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6.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors

• I realized some important things at this term. The most important thing is to keep blogging, and read others and give comments to them. If you get some reader, they may encourage you to make lots of posts. You can enjoy making posts. Don’t be lazy reading books every week. To read one book at least once a week is also important. You can get English skill naturally if you keep those points.

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5.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing

• Actually, I thought I had to make blog for credit at first. However, my mind changed soon, and I enjoyed bogging greatly. I realized that many people read my blog. I also enjoyed reading others’ blogs and giving comments. In fall semester, we should review movies. I seldom watch movies, so I think it was a good chance to make myself watch movies and listen English. Taking photos for my blog became one of my hubbies without my notice. Now I enjoy taking photos, too. Surely, the best goal for writing class is to improve our writing skill. During this term, I wrote a lot of documents and I learned some English rules from them. I believe if the class had not been blog, I had not enjoyed this class at all. I was happy that many people all over the world read my blog and gave me some advice. I sometimes got some help from Internet foreigners to correct my documents. Anyway, I have still hard readers, so I will keep blogging.

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3.0. Book Reviews

	Short titles with links	Dates (yy.mm.dd)	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	07.05.16	39	1
2-01	WHO WANT TO BE A STAR?	07.10.02	428	0
2-02	THE WHITE ORYX	07.10.08	366	0
2-03	FLYING HOME	07.10.12	405	0
2-04	THE TROY STONE	07.10.19	532	0
2-05	DEAD MAN'S ISLAND	07.10.28	591	0
2-06	JUST LIKE A MOVIE	07.11.02	583	0
2-07	LOST LOVE and Other Stories	07.11.07	584	0
2-08	Kidnap!	07.11.17	583	0
2-09	MR BEAN IN TOWN	07.11.26	721	0
2-10	Picture Puzzle	07.11.29	775	0
2-11	TITANIC	07.12.09	676	0
2-12	THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON	07.12.13	1003	0
2-13	L.A. Raid	07.12.20	1443	0
2-14	TWISTERS!	07.12.27	822	0
2-15	A Pretty Face	08.01.06	1343	0
2-16	Rich Man, Poor Man	08.01.13	1549	0
2-17
2-18
---	---	TOTALS:	12404	0

Note: Please calculate book review words and comments totals without the example (above).

4.2. Best Book Review

Selection and Assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

• I think Book Review 2-9 is my best. The title of this book is Mr. Bean in town, so the story is about Mr. Bean. The reason why it is my best is that story is difficult to understand. It explains about Mr. Bean’s comedies. That’s why to summarize story is also difficult. I took a long time to finish this review. I also put a You Tube related with that Mr. Bean’s comedy. I was really satisfied with it. I was happy that Mr. Tomei liked it, too.

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2.0. Comments

Total number of comments (use dashboard)
Months	08	09	10	11	12	01	Total
	12	4	17	10	5	6	54

Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts (yy.mm.dd)	Qualities of comments*[*]
Any one of your movie reviews	Kill Bill	07.10.30	My British friend gave me a comment. I think he wrote about the movie review very well. My Pakistanis friend also read and gave me a nice comment. I think they understand what I said well.
When did you respond to those comments?	---	07.11.05	---
How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	I responded with my thinking. I also thanked for him.
Any of your other posts*	Saturday morning	07.11.13	I think her comment was long and good. I was happy that I got a comment such as long. She seemed to have interest in my post. So quality of her comment is very nice.
When did you respond to those comments?	---	08.01.29	---
How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	Today I responded to her. There were some questions in her comments, so I answered everything. When I respond, I use Fire fox. It is better than Explore in some ways.

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* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post.

Recent comments display

Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where or why not?

• My blog displays recent comments in a sidebar because it is easy to find others’ comments. I can reply them quickly. I think it helps me to save time.

Additional reflections on comments

• I was happy that I got a lot of comments from visitors. I think many visitors gave comments to posts about America. They seemed to have interest in my time in Minnesota. Surely, I didn’t receive some comments; I knew they read my posts. I also enjoyed watching my friends’ blogs, so I gave some comments to them. However, I sometimes missed giving comments. I should have given them more comments, and then I would have gotten more comments from them. Anyway, I was always looking forward to receiving comments from visitors.

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1.0. Movie Reviews

1.1. Showcase [+ links]	Dates on blog (yy.mm.dd)	¶	W	Notes
Toy Story	07.10.13	4	432	I have seen the movie, and it is my favorite movie.
Kill Bill	07.10.30	7	454	I actually hate the movie. I don’t want to see it again.
Romeo and Juliet	07.11.19	5	481	I have seen the movie on TV before. However, this movie is so-so.
Mrs Doubtfire	07.12.01	6	703	I like this movie very much. I don’t watch it enough.
School of Rock/Forrest Gump	07.12.16	10	827	This story was very simple and boring.
Lilo & Stich/Shrek	07.01.13	8	1054	Once I watched it, I liked the story. I think it is funny. I want to see it again.
Totals	---	40	3951	---

Key:

¶: number of paragraphs three or more sentences in length

W: number of words

1.2. Best Movie Review

Selection and Assessment: Which of those movie reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

• I think my best review is Lilo and Stitch. It is because I summarized that story very well. Surely, I liked that story, so it is east to review. However, I spent a lot of time to finish this review. I have never seen this movie till I got that assignment. At first, I had to go to library to check the story. Some of other movies I have seen before, so I didn’t have to watch them again. After I watched it, I used Wiki to check the characters’ names. I think Wiki is very important to review Movies. I can’t review movies without Wiki. Anyway, I also enjoyed reviewing this story, so it is my best movie review.

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Writing IVa: Portfolio
0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, and Words

Months	08	09	10	11	12	01	Totals
Book reviews	0	0	5	5	4	2	16
Blog posts	3	4	23	21	31	14	96
Words	628	445	4912	5612	8014	6558	26178
TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	---

Last Post for wrting class

This post is the last for my writing class. Thinking about my blog, I made a lot of posts for a year. I think I enjoyed making blogging. Maybe, I never stop blogging now. My goal is to finish American posts. I only finish quarter of all American posts. I will keep making posts. I especially wanna make posts more about Squirrel. Of course, I will keep blogging about my regular things. Thanks for blog, I got some new friends all over the world. I also get writing skill. I am lucky that I can get a chance to make my blog. Hey, everyone, keep reading my blog and giving me comments. (> <)

See you soon!

Happy birthday to my mom

**Happy birthday, Mom**

Today was my mother's birthday. I wanted to celebrate her, but I did not have much time. It was becase that I was in test season, so I had to study for it. My mother likes cake very much. I was sorry that I couldn't buy cake for her. My family didn't buy birthday cake for her, either. If I get free time, I will buy some pieces of cake for my mom.

Kumamoto essay

[ Famous People of Kumamoto]

1.Akemi Matsuno

Akemi Matsuno is a former marathon runner and now TV performer. She belongs to NikoNiko Do. Unfortunately, she is most famous because she did not qualify for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. She is now married to a man who is her manager and is also from Kumamoto. They have two children. She also has a talent of mimicry. She is very unique and funny, she often appears on lots of variety shows.

2.Cream stew

Cream shew is a famous entertainer. The group consists of two menbers, One is Shinya Ueda the other is Teppei Arita. Both of them graduated from Seisei high school.Originally, this name isn't cream shityu. At first, they was sold as "Kaijarisuigyo". Now, they work some programs such as All night Nippon, Zubari yuwayo, Cream nanntoka and so on. They also appeared in Kumamoto's CM. Now they appear the CM " Hakutake Shiro".

3.Hiroshi

Hiroshi is a famous entertainer. Actually, he had been worked at Host club for 3 years and then he became entertainer again.The stage name of Hiroshi comes from "Hiroshi Ikushima" who is the TV announcer. However, his real name is Kenichi Saito.When he performs, he always says "Hiroshi desu." For everyone, this word is very funny and interesting.

4.Korroke

Korroke is a famous mimic star. He was born in Kumamoto city. He graduated from Kaishin high school. When he appeared on a mimicTV show and won the grand prize, he became popular. In the 1980s he mimiced Kenichi Mikawa who was not popular then. Thanks for it, Mikawa became popular again. Korroke and Mikawa appeared in the NHK Year-end Grand Song Festival together. He mainly mimics Shinichi Mori, Hiroshi Itsuki, Saburo Kitajima and so on. His older sister is a mimic star,too and her screen name is Kerroke.

5.Shingo Suetsugu

Shingo Suetsugu is the fastest sprinter in Japan. He also got a bronze medal of World Championship in Paris 2003 as the first sprinter in Japan. Now, he belongs to Mizuno. He graduated from Kyushu gakuin high school and Tokai university. His parents wprk here as barber. In August 2007, he entered in the World Championship in Osaka as the menbers of team Japan and sat up a Asia new record. Today,he's practicing hard for the Olympic in Beijing.

[ Famous places of Kumamoto]

1.Kumamoto Castle

The first thing people think about when they think about Kumamoto is Kumamoto castle. With the 400th anniversary of the castle, visitors, many of them from foreign countries, have been coming to Kumamoto to see the castle.There are some parks in this area. Ninomaru-park, for example, is vast and you can see the castle well from it. In spring, the cherry blossoms are their best and you can see many people enjoy Hanami there. This year,2007, is the 400th anniversary of Kumamoto castle, that's why there are many events like the aerial acrobatics, Brass band musics and so on. Try to visit Kumamoto castle at least once!

2.Suizenji Park

Suizenji Park is near Kokufu High school and it is a famous place in Kumamoto. The most famaus garden in it is Suizenjijyoujyuen. Before about 360 years, Tadatoshi Hosokawa was made the garden.In the garden, there is a springwater and have been flown pure water, so many tourists visit for sightseeing. There are some events like Takigino and Yabusame in a year. admission to the park is 400 yen for adults and 200 yen for children. It is good place to enjoy seeing Japanese classic garden!!

3.Mt. Aso

Mt.Aso is located in the east of Kumamoto and have the largest caldera in the world. It is a simbol of Kumamoto and is popular with many people. If you visit Aso, you should go to Cuddly Dominion. There you can see several bears and other animals, and touch some of them. You also can meet Tv star chimpanzee, Pan kun there.When the volcanic activity quit, we can see crater nearby. There is also Aso National Park. There are so many leisure spots and lots of people go there.

4.Kikuchikeikoku

Kikuchikeikoku is one of the famous place of Kumamoto. The vally is the source of Kukuma river in north of Kumamoto.This water is selected by the famous water in Japan. When it comes to Summer, people go to there becasue this place is cool.Every year in April, about 30～４０ ten thousands of people visit there.

5.Tsuruya

Tsuruya is the largest local department store in Kumamoto. This year, Tsuruya became 55 years and is loved by Kumamoto people. Basically, Tsuruya consists of the main building and east building. However, there are New-S, WING-Ⅱ, NEXTSTAGE and Brooks Brothers near it. Tsuruya has a original song and it can listen to this song from the RKK radio program. Tsuruya was also a sponsor of Rosso Kumamoto.When it comes to Chiristmas season, it is illuminated and brightened around the street.

[ Specialties of Kumamoto]

1. Basashi (Horse Sashimi)

Do you know "Basashi(Horse Sashimi)" ? It is one of the most famous specialties of Kumamoto. As you can see the word "Sashimi", we eat it with it uncooked. It is a horse meat, but, of course, we don't fly it at all.It is eaten in Kumamoto, Nagano, Yamanashi, and Tohoku section, but Kumamoto is known as the best place to eat it. The history of Basashi came from around 1592 to 1593. At that time, the army of Kiyomasa Kato started to eat Basashi because they were lacking of food. We recommend you to eat it once!

2. Tai-Pi-En

Tai-Pi-En is originally a Chinese food which is recreated in Japan. The original one came from Fujian, China at the age of Meji. It is like ramen and many ramen restaurants serve it commonly, so it is said that some Kumamoto people think it is served everywhere in Japan. There are several varieties of soup just like Ramen. It contains sping vermicelli, shrimp, cuttlefish, pork and something like that. By the way, it is called "Tai-Pin-En" differently and only some restaurants serve.

3. Corn Sponge Cake

In Aso city, you can buy a funny sponge cake named "Corn Sponge Cake" (Tomorokoshi Kasutera in Japanese). This sponge cake contains a lot of corn, which is made there. You can't find it anywhere else, it is sold only at the top of Mt. Aso. If you visit Aso, how about trying it?

4. Dekopon

"Dekopon" is a kind of citrus, which Kumamoto produces almost half of the quantity of output. It can be peeled easily and you can eat it with its peel. In addition, it has a high suger content and its tast is very good, which is why many people prefer it. "Dekopon" is kind of a brand of citrus and producers must clear some conditions to give their products the brand name. By the way, at first, Dekopon was originally Kumamoto-held.

5. Karashi Renkon

Karashi Renkon is a lotus root filled with a lot of mustard, which was formed in Kumamoto. This is very popular among Kumamoto people. However, unfortunately there was an incident which it has something to do with. In 1984 36 people was poisoned and 11 of them died because of Karashi Renkon.

Coming of Age ceremony

Today, January 14th. was my Coming-of-Day!!
I woke up at 6:30 and went to a beauty salon called, "Baked Potato". There I had my hair set and they applied cosmetics to my face. It took nearly 2 hours altogether. After that, I went to a shop called Wedding box where I borrowed the kimono. It was bad timing though, as my sister had to go to Tokyo for work today. She didn't have much to stay in Kumamoto, so I had to hurry to change from Kimono to see my sister. However, we managed to take photos together. And then I went to the Kumamoto civic gym where the ceremony was being held. There I listened to a speech given by the city mayor and some music.
During the ceremony, I was very happy for having met the foreign students meet foreign students who wore Kimono. I was lucky because I could be taken photos with them there besides. ^^ I met both my school friends and old classmates they looked different.
After the ceremony, I went to my grandparents' house by myself. My mother came to their house after I arrived there. We went to Fujisaki Palace together. When we went there, my Japanese sandal was broken. My mother called the Wedding box and then I got new one. My grandfather loves taking photos, so he took a lot of photos of me. Anyway, I really liked my kimono. I didn't take off it quickly after I came home. I wanted to wear Kimono as long as I had time. My mom and I took a lot of photos at home again. Today it was a so long and a precious day for me. It was because I don't have many chances to wear Kimono though I am Japanese girl. Maybe I won't wear Kimono after over 2 years at least. I also grew my hair for today. I wanna change my hairstyle soon. The reason it was important was that it was only time in my life that I could take part in that ceremony. I enjoyed my coming of age ceremony!!

Book Review 2-16

I have read the book “ Rich Man, Poor Man”. I will review this story.
There was an old guy, Adam in a little village. One day a postman came to his village. The postman brought him a letter from his son, Saul. He gave him the letter and walked away. He called to his wife, Martha. She came out and looked at the letter. She was excited but she was also worried. However, there had been no school fifty years ago, so they could not read or write. They had to find the schoolteacher. His only son, Saul left the village and two years ago and their three daughters were married. Saul was making a lot of money in a foreign country. Martha and the schoolteacher came and many people did, too. The teacher began to open the envelope and read the letter. There was a money order in his letter. It was worth one hundred pounds. The teacher asked Adam to go to the Post Office in Darpur to get money. Everyone laughed and said that he would be a rich man. Adam also said that he could buy some food and drink, and give a party for them all. That evening, the village people talked about the money order and his money. Adam and Martha also talked about the money. We needed many things for the farm. The next morning he got up very early. It was dark and everyone was asleep. He put on his best clothes and he carried his best stick. He put the money order carefully in his pocket and he said goodbye to Martha. He walked ten miles to the main road and waited for the bus. The bus came and then he got on. It was a long way to Darpur. He bought things for his farm from the shop, Rick. There were a lot of people in the Post Office. There was a long line of people and he waited the back. Finally, it was his turn. However, the official did not server him. He had to wait and finally the official looked at him. The official asked him about his Identity Card. However, Adam did not know what Identity Card is. The official said to him that he could not give him any money without his Identity Card. He also explained about Identity Card. Adam asked him where he could buy his Identity Card. However, the official was angry and didn’t answer him. A man told Adam to go to the Ministry of the Interior. He walked to the Ministry of the Interior. He waited in another queue.　He spoke to another official and asked for an Identity Card. The official told him to bring the form and three photographs of yourself and two pounds, and come back next day. He insisted that he could not come there again because he lived far from there and, he was too old. However, the official turned away. He walked to the shop of Rick, and then they began to talk. Rick showed him the way to a photographer. Adam managed to find the house. The photographer was asleep, but he came to me quickly. Adam wanted to go to Minta that afternoon, so he was in a hurry. However, that guy did not hurry and asked him to come back tomorrow morning because photographs would take twenty-four hours. Anyway, Adam gave him the money and he took the photographs. After that, Adam went back to the bus station and sat on the bus for three hours. He also had to walk tem miles back to his village. It was nighttime and he was very tired. Martha and his friends were waiting for him. He explained his wife about an Identity Card. He was so tired and managed to go to bed at last. He worked up late the next morning. The sun was already high. He was too tired to go out. That’s why he stayed at home on Wednesday. He rested and talked to the villagers about the money order. He told them about the Identity Card and the photographer. The schoolteacher filled in his application form for an Identity Card. On Thursday he traveled to Darpur again. He walked to the main road and he caught a bus. In Darpur, he walked to the house of the photographer. He knocked on the door of the house. No one came to the door. He knocked again loudly with his stick. A woman opened the door at that time. He asked her about the photographer. He got to know that the photographer was out then. A woman closed the door, but he kept waiting there for him. After a long time, the photographer came back and he smelt of beer. Adam asked him to give his photographs. However, he did not remember about it at all. He told Adam to show him the receipt for his picture. Adam shouted that the photographer did not give him a receipt. He was getting angry, so he hit the photographer hard with his stick. The photographer shouted that he was nearly killing by Adam. Lots of people ran out of their house. He hit the photographer again and two men held him. The photographer was very angry and he was very angry. Lots of people were shouting. Then a policeman came. The photographer shouted to the policeman that Adam was a thief and murderer. The policeman held and told Adam to come with him to the police station. Adam did not say anything. At the police station, the policeman asked him many questions. Finally, the policeman told Adam to go back t his village and not to come there again. He pushed Adam into the street. He went back to his village. He was tried and angry. Next day he told his story to all the villagers. The villagers were angry. Martha was also unhappy. Then in the evening the schoolteacher came to his house to help them again. The teacher gave him a letter to Mr. Sheth. The teacher said Mr. Sheth was an important man in Darpur and he was a friend of his wife’s cousin. And the letter was about Adam’s money order. He took the letter and thanked the schoolteacher. That’s why he traveled to Darpur again on Saturday, for the third time. After a long time, he found Mr. Sheth’s house. The door was opened by a tall man. He explained the tall man about the letter. He also gave him the letter. Mr. Sheth was so busy, so he was not there at the moment. Adam tried to wait for him, a large black car came and a man went into the house. A long time later, the tall man opened the door again and called Adam. He followed the tall man and went into a large room with fine carpets and big chairs. Another man was in the room and he was drinking. He was very Mr. Sheth. He said he wanted to help Adam. Adam took the money order out of his pocket. It was dirty and looked very old. He gave it to Mr. Sheth. Mr. Sheth unfolded the money order and looked at it. He said that money order was not worth one hundred pounds and was worth nothing. Adam was shocked to hear that. Mr. Sheth said Saul did not understand about money orders. It was not for that country and out of date. Mr. Sheth gave him the money order back. Adam was not hungry, but Mr. Sheth went out of the room, and then he brought him some coffee and some cakes. Mr. Sheth wanted to help Adam, so he got an idea. Mr. Sheth asked him to give his money order. Mr. Steth gave his money order to Adam. His money order was worthless. Mr. Steth was going to change his money order for Adam. And then Mr. Steth went out of the room. He would give him some money. Adam felt happy again. After a few minutes, the tall man came into the room. He gave Adam an envelope. He said to Adam that it was from Mr. Sheth and then Adam could go. He went out of the house. He walked alone the road to the bus station. He opened the envelope and he took out his money. He counted the money. It was ten pounds. He thought about his only son, Saul. His son, Saul had sent him a money order for one hundred pounds. Mr. Steth had given him ten pounds. He felt old and he felt poor again.
I think Adam was so poor man. I also hate the photographer. Though his money order his son sent was wrong, he got some money. That’s why I think he was lucky a little. This story is not so long, but it was bored to me. Anyway, it will probably be my last book review. I have reviewed some books, but it is the longest review of all. I found some funny books or bored stories through this chance. To reading books is important for me, so I will keep reading books in English. I was happy to do my best to review books in English!

Movie Review 6

Lilo and Stitch

(Introduction）
Lilo and Stitch is a 2002 Disney Animation film. It was released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The original voice of Stitch is by Chris Sander, is an American film actor and voice actor. He also served as a storyboard artist, artistic director, and character designer on Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and Mulan. The Japanese voice of Stitch is by Koichi Yamadera, who is a famous voice actor. Yamadera often appears in Disney animations as a voice actor. This film was nominated for the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but then the Japanese anime Spirited away written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki won the award.
(Story）
One day, a crazy alien scientist named Mr. Jumba Jookida made Number 626. Number 626 looked cute blue koala, but he was dangerous creature. That’s why Mr. Jumba was arrested, and 626 was nearly broken by other aliens, but he managed to escape and went to the earth. The place it arrived was Hawaii. The Grand Councilwoman, was the leader of the fictional United Galactic, asked Jumba and Agent Pleakley to chase after him. They also went to the earth.
Lilo was a little girl who lives with her sister Nani in Hawaii. They did not have parents because their parents died in a car accident. Lilo went to a dance school, but there she often had a run-in with other girls. That’s why Lilo did not have any friends, so she always felt alone. Nani was her older sister and took care of Lilo, but she did not have any job and keep their living condition good, so social worker Cobra Bubbles visited their house. He told Nani that he would take Lilo into a foster care if she couldn't improve her problems within 3 days. After that, Lilo wanted to have a nice friend, so they went to an animal shelter to get a dog. At the same time, 626 was sent to the shelter. That’s why Lilo met him there and decided to get him. Nani once refused to buy him, but Lilo got to like him very much. She finally allowed her to have him. They bought him for 2 dollars. Lilo named 626 “Stitch”. Lilo liked him very much. She was also a big fan of Elvis Presley, so she sometimes made Stitch mimic Elvis. She took Stitch to a Nani’s workplace where Nani’s boyfriend, David worked as a fire performer. However, Stitch was not a good boy, very violent and tried to break many things in their house. Because of it, Nani got angry with him and tried to return him to the shelter. However, Lilo said Nani that he was Ohana. Ohana means family in Hawaiian. Nani heard that word and stopped to do it.
The next day, David took them to a beach. They were enjoying surfing there. When they did surfing, Jumba and Pleakly watched Stitch. They tried to capture Stitch from underwater. Because of it, Stitch and Lilo drowned. David managed to help them, but Nani thought that Stitch attacked Lilo. Accidentally, Cobra watched that happening and told Nani that they couldn’t be together. That night, Lilo and Nani stayed on a hammock together. Stitch felt a pang of guilt and decided to leave and hide in the woods.
On the other hand, Jumba and Pleakley felt heat that they could not catch him quickly. The Grand Councilwoman asked Captain Gantu, a shark-like alien, to capture Stitch. The next morning, Jumba found and tried to catch Stitch in the woods. Stitch wanted to stay with Lilo and Nani. Stitch ran from him and went back to their house. There he met Lilo, but Jumba also came there. While Stitch and Jumba began to fight, Lilo called Cobra for help. Before their house was broken, Pleakley took Lilo out their house.
Just after this tragedy, Nani came back to home, but there was Cobra. Nani and Cobra began to argue about it and then Lilo went to the woods and met Stitch. Unfortunately, Lilo and Stitch were caught by Grantu. Stitch was able to escape from him, but Lilo was removed with Grantu’s space ship. Nani chased Grantu with Jumba’s spaceship. At last, they could rescue Lilo from Grantu.
Finally, the Grand Councilwoman arrived to arrest Stitch, but she allowed him to stay with Lilo. She decided the place where Stitch was exiled was earth. She realized Lilo and Nani loved Stitch, and Stitch also loved them. Jumba and Pleakley also stayed on earth to help Nani, Lilo and Stitch. Then Cobra turned to be a former member of CIA and he promised her to help them. That’s why Stitch could be Lilo’s family at last.
(impression)
I like Disney movies, especially princess stories like Beauty and the Beast and The little mermaid. I was surprised that the voice actor of Stitch had made some of my favorite Disney animations. However, I had known what Stitch is before I watched the film. I did not have interest in this story, but I realized that it was a good story after watching it and got to like this story. I expected that story was boring, but it was funny story to me. I can enjoy watching that story. Sometimes Lilo is a not good girl to Nani, but she loves her very much. If I have Stitch, I do not know whether I can keep him or not. Stitch is really cute, but his behavior is very bad. My favorite scene was that Stitch spat two pieces of cake. However, if he exists, I want to have him for only 3 days. I thought there were few musical parts in this film. However, I was happy that I could listen the song “Aloha Oe”. Since I have watched this movie, I long for Hawaii. If I have a chance, I want to travel to Hawaii someday. In Japan, the new Disney film” Enchanted” will open soon. I want to see this movie, too. I cannot wait to watch this movie. Anyway, I like the story, so I will recommend many people to watch Lilo and Stitch. I want to see Lilo and Stitch 2, too. If I have free time, I will watch it!

Christmas present from America

Today I got a Christmas present package from my host family. There were Christmas cookies in it. They were homemade. I was happy to get it. My family and I ate them. We thought that they had a very American taste. When I was in America, I ate many kinds of cookies, and my favorite taste was choco chip. It was so yummy!! During that time, I ate many of them, but I could not get enough of them. Recently, my friend has been cooking American style choco chip cookies. I hope she can cook them just as cook as the American cookies. (^ ^)

Mouse Fishing

←Today I found a cute mouse picture!
By the way, I happened to witness a big dead rat on the way to school on my bicycle recently. It was the first time that I have seen a big dead rat here. Surely, when I was in MN, I sometimes watched squirrels or chipmunks or road kills. We don't have wild squirrels here, so we can't do Squirrel Fishing. However, we have mice, so I think we can do Mouse Fishing.
Actually, my mother doesn't like mouse. She can't even bear the appearance of TV. She screams not only when she meets a mouse but also even when she sees an image of mouse. She is a mouse phobia. I wonder why she hates mouse so much. In contrast, my father loves mouse and wants to have one!!

Book Review 2-15

I read the book “A Pretty Face”. I will review this story.
Zoe was seventeen years. She worked in a bookstore in the little town of Newport. Zoe liked books and her works. But after work, she liked to act in plays with the Newport Player. The Newport Players did six plays every year, and Zoe was in most of them. Some plays were exciting and famous. That week, the play was Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
Mike was eighteen years old. He was a student at Newport College, and he liked writing. One day, he wanted to be famous and write plays for the theater and television.Newport had a newspaper. Its editor was Mike’s aunt.One morning, Mike’s aunt, Peggy asked him to write a review of Romeo and Juliet for the newspaper. Mike agreed it. That evening, he went to Newport’s Little Theater to see the play. Mike was ready to write notes for his review. Five minutes later, the play began. Zoe acted the part of Juliet’s mother. She knew all her words and spoke them well. He thought she was pretty and doing her best. He began to write about her in his notebook. Two hours later, the play ended and the audience left the theater. Mike went home and wrote his review for the newspaper. He was not good feeling. He wanted to be kind, but he thought he should be honest.
His review was that Zoe Baker was a young girl in an older woman’s costume, and she could never him believe differently.
When she saw the news page, she got angry. She checked the name of the writer. On Thursday evening the next week, Zoe and her friend Annie were drinking coffee in the Newport Café. Annie was a student at Newport College and sometimes they met at the café. Suddenly, Zoe saw a boy sitting at a table across the room. She asked Annie about his name. She got known his name and, he was the same person with the writer of the review. She was furious. She remembered what he wrote on the newspaper. She tried to bitch to him, but she did not do that. She had a good idea instead of it.
On Thursday, Mike came to the Newport Café after his writing class. He asked for a cup of coffee, and then stared to read one of his books. Some minutes later, a woman came into the café. She was carrying a magazine under her arm. She greeted and smiled at Mike. She sat in front of him and began to introduce herself. She said that she was the editor of Yes! Magazine. He knew it was a magazine about famous people. She asked him to write something for it. Mike asked her the reason why she wanted him to do. She said that it was because he had written theater reviews for the Newport weekly newspaper. She said she wanted him to write about a famous playwright in Newport. He thought if he did the job, he should write about Todd Marin, who was the only famous playwright in Newport. Todd Marin was famous for not talking to reporters from gossip magazine. He threw them out of his house. He thought it was really difficult work, but finally he agreed it.
Later that evening, Zoe was talking to Annie on the phone. She told her about her plan. It was she would stand outside Todd Marin’s house and watch Todd Marin throw Mike Morrison out.
The next morning, Mike went to Todd Marin’s house. It was a big house, and there were lots of bushes and tall trees in front of it. He did not like Yes! Magazine very much, but he thought it was an important interview. He walked up to the front door of the house. He was carrying his notebook and he had a list of questions to ask the playwright. But he was a little afraid of the famous man. Zoe followed Mike to Todd Marin’s house. Zoe was acting the part of Kate Lawson again. She had a black wig over her hair and was wearing glasses. She hid behind one of the bushes in front of Todd Marin’s house. When Todd Marin opened the door of his house, Mike began to talk quickly. Todd Marin did not like the Yes! Magazine, but he welcomed Mike into his house. Zoe could see them, but she could not hear them speaking. She just waited for Todd Marin to throw him out. Todd Marin took Mike to his study. There were hundreds of books in the room, and a big desk. Todd Marin thanked for him to tell the truth. He thought Mike was an honest young man. Mike could ask him his questions, but it was not for Yes! Magazine. Todd allowed him to ask his question if it was for the Newport Weekly News. In fact, Todd Marin read Mike’s reviews in the newspaper, so he liked his reviews. Mike wanted to write for the theater, for TV and for movies. Todd Marin sat back in his chair to listen and Mike told him the plot of his play. Mike was very nervous, but Todd Marin did not speak. He smiled at Mike and he listened to him very carefully. When at last Mike stopped speaking, Todd advised him about his reviews to make it better. Zoe stayed behind the bush and waited. An hour went by and nothing happened. She was getting impatient. She thought Todd Marin never gave interviews to gossip magazine.
After an hour and a half, Mike Morrison left Todd Marin’s study and came out of the house. He and the playwright were smiling. They talked for two or three minutes and Zoe watched them from behind the bush, and it made her amazed. After a minute or two more, they shook hands. Then Todd Marin went back into the house and Mike Morrison walked away. Mike saw Kate waiting for him. He was surprised to see her so soon. Mike did not tell a lie, so he said the truth. He said that he reported for the Newport Weekly New, so not for Yes! Magazine. He also learned about writing plays from him because he wanted to write a play for TV. Todd Marin helped him with the characters and the plot. Mike apologized to her for not having interviewed for her magazine. However, she said that she was not angry. She began to something very strange. She took off her hair and her glasses. At that time, he knew who she was. She was not Kate Lawson, editor of Yes! Magazine, and in fact she was that young actress. He was surprised and smiled at her. She told him about her feeling for his review of her. Mike felt embarrassed. She asked him whether she was a good actress or not. He finally recognized that she was a good actress. He told her that he would put that in the Newport Weekly News. He also thanked her for making him go and see Todd Marin. He did not feel embarrassed any more. He suggested to her that they should get a cup of coffee. She could not refuse a free coffee!!
At the end of the story, Mike and Zoe were reading the newspaper about Todd Marin and Zoe written by Mike.
The main characters of this book were handsome and cute. That’s why I can enjoy reading it. However, speaking of the story, I do not like it. If I were Mike, I would never forgive what Zoe was doing even if she was so cute and pretty. I guess they became lovers later because they were good looking each other. I think everything in this story went well. I believe can be difficult. I hope my life goes well like this in the future. Anyway, this story was so-so long and boring, but it was easy to understand. I will find better books than this next time!!