I love Kotatsu

This is a last day of winter break. It has gone so fast.

Its beginning was seven days of my part-time job! I couldn't do anything alse during this week. But I could get used to it and earned more money so it was okay.

After that I went out every day and did shopping, met my friends, visted my grandma and so on. Also I'm done my house cleaning and I got a Kotatsu in my room! It was exciting! It's one of the greatest heaters in the world. I can stay in Kotatsu for many hours. I stayed in Kotatsu in the living room too long, my parents annoyed it and gave me own Kotatsu in my room. Now it is very comfortable to stay in my own Kotatsu. It's my place.

Naomi

She is my old friend. We've known each other since we were in elementary school.
She now goes to university in Oita but when she comes back to Kumamoto, we make time to meet and have some shopping together.

She is a really funny girl but is also smart. To be a doctor, she learns about medical at her school. She talks about what she did in classes to me, but almost all are so gross, like about dissections. It's interesting to listen to, but I don't like to see these gross sights so I try not to imagine them.

She bought some tops and I got some shirts for my job hunting. Also we spent long time in a cafe to talk so the time had gone so fast. It was a very good time.

High School Reunion

I had a reunion of my high school today.

It was at a Hotel Castle and about a hundred of my schoolmates came.
I went there with my friend. It was the first time to join a reunion for me so I was afraid of meeting my classmates who I usually don't keep in touch. They are not so different from four years ago. But most of them will start new life in spring. We talked about own situation and so on each other. We had nice Chinese foods and talked a lot.

At the end, we said aloud our school outlines and sang our school song as we did in high school. I felt that made us together. It was a good time to know each other again.

My high school HP:

http://www.higo.ed.jp/sh/seiseiko/index.htm

grandma

I visited my grandma today with my parents.
Last year my grandpa has past away so this is the first time to have a new year without him.

My grandma has suffered the consequences of a stroke she had about 10 years ago. My grandpa took care of her but he also suffered from cancer. Now she goes to a day-care and my uncle stays with her at night.

She misses grandpa so much but except it, she is doing fine. That's enough for now. I hope she lives longer than my grand-grandma who lived for 99 years!

A Happy New Year!!!

Another year, 2007, has began! I hope you'll have a good year.

Today I have no plan to go out. Usually I go to my grandparents' place with my family but not this year. I'll go to a store to check a bargain tomorrow!! I want to get a coat...!

Do you like "grab bags"? I don't. It's very attractive that we can get more worth stuff than the price. But I want to know its inside before I get. I know many people like surprise and have fun. That's nice, too. But not for me. I like bargains better!

an one-piece

I went to shop with my sister today. She came home last night from Fukuoka. She won't be able to stay at home on a new year's day because she has to work. I asked her to go shopping.

I'll have a class reunion in a week so I wanted to get clothes for it. I tried some clothes on but couldn't find any I liked.
After we looked at several shops finally I found a black one-piece made from wool. Also it was on sale so I was lucky! I bought it and I was happy. My sister helped me to choose and decide. This shopping was a success.

the end of this year

Finally I'm done all my part-time this year!!!
I worked every day through this week! I got tired but I think it was a good chance for me to know more about the job.

I started this job at the beginning of this December and I wasn't sure about it yet. Especially taking on a phone was very difficult because I had to understand what a person on the phone wanted to know, ask, talk with staff or so on. Even if he/she asked me something about the system of the school I couldn't answer it. I was afraid of taking phone. Through this week, however, gradually I got used to it and got some confidence.

Also I think I made closer to the other staff. One of the staff was not full-time and she did jobs like mine. She was very kind so I could ask her many things. She worked at some different companies before and knew well about computer and worked much faster than me. I liked her very much.

Although today was the last day for her to work there. She quit this job and will get married in spring. I'm very happy I could meet her. I know her only for a month but she taught me a lot. Now I can continue the job because of her.

We don't know when and where you meet an important person for you. I strongly felt that today.