?

I'm not sure. But if it's true, it is OK.

Jugem has lovely, charming and attractive figure. That's why I think there is no problem.

Crucial Moment

Jugem is the cutest dog in the Galaxy. I take countless photos of him everyday, but I cannot catch a crucial moment.

For example, yesterday we ate tiny cream puffs after dinner. Jugem wanted to bite a little bit of them, but we didn't let him do so. Because sweets isn't good for dog's health. ( Also for US, I know.)

We threw a toy to make him forget about the cream puffs. Jugem run after the toy and brought it back to us again and again. He looked very excited and happy. We thought he had forgotten about them.

After repeating it, Ogee put one of the cream puffs into his mouth. Exactly at that moment, Jugem came back with his toy and saw Ogee eat. He dropped his toy out of his mouth and gazed Ogee without moving.

WHAT THAT FACE !!!!

The emotions were clear on his face as if he said "What are you eating?" or "Why can you eat it?".

I wish I could have taken a movie of the crucial moment.

Home Alone

Today was the last day of New Year Holiday of Ogee, my husband. It was beautiful day. We planned that we took Jugem to a dog run at Yoyogi Park.

When we prepared going out, I heard him cry out from bathroom "AHHHH! I had to go to the office!!". He had completely forgotten about it. It was already at noon, he rushed out of home.

Then Jugem and I were at home alone. I couldn't take Jugem to the park by myself. It is too far. Jugem needed to exercise.

Then we took a long walk to a nearby dog cafe.I took a pizza toast and a bottle of beer, Jugem received a few piece of treats from the owner.
After that, I bought some Japanese sweets at a shopping street for Ogee and myself.

I enjoyed our long walk. I hope Jugem enjoyed it, too.

correction tape, sraser, clip

correction tape
My answer : thin, flat, slim white tape to correct mistakes on paper by covering with
Dictionary : Not found

eraser
M : a stuff made from gum to erase letters by pencil
D : a small piece of rubber used to remove the marks made by a pencil

clip
M : a small tool to hold papers together with
D: a small usually metal or plastic object used for fastening things together or holding them in position

Food Processor

I bought many things on this year end. This is the last thing (I hope so).

Food processor; TESCOM TK4000.

Today I cooked dried curry with it. How easy!!! It is amazing!!

I'm really excited. I will never cry when I chop finely onions!!!

I thought I would use it mostly for Jugem's food. Because it is difficult for him to digest vegetables. I had to cut vegetables into tiny pieces for him.

Now I know I can use it for all of us! I will cook Gyoza tomorrow.

paper, pen, tape

paper
My answer : thin substance to write and draw on it
Dictionary : thin, flat material used for writing on, covering things in, etc

pen
M : a tool for write and draw thing with
D : a long, thin object that you use to write or draw in ink

tape
M : a thin, long and slim tool to attach things together
D: a thin piece of plastic which has glue on one side and is used for sticking things together

Beginning day

Today is my first working day of this year.Today is Friday... thus, we are already on a weekend!

Some take their day off and the others are on their business trip. So there are few at the office today.

No phone call, no mail, no guest, no job...

I want to go back home NOW.

glue, scissors, stapler

glue
My answer : kind of stacionery, to paste things together
Dictionary : a substance used to stick things together

scissors
M : kind of stationery to cut things with two blades
D : a tool for cutting paper, hair, cloth, etc that you hold in your hand and that has two blades that move against each other

stapler
M : kind of stationery, to attach papers together with its needle
D: a piece of equipment used for putting staples through paper

So-so

I went to Kanda Myojin for new year's visit to a shrine (I should explain "Hatsumoude" in a roundabout sort of way!). I had to drive away my ill luck of Ato-yaku. It had done. OK I'm safe now.

The fortune said that I'll have so-so luck. Well, good enough.

We bought amazake, Osaka-yaki, Kara-age, Jaga-bata... I know it is too much, but we like eating at such a street stand.

After that we strolled around Akiba and got some parts for my new PC.

hand, finger, neck

hand
My answer : part of your body to touch and grab things
Dictionary : the part of your body on the end of your arm that has fingers and a thum

finger
M : part of your hand to pick things up with etc
D : one of the five, long, separate parts at the end of your hand, including your thumb

neck
M : part of your body to attach your head and body
D: the part of the body between your head and your shoulders

Lucky Bag

For the first time in my life, I bought a lucky bag.



The lucky bag contained 1 jacket, 2 shirts, 1 bag, 1 muffler. Not too bad for 5000 yen.
But, the jacket had a big hole on its liner. I was afraid that they wouldn't exchange it for new one. Because I cut off its price tag before I discovered it.
I called them and they said they could exchange. I took the jacket to the shop, they exchanged it for new and high priced one! That was a really lucky bag.

Also, what a good shop this is! I will buy many in this shop this year.

ear, nose, mouth

ear
My answer : one of two organs on your head to hear sounds and voices
Dictionary : one of the two organs on your head that you hear with

nose
M : a organ on your face to smell and breath
D : the part of your face through which you breathe and smell

mouth
M : a organ on your face to eat and breath
D: the part of the face that is used for eating and speaking

A HAPPY NEW YEAR

As the year begins anew, I must make resolutions.

Write English diary, I mean this blog, every weekday.

… In addition, 3 word per day.

Get over 900 marks in TOEIC.

…At this point, I have score of 845. I need more effort at grammar section.

Finish all my english textbooks which I bought last year.

…Although I hadn't finished yet, I bought much many texts. I should get done with all of them before buying others.

I mean... I will do the right thing.