This is my last blog.

I have learned so much in our writing class. At first I couldn't make head or tail of how to write. The first writing was very short. The second one was a little bit longer. The last one was longer than I expected. In my long life I have never written such a long paragraph.At the beginning I felt to be forced to write something on this blog , however , now I was really happy. I first experienced the blog. What I have learned in this class are my treasures. I don't know how to express my thanks. I have to say again THAK YOU VERY MUCH. Have a nice holidays!

Kangaroo Mother Care

When I went to the hospital the other day, I found my granddaughter on her mother's breast. There was a poster saying the definition about "Kangaroo Mother Care" on the wall of the hospital room. While the baby is listening to the beating of her mother's heart, she seems to feel easy. It is said that skin-to-skin contact has profound effects on the baby. Twenty days have passed since she was born. She grows fast, and is very cute. I never get tired of looking at her. In the near future my classmates will be mothers!

We had a very good time.

This was the first time that we G-class got together. We had lunch and sang Karaoke. Everyone sang quite well, especially Meiko sang with all her heart as if she were a professional singer. I's amazing! They said they loved Ferris, above all G-class, of course, me too. As it will be soon summer vacation, they seemed to be relaxed. They are planning to go somewhere next. It was a really enjoyable party. Thank you!

Not in a bathtub.

This morning, my younger daughter had a baby girl. It's at 7:01 on July 7 in 2007 not in a bathtub but at a hospital. In short 7,7,7,7. I remember this words again. "Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children." Why didn't God give man sorrow and let him bring forth children? Don't you think so? As soon as she was born, she began sucking her mother's breast. On purpose I had a try at moving a nipple, she got angry and cried. She had a feeling.

I love G-class.

In my life, I have never been taught how to write sentences, so I couldn't write anything. First of all, I hated writing. Now before I noticed I had posted some sentences on this blog. This is amazing for me. In my high school days, if I made a grammatical mistake I quickly got X(batu jirusi). I always got XXX. Of course I hesitated to speak. Our teacher, Prichard does not scold me for making mistakes. I think he is very patient. In my life ( I know repetition is not good. I've already learned it.) this is for the first time that I was able to write many sentences in this way. I am very happy.

It'll be July soon.

I am planning to write about the lay judge system in Japan as a news report projection. What do you think about this if you are summoned from a court ? One situation is as follows. You have already been absent from English writing class 8 times. If you miss it again, you will fail class. Maybe you can not refuse this order. Another situation is you won a lottery. You are supposed to go to Italy. What do you do? If I were in this situation, I would go to Italy even if I paid a fine. Anyway it will be July. We'll soon see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I was in trouble again.

A difficult problem happens to me one after another. As you know, I could not open my CD at our presentation class. After class I went to the computer room, and tried to open it again. To my amazement, it worked well. I asked the expert ( Both he and she are very kind.) in the computer room how to open it in our classroom. I was fool. As I used the windows 2007, I should have changed it to 2003 version. I did not know that at all. Ignorance is not bliss,but danger for me.

I have strange ears.

My ears have lids. When I begin listening to English, the lids automatically close. I forcibly open the lids, but they wouldn't open. Moreover my neck gets stiff. Though when I begin listening to Japanese, they automatically open soon. The other day I tried TOEIC in our class. It was for the first time to me. I was shocked, for I couldn't finish to the end. By this time next year, I woder if the lids will open a little bit. I worry what will happen to me on down road.

Pain

Yesterday my friend was absent from class because of head ache.She was cheerless. I hope she will get well soon. By the way, Japanese use different wordings for different pains. For example , SIKU SIKU,KIRI KIRI,ZUKI ZUKI. When you have these kinds of pain, how do you say in English? Anyway we never appreciate the blessing of health until we lose it. A good appetite, sound sleep and regular bowel movements ! These are signs of good health,I think.

My luck ran out at that time.

The other day, I draw the lots.(Gara Gara) I failed as I had expected. My luck ran out at THAT TIME. It was several years ago. I was out for shopping. I called my daughter and told her that I would be back home soon. At that time she told me she won the second prize in the lottery(Gara Gara) and got 10000yen. Nobody in my family have ever won the lottery. After the call, I remembered I had some lottery tickets too and tried to draw the lots. Luckily I won the second prize in the lottery too. I went home cheerfully. My daughters and I were pleased with our good fortune. After a while, my husband came home. He seemed to be a little bit excited, because he won the second prize in the lottery too. We won 30000yen on the same day. All our life we have never won the lottery. That was for the first time and for the last time.

The mobile phone and I

The mobile phone has many convenient functions, but I don't master it at all. Usually I seldom use the mobile phone. Young people are flexible in their thinking, so they can accept new ideas and new values quickly. On the train I am impressed by their fingering on the mobile phone. I always pull back when an unexpected device comes up. For example, I was surprised at the advent of the computer. Several years passed, at last I started touching the computer. In my mind, I understand the world is changing rapidly and the progress of technology has made our life far more comfortable, and I have to catch up with times. But, but....

Like mother, like daughter.

Yesterday I called my younger daughter and asked her to teach me how to use the computer. She lives within a stone's throw of my house. ( It takes only one minute on foot.) She and her husband came to my house soon. The first thing she says is "I have already taught you this thing." And she added," You are slow on the uptake." She is hard on me, and speaks in an angry tone. On the other hand, her husband is very kind, and the language he uses is tender. I wonder if she know s"Like mother, like daughter." I am a fool means you are a fool. After the computer, they had lunch merrily. This is the same pattern.

College Life

About two months have passed since I entered Ferris. I am almost satisfied with college life. But homeworks are too much for me. This is beyond my expectation. I can't do my homeworks efficiently. Especially, I dislike writing. The closer I got to the deadline for homeworks, the more depressed I got. I used to drink wine or beer every day before dinner, but now I drink only on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Anyway now is an exciting and rewarding time for me, I think.

I can't stop eating snacks.

The original purpose of having a snack was to supplement nutrition. But now, the life style changed a lot, and our snacking habits changed too. Undoubtedly I feel happy when I have a delicious cake with a cup of tea. On the other hand, I worry about overweight and obesity. I know snacks are in fact a bigger culprit than anyone realized. I know cakes are packed with a greater concentration of calories. I know I have to choose an apple than a piece of cake. I know physical activity will boost our metabolism and tone our bodies. But I can't stop eating cakes.
I CAN have my cake and eat it too.

I can't stand it.

This morning, I went outside to take out the garbage. To my surprise, there was a rabbit in a cage on an official site for garbage. It was 6:00 a.m. The rabbit was alive. The cage was big, but no food in it. Someone must have left it behind on the road secretly. When I came home from school, the rabbit disappeared. I think my neighbors called a public health center. This is a sad story. Don't you think this is a crime ?

Good wine makes good blood.

I have a drink with my dinner、of course、with my husband. Wine、Sake、Beer、any drink will do. I like cooking some Tsumami. (How do you say it in English?) A drink when I feel happy. A drink when I feel sad. Sometimes、I can let off steam and get rid of stress. Moderate consumption improves blood flow and have benefit. But I become sleepy as I drink 、so I forget HOMEWORK.

I am in trouble.

I am Aiko Nishimura. I am majoring in English literature. It is easy to find me in the classroom because I am older than you. When I was younger、I'd always wanted to study English.
I am not good at the computer. Because、when I was in my high school days、I had no chance to use the computer. I only know it by name. I have to learn how to use it. But、there are too much to learn 、so that is too much for me. At the thought of the computer、I feel uneasy、unrest.
Please、help me with homework!