Present

I helped my student with Japanese conversation once a week after school.
He and his mum gave me a nice present!!
Thank you so much,I really enjoyed talking with you:)
See you in Japan!!

Cocco!

We went to Fremantle the other day for our farewell dinner.
At that time we ate pizza and pasta.
I ordered zucca,which was tasty!!
We talked a lot and I had a speech for 5 minutes to say thank you to my friends.

Little Creature

Little Creature which is famous for beer is awesome!!
To go there,we had to show our ID otherwise the guard man wouldn't allow us to enter,haha
I ordered a cup of beer,called 'Little Creature Light(4.5%),and it was a bit bitter but tasted good:)
We ordered Tomato mozzarella cheeze pizza and beetroot,hezelnuts pumpkin salad:)
yammy❤

Japanese food

One day,dinner was okonomi-yaki and soba noodle!!
Very delicious:)My host mother is a really good cook❤

Potato Chips

Recently got a percel from japan that my mom sent me.
In the box,there were many snacks!!
I had worried if the box would pass australian customs,you know,the fact that australian customs are very strict is famous.
for example,nats are prohibited.
Not only food but also crafts are banned.

But fortunately,my percel arrived at me safely and nothing had been taken by customs.
I was relieved.

I got 'dars white' and potato chips(kansai dashi soy sause):)
My favorite chocolate once melted and set again. but very strange shape...haha

Anyway,I shared the potato chips with students and my japanese friends.
'cause that flavor is only sold at kansai area.
They enjoyed that taste,so did I!!

Mom,thank you very much!!

Vegetarian Pizza @OASIS

Today we went on an excursion with students.
Before starting mini golf in the afternoon,we had lunch @OASIS.
My lunch was vegetarian pizza which my friend ordered in advance yesterday.
Delicious!! But I ate a whole pizza!!
I must lose weight 'cause I have gained weight about 5kg since I came here in the end of March...
But it is so difficult not to eat...

Fish 'n' Chips @Cicerello's

2weeks ago,my school's sister school students in Japan came.
Since then I've helped their activities,taken many photos.
Last Friday we went to Fremantle excursion.
The photo is one of the most popular Australian food,'fish 'n' Chips'!!
It's yammy but high calory...haha
People add salt,vinegar and tomato sause as they like.
I prefer to add tomato sause❤ not adding salt 'cause taking too much salt is not good for health.
After that we went to Fremantle Market for shopping.
My friend who is also a Japanese assistant and I bought nice body soaps but soon got bored 'cause we've been there many times.
So we went to Hungry Jack's and bought soft cream @50 sents.

Soccer

Last Sunday,I went to my host brother's soccer game in the morning.
He belongs to a club team like my little brother does.
So I was interested in the differences between Japan and Australia's soccer.

The biggest differences from Japan are:
1.less pressure for offence(easier to avoid charges)
2.apt to dribble so less passes
3.less team play but excellent individual play
4.good counter offences

maybe Australian boys are much taller than Japanese boys
That's why they don't need to rely on team play.
They have good physical advantages!! How good!!

Torchlight Tour @Fremantle Prison

I haven't updated since coming back from my travel to Melbourne and Sydney,for about 15 days...
Last night,we went to Fremantle Prison and joined in Torchlight Tour!!
During Torchlight Tour,we can use a torchlight,which became our souvenir.
So we saw dark Fremantle Prison!!
I sometimes was surprised because of events in the tour.
And what is different from day tours is that we can meet some characters.
Anyway,it was a exciting tour!!
After that we went to one of the restaurants in Fremantle.
I ordered spagetti carbonara,it was yammy but too much:)
I ate too much 'cause before the tour,I drank a cup of cappuccino and ate choco marshmallows @Sun Churro.
Oh,I must lose weight!!

Sydney

After 2 nights in Melbourne,we flew to Sydney.
Although the flight was only for 2 hours,but I fell asleep when taking off.
Because it was a early flight(@6:45!! departs Melbourne),I was sleepy.
So I didn't remember the take off,haha

We stayed Sydney for 4 nights.
On the 1st day,we went to China Town and ate lots of Chinese food:)
On the 2nd day,we went to there again and went to Cockle Bay Wharf.
We ate a pancake and a vanilla macaroon @Lindt shop.So yammy❤
On the 3rd day,we went to Circular Quay and got on the cruise!!
Although it rained a little,we enjoyed it and taking many photos.
Opera House and Harbour Blidge were amazing!!
Actually there was Harbour Blidge climbing tour,but expensive.
So we walked through it on food.
On the last day,we met my friend's guest sister who lives in Sydney.
We went to Bondi Beach,it was Awesome!!
After returning to the city,we went to Circular Quay again and drank a cocktail!!
My order was 'dirty carpet disco'. Its name sounds funny,but tasted delicious.
And then we met her friends and had a dinner with them.
They were all Australians and almost as old as me,so I enjoyed talking.
But I couldn't understand fully,so that was sad...
At last,they saw us off to the hotel.
They were so kind!!
Thanks to them,I had a wonderful time in Sydney.
If I have a chance,I wanna go there again.

The next day,we had a early flight again(the departure was @6:00!!)
I slept mostly the flight,about 5 hours.
Moreover,I fell asleep on the bus on my way home and slept at home while using the internet,haha

Anyway,this trip is one of my best memories I've ever had.

Melbourne

I update my blog after 11 days' absence.
Since July 3rd,the school holiday has started.
During the holiday,I've been to Melbourne and Sydney for 7 nights with my friends.

Our hotel was in CBD so very convenient to going to the city.
We arrived at night,and bought bread and soup.

On the 1st day,we walked around the city.
There were lots of Starbucks Coffee shops.
So I bought a 'Melbourne' tumbler:)
We met my friends and ate Chinese dishes for dinner and hot white chocolate:)yammy❤
After that my friend and I drank wine,and talked about our goal in Australia.
I was impressed with her way of thinking.
We want not only to improve our English but also to have 'confidence' in English!!

On the 2nd day,we went to St.Kilda's and had a cake❤
After that we walked a beach then we saw penguin!!
Moreover we went to Crown Casino!!
Of course we didn't bet money,but we had a nice dinner in the casino.
We also saw the night view of Melbourne city,very beautiful!!

Sherlock Holmes

I finally watched 'Sherlock Holmes' on DVD with a big TV screen!!
My host mom rented its DVD for me.
Robert Downey Jr is so cool!!
I became a fan of him when I watched 'Iron Man 2'!!
So he is one of my hot actors!!

I watched without subtitles because with it,I'd rely on too much^_^;
But it was so difficult that I couldn't hear all and understand...

Anyway it was a good movie,and I heard that 'Sherlock Holmes 2' will come out,so next time I will watch it at a movie theatre!!

IKEA

This is our today's lunch menu.
Where do you think I ate lunch?

It wasn't at a restaurant that I ate,but at 'IKEA'!!

Today my friends and I went to IKEA near Stirling station.
We've never been to IKEA before,even one in Japan.

My image of IKEA was that it was a furniture shop whose goods were very fashionable but so expensive...
But after I went there,my image of it had changed!!

IKEA sells very fashionable interior goods,and they are reasonable prices:)

IKEA is 2-floor building,the 1st floor is goods and the 2nd floor is show rooms!!
When we walked through the show rooms,we were so excited.

If I live alone,maybe at that time,I will choose IKEA goods for interior♪

So we bought blankets at different colors.
Mine is light green,hers is pink.So cute!!

After shopping,we went to IKEA cafe to have lunch.
Prices are very cheap and food was delicious❤
We ate Swidish sandwiches,bread,a cup of salad and fruits taart.
The price of my lunch was $9.35- including free refill coffee.
So we enjoyed so much:)
We will probablly go there again soon to have a tea,haha

Japan vs Paraguay

Yesterday at 10 p.m.(+8hrs) Okada Japan had a match against Paraguay.
Both hadn't never went through quater finals.
Okada Japan completely protected their goal.
Both team couldn't get any goals so had to fight for about 120 minutes.
And finally,the first PK was done at the World Cup 2010.

Okada Japan lost and couldn't go through the quater final.
But they did their best.
I'd expected that Japan would lose some goals,because Paraguay is one of the strong teams.
According to FIFA,the ranking of Paraguay is better than that of Japan.

Although,Okada Japan lost but it was so impressive.
Okada Japan looked like 'samurai'.
Their fighting spirit reminded me of Japanese way of 'bushi-do'!!

My mom took video call via Skype so I was able to watch at real time.
I was glad to watch and share the same feelings as people in Japan.
When the game finished,my heart was full of impression...
If I couldn't have watched it,I would have regreted so much:_(

Thanks,Okada Japan!!

I realized how much I love soccer through this FIFA World Cup 2010.

Food Inc

Yesterday,I went to see a movie,named 'Food Inc'.
It was a documentary film,about safety of food.
I always tend to choose fast food and cheaper food.
But it is not always safe.
Let's choose organic products!!
I try to buy them as possible as I can:)

Let's play soccer♪

Yesterday,I went to Kings Park with my friends for the first time in the afternoon.
About 12 people came;Japanese,Korean and Taiwanese.
We devided into 2 teams.
We only played 15 minutes or so,but it was enjoyable.
The score was about 3vs2 or so,my team lost,haha:)

When we went back to the city,it had been getting dark.
The night view from Kings Park is very beautiful!!

London Week ~Masterchef Australia~

Every night I watch Masterchef Australia on TV.
Most TV programs are shown once a week,but Masterchef is on air every night @Golden Time:)Amazing!!

I don't get bored.So excited♪
Last week,they cooked course dishes for business class @Qantas Airlines.
And from this Sunday,'London Week' started!!
'London Week' the members go to London and challenge cooking.
On the 1st day,they made sweets❤I wish I could have tried them:)
On the 2nd day,they made course dishes as a pair.
And today,on the 3rd day,a challenger who won the previous day battle,challenged a desert against a professional chef.

I love Masterchef so much!!
Tomorrow,they go to Paris,so I can't help watching it♪

FIFA World Cup 2010

maybe for 3 days absence I update my blog^_^;

Yesterday,FIFA World Cup 2010 @South Africa began!!
I couldn't watch TV so I got information via twitter.

But today,I can watch a soccer game on TV.
My friends have a party after the party we'll watch South Korea vs Greece!!
At that time we will make okonomi-yaki,so we are going to buy okonomi-yaki's ingredients.
So I am so excited:)

Function!!

Recently I don't update my blog but it's not I get tired of keeping a diary but I don't have time to update.
Last weekend,we had 3 days-off,but on Saturday I went to Perth city to make a plan for travel,went to Scandinavian BBQ.On Sunday,I went to church from early in the morning,and on Monday I went to Yanchep National Park with my friends.
I've been so busy but had a wonderful time for a couple of days.

Moreover,I help my host sister with mathmatics.
Of course,I have to speak English to explain.
Now she is studying function.
But I didn't learn it in English,so I don't have enough vocabulary related with mathmatics;for example,x*2 and x*3,1/3 and so on.
I knew *2=square and *3=cube recently.
It is very difficult for me to explain but interesting!!

In her math textbook,there are explanation of the characteristic of each functions,except for solutions.
If I were a student,I would hate mathmatics,haha^_^;
Although I am not good at mathmatics,I like.
That's because when I was a senior high school,I had to take lots of math tests and attend every supplementary lesson before 1st period started.
I really appreciate my math teacher in my senior high school.
Thank you!!

picnic @Yanchep National Park→Two Rock

On June 7th(Foundation Day),my friends and I went to Yanchep National Park by car.
He searched google before going there and said it would take us 1 hour 2 minutes.
We arrived at the park just time!! How pancutual google is!!

We were supposed to bring foods,so my friend and I bought bacon & cheese bread and donuts!!And my friends brought lasagne,KFC fried chicken,rice balls and so on!!
We enjoyed lunch,and became full:)

After lunch,we went to see koalas. We found some koalas,but of course,they were sleeping.Also we found Ghost House in the map!!We got excited and went there,but it wasn't a haunted house but just a hiking road.We were disappointed...
According to the notice board of Ghost House,its length was 9.2 kilo meters,and it took 4.5 hours to walk through!!Too long!!
So we just walked for 20 minutes and gave up:)

After that,we went to Two Rock.The beach was more beautiful that I've visited before!!We took off shoes and played!!So fun♫But my jeans became wet^_^;

This picnic is my good memory.I hope we will go somewhere soon!!