my new year's resolution

I use my brush for the first time in the New Year. It is called Kakizome in Japanese. Kakizome is the Japanese custom of practicing calligraphy at the beginning of the year. I did it as activity of my club with my club members. To do Kakizome, I brought my brush from my home which I used it when I was a junior high school student. I practiced calligraphy once a week.

I wrote ‘I want to be happy!’ In addition, I gave some resolutions for this year. For example, ‘I want to increase my TOEIC score than now.’ ‘I want to pass the pre 1st grade EIKEN.’’I want to be an exchange student.’ And so on. I wrote some new year’s resolution, and most of them were related to English. I want to increase my all English skills, for example, speaking, writing, reading and so on. I am not good at remembering new English vocabulary, so I want to improve my all English skills in this year.

And this photo is the scene of the inside our club room. We put Kakizome of paper on the wall. So I never forget the New Year resolution, and I absolutely comes dream true in this year.

Through writing my new year’s resolution, I could reconfirm my aim. I had really good time and enjoyed doing calligraphy.
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BR12:＊The Scarf＊

I read ' The Scarf'. The main character is Anneena. She made a long scarf with her mum. It was soooooo long because she could not stop knitting.

One day, she played with Biff and chip, and she put on her scarf. They went to the pond of the park with her mother. The pond was frozen and really dangerous. Some children meddled in Anneena and pulled her scarf. They stopped pulling it, but a boy of them started to frisk on the frozen pond. As I mentioned it, the pond was really dangerous! Anneena's mum warned him, but he fall into water in spite of Anneena's mum warned. So other people tie Anneena's long scarf and arms of their coats. And then, they rescued the boy. He said 'I am really sorry and thank you very much!!' Anneena's long scarf was very useful in saving him. (147 words)

BR11:＊The Camcorder＊

I read 'The Camcorder'. Wilma's father bought a camcorder to make a lot of videos. He usually brings it when they have something even if it is usual or special. For example, children played in the yard, Jo's wedding ceremony, mum and dad's 10th anniversary. When they had an anniversary party, dad teach Wilma haw to use the camcorder and she made a video of them. It is easy to use it even child use. So, she wanted to make a video of tree house of Wilma, Wilf, Chip and Biff. When Wilma uses camcorder, some bodies ran away from the house next door. They were burglars!! She kept making their video while they ran away from the house. Then, dad called police and asked to come and catch them. When the police came to Wilma's house, burglar's got away from there. But the video which Wilma made became an evidence of it, so the police could catch burglars!! The police really thanked to Wilma.

It was just an accident but I thought that she was a brave girl. Because if burglar had been found her, she would have died. (188 words)

BR10:＊Poor Old Mum!＊

I read 'Poor Old Mum!' The main characters are mum, dad, Wilma and Wilf.

One day, they had a sports festival of their home town. All people were all fired up for the competition, of course Wilma's family, too. They took part in many kinds of competition for example, the long jump, running race, the egg and spoon race and so on. Wilma, Wilf and their dad came good position. Especially, Wilma came first!! Every member of her family was glad about it. Next, it was Mum's turn. She was in a race. At first of the race, she ran the head of all, but unfortunately, she tripped over something and fell on her face. So, she was last in the race. She was really sorry about it to family.

Then, dad put a blindfold on mum and Wilma and Wilf gave new running shoes, a bunch of flowers, message card to mum, and a medal which they made and printed 'BEST MUM'. They had a surprise to encourage her.

Mum was last in the race, but she is the best mum for family. I want to be like her who is loved everyone. I respect her very much!! (199 words)

The Comming-of-age Celebration

I had a coming-of-age celebration on January 11th. I heard that the grown up people in this year are one million and twenty seven people in Japan.

I woke up at 5 am and started to prepare to go to Obiya where I borrowed my kimono for a coming-of age celebration. I left my house at 6 am, then a hair make artist set my hair. I showed a magazine of appearing my favorite hair set. About 30 minutes later, he finished setting my hair. The hair set in this time is much better than last time. I was really satisfied with it!! Then, I moved to upstairs and I was wearied my kimono.

Next, I went to the photo studio with my father and mother because I made a reservation for taking photos of my family. The photo studio is located in Kokubu near my company. We are not good at let taking photos, so it was really hard work for us. Smiling in front of the camera was very hard. However, this experience would be something pleasant to look back on for my family.

Then, I went to the city gym in Suizenji to attend a coming-of age ceremony with my friend. But when I went there many people entered inside the gym, so we could not attend the ceremony. It is only sorry thing. So we started to find our old friends and taking photos with them. I could meet friends who I have not seen them for a long time. And I saw people who wear weird clothes and set funny hair. I took some photos of them lol

After that, I visited to my high school to meet my friends and teachers. Teachers were not changed from when we were high school students. It was really glad for me. I was so happy to see them. I want to visit and see them again.

Finally, I attended a class reunion of my junior high school at that night. It held at café feal in down town. I have been there before and it is my favorite. I met some people since we graduated our school. We talked, drank and ate a lot!! I want to meet them after 5 years because we met each other since 5 years ago. I am really looking forward to gathering again.

I had so long day and also precious day in my life. I never forget this memory!!! In addition, I could reconfirm that friends are really important existence for us. (422 words)

BR9:＊The Flying Elephant＊

I read ‘The Flying Elephant.’

One day, Mum went shopping to the supermarket with children. After children got off a car, they found an elephant advertising balloon on top of the building. When they looked it laughed and told mother to watch it. But she said just ‘An elephant? Don’t be silly.’ After shopping, there was a big storm and it rained a lot. Unfortunately, the elephant was bleed away by the storm. Then it arrived at children’s school. They found it when they went to school and told Mrs. May, but she said same lines of their mum. And then, men from a supermarket went to school and brought back the elephant.

First, even children told mum about the elephant, she did not believe it. So, the elephant came to school to let know his existence. (137 words)

BR8:＊The Wedding＊

I read ‘The Wedding.’ The main characters In this story are Wilma and Biff.

One day, their aunt Jo was getting married. So they attend her wedding ceremony. Wilma wanted to be a bridesmaid; it is a young woman or girl who helps a bride before and during the marriage ceremony. So when she heard the news of her aunt get married, she was really happy! On the other hand, Wilf was unhappy because he thought that he has to be a pageboy; it is the opposite of a bridesmaid. He did not wear lovely suit.

Then, their grandmother came to their house to prepare and attend the wedding ceremony. Their mother and grandmother made a dress of Wilma. When Wilf looked it, he thought ‘Oh no!’ Even grandmother made cake for the wedding and Biff and Chip praised Wilma’s nice dress, he did not feel better for a long time. Few days later, his mother, Jo and grand mother went shopping and bought something for Wilf. To his surprise, it was a suit for wilf to wear at the wedding ceremony. He was really surprised and getting better! Then, they could hold the wedding of Jo peacefully. They had a super time!! Of course, Wilf had a super time, too!!!

I thought that attitude of Wilf to express his hatred about be a pageboy. But I felt relieved because he had a precious wedding ceremony in his life. (239 words)