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Author Archives: CaryFujikawa
3月の出来事
3-gatsu no dekigoto
One of our friends visited from Japan this month. So we all went out to Jackie’s Diner in Ala Moana. We bought about 6 yards of beer and whole lot of appetizers. Afterwards we went to a friends house and kept drinking. Some people threw up. Some fell asleep. The rest of us played poker. I lost money as usual. It was a pretty fun night.
The only movie I saw this month was "Endless Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". It’s a really good movie. Most of it takes place in the mind of Jim Carrey’s character as his memory is being erased. I highly recommend it.
So one day of drunk fun, one day of movie fun, and twenty-nine days of work.
Need more fun, less work. Continue reading
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2月の出来事
In February, I was still recovering from my ankle injury. By the end of the month, I was able to go back to full duty at work. I did manage to injure myself again, though. I cut my finger with a knife. I even cut through my fingernail. My finger is still attached, and will heal completely. The only fun during my pain filled month was when a friend visited from Japan. We went out to dinner as a group and drank. Unfortunately, some of us drank too much, and that ended up being a pain, too. In summary, February was a bad ankle, severed finger, hangover month.
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Kyoo no kurasu ni ikemasen.
Sensei,
先生、
Sumimasen.
すみません。
Denwa o tsukaimasen.
電話を使いません。
電話をしましたが、話し中でした。
Kyoo no kurasu ni ikemasen.
今日のクラスに行けません。
Mada watashi wa shigoto o shite imasu.
まだ 私は 仕事をしています。
Kore wa watashi no shigoto no "email" desu.
これは 私の仕事のイーメールです。
Watashi no dooryoo wa ame ga takusan furimashita node kuruma ga konde imasu.
私の同僚は 雨がたくさん降りましたので 車が混んでいます。
同僚から、雨のために車が混んでいると連絡がありました。 Continue reading
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My 2004 resolutions
The end of the year is always a special time for my family. More so than Christmas or the Fourth of July. It is usually the only time I go back to the Big Island. Festivities begin with ‘mochi-tsuki’ on the morning of December 30th. My grandmother washes and soaks the rice the night before. Then we steam the rice over a fire in wooden boxes. By 7:30am, the first batch of rice is ready to be pounded. Two people mash the rice in the ‘usu’ with wooden mallets. Once the rice is mashed together, one person pounds the rice with the wooden mallet while the other turns and adds water to the rice. After that, the mochi is brought to a long table where everybody helps shape the mochi into little patties. Some mochi have ‘an’, sweet bean paste, added to them. Please see another family’s ‘mochi-tsuki’ experience. It’s very close to what we do.
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今晩は!
初めて、自宅から日本語でタイプします。新しいプログラムは、簡単に使えると思います。
今朝(けさ)、足首の痛みが強く、仕事を休みました。そして、また病院(びょういん)へ行きました。今、足首にそえぎをしています。明日は、仕事に行く予定です。でも、行きたくないですね! 木曜日に、詳しいことをお話しします。に、話しましょう!
はじめて、じたく から にほんごでタイプします。あたらしいプログラムは、かんたんにつかえるとおもいます。
けさ、あしくび の いたみ が つよく、しごと を やすみました。そして、また びょういん へ いきました� Continue reading
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足首を捻挫しました
今週の火曜日、クラスを終え、帰宅する時、駐車場で、足首を捻挫しました。
少し段になっているところで、足を踏み外したのです。足首に激しい痛みを感じたのですが、車を置きっぱなしにするわけにもいかず、我慢して運転することにしました。しかし、帰宅後、痛みはだんだん強くなってきました。それで、昨日の夜、病院に行くことにしました。幸い、骨は大丈夫でしたが、車を運転することは出来ません。そんなわけで、今日、木曜日、クラスを欠席させて頂きます。今週は仕事も休むはめになりました。来週は、出席できると思います。
あしくび を ねんざ しました。 Continue reading
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Tokyo short stories (Tenboudai Story)
At the top of the Tokyo Municipal Government First Building, there is an observation deck. On the observation deck, there’s a cafe, a souvenir shop, interactive displays, and best of all, it’s free. You can see the city in all directions. Tokyo is so big, I couldn’t see the edge of the city. Imagine all the people living in such an area. So many different lives. I bet all the stories ever written are being acted out there. There’s heroes, villians, angels, and monsters. Each of them knowingly and unknowinglyafftecting each other and the city itself.
I got the information below from a website.
Tokyo Municipal Government First Building, Northern and Southern Observatories
These huge observatories are on the 45th floor of the two towers (Northern and Southern). Café NORTH in the Northern observatory is a good stop for a break. Continue reading
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The Ugly Stik and The Sea
I have had a few hobbies over the years. Baseball card collecting, weightlifting, fishing, drinking, and various other things. The one I haven’t done in the longest time is fishing. Not since I lost my "Ugly Stik".
Growing up, my family always went fishing. I never really participated, though. It wasn’t until they stopped that my interest began. From then, I wanted an "Ugly Stik". It was strong, but very flexible. It was virtually indestructible.
One Christmas, I got enough money to buy one. It was beautiful. Because of its strength, I called it "Excalibur". My friends and I went fishing every chance we got. We fished for 24 hours straight once at four different places. We fished on the lava rocks and cliffs. We would often get covered by rough seas and lose equipment. Night was scary because you couln’t tell the height of the water, even with a flashlight. Continue reading
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Tokyo short stories (Clean subways, safe streets)
I was surprised how clean the Tokyo subways and trains were. I imagined graffitied boxcars with the faint smell of urine, like you see in TV shows about New York. The streets are very clean despite the fact it’s almost impossible to find a trash can. And it feels safe to walk the streets at night. Even in paradise Hawaii you definitely have to watch out. It’s disheartening to see that disparity coming back home.
東京ストーリー
(奇麗な地下鉄、安全な通路)
東京の地下鉄の構内やその車両はなんてきれいなんだろうと驚きました。私は、テレビに映し出されるニューヨークのように、かすかに尿のにおいのする、落書きされた車両を想像していたのです。通路は、ごみ箱を見つけることが、ほとんど不可能にもかかわらず、大変きれいなのです。それに夜でも安心して歩けます。パラダイスといわれる、ハワイでさえ、明らかに注意していなければならないのです。ハワイに戻り、その違いを見て、私はがっかりしました。 Continue reading
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Tokyo short stories (Origin Bentoo)
Many a late night, I ate Origin Bentoo near the train station. They’re open 24 hours and serve set meals and side dishes. For example, they have hamburger steak and tonkatsu set meals. They have side dishes like potato croquette, which you buy by the piece, or vegetables, which you buy by the weight. There’s even a little scale for you to weigh it on. It may not be high Japanese cuisine, but it beats most eateries we have in Hawaii.
東京ストーリー(オリジン弁当)
私は、夜遅く何度も駅の近くにあるオリジン弁当へ行きました。その店は24時間営業で、定食とおかずを売っています。例えば、定食は、ハンバーグーステーキやとんかつなどがあります。ポテトコロッケのようなおかずは、一つずつ買い、野菜は重さで買います。お客さんが自分で計れるように小さな計りも置いてあります。それは高級な日本料理ではないと思いますが、ハワイにあるほとんどの飲食店をたたきのめします。 Continue reading
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