Cyclone!!!!!

Cyclone sometimes causes in New Zealand!!!! It's a tropical depression which causes in the Indian Ocean and in the South Pacific. "Cyclone" indicates "depression" or "storm" in English. In New Zealand, sometimes it is called a "tropical cyclone" On the other hand, there is a typhoon in Japan like that. Their characteristic is almost the same. If a typhoon goes to the west over 100 degrees of east longitude (Tokei 100° in Japanese), it becomes a cyclone!!! But directions of whirlpool (Uzumaki in Japanese) are opposite. A cyclone in the southern hemisphere is clockwise(Tokei mawari in Japanese), while a typhoon in the nothern hemisphere is anti-clockwise.


A cyclone is given a name such as Ken, Chris or Mike like hurricane in America.

Why Cyclones Are Named?

It's interesting and I think Japanese typoons should be also given names like that.

If the latest cyclone will occur, you can know the movement of it here!

★How to make a cyclone★

1. A steam is made on the hot southern ocean by the strong sunlight.

2. The humid hot air rises high in the sky, and the ascending current(Josho kiryu in Japanese) is made and a cloud appears.

3. A wind gathers from around as swirling, and a cyclone is made and moves as spining.

Climate of NZ★

New Zealand is blessed with warm climate without terrible heat or cold. Northern area is the Subtropical Zone, and Southern area is the Temperate Zone. The warmest months are December, January, and February. While the coldest months are Jun, July, and August. New Zealand is opposite to Japanese seasons because it locates in the southern hemisphere. I think it is comfortable to live in New Zealand.

But the climate of New Zealand is changeable. Instead of it's summer, it would may be cold suddenly or subtropical low pressure would may come, so when you go hiking or do outdoor activities, you should prepare for sudden change of weather.

The average of highest temperature in summer is from 20 to 30 ℃, and in winter it is from10 to15℃. You can check out a weather forecast of New Zealand here.

Human Tower

Hi, I’m Yuka. I’ m going to talk about origine and clothing.
This tradition started in southern part of Catalonia state in Spain at the end of the 18th century. More especially in the city Valls. The tradition later spread to other region of Catalonia and has become very popular. In Catalonia, this human tower is called “castell” and this means “castle” in English.
And typical clothing consists of white trousers, a black sash, a bandana and a coloured shirts which is a team symbolistic colour. For instance, this man’s team colour is pink!!

Elephant Festival from Thailand

In Thailand, there is a famous festival of elephants! It is held on the middle of November in Surin prefecture from 1999. Surin is located in the east of Thailand. It takes about 4 hours from the capital city Bangkok by a car.

In this festival, about 280 elephants gathered and entertained people. They play soccer or basketball. Maybe if you watch that show, you will be surprised!
In Thailand, Elephants are very holy animal and considered as not pets, but members of the family. They are so intelligent as they can draw their own pictures. If you go to Ayutthaya, you can ride an elephant! Please try it!

Anna and the King

I pick up the movie "Anna and the King" which is one of my favourite movies!
Do you know this movie?
The story of this movie is happened in Thailand.

This movie is remake of an old movie "Anna and the King of Siam".
In 19 century, there was the Kingdom of Siam. (now Thailand) The King of Siam, Mongkut, rejected the colonizing from foreign country and tried to make a new modern nation. In those days, a lot of revolutions for conservatives who tried to protect the old convention and tradition. And one day, King Mongkut invited a British woman to the Kingdom of Siam as a tutor who teaches English to children of the King. Her name is Anna. Although she was cluture shocked about foreign rules, she teached to children hard. And Anna and the King fall in love gradually.

Anna was acted by Jodie Foster and the King was acted by Yun-Fat Chow.
If you will go to MLC, you can find this mivie! try to wacth!

Summer Vacation

Hi!Every1! How was your summer vacation? This summer was special for me.

Before long summer vacation started, I went to Britain on this school trip! I went to the city, Bath. There is a very beautiful city. I was surprised that the city itself is registered as a world heritage. There were many historical buildings. For example, there are the Bath Abbey, Roman Bath, and churches. I could see them almost everyday.
During I was in Bath, I stayed at my host family’s home. My host mother is Kathy. She is very kind and lovely mother. She cooked English dishes for me every day and let me go to the church. Dishes she made were very delicious! I worried about English food because it is said that English food tastes awful but her dishes was good, so I was glad. Going to the church was good experience for me because it was a first time to go to the church. It was amazing! People were singing together there. But I can’t sing because I didn’t know the song. Kathy supported me every time. I really appreciate her.
And I went to the Bath Spa University with my friends every day. There were many cows and sheep in the university. I was very surprised because it is like a farm! It is different from Japanese university. Thanks to a clear air, I felt comfortable to stay there.
After school, I went shopping to the city centre with my friends every day. There are many lovely shops but almost clothes were too big for me and I like Japanese fashion better than that of British, so I didn’t buy clothes so much. I found the shop I like the best. It is called “Jane Norman”. Clothes that sold there were very cute. I bought one lovely dress there. And I like going to supermarkets. Everything for sale was new for me, so I was excited! I bought chocolate cake every day. It was too sweet, but it was very delicious.
In first Saturday on August, we went to the Corfe Castle and the Swanage Beach. The view from the castle was very beautiful. And I really enjoyed the beach because it was sunny day. I ate “fish and chips” there. It’s a very popular dish in Britain. They say that it is a favourite English dish. Yes, it was very delicious but I think it was too oily. And we ate ice creams there and we touched the water by our legs but it was a little cold. I really enjoyed the beach, so I took a lot of pictures there.
Next day, I went to Bristol Harbour Festival with my friends. Bristol is the city next to Bath. There were many people. We could see world dance and circus and musical performance there. We enjoyed the festival but it was a little cold because of water.
And I went to Stone Henge for the first time. It was amazing! Before I went there, I thought we can touch stones, but we can just walk around the stones. But I was very glad to watch them because it’s very famous in England and I had wanted to go there since before. I also went to Avebury. There are also many stones. I don’t know why stones are put there but it is very interesting.
Before we went to London, we visited to Stratford Upon Avon. We could visit Shakespeare’s house and his wife Anne Hathaway’s Cottage there. The gardens were very beautiful. I like English garden. And we visited to Blenheim Palace. It’s a very big palace there are many pictures in the palace. I wish I could live there. And then, we went to Oxford. There are many universities in Oxford. I enjoyed visiting the Christ Church University. It is very famous for the movie Harry Potter. I was very excited because I like Harry potter, so I took lots of photos there.
After that, I stayed in London for about 3 days. We visited Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery, British Museum and Buckingham Palace. We could watch a march of soldiers in front of Buckingham Palace. It was exciting for us! And I went to Kings Cross Station. It is famous as Harry Potter’s station. There is Platform 9 3/4 for visitors. I enjoyed taking pictures there. And I went to Harrods and enjoyed shopping there. Harrods is a very popular department store like Mitsukoshi or Takashimaya in Japan. I bought presents for my family and friends.
I really enjoyed Britain. I’d like to go there again if I can.
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On the way to going to London and coming to Japan, we visited Singapore. There is very beautiful country because if people throw away trash on the road, the person has to pay a penalty. We could see MarLion which is famous statue in Singapore and ride a very big Ferris wheel like a London Eye. The view from inside was very good, but it was raining so I felt a little bad. Prices are very cheap in Singapore, so I was happy. And I ate Chinese food and Thai food there. It was delicious.

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The following day from I came back to Japan. I and my friends planned the secret party for my best friend. She will get married and have a baby. The party was successful. She was very glad because about 20 old friends gathered for her. I also glad that, so I cried with her. We made a video letter for her and we watched it together. It was very interesting and impressive. I wish she will be happy in the future.

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The end of August, I went to Tokyo to go to a-nation. It’s a concert of avex artists. I like Tohoshinki which is Korean group, so I really enjoyed the concert. They were very cool! And I went to Shinookubo which is a Korean Town in Tokyo that day and next day and ate Korean food with my friend. It was spicy but very delicious. I like Tokyo because there is very exciting city in Japan. I’d like to go there every weekend if I can.


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Exercise★

＊Yoga Style＊

Recently, the most popular active style is Yoga. Yoga is the training of ancient India. By practicing Yoga, it makes good effects for several sides. For health, diet, mental. Nowadays, Many Hollywood celebrities use Yoga for health. I also practice Yoga every morning because it makes me feel better. You! Try to practiceYoga toether!

There are some Yoga poses. This may be a little funny...　　Click here!


＊Ruesi Dadtong＊

In Thailand, there is an exercise like Yoga. It is called "Ruesi Dadtong". This is known as Thai hot yoga and very popular among people in Thailand! Ruesi Dadtong is exercise that immortals(sennin) who was practicing asceticism in the heart of a Thai mountain used to do. At Wat Po(a famous big temple in Thailand), many people get togather and practice Ruesi Dadtong evry morning. There are some stone statues whichi pose Rusie Dadtong.

If you go to Thailand, please try to practice Rusie Dadtong and relax yourselves! Click here!

Laughing

＊How To Laugh＊

It is said that “laughing makes people healty”. Do you usually laugh recently?
Are there any people who think that “I don’t laugh for some days…”, “When was the last I did laugh?” When we were babies, everyone could laugh naturally, but as we become adult, it gets harder. You think it is easy to laugh, but we can’t this if we don’t accustom to laughing regularly. It is need for you to try “the training of outside of body for laughing”!

Click here!


＊ Thailand Buddha＊

Thailand is called “the country of smiling”. My Thai image is that everyone in Thaiand is always smiling, so they are very friendly and kind. There are many statues of Buddha in temples. Interestingly, they are also smiling, I think! It is different from them of Japanese. It’s a little strange. If you are interested in it, please check their face!

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＊ Cats Talking＊
　
There are two cats on the stairs. And they talk something.
It can be heard like our language! This is very interesting and funny!
Please click the link below and watch it!

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