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28/7/11 - New & Old Friends

Today, I had an orientation session for one subject. I will talk about the subjects which I am going to take later. I talked to three n...
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Jul 31, 2011 17:21
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27/07/11 - Tuition fees at Uni in Sydney

I paid a school fee for next term. That was $10,140 for four subjects. Uni in Sydney is really expensive. Local students have to pay o...
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Jul 31, 2011 14:36
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26/07/11 - A Casual Job - Moving -

I worked as a moving staff. The host was the Aussie guy I know from a camping. http://kenichiokuma.blog86.fc2.com/blog-entry-114.html ...
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Jul 31, 2011 10:47
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25/07/11- I don't like holidays.

I'm on a break and it is almost over. I really do not like holidays. I prefer keeping my life busy. Although I have many small p...
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Jul 29, 2011 20:47
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24/07/11 - Do You Believe in God?

At the beginning of this month, I joined a free English conversation at a church. (In this case 'church' does not mean the funct...
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Jul 28, 2011 21:41
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15/07/11 - Inducements on the Street

When you walk on the street in the city, you will be called out. They are stuff for companies such as UNICEF. They usually explain what...
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Jul 28, 2011 09:28
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14/07/11 - The Internet in Sydney

Having said many times, the Internet in Sydney is very slow, sometimes limited and disconnected. http://kenichiokuma.blog86.fc2.com/bl...
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Jul 26, 2011 20:01
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23/07/11 - Aussie Party

Yesterday, my Aussie roommate asked me to go drinking because we could get free beer at an art galley. I said, "Yes, I'd like...
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Jul 25, 2011 21:11
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16/07/11 - SMASH! One-day Celebration of Japanese Pop Culture

There is an event called 'SMASH' at the Sydney Convention Centre! It is one-day celebration of Japanese pop culture, comics, ca...
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Jul 24, 2011 12:14
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22/07/11 - My English Pronunciation

Do you know your good and bad points of pronunciation in English/Japanese? Today was my last day for the pronunciation workshop. My ...
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Jul 23, 2011 17:35
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21/07/11 - Soaking Wet & Neck Pain

It has been raining heavily since last Tuesday. It is going to rain tomorrow as well. Since I do not have my umbrella, I am soaked ev...
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Jul 23, 2011 14:46
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10/07/11 - Mobile phones in Sydney

I guess more people have iphones here compared to people in Japan. Let me explain some systems of the mobile phones in Sydney. (If it&#...
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Jul 22, 2011 16:54
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09/07/11 - Washing Machines in Sydney

IMO, the quality of washing machines is very bad in Sydney. After I used them, I found that my clothes were damaged a lot. I wasted he...
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Jul 22, 2011 09:22
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20/07/11 - Live Our Lives Unrewarded?

Can you think of a better title? Today, I got the results of four subjects from the last term. Although I made a lot of effort and al...
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Jul 21, 2011 17:42
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17/07/11 - Congrats, Nadeshiko Japan!!

Japan won the women's World Cup for the first time. Congratulations, Nadeshiko Japan. "Nadeshiko" seems to come from &qu...
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Jul 21, 2011 09:41
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19/07/11 - Sirens? What's going on?

This arvo I was using a computer at my university. Strange and loud sounds suddenly came off. At first I heard them from afar, but they...
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Jul 19, 2011 16:37
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18/07/11 - Pronunciation Workshop

This week I have another winter school program. I am going to learn "pronunciation". It lasts 3 hours each day and several ...
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Jul 19, 2011 10:29
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03/07/11 - Nice to meet you, Everyone in Room 2

This morning, I moved to a new place. As you can see from the title, I just moved to three doors next to my previous room. I have ...
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Jul 18, 2011 10:41
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02/07/11 - Good-by, Eveyone in Room 5

Tomorrow I'm going to move out of the room where I had stayed for six months. Actually, I'm just moving to a room on the same ...
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Jul 17, 2011 11:36
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01/07/11 - Overhead 3

Here are some conversations posted in the newspaper which someone overheard. I've added my comments as well. How would you respond ...
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Jul 17, 2011 09:46