WEEKS IN MY CHILDHOOD

Now I'm so busy every day because I'm pressed by much homework and I have practice of dance stage on Dec. 26. When I was little I was also busy. I took various lessons in a week. I think I was the busiest elementary schoolchild. I'll introduce my life in a week when I was about 10.

Monday

I went to school in morning, and I studied until evening. From 17:00 to 18:30, I took a lesson of jazz dance at a gym. The instructor of the lesson was a woman named "Mayumi Sensei." She was tall and beautiful, and of course her dance was so nice. During the lesson she taught us dance in earnest, but after the lesson, she talked to us friendly. She was so funny, I cannot forget her. I had taken her lesson for only a few years, I think it was good that I learned jazz dance. I have not seen her for so log time, I want to see her.

Tuesday

After school, I went back home, I had my hair bun hair style by my mother, I wore flesh colored tights, packed the leotards, and went to a studio by train or by my mother's car. I took ballet lessons. It was the hardest time for me in a week. The representative of the studio was "Hiroko Sensei." I was always scared when I meet her. She was usually gentle and kind, but during lessons she scolded the students' mistakes. Especially, at the rehearsal on a stage before the recital, she scolded through a microphone from the seat for the audience. I was made cry by her many many times. I was easy to cry. I always felt bad on the way to the studio, but now I think ballet lesson was best for present me. Ballet makes my dance soft and balanced. I'm proud of that I was a ballerina!

Wednesday

After school I went to a little far (for little me) studio to take dance lesson. The instructor was "To-ru San," who was a member of very famous dance group "PYRO." He was young man so he was like a friend of us. At that time I did not know, he was great and famous dancer in Japan. Though he is not a member, PYRO is very very famous dance group, my friends and seniors also know. To-ru San danced with light steps. I liked him so much because he was really like our friend. We said joked to each other. After a lesson, he always drank packed strawberry milk! Genre of the lesson was house, and now my first genre is also house. I remember his lesson and make use of it in my dance.

Tuesday

After school, I took English lesson for kids. The teacher was my mother! She had taught English to elementary school students at a public hall for about 10 years. The lessons made me have interests in English. At the lesson, we learn English with some games, so we could learn with joy. She was great teacher for me!

Friday

After school and after dinner at home, I took dance lesson. The instructor was Japanese but he was called “Johnny San.” He was an instructor of dance community group which has men and women of all ages, so he taught dance for beginners. All of members were beginner at first, but thanks to him, later all came to dance very well. Some of them are working with dance now. I started dance in this group too. He taught us various genre of dance so we could dance not only one genre. I liked the member too!

Saturday

At morning I took piano lesson for 30 minutes. I think I had no sense of piano; I was really poor at it. Contrary to dance, piano didn’t fit me. But thanks to piano lesson, I got rhythmic sense which is useful to dance. After the piano lesson, I took ballet lesson at evening.

Sunday was the only holiday!

SELF IMPROVEMENT

During this week I changed my own looks a little. I think it is “trifle” for you. But I’m happy to be changed even it is a little thing. I want you to listen to my story!

Firstly, I had my hair cut on Friday. Actually I have made my hair longer and longer since this spring. While I studied for the entrance exam, about a year, I had no time to go to hair salon and have my hair cut. And my favorite actresses such as Yu Aoi had long hair (she had her hair cut very short a few month ago, I was a little disappointedL), I decided to long my hair on that occasion. I dyed my hair in March and I had my hair cut at that time. Since then I went to hair salon to have my hair dyed, and sometimes have my hair cut a little, only the tips of my hair, because I wanted to make mine beautiful long hair. However, one day I noticed that the tips of my hair were so damaged because I had not had my hair cut for about six months. Finally I decided to go to hair salon. This time I was a haircut model so a new woman hairdresser had my hair cut for free! Even now I’m longing for beautiful long hair so it is not big change, only small change. But I somehow feel refreshed now!

Next day, on Saturday, I had my ears pierced. It was that I had longed for a long time. When I was a high school student, I could not do it because of the rule of school. When I entered university, I wanted do it but I was told that it should be done in winter because in hot weather holes of ears fester easily. I waited winter comes, and finally I made an appointment with the doctor. I was really nervous. Is that painful? Can I bear the pain? I was always worrying about it though I wanted to. On the day the clinic was so crowded that I waited for an hour with anxious. My name was called and a nurse explained and decided the positions of hole. She talked with me and I was relaxed. Doctor came to the room and brought piercers. At that time my heartbeat speed was reached its peak and sweated on my palms. But piercing finished in a moment with small pain. Finally I got two pierce holes! For a month I must wear pierces called “first piece” so I cannot chose ones. I’m really looking forward the time I can wear cute ones comes! Please give me present of pieces. ♡ haha

Now I must improve my mind. When spring comes, I will be second grade and freshmen come. I will be a senior. I have to be kind to them, and I want to be close to them. I wish many of them join G-splash. On January, we have first dance showcase of freshmen. We have to make our showcase without any seniors. We decide the music, the choreography, the formation of members… It must be hard work. But we have to make much effort. Fighting! 

JASON MRAZ

The other day I introduced my favorite song “Lady Killer” by Maroon 5. Today I’ll introduce other favorite songs and the singer.

Do you know Jason Mraz? I think many people know him. Even if you don’t know his name, you may have heard his songs. He is an American singer and songwriter. He was born in Commonwealth of Virginia in 1977. He sings on slow and gentle music with speedy lyrics. He started live performance at a coffee shop “Java Joe’s” in San Diego in 1999, and he released his first CD. That was acoustic live CD recorded at the coffee shop. He released his second album “Mr. A-Z” in 2005, and that recorded fifth ranking in the album chart of all America. His third album ” We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things” was released in 2008 and got third ranking. The most famous his song in this album “I’m Yours” recorded the first rank all over the world and it was nominated for Grammy award of the year. As you can see, he is loved not only in America but also all over the world. Out of his songs, I’ll introduce two songs.

“I’m Yours”

As I mentioned above, Jason Mraz’s best hit song is “I’m Yours.” I listened to his song for the first time last year. My favorite artist sang the phrase of this song. At that time I was interested in this song because I liked the artist, and I listened to the full of song on YouTube. I was totally fascinated this song in a blink of an eye. The sound of guitar and his gentle voice are mixed beautifully and penetrate in my mind. The lyrics are also nice. The hook of this song is below:

  So I won't hesitate no more, no more

It cannot wait I'm sure

There's no need to complicate

Our time is short

This is our fate, I'm yours

This describes a man’s uncontainable feeling for his loving women. He loves her too much so he wants to get her his own. The line “I’m yours” is like “I love you” but it expresses stronger feeling, I think. He wants to keep her to himself. He seems to be madly in love with her!

“Everything Is Sound”

This is not famous song I think. There may be those who know only “I’m Yours” in his song. But I really recommend you this song. The time I knew this song was when I watched my brother’s dance movie. He uploaded the movie which is taken in Hawaii. He dances on this song in the movie. With nice choreography, with wonderful landscape, and with beautiful music, he dances. I watched it again and again and listened to this song. At the ending part of this song, Jason Mraz sings on music in little volume. We can listen to his voice at the part. His voice is really really beautiful and attractive. To tell the truth, when I listened to this song for the first time without the artist name, I didn't notice that this song is by Jason Mraz. When I knew these two songs are both by him, I noticed that I was attracted his voice.

When you are happy, you can appreciate his songs. When you are sad, his songs will make you happy. When you are busy, his songs will make you feel relaxed. When you are sleepy, you can sleep soundly with his songs. I hope you will listen his songs and like them. When you listen to them, please post a comment with your impression!