Sedentary: tending to spend much time seating, somewhat inactive How much of your time do you spend sitting in a chair everyday? In front of your television at home, at the dinner table, in the train, at your work desk…. People spend hours sitting each day, without even thinking about it. However, spending too much […]
How English Sounds to Non English Speakers
I found an interesting video on Youtube. This video shows how the english language sounds to non english speakers. Please watch the video clipped below: If you are an english speaker or are studying it, you cannot know how english sounds to people who do not understand it. Brian Fairbairn and Karl Eccleston decided to […]
Movies and TV drama recommendations: zombies
I have recently discovered one movie and one TV drama series that I would like to introduce to my fellow classmates, and both have one thing in common; they are both about zombies! Although they are both about zombies, the two works have completely different features. First, I am going to introduce a Japanese film, […]
The planet of wastes
by kamataaaa Today, we humans are producing and consuming many goods all around the world. Various kinds of commodities, for example, stationaries, plastic bags, etc., are made, used, and thrown away as rubbish. Such social system is now well-known as “consumer society.” The garbage consumer society brings about has lately been a serious problem to […]
Travelogue of Russia
What image do you have towards Russia? Some people say that it is a cold country. The other says that Russians drink a lot of Vodka. However, the real life of Russia might be different from what you may think! From 15th of August to 26th of August, I went to Novosibirsk, Russia. Novosibirsk is […]
My trip to England
By bubblegumpajamas This summer, I went to England with my family. We visited London, Cotswolds, Bath, and Chichester. While I was there, I noticed many differences in the English that was used in England compared to the English used in the US. For example, at the platform there was a sign that said `Mind the […]
Halloween in Japan
By Yukimaru and m1719 Do you celebrate Halloween? If so, how do you celebrate it? In Japan, Halloween has become a day to dress up and party, but do you know how this custom started? Halloween was first brought to Japan in the 1970s through Kiddyland in Harajuku and “Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade” was held 13 years […]
I (personally) want to write whatever I want
Only reason I am writing this today is because I don’t want writing the blog to be mandatory. For me, it feels a bit stiff when writing about what I am told to write. Also, I don’t like deadlines. I loathe it. I suppose many people feel more comfortable writing something they want to write. […]