Ogaki Festival
5月
16日
2014 Iwato Festival
4月
23日
Iwato`s annual (= every year) festival was on Sunday. It was overcast (= cloudy) but fortunately it didn`t rain until the end of the festival.
My sons wanted to catch goldfish. It cost 300yen for a normal paper scooper (ポイ) or 500yen for a metal mesh spatula. Paper ones are hard to use, so I chose spatulas, which are easier for kids to use. The 3 of us manages to catch 7 goldfish. My sons were thrilled (= very happy) but my wife wasn`t thrilled; "1500yen for 7 goldfish?! Expensive!"
Grammar:
- easy (for 人) to + [verb動詞] = ____やすい
- hard/difficult (for 人) to + [verb動詞] = ____にくい
Flying Fish
1月
15日
Recently I was telling my son about flying fish. I think he didn`t believe me that fish could fly. However, near our house there is a business with this sign, so I took him to see it.
"Look - that`s a flying fish," I told him.
I don`t know if he believes me now or not but it`s a good excuse to post this sign on my blog. I like it. It`s cool retro-Japanese.
Have you ever seen a flying fish? Or, like my son, do you think I`m lying that fish can fly?
Dental Floss Dilemma
10月
7日
"Do you floss everyday?" she asked me.
"Er... well, not EVERY day..." I answered.
"You should floss everyday. Do you have dental floss? You should keep it in your pocket," she recommended.
I don`t know anyone who keeps dental floss in their pocket. Do you keep dental floss in your pocket? Is it a Japanese custom? I don`t want to keep dental floss in my pocket - my pockets are full of other stuff already.
I can`t decide how to deal with this difficult dental floss dilemma.
Australian Election 2013
9月
9日
On the weekend there was an election (せんきょ) in Australia. As a result there is now a new Prime Minister (そうりだいじん ). His name is Tony Abbott. I hope he does a good job.
Good luck, Prime Minister!
PSPINC JP 
birdy 
yukio 
mokomoko 
KUMA 
ウチクラ ケンイチ 
田仲なお美 
bokushi 
内倉憲一 
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