New Year

I spent New Year at my home in Saga with my family. On New Year's day, I ate OSECHI and drunk OTOSO. OSECHI is what most people in Japan eat at the beginning of the new year. Many of the delicacies inside are named in hopes for the families health and prosperity. Osechi isn't something you'll ever find on a Japanese menu. You can find it in the first few days in January, in the Japanese home.

OTOSO is a special drink of sweetened sake flavored with herbs. After exchanging New Year's greetings, family members drink otoso as a solemn rite. OTOSO is a healthy special drink. Children also drink it in the New Year. It's lucky drink.

My WAI

Total words this semester: 3093

How many total posts?: 28

How many posts
in September: 1
in October: 11
in November: 7
in December: 3
in January: 4

How many posts
about books: 14
with links: 7
with pictures/photos: 12

How many complex posts? (at least 3 links and 1 photo): 3

Sidebar:Do you have: YES
a labels section: YES
a Kumamoto links section: YES
other blogs: NO(including at least 2 blogs from other classes in the WinK community: YES )

Comments (look in your dashboard):
How many comments are there on your blog? 10

Assignments/Book reviews:

How many book reviews have you written?: 14
Have you done these assignments?:

assignment 1: review (at least 3 paragraphs of at least 3 sentences): YES
assignment 2: blog post about Kumamoto: YES
assignment 3: collaborative essay about Kumamoto: YES
assignment 5: presentation about Kumamoto: NO
assignment 6: (collaborative) movie review; or kumamoto-i wiki assignment: NO

Book Reviews: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14

Other questions:

What is the longest gap between posts on your blog? 3 weeks

Geo

Yesterday, I went to Geo to rent DVDs. I rented HOME ALONe 4 (the lower left), Sin City (right side) and The Grinch (the upper left). I haven't watched all of them. I like Home Alone and The Grinch, because it's really interesting and I like Christmas movies! Sin City was a little bit difficult for me and it was grotesque.

NEW BYCICLE

I bought new folding bicycle!! It is orange color and it has 6 settings. I like it very much! I have to be careful about robbery.

CLAIR

Yesterday, I went to "Clair" to buy a new bicycle, because somebody has stolen my bicycle. I was so sad, because that was my favorite bicycle! I tried to find it, but I couldn't find it. I found that no bicycle is inconvenient for me. I want bicycle!!