No news is good news ? I don't believe that.
There's nothing worse than sending someone an email of course expecting a reply and never hear a thing from them. I just hate it! I hate it for a few reasons.
First, it makes me wonder/worry what happened to them as to why they are not replying. ( Do they hate me or something ? )
Second, it also makes me think that maybe the email didn't go through. ( Yes, asking them to send you a very short message confirming they've received the email is a good way, but you know that's too much trouble I guess... and kinda hard to ask too...)
And last, as I can be such a pessimistic person at times, it's really hard to ask them why they haven't replied or even to talk to them ever again, just sort of assuming that they didn't reply to my emails on purpose. I know that's not why I didn't get my reply ( most of the times hopefully), but I just think like that... x.x
What would you do in situations like this....
Friday, 30 April 2010
うんこ漏れそうな車
こちら せっかく車内にドライブレコーダーがあるので作らせていただきました
ぜひご覧ください！
http://www.youtube.com/user/Themoshisqwashy#p/u/0/oyYrPH_stHw
私の大先輩です http://www.youtube.com/user/gerozoido01#grid/user/666609DF084EB9E9
ぜひご覧ください！
http://www.youtube.com/user/Themoshisqwashy#p/u/0/oyYrPH_stHw
私の大先輩です http://www.youtube.com/user/gerozoido01#grid/user/666609DF084EB9E9
Grapefruit ^^
I just had a delicious grapefruit just then ^^
I let it ripe for about 3 days ? ( not really lol I was just too lazy to cut it and eat ) and it was so yummy.
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Golden Week
For those of you (I suppose most) who are wondering, ''Golden Week'' is what they call this longest weekend ( 5~6 days normally) in May in Japan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Week_%28Japan%29
On the news today they said that almost 560,000 Japanese will go overseas during this upcoming Golden Week.
My point ? I wonder where they get their money from..... lol
On the news today they said that almost 560,000 Japanese will go overseas during this upcoming Golden Week.
My point ? I wonder where they get their money from..... lol
Couldn't believe what I found
Today I had to do like an hour drive (One way, so 2 hours return) and there about 40 minutes away from where I live, there's a ''toysrus'' there I just thought I would go in and have a look today. And look what I found !!! Never thought you could get this in Japan, it's a Twix bar ( mini version & my favourite ), and that cost me $ 8 (800yen) for about 25 of these mini ones ^^ I suppose that's reasonable, I really think that it'd be better if the chocolates were sold ridiculously more expensive, then I wouldn't be able to buy them so much, easier to stay away from them ^^ But yeah. happy to have them again!
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Would you believe this ?
Sushi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b75cl4-qRE
would you believe what they say in this video...? lol
would you believe what they say in this video...? lol
Delicious!
Awesome chocolate from America I could totally go for this everyday, only if I had the money and courage to get even fatter. This cost me 300 yen wonder how much it is in America...
Funny English in Japan
Wrong> Please call us! We will provide you with any emergency. lol
What they wanted to say > Please call us! We can help in an emergency. (Ad. for babysitter)
Wrong> Please fasten seatbelt to prepare for crash. ( OH NO!!! are we going to crash !!!???)
What they wanted to say> Fasten seatbelt for your safety.
Wrong> ( On the apple juice packaging) Used apple juice from Aomori
What they meant> Apples from Aomori used
What they wanted to say > Please call us! We can help in an emergency. (Ad. for babysitter)
Wrong> Please fasten seatbelt to prepare for crash. ( OH NO!!! are we going to crash !!!???)
What they wanted to say> Fasten seatbelt for your safety.
Wrong> ( On the apple juice packaging) Used apple juice from Aomori
What they meant> Apples from Aomori used
Monday, 26 April 2010
偏見
皆さん（皆さんっていえるほど、読者さんいるのか？？？ 笑） こんばんは！！ ^^
私が書きました Racial prejudice and stereotyping を、日本語でもう一度書いてみます！！ 気に入ってもらえたら、幸いです ^∀^
先日、地方ラジオ局FMかほくさん主催のイベント、恥ずかしがらずに英語をしゃべろう へ行ってきました！ 当初の予定参加日本人数は19でしたが、皆さん各自の予定等で、最終的には約10人程度の方がきました！！ みなさんいい人ばかりでした！ <3
さて注目の外国人の方ですが、本当にびっくりしました。 皆さんの、アメリカ人に対するイメージはどんなものですか？ 銃社会で、すぐに切れそう。 喧嘩ばかりしていそう。 人殺しが多い。 車の運転が荒い などなど悪いのもが多いと思います。 実際私も恥ずかしながら、そのような偏見を持っておりました。
ところがそれは、まったく違うのもだと勉強しました！！！ この日集まってくださったのは、約10名の英語教師の皆さん アメリカやイギリスから、日本の学校へ英語を教えに来ている皆さんです。
最初に座ったのは、アダムさんとレイチェルさん。 二人ともアメリカの出身です。 私は人見知りが激しいので、案の定打ち解けて話すのは、とても緊張しました。 特に彼らがアメリカ人で、私が今までほとんど接した事のないお国の方だったからです。 さらに私は、前に述べたようなあまり良くない、怖いというイメージを持っていました...
しかしいざ話してみると、彼らのやさしい事！！！ 私たちの英語を聞きとろうと一生懸命です！！！ しかも積極的に話してくれて、とても私の持っていたイメージとはかけ離れたものでした。 私は、自分がそのようなイメージを持っていた事を、少なからず後悔しました。
私がこのようなイメージをアメリカ人に対して持ってしまったのは、テレビやメディア、映画等が大いに関係していると思います。 なぜなら、ほとんどすべてのアメリカ映画は銃がつきもの。 カーチェイスや乱闘、強盗に誘拐等、悪いイメージしか抱けません。 さらにテレビでも、アメリカで起こった事件をやったりと私たちに悪いイメージを植え付けました。
私たちはよく、中国人はこうだ、アメリカ人はこうだ と言いますが、必ずしも皆がそうでないという事、そして、差別や偏見自体が良い物ではないという事を、再度深く認識させられました。 <3
私が書きました Racial prejudice and stereotyping を、日本語でもう一度書いてみます！！ 気に入ってもらえたら、幸いです ^∀^
先日、地方ラジオ局FMかほくさん主催のイベント、恥ずかしがらずに英語をしゃべろう へ行ってきました！ 当初の予定参加日本人数は19でしたが、皆さん各自の予定等で、最終的には約10人程度の方がきました！！ みなさんいい人ばかりでした！ <3
さて注目の外国人の方ですが、本当にびっくりしました。 皆さんの、アメリカ人に対するイメージはどんなものですか？ 銃社会で、すぐに切れそう。 喧嘩ばかりしていそう。 人殺しが多い。 車の運転が荒い などなど悪いのもが多いと思います。 実際私も恥ずかしながら、そのような偏見を持っておりました。
ところがそれは、まったく違うのもだと勉強しました！！！ この日集まってくださったのは、約10名の英語教師の皆さん アメリカやイギリスから、日本の学校へ英語を教えに来ている皆さんです。
最初に座ったのは、アダムさんとレイチェルさん。 二人ともアメリカの出身です。 私は人見知りが激しいので、案の定打ち解けて話すのは、とても緊張しました。 特に彼らがアメリカ人で、私が今までほとんど接した事のないお国の方だったからです。 さらに私は、前に述べたようなあまり良くない、怖いというイメージを持っていました...
しかしいざ話してみると、彼らのやさしい事！！！ 私たちの英語を聞きとろうと一生懸命です！！！ しかも積極的に話してくれて、とても私の持っていたイメージとはかけ離れたものでした。 私は、自分がそのようなイメージを持っていた事を、少なからず後悔しました。
私がこのようなイメージをアメリカ人に対して持ってしまったのは、テレビやメディア、映画等が大いに関係していると思います。 なぜなら、ほとんどすべてのアメリカ映画は銃がつきもの。 カーチェイスや乱闘、強盗に誘拐等、悪いイメージしか抱けません。 さらにテレビでも、アメリカで起こった事件をやったりと私たちに悪いイメージを植え付けました。
私たちはよく、中国人はこうだ、アメリカ人はこうだ と言いますが、必ずしも皆がそうでないという事、そして、差別や偏見自体が良い物ではないという事を、再度深く認識させられました。 <3
Racial prejudice and stereotyping
Ok, so.... Hmmm I'll have to level with you... I was completely wrong and I'm so so so glad that I was. You know this racial prejudice and stereotyping people not according to their looks or anything but just their nationalities, it's quite common and popular I guess.
And for the longest time, I had this feeling that Americans are hmmm aggressive, scary, short tempered sort of like gets angry very easily and try to solve everything with violence ( OF COURSE not all, but most of them I thought are like that) what a shame I know, blame all these American movies with gangstars and such you know what I mean, I guess I watch too much of it.
As I said in my yesterday's blog, I was made aware of how I was absolutely wrong. The teachers, mostly from America, were so nice, both boys and girls ^^ I was like wow!! this is not what I thought!! I never expected and thought people from America to be this kind and friendly!
I also think it has A LOT to do with the media. The news from america that you see on TV is always bad, which planted me the idea I had towards them.
But anyway, I'm so glad that now I know the truth!
And for the longest time, I had this feeling that Americans are hmmm aggressive, scary, short tempered sort of like gets angry very easily and try to solve everything with violence ( OF COURSE not all, but most of them I thought are like that) what a shame I know, blame all these American movies with gangstars and such you know what I mean, I guess I watch too much of it.
As I said in my yesterday's blog, I was made aware of how I was absolutely wrong. The teachers, mostly from America, were so nice, both boys and girls ^^ I was like wow!! this is not what I thought!! I never expected and thought people from America to be this kind and friendly!
I also think it has A LOT to do with the media. The news from america that you see on TV is always bad, which planted me the idea I had towards them.
But anyway, I'm so glad that now I know the truth!
Sunday, 25 April 2010
An international event in Kahoku
Yesterday, I went to an international event this local radio station called '' FM Kahoku'' gathered about 10 of the very nice English teachers from overseas working in Ishikawa. The event was held in this french restaurant where we were offered a cake and a drink for $ 1000. Oh oops, I meant 1000 yen. lol (Yes I made that mistake on purpose lol) Anyway, the radio station, the promoter of this event successfully managed to get 10 people, which is a surprising fact really, considering how you know they normally would prefer to do whatever they like to do on the weekend. On this occasion we only had about 20 Japanese wanting to come, of which we had about 10 people not eventually coming, due to their schedules or whatsoever, but I believe and hope we will get more people as the word spreads and we become famous, I do know for sure that there's a huge number of people studying English around my area, from school kids to housewives, due to an expanding need for English speakers in many companies and for its convenience being the second most spoken language in the world.
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