Category Archives: Daily Sketch

One of my goals this year was to establish a workout routine. I got helped along at school when the PE dept. started a faculty fitness program. I have made it to the weight room 2 or 3 morning a week and have built up to a mile run each morning I go! It feels great and I feel good throughout the day. I am eating more and better too. Working to add a yoga session or two in the week now, even if it is a video on Sunday morning to start the day.

Because I am tricky I was hatching this plan at Christmas already for all of us. I got Chad and Cian a basketball hoop from Santa! It is up now and has been a great distraction for all of us. We go outside and Cian shoots and shoots and shoots. The basketball is too heavy still for him, so he uses a rubber bounce ball. He can make shots with that pretty well. The main thing, I guess, is that we are all outside playing together. Family Fun -The best exercise you can get!

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 今は、グループ学習なのですが、マイペースな私にとっては、少し難しいですが、何とかがんばっていますよ (>_<)

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In Honolulu today for the Honolulu Symphony Concert tonight.  Concertmaster Iggy Jang will perform Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and we will also play Beethoven Symphony No. 7.  Samuel Wong will be conducting again.  We are having many guest conductors this year to try to find a replacement for Samuel Wong. 

If you are in Honolulu, please consider attending the concert tonight at 8 p.m. or on Sunday at 4:00 p.m.  It will be at the Neil Blaisdell Concert Hall on King Street.

Concert at Hale Makua on  Maui yesterday went well.  The residents there and staff enjoyed it!  Some of the students spent a great deal of time listening to a woman who (according to a staff member) "rarely speaks…usually just sits there."  This was a blessing to everyone.  We took the students to lunch at McDonald’s after and they had a great time hanging out with each other outside of class.  It was a nice time of "bonding" for them.

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Today was awesome.  I woke up, did a bunch of stuff and now I’m about to go to sleep.  What will I do tomorrow?  Rinse and repeat.
 
　
退屈なる日課

今日は凄かった。　起きて　山ほどの 仕事をして。。。さて　もう 寝る時間になった。
明日は、何を しようかな？　同じことの 繰り返し。。。
　

 たいくつ なる  にっか
　
きょうは すごかった。　おきて　やまほどの しごとをして。。。さて　もう ねるじかんになった。
あしたは なにを しようかな？　おなじことの くりかえし。。。

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昨晩、バレーボールをしました。ドキドキしていました！でも、チームはとてもやさしくて、はげましてくれました。相手のチームは試合に来ませんでしたので、負けました。それに、色々な人と一緒にバレーボールをしました。私はコートの中にサーブをしましたが、勝つ点よりも負ける点が多かったと思います。とにかく、楽しかった。今日、私の前腕は痛いです！　：D

I played volleyball last night — I was nervous!  Everyone on my team was very nice and encouraging, though.  Our opponents forfeited the game, so we played with other people just for fun.  I managed to keep all of my serves in!  I think I lost more points than I Continue reading →

　ザ･せいしゅん

 
　今日は仲間と島根の水族館 ｢アクアス｣ へ｡ 　青春だ｡
こんなにアクティブなことがないので，生き急いでるようだわ・・・。

　白イルカのショーを初めて見たのだが、TVで見る通り
本当に賢いのでびっくりする｡  頭がポヨポヨと柔らかいのにも驚く｡
一番おもしろいのが、車内でのやりとりだった気がする｡
みんな芸人のようにおもしろ話しを おしみなく繰り広げていた｡
 

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That was a very fun trip we took.  The mountain is Mt Hood in Oregon, the area is called Timberline.  There is a beautiful Hotel there.  People were still skiing and snowboarding the day we took this picture and it was July!  The Hotel has been featured in movies, such as the Shining, a horror movie starring Jack Nicholson (sp?)

I started riding a motorcycle about two years ago.  My boyfriend got me started.  I love it!  This bike is a 2005 Harley-Davidson Heritage Classic.  So far we have ridden to Oregon twice and Eastern Washington once for a total of over 5000 miles.  Spencer, my boyfriend/fiance/significant other rides a 2003 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide.  His bike has all the comforts such as a CD player, and cruise control.  I get to sing to myself when I ride my bike. 

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Because of the overwhelming positve response I recieved to yesterday’s blog entry (Mariko added a comment and Norman sent me a message )  I planned to come here and write something deep and philosophical.  Unfortuanely however, I’m not deep or philosophical, so I’ll just leave you with a joke I heard the other day:

How did the chicken with no legs cross the road?

He took the "F" out of "Way".

Don’t worry.  If you don’t get it now you will later.

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Time is moving at such a rapid pace!  We just finished a rehearsal with string students from the Kamehameha Maui Elementary and Middle School.  We’re preparing for a concert on Thursday, April 19, 2006 at Hale Makua in Wailuku. Hale Makua is a home for the elderly who need care.  This is a good opportunity for us to reach out into the community using the gifts and talents we are developing, even at the beginning levels.  The students here are sweet…tons of energy, but kind-hearted. 

I feel as though I’m dog-paddling and/or sinking, trying to juggle too many balls at once. Meeting with the Maui Youth Philharmonic Conductors tonight and then jumping on a plane tomorrow a.m. to rehearse with the Honolulu Symphony! 

I’m in need of God’s grace and mercy to get me through all of this!  Please keep me in your prayers as I need God’s wisdom in making many decisions for the direction of many programs!!  HELP!

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日曜日と月曜日、彼の二歳になるめいはイースターのチョコレートを食べていましたので、とってもハイパーになっていました。キャンデーがまだ私をハイパーにさせたら、すばらしいと思います！

My boyfriend’s two year old niece has been super wired the past couple of days, because she’s been eating her Easter candy.  I think it would be awesome if candy still made me that hyper!

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