http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/rss 珊瑚's latest journal entries Lang-8 Inc. Tue May 21 12:48:39 UTC 2013 Tue May 21 12:48:39 UTC 2013 Lang-8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Lang-8
The last time I met her, she worried about her father.

She was an only daughter and her father loved her very much, so she warried that her father wouldn't approve to get married with her boyfriend.

I asked her, "How did you get an approvement from your father? She told me a story.

One day she asked her father "Do you have any requirements/wishes for my marriage partner?"

A few days passed, her father sent her a text message.

It was a reply for her question.

There was a line.

"A person who loves you more than me."

I thought she was a happy woman.　Her father is awesome!

Posted at Wed Feb 27 09:28:49 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/31484628331878986379932420915103506020 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/31484628331878986379932420915103506020 珊瑚 Wed Feb 27 09:28:49 UTC 2013
In the video, artists introduced a history of music in 3 minutes.

They introduced 16 kinds of western music through the song “what a wonderful world”.

The video could be famous and many people have already known it.

Sorry if you have already seen the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOZb7KeJUQ8

If you liked it, please watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbdewwtm70w


Posted at Fri Feb 22 01:41:47 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/7172579783031030163248182412000075364 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/7172579783031030163248182412000075364 珊瑚 Fri Feb 22 01:41:47 UTC 2013
I made 2 sentences.

・Some people had a bag in his hand.

・Some people had bags in their hands.

The situation that I wanted to say was followings.

1.There were many people and a few of them had a bag.
2.Each of them had one bag.

Could you tell me which sentence is right?


Posted at Fri Feb 15 10:56:22 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/114475420421350487696691214701231212990 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/114475420421350487696691214701231212990 珊瑚 Fri Feb 15 10:56:22 UTC 2013
A man wrote about his valentine’s day.
In his entry, he said, “On my way home from work, my bag seemed sad. I felt sorry for my bag.”
When I read this, I thought “what a cute guy!” and I was becoming to want to give him chocolate.:)

Posted at Thu Feb 14 14:47:57 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/177740748528662948130729339601220672194 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/177740748528662948130729339601220672194 珊瑚 Thu Feb 14 14:47:57 UTC 2013

Feb. 3 is a day called “Setsubun/節分” in Japan.

“Setsubun/節分” literally means "the day between two seasons."

Japanese think Feb.3 is the end of winter and it separates the winter season and the spring season.

“Setu/節”　is from the word “season/季節” and “Bun/分” is from the word “separate/分ける” in Japanese.

On the day of “Setsubun/節分”, the bean-throwing ceremony is done at shrine and at home.

People throw beans shouting "Fortune in and demons out".

My family went to a shrine to participate in the Setsubun event yesterday

At the shrine, people on the platform threw packets of beans, candies, and chocolates and other people picked them.

People were excited because if we picked the beans, people in the shrine exchanged it to some gifts.

Some children raised a big bag over his head to get many packets of beans.

My baby cried because she was scared of people’s excitement, but we had a fun time.


Posted at Mon Feb 04 05:05:41 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/178023232419712825143920358598115583563 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/178023232419712825143920358598115583563 珊瑚 Mon Feb 04 05:05:41 UTC 2013


I watched James Cameron’s presentation on TV yesterday.

He talked about half his life and the story behind the movie “Titanic”.

When he was a child, he loved SF.

One day, he found the lives of deep sea looked like aliens and monsters of SF.

After that, he was interested in the world of deep sea and he started scuba diving.

Since then, he has dived over 3000 hours in total to explore the ocean!

The movie “Titanic” is a love and romance movie.
But he said the reason why he made it, he just wanted to see the real Titanic in the deep sea.

As a matter of fact, the opening of the movie, we can see the real Titanic in the deep sea.

I also like scuba diving, and sometimes I dive to see sunken ship, but people in general can’t see “Titanic”.　Because it exists at 3,650m in the deep sea.


Posted at Wed Jan 30 12:51:15 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/249336376792536758764344763362761238091 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/249336376792536758764344763362761238091 珊瑚 Wed Jan 30 12:51:15 UTC 2013
I joined a baby massage class today.

I learned how to massage a baby and the effects for a baby.

The teacher said if we massage a baby everyday, these effects will be seen:

1.Sleep well/ Become to have a good sleep
（I'm not sure which is better to say)

2.Prevent constipation / Become to do a good poo
（I'm not sure which is better to say)

3.Become to trust their parents

During the massage, my daughter's face looked feel-good and sometimes she squealed with laughter.
Maybe there were some effiects like above, but the best effect for me was that I saw her pleased face.

Whenever she gets sleepy, she wants to pick her up and rock to and fro. But she is very heavy now. It is tough to pick her up every time she wants. So when she wants to pick her up, I will massage her instead of picking her up. :)


Posted at Mon Jan 28 16:04:23 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/129941010319191445284027455659357496907 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/129941010319191445284027455659357496907 珊瑚 Mon Jan 28 16:04:23 UTC 2013
The song is for sufferers of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake.

The songwriter put hopes that the people will beyond the disaster and make a new future into the lyrics.

The songwriter is also from eastern Japan.

I think many Japanese know the song because just after the earthquake, NHK broadcasted this song everyday.

These days, sometimes it is broadcasted.

Every time I heard this song, I think I must not forget 3.11 and I have to do my best everyday life.

Japanese version:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xt3ab5_yyyy-nhk-hanawasakunhkproject_shortfilms

English version:
Please skip the ad at the beginning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF4YqeXdGZk

If you are interested in the Japanese lyrics, please look below.


Posted at Wed Jan 23 12:42:51 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/135824197669835532406020733428218751570 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/135824197669835532406020733428218751570 珊瑚 Wed Jan 23 12:42:51 UTC 2013

I visited to a shrine during the New Years holiday.
It is a Japanese custom to visit a shrine during the New Years holiday.
That day, lots of people lined to pray and it took 30 minutes to arrive in front of the shrine.
At the shrine, I did many things.
At first, I threw coins in the donation box and pray the wish.
After that, I bought lucky charms and drew sacred lots to know our fortune.
At the shrine, there were many stands and they sold various kinds of foods.
I enjoyed a pan-fried noodle, Takoyaki/octopus dumplings, a taffy apple and a cotton candy.
I think these stands are interesting for foreigners.
If you have a chance to come to Japan, please try Takoyaki. It is delicious!


Posted at Tue Jan 22 07:47:40 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/339800078506124636449704407860351592011 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/339800078506124636449704407860351592011 珊瑚 Tue Jan 22 07:47:40 UTC 2013
New year’s dishes

This picture is a special New year’s dishes called “Osechi-ryori”.

These are almost homemade foods.

My family prepared “Osechi” together cooperatively before New years day.

We made 30 kinds of foods this year.

Each of the dishes has some meaning such as good health, long life, prosperity etc.

For example, shrimp means "long life" because their bodies are bent like an old man’s.

Mashed sweet potato with chestnuts is yellow and the color reminds us gold, so it means prosperity.

Do you have any special New year's dishes in your family?


Posted at Sun Jan 20 02:41:13 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/291276579626813182959052822903158728267 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/291276579626813182959052822903158728267 珊瑚 Sun Jan 20 02:41:13 UTC 2013
Sorry, once again I write about an event that happened last year because I haven't written a journal entry lately.

I stayed at the house of in-lows from on Dec.28 to Jan.1 to celebrate New Year together.

As in-lows live far from my house, it was the second time for my daughter to see them.

In-lows had wanted to see their grandchild since she was born.

When we arrived at the house, her great-grandmother had come, and we received a huge welcome.

Great-grandmother carried my daughter in her hip many times and each of those times, she said "I am so happy."

I was very glad to be able to see the sight.


Posted at Sat Jan 19 07:40:39 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/177391760350616773277874796187063936587 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/177391760350616773277874796187063936587 珊瑚 Sat Jan 19 07:40:39 UTC 2013

As I was busy taking care of baby, I couldn't write my journal these days.

Though this journal is about an event of last year, let me write.

Last Christmas, I went to a potluck party with my daughter.

There were 6 moms and 6 babies at the party.

We enjoyed foods and talking.

But unfortunately, there were no alcohol in the party because all moms couldn't drink for breastfeeding.

When I tried to take picture of all babies, one baby started crying and then other babies started crying sympathetically.

The babies couldn't sit well yet, so when babies started crying, their bodies fell over slowly one by one.

As the situation was funny, all moms laughed.



Posted at Fri Jan 18 04:20:15 UTC 2013
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/122563130120677039019515142281093178955 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/122563130120677039019515142281093178955 珊瑚 Fri Jan 18 04:20:15 UTC 2013 Because I wanted to reduce my lower back pain.
Everyday I carry my 20 pounds baby and it causes lower back pain.
At first, I thought that carrying a heavy baby was good exercise, but it wasn’t.
The expert of massage had a surprising technique and she could heal my lower back pain.
And I also surprised when I heard her age. She said she was 93 years old!
I thought her hands were god hands.


Posted at Wed Dec 19 08:03:46 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/208967996990302988829461433972713040302 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/208967996990302988829461433972713040302 珊瑚 Wed Dec 19 08:03:46 UTC 2012
In Japan, December 24 will be a holiday this year, so we will have a three-day weekend.

I will go to a party of my friends and their babies.

The party will be potluck, so I will bring Kentucky Fried Chicken.

I think many Japanese like to have KFC on Christmas.

How about in your country?

I will have to bring a present for gift exchange game, too.

I want to take pictures of babies with Christmas cosplay.

Posted at Tue Dec 18 00:22:05 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/324336048280978397987507393786113141166 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/324336048280978397987507393786113141166 珊瑚 Tue Dec 18 00:22:05 UTC 2012
Every noon, my baby wants to go for a walk.

It is cold outside, I don't want to go out everyday.

But everynoon, she cries because she wants to go out.

So, we went out and I found a vegitable field.

When we arrived at the field, the owner of the field asked me what vegitables I want and then, he collected vegitables from the field directly.

He said that he grows those vegitables without agrichemical.

They were so fresh and low prices. I was glad and I bought many vegitables.

When I started to go back home, I found that I had to carry heavy vegitables and my heavy baby too... She is 20pounds.


Posted at Sun Dec 16 04:21:38 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/29086061294873135898385661803499596206 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/29086061294873135898385661803499596206 珊瑚 Sun Dec 16 04:21:38 UTC 2012
Hi! It has been a long time since I've posted previous journal.

The last journal was on May, 2011.

I have been busy beause I gave birth a baby girl in this July.

She is 4 month now.

She laughs a lot and cries a lot everyday :-D

I named the baby "Akari/ 明莉".

It means "light".

I and my husbund wish her to become a person who warms people's heart by her smile.

She always makes me happy by her smile.

Posted at Fri Dec 14 23:25:49 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/201989799263171222431501306412657519022 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/201989799263171222431501306412657519022 珊瑚 Fri Dec 14 23:25:49 UTC 2012
My husband has a stick-shift car and sometimes I drive it. But I don’t like a stick-shift car.

I ask him to change it to automatic car for a long time.

I told him many reasons that I want to change.

For example, it is tough to drive a stick-shift car when the street is very busy, etc. But he thinks changing shift is fun.

Finally, he changes his mind.

Now, in Japan, more people drive automatic car than a stick-shift car.

Even there is a driving license to be able to drive only the automatic car.

Hybrid car like Prius is very popular now.

Which is popular a stick-shift car or an automatic car in your country?


Posted at Mon May 23 14:07:39 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/940776 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/940776 珊瑚 Mon May 23 14:07:39 UTC 2011
I have a favorite fish store in my town.
私はお気に入りの魚屋があります。

In that store there are many low price fishes with good quality.
その店には安くて品質のよい魚がたくさんあります。

Why they can sell fishes at a low price, there is a reason.
魚を安くうることが出来るのには理由があります。

They cut up a whole fish to make sashimi.
魚屋さんは刺身をつくるために魚をさばきます。

After that, there are some left over pieces and they sell it.
さばいた後、切れ端がでるのでそれを売っています。

The shape is not so good, but the quality and taste is good.
形はあまりよくないですが、品質と味はいいです。

When I go to the fish store, the man in the store come out and bring a low price fish for me. ( It is better to write this sentence in the past tense?)
私が店にいくと、お店の人が出てきて私に安い魚を持ってきてくれます。
（この文は過去形で書いたほうがいいですか？）

I am happy for his kindness but sometimes I’m embarrassed.
親切は嬉しいですが、時々はずかしいときがあります。

Because, sometimes he brings incledibly law price fish such as 20 yen!
時々彼は「２０円」という信じられないほど安い魚を持ってきてくれるからです。
(20yen is about 25cent.)
（20円は約25セントです。）

Maybe he think I am poor!?


Posted at Thu May 19 11:05:18 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/935241 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/935241 珊瑚 Thu May 19 11:05:18 UTC 2011
I like hot spring very much.

It is my hobby to search a nice hot spring in all over Japan.

I went to hot spring last weekend.

This hot spring had white water and had very unusual bathtubs.

There were 6 bathtubs in one room and each bathtub had different temperatures.

The first buthtub was 41 degrees (/106Ｆ). Next buthtub was 42 degrees(/108F)・・・・and the most hot buthtub was 48 degrees(/119F)!!.

Ordinary people couldn’t get in such a hot buth, but "Hot spring master" could get in it!

I respected her! I wanted to know the secret.


Posted at Thu May 12 11:05:40 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/925918 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/925918 珊瑚 Thu May 12 11:05:40 UTC 2011

From 29th April to 8th of May, we have a long holiday in Japan. This period is called “Golden Week”.

Golden week containing 4 public holidays .

One of the public holiday of Golden week, there is “Children’s day.”

On Children’s day, families with children decorate “Koinobori”.

Koinobori is a carp streamer(/a carp shape banner).

Parents decorate it in order to wish for children's growth.

Chinese legends say a carp become a dragon when they swim up the rapid stream.

I saw many carp streamers at the river in my town.

It’s not laundry. ^^;

Actually, it was more beautiful when the wind blew. It looked like swimming itself.


Posted at Wed May 04 11:13:01 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/915060 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/915060 珊瑚 Wed May 04 11:13:01 UTC 2011


I went on a cherry blossoms viewing picnic last weekend.

I spent very happy time with friends.

Fortunately, the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.

Today, it was windy, so pieces of cherry blossoms were falling like snow.

I stopped walking because of the breathtaking scenery.

I couldn’t take the video by cell-phone at that time, so I paste Youtube below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKZCklxdG-c

Posted at Thu Apr 14 13:57:46 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/887845 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/887845 珊瑚 Thu Apr 14 13:57:46 UTC 2011

I made the pasta dish for today’s dinner.

The tastes and looks were like a squid ink spaghetti dish.
味と見ためはいかすみスパゲッティーに似ていました。

But the sauce wasn’t made from squid ink.
でもソースはイカスミから作っていません。

The sause was made from a kind of seaweed called “Hijiki” in Japan.
ソースは"ひじき”という海藻からつくられています。

Is this weird?
変かな～？

I heard foreigners don’t like the food which color is black. (Coke is OK !) :)
外国人は黒い色の食べ物は苦手とききました。

Posted at Wed Apr 13 15:06:36 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/886602 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/886602 珊瑚 Wed Apr 13 15:06:36 UTC 2011


I went to the sea near Mt Fuji to dive today.(^^)
The sea condition was good.

I heard that a headfish had appeared on last Saturday, so we looked for it.
We couldn’t see it. That's a bummer!
Instead a headfish, we saw many sea slugs.
One of the sea slug which we saw was extremely popular among Japanese diver because it looks like Picachu.
Do you think this sea slug looks like Picachu?

Sea slugs are a member of a univalve shell. It is not a slug.

They have bright colors on their body so they are called a “gem of the sea.”
Sea slugs have lost their shell because they have developed other defense mechanisms.
The bright color means “I’m a danger” (some kind of the sea slug have a poison) or the color is useful for their camouflage to avoid their enemy.

In another step, they are both sexes. Wow ! Sometimes it is a male, sometimes it is a female…
Next, I want to see a sea slug called “Internet sea slug”.


Posted at Fri Apr 08 15:03:19 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/879603 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/879603 珊瑚 Fri Apr 08 15:03:19 UTC 2011
From last week, I can’t eat hard food because I had a wisdom tooth pulled out by the dentist.

Why does it takes time to heal? …because of my age? (^^ゞ
なぜ治るのに時間がかかるのかな？年のせい？

Anyway, I eat Tofu(/bean curd) everyday.
それはさておき、私は毎日豆腐を食べています。

I search the recipe of Tofu everyday, and I become to know a lot about Tofu dishes.
私は毎日豆腐レシピを探していたので、豆腐料理に詳しくなりました。

I found the recipe of the Tofu dishes which is super-easy-to-cook.
私は超簡単な豆腐料理のレシピを見つけました。

Tofu Gratin (makes 2 servings)

Ingredients:
1 block tofu (approximately 250 grams)
1 egg
1 tin of tuna（ツナ缶１個）
Shredded cheese（ピザ用チーズ/溶けるチーズ）
Salt
Breadcrumbs

First, drain the tofu.
まず、豆腐の水をきります。

Cut the tofu into bite-size pieces and put it into the baking dish.
豆腐を一口大に切り、グラタン皿に入れます。

Put the tuna(including the oil) and the beaten egg on the tofu.
豆腐の上にツナ（オイルごと）と溶き卵を入れます。

Scatter shredded cheese, bread crumbs and salt on top.
その上にチーズとパン粉をのせます。

Bake until browned.
焼きます。

It’s taste good that the breadcrumbs makes crispy flavor.
パン粉がサクサクしておいしいです。

Posted at Wed Apr 06 13:43:16 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/876786 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/876786 珊瑚 Wed Apr 06 13:43:16 UTC 2011
About 20% of cherry blossoms are in bloom nere here.

I'm going to go on a cherry blossoms viewing on this weekend.

I'm looking forward to it.

It is very beautiful when those are in full bloom.

The season of cherry blossoms make me happy and also a little bit of "setsunai" feeling.

I'm not sure how to write "setsunai" in English..

Most Japanese schools have cherry blossom trees outside of them.

The graduation day of school coincides with the cherry blossom season.

It's remainds me old friends.

Does this song show "setsunai" feeling, doesn't it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZn5o9_6X0I



Posted at Mon Apr 04 05:14:36 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/873511 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/873511 珊瑚 Mon Apr 04 05:14:36 UTC 2011


I went to the sea to teach a friend diving yesterday.

It was a fine day!

The highest temp was 12 degrees(/54F) and water temp was 14 degrees(/82F).

First, we did the basic skills at the shallow water.

He was good at using the diving equipments, so we went to a deeper.

There was a child bullhead shark.

It was a palm sized. Very cute!







Posted at Sun Apr 03 06:15:58 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/872285 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/872285 珊瑚 Sun Apr 03 06:15:58 UTC 2011
I took off my shoes and took seat on the dentist's chair.

But I found that I put the different color socks on each foot! Eeeeek!

I was so scared to pull out my tooth, but after finding it, I felt embarrassed rather than scared.

So, in a way, I was released from the fear...

Posted at Thu Mar 31 13:35:19 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/869010 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/869010 珊瑚 Thu Mar 31 13:35:19 UTC 2011

I like to play sanshin.

A sanshin is an Okinawan three-stringed instrument which originated in China.

It is an original of shamisen, the traditional Japanese musical instrument.

The body of the sanshin has a snakeskin covering.

(But the real snakeskin is expensive, so my sanshin has a printed snakeskin covering.)

It is playd with a pick.

The score is written in Kanji, like "工" means "C(/do)".

Playing sanshin is so much fun, but the lyrics of the songs for sanshin are difficult to understand because it is written in a Okinawan dialect.
三線（sanshin)を弾くのはとても楽しいですが、三線（sanshin)の曲の歌詞は沖縄の方言で書かれているので理解するのが難しいです。

The sound of sanshin make a nice accompaniment to the sound of waves lapping
the beach.
三線（sanshin）の音色は波の音によく似合います。

I guess it is an oriental healing music..


Posted at Wed Mar 30 08:15:11 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/867330 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/867330 珊瑚 Wed Mar 30 08:15:11 UTC 2011
Children who live in the disaster area have made a group called “ Katatataki-tai.”

“Katatataki-Tai” means “ a group which member give someone a shoulder massage”　in Japanese.

The group visits the elder person and gives them a shoulder massage.

The elder person gets energy from a smile of a youngster.

I got a happy feeling from the news, too!

In the meantime, I remember that when I was a child, I had made a handwritten "10 shoulder massage tickets" and gave it to my mother for her birthday present.

But she didn’t like it and said to me "Please massage anytime without ticket".

She saw through that I skimped on my pocket money for her birthday present.

This is a sort of embarrassing story….^^;


Posted at Mon Mar 28 05:26:02 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/864472 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/864472 珊瑚 Mon Mar 28 05:26:02 UTC 2011
今日私はある英語のクラスを見学しにいきます

I'm not sure how to say the following sentences in English.


"I'd like to observe your lesson."
あなたの授業を見学したいです。

"I'm thinking of applying the lesson which will start in April."
4月からの授業を申し込もうか考え中です。

"The people of the International Exchange Center told me that I would be able to observe the lesson about 15 minutes."
国際交流センターの人は、15分くらいなら授業を見学できる、と私に言いました。






Posted at Thu Mar 24 02:17:09 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/859315 http://lang-8.com/248061/journals/859315 珊瑚 Thu Mar 24 02:17:09 UTC 2011