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Last Friday, I went to dinner with member of TOEFL class. Because that day we ended the class.

First, we went to Andes. It is restaurant of Peruvian dishes. I had never eaten Peruvian dishes. We ate many dishes. For example, tacos, coconuts curry, and so on. We also drank foreign alcohol. I like tecate. It is beer, it from Mexico. I think it is easer to drink than Japanese beer.

Then, we went Jaff’s world bar. It’s world bar and there are many foreign people. I drank many grass of alcohol. In this bar, almost people speak in English, so we also speak in English, too. I think this bar is very good. Because drink are delicious and cheap. And we can improve own skill of English conversation. Tuesday is universal student’s day. You can drink all alcohol in 400 yen!! Usually, you can drink as much drinks as you want for 2000 yen in 2 hours. Why don’t you try this bar?? This bar located at “simo tori”.

Gmail and writing studio blog

Gmail is very useful software. You can send E-mail and check it anywhere. And you can enjoy chat with anyone who has a Gmail address. If you get invitation from Gmail user, you can get the Gmail address free.
Last February I got my Gmail address. Because I need it for my writing class. Prof.Tomei send me the invitation. At first, I did't know Gmail. Getting my Gmail address was easy for me. And I can get it immediately. After I got my Gmail address, I chatted with Prof. Tomei.
I use a Gmail except writing class. For example, I send some pictures by Gmail. I use these pictures for this blog. You know, this blog can post anywhere, too. So if I send pictures on Gmail, I can post blog with pictures. Some times I also send draft for my paper by Gmail. I have to write many papers but I don't have enough time. So in lunchtime, I think aboute my paper, type a part of draft, and send it for my Gmail address by my celluar phone. After that, I'll open that mail, and cut and paste a part of draft into Word. It is very useful tool, isn't it?
I'll talk about Writing studio blog. It is Prof. Beaufait's blog. Of cause there are information for our writing class. But there are many kind of posts. For example, restaurant review, movie review, and so on. Some times I need my English dictionary for read this blog. Bat it is not so difficult for me and maybe I can increase my vocabulary. This blog has many pictures and rinks. I think this is a fun blog.

portfolio

ID: 6166

Writing IIIc: Portfolio
1.0. Essays

1.1. Catalog	Titles of posts with links	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	Numbers of words	Numbers of comments
Example	Restaurant: Star of India	2007.03.13	185	1
1st (introduction) April (150+ words)	seif-introduce	2007.04.11	172	0
2nd (campus life) May (200+ words)	My campus life	2007.05.24	248	0
3rd (your choice) June 5 (250+ words)	My favorite *^-^*	2007.06.17	442	6
4th (Kumamoto) June 18 (250+ words)	What is the Kumamoto people	2007.06.17	336	2
5th (review 1) July 2 (175+ words)	Web site review	2007.06.30	180	5
6th (review 2) July 16 (200+ words)	Gmail and writing studio blog	2007.7.15	279	1
---	---	TOTALS:	1842	14

Note: Calculate totals without the example.

1.2. Selection and assessment: Which of those essays do you feel is the best, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons.

I think “What are Kumamoto people” is the best of my essays, because this essay is logical, and easy to read.

2.0. Comments

---	Titles of posts with links	Dates of comments (yyyy.mm.dd)	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments*
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog	Dreamgirls	2007.04.17	15	bad(short)
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog	which is bad?	2007.05.10	36	good
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog	what is the Kumamoto people	2007.06.21	60	good!(including advice for me)
2.4. Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts (yyyy.mm.dd)	Total number of words in comments	Qualities of comments*
2.4.1. Any one of your essays	my favorite *^-^*	2007.06.06	53	good
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2007.06.06	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	45	good(I responded soon)
2.4.2. Any of your other posts	web site review	2007.07.04	30	good
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2007.07.04	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	18	bad(short)

* Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post.

2.5. Additional reflections on comments:

I got many comment from my classmate. Some people gave me good advices. My replay was a little short. Next term, I would like to write longer replay for good comment.

3.0. Typing Speed Trials (5 mins.)

---	Numbers of words	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)
3.1. Worst typing speed trial	47	2007.04.18
3.2. Best typing speed trial	104	2007.06.20
3.3. Average speed for three (3) most recent speed trials	97	2007.06.13 2007.06.20 2007.06.27

4.0. Book Reviews

4.1. Catalog	Titles of posts with links	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	Number of words	Numbers of comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	2007.05.16	39	1
1-01	Babe-Pig in the city-	2007.04.22	92	0
1-02	The wrong Trousers	2007.04.27	170	0
1-03	Love or Money	2007.05.01	114	0
1-04	Curious George and the Fire-Fighter	2007.05.05	63	0
1-05	finding NEMO	2007.05.06	77	0
1-06	Marry Queen of Scots	2007.05028	175	0
1-07	Sinbad	2007.06.02	54	0
1-08	Heidi	2007.06011	56	0
1-09	William Tell	2007.06.26	30	0
1-10	Robinson Crusoe	2007.06.26	75	0
1-11	The Winner	2007.06.28	54	0
1-12	Mulan	2007.06.29	68	0
---	---	TOTALS:	1028	0

Note: Calculate totals without the example.

4.2. Selection and assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons.

• I think 1-02 is the best of in my book review.
  
• Because there are many words.
• I can understand content of this book easily.
  

5.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking & Media Presentation

---	Yes	No
5.1. Does your blog have an archive in the sidebar?	0
5.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	0
5.1.2. Is the archive organized by week?	0
5.1.3. Is the archive at the top of the sidebar?	0
5.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	0
5.2.1. Do your labels include each of these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural)	0
"essays" (plural)	0
"quickposts" (plural, with no spaces)	0
5.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	0
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? 2	---	---
Which labels, and how many posts each? diary(19) books(12) quickpost(11) essay(6) brass(5) movie(2) news(1) tv(1)	---	---
5.3. Links & media	---	---
5.3.1. Does your blog include pictures?	0
Does your blog profile include a picture or graphic representation?	0
How many of your blog posts include pictures or other graphics? 32	---	---
5.3.2. Posts with multiple links	---	---
How many of your posts include three (3) or more links? 5	---	---
5.3.3. Does your blog include other media?	0
How many of your blog posts include other media? 3	---	---

5.4. What would you most like to do to enhance the overall presentation of your blog?

I want to enhance my article. I think some times I have mistakes. I would like to check my article before post it by using “Word”.

6.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing:

Before I start this blog, I don’t like to write in English, because it is very hard work for me, and I need much time. But now, I write easier than before. It is fun for me to post my article on my blog. I want to be better blogger.

7.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors:

I think this class is very unique. In this class, I could remove fear of writing from me. Making blog is fun. Comments from my classmate became encouragement to be better writer. If you write the more, you would be the better writer.

I got it !!!!!

Last Sunday(July 8), I had a Kumamoto competition of brass. It was my first time to take part in adult part. And I took part in this competition after an interval of 4 years. So I was a little nervous. But I did my best!! Our brass band got a gold prize, and we can go to Kyushu competition!!! I was very happy :-) we have a Kyushu competition on August 26 in Nagasaki. I’ll practice to play the trumpet very hard. I want to get a gold prize on this competition.

bar review

I recommend 2 bar.

The first one is “bar Milan”. We can drink as much as you want for 1000 yen an hour there. And you can sing too! It’s very cheap isn’t it?? This bar’s drink is very good. I like this bar. If I have party at near this bar, and I want to drink more, I’ll go there. This bar is not so big. So actually, I wouldn’t want to teach this bar. This bar is located on sakae street, and in front of “second site”. If you have a chance, please try this bar.

The second one is “yonenoya”. This is Japanese bar. This bar saves many good dishes. Maybe you will be able to satisfied with many dish. This bar has a big room. So you can have a big party there. If you tarn the corner of “ikedaya” on shimotori, you can find this bar on your right hand.

COMPETITION

This weekend, I have a big competition. It’s a brass competition of Kumamoto prefecture.

I'm a little nervous. If we get a greate prize, we can go to Kyuusyuu competition. I want to go it. I'll do my best!!!

Web site review

http://streaming.yahoo.co.jp/

I recommend “Yahoo! Streaming”. I like this web site very much. When I have time, I usually browse this site.

If you have “Internet Explorer” and “Windows Media Player” or “Adobe Flash Player”, you can enjoy this web site, too!! Some contents need money, but there are many free cost contents. You can watch music promotion video, drama, movie, TV program, news, and so on.

My favorite channel is Music. There are many music promotion video. We can watch them on free!! The quality of video is very high. Now, on music channel, we can watch “Dreams Come True”, “Kouda Kumi”, “Amuro Namie”, “GReeeeN”, “Ayaka”, and so on. You know, they are very famous musician. If you can find what are you looking for PV on this web site, you don’t need buy or rental that. And you can watch those anytime you want do it.

This web site is great, isn’t it?? Why don’t you enjoy this web site? Please click the picture upper this post. Don’t forget that you have to watch on “Internet Explore”, NOT on “Firefox”.

Book Review 1-12: Mulan

Mulan is a very brave woman. She fights for the Emperor instead of her father. She is soon a hero for all the soldiers in the Chinese army. Every one don't know her real name. Ye Ming is her bast friend in the army. One day he visit to her house. And he was surprised to know her real face. He proposed to her and she married him.

Book Review 1-11: The Winner

Kara likes Leonard DiCaprio. One day she took the test to talk to Leonard. she couldn't pass the test. But her best friend Hannah pass it. Kara want Hannah to be ill. But Hannah want to be on TV. After that Kara give up meeting Leonard. She thought friends is really important
for her.

summer time

I like summertime. This year, I want to back my hometown and I want to sea with my friend. Then I want do firework with my friend. I want to go fireworks competition too!! I don’t have own yukata. So I want to buy it, and I want to wear it this year!! But there is matter. Yukata is a little high cost for me. I need much money… I have to earn money. But I’m very busy student now. So I can’t do it. What can I do?? Now I save money. Actually I want to buy many clothes. But I don't buy it until summer sale. I can't wait summer sale!!

Book Review 1-10: Robinson Crusoe

When he was 19 years-old, he started his journey. When he was 27 years-old, he arrived at Desert Island. There was nothing. But he made him house, and looked his food. Some day he saved the man; he named Friday by Crusoe. Friday became Crusoe’s best partner. When he was 54 years-old, he backed to England. He stayed at Desert Island for about 28 years!! I can’t believable it! I think he is strong man.

Book Review 1-09: William Tell

I think Tell is brave to shoot the apple and he has a great skill. I can’t do it. Because I’m not a good shooter. And I’m afraid of mistake.

Rainy and smells bad season

I don’t like the rainy season. Because I have to go to school on foot. Usually I go to school by bike. But if it rain, I can’t go school by bike. My house is not so far from school. It takes to about 5 minutes by bike. If I go to school on my foot, I take about 20minutes. I usually wake up late. So I have to rush!! There is another reason for I don’t like this season. Because if it rain, I have to dry out my laundry in my room. I don’t like this. It smell is NOT good. I want to get good smells detergent!

What is the Kumamoto people?

I think the Kumamoto people have some characteristic. For example, I think Kumamoto people speak in dialect, be late for promise, and be a bit hasty. Then I would like to talk about why I think so in order.

First, I’ll talk about Kumamoto people’s dialect. Kumamoto has a lot of dialect. And it is a little different from area. On each area, each dialect is spoken. Commonly dialect is spoken by older people. But in Kumamoto, young people speak in dialect, too. In fact, many young people use in dialect not only in conversation but also in e-mail. Maybe young people like Kumamoto’s dialect, and they want to leave it. So that is why Kumamoto people speak in dialect well.

Second, I’ll talk about Kumamoto people are late for promise. Of cause it is NOT all of Kumamoto people. But it is said that Kumamoto people are usually late for promise. I think being late for a few minutes is not so serious matter for many Kumamoto people. Actually if I wait for friend few minutes, I will not be angry. Because being late for promise is natural for Kumamoto people. Maybe most Kumamoto people know that is not good thing. But they are late. I can’t understand why they can’t improve this custom.

Third, I will talk about Kumamoto people are a bit hasty. For example, they don’t wait for the signal to change to green. If there are no cars, Kumamoto people cross the rode. I think the best example is the intersection of toorityousuji. If some people start to cross the intersection, another people also start to cross it. Maybe they don’t think it is bad thing.

In conclusion, the Kumamoto people like Kumamoto’s dialect. Some Kumamoto people late for promise, but Kumamoto people are not angry for being late for a few minutes. They are kindness. And the Kumamoto people some times don’t wait for turn the signal. I think Kumamoto people have more characteristic. I would like to find more!