tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115625635794030052024-03-13T23:56:18.913-04:00PEACH PANCAKE VACATIONExploring where the sweet scent comes from :)Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-22342479337590268482018-11-08T06:49:00.003-05:002018-11-08T06:49:29.274-05:00Time goes by,,,,<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Four years has passed since I stopped my blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I forgot all my Spanish, and I was surprised I could write such a senteses in Spanish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's time to study Spanish again :)</span><br />
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Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-10370380855662054752014-04-16T06:41:00.001-04:002014-04-16T06:41:19.166-04:004/15Estoy en rumoi. <div>Hay todavía muchas nieva.</div><div>Aquí hace frío que en sapporo.</div><div>Hoy yo comí muchas sushi!!</div><div>almuerzo y la cena.</div><div>Que rico!!!!</div><div>Me encanta Japón porque yo puedo comer muchas sushi delicioso!!!</div><div><br></div><div>Feliz día .</div>Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-40006507708677517702014-04-01T08:21:00.001-04:002014-04-01T08:21:57.367-04:00Trabajoyo empeze trabajar hoy.<div>Estoy muy cansada.</div><div>Quiero acostar temprano. Todavía mi esposo no regresa a nuestra casa.</div><div>Que cansada!!!</div>Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-58722041880470238592014-03-26T20:21:00.001-04:002014-03-26T20:21:04.030-04:00New lifeMy looooooong vacation is over.<div><br></div><div>I chose Guatemala to stay for my last vacation. And I studied spanish there.</div><div>However after I came back japan from Guatemala, I'm losing my spanish little by little ( no, rapidly...).</div><div><br></div><div>So I'm gonna use this blog to keep it up.</div><div>It's like my dairy in spanish.</div><div><br></div><div>It's not funny for u!!</div><div><br></div><div>This is just for me.,</div><div><br></div><div>Gracias.</div>Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-85628891584688712412013-04-30T17:06:00.002-04:002013-04-30T17:06:29.726-04:00Squirrel<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I came to Atlanta for the first time, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was really surprised that there were a lot of squirrels everywhere. Around my house, school, street,,, everywhere. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's like the number of squirrels are more than that of dogs and cats.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Grey squirrel</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">photo from </span><a href="http://invasivespeciesireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/grey_squirrel.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">told this to my English teacher. She taught me that grey Squirrels were common, but we seldom found chipmunks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">photo from </span><a href="http://www.lakeshoreimages.com/chipmunk.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last year I tried to find chipmunks on the way to school, but I couldn't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now it is warm outside, so lots of squirrels are enjoying this nice weather. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also go for walk to enjoy this season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fortunately, I saw chipmunks yesterday and today.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I couldn't see it for a long time since they ran away very quickly, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">but I got so excited. C</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ompared with grey squirrel, chipmunk is small.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, both animals are so cute. I love them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">(And, I love Chip and Dale)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I believe these two days are very lucky day. Should I buy lottery?? haha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Have you ever seen chipmunks</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">??</span>Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-68940965527794458872013-03-23T10:17:00.000-04:002013-03-23T10:17:01.845-04:00my goal of 2013<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Three months have already passed since 2013 began.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">During this three months, I was thinking about my goal of 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I came up with an great idea. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>"to study Spanish!!"</strong></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After I came to the US, I really realized that learning foreign language was difficult. Before I came to the US, I had thought that if I went to the US, I could have spoken English fluently. However, now one year has passed, but I cannot speak English fluently.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know my English is still not good, but I believe to study Spanish in the US is also to study English.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Moreover, there are a lot of people around me who can speak Spanish now. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think it's a great opportunity to study Spanish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've never studied Spanish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know it's not easy, but I hope my Spanish and English will get better!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hasta luego.</span><br />
Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-73032197863435913322013-01-21T13:15:00.001-05:002013-01-21T13:15:27.976-05:00Cold....<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After finishing my English class and Reverb12, I have not posted blog so often.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now, I have cold. It's getting worse.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is because I went out almost everyday despite the fact that I had cold :(</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Anyway, I have a lot of time to watch the TV.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now the news is about the inauguration of OBAMA and his parade.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most news channel are reporting this in a live broadcast.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the US :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I finished watching Desperate Housewives. I have to find new drama.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">What is your favorite drama?? Please let me know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>(01/19/2013)</strong></span></td></tr>
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Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-55594815020093688122013-01-08T17:23:00.003-05:002013-01-21T12:34:57.393-05:00Happy New Year ♡♡<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy New year to all of you!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had a great holiday vacation.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I enjoyed countdown in Disney World.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was awesome!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I was lucky because I could meet Duffy in the show despite the fact that I did not go to Epcot.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When the time came, there were many fireworks as far as I could see, 360°.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I sat down for a long time to keep my place, so my hip was painful.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And some parts of my hip skin got dark...... it still remains dark....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Anyway, My starting of 2013 was great!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I hope everyone may be happy in 2013.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-37803208972704071992012-12-27T21:35:00.000-05:002012-12-27T21:35:19.415-05:00Creativity<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html">#reverb12</a> Day 27:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How will you honour your creativity?</span> <br />
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<em>How did you make time for creativity in 2012? </em><br />
<em>Looking back, is there one creative time or one particular creation that
stands out for you? </em><br />
<em>How will you continue (or start) making time and space for your creative
passions in 2013?</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My creativity time was on the way to school.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I had a lot of inspirations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">2013.......</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I need to create something!! but I have no idea now.....</span><br />
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Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-70301401780950826332012-12-26T23:13:00.001-05:002012-12-26T23:13:19.186-05:00make TIME<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#reverb12 Day 26: How will you make time?</span> <br />
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<em>How do you intend to carve out more time for the things that are the most
important to you in 2013?</em><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a lot of time, so I need to think how to use my time!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Time is money!!</span>Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-23979496179645376622012-12-25T18:50:00.002-05:002012-12-25T18:50:15.229-05:00Vulnerable...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html">#reverb12</a> Day 25: How will you be vulnerable?</span><br />
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<em>Next year, how will you tend to your vulnerabilities? How will you build them
a shelter from the storm? How will you put them through physical therapy? How
will you find a way to make them work to your advantage? </em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thinking too much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Next year, I'm going to be optimistic about everything because now I have a great vacation. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just enjoy!!! I have nothing to be afraid of.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas to all of YOU!!!</span>Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-71334264785583799512012-12-24T20:30:00.003-05:002012-12-24T20:30:51.283-05:00Habit in 2013<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html">#reverb12</a> Day 24: Your most important habit?</span> <br />
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<em>What is the single most important habit you intend to cultivate in 2013?</em><br />
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Take 30 minutes exercise everyday!!!!!!!<br />
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I need to beat gravity.Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-11894237214262039492012-12-23T18:24:00.003-05:002012-12-23T18:24:47.332-05:00Let go of.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#reverb12 Day 23: What will you let go of?</span> <br />
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<em>Name three excuses -- stories you tell yourself that are holding you back --
that you are going to let go of in 2013.</em><br />
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1. Shyness- I don't need it anymore!!<br />
2. forgetfulness- Sometimes it makes me happier.<br />
3. reverb12- posting blog entries everyday is so hard, but I don't want to give up now!!!!<br />
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Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-73450858927742186122012-12-22T17:50:00.005-05:002012-12-22T17:50:55.627-05:00Gift<a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#reverb12</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Day 22: Your most important gift?</span> <br />
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<em>What was the greatest gift you received in 2012? What was the greatest gift
you gave?<br />What do you intend to give yourself in 2013?</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Total eclipse and the sun ring!!!! (</span><a href="http://peachpancakevacation.blogspot.com/2012/12/time-travel.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">see the detail here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These were a greatest gift from DREAMS COME TRUE to me.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Special precious ring from DREAMS COME TRUE.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">(photo from </span><a href="http://www.dctgarden.com/thesunring/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ohhh, I did not give the gift to anyone.......Sorry.</span>Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-59706988021497123492012-12-21T21:00:00.001-05:002012-12-21T21:00:16.993-05:00DREAM LIST<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html">#reverb12</a> Day 21: What's on the dream list?</span> <br />
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<em>What items did you tick off your dream list in 2012? </em><br />
<em>What other, unexpected,
dreams came to fruition?<br />What are the top three items on
your dream list for 2013?</em><br />
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My dream list in 2012: ☆:came true ・did not come true<br />
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☆see total eclipse in Tokyo on 05/21<br />
☆see Ichiro (MBL player)<br />
☆go to Disney World again and again<br />
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・speak English fluently<br />
・get annual pass in Disney World<br />
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FOR 2013<br />
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・learn Korean<br />
・go to see Grand canyon<br />
・no illness<br />
・Always Smiling!!Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-46240121799386327482012-12-20T15:53:00.000-05:002012-12-20T15:53:53.497-05:00lost and found.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html">#reverb12</a> Day 20: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What was lost and what was found?</span> <br />
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<em>What was lost in 2012? What do you intend to find in 2013?</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I lost my cat....She has not come back yet...(see </span><a href="http://peachpancakevacation.blogspot.com/2012/12/missing.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my 12/12 post</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I lost my wight -4kg( about 9 lb ), which was not what I expected.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do not give up finding my cat in 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I'm thinking whether I should gain weight or not in 2013. </span>Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-5865167448651375732012-12-19T18:15:00.001-05:002012-12-19T18:16:06.823-05:00Nourish myself.<a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#reverb12</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Day 19: How did you nourish yourself?</span><br />
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<em>How did you nourish your beautiful body in 2012?<br />What
self-care practices will you take with you into 2013?</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Japan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Hot spring</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Taking a bath for long time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Feel relax and forget everything that bothers me.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2q3TGXPqnKQ/UNJI6GP6b5I/AAAAAAAAAUw/hwMsRaWmLg0/s1600/ph01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2q3TGXPqnKQ/UNJI6GP6b5I/AAAAAAAAAUw/hwMsRaWmLg0/s320/ph01.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">(photo from</span><a href="http://www.kokorono-resort.com/spa.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> here)</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Delicious food</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Have delicious dishes after taking bath. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">And take bath again.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then sleep.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hn00R3Ljnck/UNJI8CoGqfI/AAAAAAAAAU4/NpemB4_zMi8/s1600/3eDhmR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hn00R3Ljnck/UNJI8CoGqfI/AAAAAAAAAU4/NpemB4_zMi8/s320/3eDhmR.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">(photo from </span><a href="http://travel.rakuten.co.jp/HOTEL/109022/109022.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the US.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Desperate Housewives</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take exercise while watching this TV program with potato chips.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.wikia.com/desperate/images/8/89/Desperate-housewives-season-5-promos-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://images.wikia.com/desperate/images/8/89/Desperate-housewives-season-5-promos-19.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">(photo from </span><a href="http://images.wikia.com/desperate/images/8/89/Desperate-housewives-season-5-promos-19.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">here)</span></a></td></tr>
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Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-491290789755448432012-12-18T17:26:00.002-05:002012-12-18T17:26:25.173-05:00My color 2012<a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html">#reverb12</a> day 18: The colour of you? <br />
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<em>What colour best represents the year you had in 2012? And
why?<br />What colour would you like to invite into your life in
2013? </em><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uGe6p1bY_lo/UNDn6rxB5GI/AAAAAAAAAUA/GHnXUjBWV_4/s1600/PEACHPANCAKE.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uGe6p1bY_lo/UNDn6rxB5GI/AAAAAAAAAUA/GHnXUjBWV_4/s1600/PEACHPANCAKE.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>painting by Now Hurray.</strong></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My color in 2012 was Pink.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I created this blog in 2012.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My blog title is "PEACH PANCAKE VACATION"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I came to the Georgia in 2012.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Georgia is famous for "peach".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Pink might make people feel happy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Pink may give people the feeling of LOVE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My 2012 was so happy year, so I hope I could have shared this happiness with all of you through my blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wish happiness be always with you.</span><br />
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Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-27538435149753059152012-12-17T17:20:00.002-05:002012-12-17T17:20:47.165-05:00Bug's Life<a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#reverb12</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Day 17: How did you make a difference?</span> <br />
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<em>Think of one person whose life you made a difference to in 2012</em><br />
<em>What did <u>you</u> gain from this?<br />How will you
continue to make a difference in 2013?</em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></em><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is very difficult prompt for me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I' not sure I made a difference to a person's life in 2012.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wish I would have made a difference., but I have no confidence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hopefully, I might have influenced on one bug.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>A Small bug.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">While I was reading, it stopped on my book.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">Usually I take it away quickly when I see it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">However in this time, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">It was moving as if it wanted to read the book,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"> therefore, I kept it on my book for a while.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">I hope it would learn something new, and it became smarter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">I felt like that not only human but also bugs might want to learn English.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">"English is difficult."</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Think of one person whose life you made a difference to in 2012</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What did you gain from this?</span>Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-72865267558270349462012-12-16T09:55:00.003-05:002012-12-16T09:55:56.996-05:00PEOPLE<a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#reverb12</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Day 16: Who inspired you?</span> <br />
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<em>Who inspired you in 2012? And why?<br />What gifts did they
give you? And how will you carry these forward in to 2013?</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My answer is all people in this world.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_5qrsRAyHo/UM3Oy-bXiSI/AAAAAAAAATQ/QFTQ9EADmU4/s1600/PEACHPANCAKE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_5qrsRAyHo/UM3Oy-bXiSI/AAAAAAAAATQ/QFTQ9EADmU4/s320/PEACHPANCAKE.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A LOT OF PEOPLE.</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">in NY.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;">(photo by Now Hurray)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I cannot imagine what will happen in my life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The people I've met before have their own opinions and their own life, which </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">stimulate my life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, I know that even the people I've not met before make my life exciting from TV, newspaper and radio...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Who inspired you?</span> Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-37319627405379409362012-12-15T09:51:00.003-05:002012-12-15T09:52:23.318-05:00Special Dishes<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html">#reverb12</a> Day 15: What tingled your tastebuds?</span> <br />
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<em>What was the most extraordinary dish you sampled in 2012? What made it so
magical? </em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, yesterday, I talked about this prompt...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, I had other extraordinary dishes in 2012.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">First.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XTzpyEDwBiA/UMyDjnVzQ0I/AAAAAAAAASo/8fV4a8gnH6U/s1600/PEACHPANCAKE.JPG+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XTzpyEDwBiA/UMyDjnVzQ0I/AAAAAAAAASo/8fV4a8gnH6U/s1600/PEACHPANCAKE.JPG+3.JPG" width="239" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>My friend's wedding party.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">in Tokyo Disney Resort.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Can you find <strong>Mickey</strong> in each dishes??</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sooo cute♡♡</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Second.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c8e0gHW2eHU/UMyDlbdUsPI/AAAAAAAAASw/o_TduvkvENE/s1600/PEACHPANCAKE.JPG+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c8e0gHW2eHU/UMyDlbdUsPI/AAAAAAAAASw/o_TduvkvENE/s1600/PEACHPANCAKE.JPG+2.JPG" width="239" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Who made this??</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Looks not good....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">Do I have to eat this??</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">My <strong>three-year-old</strong> niece cooked it <strong>by herself </strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">when I and my parents visited her house.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">Suddenly she said to us "I'll serve a dish for you" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">when her mother was not at home. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">She went out and picked up radish and tomato</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"> from her garden </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">and then cooked.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(broke an egg, and add the flour... all by herself.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">We were really afraid of the taste...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">"Who want to eat first??"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">Surprisingly, the taste was good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I found three-year-old great chef!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Third.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0hpkR7Rjd2A/UMyDn5WzieI/AAAAAAAAAS4/182i3Lb6pgs/s1600/PEACHPANCAKE.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0hpkR7Rjd2A/UMyDn5WzieI/AAAAAAAAAS4/182i3Lb6pgs/s1600/PEACHPANCAKE.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>American unhealthy Cake.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">in my friend's farewell party.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">"Who on earth want to eat this cake??"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">Needless to say, this color looked unhealthy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">This color made me spoil my appetite.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">This cake never tingled my tastebuds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What tingled your tastebuds? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you want to try this cake??</span><br />
<br />Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-72425591905806971132012-12-14T19:01:00.000-05:002012-12-14T19:01:00.254-05:00American Food<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html">#reverb12</a> Day 14: The path that brought you here?</span> <br />
<em></em><br />
<em>what was the most important thing you learned in 2012?</em><br />
<em></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I learn something new everyday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The most important thing I learned in 2012 was the American culture.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Especially, <strong>American dishes are delicious.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The taste of American foods is too strong for me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Too salty, too sweet....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went to New York this summer as I expected that I could eat delicious food</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in New York. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Indeed, bagels were delicious, hamburger was good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last day, I went to a famous restaurant, but the taste of every dishes was too salty. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was really disappointed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since then, I had an idea that <strong>American food was not delicious.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a name='more'></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, I changed my mind in thanksgiving day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My American friend invited me to his house.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There, I met new American culture.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7mR7-YO0XCg/UMu1QsVGlSI/AAAAAAAAASQ/kFl4BlIJx3I/s1600/PEACHPANCAKE.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7mR7-YO0XCg/UMu1QsVGlSI/AAAAAAAAASQ/kFl4BlIJx3I/s320/PEACHPANCAKE.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Appetizers.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">Before dinner, I was full because of these Appetizers. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">(photo by Now Hurray, 11/22/2012)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His family served many dishes. Every dishes was sooooooooooooooo delicious.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In addition, they prepared ten kinds of desserts. All dessert were not too sweet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really enjoyed American dishes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I can tell you that "American food is delicious."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you like American food??</span>Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-56740553784698796602012-12-13T17:24:00.001-05:002012-12-13T17:24:24.735-05:00Getting older <div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html">#reverb12</a> Day 13: Some selfie love?</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I get older, the number of wrinkles are increasing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I get older, my wrinkles are getting deeper and thicker.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I get older, my sunspots on my cheek deepen. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I get older, losing weight gets harder.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I get older, getting fat is easier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I get older, I become more optimistic.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I get older, I can make decisions by myself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">As I get older, I can study what I want to learn.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">As I get older, I can eat delicious dishes whenever I want.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I get older, I have more freedom.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Getting older is not good for my skin and my health, but good for myself.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Japanese Tea Ceremony.</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">My 2012 started from this majestic event.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I served green tea to many guests in this event.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This was my first time,so I was so nervous. That's why I cannot show my face </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">to you</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">During the event, I sometimes made mistakes of the direction of a teacup </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">when putting it on the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">table. Most of the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> teacups have the front side even if </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it don't have a handle of cup. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If it has some design, it's easy to distinguish </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the front side</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">How about this teacup??</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="150" src="http://shop.gnavi.co.jp/taikando/img/21101.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="200" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Where is front side??</span></strong><br />
Can you distinguish which side is front??<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(photo from </span><a href="http://shop.gnavi.co.jp/taikando/O-D-KROG-3/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">here)</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">A lot of guests said to me, " What a nice kimono!!", " Your kimono design makes me happy!!," or "the way of tying Obi is great!!" despite my mistakes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now matter how old I am, being praised makes me happy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When people are praised, most people might feel happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I came up with an idea. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"If I always praise myself, can I be much happier??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How do you think of this question??</span><br />
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Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-63798476006553970092012-12-12T16:43:00.001-05:002012-12-12T19:24:05.346-05:00Award<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com.au/p/reverb12.html">#reverb12</a> Day 12: Your most intense emotions?</span> <br />
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<em>What made you dance in 2012? What made you weep?</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My most intense emotion is EXCITED!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My daily life in 2012 is so exciting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Everyday, I learned and found a lot of something new. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most of them made me happy and laugh, although sometimes it made me </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">annoying and bothering.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, such a bad feeling finally made my life exciting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started this blog 8 weeks ago.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Blogging also makes my daily life exciting.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Award for my blog.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">in my blogging class.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">Category: Most Beautiful and Funny!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">This certificate made me feel like dancing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Now</strong>, it's a time to <strong>Hurray</strong>!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today, My blogging class finished.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks to this class, I could begin to blog in unique way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm grateful to <a href="http://coffeewithhallelujah.blogspot.com/">Ruth</a>, all of my classmate, and World Audience, you!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm going to continue my blog, so c</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ould you come to my blog as before??</span><br />
<br />Now Hurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422084445494169298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311562563579403005.post-51990164195451229422012-12-11T15:54:00.000-05:002012-12-11T21:29:40.275-05:00TIME TRAVEL<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com/p/reverb12.html">#reverb12</a> Day 11: What was music to your ears?</span> <br />
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<em>What was music to your ears in 2012, literally or metaphorically?</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After I came to the US, I always listen to NPR news, so </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">there seems to be </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">no music in my life....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">However, this year had special song. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyt3YtIOVA0"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">JIKAN RYOKO</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"</span> by </span><a href="http://www.dctgarden.com/index2.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DREAMS COME TRUE</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> (Japanese music group)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">( If I translate this song in English directly, it might be <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>"TIME TRAVEL"</strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This song was published in <strong><span style="color: #666666;">1990</span></strong>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this lyric , she wrote</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> "Could you give me a ring? I"ll be waiting for it until total eclipse in <strong><span style="color: #666666;">2012</span></strong>, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so please give me a special and greatest ring. Yes!! It's a ring of the sun"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Total e</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">clipse in 05/21/2012 in JAPAN</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I met this song in 1995. At that time, 2012 was the far future for me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I often listened and sang this song. And then, more than <strong>20 years passed</strong>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally, this year, I was on May 21. <strong>2012</strong>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do you understand how special day 05/21/2012 is!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This eclipse was not usual eclipse, but a precious eclipse.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It had a special and extreme meaning for them, for me and for all of their fans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I postponed my departure to the US for one month just to see this total eclipse.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Needless to say, during eclipse, I listened this song again and again and again as m</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">y countless memories overflowed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>"I"m watching 2012's total eclipse."</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I could not express my feeling in a word.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Could you give me a special ring??</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I don't know what to say to you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">How can I tell you how much I love you?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I can be happy just because you are here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I want to believe eternity.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Longer than forever. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">(translation by Now hurray & </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">photo from </span><a href="http://a1.img.mobypicture.com/81a4bd65c1079464d90dd8816cb99ebb_full.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I met this song, this time travel was for the future.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, 05/21/2012, this time travel was for the past.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Twenty years ago, what were you doing??</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">What will you be doing twenty years later?? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">What kind of time travel do you want?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do you want to see your future, or your past??</span><br />
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