2008年11月15日土曜日

BR 2-8 The Shoemaker and the Elves

There was the shoemaker store which an old couple ran in a town. It was old shoe shop and there were old man made shoes, and a his wife helped him. But any customer did not come in his shoe store, so they didn't make much money and lived poorly for a long time.

But one day, old man made one set of shoes into the night. But his wife was warring about him health and she said "It's late, Make them in the mooring " to him. And he decided to sleep according to her. Next morning, they were surprised a lot because there were something on the table. It was nice shoes and it looks very beautiful. They shouted "It's magic" and they mostly cried together.

He put this shoes in the window and a rich lady saw them. And she came in his shop and asked him "she would like to buy them". Of course, he sold that shoes to the woman with pleasure and he got three gold coins from her. He and his wife were very glad about it and he went out and he could buy some more leather.

He made shoes hard in the evening until late time again. His wife saw that and she was warring him a lot. And she said "It's time to bed, you can work next day" to him and he went to bed with her. But next morning, they were surprised again because there were two pairs of shoes on the table. Old man cried "More magic" and his wife was happy either. So, they put two shoes in the window soon and a rich man saw them and liked yellow ones very much. He asked shoemaker and he bought them, then shoemaker got 6 gold coins from him. They were being rich more and old shoemaker went out and he could bought some more leather for three more pairs.

He works very hard but they found new shoes on the table every morning when they wake up. And those shoes sold every day and they totally made much money. That made them very happy and now they spent anything happily without being poorly. But they were wondering about who making all these shoes and they tried hides and wait someone at midnight.

How surprisingly they were. Because little elves run in and jump onto the table. They make some beautiful shoes as hard, they looks very cute. They worked all night and made shoes again and again. But shoemaker and his wife watched that some night and they thanked elves very much. Every morning elves runs away and shoemaker had something on the table.

Shoemaker and his wife could know who helps them and have nice idea for little elves. They decided to prepare some clothes for elves and they made clothes as hard for them every day. They made some with all the feeling of conventional thanks. That night, they put some clothes on the table and went to bed.

Night came and little elves run in and found some clothes on the table. Shoemaker and his wife hide and saw them. Little elves were very glad about old couples thanks and they also happy with new clothes. And morning comes, little elves run away and said "Goodbye shoemaker!". They never come back but one shoemaker could make good shoes and he works hard everyday.
They finally lived together happily than before. Because their shop is doing good bussiness and shomeker could make excellent shoes all.
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Good luck

My friend Hanako, she is in America. We sometimes send email each other but I'm sorry for the LOOONG delay on the e-mail! Because I've been getting busy with school work and didn't have chance to write back to her soon. I am very sorry and I feel bad about it real.

Then she said that she has been busy worrying about college and what she is going to do and where she is going to go. She is okay but she doesn't get much sleep anymore~....well, I thought she never did...but.....even more less!! So, she seems to be more tired.

She has to wait a bit and I hope she gets accepted~!
But she said that she did bad on the tests....and she has 2 tests to take there in America, she can either choose the SAT or ACTSAT is more thinking, less expensive, and popular. So everyone takes that. she got a bad score. ACT is more on subjects, more expensive, and not so popular. She didn't take this one.

However, she is taking classes at UIW right now! But she hopes next year, she makes it to SEU - St. Edwards University.It is in Austin, Tx. The capitol city of Texas! I hope she makes it! I am always cheering for you! I finally hope I could hear a good news from her next time.
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The Movie

I love spending quiet at home cuddling up in front of the TV watching a good movie. I borrowed some movie before the above for one week, so I already must return them to the shop. However, I forgot about borrowed movies but I watch no movie yet. I know I am in arrears with the rental movies, so I should return it as soon as possible. I hope I will have chance to watch them this weekend and return back to the shop soon.

Some movie which I borrowed, they are so funny movies. They are RV, She's The Man and so on. Have you ever see that before!? Perhaps, I could recommend RV, this story is outrageous, lively, funny and wonderful. Anyway, I love funny movies especially and I also dislike Japanese or Asia kinds. Because Japanese movies are too boring for me, so I am used to American movies and how exciting they are!!
What kind of movie do you like? and do you have recommend? If you do then, tell it to me!
Not much else new for now. Well, I'd better go for now.
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2008年11月12日水曜日

WEI2

1. What is your usual writing/blogging schedule each week? Where do write/blog?
I usually write about my classes and my weekends what I did. I always write and post some blog on here at home.

2. Please look at your first post from Spring term and compare it with what you are writing now. What improvements do you see with your English and what do you think you should work on to improve?

In spring term, I usually posted on here about tell from the news what were going on in the world of my some interest, how I were doing, whats new with me and hows my family and friends. But now, I usually write about school work and doing lately of my day off. It 's a good chance to give someone tell my way of life.

Hopefully, I guess that my vocabulary gets bigger than before but I have need to learn more grammar, because my sentence structure is still a little bit shaky. But I'm sure that to keep write and post on blog is the key to make my English better. Also, I'm sure it is with time and practice, I will do fine. I know that studying is not the only way to learn, I have to practice too.

3. What are your opinions of doing movie reviews? Please talk about the time it takes and the availability of the movies.
Movie review are difficult ones of writing assignments for me. Because I don't have much of vocabulary and moreover, I must tell exactly about basic of movie story. But I guess that I am doing fine with it. I hope so.

4. Please give your suggestions for the class
We could try to practice English on the computer in this class. It is much help to improve our English. We must not forget to practice writing on the computer.

5. Please give some advice to the students who will take this class next year.
I think they should just try to do assignment all as they can and attendance each class as well.

MR1-Shrek

I have watched "Shrek" before. But I don't remember the story exactly and I can’t give a detailed explanation and close observations but I'm really sure that I liked and enjoyed it very much then.

However this time, first, I’ll introduce the characters and a part of the story of Shrek. This movie is basically an outrageous, romantic, funny, and wonderful story. The Shrek story takes on a strangely moving depth of meaning and character though with a new fantastic.
Here are main character:
▶ Shrek
  ▶Fiona  ▶ Donkey  ▶ Lord Farquaad  ▶ Fairy tale thing ▶ Dragon

 Shrek is an ogre which lives alone in a swamp. He is called a big, stupid monster, by everyone and he was hated by them. While in the kingdom of DuLoc, fairy tale creatures are exiled from their place and forced to come to his swamp by Lord Farquaad.

One day, Shrek helped Donkey unexpectedly when he was escaping from the followers of Lord Farquad. That was their first time to meet. Absolutely, all character in the fairy tale has a fear of him a lot because he looks awful and is an ugly monster.

However, Donkey does not fear Shrek at all. Perhaps, he also wants to be friends with Shrek.

But Shrek was prejudiced to make friends or keep touch with someone, so he doesn't know how to courteously attend to them. Therefore, he has no friends and doesn't care about solitude and is someone who enjoys his own company. He has had a lonely life before he met up with Donkey.

In the beginning, Donkey follows Shrek wherever he goes, and Donkey was annoying and Shreck hated him a lot. In fact, he has no idea how to be a friend with him and Shreck was very unsociable. However, he is actually very kind hearted.

In Shrek’s swamp, many fairy tale characters were there. Shrek was annoyed and he tried force them back where they came from, so Shrek went to the castle of Lord Farquaad with Donkey. Lord Farquaad is absolutely the worst king in the castle of this story. Then Farquaad ordered Shrek to help Princess Fiona because if Farquaad can marry her then he will succeed as a king.

But Princess Fiona was locked into a castle keep guarded by a terrible dragon. So, Shreck tried getting to the castle, fight with a dragon, and he could rescue Fiona from the dragon. Lord Farquaad promised Shrek that he’ll get fairy tale creatures off his swamp if he takes Princess Fiona from the castle. So, he could free himself fairy tale creature himself. Shrek succeeded in rescuing Princess Fiona and they went back to the kingdom of DuLoc.

Fiona was a very nice princess and they were falling in love each other. But Fiona had a secret which she couldn’t tell anyone. It’s that she became an ogre during the night. However, Shrek noticed her secret but he didn't care about it because he was already fascinated with her. He knew everything that she said, before she told him about what.
 The day of wedding of Lord Farquaad and Fiona, Shreck went to Lord Farquaad's castle with Donkey, and he said "I love you" to Princess Fiona. Finally, they seem to have loved each other and then they kissed, Fiona doesn't become a princess but she is a true beautiful ogre at that moment. They look very happy at the ending.

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2008年11月10日月曜日

Nothing to write

The U.S. history class is cancelled today, so I had 3 classes today. I usually have to take 4 classes all for Monday. That's a lot!! So, today was how lucky I was!!
In fact, I hate a Monday timetable a lot because all classes are boring for me. I always want skipping classes all of Monday schedule in the morning. But I thought that I choose easy ones all but I'm having a boring time keeping up with my classes. So, I hate school a lot. It's not fun!!

But my classes are finished! I went to eat out with my friend, Keiko. We have not been getting hang out together many times. We always spend time with together just in class and at school. So, we don't meet up on weekend outside of a school. I don't know why but we do. However, I really don't mind about it because I always hang out with friends who are not KGU student. My school friends are who have or share the time with me just in school. But I really don't care about our relationship like us.

Because that is good for me and it make me feel like comfortable. If I spend the time on weekends or my spare time with my friends who they are with me usual at school, that will make me so stressful, I guess. If I do that then, I'm sure that I have nothing to talk about what and it's not the best so many funny times for me. So, I love going out with my other friends especially and we could having a good time.
I'm always take anything easy! I guess it is too easy for someone but I also don't care! I will being the way I am!
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2008年11月9日日曜日

Paper due

It was raining Saturday but I went to school and did an assignment with my friends, Keiko, Mariko and Ayaka. We have one assignment due on Monday but we tried to do assignment yesterday. But we finally gave up with it all, so we were tied up with our paper today. This assignment is too difficult for me and I'm not quiet sure about it. Basically, I'm afraid I don't understand teacher's question and I'm also sorry, but I don't have any idea. However, I finally did assignment and complete it.

Then before noon. we took a break. I was already tired and wanted to go back home soon as possible as I can. But my friend, Keiko asked "Why don't we do our homework in the library?" but I really didn't want to do that anymore. I guess that she is an eager student so, her personality comes out strongly there. But I'm not because I want to take minimum nothing so, I'm lazy. Perhaps, I can't help being the way I am.

However, I finally could finished a my paper and I could submit as assignment due on Monday. Well, in spite of a holiday, I was worth having gone to school today.
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