Entries from 2011-05-01 to 1 month

5/29 One Tree Hill and last day to work 181

I went to One Tree Hill today to have a BBQ with my classmates.Now, the weather in NZ is quite changenable in this season.Fortunatelly, it was sunny so that we could enjoy our lunch. Today, it is the last day for me to work at Japanese res…

5/28 sleeping....192

I was so tired that I went to bed 9pm.That's why I couldn't write my blog..... bus:$5.2whiskey:$150mug:$15chocolate:$20.8 total:$192

5/27 vending machine 16.5

Even though I have to wake up early tomorrow because I and myhousemates go to Otara market, I came home late because of part-time job. However, I have only one day more to work, whichis on Sunday. After that, I go travelling to Bay of Isla…

5/26 serial day 0

I watched 9 serials today. 1 serial takes around 45 minutes. However, I sometimes rewind andstop the serial to check vocabulary and understand well.Though it takes a lot of time, I believe that it helps my listening and increase my vocabul…

5/25 nothing special 13

Nothing special day.I went to school early in a morning. After the class, I went tohave a lunch with a friend from Denmark at Korean restaurant.Then, I went to city library, and finished writing assignment.Finally, I joined the karate trai…

5/24 what am I supposed to buy 106.5

I'm thinking souveniers.I've already bought for my relatives and friends.I wonder what I should buy for my parents. I'm interested in merino wool, which is typical NZ souveniars.They get wool from sheep called merino type.The products made…

5/23 invitation 0

I had a dinner with my hostfamily and housemates.It's our invitation to my hostfamily to express our gratitudefor their hospitality. We went to nice italian restaurant, and had a nice meal which isusually difficult for students to go becau…

5/22 BBQ and losing my confidence 55

It was a good day today. Last week, my hostfamily said that you can invite school friendsand have a BBQ together before we leave to our own country.Thus, I and my housemates invited friends.We had a nice lunch, enjoyed playing table tennis…

5/21 Nabe 50

I had NABE!! today. After my job, I went to another restaurant andhad nabe with coworkers. There are two types of nabe which areMiso taste and syohu taste. Unfortunatelly, I had been able tobe there for 1 hour because of my last train, so …

5/20 book bus ticket 243

I booked the bus ticket for going to Bay of Island and Cape Reinga.I'm gonna go travelling before leaving for Japan.There are some farewell parties as well, so it would be quitetight schedule. I'm looking forward to the travel. bus:$243tot…

5/19 wondering my travel 36

I'm wondering if I can go to last travel, which is for Bay of Island and Cape Reiga.These two are famous and popular place to visit, so I really wantto go there before leaving.I have to think about it deeply. lunch:$16cellphone prepaid:$20…

5/18 helpful karate training 13

To be honest, I have been depressed for a while because I haven'tspoken English well these days.It is a bad circulation.depressed-lose confidence-low motivated-don't come up with vocabulary-feel depressed..... I had been stuck this circula…

5/17 pizza 42.6

I went to Italian restaurant today.I ordered regular size pizza. It was so big that I was still now.To spend time with friends is nice. From now, I start watching Eureka, which is DVD that I borrowedfrom my roommate.See you tomorrow. lunch…

5/16 speech? 4

I noticed that karate members are planning to organize farewellparty for me. I'm gonna leave NZ about 3 weeks later, so wewill have a party before my leaving. What am I supposed to say if I should make a speech? Thank you for organizing th…

5/15 bad connection 3.7

Though I want to upload some pics, I can not do that because ofinternet connection. Somehow, it is bad connection. I know it isinconvenient. However, it benefits me a little bit. I used to do some kinds of netsurfin, but I don't do that no…

5/14 ironman

Internet doesn't work properly.Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.My roommate went to downtown to use the Internet, but when he came back home, it works. He must feel disappointed at it. Yesterday, I borrowed 2 DVDs from my shool, wh…

5/13 sky diving 397

Today, I did sky diving!It was awesome!! I had never experienced such a exciting thingso far. I went to West Auckland to do that. I went up to 12,000 feet and jumped from there! The time when falling was just 30-40seconds, and then we used…

5/12 busiest day 136.8

Today's job was the busiest so far.Usually, around 40-50 customers come to my restaurant at dinnertime. However, today, 92 customers came!The kitchenhand working with me said that he had never experiencedsuch a busy day. I could leave the …

5/11 Academic IELTS result 11.1

I got the IELTS result. Liestening:7.0Reading:6.0Writing:6.0Speaking:6.0Overall:6.5 My objective is 6.0, so I passed it!! It ensures that I can studymy major in Germany as an exchange student.I am satisfied with the result except speaking.…

5/10 lie to me 10.5

ライ・トゥ・ミー 嘘の瞬間 DVDコレクターズBOX出版社/メーカー: 20世紀フォックス・ホーム・エンターテイメント・ジャパン発売日: 2010/10/02メディア: DVD購入: 1人 クリック: 28回この商品を含むブログ (31件) を見る I have been watching this sereal. …

5/9 bowling 19.6

Internet hasn't been connected again.It stops me from writing this blog. It is quite inconvenient. Today I went to play bowling. Long time no playing it, so it wasbig fun. I couldn't reach 100score at first, but the second one,I got over 1…

5/8 making pizza 5.9

Making pizza.Today, I learned how to cook Pizza! from my roommate who came fromGermany. I knew he can cook tasty pizza because sometimes he madethem for us.The most interesting part of cooking for me is to make the base ofpizza by using my…

5/7 making scorns 0

Making scorns. I was keen on learning some meals from my hostmother, soI asked her if I could get recipe and how to cook scorns.It was pretty easy to cook.I don't have pics now, so I would upload them later.

5/6 birthday party 11

After the job, I went to birthday party for one of my shool friends.I kept drinking and dancing until 4am.It was so hard that I slept until noon.But, it was good memory and experience. taxi:$11total:$11

5/5 mistakes 13

I made a lot of mistakes today.At part time job, I served one meal to wrong table, and I put soap to wrong bottle.At house, I put my tissue in a back pocket of my trouser so thatclothes are messy after laundry.Though I'm losing my confiden…

5/4 new objective 13.5

My departure for Japan is on 4th June. It meas that I will leavefor Japan exactly one month later. I'm gonna miss NZ.My new objective this last month is to watch movies and serialsas many as I can. It would help my listening skill. Actuall…

5/3 tournedos 0

Today, one tournedos appeared in Alban which is Northern place thanwhere I live. It is not so far, and it killed one guy.My teacher said it is unusual to happen tournedos in NZ becausethere are not as many places which are flas and vast as…

5/2 I need overall 6.0 8.5

I got email from my university.According to them, all I need to go to Germany university isthe score overall 6.0. I mean I don't have to get the score6.0 in every skill, so it got easier to pass the exam.I think I can get the score 6.0.It …

5/1 NZ restaurant 9.5

Goodbye April, welcome May! I got sore neck and right leg because of karate training.We held each neck and tried to control them. I guess this trainingassumed the real fighting because it is often happened that wecrinch each other when we …