Final exam!

From left to right: Yamada, Ayumi, My^-^, Yumi^-^This pic was taken after the speech contest last month.

To day i had my first final exam in Japan but i didn't do it well. I was so sad that i've slept from 6pm till now^-^On my waking up, i felt a little bit hungry. It was a good sign to start trying again, wasn't it? The test covered all Kanji and grammar that i've learnt before i came to Japan but the reason may be i've made light of the test. I regret that i wasn't careful enough. Anyway, it's no use crying over split milk so I'll try my best to do better the next tests.

My group gathered and discussed about content of our presentation 2 times last week but we still can't get anywhere now. The manuscript hasn't been finished yet. I am just a little anxious but everything will be ready by Sat, surely^-^

One thing i was very impressed is that my Japanese friends, all of them are very good at drawing^-^I've seen pics drawn by Ayumi in her blog. Really impressible^-^ In our group, Tsushida, Masa, Yoshino, Ayaka, all of them are very good at drawing too^-^ Only me can't draw. My dear group, i m sorry^-^

Tanabata ^-^ Let's congratulate on the couple's happiness^-^

The original Tanabata date was based on the Japanese lunisolar calender, which is about a month behind the Gregorian calendar. As a result, some festivals are held on July 7, some are held on a few days around August 7, while the others are still held on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the traditional Japanese lunisolar calendar, which is usually in the Gregorian calendar's August.
In present-day Japan, people generally celebrate this day by writing wishes, sometimes in the form of poetry, on tanzaku , small pieces of paper, and hanging them on bamboo, sometimes with other decorations. The bamboo and decorations are often set afloat on a river or burned after the festival, around midnight or on the next day. This resembles the custom of floating paper ships and candles on rivers during Obon. Many areas in Japan have their own Tanabata customs, which are mostly related to local Obon traditions.
In Vietnam we celebrate this day by having special dinner with all the members of the family^-^. Saying “cheers” is considered to be the best way to congratulate on the couple’s happiness^-^. However I myself prefer the way Japanese people celebrate this day ‘coz It seems to be more romantic^-^ I also wrote my wishes and hang them on the bamboo put up in the school library too^-^ Peace, happiness, big smiles…

Terrible mistakes!

• Does anyone know the difference between " mongrel" and "mixed blood" ? ^-^We only can use "mongrel" if we tell about dog of no definable type or breed^-^ In case of human whoes parents are not from the same nation, you should use " mixed blood". "Mongrel" ? Only in case of " Dog" ^-^Watch your own language!

New country^0^ We are Presidents ^o^

I've written something about our Janam land^-^. Can you guess the origin of the name of our country? ^-^ Ja of Japan and Nam of Viet Nam^-^ We act in a body, VietNamese and Japanese! ^-^
The Janam land Zoological and Botanical Gardens
The Janam land Zoological and Botanical Gardens located on the center of Janam City (The capital of Janam land). Construction works of the Garden started in 1860 and the first stage was opened to the public in 1864.
Coming to the Janam land Zoological and Botanical Gardens, you must be surprised at many rare plants with singular shape and a large variety of animals that only live in our Janam land.
*This carnivorous plant’s name is “Ayaka”. The snap traps of “Ayaka” close rapidly when triggered to trap prey between two lobes. ( Ayaka and Tsushida are names of 2 members in our group^-^)













*And this is a carnivorous plant too. Its name is “Tsushida”. The leaf of a “Tsushida” bends in response to the trapping of an insect.














Here are some of the animals living in the Janam land Zoological and Botanical Gardens:
*Wolves are surrounding a bison. Their diet consists largely of other mammals.
















*These Emperor penguins show that teeth and claws are not necessary to be a carnivore. They feed on crustaceans, fish, squid, and other small marine life.

New group^-^

There are 5 people in our group when there are only 4 people in other groups. Its means that we'll have more creative ideas, much more wonderful time together, and much more chances to broaden our knowledge^-^

Today, we met at the school library from 10.30am to 12.00am. I showed everyone my manuscript of our country's natural resources and received many useful comments from my group. We discussed how our country would be, what would be its original points, what would attract tourists to go to our country...as if we were real government employees ^-^We all have to write manuscripts of our shares to show everyone in group when we meet again this Friday.

I have some funny pics ^-^

They are all my friends. The old man is one of the three supervisons of the International Residence where i and other exchange students are living in. The baby^-^ sleeping is an English student. He always looks so cute^-^. The last one is my friend. His name is Yamada, if you met him you can't help laughing ^-^ surely. He is usually very friendly^-^ I love those pics very much!

Presentation!

Today we made our presentation! I've wondered if it would go well but at last we did it! I breathe easier now. Last week one student of our department met with an accident and never come back! Hope his soul may rest in peace!