Summery: Asahi-newspaper sent out a questionnaire asking “What is your favorite meal in the lunch box?” 4035 people responded to it and the ranking went like this;

People who recommended Tamagoyaki had some same reasons saying that the taste of your mother’s Tamagoyaki is something special and it is certainly necessary in a lunch box, or it stays delicious after it gets cold etc. Fried chicken was in the 2^nd place and a grilled fish was in the 3^rd place.

Comment: I think that Japanese “obento” is something you can be very proud of Japan because none of other countries have that beautiful art in such a small lunchbox. It looks pretty and of course the taste is nice even it’s cold. What is your favorite meal in the lunch box? I like fried chicken the best! ;)



GW



             My GW was boring. I had to come to school, and the rest of the holidays, I worked part-time. As you know, I work at the movie theater in Mint Kobe. It was so crowded during the GW which made me so tired. Instead of writing about my boring GW, I would write about my favorite GW in the past.

              When I was in the 3^rd grade of junior high school, I visited Bali Island in Indonesia with my mom, her best friend Keiko, Keiko’s daughter Megumi and me. Megumi is my best friend too. We stayed in a beautiful villa for about a week. The villa originally belongs to some rich people in Europe but they are renting their holiday houses when they don’t need them. It was soooooooo nice and gorgeous.

              We enjoyed seeing the traditional Bali dancing and a world heritage temple, shopping in the town, riding on an elephant, taking pictures in the ethnic costumes of Bali, having traditional facial massage in a spa, and we also visited the local junior high school there to see how it’s different from Japanese ones. All those experiences were awsome! I would post some pictures of this trip someday ! hopefully...  ;)

My Childhood

              During my childhood, I was often involved in some unusual happenings and all those happenings were unhappy.

              When I was at the age of six month, I fell down the stairs all the way up from the second floor to the first floor of my house. Actually I was too young and I don’t remember. My mother told me that she took me to an emergency hospital right away. What she was told by the doctor was like this. “Your baby is in a critical condition. You have to keep touching her stomach all night long and check if it’s soft or hard. If it’s hard, she is going to vomit and that is a very bad sign.” After she took me home, my grandma and she kept awake all night long and took care of me, wishing for my life. In spite of their wish, I vomited. It made them terrified, they said. They called the doctor and asked him what to do. I have no idea what he told them and what they have done for me but thanks for everything, I could survive.

              Another unhappy thing happened to me when I was six, which is a car accident. A huge truck drove over me at an intersection. I was on my bicycle, and the truck swallowed both me and my bike. So, there was me at the bottom, lying on the road, my bike on my back, and the truck on top. I still remember how heavy it was. This time, I was taken to the hospital by an ambulance. Some of my fingers had no nails and I could see the flesh of my lower waist. At the hospital, I had to have a lot of medical checks. Fortunately I didn’t break my bone or anything. The doctor told me to be safe for at least three weeks, and try hard on the rehabilitation. It made me sick to stay home all day practicing walking but after a month or so, I could return to my kindergarten. I’ll never forget how wonderful it is to be healthy…

              Today’s blog is a bit too long. I’ll write another unhappy story on my essay.

 See you!

About Meeeeeee!

            Mizuki Funo
            English I W (2)
           John
           April 20th,2011

About Meeeee!

          My name is Mizuki Funo. I was born in Kobe, and I've been living in Kobe since then. I have one big

brother.  All of my family loves animals so there are lots of pets in my house. Two sausage dogs, one turtle

and 4 salamanders. I sometimes go for a walk with my dogs and that's one of my hobbies. The other hobbies

are to cook, listen to the music and watching movies. I like Western rock music and my favourite band is an  

American band called All Time Low.  I also like to watch movies especially foreign films. It's hard to decide

my favourite film. Maybe "My Little Sunshine"? By the way, I work part-time at the movie theater in Kobe.

If you want to watch a movie, please come to Mint Kobe so that you'll see me! I hope to learn a lot in the

class!