My favorite recipe-Sticky Bowl Meal *nebaneba don*-

I like Japanese food, especially gooey food. It's good for your health.

My favorite recipe is a sticky bowl meal, It called a Nebaneba-don(nebaneba is sticky and don is a meal served in a bowl).

**Recipe**

・rice(sticky type)

・vinegar

・sugar

・a sweet sake(used as seasoning)

・fermented soybeans(natto)

・a squid(raw)

・a tuna(raw)

・pickles

・a gumbo(okura)

・Japanese yam(sticky potato)

・a sea grass

・a egg(raw)

・soy sauce

・Japanese horseradish(wasabi)

・sesame seeds

*A gumbo: if you cut it, it's sticky.

*Fermented soybeans: It's too bad smell but very delicious.It separates likes and dislikes.

1. First,you wash the rice, then it boil about 20-30 minutes.

2. Next,you stir vinegar,sugar and a sweet sake.

3. Then you put the blend of seasonings in the rice.

4. You slice the squid, dice the tuna into small cubes,cut fine the pickles,the gumbo and the sea grass,grate the Japanese yam,whip the fermented soybeans(not stir).

5. Then, you put in a rice in the bowl and cutting foods on a rice.

6. At the last,you put on a egg and sesame seeds also you pour soy sauce. If you like Japanese horseradish, you'll put on it, but be careful the wasabi is very pungency.

British Gardening 07/June/2010

I chose this theme 'British Gardening'.

-Paragraph-

・Why the British like gardening?

・History of gardening

・Type of a garden(+)

・Gardening festival

・Upcoming gardening events

One day in London by train...

It was the first day that my part time job, I was on the train with a tired look.

When I changed to look up at the another seat, a nice guy sat near the seat. He's completely my cup of tea!! My mind was up and I moved to a nearby seat for him.

He played a portable video game for the first time so I just looked him. But then, he looked at a photograph, he had a big single-lens reflex camera. This camera was the latest model, I wanted this type!

He had a muscular, tall, nice face, and on top of that his hobby was to take a photo.He was perfect,but I didn't know the detail of him. I couldn't decided whether or not to talk for him to got off the train. That day was the day before my birthday, is this a gift from God!?

I met him only once however I remember his face so If I meet him again, I'll recognize him.

10may2010 homework -conditional-

1. If I had spoken some languages, I would have travelled around the world.(3rd)

2.If I can speak fluently English, I'll work as an interpreter.(1st)

3.If the human hadn't had the imagination, we would have spent a boring time.(3rd)

4.I wouldn't have lived in London if I had spent a simple life. (3rd)

5.If I ware you, I wouldn't say that.(2nd)

Presentation 5/May/2010 -I LOVE Tokyo-

It's 16 days the public holidays of Japan in 2010.

There're three long vacations a year, the first is the end of the year and new year, the second is golden week(we call it, it's from late April to early May, about seven to ten days) and the last is the Bon holidays(like a summer vacation).

In Tokyo, many events are held annually.

A summer fireworks display is especially recommended in it. It'll be held around the time of the Bon holidays, but the fireworks have been somewhere in the summer in Tokyo. Even if you missed it, somewhere you can see.

↑This fireworks held near my flat. It's no long history, just held only for the residents.

The most popular fireworks display in Tokyo is SUMIDAGAWA-Fireworks.

SUMIDAGAWA-fireworks was initiated in 1733(18 century). It started as a festival was held to mourn for the dead. It was interrupted several times in history, but now it has been held annually. About 22,000 fireworks will be launched.

Tokyo have been changing, a new building have built and a new store have opened. I think Tokyo is exciting city and I have never tired of it.

A second Tokyo tower is under construction recently. This name is Tokyo Sky Tree. If the second tower once complete, it will be change a stream of people.

If you come to Tokyo, I recommend some places.

The first is Roppongi area. There's many interesting restaurants, shops and museums. It's interesting for just a walk.

The second is Asakusa Sensoji. If you want to feel a Japanese style of temple,there's a ideal place. Small shops are in front of the temple and you can buy some Japanese foods or the souvenirs. You'll bask of a stick of incense in the precincts of a temple.

The last is the most recommend places, it's Akihabara. Do you like electric appliances? Akihabara is the biggest electric town in Japan. Here's abundant varieties of the products and you can see all it. Of course many overseas visitors come there.

I like Tokyo,but there has been few problems. There's a small area, but a lot of people are living(about 10% of Japan's population live in there). So everything expensive in this city. The house price or the rent are especially expensive.

And further, Japan have a problem of decrease in population. On one hand, the birth of this country is decreasing, and on the other hand, population is increase in average age.

The government has been considering immigration, but I disagree so it's difficult problem and immigration isn't good a solution strategy. If we accept immigration, they want to live city side because they could easily earn in city side. But the local government want to increase the population.

We must considering how to resolve the matter.

Finally,I recommend this video. It made by a famous Japanese animation director. If you watch at this video, you can see a panoramic view of Tokyo.

Writing 30/Apr/2010 -A holiday romance-

A holiday isn't the same as everyday, you feel especially different.

If you go on a travel in holiday, you'll be frank and open your mind.

It's different place and nobody know you.

And if you meet a nice person, you'll often start a romance.

It seems absolutely too good to be true, it isn't normal life.

It may be happy and pleasant memories accordingly.

But when you go back in your real life, can you keep your mind?

My profile and an opinion

My name is Emi Naito.I'm from Tokyo in Japan.

I'm here to study English. After that, I want to work abroad.

I was born and grew up in Shimane until eighteen years old. I lived with my parents, older sister and grandparents. My sister is married, she has two sons and I love my nephews! Their personalities have many points of likeness to me.

Shimane is in the west Japan and it is an old town. That town is calm and peaceful, I like it, but I wanted more excitement so I chose an university in Tokyo.

I have lived in Tokyo from sixteen years, the first four years I studied sociology at the university(from nineteen to twenty-two years old). Why did I choose sociology? At that time, I had a dream. I was going to work for a publishing company so I needed to learn it.(After all, my dreams came true.)

After graduating from the university, I've worked for three companies for twelve years, I worked for two publishing companies and one other.

The first company publishes some personal computer magazines.I used to work in the sales-advertising section. Here I learnt sales.

Secondly I worked for a reflexology company, it isn't a publishing company. I worked there for a short time, because it wasn't suited for me.

The third company was most important to me. The company publishes some town magazines and is very famous in Japan. I learnt to know about this work.

I like my job and I have a lot of experience which is very important to me and I will always treasure.

I have a lot of hobbies. The reason is, I am interested in various things.

I like driving and snowboarding. In winter I drive a car and go to snowy mountains every year. I enjoy snowboarding and after that I will go to a hot springs! In Japan there are hot springs near the ski slopes.

In summer I often go diving, both in Japan and abroad. Diving makes me sometimes relaxed and other times very excited. I have an advance diving license, which I can dive into water from 30 meters, so I want more experience.

I like traveling and to a lot of places, I have been many photos. My photography teacher taught me what was important and taken a photo, so I was doing attentive when I took a photo.

Last year I went to Tunisia with my best friend. Tunisia hasn't developed transportation network so we arranged for a driver. He was an English speaking guide. My friend could understand easily, but I couldn't understand a lot.I felt apprehensive and mortified.

I returned back to Japan and decided I wanted to study English abroad. I found an agency, a place, a school and etc... I decided to study in London. Now I stay here.

When I was a young, I didn't like to study English.

Why I didn't like English? Every time the teacher taught grammar, it was just taking an exam. I felt it was boring and thought "I'm Japanese, why do I need to study English? I don't use it and I don't need it!"

So that why my grade was terrible.

Sometimes I'm thinking, If I study hard,my future would change. But I'm pleased with my life and it's not too late to begin studying at this time of my life.

When I came to London it made me change my mind that there is more to life than work, it's wins to enjoy to my life.