Mar 13 "Can you use chopsticks?" (pab, Speechable)
Before   PB [direct from cell phone] After  (pab, Speechable) See the whole photo collage here . This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License . Please attribute to "The Writi..
Feb 22 We're looking for a Marketing Magician!
Edublogs is planning on taking a step up in 2010 and beyond, and to help us do that we're after a special someone to lead the way when it comes to telling the world who we are. We're looking for a person who can write great copy – be it for ou..
Feb 16 Vocabulary Games
Thanks to Kate Britt for shouting out about a Free Educational Software... site  (What's New,  2010.02.05 ). I've added a direct link to Vocabulary Games to the list of Course Links in the sidebar. [33 words] This work is licensed unde..
Feb 4 "100 Little Ways You Can Dramatically Improve Your Writing" (Online Co..
The " 100 Little Ways ... " post (Online Colleges, 2010) features a collection of short writing tips with pointers to resources of various sorts. If any of those areas sound interesting, by all means,  check them out ! General Grammar ..
Feb 1 Check Out The Cool New Features Under The Bonnet Of Edublogs
We’ve got some big plans for Edublogs.org for 2010 — including cool new features. So to kick start the New Year we've just installed these new features on Edublogs! Add New Users This is a nice simple feature, but very powerful tool for creati..
Jan 27 ☆DVD: Snow White and Seven Dwarfs☆
In a country, there were a beutiful Princess, a Princess's name was 'Snow White Princess'. A Queen was Snow White Princess's mother-in-law, believed that the Queen was the most beautiful woman in the world by herself, faced at her mirror every day, ..
Jan 27 ☆DVD: Den Lille Havrue☆
The Princess mermaid was a fairy in the sea. The Princess mermaid lived with her father, her mother became a bronze statue in that place. The Princess mermaid asked her father to want to go to on the ground, her father hesitated, at last, her father ..
Jan 27 ☆DVD: Cinderella☆
Once upon a time, Cinderella had a happy life, but Cinderella's mother-in-law came with her daughters to Cinderella, so Cinderella became unhappiness. Cinderella's father died, so Cinderella's mother-in-law misused Cinderella, treated Cinderella badl..
Jan 27 ☆DVD: Pom Poko☆
On a hill in Tokyo, raccoon dogs lived lazily and secretly, in that time, raised the struggle of territory over their food place. It was cause of developing by people, so their food place decreased. Raccoon dogs would lose even lived place, so raccoo..
Jan 27 ☆DVD: Porco Rosso☆
In the First World War, Porco Rosso was the ace of a pilot of the army in Italy. Porco practiced magic himself because of that things, changed a pig. Now, Porco was a bounty hunter to catch the pirate in Adoria sea. The pirates fought shy of Porco, f..
Jan 27 ☆DVD: Only Yesterday☆
In summer, in 1982, Taeko got holiday for ten days from othe company, traveled to Takase where was the country in Yamagata. Taeko was born in Tokyo and grew up in Tokyo, when Taeko was the fifth grade, had a memory feeling lonely very much without th..
Jan 27 ☆DVD: Peter Pan☆
The Darling family lived the suburbs in London, Wendy wasn't eager to become an adult. At that night, Peter Pan sneaked into Wendy's room, said to take Wendys to island where head been becoming a child forever. Peter Pan dusted Wendy, John, Michael w..
Jan 27 ☆DVD: Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind☆
At one time, the mankind conquered the nature, gained the prosperity, but the industrial civilization was annihilated by the big war called 'for the seven days of the fire'. One thousand years later, the mankind survived slightly, was conquered by a ..
Jan 27 Writing IV: Exam Items (2009-10 [§1C])
There are prompts for three essay items in the slideshow presentation below. Please view the entire presentation, and read and follow all directions carefully. You will need to post an individual response to each item, in a single comment for each, ..
Jan 27 Writing IV: Reflecting Pool 4 (§1C, only)
Reflecting Pool 4 (§1C, only) Please post an individual response to item one, Developing Awareness (Writing IV 2009-10, slide 4), in a single comment on this post. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3..
Jan 27 Writing IV: Reflecting Pool 5 (§1C, only)
Reflecting Pool 5 (§1C, only) Please post an individual response to item one, Facing Challenges (Writing IV 2009-10, slide 5), in a single comment on this post. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 ..
Jan 27 Writing IV: Reflecting Pool 6 (§1C, only)
Reflecting Pool 6 (§1C, only) Please post an individual response to item one, Achieving Satisfaction (Writing IV 2009-10, slide 6), in a single comment on this post. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike..
Jan 27 Writing IV: Exam Items (2009-10 [§1A])
There are prompts for three essay items in the slideshow presentation below. Please view the entire presentation, and read and follow all directions carefully. You will need to post an individual response to each item, in a single comment for each, ..
Jan 27 Writing IV: Reflecting Pool 1 (§1A, only)
Reflecting Pool 1 (§1A, only) Please post an individual response to item one, Developing Awareness (Writing IV 2009-10, slide 4), in a single comment on this post. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3..
Jan 27 Writing IV: Reflecting Pool 2 (§1A, only)
Reflecting Pool 2 (§1A, only) Please post an individual response to item two, Facing Challenges (Writing IV 2009-10, slide 5), in a single comment on this post. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 ..
Jan 27 Writing IV: Reflecting Pool 3 (§1A, only)
Reflecting Pool 3 (§1A, only) Please post an individual response to item one, Achieving Satisfaction (Writing IV 2009-10, slide 6), in a single comment on this post. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike..
Jan 27 ☆DVD: Castle in the Sky☆
Sieta was caught men wore black glasses, was in the airship. In there, the Dora gang who was the boss of the pirate attacked. In the fierce battle, Sieta escaped out from the window, but fell down to lose the scaffold. But, her body came flying down ..
Jan 27 ☆DVD: Spirited Away☆
Chihiro was a girl and 10 years old and a weak child today so didn't act in all by herself. On the way of move, Chihiro lost the way in the spa town with her parents where was the Heavens was mended the sich and injury. Her parents broke the rule of ..
Jan 27 ☆DVD: Princess Mononoke☆
In the Muromachi period, Ashitaka who was descended from the royal family was laid a curse on his right arm because of subverted a curse from Heaven attacked village of the Emicy nation in the ultimate limits of the North. Ashitaka had the message fr..
Jan 26 ☆DVD: Kiki's Delivery Service☆
There was rule from the past that was daughter of the witch must stand on one's own for a training when the daughter is thirteen years old. Kiki was such a girl, this night was so that day. At next morning, Kiki left in Koriko is the port town with J..
Jan 26 ☆DVD: My Neighbor Totoro☆
Satsuki who is a elementary school student in the third grades and Mei who is five years old came to move in solitary house in the countryside from the city with their father. Because their mother enters hospital now, leave hospital soon, and for mee..
Jan 26 BR 14★Puss in Boots
I read this book "Puss in Boots." The miller dead, and the miller leaves a barn, the miller's hut, a donkey, and a Cat. The Third Son gives a Cat, and he is grieving, so The Cat says, "Your given thing is so not bad thing, first, please give boots a..
Jan 26 Movie Review#OCEANS
I watched OCEANS at the movie theater. It is the documentary movie about the sea. The navigator is Rie Miyazawa. She is the famous actress in Japan. “What is sea?” A boy asked so to an old man. He could not answer. The story was started by this ques..
Jan 22 Movie Review#The Notebook
This movie was filmed America, 2004. This is love story. This is a novel by Nicholas Charles Sparks originally. I like this movie when I watched it. I will write about this story and my review. The old man read a diary to the old woman. It was real ..
Jan 22 influenza
I had flu from last week to this week so the blog was not able to be updated at all but not New type influenza so it is very good because the reason for nobody is that the person is dead this year due to influenza. My father and mother are infected ..
Jan 22 Pachinnko-4
I went to the pachinko today with mi father and mother. It walked to the station to diet though it always went to the pachinko by father's car because my and my mother had grown fat recently. It took 30 minutes walking from the station to the pachin..
Jan 22 My favorite movie-2
I saw the Devotion of suspect X movie in January 9. This movie is very interesting and very sad movie so, I introduce to Devotion of suspect X movie's outline and content and impression and so on. First, , I introduce to Devotion of suspect X movie'..
Jan 22 My favorite DVD
When time haven't money and existing in the house, I see DVD often at home with my father because Because father and I of me like to see the movie, it sees really often together. Father and I of me like movie in the United States better than movie i..
Jan 22 I went to Yakiniku
I went to Yakiniku in January 3. I go to the Yakiniku shop to eat the Yakiniku once a week without fail with the friend. However much he or she eats because it loves broiled meats, the friend and not the I get tired at all. It introduces the kind of..
Jan 20 I'm Marie -Speaking
I made another person at Speaking class. I introduce you about Marie. Marie is from Frence. And she lived in Paris. Paris is beautiful place. There is famous for french bread. The Thames is so beautiful. She is 27 years old. Her job is doctor. She ha..
Jan 15 Yes, everyone, today is the day!
In this post, I'm sharing a reply to a puzzling question I received via mail after class today. Yes, the deadline for Proto-Portfolios and Portfolios is today (Jan 15). Thanks to a class cancellation, when I had the flu in December, you have ha..
Jan 15 chocolate!
I researched about chocolates. Chocolate is made from cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, and so on. First, Chocolate was very bitter drink long ago. English made sweet chocolate. I like chocolate, but I like only sweet chocolate. It is not sweet in the..
Jan 15 Comedians who love Dragon Ball
They love "Dragon Ball", and I love, too.
Jan 15 Valentine’s Day
In Japan, Valentine’s Day is a day which girls gives chocolates and says love to boys. It is a custom only Japan. I think I will write about Valentine’s Day. The origin of Valentine’s Day was Juno’s birthday in Rome. Juno is the queen of gods and go..
Jan 13 Book review2-18
I read “Alissa”. This story is about a poor girl. One day, she read a book in her room. She likes reading very much. Then, her father said ‘My friend has work for you in the city. There isn't any work here in the village. You mast go with him.’ She w..
Jan 13 Book review2-17
I read American Life. Most people around the world know something about American life. We can see American movies on TV, listen to American music, and eat in American restaurants. Of course, Americans are not all the same. The United States of Americ..
Jan 13 My campus life 2006-2010
I attended to KGU for 4 years. I will try to remember these 4 years for I will be able to know things what I could study in my university. First, I will write things when I was a freshman. I felt a fresh atmosphere when I was at front of the prefectu..
Jan 13 Favorite book!!
I bought a book today. This book is “Spitz”. The book is illustrating a lot of thing about the band. I like Spitz so I interested in this book. But first time I have not enough money to buy this book. And in Kumamoto’s book store has not this book. ..
Jan 13 Abut Fishing!!
Recently, I could not go to fishing, because outside is very cold for me. I don’t like cold, so I stay at home recently. I would like to go to fishing. In mixi, a lot of people insert of picture. These pictures are Black Bass which is fished by thes..
Jan 13 Book review 13 "In the Garden"
I read “In the Garden”. It was very interesting for me. This story was wander story. I like wonder story so I could enjoy this book. In this book, Kipper, Chip, Biff, Wilf, Wilma, are appearing. They played in the sandpit. Kipper went to the Chip’s ..
Jan 13 Book review 12 "Quiz Night"
Today, I read “Quiz night”. It was very interesting for me. In this story, some people are appearing. Ji-sung, Gemma, John, Mr. Becker, Daniela are. This story has a lot of question, so it was very exiting for me. I like quiz, so I could enjoy this ..
Jan 12 About foods!!
Today, I went to”Gaku Shoku” and I eat curry rice with my friends. I like chicken curry rice the best in the menu. Sometimes, I eat lunch at “Gaku shoku”. These foods are reasonable price so it was helpful for me. I have not so much money because I a..
Jan 12 Shimamura music instrumental shop!!
Today I went to music instrument shop, because my pick broke yesterday. Pick is very cheap so I can buy many of it. I interested in collect the pick. But recently, I did not it. So my pick decreased gradually. So I went to there. This shop named Shi..
Jan 12 Book review 11 "Don't be silly"
I read “Don’t Be silly.” It was not so interesting. I could not understand this story’s mean. In this story, some people appear. They are Nadim, Mrs. May, Anneena, Wilf Biff, and so on. It was wander story. I thought Mrs. May is very good hunch, bec..
Jan 11 ONE PIECE
I went to the movie theater with my Kumamoto Gakuen University's friend's Yusuke today. I and Yusuke like to see the move so it goes to the movie theater often together. It went to see together in the ONE PIECE this time. ONE PIECE is very interesti..
Jan 11 About Music!!
Yesterday, I went to Kara- Oke with my friend. Recently I go to it many times with my friend. When it was many time, Iwent to Kara-oke two time in a week. I could enjoy it very much, because I love Kara- oke. When it was First time- I went Monte Karu..
Jan 11 Went to Aso
I and Tomomi went to Aso to eat delicious food. We gathered at noon in Yamaga and she drove her car. We went to Nishihara village. We want to go to "Milk's village" and "Kugino in sweets village". They are situated in Kugino village in Aso city. Firs..
Jan 11 Pachinko-3
I went to the pachink with my Kumamoto Gakuen University friend's Yusuke in December 15. His difference when it is good time and is bad is intense so it suffers a crushing defeat when defeated, and winning is a large winning. It was a day of a large..
Jan 10 Pachinnko-2
I went to the pachinko with my father and my grand mother and my young sister in January 2. I and my father and my grand mother like to play pachinko so we went to the pachinko but my young sister don't like to play pachinko very well but January 2 ..
Jan 10 My part time job "AM /PM"
I have a part time job. It is job of convenience store. I have continued the part time job for three years over. I became an expert, and I teach a lot of thing to junior. But sometimes I fail, and I could learn a lot of thing from these junior. And ..
Jan 10 Pachinko-1
I went to pachinko with my Kumamoto Gakuen University friend's Masaru in December 10. I and Masaru are like to play pachinko so it always goes with Masaru when going to pachinko. I went to pachinko with Masaru by my car after the class of the univer..
Jan 10 Lovely
I have one female dog. Her name is Choco. She is very cute and active girl. She is 1 and half years old. Her kind is Pomeranian. She is very small but She is my precious family. I like take a nap with her. She has very warm body. I always feel very h..
Jan 10 Busy
I think the most important thing is keep writing on your blog. It is very important to keep typing speed and your English skills. If you have good typing skill, you can write good posts, essays, reviews. And if you get some homework, you can finish h..
Jan 10 Cold
Today is very cold. I don’t like winter. Because, I don’t wake up in the morning. Its cold I scared every day. But, Kumamoto is little hot more than Aso. Aso is very very cold. Last winter I went to school by train. I wake up so early in the morning...
Jan 9 Book review2-16
Guccio Gucci, who was a creator of Gucci, was born in 1881 in Florence, Italy. When he was 19 years old, he went to London and England and worked at the famous Savoy Hotel. There were rich people who wore nice clothes and jewelry in the hotel and he ..
Jan 8 Book review2-15
I read Animal in Danger. There are more than thirty million species of the animal in the world but some of these species disappear every year and we never see them again. If all animals disappear in the world, what happen to us? I think we can't live..
Jan 8 Book review-16 Going Somewhere
I read to Going Somewhere book. This book is nonfiction. The reason thought that I read this book is that the book that I have read up to now is only a fiction this time. Because it was said by the teacher, this fact noticed. I introduce to Going So..
Jan 8 Book review-15 Grandad and Me
I hate the book to be read though it spoke before but I like my grandfather so I read to Grandad and Me's book easy. I introduce to Grandad and Me's book outline and content and impression and so on now. First, I introduce to Grandad and Me's book o..
Jan 8 Book review-14 Places Where People Live
I read to the Places Where People Live so I introduce to Places Where People Live book's outline and content and impression and so on. First, I introduce to Places Where People Live book's outline and content. There are various environments in the w..
Jan 8 Book review-13 Julia Roberts
I read to the Julia Roberts's book but I hate the book to be read though it spoke before but I like to see the movie of which Julia Roberts appear the movie so I read the book easy so I introduce to Julia Roberts's book outline and content and impre..
Jan 8 Year end party 3
The last year end party was done this year. I played with a group of 5 friend where it always played. It settles down this member's year end party. This member is my high school friends and my Kumamoto Gakuen University friends and Everyone belongs ..
Jan 8 Play base ball
I played base ball with my junior high school friend and my elementary school friend in December 25. I am good at keeping to the favor of the ball game though it said before. And I belong to base ball club in junior high and elementary school so I l..
Jan 8 Book review 10 "What was it like?"
I read “What was It Like?” today. It was interesting but a little sad story for me. Biff, Chip, Gran, Wilma, Wilf, and so on are appearing in this story. I could learn Peace is very important and we must not cause a war ever. Children are going part..
Jan 8 Christmas party
I don't have girl friend so I don't like this Christmas but it was invited to the Christmas party by the friend in my high school in December 24 so I like this Christmas. In addition, I got excited because it had heard that a lot of girls also came...
Jan 8 Dislike sports
I like to play sports but I also have hated sports and I introduce to my hated sports now. My hated sports are marathons but it is not separately because running is late, and is fast, I hate to run in the long distance so I don’t understand feelings..
Jan 7 ☆Nanakusa gayu☆
Jan 7 Play Volley ball
I played volley ball with my high school friends and my Kumamoto Gakuen university friend in December 22. I love ball game though it said before so I like to play volley ball and my father belong to volley ball club in junior high school and high sc..
Jan 7 My favorite dorink
My hate drink are a lot but My favorite drink are a lot so I introduce to my favorite drink now. First, I introduce to my favorite sake. My most favorite sake is beer and the most favorite sake is a beer though it likes sake and cocktail wine, etc. ..
Jan 7 Year end party 2
I went to year end party in December 19. The year party's member is my soccer club's member so everyone drinks a lot and everyone strong. It rose by the story of soccer and story of practice menu of our team in the future and story of target of our ..
Jan 7 Free day
I went to a restaurant to have dinner with mu friends on Friday. We ate a pasta, and we became full. The restaurant was closed at 24:00, so we went out there. However we wanted to talk more, we looled for the place to talk each other. We sat benches,..
Jan 7 Book review 9 "Pocket Money"
I read “Pocket money” Today. It was very interesting for me. There are six people in this story. Dad, Mum, Biff, Chip, Kipper are appearing in this story. They are family and Biff is the main character of this story. Biff is a girl. Biff Family come..
Jan 6 Portfolio
Student ID: 06237 Portfolio for Writing IV, Section 1C (See: Note 1, below) 0.0. OVERVIEW Reviews, Posts, Words, and More (See: Note 2, below.) 1.0. ESSAYS (See: Note 3, below.) Please complete this table with data gathered from essays on your blog...
Jan 6 typetext
Reviews, Posts, Words, and More (See: Note 2, below.) [Please embed your proto-portfolios here {in HMTL editing mode}; then remove this line of remarks, including the square brackets.] 1.0. ESSAYS (See: Note 3, below.) Please complete this table wit..
Jan 6 "Kara Oke"
Yesterday, I went to “Kara Oke” with my family. I did not want to go to Kara Oke with my family, because I had thought it was dull for me. My old brother likes singing. He always sings a song in my home. But his singing is not so good; I think he is ..
Jan 6 Book review 8 "L.A. Detective"
I read “L.A. Detective” today. It was very interesting and exciting story for me. The b Story is detective story. I like detective story, so I could enjoy it. Five people appear in this story. Theses character is Lenny Sammuel, Frank, and Mr. Blane,..
Jan 5 BR2-12 The Elves and the Shoemaker
Hello, everyone. The title of this book is "The Elves and the Shoemaker." I introduce this story to you. Once upon a time, there were an ald shoemaker and his wife. And they opened shoe shop. Everyone loved his shoes. But one day, bad business man c..
Jan 4 Love food
On January 8, I went to eat dinner with my friends and play. However, we were not so hungry. I went to eat because a friend said that okonomiyaki wanted to eat. We were full, we went to TSUTAYA. And ice and a cake wanted to eat. We went to eat a cake..
Jan 4 Today
I went to JOYFUL with my friend! She works at Morricone(It' s a bakery shop I work), I like her very much because she is funny and pretty! We ate Negitoro don and Syogayaki teisyoku, then we talked for a long time. Then we bought snacks and drink at ..
Dec 29 BR2-11 Good Night, Good Knight
The title of this book is "Good night, Good Knight." I introduce this story to you. One day, there were three little dragons. They lived in the dark cave at the dark forest. They were very lonely. And there was a good knight in the kingdom. He watch..
Dec 29 Movie Review-6 Mrs. Doubtfire
This movie was made in 1993, and an American movie. This is a comedy, and it was very funny. I was laugh very much. The leading actor is Robin Williams. He was disguised in old woman’s clothes. I introduce this movie to you. One day, there was Daniel..
Dec 19 BR2-10 Milo's Toothache
The title of this book is "Milo's Toothache." It was written by Ida Luttrell. I introduce this book to you this week. There was a pig. His name was Milo, and he had a friend who named Dan. One day, they played Ping-Pong in the kitchen. Suddenly, Mil..
Dec 17 Introducing Premium Support And Premium Themes
Christmas has come nice and early for Edublogs supporters , with two fabulous new features in your Supporter Tab. Premium Support Do you have a question about Edublogs, need personal help or would rather not use the forums? Supporters can email us s..
Dec 14 I finally got the book keeping test!
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Dec 14 BR2-9 The Dragon Painter
The title of this book is "The Dragon Painter." I introduce this book to you this week. One day, there was Chang. He was a very famous artist. And everyone loved his pictures. His pictures was so wonderful. For example, He painted misty mountain, va..
Dec 11 Dec 24th speaking
Rawson, C. (2003). Stories of Dragons. London: Usborne
Dec 11 BR2-8 Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The title of this book is "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." I introduce this book to you this week. Once upon a time, there was a girl. Her name was Goldilocks. She had a golden hair. But she was not good. SHe was always up to mischief. One day, her..
Dec 4 images data test
These are images of Yellow heart.
Dec 3 Speaking-draft
It was 21-30 questions that I was in charge. Question 21: What is it? Some people say humberger. Some people say tart. Some people say French toast. And some people say muffin. Question 22: Why don't you use the bakery? For example, some people say b..
Dec 3 Movie Review-5 Whale Rider
Whale Rider was made in 2002. And this movie is New Zealand movie. This movie has the role that a whale is important. I introduce this story to you. There was the village of the Maori near the beach of New Zealand. There was an old legend. It was “Pa..
Nov 30 Petti Baked Cheese Cake Party
Baked Cheese Cake:) Looks good, doesn't it!? Today I baked cheese cake for the first time. The cake was much better than I had expected. Then I planed to have petti cheese cake party:) My two friends joined it and enjoyed wii-karaoke with me! Howeve..
Nov 28 Starting new blog!
I started new blog about my NYC life! Please watch this! http://kumamotokennminn.blogspot.com/
Nov 27 podcast test 2
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Nov 27 Example -podcast-
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Nov 26 Speaking-Group Project
My group member is Yui and Taiga. We made a lot of questions. And I introduce the contents and the result to you. Q1:Do you like campus food? Y-112 people N-8 people Q2:Have you eaten campus food? Y-98 N-22 Q3:Which food shops do you like the best at..
Nov 26 Happy Birthday to my sister
Today was my sister's birthday. However, my family but me was sick.:( That's why we didn't do special thing...... I only had cheese cake because I bought it yesterday. But we will have another cake soon!!!!!!!!!!
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