また新しい週

また月曜日ね。月曜日は私にとって二つ意味がある。一つは疲れるぎみで　もう一つは主の日で特に最初の日だから美しいです。ふふふ。でも私は人間だから　二つ目の意味を知ってるけど　時々一つ目に感じられた。今日目覚まし時計に六時四十五分から目覚められた時　本当に起きたくなかった。でも仕方がなかったね。仕事があるから。そして朝の準備しながら　口に神様に感謝していて　｢今日は本当にきれいな日を認めます！新しい日は新しい希望もありますように！今週もいろいろなことをできるように力を与えてください！」

今ね私の気持ちは本当に明るくなってきた！ふふふ。

コーヒーを飲みながらブーログを書く。私の月曜日の授業は四時間目からので今ちょっと時間がある。日本語の勉強のために書くつもり！このブーログの内容は最近の生活についてです。楽しみ読んでください！

昨日教会の礼拝が終わったらゆかちゃんと会った。神戸祭りへ見に行った。ね。。日本は本当に文化が豊かなです。この特徴はいいいいなと思う。季節も四つがあるから　別の季節によって　いろいろな文化イベントが起こる。シンガポールの方はもちろん自分の面白い文化があるけど　日本と比べると　そんなに深くないと思う。最近は神戸祭りというイベントがある。

神戸祭りというのは神戸について紹介するフェステバルです。文化とか歴史とかを中心して　いろいろなパレードで舞台演技で歌うことと踊ることから皆に見せる。聞いた一つの子供の歌の歌詞から　神戸祭りの意味ははっきりわかる。｢神戸は素敵な町　忘れないように」写真を見てください。：）写真は神戸祭りのホームペジから取ったけど　全部昔の写真ので　意味深いと思う。

























And now I shall write in English. Basically what's written above is about the Kobe Festival which I went to with Yuka after service yesterday. :) Yeah, a disclaimer here.. I downloaded the photos from the official website because they look so old and historic.. and ahhahaha, cos I din bring my cable with me to upload the photos in school. Anyway, I really enjoyed it. The weather was perfect! Fine and breezy, just right for a really nice walk!

Ok, and what I really want to say is that Japan's culture is really rich. Also, because there are 4 seasons here, you kinda feel different emotions for each different season. And there are so many festivals and celebrations. So many that there is always something for everyone. There could be flower exhibitions, dances, hip-hop, songs, paintings, food fairs, sports... it's just happening all the time! I even went to the art gallery last week to view some paintings... I am becoming very cultural indeed. It's just so nice to discover and learn new things. And this coming Friday, I am going to a Hanshin Tigers Baseball game with my school colleagues and then, on Saturday, I will visit the renowned famous Himeji castle. :-D

And next, I wanna talk about OKONOMIYAKI!!!! Hahhahah, this is doubtlessly one of Japan's tastiest dishes. I can talk so much about how I love Japanese food, but I have to がまん(resist) for now. Just focus on Okonimiyaki first.


OKONOMIYAKI
Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き）is one of Japan's best creations.. hahah.. to me, that is. It is basically made of flour, eggs and cabbage ... and anything else that you want to throw in! Okonomi (お好み）means according to one's preference and Yaki (焼き）stands for baking, grilling, toasting, burning.. (that's how you get takoyaki, yakiniku... all the yaki stuff).

Anyway, I really like this dish. After it's made, you lace it with a generous layer of sauce (sweet or spicy again up to your own preference). For a very "saucy" person like me, it's sublime. Many people top it with lotsa mayonnaise, but I stop at that. I still can't take to mayo... eeeee.. and when I saw Yuka squeeeeezing the mayo out of the bottle... eeee.. haha, I balked at that... Heesh... but she, a mayo-lover, claimed that life is impossible without mayo. Haha. :) After that, you add very thin toufu flakes, all sorts of condiments and garnishes and tada! The dish is ready! Woohoooooo!!!! So nice!

And some people also like to add udon or soba into their okonomiyaki. It's really delicious too. I think Steve will love this! For a Bar Chor Mee lover like him, it will be simply too heavenly. Can you imagine Bar Chor and Mee in the Okonomiyaki? Hahhaha...


So when I go home, the point is I will so miss Japanese food!!!! Sigh....

Hahhaha... And now I am a little dazed and tired. Yesterday I bought a JLPT 1 book. It's so much cheaper here and I am thinking of taking the exam at the end of the year. It's very difficult and challenging though!