my christmas cake

this was my first time to eat english christmas cake.
it was harder than japanese one.
and there wasn't any cream, there was brandy in it instead.
the first bite surpried me, because japanese cakes are usually light and fluffy.
but it was delicious!!

my snowman

it snowed heavily last night.

my garden is covered with snow in only one night.

i think snow is beautiful but i don't want to go outside.

today,i made a snowman in the garden.

i hadn't made a snowman for a long time.

it was fun, but it was cold.

chocolate coated marzipan sweets were so good !!
i want to eat another variation, like walnuts in the marzipan.

my kotatsu

this is a kotatsu.
it's a low table with a heater underneath and a blanket to keep the warmth in.
in winter, we sit with our legs under the table to keep warm.
it is great but it makes me sleepy.


it's becoming cold.
so we need this one.

my first mont blanc

i bought this dessert in my favourite sweet shop.

the shop's cream is the best i've ever eaten.

before i ate it, i disliked cream cakes.

mont blanc is very nice, and not too rich.

but my favorite cake is chocolate gateaux.

my least favourite is short cake, it's too creamy.

my halloween

my halloween is staying at home because of influenza, my school is closed .
in japan, halloween has no meaning.
we just exchange sweet and costume party.
i think japanese are shallow but i like it.
i like cookies too..

my autumn dash from school

i was rushing home because i was late for my english lesson.
but the autumn trees are so beautiful that i had to take a picture.
in autumn i like to read books because it's getting colder and colder , and my bed is too cosy to leave.

my real moon-view

i was impressed.
it was very close and i could see craters.
there weren't any clouds.
it was shining brightly.
it made me excited.

my moon-viewing sweet time

in japan, some people have moon-viewing partys.
they eat rice cake balls and moon shaped sweets.

this picture is of a rabbit moon sweet.
japanese can see rabbit in the moon.

my favorite season

i think autumn is the best season to eat and read books.
and it's the sleepiest season.
because the weather is mild and the air is cool.

my cuppa tea

my english teacher made me an authentic english tea.

i didn't know that the milk goes in the cup first and that you can dip biscuits in the tea!

i like it!!

my summer treat

this oyster was the biggest and most delicious that i have ever eaten.
it was very milky and fresh it was like no other oyster i've ever eaten.
it made me so happy.

my favorite tea

green tea is very popular in japan.

tea originally came from china., but now it's different way to make it.

green tea is a very healthy drink.

regular drinkers have lower risk of heart disease and certain types of cancer.

most of japanese green tea is grown in shizuoka.

even some elementary schools there have tea come out of their taps!!

summer is the best season to drink cool green tea!

my melon

this is "yubari" melon from Hokkaido.

i think it's the most delicious melon. it's so sweet and juicy.

in summer, japanese usually eat watermelon but i prefer this melon.

my first chai

i made chai which is Indian spiced milk tea with my english teacher.
she loves India and drinking tea.
it is easy to make. we need some milk, spices, sugar, water and black tea.
we put all of them into sauce pan and boiled them.
we used cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves.
you can put many different spices in. anything you like.
it was too spicey for me so i put in a lot of sugar. that became perfect taste for me.
i know i have a very sweet tooth!

my ayurvedic dosha

today, i did a questionnaire to find out my dosha.
dosha is a fundamental force. there are three; fire, air and water.
ayurveda is traditional indian medicine. we need to find balance in our dosha.
most people have one or two dominant dosha.
my dominant dosha are PITTA-KAPHA.
pitta is fire, kapha is water.
when i read about P-K it was true for me.
i was surprised that i only answered some quetions, but it could tell me about my personality.

my film review

this is "着信アリ" i watched last week.
there are 3 films in this series.
i haven't seen No.3 yet.
but i think No.1 is the most interesting, because it is the most easy to understand.
please check here for the storyline.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Missed_Call_(2004_film)
it is not a good story, but it's very scarey.
seeing is believing! let's watch it!

my thoughts on horror

this picture is of the haunted house at our local tree festival.
i don't like this attraction, because i don't like horror.
but i want to watch japanese horror films with lots of friends.
it is very thrilling!! the other day, i watched "着信アリ", which is "there is a message" in english, with my classmates.
it was really really really scarey. reacting to the film loudly with my friends was a lot of fun.
i really had a good time.
unlike usual, this film scared the boys in my class more than the girls. things to do with water or reflections were very scarey in the film, so much so, that the boys couldn't even close their eyes while washing their hair in the bath that night.
american horror is scarey at that moment in the film, but japanese horror leaves a lasting impression...

my golden week

GW is when all japanese have a holiday.

this year's GW was long.

i love holidays.

this GW i met my friend from junior high school.

i hadn't seen her for ages.

we hung out in town and ate sweets.

i had happy time.

my school relay race

yesterday we had two races at my school.
one was an individual race and the other was a relay race.
all the classes in my school competed in the relay race.
the relay race was more exciting because my class was very fast.
so my class came first in the whole school!!!!!
our class received 15,000 yen in prize money.
we picked up our teacher and runners and tossed them into the air.

my cherry blossom viewing

cherry blossom is a symbol of japanese spring.
when they bloom people go outside to enjoy them.

there are stalls selling food, toys, and drinks in parks where there are blossoms.

i love the food, it's delicious.

when i see cherry blossoms i think of dango (rice cake balls...on sticks)

in spring i like to sleep EVEN MORE than usual!

in spring people are feeling more excited and free.

spring we meet new people because it's the start of a new school year.

my pigs

i have two pigs black and beige.

they are very cute and feel so soft.

they don't have names yet.

i have no idea what to call them.

they are so squishy i cuddle them all day!!

my first yoga lesson

today i practiced yoga for the first time.

i was shocked because my mother was better than me.

it warmed me up. my mother said she felt good. i feel sleepy.

she enjoyed yoga. i am tired. i think i'm older than my mother!!

this is my english and yoga teacher. she is very powerful.

my january

is lazy.

to buy a lot of manga helps reduce boredom.
this month i used up 15000yen for manga.

but i finished reading them already.

i'm bored now.

my new year so far

is boring.