New Car!!!

My friend Maro just bought a new car! I am really happy for him cause he is really excited. Check it out! Black! Slick! It looks really cool! When was in high school, I used to drive a lot. I drove to school every day when I was a senior in high school. Also, at night or on the weekends I would drive to my friend`s houses or sometimes take a drive to the beach. Driving is ok, but I am not a good river so I prefer to be chaffeured! In the future, my dream is to have a personal driver ! ;) February is almost over! Maro, be careful and I hope ou really enjoy your new car! Congrats!
Do you like cars? If yes, what kind of cars do you like? How about color? And, doo you have a car? If yes, what kind? If no, do you want one? And I always wonder, how much is it to get your car inspected in Japan?

Tokyo Architecture

Good morning. Miss E. sent me some pics from Tokyo last week. She often goes to Tokyo to see Kabuki shows! She is a huge fan of Kabuki! Do you like Kabuki? Have you ever been to a Kabuki show? Do you have a favorite Kabuki actor?

I have been to Kabuki once, many years ago. It was interesting, but very long...The costumes and dress that the actors wear are really colorful! I liked them.
Can you see Miss E? There she is! She looks so small because the building is so big. In Tokyo, like ew York City, there are many huge buildings!

The architecture of these buildings are pretty cool. Thanks Miss. E! Hope everyone has a good week!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! and Taiwan Trip

Good morning! Miss. A went to Taiwan a few weeks ago. She put these pics on her blog and let me use them. Thanks! From what she told me and from the looks of the pictures, it seems that the theme of this trip was FOOD! She said the food was delicious! The boiled dumplings above really make my mouth water!!! Many people like fried dumplings the best, but I prefer boiled dumplings! How about you, have you been to Taiwan before? Do you like Taiwaneese food?
While on this topics, I wanted to say HAPPY NEW YEAR! Last Sunday was the Chinese New Year! MY only image of the Chinese New Year is of many people in the street, like a festival, and a big dragon...But Ms. S and Mr. O, two of my chinese friends, told me all about the Chinese New Year and what people do. It was really interesting. Do you know about the Chinese New Year?
Thanks for the pics Miss. A!

Black Cheese Cake

This cake is absolutely delicious! Do you like cheese cake? When I was a child my favorite cake was New York Style cheese cake!! Of course now I like it too! Cheese cake in America is heavier and sweeter than cheese cake in Japan! Have you ever tried American style cheese cake? If yes, which do you prefer?

It is almost the end of February...what do you think about this year`s winter...

Valentine`s Day

My friend SAKURA made these beautiful flowers in her flower arrangement class for Valentine`s Day! In America, red roses, a dozen red roses, are a very common gift for Valentine`s Day. In Japan, CHOCOLATE!!! Read the "comments" for more about the difference between Valentine`s day in Japan and America! Have a good Valentine`s day!

Yokohama!

Hi, how was your 3-day weekend? My friend went to Yokohama and sent me this photo! It`s spectacular!!! I have never been to Yokohama but I have heard a lot of good things about it so I want to go one day. Have you ever been there? What is a "must-see" or "must-do" in Yokohama?

Tomorrow is Valentine`s day! Do you know the difference between Valentine`s day in America and Japan?

"Purikura"

This is a "Purikura", which means a picture club photo. My student Ms. O(on the left) collects these with her neice. Many young girls and guys in Japan collect these little photos. You can get them in any game/arcade center in Japan. And you can self-design them, write anything you want on them, if you want. I used to get some of these pics with my friends but I haven`t gotten any recently. I like to look at my friend`s and student`s "purikuras", cause sometimes people make funny faces and poses in the shots. Anyway, if you have time this weekend,why don`t you get a purikura and show me!

Starting early!

This is my friend Ms. H`s grandchild! They are starting this kid early! The drinking age in Japan is 20 years old!! To grandmother and parents: It`s not good to promote underage drinking!!! The drinking age in America is 21 years old, so I had to wait 21 years to have my first beer. I guess this family is an "Asahi" supporter. Personally, I prefer Kirin! Kirin Lager is my favorite beer! Do you like beer? What`s your favorite beer? What food do you think goes well with beer?