Keep Good Habits

Memorizing new English words is not so much fun, but I'm trying to do that everyday. Through this practice, I've encountered many words that I recently memorized from word book. Vocabulary makes reading easily. That's for sure. 

Word Book

I bought an English word book for my son. My son is a middle school student and he isn't good at English. He is going to take a high school entrance exam next year. He doesn't have much time to prepare for the exam but he doesn't care much about that. 

I told him to memorize about 400 essential words. If he remembers these words, he would get 50 points in the English test. I really want him to be serious for the exam. 

Happiest Childhood Memory

What is your happiest childhood memorie?

My happiest childhood memorie is a family trip to Hiroshima when I was in the sixth gread at elementary school. That was a special travel for me. 

It was not only the first family trip for my money but also the last one for my family.

Shortly before the trip, I was supposed to go to Hiroshima for school trip, but I couldn't. That was because I had a high fever at that time, so the doctor didn't allow me to go to the trip. I was really disappointed. My parents felt sorry for the absence, so they gave me a family travel to Hiroshima instead. 

Before the travel, our family went trip several times, but since I was little I wasn't able to remember anything about the events. The travel to Hiroshima was a special memory for me. 

Kohei Uchimura

Kihei Uchimura won The 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics men's individual-all-around six times in a row including the Olympics victory. He has not only astonishing gymnastic skills but also has strong mental power. Although he didn't satisfy himself, his performances today were so beautiful and steady. I think no one could surpass him before his retirement. 

Nobel Prize

Two Japanese and a Japanese-born American won the Nobel Physics Prize. They invented the blue LED lamp, which nobody couldn't create it for a long time. 

LED lights are environmentally friendly products because the ramps use only a little electricity and last for a long time. 

Their work has transformed into many devices which enhance our lives. 

I'm really proud of them and I hope many Japanese researchers follow these Nobel Prize winner. 

A Typhoon Has Gone

A big typhoon has passed and the next one, Vongfong, is approaching. These series of typhoons might cause floods and landslides. I hope people live in the dangerous area should be careful and be sure to protect themselves from danger. 

Vocabulary Building

I feel uncomfortable to my poor vocabulary in English. I thought only I had to do was to guess the meanings when I met unfamiliar words. I didn't have any problems at first, but now I understand how important vocabulary building is. Because of lack of vocabulary, I can't understand exact information in English articles and books so often. 

To expand my vocabulary, I'll use knowledge of roots, prefixes and suffixes. It a never ending journey but I believe it worth to do.