"It"

I'm still sick with a cold, but I'm feeling a lot better, thanks:)

Well, something good happened today. So please let me write about a bit of it.

I came across something. Actually I've been looking for "it" since this March, but I couldn't find "it" easily.
When I almost forgot about "it", my friend brought me a piece of wonderful news.
...I'll just say "it" isn't a romance:D....

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I caught a cold yesterday, because it has been chilly currently.
I haven't gotten over it yet...

Bonjour, Monsieur (^-^)/

I was supposed to go see my dentist for a checkup today.
...but I couldn't make it. I mistook my schedule...gosh!

Well, I went out to a book store instead.
I browsed some guidebooks about Canada.
Yes! I'm leaving for Canada on Oct. 4. The departure day is approaching. It's just a seven-day trip, but I'm excited!! First, we'll go to Toronto to see Niagara Falls and cross Rainbow Bridge to America. To be honest, I've never been to English speaking countries....except Hawaii.
So I've wanted to go to America and Canada for a long time. My dream is going to come true soon! We're also going to the Province of Quebec. So I'm studying a bit of French. A demain!!

Latin Peach

Today was the last day of my three days-off.
It was such a beautiful day, so I aired my futon.
I actually had no plan, so I enjoyed internet surfing.
As I was looking for a Language Exchange partner on the internet, I came across an interesting site:http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/default.asp
At first, I couldn't understand the system, is it free or do I have to pay??
"To sign up as a member" is free, but "to choose a partner" costs 6 dollars a month. I think it's not so expensive, but I haven't paid yet.
I saw many people on the site. They speak various languages, eg English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Thai...etc. They are seious and really interested in studying new languages.
I'm interested in Spanish and Mandarin, so it's also fun just to read their comments to introduce themselves......like.....
"Hola! Soy Peach. Tengo *secret* anos. Me interesa mucho la cultura y los idiomas. Hablo japones, ingles y un poco espanol. Vamos a aprender juntos! It will be fun!"
I don't know if it makes sense :D dahaha

Wine Class

I went to study wine in English.
It was a one day class.
Three teachers from Australia and New Zealand taught ten students.
Whenever I drink wine, I turn red easily. So I was careful not to drink too much. It would be embarrassing.

Voila!

I tried to make some bottles of plum lequeur this June (see photos) .

And I wrote weblog about it on June 19th.
It says, "Autumn would be the best time to start to savor. " So It's time to taste!!
Oh, yummy!! It's more delicious than I expected!!

Some Like It Hot

As I told my friend about my passion for ukulele, he recommended me a movie called "Some Like It Hot" where Marilyn Monroe was playing the ukulele.
I knew it's an old and very famous movie, but I had never seen it before. So I rented the DVD and watched it.
My main purpose was just to check out what music she was playing. But I found the movie enjoyable and.....hilarious!!! :=D hahaha! And Marilyn was so charming.
I liked this movie so much....mmm...It's still hot!

iPod nano

Yesterday, Apple unveiled two new gadgets. One is an iPod mobile phone "Rocker", and the other is "iPod nano". Unfortunately, our mobile phone standard is different from the states, so Rocker is unavailable in Japan now.
I was interested in this brandnew iPod, so I went to the Apple Store in Ginza. It was very thin! and light! and much nicer than iPod shuffle.
I already have an iPod mini...It's OK, I'm content with this cute one.

The Lord of the Rings

Finally, I’ve started watching "The Lord of the Rings 1".
I doubted that it was worth watching and I told my friend about it. He was shocked and highly recommended me to watch it as soon as possible.
Oh! He was right! It's a real epic: breathtaking scenery, exciting storyline and attractive characters.
At the beginning of the film, they had somebody's birthday party (oh,I forgot his name!). I like this scene. They shot off fireworks, and one of them flew away like a dragon. I’ve never seen such imaginative fireworks.
I’ve just finished disc1 of “The Fellowship of the Ring”. Orlando Bloom has just appeared.
I can't wait for the next one!! So I should go back to the story right away. See you!

Tea Box

I had a Japanese tea lesson today.
I've practiced it for about ten years, but it's still difficult to have my own tea ceremony.To be honest, I'm longing to serve tea for friends from overseas or living in foreign countries. It's one of my dreams.
Today's lesson was about how to serve tea using a spacial tea box. The box is compact and there is a small tea cup, napkin, tea spoon etc. in it.
It's like a "travel pack". If you bring it when you travel, you can serve tea whenever you want. If I have the chance to work overseas, I'll bring my Kimono (Japanese traditional clothes) and a tea box, and have a little tea party for my colleagues.