Karaoke

I went on to a karaoke place with friends of mine after school today.
There was no charge whatever for something to drink, so I drank two cups of green tea but left half my second tea.
We took turns to sing for about four hours.
We had a very good time there.
I want to go to one with them again.
See you again!!

[65 words]

A Beauty Salon

I had my hair cut with a friend of mine after school today.
It's rainy today, so because of air heavy with moisture, my hair gave more volume and its style was like a balloon.
The mere thought about that was enough to depress me, so I decided to do something.
I did have a straight perm and did gave my hair a treatment.
My hair became beautiful very much, so I was really happy.
I want to go there again.
See you again!!

[85 words]

Writing Placement essay for Writing 3 (2008)

My dear host family.

Hello! I'm glad to make your acquaintance. I had been looking forward to meeting you very much. Nice to meet you!! :)

My name is Kaori. I'm 19 years old. There are four people in my family:my father, my mother, my younger brother and me. I have a goldfish at my home, but it has no name, he-he.

My hobby is singing songs. I often sing enthusiastically at my home so I'm said to be quiet. I often go on to a karaoke place. Strictly speaking I want to go there almost every day, but I can't do so. That's why I often sing at my home. I like to listen to music, too. I listen to music while I drive my car. I love not only Japanese music but also Western music. My favorite foreign singer is Hillary Duff. Anyway, no music no life. Do you like singing and listening to songs?

Then I like to play tennis. I belonged to a tennis club when I was a junior high school student. I enjoyed playing it so much. What sports do you like?

And I belonged to a tea ceremony club called sado-bu in Japanese when I was a high school student, so I can put on a demonstration of tea-serving. A Japanese-style confection with tea is so delicious. It also tastes good when you have chocolate with tea.

By the way, what Japanese food do you like? Some people like it but other people dislike it. Do you like sushi? I like it very much. If you have never eaten it, please sample the taste once.

I still have a lot of things I want to tell you, so I'll do so in person.

From Kaori.

[292 words]

The Dinner

I went to a restaurant named Ochamena-potato with my boyfriend.
They mainly served stir-fried rice wrapped in omelettes.
Of course we ordered them. Additionaly, we ordered lightly fried tofu.
They tasted wonderful.
See you again!!

[37 words]

The First Classes

The first classes have begun in a new school term.
Today's classes were biology, the outlines of Japanese culture, the outlines of linguistics and English culture.
I'm gonna study and learn hard for a year.
See you again!!

[40 words]

My Part-time Job

I did my part-time job at a cake shop for the first time in two weeks today. For I had taken four days off from work with a bad cold.
Since it was the first work in a long time, I got more tired than usual today.
At the end of the work, the shop manager asked me if had I been alright.
It made me glad.
See you again!!

[71 words]

Typing Trial Week 0

Spring Vacation
I did my part-time job hard during this spring vacation. I did it almost every day. Also I went to Hitoyoshi to take a hot spring bath there. The hot spring's heat relaxed my muscles very much. Another day, I went to see the cherry blossoms at the park near my house with my friends. A blizzard of falling cherry blossom petals was so beautiful and we tried to catch them hard. And we brought our own lunch boxes with them there. Eating lunch under cherry blossoms was wonderful. We had a good time there at that time.

[100 words]