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Reading News More

I've kept reading English news with my Skype friends or online English teacher everyday. I tended to avoided to read it before I st...

Jul 31st 2009 16:25

Teach Me About Manga

I’ve enjoyed reading manga in English for several weeks but I'm not good at reading all caps in English. Therefore, it is hard for me...

Jul 30th 2009 17:27

At My Midnight Meeting on Skype

I'm talking with my Skype friends everyday. It is the best way to improve my speaking and hearing skills of English. I enjoy both sp...

Jul 29th 2009 19:03

Yesterday's English lesson

I went to English conversation school yesterday. I go to school every Monday. My English teacher is from the US and he is a really talkat...

Jul 28th 2009 18:50

My Summer Plan for Studying

I'm thinking of my summer plan to learn English. Because I will have much free time next month. I go to painting school for my hobby ...

Jul 27th 2009 17:54

Self-Analysis

I thought which part is the weakest point for me about reading part, writing part, speaking part or hearing part in English. It is a bit...

Jul 26th 2009 22:14

Robots

Are you interested in robots? Today I want to introduce Japanese female humanoids. They are called HRP-4C or ACTROID-DER2 and they play a...

Jul 25th 2009 19:29

A New Book

I started to read 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factor' in English without using dictionary from yesterday. To tell you to the trut...

Jul 24th 2009 19:52

Challange

My Skype friends told me that how interesting they enjoy watching Japanese dramas without subtitles. After I listened to their stories, ...

Jul 23rd 2009 05:04

A Solar Eclipse in Japan

In Japan we could see a solar eclipse today. It was the biggest news in Japan today. Although I was looking forward to looking at it for ...

Jul 22nd 2009 21:00

A Word's Game

I played a word's game with my Skype friends, Zac and Brandon today in our group conversation. As it was so fun, I want to share it w...

Jul 21st 2009 18:53

Prepareing for My Next Show

We will have a big exhibition next March for our porcelain painting school in Ginza Tokyo. Therefore, I must prepare my master peaces f...

Jul 20th 2009 23:04

One of Our Customs in Summer

Today is the day what people eat eels in Japan. We call it doyounoushinohi(土用の丑の日） in Japanese. As I love eating eels very much, I was ...

Jul 19th 2009 19:18

Japanese Summer Festival Hakata Gion Yamakasa

In Japan there are many summer festivals here and there. I must move to another place every five to ten years on my husband business. To ...

Jul 18th 2009 21:44

What Shall I Do ?

I found some tiny kitten under my car. My daughter heard their mewing first and she told me that there were seven kitties under my car. ...

Jul 17th 2009 19:12

My Friend, Anh

When I read this entry, I was very socked because she is one of my best friends. http://lang-8.com/32940/journals/192782?c=4 I some...

Jul 16th 2009 02:27

To Improve my English Pronunciation

I talked to my Japanese friend on Skype yesterday. He has lived in Australia for a long time and can speak English like English native sp...

Jul 15th 2009 18:24

British Accents and American Accents

Yesterday I had an opportunity to talk British person with my Skype friends in our group conversations. I talk to my Skype friends in a ...

Jul 14th 2009 19:03

Green Tea Power

I like drinking green tea powder with milk in summer. It is very delicious. It tastes green tea flavor with sugar. We have many green te...

Jul 13th 2009 17:45

Bouns

I ate out with my family yesterday night. In Japan we get bonus two times from companies. One is called summer bonus and the other is cal...

Jul 12th 2009 18:30