THINGS I LOVE

I like the time when I’m talking about my favorite things. Do you know a song “My Favorite Thing”? This song appears in a musical movie “The Sound of Music”. This is televised before I was born, and I really like it. In this movie, when children are afraid of thunder, a woman as a main character, Maria lists her favorite things with melody. For example, “raindrops on roses,” “cream-colored ponies,” “snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes,” and so on. And there are following lyrics.

When the dog bites,

When the bee stings,

When I'm feeling sad,

I simply remember my favorite things,

And then I don't feel so bad.

I have the same feeling as these lyrics. My face when I’m talking about my favorite things is best, I think!

Firstly, I like to learn foreign languages. In fact, I don’t like “study” something, so I don’t like “study” foreign languages. However, I’m interested in them, so I want to know them. I chose Spanish as my second foreign language. The reason I chose it is that I have Spanish friends. They have been kind to me and my family and made a lot of Spanish food. With them, I have known some Spanish culture, so I chose it. I study it in class so sometimes I don’t like it. lol And I know some Korean words because my friends can speak Korean. I also know only a few French words. I was taught by a friend who is in the department of French and by a friend who have returned from France. I like to know this way to know foreign languages. I also teach them Spanish words I know!

Secondly, I’ll talk about my favorite food. I have almost no food I dislike. I eat everything! I especially like cheesecakes! Why is this so yummy? It has unbelievable taste! There are some kinds of cheesecakes in the world. My best is baked cheesecakes. I sometimes make it. Not only cheesecakes, I like whole sweets. I started part time job at a Hawaiian restaurant last month as an opening staff. This restaurant is famous for pancakes. Whipped cream like a tower (about 15cm high!) on five pancakes with fruits and macadamia nuts. I ate it a little, and it was really good! Please go to the restaurant and try one! Like a Hawaiian food, I also like foreign food, for example, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, and of course I love Japanese food too! I think Japanese food is great and popular because it is healthy and delicious. We Japanese should be proud of our country’s food.

Next my favorite thing is colors. I like pink and purple. Colors I like are not vivid pink and purple but light and pale ones. These are called pastel colors. Small shelves in my room have pink and purple colors and a television on these shelves also is pink and purple. Curtains and my computer are pink, and some items decorating my room are purple. Now nails of my feet are painted with pink and purple manicure. People may think pink and purple are flamboyant and may have an image that people who with these colors are strong-willed. In fact I think like that if these colors are vivid. However, pastel colors express gentle and girly image I think. Maybe it is only me that talks about pink and purple enthusiastically! haha

If you feel afraid, lonely, sad, and angry, try thinking about your favorite things. You will be happy like the children in the Sound of Music!