Sense of Humor

I've taken English class from last monday. The class is about British culture and we've taken the class from 1 to 4 period everyday. Getting up at 8:00 during summer holiday is quite tough for me. +_+

Anyway, today was the final day. We had to have the final presentation and I chose the topic of the difference between British and Japanese comedy. I often see YouTube and watch some comedies but it's sometimes really hard to understand. There are some reasons but what counts most is the cultural difference. For laughing, we need a common knowledge, awareness and culture. For example, comedy can be devided into two main groups, joke style like manzai, gag, stand up comedy and story style like rakugo, conte or sitcom. In the former case, as I wrote before we need a common knowledge but the later one don't need it. Why? It's the fun of human beings themselves! Every country has someone who is a bit strange. Or we can make the situation which is kind of immpossible to happen. So the story comedy can make up the people who is likely to be around you or an unusual situation and it can make the common laughing.

Personaly, I think the best example of the common laughing is TV commercial. You'll find it easy to understand than stand up comedy. ;)

[UK commercials]

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[Japanese commercials]

The Boom

I was looking some videos in YouTube and found some sweet songs which are very good for summer. Today, I'm gonna translate one of the songs into English. I think the group, The Boom, is famous for "Shima Uta (島唄)." Their song is released quite long ago, but still loved and sang by many people. Have fun! :)

The Boom - 風になりたい

The Boom - I want to become the wind

Make a big sail
Take you by the hand

Tossed about by heavy seas

I want to become the wind right now

Even if it's not heaven

Even if it's not paradise

Feeling happiness from seeing you

I want to become the wind

There was nothing good

I'd like to overtake the sun

Setting in this town

I derive happiness from being born
No need to be cool
I want to become the wind with you

There was nothing good

I'd like to go through the cloud
Bringing tears in this town

Even if it's not heaven

Even if it's not paradise

Feeling the warmth of your hand

I want to become the wind

Even if it's not heaven

Even if it's not paradise

Feeling happiness from seeing you

I want to become the wind

The wind, I want to become the wind

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I like this song somehow. I feel the wind and the summer from this song. I don't know what will happen after the death, but I want to feel the earth like the wind. Maybe return to nature someday.

To Thai Friends

I've just written some post cards for my Thai friends. They've graduated from the university in this July and some of them already started to work. I'm still doing job hunting...I'm jealous! Anyway I'm quite happy we're keeping in touch and can know how the life going on.

The cards in the pic above are available for purchase at Edo Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku. There are a lot of items related to Japanese traditional culture. If you are interested, have a look the official site below.

Last Class Before the Vacation

I had another humid day. Earthworms are drying up on the street, giving me a sense of the upcoming summer.

After the last class in the morning, I watched Pretty Woman and Love Actually. I don't really watch romance but it's good sometimes. :) I want love...

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I found some raspberries while taking a stroll in the English garden. I picked some and ate. It was nice. I took some pictures with my new camera. By the way, the pictures I upload here is always taken by my mobile phone because it's much easier to upload than the camera. :P Maybe I should read the manuals that explain how to use.

Now I'm watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on TV. The next one has just released on this Wednesday. And I'm going to see it next weekend with my friends. Looking forward to see it! LOVE RUPERT <3

TOEIC Test

I had a TOEIC test from 9:45 in this morning. It's been a long time to take it and I couldn't make out like I used to. I can say this, I don't think I can get over 800.

Anyway, after the test I had lunch with my friends who was in the same freshman class. We　talked about our last year in university and enjoyed watching a drama "Star's Love"(スタアの恋) with mobile TV. After then, I went to a supermarket Ito Yokado and bought Takosen with my friend. Takosen is a sandwiched Takoyaki snack with shrimp crackers called Ebi-sen. It was nice. :)

On the way to home, I dropped in a convenience store and bought a chocolate called "eco choco foresta" from Lotte. It says the cacao used for this chocolate is eco friendly. Interesting idea!

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Good Cook

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My mum and dad are going to Simon & Garfunkel's concert tonight and mum asked me to cook something for my brother. He's so fussy and always tries to eat what he likes without mum. I know it's very common during childhood but he's already a college student. At the very least, I think he should eat vegetables because eating habit makes the future body. Well, he eats some veges like corns or potatoes but personaly, I don't believe that potatoes are vegetable. Now he is slender and tall but he'll probably be metabolic syndrome if he continues with his meal or get sick like diabetes and high pressure. Anyway it's important to eat good food. :)

I made rice omelet tonight. Just fries up onions, carrots, green papper, corns and ground meat with rice. You can use mushrooms or spinatch if you have. Seasons with salt, pepper and tomato ketchup. Then fries beaten eggs and rolls it up. Finially write something with tomato ketchup. I really like doing this! The meal in the picture is mine. <3

Happy Birthday TO ME

It was my B day, today.
I had a super busy day thanks to tomorrow's exams and preparation for a presentation. hahaha I couldn't sleep in the result.(-_-;) But my mum prepared a nice meal and I had cake as well. Now I want nothing but a job...seriously! Could anybody grant my wish??

EDIT:

I received a camera from my mum today!!:D

LOVE mum!<3

THANK YOU

12/07/2009 0:49

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From My Garden

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This is an organic cucumber grown up in garden. It was really good. ;)) What I really want is fresh, delicious and safe vegetables!! I think agriculture will be important in the future. Now I'm interested in vegetable cultivation. If I have chance to enter university again, I think I will choose agricultural department.