Gmail is...

The Gmail is very convenience. I can send a message to anyone, for example, my friends or teacher and so on. On the first time of I used a Gmail I often send a message to my friend. It was so interesting, but I use it another thing now.

Book review 1-10: Anna and the Fighter

This book was very strange.
At first, I thought this story was a kidnapping but it began to unexpected development.
Anna is the central figure. She was going to visit her aunt in Naria alone.
It was a long way. She went to there by train.
She got in train and fell asleep. When she woke up, train passed the Naria.
Then the man spoke to her suddenly. She wanted to run away from him but she couldn't.
Everybody might be think this man is criminal. However he was actually a boxer!!
In the end of the story, after the watch a him fighting, Anna got into a taxi with him.
When they reached her aunt's house, her aunt and Anna and he had some tea and talked.
It's very strange!! Don't you think so??

Book review 1-09: Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio is a famous actor and very handsome.
He appears a lot of movies.
I first saw him, it was movie of "William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet".
I thought that he is a nice guy!!
But he appeared a lot of commercial or movie from childhood and he had dreams of being a actor.

"Titanic" was very interesting movie and had a big hit.
He is a very famous and popular actor.

About teacher

I like the teacher who taught me English when I was high school student. Her name is Ms. Yokogawa. I learned the English by Ms. Yokogawa for two years. She was a funny that how to speak of English or talk, class. Then I came to like English. So, I appreciate her. She went to another high school when I graduated high school, but I like her.

Restaurant review

My favorite restaurant is PRONTO.
There is shimo-street near Daiei in Kumamoto. I have gone to there two times.
It has cafe time and bar time and there are lots of customers.
Also, there are any kinds of good menu there.
For example, it is pasta or cake, pizza and so on.
I think the price is little expensive but taste is good.
Moreover, an atmosphere in the restaurant was well, too.
When I first went to PRONTO with my friend, I ordered a past of "mentaiko".
Because I like "mentaiko" very much, it was so delicious.
However, to be frank with you, I became tired of taste as I ate.
But the taste is that I want to eat it again.
When I second went to there, I ordered Tomato spaghetti.
It was so delicious, too!!
I want to eat another kind of dishes when I go to there next time.
I came to like pasta very much by having gone to that restaurant.
My dinner is almost pasta and cooking pasta is very easy.
I recommend PRONTO for everybody.
I found its site.
http://www.pt-e.net/gk/category/index.php?action=details&shopId=233

Proto-portfolio

2.0. Comments

2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog:

• Title of post with link: http://writingstudioblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/cherry-blossoms-ichifusa-reservoir.html
  
• Date of post: 2007.03.31
• Date of your first comment: 2007.04.11
• Number of words in your first comment: 10 words
  
• Do you believe that was a good comment? Why or why not?
• ...No, I don't. Because I questioned " Where did you take that picture?", but I didn't see the title.
  

2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog

• Title of post with link: my favorite
• Date of post: 2007.06.02
• Date of best comment: 2007.06.09
• Number of words in best comment: 56 words
• Why do you believe that is a good comment?
• ...Because I could tell her my opinion.
  

2.3. The best comment by a classmate on your blog

• Title of post with link: Which is bad?
  
• Date of post: 2007.05.09
• Date of best comment: 2007.05.10
• Number of words in best comment: 31 words
• Why do you believe that is a good comment?
• ...Because she said to me "I can help ypu".
  

2.4. The greatest numbers of comments on your blog

2.4.1. The greatest number of comments on any of your essays

• Title of your essay with link: Wonderful of Kumamoto
  
• Date of essay: 2007.06.17
• The total number of comments on that essay: 2 comments
  
• Best comment on that essay by a classmate: BloggerID
  
• Date of best comment on that essay: 2007.06.20
  
• When did you respond to those comments? 2007.mm.dd
• What did you do in response to those comments?
• ...
  

2.4.2. Greatest number of comments on any of your other posts

• Title of your post with link: It's very delicious
  
• Date of post: 2007.05.23
• The total number of comments on that post: 2 comments
  
• Best comment on that post by a classmate (Blogger ID): hiramii
  
• Date of best comment on that post: 2007.05.25
• When did you respond to those comments? 2007.mm.dd
• What did you do in response to those comments?
• ...
  

2.5. Additional reflections on blog comments:

• ...

Summertime

Speaking of summertime, it is ice cream or firework display, sea, strong sunset and summer vacation and so on. I like ice cream and I want to eat it every day. The summer time in Kumamoto city is very hot than my hometown. So, the summer heat has got me down in last summer. I will be careful this summer!! Moreover I like firework. There is firework display in Kumamoto every year. It is so beautiful but there are a lot of people.

I like food

When I have a free time, I think about food mainly.
For example, today's dinner or the food of I want to eat now...
It is very interesting and become happy because I like eating.
Maybe today's dinner will be miso soup and pasta.
Recently I didn't cook, so I will cook regularly for become nice woman!!

Enjoy holiday

On June, 26, my parents came to my apartment at afternoon.
Then my father and mother, sister and me went to restaurant for eat dinner.
That restaurant is smorgasbord. We like this restaurant very much.
We ate many kinds of food. Usually, I eat a meal alone.
So I was enjoying a dinner, and dish was very delicious!!

Proto-portfolio

1.1. 1st essay (self introduction)

• Self- introduction
  
• 151 words (in your essay [150+])
  
• 2007.04.11

1.2. Second essay (campus life)

• My campus life
  
• 230 words (in your essay [200+])
  
• 2007.05.01

1.3. 3rd essay (topic of your choice)

• My favorite things
  
• 272 words (in your essay [250+])
  
• 2007.06.11

1.4. 4th essay (original perspective on Kumamoto)

• Wonderful of Kumamoto
  
• 300 words (in your essay [250+])
  
• 2007.06.17

1.5. Best essay: Which of those [four] essays do you believe is [the best] & why?
I believe fourth essay is the best because I checked the spell or grammer.

June or July feature

I think that rainy season is so depressed me. Because almost all day is raining or cloudy, the laundry doesn’t dry. I like sunny. However, rainy season be able to shortage of the water. So, we don’t need anxious it.

My friend's telephone

On June, 17, my friend telephoned me at night, suddenly.

I have not contact with her for a while. She is a University student, too, in Saga.

So, we were enjoying talking and decided the plan in this summer vacation.

It is that we'll go to Tokyo and enjoy at Disney land.

Because I have a friend in Tokyo, the place of stay is no problem.

However, I don't have money. I'm going to take a part time job.

I wish that day would hurry up and come.

Wonderful of Kumamoto

What is famous thing in Kumamoto? Thinking about this, there are many famous spot, food and nice points.

First, it is about famous food. A local specialty is Ikinari dango or horse's meat (called Basashi).

Ikinari dango is a Japanese cake and popular food among people. When I return to my family home, I buy it as a souvenir of a local area. Eating it for the first time, I thought, "It is very delicious". The combination of bean jam and a sweet potato is good!!

Also, horse's meat is delicious, too. At first, I hesitated to eat it but my father recommended it to me. I was so surprised after eat it because it was tender and taste was so great. Then I want to eat more. However we can't eat it easily. So horse's meat is luxury foods. People who come to Kumamoto eat it.

Second, there is Kumamoto castle in Kumamoto city. It was 400 years since Kiyomasa Kato built it. So, the various events is conducting now. But I don't take part in this event yet. In addition to, I have been Kumamoto castle for once.

Third, water use groundwater. Therefor, I think it is delicious and we can drink safely than other prefecture. So I think we have to maintain the precious water.

Fourth, there is the biggest caldera Mt. Aso. Moreover, in Aso city, a hot spring is famous place. The name is Kurokawa hot spring (onsen). I have never been to there. Maybe that is expensive and far from Kumamoto city. If I be able to go to Kurokawa hot spring, I want to enjoy taking a bath or relax with my family.

If I search about Kumamoto in detail, I think good point appear more. Kumamoto is comfortable for me to live.

The best season

My favorite season is winter because high temperature is bad for me and Kotatsu is very good. The winter is very cold and I can’t wake up easily, but snow is very beautiful. And hot food is delicious in winter. Especially, I like food an earthen pot very much.