present from my sister

Look at this!
This is a bracelet. My sister made it for me. It is so cute, isn't it?
Recentry, she is really crazy about making something with beads. She has a lot of beads. I was also crazy about it when I was a elementary school student. I joined a handicraft club and made a lot of beadworks, so I teach her how to make. I also enjoy it.

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Coming-of Age Day

10th January is the Coming-of-Age Day. I went to the ceremony. At 4 a.m. I got up and I went to the beauty salon at 5:30. There, I have my hair set. At 7 a.m. I went to the Wedding Box to put on a long-sleeved kimono. There are a lot of people. At Wedding Box, I met a friend who went to the same elementary school. At first, I recognized her, but she spoke to me. I was so happy that she remembered me. At 10 a.m. I arrived at the site of Coming-of-Age celebration. I called my friends and met them. It was so difficult to find my friends because there were a lot of people! I met Taku and Nami by chance. At 11 a.m. the ceremony started. I attended the ceremony with Marist friends, Yoko, Ayaka and Miyo. At end of the ceremony, 7 elementary school students played the hand bell for us. They are so cute!!! One of them, maybe he is the youngest, shook himself to music. It was the heartwarming scene.

After the ceremony, we went to Marist junior high/ high school. When we arrived, many Marist friends already had arrived. About 90 graduates and some teachers gathered at Marist. I haven't seen most of them for 2 years. I was so happy to meet them. At first, we took a commemorative photo.There is a old photographer attached to. He is good at setting people laughing with his jokes. When he comes to take pictures, he always brings puppets and sets us laughing with them. After that, we had a light meal at the lunch room. We played bingo and talk a lot. At 4 p.m. I went home and changed into clothes for the after-party.

About 70 were present at the after-party. We had the after-party at John Roe, which is a bar in the downtown. Salad was the most delicious, so I ate it a lot. We had quite a good time reminiscing. At 8:30, the after-party finished. Some went to karaoke and others went to a bar. I went to the Swiss, it is a cafe, with 5 friends. At Swiss, I ate a cake. It was so cute and delicious. We found a teacher of Marist, but we didn't spoke to him because he was with a woman. At 10 p.m. we said good-bye. It was a special day.

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maedori

Look at this! This is an album of maedori. In Japan, most of girls who are approaching Coming-of-Age Day take pictures with a long-sleeved kimono. I received the album of maedori a few days ago. On 28th November, I did maedori at Wedding Box which is the store of lending costumes for Wedding and Coming-of-Age Day. It was so cold day. On that day, I went to the beauty salon to have my hair set. I put on a beige hair ornament. Of course, it is the shape of rose! To my surprise, a man made it for me. I put on 2 long-sleeved kimono for maedori. One is my mother's long-sleeved kimono and another is mine. My mother's kimono is light pink and my kimono is deep pink. I did various poses for pictures. Maybe, I got a photographer to take about 100 pictures. I had a lot of fun! After taking pictures, I chose 14 pictures for the album with my mother. It was so hard for us to choose 14 pictures, but it was fun. At 4 p.m. maedori finished! After that, I visited my grandparents with my mother's long-sleeved kimono. They look happy. At 8 p.m. I got home. I had put on a long-sleeved kimono for about 9 hours, so I was so tired.

Tomorrow, it is the Coming-of-Age Day! In the morning, I went to a beauty salon at 5:30, so I have to get up early. I'm looking forward to putting on a long-sleeved kimono and meeting Marist friends.

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SHOPPING!!!

Today, I went shopping with my mother and a younger sister. I bought clothes, accessories, shoes and so on. At first, we went to the TSURUYA. I bought two dresses and a jacket at ANNA SUI. They are little expensive, but are so cute!!! I am going to put them on for the after-party of a coming-of-age celebration. Second, I bought a pair of pumps at the shoes counter. I didn't have black pumps and bought this for after-party of 10th January. I went to the first floor and bought a nail polish at ANNA SUI. It is gold. I chose this color to match my long-sleeved kimono. This color must match a dress for the after-party, too. Next, I went to the wallet counter and bought a red wallet. It is about 5,000 yen, so it is little cheap. Its brand is LULU GUINNESS. Have you heard this name? I like goods of LULU GUINNESS. They are very cute. After that, I went the PARCO and bought three accessories and a stole. They are so cheap.

Today, I spent about 60,000 yen for shopping! Oh no... Let's tighten my purse strings! I'm really happy to buy a lot of things.

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New Year's Party

Yesterday, I had a New Year’s party and ate out with my circle’s members. We went to the Kobento, a bar in downtown. At 7 p.m. we met in the downtown. There were a lot of people there. Maybe they are KGU students. When I arrived there, I couldn’t find out where my circle’s members were easily. We reached the Kobento and ate a lot. One man, he is a forigner, performed some amazing magics. We all were excited. He is very good at speaking Japanese. We talked a lot and stayed for about 2 hours. It is a good chance to talk with someone who I hadn't talk.

I had a good time!!!

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Marist family

A Happy New Year!!!

On 30th December, I met Marist friends, Eri, Yuko and Chika. Actually, I was going to meet Risako, but she couldn't come because of the weather. Risako goes to a university in Kyoto. Yuko goes to a university in Ehime and she wants to be a doctor. Chika goes to the Hitotsubashi University. Eri goes to the Sojyo University. At 6 p.m. we met in front of PARCO and had dinner. We can meet only three times a year. The weather was so bad, but I was so happy.

On 31st December, I met Yoko, Miyo and Ayaka. They are also Marist friends. Moreover, they all are not in Kumamoto. Ayaka goes to a university in Tokyo and Miyo and Yoko go to university in Fukuoka. I met them after a long time. We met at 11 a.m., but Yoko was late for the time to meet. Miyo, Ayaka and I went to Doutor Coffee shop talked a lot. About an hour later, Yoko appeared. After that, we went shopping!!! It was very fun. At 2 p.m. Ayaka had to go home. She gave me a birthday present. I was so happy:> At 4p.m. Yoko and Miyo had to go home, so we broke up. I had a good time today! I love them✿

I am going to meet them on Coming-of-Age Day. I can't wait that day!

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Delicious Chocolate Cake

Look at this!!! On 29th December, I had a birthday party for my sister. She became 13 years old. Her name is Hiromi. My mother bought this cake at CHEZ. Tani, which is a cake shop. Cakes of this shop are delicious. I like cream puff in particular. Please try to eat! I gave her clothes as birthday present. She looks so happy, so my mother and I were so happy, too. We all had a good time!!!

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28th December

On 28th December, our circle had a volunteer activity. An orphanage had pounding steamed rice into the dough used for rice cakes, so we helped it. At 8:30, we were assembled in front of Kumamoto Shougyou high school. The orphanage is close to this high school. At 9:00, we began it. The weather was so bad, but we enjoyed!!! Children were powerful!!! We got a lot of power.

After that, I went to TSURUYA in order to buy a birthday present for my sister. My sister's birthday is 29th December. It is 13th birthday. I was irresolute. Her taste is different from mine. When we go to buy clothes, but we seldom agree with each other. That is why I had a lot of time to buy. Finally I bought clothes.

At 4 p.m. I went to a barbershop, courreges. Ms. Yamamoto is a hairdresser who takes charge of my hair cut. She is so cheerful person. I'm always looking forward to talking with her. We talk about love, clothes, hobby and so on... I had a great time!

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