The bullet train

  He is always hurrying. He must be punctual anytime, and he is always pushed for time.
 
  Although he goes back home every night, he has to wake up on time every morning and goes his work again.
He cannot  stop working and does not have time to take a rest.
 
  He has an important task to take them to their home, their office or their loved one. It is only delight for him.
 
  However, where is a person who loves him?
Where is a person who gives him time of peace?

  He continues to work until he is not needed.
 

Impression of Wanderers

  As I could not understand narration, I will write impression of watching images.

  First of all, images of all scenes were so beautiful that I cannot believe that there is such place behind the sky. Again, I thought the universe is magnificent and mysterious.
  I think the reason why we feel the universe is so beautiful is that there is no human's force. We are impressed by space as well as when we see nature(there is no human's force).
  However, if we, mankind, invade space and develop it, will we become not to feel space is beautiful?

  I do not think space exploitation is useless. It gives us dreams that we might be able to live in Mars or travel in space easily some day. It is wonderful if we will be able to see beautiful sights of the universe with our own eyes.
  But I do not agree with the idea that utilize resources of other planets and change its environment. I have heard the word "terraforming". Terraforming is to change environment in a certain planet and convert it for human beings to be able to live. It also means approximating  a certain planet to the earth. This  is still just an idea, but if it is realized, some issues will arise. For example, some countries would become too absorbed in developing other planet and make a light of poor countries in our planet. And even if we would make a success, it might mean for that planet to follow the same road as the earth(global warming, deforestation, water shortage...).
   So, I think space development is wonderful, but we should make a point of improving lives of poor people and solving environmental issues in our planet.
Watching this short movie, I was made to think about what is important for us now.

  By the way, when I watch photos and video of the universe, I always feel anxious. I feel like there is nobody except me and there is nothing that I can depend on. I feel like I am so tiny and I cannot breathe. (It does not mean that there is no air in space. )
  However, I now realized that it can be thought as follows.
  No matter what I do, there is no person who cares about me, so I need not worry about what I am thinking to try. It means that I can do anything because I am so tiny in this universe.

Food of Japan

 

I'll introduce kurohampen as food of japan.




Kurohampen

What is kurohampen

Kurohampen is a kind of Hampen.Although common Hampen(Shirohampen) is white,square and soft,Kurohampen is black,semilunar,and hard.Tastes and raw materials are also quite different.Shirohampen is made of ground whitefish,the white of an egg and yam,but Kurohampen is made of whole mackerel or sardine(includes bone).


Shirohampen



I'm from Shizuoka and it's famous for kurohampen.It may be sold in only Shizuoka.
And in Shizuoka,kurohampen is served in kyushoku which is lunch offered by a elementary school and a junior high school.

How to manufacture kurohampen

 

Grind fish,starch,solt and other spice→Shape and biol for a few minutes→Cool down

 

You don't make kurohampen by yourself.You normally buy it at a supermarket or a specialty store.

 
 

How to eat kurohampen

 

There are many ways to eat kurohampen.
 

1. Law

You can eat kurohampen raw with soy sauce and wasabi,soy sauce and mayonnaise or yuzukosho(citrus flavor pepper).

2. Grill

When grilled,kurohampen swells.Eat with soy sauce and wasabi,soy sauce and ginger or soy sauce and butter.It matches alcohol!!(But I don't drink because I am still 19 years old...)

Grilled kurohampen

3. Fry
Personally,I think fried kurohampen is the most delicious food of Shizuoka.
I love it!!It is so good without sauce.You should eat when you visit Shizuoka.




Fried kurohampen

4. Oden(Shizuoka oden)
Oden is Japanese common food.Various food such as potato,Japanese radish,konnyaku,egg and deep-fried ball of fish paste are stewed in oden. In Shizuoka,oden is a little different from common oden in that its soup is blackish and its ingredients include kurohampen,and it called Shizuoka oden.
 

common oden



Shizuoka oden
 

There are many other ways to eat kurokampen deliciously!!:)

 


I went back to Shizuoka and my friends I got acquainted with in Univercity of Tsukuba came my home in this Golden Week,a succession of holidays from the end of Aplil to the beginning of May.My mother made fried kurohampen and served it to them.They all said it was delicious.I want to cook fried kurohampen for other my friends,but It's a shame that I cannot have kurohampen delivered from Shizuoka to Tsukuba because it is likely to become rotten on the way.So,I do want you to go to Shizuoka and eat kurohampen!!!!I am sure you will come to like kurohampen.





My 10 goals for this year

1. Improve my Engish skills
 I am not good at speaking,listening and writing.I want to be able to communicate with others fluently in English.

2. Start a part-time job
I want to work at a restaurant or a bar with makanai(board).I'm going to start a part-time job by July.

3. Be good at cooking
Since I entered the college,I've been making lunch box almost everyday,but I cannot cook well like my mother yet.I finally want to be able to cook without recipes.

4. Play tennis
I played soft-ball tennis when I was a junior high school student.But I've not  played  tennis for about 4 years.So,I'm going to join a tennis club,and looking forward to playing tennis again!!

5. Go to Osaka with my friend
We planed short trips a few times,but none of them was realized.So,this year I want to achieve our plan!

6. Go to see horse racing
I like to see horse and horse racing,but I have never been to a racecourse.I want to go in this year.

7. Challenge everything I want to do
I think it is only while you are a college student that you can challenge everything you want to do.So I will do various things!!

8. Do something can help children in developing countries
What I am thinking now is donating books.I'll start with small things.

9. Enjoy my college life
Everything is interesting and everyone is wonderful in Tsukuba university!!I'm sure I will be able to enjoy 4 years.

10. Make smiles of people around me
I want to make people smile like they do for me!!:)