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I took a Tai-Chi lesson this morning.
This was my first time to do Tai-Chi.
There were 20 participants there.
Though the movement was slow, It was difficult.
As we faced to the instructor, our left and right was the opposite of instructore’s.
I was confused.
We used our muscle of the thigh a lot.
I’m going to have muscle pain tomorrow.


Posted at Fri Jun 07 04:03:11 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/57877326501283260928422374954988532614 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/57877326501283260928422374954988532614 Toshiko Fri Jun 07 04:03:11 UTC 2013


I had my favorite teacher’s lesson on Skype this morning.

Her schedule on this Saturday is empty and I asked her, "Are you going to work this weekend?"

She answered,"Yes, I’ll work on Saturday and Sunday."

I said to her, "You have no schedule on this weekend"

She explained the company’s strategy.

The staff posts her schedule later than other teachers.
Her regular students make reservation for another teacher’s lesson.
After that, her schedule will be posted.
If so, new students have a chance to have her lesson.

I don’t think it’s fair.


Posted at Wed May 22 01:32:42 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/169446969247429854469656781554184252244 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/169446969247429854469656781554184252244 Toshiko Wed May 22 01:32:42 UTC 2013


Recently some English teachers on Skype quit their job, so I had a chance to talk with new teachers.

I took a new teacher’s lesson yesterday.

This was the second time.

She said "Good something."

I couldn’t hear exactly and I thought she said good morning, but it was funny because it was 15:30.

I asked her "Did you say good morning?"

She answered,"No, I said Good Monday! Just a greeting."

This was the first time to hear the greeting.

She said it is possible to say "Good year! Good week! etc. as a greeting"

I’d say "Good Tuesday!"





Posted at Mon May 20 23:33:41 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/239559955274156963446040849322234322532 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/239559955274156963446040849322234322532 Toshiko Mon May 20 23:33:41 UTC 2013

I got a flyer of a lecture yesterday.

It was about communication.

I’m interested in communication.

The lecture has three times lesson.

The first is "How do you look at first impression?"
「第一印象　あなたはどう見られている？」

The second is "I’d like to find my good aspects and your good aspects"
「あなたの良いとこ、相手の良いとこ見つけ隊」

The third is "It’s good to sympathize."
「共感するってスバラシイ」

I called to the city hall and applied this lecture.


Posted at Mon May 20 04:49:12 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/209779415422752011405266451033924542052 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/209779415422752011405266451033924542052 Toshiko Mon May 20 04:49:12 UTC 2013


One of my favorite English teachers on Skype quit her job two days ago.

She didn’t say anything on the last my lesson.

She suddenly decided it and she sent message to chat box on the Skype.

I noticed her message, when I contacted the Skype to have another teacher’s lesson.

I sent e-mail to her.

She is a good English teacher and I’d like to keep in touch for long time.


Posted at Sun May 19 04:49:09 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/150655099346872301407979490516629325477 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/150655099346872301407979490516629325477 Toshiko Sun May 19 04:49:09 UTC 2013

I sent message on “LINE” to wrong person.

I bought a smartphone two weeks ago and I don’t use it well.

I installed LINE application because we can call for free between LINE’s members.

After soon I sent a message to my friend, another friend sent me reply message.

I e-mailed her from my PC.

“Why did you know that?”

She sent reply e-mail.

“You sent message on LINE. Did you want to send it to another person? I felt something strange about the content of message.”

I made a mistake again on smartphone!!

Posted at Fri May 17 23:44:45 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/256746440603440041444323379649257801381 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/256746440603440041444323379649257801381 Toshiko Fri May 17 23:44:45 UTC 2013

I was very shocked.

I scratched my car this morning.

I pulled my car to the left side of the road for avoiding a truck coming from the other side.

After the truck passed by me, I drove.

I heard something bad noise and noticed that I scratched my car.

I called auto-repair shop and I drove there.

I’m waiting for his calling about an estimate for the repair.

I wonder how much I should pay for it.

Posted at Fri May 17 03:54:28 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/160958932628269006868363200654495161956 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/160958932628269006868363200654495161956 Toshiko Fri May 17 03:54:28 UTC 2013


I attended the “Soy Candle in English” at the university yesterday.

Our English club members wanted to learn something in English.

The leader of the club planed this Soy Candle lecture.

The instructor explained how to make soy candle in English.

While we were making them, we smelled faint fragrance in the room.

Now the soy candles are in my room, and I smell something sweet.

I posted the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXko6xU7hWI



Posted at Wed May 15 22:35:25 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/250803033984652980633494179890802433636 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/250803033984652980633494179890802433636 Toshiko Wed May 15 22:35:25 UTC 2013


I went to a new fitness club’s office to member shipping process.

The office is open from 11:00 to 20:00.

I went there at 10:50.

8 people lined up to wait for opening.

The new fitness club seemed to be popular.



I’ve already applied on the internet 10 days ago.

That's why all I had to was to fill out a questionnaire and I got my picture taken for membership card there.

Now, I'm a member of new fitness club.


(I noticed that I couldn't post this journal on Monday.)







Posted at Tue May 14 22:23:40 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/316219768301520329456640457109152597669 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/316219768301520329456640457109152597669 Toshiko Tue May 14 22:23:40 UTC 2013
Our English club at the university is going to have a lecture “Soy Candle in English” today.

The instructor is Cellar (I don’t know her spelling).

We’ll learn how to make a soy candle in English.

Before, I took her lecture of soy candle in Japanese.

She has been in Nagoya for long time， so she can speak Japanese and write Japanese very well like Japanese.

I’ll pick her up at the station and go to the university together.

Here is her web site.

http://www.rumme.com/candles/Pure_Hearts_Soy_Candles.html

I'm looking forward to seeing her again.



Posted at Tue May 14 22:22:46 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/273219564114070518851200232740258186917 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/273219564114070518851200232740258186917 Toshiko Tue May 14 22:22:46 UTC 2013


I seeded some morning glory seeds about a week ago.

I got some seeds from one of ocarina members.

She showed me some pictures of morning glory that she was taking care of last summer.

They were so beautiful.

She promised me to send these seeds and she did.

She advised me to seed them in early May at that time.

I followed her advice but they don’t sprout yet.

I wonder if I did something wrong.

I don’t seem to be green thumb.



Posted at Tue May 14 06:41:58 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/127940092800916201623400362969171363493 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/127940092800916201623400362969171363493 Toshiko Tue May 14 06:41:58 UTC 2013


Suddenly I wasn’t able to open a file in an external hard disk drive today.

I connected the external hard disk drive into my another computer and tried to open the file, but I couldn’t.

I saved many dates like music notes, sound source MIDI, WAV date for CD, some pictures…, you name it!

I was panicky.

I went to the electronics center I bought it.

The clerk said, "If it was repairable, the date was deleted."

I gave up all dates and bought a new external hard disk drive.

The another clerk who seems to be expert for PC said to me, “It’s slight possibility to take date from it and save into new one. Can I keep the two external hard disk drives today? Will you come here tomorrow again?”

I was glad for his offering.

I hope he will success it.


Posted at Sun May 12 10:37:34 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/325519318546651185295375286875320196708 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/325519318546651185295375286875320196708 Toshiko Sun May 12 10:37:34 UTC 2013


After accompanying a singer on the piano, I had to come home alone yesterday.

That’s why the singer wanted to listen to other singers all day.

I don’t know much about Tokyo.

I asked the front desk personnel of a concert hall.

"Excuse me, Could you tell me the nearest station from here. I’d like to go to Tokyo."

"Tokyo?" He asked me with a questioning expression.

"Yes, I’m going back to Tokyo." I said.

He said, "Here is Tokyo."

I said, "I mean I’d like to go back Tokyo STATION."

At last he explained the direction to the nearest station "Asakusa"

I don’t know why he didn’t understand "Tokyo" means "Tokyo station."

Posted at Sat May 11 05:48:23 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/133669103890838481276970152350217386282 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/133669103890838481276970152350217386282 Toshiko Sat May 11 05:48:23 UTC 2013


I went to near the Tokyo Sky Tree for playing the piano for a singer today.

The singer applied for Japanese Song Contest.

We saw the Tokyo Sky Tree on our way to a concert hall.

I’ve never been there.

Actually I’d like to go to the Tokyo Sky Tree today, but I went to Tokyo for job.

I gave up going there today.

I bought a “Tokyo Sky Tree Crispy Chocolat” at the Tokyo station as a souvenir.


Posted at Fri May 10 10:43:57 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/175796708110921759766355510619725078116 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/175796708110921759766355510619725078116 Toshiko Fri May 10 10:43:57 UTC 2013
When I did the dishes this morning,a small plate put into a bowl in accident.

I couldn’t manage to separate them.

I washed with a detergent and rinsed with water.

I put hot water into them.

Anything didn’t work at all.

Does anyone have any idea to separate them?


Posted at Wed May 08 00:24:14 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/208873971893214517034064792934289114789 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/208873971893214517034064792934289114789 Toshiko Wed May 08 00:24:14 UTC 2013


The New fitness club will open on July first.

I decided to change into the new fitness club.

Some members said to me, “If you cancel the membership at the end of June, you should submit the information to the reception until May 10th.”

Some of members have already submitted the documents.

I filled out the document and submitted it to the reception today.

My membership card got hold.


Posted at Tue May 07 03:57:42 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/90884531030904299032900684885541914277 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/90884531030904299032900684885541914277 Toshiko Tue May 07 03:57:42 UTC 2013


I installed “LINE” application last night.

Before, one of my friends said, “If you trade up a smartphone, you should install "LINE" application. If so, we can call each other for free.”

I noticed a stranger sent me a message and my acquaintance sent me a message this morning.

I didn’t intend to send message for them.

By this accident, my acquaintance and I are going to coffee shop next week.

I should learn how to use my smartphone soon.


Posted at Mon May 06 04:18:56 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/23073583915706838883563386278921491426 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/23073583915706838883563386278921491426 Toshiko Mon May 06 04:18:56 UTC 2013


I went to the Nagoya City Togokusan Fruit Park with my friend yesterday.

The tropical fruit exhibition was held there.

We entered the tropical fruit house and we saw many rare fruits.

This was the first time to see the flower of banana.

After we went around, we ate mango parfait and cut fresh fruits.

They were so delicious.

I bought some fruits jelly for my parents.


Posted at Sun May 05 08:04:54 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/159772472193895510524442439515302921893 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/159772472193895510524442439515302921893 Toshiko Sun May 05 08:04:54 UTC 2013

I made a reservation for Skype lesson at 7:00 this morning.

I was supposed to have a new teacher’s lesson.

I was waiting teacher’s calling until 7:05, but she didn’t contact me.

I don’t know her contact information.

That’s why I couldn’t call her.

I sent e-mail for the office and I left home.

When I came back home around 19:30, I checked e-mail.

There was no answer from the office.

This is the first time like rude support.


Posted at Sat May 04 11:18:07 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/100734410075558145793185844648911806052 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/100734410075558145793185844648911806052 Toshiko Sat May 04 11:18:07 UTC 2013


It’s time 9:00 was my Skype lesson this morning.
I was waiting for calling my teacher at my PC.
The call was ringing at 9:00, but only once.
I couldn’t answer it.
She called me a few times, but I couldn’t answer them.
She sent a message "Could you call me?"
I tried to call but I couldn’t.
I called many times and at last I could connect her.


She said, "I hear Japanese voice."
I was alone in my room.
It was strange phenomenon.


I set Skype on my smartphone last night and I put it near my PC.
I wonder that was a reason.


Posted at Fri May 03 00:45:55 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/276496365170642959804817158955099725412 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/276496365170642959804817158955099725412 Toshiko Fri May 03 00:45:55 UTC 2013

At last I bought a smartphone yesterday.

Actually I don’t need one in my daily life but as many people have ones so I’d like to have one.

I can do many things with a smartphone but I don’t know how to use it well.

I also have bad things.

I have to pay about more than ￥5,000 every month than before.

The worst thing is there are no data in my new smartphone.

When I changed my cellular phony, I got my date transferred into new one.

This time they didn’t transfer.

It’s tough thing to enter some data.

I haven’t finished them yet, so I have to bring my cellular phone and my smartphone.


Posted at Wed May 01 23:02:39 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/75405029454416179850272729600697015908 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/75405029454416179850272729600697015908 Toshiko Wed May 01 23:02:39 UTC 2013

One of our ocarina groups went to a nursing home to play the ocarina.

The people who listened to us were relatively good health.

When we played old Japanese song, they sang it to the ocarina.

They were very interested in some ocarinas.

When the instructor explained ocarina, they asked some questions.

The person in charge said to me, "We were very impressed ocarina. Could you play the ocarina on summer festival? We were planning summer festival in August. When we decide the date of the festival, I’ll call you."

Of course I said, "My pleasure. I’m very happy to hear your offering."


Posted at Wed May 01 02:17:38 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/100230772015897634537069950337241030244 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/100230772015897634537069950337241030244 Toshiko Wed May 01 02:17:38 UTC 2013


A lady at new fitness club that is under construction called me.

She said, “Did you see an information about our fitness club?”

I said, “Yes, I did. Actually I’m a member of another fitness club now so I’m thinking if I’ll change or not. Your fitness club didn’t show the program. I’d like to know it. I know that if I apply it until May 5th, I can get discount fee.”

She said,” Our programs haven’t decided yet. That’s why we give you discount fee.”

I happened to go the new fitness club to check the location this morning.

This might be a fate.

Maybe I'll change to new fitness club.

Posted at Mon Apr 29 03:57:25 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/307198818973284423745024540765233743525 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/307198818973284423745024540765233743525 Toshiko Mon Apr 29 03:57:25 UTC 2013


Something was wrong with my iPad from yesterday.

I checked my e-mail with iPad but there were no mails at that time.

I thought it was unusual thing.

After that I turned on my PC and checked my e-mail.

I had some e-mail in my PC and then I checked my iPad again.

There were no e-mails in my iPad.

Suddenly I couldn’t receive e-mail in my iPad.

I didn’t change my iPad setting.



Posted at Sat Apr 27 22:41:20 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/197588173353815674023075908990674798245 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/197588173353815674023075908990674798245 Toshiko Sat Apr 27 22:41:20 UTC 2013


I bought a "Bagel Cushion” yesterday.

Just sit down on this cushion, your hip become good shape.

I believe that they have effect and I bought it.

I’m using this cushion and writing this journal.

I feel like my hip is pressed.

If my hip will become good shape, I don’t need to make an effort for excurses.



Posted at Fri Apr 26 23:29:27 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/46290978296663555949660196354518550181 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/46290978296663555949660196354518550181 Toshiko Fri Apr 26 23:29:27 UTC 2013


I went to a gas station to get filled up with regular.
I’m a member of this gas station.
The price of gasoline gets cheap 3 yen per a litter for members.
The price of gasoline is cheaper at a self-service filling station, but I’ve never use there.
Because I don’t know how to fill it up.

An attendant cleaned up my car windows, while he filled it up for service.
He handed a towel for me to clean up inside my car by myself.
Every time I go to the gas station, my car’s windows get clean.
Attendants are friendly and their service is good.
I like this gas station.



Posted at Fri Apr 26 03:01:00 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/178753046461342457337914939579061739108 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/178753046461342457337914939579061739108 Toshiko Fri Apr 26 03:01:00 UTC 2013


I took a "Pilates Yoga"　lesson at a fitness club today.

I’ve heard Pilates is good to build our body trunk.

As I love yoga very much, I was interested in "Pilates Yoga".

When I took the class, I was confused the way of breathing.

We breathe with our abdomen in yoga lesson, we breathe spreading rib bones in Pilates yoga lesson.

I noticed "Pilates Yoga" wasn’t Yoga.

My abdominal muscle is too weak to take "Pilates Yoga"

I might have muscle aching tomorrow.


Posted at Thu Apr 25 07:04:18 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/118556870480413096823126920687577439844 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/118556870480413096823126920687577439844 Toshiko Thu Apr 25 07:04:18 UTC 2013


I took the beauty project lesson at the fitness club yesterday.

The fitness club cooperated with a cosmetic company and the company made a video for beauty project lesson.

We watched the video and tried to do the same thing.

We moved face muscles and massaged our décolleté by ourselves.

After taking the lesson, we get some cosmetic for free gift.

The service of our fitness club is better.

I can guess the reason.

The new fitness club is under construction and will be open in July.

The staff doesn’t want some members to move into new fitness club.


Posted at Wed Apr 24 00:35:13 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/281364968396956885641045756358400384612 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/281364968396956885641045756358400384612 Toshiko Wed Apr 24 00:35:13 UTC 2013


I received an English lesson from my favorite teacher through Skype this morning.

She was absent last Sunday and I asked her,”Were you sick on Sunday?”

She said’ “No, I wasn't. Suddenly my boss called me on Friday night and told me not to come to the office on Saturday and Sunday. I thought the office would be closed for some reason at that time.”

I asked her, “Why did your boss do that?”

She said, “I don’t know. Some regular students asked me like you, what happen to me last weekends.”

She is very popular teacher.

I don’t understand her boss’s idea.

I wonder what her boss is thinking about her.

If her boss do the same thing, many her regular students would complain the office.


Posted at Mon Apr 22 23:51:26 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/185311438080394365110784113002673053284 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/185311438080394365110784113002673053284 Toshiko Mon Apr 22 23:51:26 UTC 2013


The English club I attended at the university has started this semester.

This time they use NHK TV textbook “Basic English for adult(おとなの基礎英語）"

I cooperated to make recruiting poster with university students in March.


Two incoming freshmen joined this club.

The club day is on Monday from 12:00 to 1:00 and it’s inconvenienced for me.

I just check inconvenienced what they studied on Facebook.

I hope the club day will change next semester.


Posted at Mon Apr 22 05:01:54 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/255506946576705617086825141666723792549 http://lang-8.com/184023/journals/255506946576705617086825141666723792549 Toshiko Mon Apr 22 05:01:54 UTC 2013