I cleaned my room on New Year’s Eve. Actually, it is traditional to clean up whole our house. Therefore, every New Year’s Eve has noise of vaccum cleaner from early morning. My room had been mess by the day, but I tried hard to have nice New Year with wonderful, cleaned room. However, my room has a lot of things piled up. It took me long long long time to clean up them! I even sweat though it was so cold day outside. Actually I don’t want o say this, I couldn’t end up it within one day… After I almost clean my room, I spent a comfortable day with my family. (My brother was in England then, though.) I went to grocery store in town and got a ingredients we would eat in dinner. We have a nice dinner watching TV program, “Ko-Haku Utagassen”. It is a song program in which most of famous singer in Japan appear and sing. In that program, we can listen to many “Enka.” (Japanese traditional song) In ordinal days, I don’t have many chances to hear so many Enka. But, to tell the truth, I am fond of hear that. It is one of the reasons I like to watch that TV program every year.
And midnight we went to the temple and shrine near my house. I went to temple in order to burn my Daruma. Daruma is a ornament whose form is round and which has face and mustache. It has two big eyes, one has black pupil and the other don’t have. After we bought Daruma in shrine or temple, we make a wish to Daruma, and live a life with Daruma put on somewhere in our house. One year after we make a wish to Daruma, if you could the dream come true, you paint a black pupil in the other eye of Daruma and burn it out with a big gratitude to Daruma.
I burned is the Daruma I was gifted by my mother’s friend and to which I made a wish that I could pass the entrance exam of Sophia. Yes, the wish has come true. I paint the black pupil and burned it, of course, with a great thanks to him, Daruma.
And after that we went to shrine and make a wish in front of God of the shrine.
My New Year’s Eve was very nice day.
However, MY NEW YEAR’S DAY was working day!
Actually, I intended to stay in my house at first, but New year’s day is also high-pay day!! Because I was lack of money, I decided to work in the day. As I said before I work in Hotel New Otani, uh actually I don’t remember exactly I wrote about it or not. The pay I could get in New Year’s day was 1600 yen per an hour! How amazing it was! Everyone I told it was very surprised.
I visited my relative’s house in Tochigi in 2nd January. My mother had gone to Korea with her sisters. They are like good friends and love to travel all together. In the house, I could meet my grandmother from Shikoku. Because I don’t have such a chance in a year, I was so glad to meet her beginning of a year. I went many places in Tochigi. At first we went to big shopping mole and got clothes with reasonable price. After that we went to hot spring. There was “Ganban-Yoku,” which is famous and popular in Japan. ‘Ganan-Yoku’ is similar to sauna bath. However in “Ganban-Yoku” we lay down on the floor made from rock, and we must not be bared! The wear we should put on is given from counter at first. I experienced that for the first time. In that room, we have so sweat, and heard that we could get out bad things inside our body. It was a bit but so interesting. I want to go that in Tokyo, too.
After we came to house after we went to hot spring, we went to eat sushi with my grandmother. To my surprise, only 2 minutes’ walk takes us to Sushi restaurant. How convenient it is! I wish there were sushi restaurant on such a useful place from my house.
I am feeling like eating sushi now….
2009年1月31日土曜日
2009年1月21日水曜日
My Chrustmas and Riding on Horse!!!!
My Christmas was pretty defferent from one I had experienced.
I came back home from the Ito trip in Christmas Eve. I had enjoyed a lot, but at the same time I was so tired. I was busy preparing for the performance even before I went to Ito, and I was also busy in playing without almost all sleep after arriving at Ito. In order to let my body rest enough, I sleep for a long time after I got to my House though it was only about 13 o’clock. After waking up, I spend a slow life. Because it was Christmas Eve that day, we had a Christmas cake. Christmas cake is so lovely, isn’t it? I ate cake a lot after dinner.
Then my tragedy happened. I got to feel so bad after a while, so bad.
Yes, I caught a cold in Christmas Eve. How poor I was! That day I decided to go to bed early. I thought I would get better the following day because my cold would often get better just after enough sleep. However, my feeling remained so bad even the beautiful morning in Christmas. In addition I did not feel like eating anything. In exact meaning, it was my stomach that did not feel like eating anything. I wanted delicious cake and dinner and so on.
I had a disguising party in Christmas day with girls of my club.
Sure, I couldn’t go there. I was looking forward to it so much, though.
But I think it is so funny that I didn’t eat anything in Christmas. In Christmas, it is ordinal to eat delicious meal they want to eat a lot! But I did not eat ANYTHING!
Oh, I think it is the special Christmas day for me in any sense.
Eventually I kept on sleeping in my bed all day in Christmas. The following day I went to see doctor and got many medicines for my recovery. Because I had a plan to go riding horse on 27th, I try hard to recover earlier. I was so looking forward to riding horse really!! It was one of my dreams that I ride a horse unconnected to anyone other than me. I have ridden on horse only once when I was little child. But, at that time a men grab the lead which connected to horse all the time. I hated it! I wanted to ride by myself. (it would be impossible for such a little child.)
On 27th, I could go riding horse! Though my stomach struggled yet, I didn’t mind such a thing. “My dream will come true!!!” I was so excited. The place we ride a horse was in Saitama prefecture. It was full of nature and there was not differences from Yamanashi, my hometown.
There were so many horses! They were very big and cool. And finally I rode on a horse for the first time. His was big! Rather, all horses were bigger than I was expected. I didn’t feel any fear in riding on horse. It was enjoyable though it isn’t easy to ride. I rode on horse twice at 1st day. Oh, I forgot to say about that. I stayed there for two days! In the first place, the reason I could go to riding on horse was that m friend’s father runs a stable (it is for equestrianism). The friend of mine is pretty good at riding. So cool it was! In the ground of the stable is there a house in which stuff or customer can stay. I stayed the house. At night, I helped cleaning barns. It was a bit hard but I had fun.
In the stable we wore riding costume which is easy to move and no problem to get dirty. I was told by my friend’s mother that I suited well with the style and it seemed that I have been the stable for a long. I was glad.
At night, we drove to supermarket by my friend’s driving, and bought a source for chu-ka don. We cooked the dinner by ourselves. Actually I didn’t do anything special. It was hot and delicious. After the dinner we went asleep so early.
On the next day I also rode twice!
―to be continued－
I came back home from the Ito trip in Christmas Eve. I had enjoyed a lot, but at the same time I was so tired. I was busy preparing for the performance even before I went to Ito, and I was also busy in playing without almost all sleep after arriving at Ito. In order to let my body rest enough, I sleep for a long time after I got to my House though it was only about 13 o’clock. After waking up, I spend a slow life. Because it was Christmas Eve that day, we had a Christmas cake. Christmas cake is so lovely, isn’t it? I ate cake a lot after dinner.
Then my tragedy happened. I got to feel so bad after a while, so bad.
Yes, I caught a cold in Christmas Eve. How poor I was! That day I decided to go to bed early. I thought I would get better the following day because my cold would often get better just after enough sleep. However, my feeling remained so bad even the beautiful morning in Christmas. In addition I did not feel like eating anything. In exact meaning, it was my stomach that did not feel like eating anything. I wanted delicious cake and dinner and so on.
I had a disguising party in Christmas day with girls of my club.
Sure, I couldn’t go there. I was looking forward to it so much, though.
But I think it is so funny that I didn’t eat anything in Christmas. In Christmas, it is ordinal to eat delicious meal they want to eat a lot! But I did not eat ANYTHING!
Oh, I think it is the special Christmas day for me in any sense.
Eventually I kept on sleeping in my bed all day in Christmas. The following day I went to see doctor and got many medicines for my recovery. Because I had a plan to go riding horse on 27th, I try hard to recover earlier. I was so looking forward to riding horse really!! It was one of my dreams that I ride a horse unconnected to anyone other than me. I have ridden on horse only once when I was little child. But, at that time a men grab the lead which connected to horse all the time. I hated it! I wanted to ride by myself. (it would be impossible for such a little child.)
On 27th, I could go riding horse! Though my stomach struggled yet, I didn’t mind such a thing. “My dream will come true!!!” I was so excited. The place we ride a horse was in Saitama prefecture. It was full of nature and there was not differences from Yamanashi, my hometown.
There were so many horses! They were very big and cool. And finally I rode on a horse for the first time. His was big! Rather, all horses were bigger than I was expected. I didn’t feel any fear in riding on horse. It was enjoyable though it isn’t easy to ride. I rode on horse twice at 1st day. Oh, I forgot to say about that. I stayed there for two days! In the first place, the reason I could go to riding on horse was that m friend’s father runs a stable (it is for equestrianism). The friend of mine is pretty good at riding. So cool it was! In the ground of the stable is there a house in which stuff or customer can stay. I stayed the house. At night, I helped cleaning barns. It was a bit hard but I had fun.
In the stable we wore riding costume which is easy to move and no problem to get dirty. I was told by my friend’s mother that I suited well with the style and it seemed that I have been the stable for a long. I was glad.
At night, we drove to supermarket by my friend’s driving, and bought a source for chu-ka don. We cooked the dinner by ourselves. Actually I didn’t do anything special. It was hot and delicious. After the dinner we went asleep so early.
On the next day I also rode twice!
―to be continued－
The party which makes you forget a whole year!
I am going to talk about Bounenkai, the party held in the last of a year. Bounenkai is not popular to us when we were high school students. The kind of party is often held in communities of adults. Last year I participated in the Bounennkai of Odorizamurai. It was so fun, too fun! Because the members of my club are always serious about performing something in front of audience, even that is only their fellow. Because of this, all performances by members are high-quality. The bounen party was held in Ito, Shizuoka. There is Yosakoi festival in Ito the last part of a year, and our team participates in it every year. The one point for which the Ito Yosakoi festival is deferent from other festivals for us is that we have a bounen party in the hotel we would stay after the festival. I had not experienced it, but senior member had told me that the party is so funny every year. I was looking forward for it for a long time.
One day before Ito Yosakoi festival, I got a mail from the member who takes charge of planning all events in our club life. She asked me to work as one of leaders for Bounen party. It seemed to be so fun! However, at first I hesitated over it because I had a lot of homework to do and I was busy. At last I decided to do with three fellows. We were delegates in 1st grade members. The team for performance was separated by grade and sex. There are 4 teams, the team of 2nd grade girls member, 1st grade girls member, the team of 1st grade boys member, the team of 2nd grade boys member. We have even practice in group many times before the day of Bounen party.
In Bounen party, we perform the dance of famous idles’ songs wearing school uniforms we actually wore in high school days. Our performance was very nice. We were admired by many senior members after that. To lead the group was a bit hard, however I could experienced good time.
In the party, the best I got to like was the performance of boys (mixture of 1 and 2 and 3 grade members). They didn’t dance or sing at all. Can you guess what did they do?
It was disguising as women that they did! It was so funny and interesting. Some boy didn’t change very much from what he was and others changed dramatically.
Especially one of 2nd grade members was so beautiful. I wonder he was more beautiful than I (boy in fact)! The one of 3rd grade member was so pretty!
I wish I had taken pictures of them, but I didn’t have a camera then. I regret that.
After the Bounen party we stayed one more day in Ito only with 1st grade members. We went to the shop in which many fish products and local products were sold. Though that place was so nice (we can see the great sea from outside of the shop), almost all members were too tired to move and see the sea. Therefore only the un-tired member went to see the beautiful view. I was one of the most vigorous then! I enjoyed there too enough.
After that we went to the hotel we would stay. The Japanese hotel was smallish and had something cute. Because we all did not sleep at all, we laid as soon as soon as arriving our room.
At night, the dinner of the hotel was excellent. It was so delicious. We made long chat after the dinner and went to spa. Hot water made our tired body (because of hard schedule) so relax. I love spa. After the spa, we talk on the futon and went to buy sweets to a convenient store. On the way we returned the hotel, everyone said “The stars are so bright and beautiful.” Sadly I didn’t wear my glasses at that time. Therefore I couldn’t watch the beautiful stars in clear.
At night, we kept on talking by midnight. It was fun enough to decide to stay up late, but we couldn’t because we lack of sleeping time drastic even the point of the previous day.
I really enjoyed that trip! I want to go again.
One day before Ito Yosakoi festival, I got a mail from the member who takes charge of planning all events in our club life. She asked me to work as one of leaders for Bounen party. It seemed to be so fun! However, at first I hesitated over it because I had a lot of homework to do and I was busy. At last I decided to do with three fellows. We were delegates in 1st grade members. The team for performance was separated by grade and sex. There are 4 teams, the team of 2nd grade girls member, 1st grade girls member, the team of 1st grade boys member, the team of 2nd grade boys member. We have even practice in group many times before the day of Bounen party.
In Bounen party, we perform the dance of famous idles’ songs wearing school uniforms we actually wore in high school days. Our performance was very nice. We were admired by many senior members after that. To lead the group was a bit hard, however I could experienced good time.
In the party, the best I got to like was the performance of boys (mixture of 1 and 2 and 3 grade members). They didn’t dance or sing at all. Can you guess what did they do?
It was disguising as women that they did! It was so funny and interesting. Some boy didn’t change very much from what he was and others changed dramatically.
Especially one of 2nd grade members was so beautiful. I wonder he was more beautiful than I (boy in fact)! The one of 3rd grade member was so pretty!
I wish I had taken pictures of them, but I didn’t have a camera then. I regret that.
After the Bounen party we stayed one more day in Ito only with 1st grade members. We went to the shop in which many fish products and local products were sold. Though that place was so nice (we can see the great sea from outside of the shop), almost all members were too tired to move and see the sea. Therefore only the un-tired member went to see the beautiful view. I was one of the most vigorous then! I enjoyed there too enough.
After that we went to the hotel we would stay. The Japanese hotel was smallish and had something cute. Because we all did not sleep at all, we laid as soon as soon as arriving our room.
At night, the dinner of the hotel was excellent. It was so delicious. We made long chat after the dinner and went to spa. Hot water made our tired body (because of hard schedule) so relax. I love spa. After the spa, we talk on the futon and went to buy sweets to a convenient store. On the way we returned the hotel, everyone said “The stars are so bright and beautiful.” Sadly I didn’t wear my glasses at that time. Therefore I couldn’t watch the beautiful stars in clear.
At night, we kept on talking by midnight. It was fun enough to decide to stay up late, but we couldn’t because we lack of sleeping time drastic even the point of the previous day.
I really enjoyed that trip! I want to go again.
2009年1月18日日曜日
ＭＹ ＨＡＩＲ
Yesterday I was thinking about my hair style. My present hairstyle is long, very long. My friends often tell me “It is patient of you that you keep your hair so long!” Many friends admire that my hair is long. However, I almost feel like changing my hair these days though it can be better to keep the style others admire. While I was a high school student, my hair was long style. Once I had my hair cut into short when I was 2nd grade in high school. The reason I decided to change was that I wanted to be seen as active girl. Actually I am so active, rather, too active to stay. However the people with whom I had not talked with were likely to think me as silent girl. It’s gigantic mistake!! Then I thought it is the fastest way to change my hair into short in order to change my impression by people.
Then I changed my hair with drastic. Though you might not believe, that could make me have many new friends. They said that they felt that I was a noble girl and it makes them difficult to approach me! However, now that I changed my appearance, the situation has changed. I was so glad to clear the misunderstanding about me.
However the short style was not be admired by boys at all. They all said that they think my past hairstyle (long) was better and not good present one (short!). You know, it is often said that the tendency between men and women are different. I thought it was good change, though.
Now, I am in loss. I like long hair because it makes appearance girly, even though my character is so boy-like. However!! It is also attractive that I change largely by having cut my long hair and make my appearance and inside same. In addition, I think the short style can make fashion various. I also have to decide what I will do with my forehead hair. I have cousins who are cut stylist. The one of them have said that it is better make my forehead hair long if I want to make my hair short. Uh, difficult to decide!
What I have strongly in my heart is I am eager to change. I haven’t change so much since I graduated high school. I have another plan to change my appearance. I want to be a body like models in magazines. It is almost impossible. However I want to become a bit thnner than I am.
I have the book whose title is “The way to make you thin in 2 minutes.” It seems to be inchiki. However it is best-seller and it is about kotsubann taisou. The fact is that you only need 2 minutes every morning to make your body shaped up. It is not the way you can become thin within 2 minute at once. I started to try this 3days ago, I feel the kikime somehow. However, because I have eating some sweets even now, it might be hard to feel the change clearly. I need to stop having sweets every after meals!
I want to go biyouin-. I want, but I must study forward exams.
Today, it is the day my brother come back to home. I think I have not had any explanation about my brother’s absence on this blog. He had gone to England for the purpose of learning English for 2 months. Because he finished his finding the work he had the free time in a year of his 4th grade life. He went to England by himself and studied in the local school for English leaner. I heard that there were not any Japanese students around him in England. I think he is so lucky. It is nicer the situation that I can live a life only by using English when I study English abroad. It must be hard situation at the same time. Because we have the trouble going abroad studying English, such a hard situation is essential for improvement of our English skills.
It is my turn next! That is, I will go to New Zealand to learn English more for 1 month. I am going to stay home of local family. I am so looking forward!!
Then I changed my hair with drastic. Though you might not believe, that could make me have many new friends. They said that they felt that I was a noble girl and it makes them difficult to approach me! However, now that I changed my appearance, the situation has changed. I was so glad to clear the misunderstanding about me.
However the short style was not be admired by boys at all. They all said that they think my past hairstyle (long) was better and not good present one (short!). You know, it is often said that the tendency between men and women are different. I thought it was good change, though.
Now, I am in loss. I like long hair because it makes appearance girly, even though my character is so boy-like. However!! It is also attractive that I change largely by having cut my long hair and make my appearance and inside same. In addition, I think the short style can make fashion various. I also have to decide what I will do with my forehead hair. I have cousins who are cut stylist. The one of them have said that it is better make my forehead hair long if I want to make my hair short. Uh, difficult to decide!
What I have strongly in my heart is I am eager to change. I haven’t change so much since I graduated high school. I have another plan to change my appearance. I want to be a body like models in magazines. It is almost impossible. However I want to become a bit thnner than I am.
I have the book whose title is “The way to make you thin in 2 minutes.” It seems to be inchiki. However it is best-seller and it is about kotsubann taisou. The fact is that you only need 2 minutes every morning to make your body shaped up. It is not the way you can become thin within 2 minute at once. I started to try this 3days ago, I feel the kikime somehow. However, because I have eating some sweets even now, it might be hard to feel the change clearly. I need to stop having sweets every after meals!
I want to go biyouin-. I want, but I must study forward exams.
Today, it is the day my brother come back to home. I think I have not had any explanation about my brother’s absence on this blog. He had gone to England for the purpose of learning English for 2 months. Because he finished his finding the work he had the free time in a year of his 4th grade life. He went to England by himself and studied in the local school for English leaner. I heard that there were not any Japanese students around him in England. I think he is so lucky. It is nicer the situation that I can live a life only by using English when I study English abroad. It must be hard situation at the same time. Because we have the trouble going abroad studying English, such a hard situation is essential for improvement of our English skills.
It is my turn next! That is, I will go to New Zealand to learn English more for 1 month. I am going to stay home of local family. I am so looking forward!!
NUMAZU-fes and Part Time Job
I was busy participating in many festivals every month at that time when I think about. Numazu is the part of Shizuoka prefecture. The day of the festival was bad weather. We had heavy rain and in addition it was so cold because it was early winter. Numazu Yosakoi festival was the first festival after third-member graduated from Odorizamurai. Therefore, the number of the team became smaller, but it makes team more at-home.
It was really cold, and I strongly remember mitarashi dango we ate twice. It was just after cooked, so it was so hot, which made our cold body warmer. That dango was so delicious! I will eat them next year in Numazu Yosakoi.
In the middle of dancing, I found the graduated senior members watching our performance. It made me a bit tense but I thought I will show them my growth with perfect dance. I think I am not perfect yet. Haha.
Ah, I am eager to eat dango now so much. I want to eat something. I am so hungry!!
After Numazu festival, we Odorizamurai had the plan climbing Mt. Takao. Mt. Takao is so near my hometown, so I affinity to the mountain. It seems to be hard to climb because of the name of “Mt.” However, Mt. Takao has a ropeway to go to top of the mountain and we can climb upward without walking on mountainous-road. We went to the top and where we ate the lunch. Though the weather was not so good, the lunch eating on the mountain is enjoyable. It reminds me of my childhood, in which I often climb mountains with family and my grandparents or friends. I have loved mountain since I were a child, I think. However, because I heard that we only use the ropeway to climb mountain, I went with boots which is for ordinal life, not for mountain. I couldn’t find my shoes!
But, when we go down the mountain, the planners told us to down the mountain on foot with each group with different courses. We were so surprised. It seems so dangerous to down the mountain on foot in such a bad weather. Besides I wore boots only for ordinal life! I felt the danger of my life a bit then. Actually, it was half funny, and half fearful. However the mountain was so beautiful and there run the little river beside our road, whose water sounds made me relax. I want to climb another mountain in sunny day. It must be wonderful, maybe I will get very tired.
The late of the November, I started new part-time job. Can you guess what?
It is the job of service in the hotel. Yes, again! Because the pay is so expensive, I decided to work at the hotel. Besides it only takes me 2 minutes to go to the hotel from my school. It is very useful. But it is not easy work. In service, I have to bring 3 or 4 dishes at the same time. We are taught the technique to bring two dishes on 1 hand. However it seems that the structure of my hands has difficulty to bring many dishes. It is a big trouble. I don’t want to break dishes. I think I need to practice bringing dishes many times for my improvement. It seems that I have to practice also pouring res wines. It is not so difficult but it makes me so nervous because the mistake is clear to see because of the color, red.
These days, I think about starting a new part-time job. Now I don’t work many days. I lack of money always, so I need to work more. I’d like to work at café now. I want to make many friends thorough the job. Especially, I am thinking about working in Tally’s, famous coffee shop in Japan. In fact I want to try Starbucks, but they require more than 3 days to work. It looks hard to me. Uh, in whiting this matter I get to think that I had better work at the hotel harder than finding another job somewhere. The pay is 1300 yen an hour. Is it fantastic?
It was really cold, and I strongly remember mitarashi dango we ate twice. It was just after cooked, so it was so hot, which made our cold body warmer. That dango was so delicious! I will eat them next year in Numazu Yosakoi.
In the middle of dancing, I found the graduated senior members watching our performance. It made me a bit tense but I thought I will show them my growth with perfect dance. I think I am not perfect yet. Haha.
Ah, I am eager to eat dango now so much. I want to eat something. I am so hungry!!
After Numazu festival, we Odorizamurai had the plan climbing Mt. Takao. Mt. Takao is so near my hometown, so I affinity to the mountain. It seems to be hard to climb because of the name of “Mt.” However, Mt. Takao has a ropeway to go to top of the mountain and we can climb upward without walking on mountainous-road. We went to the top and where we ate the lunch. Though the weather was not so good, the lunch eating on the mountain is enjoyable. It reminds me of my childhood, in which I often climb mountains with family and my grandparents or friends. I have loved mountain since I were a child, I think. However, because I heard that we only use the ropeway to climb mountain, I went with boots which is for ordinal life, not for mountain. I couldn’t find my shoes!
But, when we go down the mountain, the planners told us to down the mountain on foot with each group with different courses. We were so surprised. It seems so dangerous to down the mountain on foot in such a bad weather. Besides I wore boots only for ordinal life! I felt the danger of my life a bit then. Actually, it was half funny, and half fearful. However the mountain was so beautiful and there run the little river beside our road, whose water sounds made me relax. I want to climb another mountain in sunny day. It must be wonderful, maybe I will get very tired.
The late of the November, I started new part-time job. Can you guess what?
It is the job of service in the hotel. Yes, again! Because the pay is so expensive, I decided to work at the hotel. Besides it only takes me 2 minutes to go to the hotel from my school. It is very useful. But it is not easy work. In service, I have to bring 3 or 4 dishes at the same time. We are taught the technique to bring two dishes on 1 hand. However it seems that the structure of my hands has difficulty to bring many dishes. It is a big trouble. I don’t want to break dishes. I think I need to practice bringing dishes many times for my improvement. It seems that I have to practice also pouring res wines. It is not so difficult but it makes me so nervous because the mistake is clear to see because of the color, red.
These days, I think about starting a new part-time job. Now I don’t work many days. I lack of money always, so I need to work more. I’d like to work at café now. I want to make many friends thorough the job. Especially, I am thinking about working in Tally’s, famous coffee shop in Japan. In fact I want to try Starbucks, but they require more than 3 days to work. It looks hard to me. Uh, in whiting this matter I get to think that I had better work at the hotel harder than finding another job somewhere. The pay is 1300 yen an hour. Is it fantastic?
HUKURO-fes and WASEDA-fes
As soon as start of autumn semester there was the Yosakoi festival again. It was one held in Ikebkuro, Tokyo. I participated in the festival, of course. Then, the incident happened to me. It was while we were waiting our turn in outside. Something hit on my shoulder. Something white, something from the sky. Can you guess what it was? It was droppings by dove. Ohhhhhhhh!!!! I didn’t notice about that at first. Then, someone shouted at me, “Is it droppings by dove!!??” in a loud voice, oh no. I can’t understand why she shout, not whisper. Is it better to tell your friend in small voice when you find something she or he might be ashamed at?? I don’t remember who the girl shouting at me was, though. Because of her shout, almost all of members looked at me and I was known about being hit by dove’s dropping. Some of my senior member mad fun for having called me as “hun.” But because they were the member I hadn’t talked so much, the bad event makes me chances to make communications with them! It was so lucky! Besides, they called me “hun” just as a joke and they cherish me actually.
Actually, my parents also participated in the festival. They own original team in Yamanashi. The name of the team is “Kai-Hu-Rin-Ka-Zan. ” Is it funny that parents and child join the same competition as the different team? What is more, the my parent’s team is so famous and got first prize twice in the festival. Therefore some of my team mates knew about my parents’ team. I was glad about that. And I was told by many of members ‘So, you are thoroughbred of Yosakoi!’ because my parents fond and preside a famous Yosakoi team. I felt a bit pressure about that at that time.
After the festival, we prepared forward school festival. I was a Sophia university student, but I prepared hard for Waseda university. My mother laughed to hear this. Surely, it is a bit funny. In addition the schedule of the two festival clashed, I couldn’t even go to watch my university in school festival.
However, school festival was so splendid. And I surprised at the big scale of Waseda university. It seems that professionals made the festival, really.
While the practice forward school festival we first grade members were taught the 07 dance. 07 dance is performance which Odori-zamurai danced last year all festivals. In Yosakoi festivals, it is a rule the performance is changed once a year. They always make new songs, dance and costume for the year. And the team go to many festivals with the performance in a year. That is, the performance we dance this year is 08 and we didn’t know other dance of Odori-zamurai.
In school festival, it is tradition that we dance also the last year’s performance. It was not easy thing to learn new dance in short term. Especially, because I was just after finished to learn 08 dance, I had anxiety about 07 dance learning. Indeed it was hard for me, but 07 dance is so fun. I think I like 07 the best in Yosakoi dance. It is very cheerful and vigorous and cute performance. I want to dance 07 more and more!!
In the School festival of Waseda university were there lots of booth by students. I love booths so much. I got to Warabi-mochi especially.
After the school festival, we had drinking party which held through night. That was so enjoyable to talk with someone I hadn’t talked with. There were many people who went to sleep in the middle, but I didn’t sleep even a moment. I was talking and laughing all night and to morning! It was so excited.
I went to my senior member’s house which is near that place we made party because the time we finish the party was too early for station to start working. But, there were happing when we got to her house. She didn’t have her key! We were at loss no to enter the house at so early winter morning, it was so cold and we didn’t have any sleep! Eventually, we decided to call emergency center of her residence, and make the professional of key and he force to open the key with his special tools. I was tired very much but it was good experience that I could watch such a special scene!
Actually, my parents also participated in the festival. They own original team in Yamanashi. The name of the team is “Kai-Hu-Rin-Ka-Zan. ” Is it funny that parents and child join the same competition as the different team? What is more, the my parent’s team is so famous and got first prize twice in the festival. Therefore some of my team mates knew about my parents’ team. I was glad about that. And I was told by many of members ‘So, you are thoroughbred of Yosakoi!’ because my parents fond and preside a famous Yosakoi team. I felt a bit pressure about that at that time.
After the festival, we prepared forward school festival. I was a Sophia university student, but I prepared hard for Waseda university. My mother laughed to hear this. Surely, it is a bit funny. In addition the schedule of the two festival clashed, I couldn’t even go to watch my university in school festival.
However, school festival was so splendid. And I surprised at the big scale of Waseda university. It seems that professionals made the festival, really.
While the practice forward school festival we first grade members were taught the 07 dance. 07 dance is performance which Odori-zamurai danced last year all festivals. In Yosakoi festivals, it is a rule the performance is changed once a year. They always make new songs, dance and costume for the year. And the team go to many festivals with the performance in a year. That is, the performance we dance this year is 08 and we didn’t know other dance of Odori-zamurai.
In school festival, it is tradition that we dance also the last year’s performance. It was not easy thing to learn new dance in short term. Especially, because I was just after finished to learn 08 dance, I had anxiety about 07 dance learning. Indeed it was hard for me, but 07 dance is so fun. I think I like 07 the best in Yosakoi dance. It is very cheerful and vigorous and cute performance. I want to dance 07 more and more!!
In the School festival of Waseda university were there lots of booth by students. I love booths so much. I got to Warabi-mochi especially.
After the school festival, we had drinking party which held through night. That was so enjoyable to talk with someone I hadn’t talked with. There were many people who went to sleep in the middle, but I didn’t sleep even a moment. I was talking and laughing all night and to morning! It was so excited.
I went to my senior member’s house which is near that place we made party because the time we finish the party was too early for station to start working. But, there were happing when we got to her house. She didn’t have her key! We were at loss no to enter the house at so early winter morning, it was so cold and we didn’t have any sleep! Eventually, we decided to call emergency center of her residence, and make the professional of key and he force to open the key with his special tools. I was tired very much but it was good experience that I could watch such a special scene!
What I think
Then I am going to describe the day of the festival (Niigata-Sou-Odori). We had performed many places through 2 days. All stage we made performance were on roads, which was blockaded by the police. On the pavements there were lots of audiences. That made me so excited. If we lived ordinal life, there would not be such a scene as we are watched by so many people. Therefore, it was rare experiences for me. However, it was not only amusement I had, but some difficulties. It was concern about my imperfect dance. Because I had not had enough time to practice what I was taught many times, I had fear of making mistake in the festival. Of course, the anxiety was remained in the very day of the festival. Though there was the fear that my making mistakes itself, the biggest concern I had was the influence of my mistake in our team-performance. I thought that If I did something wrong in the performance, it would make the whole performance less moved. Yes, I felt like going away from dancing because of the so big nervous!
The fact is that after I started to dance to music, I could dance without fearful thought as I had had before. I was excited, really excited. It was so impressive experience, dancing with my company in front of lots of audience. In the middle of the performance, I almost cry. It was because I was moved so much, perhaps.
Then I thought one thing. Unless I go through troubles and making efforts in order to get over the troubles, I can’t make myself moved, I thought strongly.
I was not likely to cry for movement or gladness so far. Especially, by the school festival in my high school I have not cried for joy. I had tendency of cutting corners in many field, especially club activity. Now I think it was so natural if I didn’t try toward those things in earnest, I have not experienced great joy such as it would make me cry. It is a bit regrettable for me. Accordingly, in my life in university I want to try everything seriously! And I’d like to cry for joy many times!
Niigata was urban! It was unexpected. I thought Niigata is countryside and there would be many field and not buildings. However around Niigata station, where we made performance, were there so many buildings and few fields. I was surprised.
After coming back from Niigata, I got my passport for the first time! Because I have not been to any foreign countries in my life, I didn’t need to make it at all. However, I decided to participate in the English learning course in New Zealand in spring vacation. It will be my first visit abroad. I am looking forward to it so much! I don’t like my photo on my passport, though. It cannot help.
And last part of the summer vacation, my friend Yuka visited my home. She stayed my house a day and we have a lot of chat through night. It was so fun. She told me that she got to like the nature in Yamanashi and she wanted to visit once more. I was glad to hear that. It is very nice that someone likes what I like. I love my hometown, so I want many people like it, too.
I had a wonderful summer vacation, but I had some wrong problem. I have relax time too enough and didn’t work very much, and study. That is what I have to reflect on myself. And I thought I had to read some book in the vacation. Therefore, I read books in these days. It is written in Japanese. The reason read Japanese novel is simply I am a Japanese. Because I belong to English Literature Department in University, I have many chances to read books written in English. However, I thought it is strange that I read only books written in English and research it. I wanted to read books written in my mother tongue and know the good point of books in Japan, as same as we does in University. Now I have read some books, and that made me so interested. I think I could find interest in Japanese book. I will continue to read books from now on. I’d like to read a book about Japanese history next.
The fact is that after I started to dance to music, I could dance without fearful thought as I had had before. I was excited, really excited. It was so impressive experience, dancing with my company in front of lots of audience. In the middle of the performance, I almost cry. It was because I was moved so much, perhaps.
Then I thought one thing. Unless I go through troubles and making efforts in order to get over the troubles, I can’t make myself moved, I thought strongly.
I was not likely to cry for movement or gladness so far. Especially, by the school festival in my high school I have not cried for joy. I had tendency of cutting corners in many field, especially club activity. Now I think it was so natural if I didn’t try toward those things in earnest, I have not experienced great joy such as it would make me cry. It is a bit regrettable for me. Accordingly, in my life in university I want to try everything seriously! And I’d like to cry for joy many times!
Niigata was urban! It was unexpected. I thought Niigata is countryside and there would be many field and not buildings. However around Niigata station, where we made performance, were there so many buildings and few fields. I was surprised.
After coming back from Niigata, I got my passport for the first time! Because I have not been to any foreign countries in my life, I didn’t need to make it at all. However, I decided to participate in the English learning course in New Zealand in spring vacation. It will be my first visit abroad. I am looking forward to it so much! I don’t like my photo on my passport, though. It cannot help.
And last part of the summer vacation, my friend Yuka visited my home. She stayed my house a day and we have a lot of chat through night. It was so fun. She told me that she got to like the nature in Yamanashi and she wanted to visit once more. I was glad to hear that. It is very nice that someone likes what I like. I love my hometown, so I want many people like it, too.
I had a wonderful summer vacation, but I had some wrong problem. I have relax time too enough and didn’t work very much, and study. That is what I have to reflect on myself. And I thought I had to read some book in the vacation. Therefore, I read books in these days. It is written in Japanese. The reason read Japanese novel is simply I am a Japanese. Because I belong to English Literature Department in University, I have many chances to read books written in English. However, I thought it is strange that I read only books written in English and research it. I wanted to read books written in my mother tongue and know the good point of books in Japan, as same as we does in University. Now I have read some books, and that made me so interested. I think I could find interest in Japanese book. I will continue to read books from now on. I’d like to read a book about Japanese history next.
2009年1月15日木曜日
ODORI-ZAMURAI
I have not been writing on this blog too long time!! It is not because there is anything funny or hot in my days that I didn’t write. I have experienced so enjoyable and rare things. So, I think it is not so hard problem to write 3 or 4 blogs from now. I have lots of what I talk about. However some efforts might be needed in order to remember them because it has past some months since them!
Anyway, I am going to write about my club activity at first.
The club I belong to is Yosakoi dance team named “‘Odori-zamurai’ of Waseda University.” Yosakoi is the Japanese traditional dance, which is becoming so modernistic today. Yosakoi dance is not the name of only one dance, rather the name of genre. It does not exist that the only one form that Yosakoi dance should be like. There are a number of Yosakoi teams in Japan. They make their original song, costume, dances by themselves. There are only two rule in Yosakoi dance; using Naruko (it is instrument-like which makes sounds when we shake it, like maracas.) and the original song consists the part of traditional Yosakoi tune. However, except these two, there isn’t any rule. This freedom generates various costumes, song and dance. Because there is not same performance, it is so fun to watch! These teams practice dances for the performance in the Yosakoi festivals here and there. You can find so many Yosakoi festivals in Japan, from Hokkaido to Shikoku!
I will explain about the reason I got in ‘Odori-zamuai.’ The team is the group by the students in Waseda University. I did know about the team when I was a high school student. And I decided to be going to belong to Odori-zamurai at that time. However, just after entering University it didn’t occurred to me that the idea of going into the club in other University. Instead, I belonged to some club, but I couldn’t feel my fitting to them somehow. Then, I decided to visit Odori-zamurai. The answer came out so fast. I got to be fond of the atmosphere and activity, and I belonged to Odori-xamurai. I went into the team in the middle of the year, but the member was so kind to me and friendly. The best of all, to dance Yosakoi is very exciting!! I love it!
As I explained about Yosakoi teams in Japan, Odori-zamurai perform in festivals nationally. The first festival I participated in was “Niigata-Sou-Odori.” As you can see by the name of festival, it is held in Niigata prefecture, in September.
Because I joined the team just before the festival, it was hard to acquire the dance in short term. The dance of our team is so hard and difficult! In the summer vacation (just after coming back from Shikoku) my senior member of the team was so kind enough to come to teach me the dance only for me. Though it was SUMMER VACATION! Her name is Ms. Shake. I appreciate her so much even now.
Though I forgot to write about, there is a rule in Odori-zamurai.
It is to call each other by nickname, not real name. The nickname is usually given from a senior member. The member is allowed to name any nickname. Therefore, there are various names. Some have reasonable origin, and others don’t. I’ll show you some nicknames which really exist in my team.
Poteko (girl); Becaouse she loves potates.
White (boy); Because he wore white T-shirts the day.
Read (girl); Because she like reading.
Caloriemate (boy); Because the member named him wanted to name it, that all!
Isn’t this fun?? My nickname is Satsuki. It has reasonable origin.
Satsuki (girl); Because my name is Mei, which origin from that my birthday is May. In Japanese, May is translated into Satsuki. That is reason.
Oh, I forgot to describe my first festival. We went to Niigata by bus. It was just like picnic! After arriving at Hotel, we went out for playing with group made by member who is charge in the festival.
There are groups in every festival because it is not easy moving with all member in festival. And the group is changed every festival. I like the system very much because the small group makes it easier to be mixed up with senior member who I have not talked so much.
I made this too long! I will write about the day of festival next blog.
Anyway, I am going to write about my club activity at first.
The club I belong to is Yosakoi dance team named “‘Odori-zamurai’ of Waseda University.” Yosakoi is the Japanese traditional dance, which is becoming so modernistic today. Yosakoi dance is not the name of only one dance, rather the name of genre. It does not exist that the only one form that Yosakoi dance should be like. There are a number of Yosakoi teams in Japan. They make their original song, costume, dances by themselves. There are only two rule in Yosakoi dance; using Naruko (it is instrument-like which makes sounds when we shake it, like maracas.) and the original song consists the part of traditional Yosakoi tune. However, except these two, there isn’t any rule. This freedom generates various costumes, song and dance. Because there is not same performance, it is so fun to watch! These teams practice dances for the performance in the Yosakoi festivals here and there. You can find so many Yosakoi festivals in Japan, from Hokkaido to Shikoku!
I will explain about the reason I got in ‘Odori-zamuai.’ The team is the group by the students in Waseda University. I did know about the team when I was a high school student. And I decided to be going to belong to Odori-zamurai at that time. However, just after entering University it didn’t occurred to me that the idea of going into the club in other University. Instead, I belonged to some club, but I couldn’t feel my fitting to them somehow. Then, I decided to visit Odori-zamurai. The answer came out so fast. I got to be fond of the atmosphere and activity, and I belonged to Odori-xamurai. I went into the team in the middle of the year, but the member was so kind to me and friendly. The best of all, to dance Yosakoi is very exciting!! I love it!
As I explained about Yosakoi teams in Japan, Odori-zamurai perform in festivals nationally. The first festival I participated in was “Niigata-Sou-Odori.” As you can see by the name of festival, it is held in Niigata prefecture, in September.
Because I joined the team just before the festival, it was hard to acquire the dance in short term. The dance of our team is so hard and difficult! In the summer vacation (just after coming back from Shikoku) my senior member of the team was so kind enough to come to teach me the dance only for me. Though it was SUMMER VACATION! Her name is Ms. Shake. I appreciate her so much even now.
Though I forgot to write about, there is a rule in Odori-zamurai.
It is to call each other by nickname, not real name. The nickname is usually given from a senior member. The member is allowed to name any nickname. Therefore, there are various names. Some have reasonable origin, and others don’t. I’ll show you some nicknames which really exist in my team.
Poteko (girl); Becaouse she loves potates.
White (boy); Because he wore white T-shirts the day.
Read (girl); Because she like reading.
Caloriemate (boy); Because the member named him wanted to name it, that all!
Isn’t this fun?? My nickname is Satsuki. It has reasonable origin.
Satsuki (girl); Because my name is Mei, which origin from that my birthday is May. In Japanese, May is translated into Satsuki. That is reason.
Oh, I forgot to describe my first festival. We went to Niigata by bus. It was just like picnic! After arriving at Hotel, we went out for playing with group made by member who is charge in the festival.
There are groups in every festival because it is not easy moving with all member in festival. And the group is changed every festival. I like the system very much because the small group makes it easier to be mixed up with senior member who I have not talked so much.
I made this too long! I will write about the day of festival next blog.
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