tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216030572012-02-08T23:00:55.243+09:00Welcome! Hopefully, this Blog will be a fun place for the students of the Be & Me Eikaiwa Club, and other students of English, to practice reading.Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.comBlogger2911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-20331126901199540742012-02-08T08:46:00.005+09:002012-02-08T23:00:55.257+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-11158918034.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div>Next Tuesday is Valentine’s Day! All across Japan, ladies will be giving obligatory gifts [gifts they feel they should give] to all their male friends – family members, classmates, teachers, co-workers, and so on. I was given my first Valentine's Day gift last Tuesday. It was a box of cookies. The box was hand-decorated by the student, who is only 4 years old...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nSBnOw0BDFs/TzG4No0xmEI/AAAAAAAADJA/4W5g_WAj8ck/s1600/Valentine%2527s%2BDay%2BPresent.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nSBnOw0BDFs/TzG4No0xmEI/AAAAAAAADJA/4W5g_WAj8ck/s320/Valentine%2527s%2BDay%2BPresent.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706544747291711554" border="0" /></a>How cute!<br /></div>In Western countries, the custom is almost completely opposite. Traditionally, men give a romantic gift – flowers, jewelry, lingerie, perfume, or chocolate – to their special girlfriend. Recently, couples often exchange gifts over a romantic dinner. In many ways, Saint Valentine’s Day in the West is a lot like Christmas Eve in Japan. <p align="left">Saint Valentine’s Day was first promoted in Japan by chocolate companies. After many unsuccessful attempts to motivate men to buy chocolates for their lady friends, the chocolate companies targeted the ladies instead, creating a unique [special/one of a kind], Japan-only version of the popular international holiday.</p> <p align="left">“White Day” is a Japanese creation, celebrated nowhere else in the world.</p> <p align="left">Enjoy your Saint Valentine’s Day – but be careful not to eat too many chocolates!</p> <p align="left">Who is Saint Valentine? Click on the following links to find out more!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2007/02/origin-of-st-valentines-day-beginner.html">The Origin of Saint Valentine's Day (Beginner Level)</a><br /><a title="" href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-49.html">バレンタインって誰？（初級用翻訳）</a><br /><br /><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2007/02/origin-of-st-valentines-day.html">The Origin of Saint Valentine's Day (Intermediate Level)</a><br /><a title="" href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-13.html">バレンタインズデーの始まりは？（中級用翻訳）</a><br /></p> <p align="center">And don't forget that <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-saint-valentines-day.html">eating chocolate is good for your health!</a><br /></p> <p align="center">But not if you eat too much, so...</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dPQhnJ8VrX0/TzG4NxWVAXI/AAAAAAAADJI/Q1g0AgzhC7U/s1600/Don%2527t%2BFeed%2Bthe%2BTeacher%2B%25232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dPQhnJ8VrX0/TzG4NxWVAXI/AAAAAAAADJI/Q1g0AgzhC7U/s320/Don%2527t%2BFeed%2Bthe%2BTeacher%2B%25232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706544749579927922" border="0" /></a>(An important message from Mayumi, the teacher’s wife!)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-11158918034.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-2033112690119954074?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-56546272743771270542012-02-02T13:44:00.010+09:002012-02-03T09:52:24.237+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-11153815982.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Would you like a shoe shine with your next English lesson? Recently, our building owner installed an electric shoe cleaner in front of our elevator so you can clean your shoes on the way to your lesson...<br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7EcC1Y93gw4/TyoVRaiVwGI/AAAAAAAADIE/6YzwLF1V8Ys/s1600/2012-01-30%2B%25231%253B%2BShoe%2BShine.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7EcC1Y93gw4/TyoVRaiVwGI/AAAAAAAADIE/6YzwLF1V8Ys/s320/2012-01-30%2B%25231%253B%2BShoe%2BShine.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704395266943467618" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">One of our students cleaning her shoes<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CSnXlbidfTU/TyoVx6i4OcI/AAAAAAAADIQ/yzZMKfsX6Sc/s1600/2012-01-30%2B%25232%253B%2BShoe%2BShine.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CSnXlbidfTU/TyoVx6i4OcI/AAAAAAAADIQ/yzZMKfsX6Sc/s320/2012-01-30%2B%25232%253B%2BShoe%2BShine.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704395825291475394" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">The electric shoe cleaner at work<br />(Our student needs longer shoes!)<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left; font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Speaking of shoes, many of my students tell me they like <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0">Chou Cream (シュークリーム)</a>. Unfortunately, that's Japanese English. In English, it sounds like "shoe cream" -- a polish for cleaning shoes. ("Shoe cream" is more commonly called "shoe polish.")</span></div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CMtJDXeAHp4/TyoVx-ddrQI/AAAAAAAADIc/Q6WCg0W0Dhw/s1600/Shoe%2BCream.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CMtJDXeAHp4/TyoVx-ddrQI/AAAAAAAADIc/Q6WCg0W0Dhw/s320/Shoe%2BCream.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704395826342505730" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Shoe Cream -- Yummy?</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left; font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">It seems the Japanese name is a blending of the French "choux à la crème" and the the English word "cream." In Australia, we call them "choux pastries." In America, they're called "cream puffs."<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PMfcUZNFJXg/TyoVyANBhmI/AAAAAAAADIk/Rm7eI8DIov4/s1600/creampuffs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PMfcUZNFJXg/TyoVyANBhmI/AAAAAAAADIk/Rm7eI8DIov4/s320/creampuffs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704395826810422882" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Cream Puffs -- Yummy!<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Our building owner has been very generous lately. As well as installing the shoe cleaner, he gave us a new door sign...</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3jr-nEReIA/TyoYDFw-51I/AAAAAAAADI0/L--oOptgLj4/s1600/2012-01-30%2B%25233%253B%2BNew%2BSign.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3jr-nEReIA/TyoYDFw-51I/AAAAAAAADI0/L--oOptgLj4/s320/2012-01-30%2B%25233%253B%2BNew%2BSign.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704398319384454994" border="0" /></a></div></div><b><a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">Be ＆ Me 英会話 Club</a></b><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>大阪心斎橋の個人英会話学校。フレンドリーで熱心な外国人講師と手ごろな授業料が人気です。<br /><br /><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-11153815982.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5654627274377127054?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-26793093994807314982012-02-01T09:42:00.002+09:002012-02-01T09:43:56.878+09:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8kCNLA2iSSw/TyiKq_ZswrI/AAAAAAAADH4/1B5JN2cI30k/s1600/Don%2527t%2BFeed%2Bthe%2BTeacher%2B%25232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8kCNLA2iSSw/TyiKq_ZswrI/AAAAAAAADH4/1B5JN2cI30k/s320/Don%2527t%2BFeed%2Bthe%2BTeacher%2B%25232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703961399243096754" border="0" /></a>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-2679309399480731498?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-41234728568052339772012-01-18T07:53:00.004+09:002012-01-20T23:07:55.390+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-11140704262.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ElgBb7Z_6BI/TxX-aM70rgI/AAAAAAAADHs/5ZOt_bDdhdw/s1600/Flat%2BOut%2BLike%2BA%2BLizard%2BDrinking.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ElgBb7Z_6BI/TxX-aM70rgI/AAAAAAAADHs/5ZOt_bDdhdw/s320/Flat%2BOut%2BLike%2BA%2BLizard%2BDrinking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698740629609426434" border="0" /></a></div>Sorry it’s been sooooo long since my last entry – I’ve been flat out like a lizard drinking!<br /><br />What does that mean? Read the following to find out! It's a bit long, but it's not difficult. <span style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;">がんばって!</span></span></span><br /><br />In “standard” English (there’s really no such thing!), <em>to be flat out</em> means to be trying your hardest or to be very busy.<br /><br />Here are some examples…<br /><br /><em>Even though he was running flat out</em> (trying his hardest)<em>, he didn’t win the race.<br /></em><br /><em>We were so flat out</em> (busy) <em>at work, I didn’t have time for lunch.<br /></em><br />To be flat out also means to lie very flat on something.<br /><br />Here’s an example of that meaning…<br /><br /><em>He was lying flat out on the sofa, fast asleep.<br /></em><br />It’s a curious fact that lizards can’t swallow because of the inside shape of their mouths. When a lizard drinks, it has to push itself against the ground – <em>lie flat out</em> – and flick water down it throat with its tongue.<br /><br />In Australia, we like to make our English sound more interesting by using unexpected comparisons or by replacing commonly used words with well-known but unexpected ones. When we’re very busy we often say, “<em>I’m flat out</em> (busy) <em>like a lizard drinking</em> (lying very flat).” This comparison doesn’t make any sense, but we Australians think it makes our speech sound more colourful.<br /><br />Next time you feel you have too much to do, say “<em>I’m flat out like a lizard drinking!</em>” It’ll make you smile, and that’ll make your work just a little easier to get through!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-11140704262.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-4123472856805233977?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-53899281384522337622012-01-04T08:02:00.003+09:002012-01-04T08:21:57.736+09:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9CVXYFv4T3Y/TwOJMMCavjI/AAAAAAAADHg/dL8_1ZVftUw/s1600/Back%2Bto%2BSchool.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9CVXYFv4T3Y/TwOJMMCavjI/AAAAAAAADHg/dL8_1ZVftUw/s320/Back%2Bto%2BSchool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693545196409241138" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Be &amp; Me Eikaiwa Club (<a href="http://www2.gol.com/users/be-n-me/">Be ＆ Me 英会話 Club</a>) starts its 2012 lessons from today. We're looking forward to seeing you soon!<br /> <br />Click on the links below to view our January calendar or 360º photos of the school...<br /> <br /> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">ス クールカレンダー :</span><br style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><br style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> 生 徒のみなさんへ :</span><br style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">PS. I love the photo of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninomiya_Sontoku">Ninomiya Kinjiro</a>! I found it on the Internet, however, I could not find the photographer's name. If this is your photo, please let me know.</span><br style="font-family: georgia;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5389928138452233762?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-65759487597124028052012-01-01T09:43:00.008+09:002012-01-01T10:03:40.043+09:00<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWhxb2pkf_Q/Tv-shcLq7OI/AAAAAAAADHU/QKipzMfWnRU/s1600/2012%2B-%2BThe%2BYear%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDragon%2B%2528by%2BTaiyo%2BRigby%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWhxb2pkf_Q/Tv-shcLq7OI/AAAAAAAADHU/QKipzMfWnRU/s320/2012%2B-%2BThe%2BYear%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDragon%2B%2528by%2BTaiyo%2BRigby%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692458144520400098" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Welcome to 2012, the Year of the Dragon! Here's wishing you all a happy, healthy, &amp; fun-filled year! Roar! (</span>グオォォォ！)<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><br />PS. The above artwork was painted by our son. He got an "A" for art on his first report card.<br face="georgia"><br />PPS. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%87%83%E3%81%88%E3%82%88%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3">Enter the Dragon</a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"> was the first Kung Fu movie I ever saw. Check it out...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><object width="425" height="275"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tB-QGOChuQc?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tB-QGOChuQc?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="275"></embed></object><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-6575948759712402805?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-84549918615547536392011-12-01T06:42:00.002+09:002011-12-01T06:55:34.466+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6hZfrdqOlAA/TtamPBaOFQI/AAAAAAAADHI/lacAaOwcQhs/s1600/The%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BSanta%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586%2BMe%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%252C%2B%25E5%25A4%25A7%25E9%2598%25AA%25E5%25BF%2583%25E6%2596%258E%25E6%25A9%258B%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6hZfrdqOlAA/TtamPBaOFQI/AAAAAAAADHI/lacAaOwcQhs/s320/The%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BSanta%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586%2BMe%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%252C%2B%25E5%25A4%25A7%25E9%2598%25AA%25E5%25BF%2583%25E6%2596%258E%25E6%25A9%258B%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680910756981118210" border="0" /></a>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-8454991861554753639?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-49069708464424210012011-11-22T08:54:00.012+09:002011-11-25T23:21:37.824+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-11089161063.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N5HG0jvYC8g/TsrlT3yX4EI/AAAAAAAADGk/IiC3SjhiYeQ/s1600/11-11-13%2B%252305%253B%2BYoko%2B%2526%2BSanae%2Bat%2Btheir%2BStall%2Bat%2Bthe%2BTsurumi%2BCommunity%2BFlea%2BMarket.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N5HG0jvYC8g/TsrlT3yX4EI/AAAAAAAADGk/IiC3SjhiYeQ/s320/11-11-13%2B%252305%253B%2BYoko%2B%2526%2BSanae%2Bat%2Btheir%2BStall%2Bat%2Bthe%2BTsurumi%2BCommunity%2BFlea%2BMarket.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677602409809436738" border="0" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Recently, some of our friends opened a stall (a temporary shop) at a local <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%9A%A4%E3%81%AE%E5%B8%82">flea market</a>. Many people in Japan think it's "free market." But if you think about it, nothing's free. The people who open a stall have to pay money to the organizers, and the customers have to pay money for the things they buy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: left; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The real meaning comes from <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8E%E3%83%9F">flea</a> (ノミ</span><span style="font-size:100%;">)</span><span style="font-size:100%;">, a small insect that lives in clothes and or body hair and eats blood.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-byakGFvmsU8/TsrlUCn46mI/AAAAAAAADG0/Staj3-Op-kI/s1600/Flea.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-byakGFvmsU8/TsrlUCn46mI/AAAAAAAADG0/Staj3-Op-kI/s320/Flea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677602412718254690" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">A Flea<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Many flea-market stalls sell old clothes. If those clothes haven't been washed carefully, they might have fleas in them.<br /><br />When I explained that to our friends, they started to feel...</span></div></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NpaK7dtxtec/TsrlU_qG1yI/AAAAAAAADG8/ZKZbclOOOyA/s1600/11-11-13%2B%252306%253B%2BYoko%2B%2526%2BSanae%2Bat%2Btheir%2BStall%2Bat%2Bthe%2BTsurumi%2BCommunity%2BFlea%2BMarket.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NpaK7dtxtec/TsrlU_qG1yI/AAAAAAAADG8/ZKZbclOOOyA/s320/11-11-13%2B%252306%253B%2BYoko%2B%2526%2BSanae%2Bat%2Btheir%2BStall%2Bat%2Bthe%2BTsurumi%2BCommunity%2BFlea%2BMarket.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677602429102118690" border="0" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Itchy!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Next time you go to a flea market, try NOT to think about the meaning too much!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-11089161063.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-4906970846442421001?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-14634136723035144272011-11-11T07:53:00.003+09:002011-11-11T08:04:34.076+09:00<div align="left">Today is Pocky Day! The reason November 11th is Pocky Day is pretty clear<span style="color:#000000;">...</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130233876936671330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/RzJAh6l8QGI/AAAAAAAAAL8/LXjr3VW_t9s/s320/Pocky+Day.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div align="left"><div style="text-align: center;">Today is an extra special Pocky Day because it's 11/11/11!<br /></div>How do you celebrate Pocky Day? Well, that’s easy! Just buy some Pockies &amp; share them with your family &amp; friends!<br /><br />Did you know that they have Pockies in other countries? About 15 years ago, I travelled through Europe with my sister. We took a 3-day bus tour to Pompeii &amp; Amalfi from Rome. (Everybody should visit Pompeii &amp; Amalfi for 3 days!) On the way to Pompeii, the bus stopped at a service station [gas stand] for a break. I felt like a snack – something chocolatey – so I went for a wander through the convenience store. That’s when I found the European version of Pockies…<br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/RzI_s6l8QFI/AAAAAAAAAL0/laOnTY7QmHc/s1600-h/Mikado.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130232966403604562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/RzI_s6l8QFI/AAAAAAAAAL0/laOnTY7QmHc/s320/Mikado.jpg" border="0" /> </a><p align="center">“The Mikado” is a famous <a href="http://britannia.cool.ne.jp/cinema/title/topsy_turvy.html">Gilbert &amp; Sullivan</a> musical that is popular in Europe. Maybe that’s why Glico changed the name for the European market.<br /></p>Internationally, November 11th is Armistice Day (in some countries it’s known as “Poppy Day”), the memorial of the end of World War One (“The War to End All Wars” – Mmmmmm?). An <em>armistice</em> is an agreement to stop fighting. The armistice that ended World War One was signed at 11:00 am, on November the 11th (“the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"). People usually remember Armistice Day by stopping everything they are doing at exactly 11:00 am, and thinking quietly for 2 minutes about all the people who died in the war.<br /><br />I guess you can do both today. At 11:00 am, stop whatever you’re doing and think about the uselessness of war and the sacrifices made by all of our ancestors in the name of peace. Sometime after that, cheer yourself up again by sharing some Pockies with your family and friends!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-1463413672303514427?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-16623000032132383562011-11-01T22:55:00.001+09:002011-11-01T23:00:21.585+09:00<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-1662300003213238356?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-18720837728352425772011-10-31T23:32:00.008+09:002011-11-01T00:29:31.982+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ggk7DQGn87Y/Tq6-rHagerI/AAAAAAAAC7g/qSd_laa5GFQ/s1600/11-10-29%2B%252302%253B%2BPriscilla%252C%2BMC%2BHammer%252C%2B%2526%2BMadonna%2BBehind%2Bthe%2BBar%2Bat%2BOla%2BTacos%2BBar%252C%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi%252C%2BOsaka.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ggk7DQGn87Y/Tq6-rHagerI/AAAAAAAAC7g/qSd_laa5GFQ/s320/11-10-29%2B%252302%253B%2BPriscilla%252C%2BMC%2BHammer%252C%2B%2526%2BMadonna%2BBehind%2Bthe%2BBar%2Bat%2BOla%2BTacos%2BBar%252C%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi%252C%2BOsaka.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669678628839914162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/HalloweenPartyAtOla2011?authuser=0&amp;feat=directlink">Click here for Be &amp; Me's Photos of Ola's Halloween Party</a></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://homepage2.nifty.com/olatacos/">Ola's</a></span> theme for this year's Halloween Party was "The 80's." Boy George, Michael Jackson, Madonna, MC Hammer, even an 80's Drag Queen (we nick-named her Priscilla. And, YES!, it's a HER!). What else could you ask for? Well... a red-Afroed Brazilian, a London bobby, a Mexican wrestler, a cowboy, Kamen Rider, a family of Transformers, a big-headed Death, lots of long legs in short, red mini skirts, witches, zombies, and a Big Mac with a large Coke to go! A good time was had by all!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/HalloweenPartyAtOla2011?authuser=0&amp;feat=directlink">Click here for Be &amp; Me's Photos of Ola's Halloween Party</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ameblo.jp/picanteshino/entry-11063257335.html">Click here for Shino's Photos of Ola's Halloween Party</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-1872083772835242577?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-8362674996226428732011-10-28T12:00:00.006+09:002011-10-28T12:10:32.882+09:00<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Tomorrow night, October 29th, <a href="http://homepage2.nifty.com/olatacos/">Ola Tacos Bar</a> (a really cool Mexican bar in Shinsaibashi, Osaka) is holding its Halloween Party. The party is part of a bigger event called "The 5 Hallows." You can read all about it (in Japanese) here: <a href="http://ameblo.jp/picanteshino/entry-11060462769.html">The 5 Hallows</a><br /><br /> <a href="http://homepage2.nifty.com/olatacos/nmap-j.html">Click here for a map to Ola</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >You can check out photos from Ola's previous Halloween parties by clicking on the following links...<br /><br /></span> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/HalloweenPartyAtOla2010">Ola's Halloween Party 2010</a><br /><br /><span style=" ;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/HalloweenPartyAtOla2009#">Ola's Halloween Party 2009</a></span> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > <span style=" ;"> <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2008/11/halloween-at-ola.html">Ola's Halloween Party 2008</a><br /><br /></span></span> <div align="left"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Hope to see you there! Remember - it's more fun if you wear a costume!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-836267499622642873?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-47203677922965792012011-10-26T10:11:00.022+09:002011-10-26T11:19:13.201+09:00<span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8n7auYuoSFA/TqdqDS_ux_I/AAAAAAAACyM/hHDu2qj7d-w/s1600/Change%2B-%2BInto%2Ba%2BTruck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8n7auYuoSFA/TqdqDS_ux_I/AAAAAAAACyM/hHDu2qj7d-w/s320/Change%2B-%2BInto%2Ba%2BTruck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667615260940355570" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >The above poster of Barack Obama (on the left) became very famous when he was campaigning to be President back in 2008. Recently, I found this parody poster (on the right). "To change" means "to transform." The robot in the poster is <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%82%A4_%28%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%29">Optimus Prime</a>, leader of the good <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC">Transformers</a>.<br /><br />I found the poster while I was researching this year's Halloween costumes for my family &amp; I. This year we are...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bAiskP126ug/TqdqWoc7TqI/AAAAAAAACyw/ZqAlt9UKJzA/s1600/11-10-23%2B%252301%253B%2BArcee%252C%2BBumblebee%2B%2526%2BOptimus%2BPrime.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bAiskP126ug/TqdqWoc7TqI/AAAAAAAACyw/ZqAlt9UKJzA/s320/11-10-23%2B%252301%253B%2BArcee%252C%2BBumblebee%2B%2526%2BOptimus%2BPrime.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667615593117470370" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC">Arcee</a>, <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB">Bumblebee</a>, <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%82%A4_%28%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%29">Optimus Prime</a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Our costumes had their first outing last Sunday at...</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M-xLMJZEpn4/TqdqWw-GQuI/AAAAAAAACy8/j67ugvnbKfw/s1600/11-10-23%2B%252302%253B%2BThe%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BHalloween%2BPicnic%2Bfor%2BKids.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M-xLMJZEpn4/TqdqWw-GQuI/AAAAAAAACy8/j67ugvnbKfw/s320/11-10-23%2B%252302%253B%2BThe%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BHalloween%2BPicnic%2Bfor%2BKids.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667615595404083938" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >t</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >he <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/02/halloween-picnic-photos.html">Be ＆ Me 英会話 Club Halloween Picnic</a> for kids</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >We're planning to make an appearance again this Saturday night, October 29th, at the<a href="http://ameblo.jp/picanteshino/entry-11039628658.html"> Ola Halloween Party</a> in Shinsaibashi, Osaka.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br />You can check out photos from Ola's previous Halloween parties by clicking on the following links...<br /><br /></span> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/HalloweenPartyAtOla2010">Ola's Halloween Party 2010</a><br /><br /><span style=" ;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/HalloweenPartyAtOla2009#">Ola's Halloween Party 2009</a></span> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > <span style=" ;"> <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2008/11/halloween-at-ola.html">Ola's Halloween Party 2008</a><br /><br /></span></span> <div align="left"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Hope to see you there! Remember - it's more fun if you wear a costume!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-4720367792296579201?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-34538178871275033212011-10-21T08:19:00.004+09:002011-10-21T08:23:30.005+09:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aCD1VxHfNSw/TqCs1AAuESI/AAAAAAAACx0/2PJ5abEfz7g/s1600/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BJack-o-Lantern.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aCD1VxHfNSw/TqCs1AAuESI/AAAAAAAACx0/2PJ5abEfz7g/s320/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BJack-o-Lantern.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665718357768147234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-39.html">Halloween</a> is here! You can start to celebrate from this Sunday!<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Kids &amp; their Parents:</span> The <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/02/halloween-picnic-photos.html">Be ＆ Me 英会話 Club Halloween Picnic</a> for kids will be held this Sunday, October 23rd, from 1:00 in the afternoon. Trick-or-Treat will start at 2:00 pm so don't be late. Please talk to Rigby or Mayumi if you want to take part. (<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/HalloweenPicnic2010">Click here for photos from last year's picnic</a>)<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Adults:</span> The very, very funny bilingual (English &amp; Japanese) comedy troupe <a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/Home%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0.html">The Pirates of the Dotombori</a> are holding their Halloween show this Sunday, October 23rd, from 7:00 pm. The show is being held at <a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/LOXO.html">LOXO DONTA Black</a>, a really cool theater in Tennoji, Osaka </span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">(<a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/LOXO.html">Click here for map</a>). It should be a really fun show! Check out their flyer...</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Say315fR_L0/TqCs1esVcxI/AAAAAAAACx8/8uby9VzeG7Y/s1600/Pirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotombori%2B2011%2BHalloween%2BShow%2Bin%2BTennoji%252C%2BOsaka.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Say315fR_L0/TqCs1esVcxI/AAAAAAAACx8/8uby9VzeG7Y/s320/Pirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotombori%2B2011%2BHalloween%2BShow%2Bin%2BTennoji%252C%2BOsaka.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665718366004146962" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/Home%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0.html">The Pirates of the Dotombori</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-3453817887127503321?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-3527657762423509462011-10-06T11:50:00.005+09:002011-10-08T06:18:08.776+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-11040921830.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><object height="246" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4L_XYUiumI4?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4L_XYUiumI4?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="246" width="425"></embed></object><br /></div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Our good friend Dave has recently started singing with a rock band called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/RevolutionOsaka">Revolution</a>. Revolution are playing at the <a href="http://www.the-blarney-stone.com/shinsaibashi/jmap.php">Shinsaibashi Blarney Stone</a> this Saturday, October 8th, from about 8:00 pm. The show is free!<br /><br />The Blarney Stone has great pub food - fish and chips, hamburgers, and so on - so we recommend you go a little early and very hungry! We'll be there from about 7:00 pm. Hope to see you there!<br /><br />Click on </span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.the-blarney-stone.com/shinsaibashi/jmap.php">Shinsaibashi Blarney Stone</a> for a map.<br /><br />Click on </span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/RevolutionOsaka">Revolution</a> for more videos.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-11040921830.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-352765776242350946?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-61484587551629752392011-10-03T15:45:00.006+09:002011-10-04T11:29:14.366+09:00<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-11037427275.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wr6a-604hkc/Tola-Na4whI/AAAAAAAACxs/25hxI-FPbFQ/s1600/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BHalloween%2BCraft%2BLesson%2Bfor%2BKids.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wr6a-604hkc/Tola-Na4whI/AAAAAAAACxs/25hxI-FPbFQ/s320/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BHalloween%2BCraft%2BLesson%2Bfor%2BKids.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659154431568560658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">It's October already! That means <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-31st-is-halloween-this-saturday.html">Halloween</a> ( <a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-39.html">ハロウィン</a> ) is coming soon. This Sunday, October 9th, <a href="http://www2.gol.com/users/be-n-me/">Be &amp; Me </a><a href="http://www2.gol.com/users/be-n-me/">英会話</a><a href="http://www2.gol.com/users/be-n-me/"> Club</a> is holding a Halloween craft lesson for kids at the </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://osakacommunity.jp/turumi/b1_hall.html">Tsurumi Kumin Center</a>, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Rigby, Mayumi, and guest teacher Melanie will be teaching kids how to make masks and decorations for Halloween. The charge is ¥1,500 (¥1,000 yen for existing students and their immediate family [brother, sister, son &amp;/or daughter]). Call 06-6915-2613 before Saturday at 6:00 pm to make a reservation.</span><br /></div></div><span style="font-size:100%;">Hope to see you there!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-11037427275.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-6148458755162975239?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-43905850498019768822011-10-01T06:03:00.006+09:002011-10-01T06:30:06.003+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--SgDjrG4MYk/ToY0UWcj53I/AAAAAAAACxk/BSYqmeG_fMg/s1600/Be%2B%2526%2B%2528%2526%2BHe%2529%2BHalloween%2B2010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--SgDjrG4MYk/ToY0UWcj53I/AAAAAAAACxk/BSYqmeG_fMg/s320/Be%2B%2526%2B%2528%2526%2BHe%2529%2BHalloween%2B2010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658267506065008498" border="0" /></a>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-4390585049801976882?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-3956100690669540282011-09-23T08:09:00.006+09:002011-09-23T09:55:54.566+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4zYhJ8VK1rs/TnvAyMZTL1I/AAAAAAAACxc/mhns5QzQ2TQ/s1600/11-08-28%2B%252310%253B%2BAimi%2B%2526%2BHiroki%2BExercising%2Bwith%2Bthe%2BPirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotombori%2Bat%2BTin%2527s%2BHall.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4zYhJ8VK1rs/TnvAyMZTL1I/AAAAAAAACxc/mhns5QzQ2TQ/s320/11-08-28%2B%252310%253B%2BAimi%2B%2526%2BHiroki%2BExercising%2Bwith%2Bthe%2BPirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotombori%2Bat%2BTin%2527s%2BHall.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655325725647122258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Aimi &amp; Hiroki Laughing at </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">"<a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/Home%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0.html">The Pirates of the Dotombori</a>"</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Last Month, Mayumi &amp; I <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">(</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www2.gol.com/users/be-n-me/">Be ＆ Me 英会話 Club</a>)</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> went to see the bilingual comedy group </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> "<a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/Home%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0.html">The Pirates of the Dotombori</a>"</span> with a some new friends, Aimi &amp; Hiroki. As you can see from the photo above, they had a great time!<br /><br />The next day, Aimi sent me this e-mail...<br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Good morning，Rigby！</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;">Last night's show was very very exciting：）</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;">I enjoyed it very much．</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;">Thank you for sending me the information about them！</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;">I love PIRATE OF DOUTONBORI☆</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;">If you get information about their next show，please tell me！</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;">Aimi：）<br /><br /></span>It looks like Aimi's a fan, doesn't it?!<br /><br />The good news is that their next show is this Sunday, September 25th, from 7:30 pm at <a href="http://www.the-blarney-stone.com/shinsaibashi/jmap.php">The Blarney Stone in Shinsaibashi</a> (<a href="http://www.the-blarney-stone.com/shinsaibashi/jmap.php">Map</a>). The charge is ¥1,500, that includes one drink.<br /><br />Watch the video below to learn more about <span style="font-size:100%;">"<a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/Home%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0.html">The Pirates of the Dotombori</a>"</span>...<br /></div></div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kbA0xqY3T4g" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="275" width="425"></iframe></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-395610069066954028?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-78737781780230305352011-09-21T10:14:00.007+09:002011-09-21T21:57:31.837+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-11025046564.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ca_c81amrUY/Tnk62MmWn-I/AAAAAAAACxU/oWO9ZN8Du48/s1600/Rigby%2B%2526%2BMayumi%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586%2BMe%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2529%2Bat%2Bthe%2BFIFO%2BInternational%2BParty%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi%252C%2BOsaka.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ca_c81amrUY/Tnk62MmWn-I/AAAAAAAACxU/oWO9ZN8Du48/s320/Rigby%2B%2526%2BMayumi%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586%2BMe%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2529%2Bat%2Bthe%2BFIFO%2BInternational%2BParty%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi%252C%2BOsaka.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654615509909807074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Rigby &amp; Mayumi (</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www2.gol.com/users/be-n-me/">Be ＆ Me 英会話 Club</a>)</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> at the FIFO International Party in Shinsaibashi, Osaka</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Back in July, Mayumi &amp; I gave a presentation on how to make friends in English at a <a href="http://www.osakafifoparty.com/">FIFO International Party</a><br />in Shinsaibashi, Osaka. <a href="http://www.osakafifoparty.com/gallery_20110730_party">More photos here!</a><br /><br />FIFO are holding another party in Shinsaibashi this Saturday, September 24th, from 7:00 pm. You can get more information &amp; register for the party here: </span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.osakafifoparty.com/">FIFO International Party</a> Have fun!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-11025046564.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-7873778178023030535?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-81832847968649570392011-09-20T15:39:00.005+09:002011-09-20T15:45:32.824+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-11019889112.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_delf4oJZO0/Tng1VXyDkjI/AAAAAAAACxM/cBaKMmaKvUQ/s1600/11-09-10%2B%252302%253B%2BMayumi%2Bwith%2BOlympic-Gold-Medal-Winning%2BSpeed%2BSkater%2BSteven%2BBradbury%2B%2528Photo%2Bby%2BMatt%2BRigby%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_delf4oJZO0/Tng1VXyDkjI/AAAAAAAACxM/cBaKMmaKvUQ/s320/11-09-10%2B%252302%253B%2BMayumi%2Bwith%2BOlympic-Gold-Medal-Winning%2BSpeed%2BSkater%2BSteven%2BBradbury%2B%2528Photo%2Bby%2BMatt%2BRigby%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654327973441147442" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">On Saturday, September 10th, my family &amp; I went to <a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-11010166286.html">MateRock</a>, a Tohoku-Earthquake charity concert organised by a group of Australians (and their Japanese family &amp; friends) living in Hakuba, Japan. The top 5 acts were big-name performers from Australia. Of course, they were supported by some talented bands, drummers, and dancers from Japan. </span><br /></div></div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"> <br />There were a lot of Australians in the audience, including Olympic-gold-medal-winning speed skater Steve Bradbury (pictured above with my wife Mayumi). Steve's a little famous in Japan. They still show his winning race on kids' TV. If you meet a famous person, you can say you had "a brush with fame."<br /><br />If you visit <a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-11019889112.html">Mayumi's Blog</a> , you can read more about Steve and watch a very interesting video about how he won the gold medal.<br /><br />Mayumi's Blog: <a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-11019889112.html">http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-11019889112.html</a><br /><br />I'll be posting some photos &amp; videos from MateRock soon!<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /> <a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-11019889112.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-8183284796864957039?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-334931478821863352011-09-13T11:11:00.006+09:002011-09-13T11:32:37.418+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PNNKET4w46U/Tm68kph0enI/AAAAAAAACxE/nSPElFJIBzQ/s1600/PUZZLE%2BPROJECT%2Bat%2BTachibana%2BGallery%252C%2Bin%2BNishi-Hommachi%252C%2BOsaka.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PNNKET4w46U/Tm68kph0enI/AAAAAAAACxE/nSPElFJIBzQ/s320/PUZZLE%2BPROJECT%2Bat%2BTachibana%2BGallery%252C%2Bin%2BNishi-Hommachi%252C%2BOsaka.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651661920205568626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Good news: The <a href="http://puzzle-project.org/">Puzzle Project</a> exhibition at the <a href="http://dancer.co.jp/?page_id=6">Tachibana Gallery</a> ( 06-6532-4395 ), in Nishi-Hommachi, has been extended to Saturday, September 17th.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-33493147882186335?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-57299289265729392352011-09-05T08:32:00.002+09:002011-09-05T08:35:29.769+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZhT7hHnrOTI/TmQK8nBWETI/AAAAAAAACw4/LFqTL_T5JM8/s1600/Puzzle%2BProject%2B2011%2B-%2BKIX-NY-Osaka%2B-%2BFlyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZhT7hHnrOTI/TmQK8nBWETI/AAAAAAAACw4/LFqTL_T5JM8/s320/Puzzle%2BProject%2B2011%2B-%2BKIX-NY-Osaka%2B-%2BFlyer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648651869012496690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >The ongoing <a href="http://puzzle-project.org/">Puzzle Project</a> is holding another exhibition from today, September 5th, until Saturday, September 10th. There will be more than 450 puzzle pieces on show at the <a href="http://dancer.co.jp/?page_id=6">Tachibana Gallery</a> ( 06-6532-4395 ), in Nishi-Hommachi. There will be an opening party this evening from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. <br /> <br />Come and check it out!</span> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5729928926572939235?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-11827498530819156442011-09-03T07:20:00.009+09:002011-09-03T07:43:09.802+09:00<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/s3l0PMzet1k?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="269" width="425"></iframe> <br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Next Saturday, September 10th, there will be a big rock concert in Hakuba, Japan. Many famous rock bands from Australia will be performing along with dance groups, comedians, and Japanese indies bands. It's a charity concert raising money to help victims of the Tohoku Earthquake. THIS WILL BE BIG!</span> <br /> <br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The Show: </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.materock.com/">MateRock</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <br /> <br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Travel Information: </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.japanhotel.net/materock/">Hotel &amp; Tickets</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <br /> <br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Hope to see you there!</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-1182749853081915644?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-55176000636220903672011-09-01T08:21:00.000+09:002011-09-02T08:38:11.884+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MewIxAVZIc4/TmAWMYhOArI/AAAAAAAACww/bBIUN-RidZk/s1600/September%2B19th%2Bis%2BTalk-Like-a-Pirate%2BDay.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MewIxAVZIc4/TmAWMYhOArI/AAAAAAAACww/bBIUN-RidZk/s320/September%2B19th%2Bis%2BTalk-Like-a-Pirate%2BDay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647538334718624434" border="0" /></a>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。 <br /> <br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です） <br /> <br />ス クールカレンダー : <br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a> <br /> <br />生 徒のみなさんへ : <br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a> <br /> <br />よ ろしくお願いします！ <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5517600063622090367?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-9755506938883649382011-08-31T00:13:00.005+09:002011-09-02T08:52:18.747+09:00<iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?q=%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;layer=c&amp;sll=34.674915,135.503633&amp;cid=2126867842905109135&amp;panoid=iKvMpO2VoLy98dcGqPciog&amp;cbp=13,328.92,,0,18.76&amp;hl=ja&amp;brcurrent=3,0x0:0x0,0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;hnear=&amp;ll=34.674915,135.503633&amp;spn=0.006295,0.006295&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;cbll=44.465151,-36.035156&amp;source=embed&amp;output=svembed" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no" width="425"></iframe><small> <br /></small>今年はじめ、グーグルが僕たちの英会話学校の写真を撮影に来たことをブログで書きました。( <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/01/be-me-googled-japanese-translation.html">Be &amp; Me Googled</a> )　大阪・心斎橋にある僕たちの英会話学校をバーチャルに見学できるようになりました！　上記の写真の上にカーソルをおいて前後左右に動かして、教室内をじっくりご覧ください！ <br /> <br />そしてカーソルをドアの外へと動かすと、教室のあるビルの概観や通りまで見ることができますよ！ <br /> <br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?q=%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;layer=c&amp;sll=34.674915,135.503633&amp;cid=2126867842905109135&amp;panoid=IicqR2mxMsf3yeYTVl4bRQ&amp;cbp=13,0.7,,0,0&amp;hl=ja&amp;brcurrent=3,0x0:0x0,0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;hnear=&amp;ll=34.674915,135.503633&amp;spn=0.006295,0.006295&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;cbll=44.465151,-36.035156&amp;source=embed&amp;output=svembed" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no" width="425"></iframe><small><small> <br /></small></small><span style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a class="" href="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps/place?q=%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;hl=ja&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;cid=2126867842905109135">Click here</a> グーグルマップのページには左のリンクをクリックして下さい！</span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"> <br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-975550693888364938?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-80622219758500110762011-08-24T07:18:00.016+09:002011-08-24T07:51:35.417+09:00<iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?q=%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;layer=c&amp;sll=34.674915,135.503633&amp;cid=2126867842905109135&amp;panoid=iKvMpO2VoLy98dcGqPciog&amp;cbp=13,334.56,,0,22.96&amp;hl=ja&amp;gl=jp&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;hnear=&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;brcurrent=3,0x0:0x0,0&amp;cbll=44.465151,-36.035156&amp;source=embed&amp;ll=34.674915,135.503633&amp;spn=0.006295,0.006295&amp;output=svembed" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no" width="425"></iframe> <br /><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"> <br />Earlier this year, I wrote about our school being photographed by Google ( <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/01/be-me-googled-japanese-translation.html">Be &amp; Me Googled</a> ). Well, our English conversation school in Shinsaibashi, Osaka, is now completely interactive! Put your cursor on the above photo and move it around to get a complete view of the inside of our school. <br /> <br />If you follow the arrow out the door, you can even move around outside the entrance to our building... <br /> <br /></span> </span></span><small><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?q=%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;layer=c&amp;sll=34.674915,135.503633&amp;cid=2126867842905109135&amp;panoid=IicqR2mxMsf3yeYTVl4bRQ&amp;cbp=13,0.59,,0,-2.51&amp;hl=ja&amp;gl=jp&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;hnear=&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;brcurrent=3,0x0:0x0,0&amp;cbll=44.465151,-36.035156&amp;source=embed&amp;ll=34.674915,135.503633&amp;spn=0.006295,0.006295&amp;output=svembed" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no" width="425"></iframe><small> <br /></small></small><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps/place?q=%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;hl=ja&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;cid=2126867842905109135">Click here</a> to check out our Google Map page.</span> <br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-8062221975850011076?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-35142730636609697502011-08-17T10:32:00.006+09:002011-08-21T07:38:31.900+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10991388972.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-loIsIFPWuhM/TksbVkrHvFI/AAAAAAAACwM/EHbTnKf4v0Q/s1600/Pirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotombory%2Bat%2BTin%2527s%2BHall%2Bin%2BTennoji%2Bon%2BAugust%2B28th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-loIsIFPWuhM/TksbVkrHvFI/AAAAAAAACwM/EHbTnKf4v0Q/s320/Pirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotombory%2Bat%2BTin%2527s%2BHall%2Bin%2BTennoji%2Bon%2BAugust%2B28th.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641633015647419474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">The bilingual comedy group "<a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/Home%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0.html">Pirates of the Dotombori</a>"</span> is doing another show at <span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&amp;rlz=&amp;q=tins+hall+tennoji&amp;gs_sm=c&amp;gs_upl=956l6841l0l9081l10l10l0l0l0l0l261l1842l0.5.5l10&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=N&amp;tab=wl">Tin's Hall</a> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">(</span>06-6773-5955)<span style="font-size:100%;">, a damn fine bar in Tennoji, on Sunday, </span>August 28th, from 6:00 pm. The show is part of a swimsuit &amp; BBQ event. It looks like the Pirates might be doing a parody of AKB48 as part of their show. The charge is ¥2,000. That includes food from the BBQ. Hope to see you there! <br /></div> <br />Watch this video to find out more about <span style="font-size:100%;">"<a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/Home%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0.html">Pirates of the Dotombori</a>"</span> <br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kbA0xqY3T4g?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="272" width="425"></iframe> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10991388972.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-3514273063660969750?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-57130432654927220052011-08-01T23:47:00.001+09:002011-08-01T23:52:27.792+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4IvDgW9EPQA/Tja9nerLJKI/AAAAAAAACuA/No6icvO5al0/s1600/River%2Bof%2BLight%2B%2528C%25292011%2BDavid%2BRigby.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4IvDgW9EPQA/Tja9nerLJKI/AAAAAAAACuA/No6icvO5al0/s320/River%2Bof%2BLight%2B%2528C%25292011%2BDavid%2BRigby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635900469647451298" border="0" /></a>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5713043265492722005?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-4962883719309347952011-07-07T08:32:00.010+09:002011-07-15T05:43:31.402+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10946747322.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yvZH42DVhTs" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" lang="EN" >Here’s a short video of <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/03/puzzle-project-at-kix-puzzle-project.html"><span style="color:#800080;">The PUZZLE PROJECT at KIX</span></a> that I shot last Saturday night in <a href="http://unipon2kau2.com/page2.html"><span style="color:#5588aa;">Uni Pon Pon Kau Kau</span></a>, a cool bar &amp; gallery space in Umeda, Osaka. <span style=""> </span>To see so many pieces by so many different artists on the walls at the same time was really impressive.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size:130%;" lang="EN" ><br /></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size:130%;" lang="EN" > </span></p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" lang="EN" >The music in this video is from “Mondo Erotica!” by Jun Miyake. <span style=""> </span>I first heard this album while drinking at <a href="http://unipon2kau2.com/page2.html"><span style="color:#5588aa;">Uni Pon Pon Kau Kau</span></a>. <span style=""> </span>I was so impressed, I went out &amp; bought it the very next day!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" lang="EN" ><br /></span></p></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10946747322.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></p></span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-496288371930934795?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-8392846121468316262011-07-02T06:23:00.002+09:002011-07-02T06:43:39.572+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-je1W_2SwUnQ/Tg4_SlCucEI/AAAAAAAACtw/sEa1eHVGXyI/s1600/Puzzle%2BProject%2Bat%2BKIX%2Bnow%2Bin%2BUmeda.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-je1W_2SwUnQ/Tg4_SlCucEI/AAAAAAAACtw/sEa1eHVGXyI/s320/Puzzle%2BProject%2Bat%2BKIX%2Bnow%2Bin%2BUmeda.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624502573046067266" border="0" /></a>Back in March, I wrote about <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/03/puzzle-project-at-kix-puzzle-project.html">The Puzzle Project at KIX</a>. Those puzzle pieces are now on show in Umeda, Osaka. Takashi Inaba, the organiser of the Puzzle Project, has a bar &amp; gallery space in Umeda called <a href="http://unipon2kau2.com/page2.html">Uni Pon Pon Kau Kau</a> (06-6313-2644).<br /><br />Be &amp; Me &amp; friends will be visiting the bar for drinks tonight from about 7:30 pm. If you can't join us tonight, the pieces will be on show until Tuesday, July 7th. If you can't make it to the bar, you can check it out here...<br /><div class="gphoto-sidebar-subitem gphoto-sidebar-albumdesc"> <div align="center"><br /> <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/unipon2kau2/UAPSPUZZLEPROJECTFromKIXToUAPS?feat=directlink#">PUZZLE PROJECT From KIX To UAPS</a><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-839284612146831626?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-5685908163317273752011-07-01T06:09:00.000+09:002011-07-02T06:21:45.145+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_kezEe1ZznI/Tg46IhhJnsI/AAAAAAAACto/hgs2DWnoYv0/s1600/Off%2Bto%2BSchool%2Bin%2Bthe%2BRain%2B%2528photo%2Bby%2BDavid%2BRigby%2B-%2B%2527Art%2527%2Bby%2BCasio%2BImaging%2BSquare%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_kezEe1ZznI/Tg46IhhJnsI/AAAAAAAACto/hgs2DWnoYv0/s320/Off%2Bto%2BSchool%2Bin%2Bthe%2BRain%2B%2528photo%2Bby%2BDavid%2BRigby%2B-%2B%2527Art%2527%2Bby%2BCasio%2BImaging%2BSquare%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624496902743105218" border="0" /></a>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-568590816331727375?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-41798269779529079282011-06-21T07:46:00.011+09:002011-06-21T08:04:18.274+09:00<div style="text-align: left;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qXt6aMIxC1c?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="272" width="425"></iframe><span lang="EN-US">This Saturday (June 25th), </span><span lang="EN-US"> our friend <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/01/live-acoustic-music-tomorrow-night.html">Simon Yates</a> will be playing live </span><span lang="EN-US">acoustic music </span><span lang="EN-US">with a couple of his friends at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andys-imagine.com/">Andy's Imagine</a></span>, a cool little bar in Rokkomichi, near Kobe. If you're down Kobe way (or you're looking for an excuse to be down Kobe way), you should definitely check it out.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span lang="EN-US"><br />Here are the details...<br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Who?</span> Simon Yates on guitar &amp; vocals, Shinchan on drums, &amp; (probably) Glen Gregus on Bass</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where?</span> <a href="http://andys-imagine.com/">Andy's Imagine</a> (090-1133-1501) in Rokkomichi, near Kobe <span style="font-size:100%;">- <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=andy%27s+imagine&amp;vps=2&amp;jsv=153e&amp;sll=38.341656,140.976563&amp;sspn=31.603437,57.216797&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ei=WbPlSefEFIqsvAPY1sSoDw&amp;cd=1&amp;cid=34711726,135238051,18028910486762595298&amp;li=lmd&amp;z=14&amp;t=m">Click here for map</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">When?</span> Saturday, June 25th, from 8:00 - 10:00 pm</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">How much? </span> It's free! The band are playing for tips. Throw some money in the jar to thank them for sharing their time &amp; talent!</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />The above video will give you an idea of what to expect. (Tomo, the bassist in that video, will not be playing this weekend.)</span></span><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-4179826977952907928?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-14712783174196252142011-06-08T10:22:00.005+09:002011-06-15T23:30:23.698+09:00<div style="text-align: left; font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10924341479.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HbpIgfeXi4w/Te7PIwMC-HI/AAAAAAAACtM/ztbzmxlZUBs/s1600/The%2BFlying%2BSpaghetti%2BMonster.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615653534658918514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HbpIgfeXi4w/Te7PIwMC-HI/AAAAAAAACtM/ztbzmxlZUBs/s320/The%2BFlying%2BSpaghetti%2BMonster.JPG" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Recently, I was teaching some lessons in a kindergarten. One of the classrooms was decorated with the students' paintings of space. Most of the paintings featured a drawing of the student in an origami rocket with a background of stars. The above painting caught my eye because it had all the important things you expect to see in a painting of space - stars, a rocket, the Earth, the Sun, and </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a send="true" href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A9%BA%E9%A3%9B%E3%81%B6%E3%82%B9%E3%83%91%E3%82%B2%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E6%95%99">The Flying Spaghetti Monster (explained in Japanese)</a>!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bm5nVMdczxk/Te7WOI4LtqI/AAAAAAAACtU/rIsGCYOqDcY/s1600/The%2BFlying%2BSpaghetti%2BMonster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bm5nVMdczxk/Te7WOI4LtqI/AAAAAAAACtU/rIsGCYOqDcY/s320/The%2BFlying%2BSpaghetti%2BMonster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615661323767232162" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">That's right! </span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><a send="true" href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A9%BA%E9%A3%9B%E3%81%B6%E3%82%B9%E3%83%91%E3%82%B2%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E6%95%99">The Flying Spaghetti Monster</a>!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left; font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">By the way, I think it's an interesting coincidence that believers in </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a send="true" href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A9%BA%E9%A3%9B%E3%81%B6%E3%82%B9%E3%83%91%E3%82%B2%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E6%95%99">The Flying Spaghetti Monster</a> also celebrate <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2007/09/international-talk-like-pirate-day_18.html">International Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">.<br /> <br />You can find an awful lot of Flying Spaghetti Monster videos on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=flying+spaghetti+monster&amp;aq=0">YouTube</a>.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10924341479.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div></div><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-1471278317419625214?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-71049776252631123472011-06-01T09:03:00.001+09:002011-06-01T09:05:19.675+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pLXXgdAZZnk/TeWB_WMJzWI/AAAAAAAACtA/TBjcr1_flyw/s1600/%25EF%25BC%25B2%25EF%25BD%2581%25EF%25BD%2589%25EF%25BD%258E%25EF%25BD%2599%2BSeason.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pLXXgdAZZnk/TeWB_WMJzWI/AAAAAAAACtA/TBjcr1_flyw/s320/%25EF%25BC%25B2%25EF%25BD%2581%25EF%25BD%2589%25EF%25BD%258E%25EF%25BD%2599%2BSeason.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613035435875487074" border="0" /></a>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><div class="post-body"><div><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-7104977625263112347?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-3031432801857916992011-05-27T07:48:00.007+09:002011-05-27T22:34:57.472+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10904921125.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gtotofjDIf8/Td7ZKrv2jrI/AAAAAAAACs4/bk53T-KxuqU/s1600/ABC%2BFrieze.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gtotofjDIf8/Td7ZKrv2jrI/AAAAAAAACs4/bk53T-KxuqU/s320/ABC%2BFrieze.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611160963315568306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">"W" is for window, "X" is for ... ???<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"> I spotted this ABC <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA_%28%E5%BB%BA%E7%AF%89%29">frieze</a> (a kind of wall decoration) in a kindergarten classroom on Monday. The "W" is probably for window. Mayumi thinks "X" is for "<a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/X%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB">X-Files</a>." Our friend Simon thinks it's <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%96%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E5%AB%8C%E6%82%AA">Xenophobia</a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"> (to be scared of strangers and/or foreigners).<br /><br />Do you have any ideas?<br /> <br /> And speaking of "X-Fools," check this out...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tjdmsONlhIU?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe></span><br /><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10904921125.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-303143280185791699?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-86293596145240609872011-05-23T07:47:00.009+09:002011-05-23T22:57:55.665+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10901136618.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gUCO8qpTLA0/TdmTJ8moKrI/AAAAAAAACsw/SVx4a0NhoTg/s1600/We%2BAre%2BOne%2BInternational%2BCharity%2BConcert%2B%25231.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 148px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gUCO8qpTLA0/TdmTJ8moKrI/AAAAAAAACsw/SVx4a0NhoTg/s320/We%2BAre%2BOne%2BInternational%2BCharity%2BConcert%2B%25231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609676609962912434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">This weekend (May 28th &amp; 29th), there's a big international charity concert being held in </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Ogimachi Park, near Umeda. The event is scheduled to start at 11:00 am each day (but don't go too early -- these events usually take a couple of hours to warm up!) The concert is free. There will also be some stalls &amp; information booths. Money raised through donations, t-shirt sales, and so on will be used to help </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> to help the victims of the Tohoku Earthquake.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(35, 25, 22); font-family: georgia;font-family:'Kozuka Gothic Pro';font-size:100%;" > <div style="color: rgb(35, 24, 21);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(35, 25, 22); font-family:georgia;" ><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><a send="true" href="http://thrp2011.exblog.jp/i0/">Click Here for More Information in Japanese</a></span></span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-family:georgia;" > </span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-family:georgia;" > <a send="true" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;q=%E6%89%87%E7%94%BA%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;fb=1&amp;hq=%E6%89%87%E7%94%BA%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;hnear=%E6%89%87%E7%94%BA%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA&amp;cid=0,0,5760653216694843599&amp;ll=34.703976,135.509039&amp;spn=0.006295,0.006295&amp;source=embed">Click Here for Map</a></span><br /></div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-family:georgia;" > Here's a guide to some of the bands that will be playing...</span><br /></div></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QRvDrAoNqko/TdmTJSXOqMI/AAAAAAAACsY/dduP82fH6Fo/s1600/We%2BAre%2BOne%2BInternational%2BCharity%2BConcert%2B%25234.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 148px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QRvDrAoNqko/TdmTJSXOqMI/AAAAAAAACsY/dduP82fH6Fo/s320/We%2BAre%2BOne%2BInternational%2BCharity%2BConcert%2B%25234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609676598624037058" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CEMiytGkdIU/TdmTJbYlrdI/AAAAAAAACsg/H4JlFxWSLI0/s1600/We%2BAre%2BOne%2BInternational%2BCharity%2BConcert%2B%25233.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 153px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CEMiytGkdIU/TdmTJbYlrdI/AAAAAAAACsg/H4JlFxWSLI0/s320/We%2BAre%2BOne%2BInternational%2BCharity%2BConcert%2B%25233.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609676601045659090" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0CxeBe1nvcc/TdmTJ4N10cI/AAAAAAAACso/JBL371GYx9A/s1600/We%2BAre%2BOne%2BInternational%2BCharity%2BConcert%2B%25232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 148px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0CxeBe1nvcc/TdmTJ4N10cI/AAAAAAAACso/JBL371GYx9A/s320/We%2BAre%2BOne%2BInternational%2BCharity%2BConcert%2B%25232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609676608785207746" border="0" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(35, 25, 22); font-family: georgia;font-family:'Kozuka Gothic Pro';font-size:100%;" ><div style="color: rgb(35, 24, 21);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-family:georgia;" >It should be great fun! We'll be there from mid afternoon on Sunday. Call my cell phone if you can't find us.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10901136618.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-8629359614524060987?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-43548108646015779442011-05-20T08:54:00.009+09:002011-05-20T10:02:18.635+09:00<div style="text-align: left;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qXt6aMIxC1c?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="272" width="425"></iframe><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span lang="EN-US">Tomorrow night, </span><span lang="EN-US"> our friend <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/01/live-acoustic-music-tomorrow-night.html">Simon Yates</a> will be playing live </span><span lang="EN-US">acoustic music </span><span lang="EN-US">with a couple of his friends at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andys-imagine.com/">Andy's Imagine</a></span><span lang="EN-US">, a cool little bar in Rokkomichi, near Kobe. If you're down Kobe way (or you're looking for an excuse to be down Kobe way), you should definitely check it out.<br /><br />Here are the details...<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Who?</span> Simon Yates on guitar &amp; vocals, Shinchan on drums, &amp; (probably) Glen Gregus on Bass</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where?</span> <a href="http://andys-imagine.com/">Andy's Imagine</a> (090-1133-1501) in Rokkomichi, near Kobe <span style="font-size:100%;">- <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=andy%27s+imagine&amp;vps=2&amp;jsv=153e&amp;sll=38.341656,140.976563&amp;sspn=31.603437,57.216797&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ei=WbPlSefEFIqsvAPY1sSoDw&amp;cd=1&amp;cid=34711726,135238051,18028910486762595298&amp;li=lmd&amp;z=14&amp;t=m">Click here for map</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">When?</span> Saturday, May 21st, from 8:30 - 10:00 pm</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">How much? </span> It's free! The band are playing for tips. Throw some money in the jar to thank them for sharing their time &amp; talent!</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br />The above video will give you an idea of what to expect. (Please note that Tomo, the bassist in that video, will probably not be playing this weekend.) Here's a picture I took at the last gig...</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8ZEc9iTwatU/TdW47ESa5sI/AAAAAAAACsQ/zgcb0aqj3oQ/s1600/11-04-09%2B%252315%253B%2BSimon%252C%2BShin%2B%2526%2BGlenn%2Bat%2BAndy%2527s%2BImagine.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8ZEc9iTwatU/TdW47ESa5sI/AAAAAAAACsQ/zgcb0aqj3oQ/s320/11-04-09%2B%252315%253B%2BSimon%252C%2BShin%2B%2526%2BGlenn%2Bat%2BAndy%2527s%2BImagine.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608592235862615746" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US">Simon, Shinchan, &amp; Glen work their magic</span></span>!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">By the way, Simon's last gig was a charity event to raise money for the victims of the Tohoku earthquake. Simon, Shinchan, Glen &amp; their special guest </span><span class="messagebody2">Ryouta Yukii raised </span><span class="messagebody2">21400 yen. They donated the money to <a href="http://www.diane-o.com/jp/index2.html">Diane Orrett</a> to help pay for her trips to Tohoku evacuation centres to cheer up the kids with her balloon art shows and old people with her Rakugo performances.<br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yIlgXyX6OKY/TdW468SqwDI/AAAAAAAACsI/1yvSyVyVPd8/s1600/Simon%2BYates%2BGives%2BDiane%2BOrrett%2Ba%2BDonation%2Bto%2BHelp%2BFund%2Bher%2BCharity%2BWork%2Bwith%2Bthe%2BTohoku%2BEarthquake%2BVictims.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yIlgXyX6OKY/TdW468SqwDI/AAAAAAAACsI/1yvSyVyVPd8/s320/Simon%2BYates%2BGives%2BDiane%2BOrrett%2Ba%2BDonation%2Bto%2BHelp%2BFund%2Bher%2BCharity%2BWork%2Bwith%2Bthe%2BTohoku%2BEarthquake%2BVictims.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608592233716170802" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="messagebody2" style="font-family:georgia;">Simon gives the donation to Diane</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-4354810864601577944?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-76968185597244261482011-05-11T14:07:00.018+09:002011-05-15T06:56:45.803+09:00<div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style=""><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10891258121.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">My wife and I are big fans of <a send="true" href="http://www.pixar.com/featurefilms/index.html" target="_blank">Pixar</a> movies, especially the <a send="true" href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC" target="_blank">Toy Story</a> series. We even dressed up as Buzz Lightyear &amp; Woody for <a send="true" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BeandMe1#p/u/10/EjVLrMH1J18" target="_blank">Halloween 2000</a>.<br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XlHKOyMw_Is/Tc71IuknYlI/AAAAAAAACrw/jsKzIYLyFkc/s1600/Buzz%2BLightyear%2B%2526%2BWoody%2B%2528Photo%2Bon%2BRight%2Bby%2BAtsushi%2BTakamatsu%2529%2B.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XlHKOyMw_Is/Tc71IuknYlI/AAAAAAAACrw/jsKzIYLyFkc/s320/Buzz%2BLightyear%2B%2526%2BWoody%2B%2528Photo%2Bon%2BRight%2Bby%2BAtsushi%2BTakamatsu%2529%2B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606688116412211794" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="">Buzz Lightyear &amp; Woody<br />(Photo on the right by <a send="true" href="http://atsushitakamatsu.com/" target="_blank">Atsushi Takamatsu</a>)<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="">Recently, I read a news story with a link to a video that reminded me of Buzz Lightyear...</span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n4CX-8Eo_6I?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="272" width="425"></iframe></span>I want one!<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="">That reminds me of a classic Japanese high school English lesson - "If I were a bird, I would fly to you." If I were a bird, it would be something like this...<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><iframe style="font-family: georgia;" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_F9RJSPnf8A?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span>Awesome! (which means "that's really cool/great!")</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style=""><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10891258121.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></span><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-7696818559724426148?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-49151481899523990792011-05-03T07:22:00.009+09:002011-05-07T06:54:36.210+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10882992825.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div>Some of our friends have put together an album of songs by Japan-based indies bands. You can download 48 songs for only 1,000 yen (about $10). The money will be donated to the Japan Red Cross to help victims of the Tohoku Earhquake.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a video of Deron Reynolds, one of the organisers of the album, explaining what it's all about in English &amp; Japanese...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2s_GAVqhwrc?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Click on the banner below for more information in English &amp; Japanese...<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blueorbproductions.net/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.blueorbproductions.net/banner/img/banner_163.gif" alt="Solid Ground" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10882992825.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></p></div><p><!--The end of Solid Ground Link--></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-4915148189952399079?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-45691541062812679272011-04-24T23:22:00.019+09:002011-04-26T08:26:08.538+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style=""><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10872437520.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FI6sF2V5c6I/TbQyQHITC0I/AAAAAAAACrc/CAbEMuUNCTI/s1600/Tommy%2BCampbell%2BPlaying.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FI6sF2V5c6I/TbQyQHITC0I/AAAAAAAACrc/CAbEMuUNCTI/s320/Tommy%2BCampbell%2BPlaying.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599155489101515586" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >I've often said one of the great things about living in Japan is all of the interesting people I've been able to meet. One of those people is professional jazz drummer <a href="http://www.tommycampbell.com/japanese.htm">Tommy Campbell</a>. He has played with such jazz giants as Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, &amp; The Manhattan Transfer, just to name a few.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br />The great news is that he'll be having a concert at </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.misterkellys.co.jp/">Mr. Kelly's Jazz Bar in Umeda</a> this coming Saturday, April 30th. Tommy will be performing with 2 vocalists, a pianist, and a bass player. If you're into jazz or you want to hear world-class jazz for the first time, this is a show you definitely do not want to miss. There will be two performances, one starting at 7:30 pm, the other starting at 9:15 pm. Tickets cost ¥ 4,000 each. Click on the following links to learn more...</span><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.misterkellys.co.jp/special_live/index.html#0430">Tommy's Gig Info in Japanese</a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=ja&amp;u=http://www.misterkellys.co.jp/&amp;ei=9SG0Tc3QNILEvgPvgsSJBw&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CCgQ7gEwAA&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmr.%2Bkelly%2527s%2Bosaka%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D610%26gbv%3D2%26prmd%3Divns">Tommy's Gig Info in English</a><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.misterkellys.co.jp/">Mr. Kelly's Jazz Bar in Umeda</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span> <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.misterkellys.co.jp/shop_info/index.html">Map to Mr. Kelly's Jazz Bar in Umeda</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span> <div align="left"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >I first met Tommy many, many years ago when he married one of my students. Not only is he a great drummer, but he's also great guy...and very, very tall! He came to our wedding party way back when I</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > (kind of!)</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > had hair...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CnfuBemLdRk/TbQ0YNX7tvI/AAAAAAAACrk/50nMkFvFasI/s1600/Tommy%2BCampbell%2B%2526%2BFriends%2B%2528his%2B%2526%2Bours%2529%2Bat%2BOur%2BWedding%2BParty.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CnfuBemLdRk/TbQ0YNX7tvI/AAAAAAAACrk/50nMkFvFasI/s320/Tommy%2BCampbell%2B%2526%2BFriends%2B%2528his%2B%2526%2Bours%2529%2Bat%2BOur%2BWedding%2BParty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599157827239917298" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Tommy &amp; friends (his &amp; ours) at our wedding party. Tommy's in the back of that photo and he's still towering over everyone!</span></span><span style=""><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;">You can check out some of Tommy's magic in this video...<br /></div><object height="330" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k-9V7gJkK3Q?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k-9V7gJkK3Q?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="330" width="400"></embed></object><br />Tommy's playing solo in this video. Don't forget that he'll be performing in a band at the concert on Saturday<br /><br /><span style=""><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10872437520.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div></div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-4569154106281267927?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-2101124084048146472011-04-22T22:17:00.009+09:002011-04-24T08:08:54.842+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10870130186.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YcKUvqUbpSE/TbGBKi0Pv-I/AAAAAAAACrM/_PXkLKbthDY/s1600/Easter%2BBunny%2B%2526%2BChocolates.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YcKUvqUbpSE/TbGBKi0Pv-I/AAAAAAAACrM/_PXkLKbthDY/s320/Easter%2BBunny%2B%2526%2BChocolates.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598397829942853602" border="0" /></a>This Sunday, April 24th, is Easter – the most important Christian holiday.<br /><br />Easter is closely linked to the Jewish holiday of Passover (people often forget that Jesus was Jewish). The date of Passover is based on a lunar calendar so it changes every year. This year, Passover falls on April 23rd – tomorrow! Christians believe that Jesus Christ was executed [killed by the government] on Good Friday, the day before Passover. Two days later, he came back to life, proving to everyone that he was the Son of God.<br /><br />Traditionally, children celebrated Easter by decorating hard-boiled eggs and then giving them to friends &amp; family. Recently, children are given gifts of decorated chocolate eggs, rabbits, and chicks. They are told that the chocolates were delivered to their homes by the Easter Bunny early in the morning while they were still sleeping. Some people hold picnics that feature Easter-egg hunts. The picnic organizers hide decorated eggs around the picnic site. Children search for the eggs, trying to find as many as they can. One of the most famous Easter-egg hunts in the world is held at the American White House each year.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tAY_9tpl-tY/TbGBKpTpjoI/AAAAAAAACrE/SCUkKGhCldQ/s1600/Obama%2B%2526%2BEaster%2BBunny%2B%2528Official%2BWhite%2BHouse%2BPhoto%2Bby%2BChuck%2BKennedy%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tAY_9tpl-tY/TbGBKpTpjoI/AAAAAAAACrE/SCUkKGhCldQ/s320/Obama%2B%2526%2BEaster%2BBunny%2B%2528Official%2BWhite%2BHouse%2BPhoto%2Bby%2BChuck%2BKennedy%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598397831685181058" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hHnPctlGoU">Click here for a video of 2009’s Easter at the White House</a><br /></div><div align="left">The eggs, rabbits &amp; chicks are all symbols of new life used in ancient European spring festivals celebrated thousands of years before the birth of Jesus Christ. Even the name “Easter” comes from these ancient festivals. Eastre was the ancient German goddess of spring. When the Christians came to power in Europe, they took over the old spring festival. They said that the traditional symbols of new life (eggs, rabbits &amp; chicks) now represent Jesus coming back to life.</div><br />Even if you’re not Christian, you can still celebrate Easter. It’s easy – just eat some chocolate!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5YFChbJGj6M/TbNbh_2qc9I/AAAAAAAACrU/i6S1s4ba8ek/s1600/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BClub%2BEaster-Bunny%2BGraphic.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5YFChbJGj6M/TbNbh_2qc9I/AAAAAAAACrU/i6S1s4ba8ek/s320/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BClub%2BEaster-Bunny%2BGraphic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598919401386177490" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><pre><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10870130186.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></pre> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-210112408404814647?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-69335028557334870132011-04-18T10:02:00.039+09:002011-04-20T00:12:46.799+09:00<div align="left"><div style="text-align: center;"><a send="true" href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10865531742.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /></div>It’s no secret that I like comic-book heroes – especially Batman! (Actually, <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/03/batman-forever.html">I AM Batman!</a>) Recently, I was talking to a student about the Batman movies. (She watched 5 of them in 2 weeks, which I think deserves some kind of medal!) At the end of the lesson, I asked her to make up her own comic-book hero. She created… <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596728772408835666" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XgDALC2-2wg/TauTKm-i_lI/AAAAAAAACqE/XJX69IghlYM/s320/Breadgirl%2B%25231%2B%2528%25C2%25A9%2B2011%2BSeira%2BOkamoto%2529.JPG" border="0" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p4wovq6lZIc/TauTYRtSM_I/AAAAAAAACqs/Qrx0vp5hG1g/s1600/Breadgirl%2B%25232%2B%2528%25C2%25A9%2B2011%2BSeira%2BOkamoto%2529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596729007217456114" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p4wovq6lZIc/TauTYRtSM_I/AAAAAAAACqs/Qrx0vp5hG1g/s320/Breadgirl%2B%25232%2B%2528%25C2%25A9%2B2011%2BSeira%2BOkamoto%2529.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dgPb0ChkOBg/TauTYN1wC-I/AAAAAAAACqk/GCTUsX3Hg_w/s1600/Breadgirl%2B%25233%2B%2528%25C2%25A9%2B2011%2BSeira%2BOkamoto%2529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596729006179224546" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dgPb0ChkOBg/TauTYN1wC-I/AAAAAAAACqk/GCTUsX3Hg_w/s320/Breadgirl%2B%25233%2B%2528%25C2%25A9%2B2011%2BSeira%2BOkamoto%2529.JPG" border="0" /></a> By the way, did you know most famous comic-book heroes have a girl version? There's...<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LcvN280Caww/TauTXxHSwaI/AAAAAAAACqc/ycPywjWys4g/s1600/Batgirl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596728998468174242" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 234px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LcvN280Caww/TauTXxHSwaI/AAAAAAAACqc/ycPywjWys4g/s320/Batgirl.jpg" border="0" /></a>Batgirl</div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596731915246092114" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_WyDTcXdIZ8/TauWBi9Vv1I/AAAAAAAACq0/VnLU3NVfgNY/s320/Supergirl.jpg" border="0" />Supergirl </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5bCoNplp4is/TauTXiOd7uI/AAAAAAAACqM/kpX9mbjM8Yo/s1600/Spider-girl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596728994471735010" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5bCoNplp4is/TauTXiOd7uI/AAAAAAAACqM/kpX9mbjM8Yo/s320/Spider-girl.jpg" border="0" /></a> Spider-girl</div><br /><div align="left">What comic-book hero would you like to create?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <a send="true" href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10865531742.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-6933502855733487013?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-22556821635189060682011-04-09T05:51:00.004+09:002011-04-09T06:01:24.536+09:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J3uI95azGsQ/TZ92jDoRVWI/AAAAAAAACo8/eegZw68L2r4/s1600/Simon%2BYates%2Bat%2BAndy%2527s%2BImagine%252C%2Ba%2Bbar%2Bin%2BRokkomichi%252C%2Bnear%2BKobe%252C%2BJapan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593319606859158882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J3uI95azGsQ/TZ92jDoRVWI/AAAAAAAACo8/eegZw68L2r4/s320/Simon%2BYates%2Bat%2BAndy%2527s%2BImagine%252C%2Ba%2Bbar%2Bin%2BRokkomichi%252C%2Bnear%2BKobe%252C%2BJapan.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tonight, our friend Simon Yates will be playing live acoustic music at <a href="http://andys-imagine.com/">Andy's Imagine</a> (090-1133-1501), a cool little bar in Rokkomichi, near Kobe. It's a charity concert to help the victims of the recent earthquake. If you're down Kobe way (or you're looking for an excuse to be down Kobe way), you should definitely check it out. We hope to see you there! <br /><div align="center"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=andy%27s+imagine&amp;vps=2&amp;jsv=153e&amp;sll=38.341656,140.976563&amp;sspn=31.603437,57.216797&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ei=WbPlSefEFIqsvAPY1sSoDw&amp;cd=1&amp;cid=34711726,135238051,18028910486762595298&amp;li=lmd&amp;z=14&amp;t=m">Click here for map to Andy's Imagine</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-2255682163518906068?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-90075257938706090462011-04-08T00:26:00.001+09:002011-04-08T00:28:41.227+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RPNBQsqQzAg/TZ3X_NZFreI/AAAAAAAACo0/BIN8p2ptFSs/s1600/11-04-03%2B%252304%253B%2BOur%2BGroup%2BUnder%2Bthe%2BBlossoms%2Bin%2BTsurumi%2BRyokuchi%2BPark%252C%2BOsaka.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RPNBQsqQzAg/TZ3X_NZFreI/AAAAAAAACo0/BIN8p2ptFSs/s320/11-04-03%2B%252304%253B%2BOur%2BGroup%2BUnder%2Bthe%2BBlossoms%2Bin%2BTsurumi%2BRyokuchi%2BPark%252C%2BOsaka.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592863793190645218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Last Sunday, we held our annual Be &amp; Me Spring Picnic in Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park, in Osaka. We had a great day – despite the cold! There were nearly as many <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay">cosplayers</a> as picnickers!<br /> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /> </span> <div style="font-family: georgia;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/SpringPicnic2011#">Click Here for More Spring Picnic Photos</a></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-9007525793870609046?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-81878022863876642262011-04-02T12:22:00.003+09:002011-04-02T12:24:03.105+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XKvgHjIzi_I/TZaWjWhDfVI/AAAAAAAACjI/dgBXQ5VCHpM/s1600/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BClub%2BEaster-Bunny%2BGraphic.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XKvgHjIzi_I/TZaWjWhDfVI/AAAAAAAACjI/dgBXQ5VCHpM/s320/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BClub%2BEaster-Bunny%2BGraphic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590821521510858066" border="0" /></a>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-8187802286387664226?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-17789139523043830072011-03-30T08:54:00.006+09:002011-04-02T12:38:18.767+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10848807311.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dJFHhM3ibWs/TZJxV8i24mI/AAAAAAAACjA/zNaCJCE_JWU/s1600/%25231%253B%2BThe%2BPUZZLE%2BPROJECT%2Bat%2BKIX%2B-%2BKansai%2BInternational%2BAirport%252C%2BOsaka.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dJFHhM3ibWs/TZJxV8i24mI/AAAAAAAACjA/zNaCJCE_JWU/s320/%25231%253B%2BThe%2BPUZZLE%2BPROJECT%2Bat%2BKIX%2B-%2BKansai%2BInternational%2BAirport%252C%2BOsaka.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589654709363728994" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >One of the most interesting people I've met in Japan is artist <a href="http://unipon2kau2.com/inaba_takashi_profile.html">Takashi Inaba</a>. As well as making his own art, Mr. Inaba also puts together projects by groups of artists. The ongoing <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2008/09/puzzle-project.html">PUZZLE PROJECT</a> is a good example. Luckily, you can check out 2 PUZZLE PROJECT exhibitions in April &amp; May. The first is <a href="http://puzzle-project.blogspot.com/">PUZZLE PROJECT in KIX</a> (Kansai International Airport), which is pictured above. Don't forget to look for it ion the 4th floor if you're passing through the airport in the next couple of months.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iJNi4VHaji4/TZJxVyvXQFI/AAAAAAAACi4/-6fmAnksexg/s1600/%25232%253B%2BPUZZLE%2BPROJECT%2BJapan%2BEarthquake%2BCharity%2BExhibition%2Bat%2BUni%2BPon%2BPon%2BKau%2BKau%2Bin%2BUmeda%252C%2BOsaka.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iJNi4VHaji4/TZJxVyvXQFI/AAAAAAAACi4/-6fmAnksexg/s320/%25232%253B%2BPUZZLE%2BPROJECT%2BJapan%2BEarthquake%2BCharity%2BExhibition%2Bat%2BUni%2BPon%2BPon%2BKau%2BKau%2Bin%2BUmeda%252C%2BOsaka.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589654706731827282" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Since the big earthquake in Tohoku, Mr. Inaba has been thinking about ways he can help. He's holding a special <a href="http://unipon2kau2.com/uaps/exhibition/next_exhibition.html">PUZZLE PROJECT Charity Exhibition</a> at his bar <a href="http://unipon2kau2.com/page2.html">Uni Pon Pon Kau Kau</a> in Umeda, Osaka. The exhibition will run from now until Sunday, May 8th. Money raised by the exhibition will be donated to victims of the earthquake through the Japanese Red Cross Society.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=ja&amp;brcurrent=3,0x6000e73098799cf5:0xb07f1c0e2b45d0f5,0&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=106020602598050351119.00044064708db5b6f63e5&amp;ll=34.688289,135.499848&amp;spn=0.031175,0.007365&amp;iwloc=000460db5a163d059a022&amp;source=embed">Click Here for Map to Uni Pon Pon Kau Kau</a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">By the way, Mayumi &amp; I both have pieces in the </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://puzzle-project.blogspot.com/">PUZZLE PROJECT in KIX</a> exhibition...</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oq1otyP-JRk/TZJxVbbPRtI/AAAAAAAACiw/DpTFCXSSS1c/s1600/%25233%253B%2B%2527Mandala%2527%2Bby%2BMayumi%2BRigby%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BPUZZLE%2BPROJECT%2Bat%2BKIX%2BExhibition.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oq1otyP-JRk/TZJxVbbPRtI/AAAAAAAACiw/DpTFCXSSS1c/s320/%25233%253B%2B%2527Mandala%2527%2Bby%2BMayumi%2BRigby%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BPUZZLE%2BPROJECT%2Bat%2BKIX%2BExhibition.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589654700473403090" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9B%BC%E8%8D%BC%E7%BE%85">"Mandala"</a> by Mayumi Rigby<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5TfVGgGxkrQ/TZJxVDEiGUI/AAAAAAAACio/2ACCmwAXbQE/s1600/%25234%253B%2B%2527The%2BOther%2BSide%2527%2Bby%2BDavid%2BRigby%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BPUZZLE%2BPROJECT%2Bat%2BKIX%2BExhibition.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5TfVGgGxkrQ/TZJxVDEiGUI/AAAAAAAACio/2ACCmwAXbQE/s320/%25234%253B%2B%2527The%2BOther%2BSide%2527%2Bby%2BDavid%2BRigby%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BPUZZLE%2BPROJECT%2Bat%2BKIX%2BExhibition.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589654693935716674" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >"The Other Side" by David Rigby</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10848807311.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-1778913952304383007?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-22663166151574842452011-03-23T08:27:00.013+09:002011-03-23T08:42:55.185+09:00<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >I've already said quite a lot about the recent earthquake (see <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/03/are-you-ready-for-earthquake.html">Are You Ready for an Earthquake?</a>). The best things we can do from now are 1) <a href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/feature/eq2011/bokin.htm?from=ytop">Make a Donation</a>, 2) <a href="http://www.tokyo-icc.jp/guide/kinkyu/05.html">Be Prepared for the Next One</a> &amp; 3) Get on with Our Lives.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oymoQXhtZvQ/TYkwi2hlJvI/AAAAAAAACh4/whJzEEjOrRA/s1600/%25231%253B%2BSaint%2BPatrick%2527s%2BDay%2Bin%2BOsaka%252C%2BJapan.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oymoQXhtZvQ/TYkwi2hlJvI/AAAAAAAACh4/whJzEEjOrRA/s320/%25231%253B%2BSaint%2BPatrick%2527s%2BDay%2Bin%2BOsaka%252C%2BJapan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587050188039857906" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">I've just posted some pictures of this year's <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/SaintPatrickSDayInOsaka2011#5586807630242624802">Saint Patrick's Day Party at Murphy's Irish Pub</a> &amp; the <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/SaintPatrickSDayInOsaka2011#5586808023484624658">Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Osaka</a> on our <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be">School's Online Photo Albums</a>.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/SaintPatrickSDayInOsaka2011#">Click here</a> to see them all.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Next up on our list of special events for March is ...<br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OpDDr3lXuHI/TYkwiiUvaLI/AAAAAAAAChw/Flgu0JvxYlo/s1600/%25232%253B%2BSimon%2BYates%2Bat%2BAndy%2527s%2BImagine%252C%2Ba%2Bbar%2Bin%2BRokkomichi%252C%2Bnear%2BKobe%252C%2BJapan.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OpDDr3lXuHI/TYkwiiUvaLI/AAAAAAAAChw/Flgu0JvxYlo/s320/%25232%253B%2BSimon%2BYates%2Bat%2BAndy%2527s%2BImagine%252C%2Ba%2Bbar%2Bin%2BRokkomichi%252C%2Bnear%2BKobe%252C%2BJapan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587050182617295026" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">The <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/01/live-acoustic-music-tomorrow-night.html">Simon Yates concert</a> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">at <a href="http://andys-imagine.com/">Andy's Imagine</a>, in Rokkomichi on Saturday, March 26th, and...<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rfq4fvjGdCo/TYkwiTvTmbI/AAAAAAAACho/xo3gkPH7WXA/s1600/%25233%253B%2BPirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotonbori%2B-%2BBilingual%2BImprov%2BComedy%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rfq4fvjGdCo/TYkwiTvTmbI/AAAAAAAACho/xo3gkPH7WXA/s320/%25233%253B%2BPirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotonbori%2B-%2BBilingual%2BImprov%2BComedy%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587050178702186930" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">The </span><span style="font-size:100%;">bilingual comedy show by <a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/Home%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0.html">The Pirates of the Dotonbori</a> at <a href="http://www.the-blarney-stone.com/shinsaibashi/jindex.php">The Blarney Stone in Shinsaibashi</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> on Sunday, March 27th<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Unfortunately, we won't be able to make it to Simon's concert this month (however, we will be at his next concert on April 9th). We will definitely be at the comedy show </span><span style="font-size:100%;">– </span><span style="font-size:100%;">hope to see you there!</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-2266316615157484245?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-74293899987905533302011-03-15T10:03:00.017+09:002011-04-01T06:39:51.584+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style=""><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10832384087.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div>For advice (in Japanese) about how you can help victims, go here: <a href="http://ameblo.jp/sakurayama-life/entry-10830678828.html">http://ameblo.jp/sakurayama-life/entry-10830678828.html</a><br /><br />To make a donation (in Japanese), go here: <a href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/feature/eq2011/bokin.htm?from=ytop">http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/feature/eq2011/bokin.htm?from=ytop</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wf-G0TgiarU/TX685InGZqI/AAAAAAAACbo/vxXWqGANzsI/s1600/Drop%2521%2BCover%2521%2BHold%2BOn%2521.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584108277736040098" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 106px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wf-G0TgiarU/TX685InGZqI/AAAAAAAACbo/vxXWqGANzsI/s320/Drop%2521%2BCover%2521%2BHold%2BOn%2521.jpg" border="0" /></a>Luckily, Osaka wasn't affected by the big earthquake that struck Japan on Friday. It's strange how life seems completely unchanged in Osaka but when you turn on the TV you see images that you'd expect to see in some disaster movie. What I find stranger is the number of people who spent the weekend watching the disaster on TV but who did nothing to prepare for the same thing happening here.<br /><br />Are you ready for a major earthquake in Osaka? Is your home safe in an earthquake? Do you know what to do in an earthquake? Do you know what to do after an earthquake? Do you have an emergency pack ready for after an earthquake? If your answer to any of these questions is "no," than do something about it now!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Is your home safe in an earthquake?</span><br /><br />1) Make sure exits from your building are not blocked. Bicycles parked near exits will fall over, making it difficult for you to get out quickly in an emergency. (But DON'T try to get out during an actual earthquake – see below!)<br /><br />2) Kitchens are especially dangerous. Make sure all your glassware is behind doors.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J0kU1BciSG8/TX67Sm2ggfI/AAAAAAAACbY/vR_d4CdpF7I/s1600/Getting%2BReady%2Bfor%2Ban%2BEarthquake%2B%25232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584106516327203314" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J0kU1BciSG8/TX67Sm2ggfI/AAAAAAAACbY/vR_d4CdpF7I/s320/Getting%2BReady%2Bfor%2Ban%2BEarthquake%2B%25232.JPG" border="0" /></a>We use child locks to make sure our kitchen cupboards won't open in an earthquake<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">3) Make sure all tall/heavy furniture is secure.<br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dkazafuOd6A/TX67SvbbGaI/AAAAAAAACbg/RcwNk-c4Abc/s1600/Getting%2BReady%2Bfor%2Ban%2BEarthquake%2B%25231.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584106518629521826" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dkazafuOd6A/TX67SvbbGaI/AAAAAAAACbg/RcwNk-c4Abc/s320/Getting%2BReady%2Bfor%2Ban%2BEarthquake%2B%25231.JPG" border="0" /></a>Braces to stop our kitchen cabinet from falling over<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you know what to do in an earthquake?</span><br /><br />1) DO NOT RUN OUTSIDE! Many people are injured by tiles &amp; pieces of buildings falling on them while they are trying to exit the building.<br /><br />2) DO NOT USE ELEVATORS! Elevators often stop working after an earthquake. If it's a big earthquake, it could be days before anyone can rescue you.<br /><br />3) GET UNDER COVER! Many injuries are caused by falling furniture, lights, and pieces of concrete dropping out of the ceiling. Get under a table or bed. Hold onto one of the legs so that it doesn't move away from you. However, if you have a piano, do not get under it – those legs are not as strong as they look.<br /><br />4) If there is no strong table near you, crouch against an inside wall or stand in a doorway. In a strong earthquake, the door can move around a lot. Lean against it so that it doesn't hit you.<br /><br />5) Do not look out the window. Last Friday, workers in the building opposite Be &amp; Me actually ran to the windows of their office and leaned up against them to get a better view of what was happening outside. If windows break, you get cut. If you're leaning against them on the 4th floor, you fall four floors to the concrete below before getting showered with broken glass!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you know what to do after an earthquake?</span><br /><br />As soon as the earthquake is over, go to your front door and make sure you can open it. Leave it open. Do not go outside unless you think your building is in danger of collapsing or you are told to by someone in authority (police, fire fighters, etc.). Turn off your gas and any heaters or stoves.<br /><br />Mayumi's sister lives in Saitama. Her husband works in Tokyo. On Friday, the earthquake hit at about 2:45 pm but she could not contact him until 11:00 pm. Your phones will not work after a major earthquake. You need to make a meeting plan with your family now. We have a 3-point meeting plan – first, we go to our son's school; next, our home; and finally, our local emergency evacuation area. We have visited our local evacuation area and chosen a place to meet there. Do you know where your local evacuation area is? Do you have a meeting plan? Talk to your family now!<br /><br />If you are trapped in your home after an earthquake...<br /><ul><li>Do not light a match.</li><li>Do not move about or kick up dust.</li><li>Cover your mouth with a handkerchief or clothing.</li><li>Tap on a pipe or wall so rescuers can locate you. Use a whistle if one is available. Shout only as a last resort. Shouting can cause you to inhale dangerous amounts of dust.</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you have an emergency pack?</span><br /><br />After a major earthquake, it could be 2 or 3 days before the government can start helping you. You need to be ready to look after yourself during this time. Our family has emergency back packs in our entranceway (<i>genkan)</i>. If we have to evacuate, we can grab them on the way out the door.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gUHMQ4WzOGQ/TX67SSi95hI/AAAAAAAACbQ/IKRaciGmBDs/s1600/Getting%2BReady%2Bfor%2Ban%2BEarthquake%2B%25233.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584106510876534290" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gUHMQ4WzOGQ/TX67SSi95hI/AAAAAAAACbQ/IKRaciGmBDs/s320/Getting%2BReady%2Bfor%2Ban%2BEarthquake%2B%25233.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our emergency packs are always next to the front door<br /><br /></div>Your emergency pack should contain the following...<br /><br /><p>*Flashlight (electricity may be cut off)<br />*Radio – battery operated<br />*Batteries<br />*Cell-phone recharger (battery or hand-powered)<br />*Whistle (to call for help)<br />*Dust masks (there will be a lot of dust in the air from damaged buildings. A lot of this dust contains dangerous chemicals)<br />*Pocket knife<br />*Space blanket<br />*Work gloves (you may need to move broken concrete, glass, etc.)<br />*Emergency cash (small notes &amp; coins)<br />*Sturdy shoes, a change of clothes, clean underwear &amp; socks, a rain coat, and a warm hat/sun hat<br />*Water (2 litres/person/day – that's 6 kilograms of water per person! Test carrying your bag before there's an earthquake. If it's too heavy, leave some of the water in a separate bag in the entranceway so you can come back for it if you really need to.)<br />*Food (we use muesli bars. They are light, long lasting, &amp; relatively high in nutrition &amp; energy.)<br />*Toilet paper (TOILET PAPER!)<br />*Garbage bags (for the used toilet paper, etc – when you gotta go, you gotta go!)<br />*First Aid Kit (bandages, pain killers, diarrhoea medicine, antiseptic, etc.)<br />*Any special medicine you may need (prescription medicine you may take for heart condition, asthma, etc.)<br />*List of allergies to any drug (especially antibiotics) or food<br />*List of emergency point-of-contact phone numbers<br />*Copy of health insurance and identification cards<br />*Extra eye glasses, hearing aid or other vital personal items<br />*Toothbrush and toothpaste<br />*Any special-needs items for children, old people &amp; pets<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sqHSq8EKv9Q/TX67SGn3UdI/AAAAAAAACbI/wC-2E48bTyc/s1600/Getting%2BReady%2Bfor%2Ban%2BEarthquake%2B%25234.JPG"></a></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584106507675849170" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sqHSq8EKv9Q/TX67SGn3UdI/AAAAAAAACbI/wC-2E48bTyc/s320/Getting%2BReady%2Bfor%2Ban%2BEarthquake%2B%25234.JPG" border="0" />To be honest, our emergency packs don't contain everything I've listed above, but anything is better than nothing! If you don't have an emergency pack, make one today!<br /><br />Click here for more information in Japanese: <a href="http://www.tokyo-icc.jp/guide/kinkyu/05.html">http://www.tokyo-icc.jp/guide/kinkyu/05.html</a><br /><br />By the way, You can buy pre-made emergency packs from shops like Tokyu Hands. If you don't have the time to make your own pack, you should go there today.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How can we help those already affected?</span><br /><br />Many people are wondering how they can help those people already affected by the earthquake. The short answer is "SEND MONEY!" But be careful who you send money to! Most of the banks &amp; newspapers have set up special accounts for donations. I think you can trust them. Yesterday, I passed 2 people on the street collecting money in a bucket. Who were they? Maybe they were good people, but maybe they weren't. Also, don't trust people who ask for money through e-mails &amp; the internet. They may be good people but ... ?<br /><br />To make a donation (in Japanese), go here: <a href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/feature/eq2011/bokin.htm?from=ytop">http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/feature/eq2011/bokin.htm?from=ytop</a><br /><br />Mayumi has a friend who lives in the disaster area. He has written (in Japanese) about how you can help on his Blog. Go to: <a href="http://ameblo.jp/sakurayama-life/entry-10830678828.html">http://ameblo.jp/sakurayama-life/entry-10830678828.html</a> to find out more.<br /><br />To be prepared is to be safe! Stay safe!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=""><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10832384087.html">このブログ の日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-7429389998790553330?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-87352576931931489922011-03-09T11:01:00.008+09:002011-03-18T23:17:34.570+09:00<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >There's a <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/05/bunches.html">bunch</a> of special events happening in March &amp; April. Here are the details...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">March 17th - </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-is-saint-patricks-day.html">Saint Patrick's Day</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> at </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.murphysosaka.com/">Murphy's Irish Pub</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> in Shinsaibashi, Osaka</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kwqvsotUac4/TXbf1nhF9dI/AAAAAAAACa0/rZmzA3HNxEQ/s1600/%25231%253B%2BSome%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe%2BStudents%2Bwith%2BRigby%2Bat%2BMurphy%2527s%2BIrish%2BPub%2Bin%2BOsaka%252C%2BJapan.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kwqvsotUac4/TXbf1nhF9dI/AAAAAAAACa0/rZmzA3HNxEQ/s320/%25231%253B%2BSome%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe%2BStudents%2Bwith%2BRigby%2Bat%2BMurphy%2527s%2BIrish%2BPub%2Bin%2BOsaka%252C%2BJapan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581894900406154706" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >The students &amp; friends of Be &amp; Me celebrate this popular international holiday every year at </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.murphysosaka.com/">Murphy's</a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >, Osaka's oldest Irish pub. We'll be there again next Thursday! Why don't you join us?<br /> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> <div align="center" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a send="true" href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/03/photos-from-saint-patricks-day-drinks.html">Click here to see some photos from last year!</a></span></div> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">March 19th - </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://osakainj.blog.fc2.com/">Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Osaka</a><br /> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pK0dukHj2WI/TXbf1XQfuNI/AAAAAAAACas/IkMebyzrAvw/s1600/%25232%253B%2BSaint%2BPatrick%2Band%2Bthe%2BParade%2Bin%2BKyoto%252C%2BJapan.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pK0dukHj2WI/TXbf1XQfuNI/AAAAAAAACas/IkMebyzrAvw/s320/%25232%253B%2BSaint%2BPatrick%2Band%2Bthe%2BParade%2Bin%2BKyoto%252C%2BJapan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581894896041572562" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Last year, we took part in the <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/03/some-photos-from-saint-patricks-day.html">Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Kyoto</a>. This year, there is a parade right in the middle of Osaka. The parade will probably kick off at 2:00. We hope to see you there!<br /><br /></span> <div align="center" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://osakainj.blog.fc2.com/blog-category-7.html">Meet here!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://osakainj.blog.fc2.com/blog-category-10.html">Parade Course</a><br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/SaintPatrickSDayParadeInKyotoJapan#">Click here for some photos from last year!</a></span></div> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">March 20th - "</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/Home%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0.html">Pirates of the Dotonbori</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">" at </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.murphysosaka.com/">Murphy's Irish Pub</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lsOYyk3nGZk/TXbf1AiwhVI/AAAAAAAACak/nTduNS4CP24/s1600/%25233%253B%2BPirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotonbori%2B-%2BImprov%2BComedy%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lsOYyk3nGZk/TXbf1AiwhVI/AAAAAAAACak/nTduNS4CP24/s320/%25233%253B%2BPirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotonbori%2B-%2BImprov%2BComedy%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581894889944155474" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Check out this bilingual comedy group at</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > <a href="http://www.murphysosaka.com/">Murphy's Irish Pub</a>, in Shinsaibashi. Unfortunately, I won't be able to go to this show. I'll definitely be at their next show on March 27th!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >March 26th - <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/01/live-acoustic-music-tomorrow-night.html">Simon Yates Concert</a> at </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://andys-imagine.com/">Andy's Imagine</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >, in Rokkomichi</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3zAdz6wXE4w/TXbf08XI-hI/AAAAAAAACac/NTZm4pcoVdI/s1600/%25234%253B%2BSimon%2Bat%2BAndy%2527s%2BImagine%252C%2Ba%2Bbar%2Bin%2BRokkomichi%252C%2Bnear%2BKobe%252C%2BJapan.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 184px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3zAdz6wXE4w/TXbf08XI-hI/AAAAAAAACac/NTZm4pcoVdI/s320/%25234%253B%2BSimon%2Bat%2BAndy%2527s%2BImagine%252C%2Ba%2Bbar%2Bin%2BRokkomichi%252C%2Bnear%2BKobe%252C%2BJapan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581894888821684754" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Our friend Simon<span lang="EN-US"> will be playing live </span><span lang="EN-US">acoustic music </span><span lang="EN-US">at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andys-imagine.com/">Andy's Imagine</a> (</span>090-1133-1501)<span lang="EN-US">, a cool little bar in Rokkomichi, near Kobe. Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it. However, if you're down Kobe way (or you're looking for an excuse to be down Kobe way), you should definitely check it out.</span><br /><br /></span> <div align="center" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=andy%27s+imagine&amp;vps=2&amp;jsv=153e&amp;sll=38.341656,140.976563&amp;sspn=31.603437,57.216797&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ei=WbPlSefEFIqsvAPY1sSoDw&amp;cd=1&amp;cid=34711726,135238051,18028910486762595298&amp;li=lmd&amp;z=14&amp;t=m">Click here for map to Andy's Imagine</a><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >March 27th - "<a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/Home%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0.html">Pirates of the Dotonbori</a>" at <a href="http://www.the-blarney-stone.com/shinsaibashi/jindex.php">The Blarney Stone in Shinsaibashi</a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />I will definitely be at this show. I've heard great things about this bilingual comedy group. Let's have a few beers and a lot of laughs together at this one!<br /><br /></span> <div align="center" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.the-blarney-stone.com/shinsaibashi/jmap.php">Click here for a map to The Blarney Stone in Shinsaibashi</a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">April 3rd - </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/04/hanami-cherry-blossom-viewing.html">The Be &amp; Me Spring Party</a><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rRJ5FAE7PCI/TXbf0iJ74eI/AAAAAAAACaU/WZoYSypgzCw/s1600/%25235%253B%2BThe%2BHanami%2BGang%2Bin%2BTsurumi%2BRyokuchi%252C%2BOsaka.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rRJ5FAE7PCI/TXbf0iJ74eI/AAAAAAAACaU/WZoYSypgzCw/s320/%25235%253B%2BThe%2BHanami%2BGang%2Bin%2BTsurumi%2BRyokuchi%252C%2BOsaka.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581894881786978786" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">One of the highlights of the annual Be &amp; Me Event Calendar is the Spring Party at Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park, in Osaka. Ask Rigby or Mayumi for more details.<br /><br /></span> <div align="center" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/04/hanami-cherry-blossom-viewing.html">Click here to see some photos from last year!</a><br /></span></div> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" > <br /> April 9th - </span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/01/live-acoustic-music-tomorrow-night.html">Simon Yates Concert</a> at </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://andys-imagine.com/">Andy's Imagine</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >, in Rokkomichi</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /> Another event that I'll definitely be attending! Our friend Simon<span lang="EN-US"> will be playing live </span><span lang="EN-US">acoustic music </span><span lang="EN-US">at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andys-imagine.com/">Andy's Imagine</a> (</span>090-1133-1501)<span lang="EN-US">, a cool little bar in Rokkomichi, near Kobe. Why don't you join us!</span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span> <div align="center" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=andy%27s+imagine&amp;vps=2&amp;jsv=153e&amp;sll=38.341656,140.976563&amp;sspn=31.603437,57.216797&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ei=WbPlSefEFIqsvAPY1sSoDw&amp;cd=1&amp;cid=34711726,135238051,18028910486762595298&amp;li=lmd&amp;z=14&amp;t=m">Click here for map to Andy's Imagine</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-8735257693193148992?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-88247941915788675482011-03-01T07:06:00.000+09:002011-03-01T07:07:45.667+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7dBUWZqwpig/TWwcgR8dbcI/AAAAAAAACZw/mOY7GW1ku2c/s1600/March%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7dBUWZqwpig/TWwcgR8dbcI/AAAAAAAACZw/mOY7GW1ku2c/s320/March%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578865379303583170" border="0" /></a>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-8824794191578867548?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-61598245694075202212011-02-28T17:47:00.006+09:002011-03-01T06:55:34.725+09:00<div align="center"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10816560482.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3frp7kWGEjs/TWthgSCmYEI/AAAAAAAACZo/8R8yZaAIHYM/s1600/11-02-27%2B%252301%253B%2BAtsu%2BTakamatsu%2527s%2BExhibition%2BParty.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578659770654941250" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3frp7kWGEjs/TWthgSCmYEI/AAAAAAAACZo/8R8yZaAIHYM/s320/11-02-27%2B%252301%253B%2BAtsu%2BTakamatsu%2527s%2BExhibition%2BParty.JPG" border="0" /></a> Atsu (standing in the center) with some of the musicians who played last night at his exhibition party</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N5PgepWUr4w/TWthgaHMMLI/AAAAAAAACZg/iU6a2YeqHjY/s1600/11-02-27%2B%252302%253B%2BAtsu%2BTakamatsu%2527s%2BExhibition%2BParty.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578659772821680306" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N5PgepWUr4w/TWthgaHMMLI/AAAAAAAACZg/iU6a2YeqHjY/s320/11-02-27%2B%252302%253B%2BAtsu%2BTakamatsu%2527s%2BExhibition%2BParty.JPG" border="0" /></a> Exhibition party-goers talking, eating, drinking &amp; enjoying the photos - of course!<br /><br /><div align="left">My good friend <a href="http://atsushitakamatsu.com/">Atsu Takamatsu</a>, a commercial photographer based in Osaka, is holding a photo exhibition at <a href="http://cero-art.com/">Galeria Cero</a>, near the American Village, until Saturday, March 5th. Last night, Mayumi &amp; I went to his exhibition party. As you can see from the photos above, a good time was had by all!</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">You can find out more about the exhibition <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/02/atmosphere-photo-exhibition-by-atsushi.html">here!</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10816560482.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-6159824569407520221?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-90928646874697197502011-02-26T06:20:00.015+09:002011-02-26T07:55:41.129+09:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rp5FSbQ7Ed8/TWgeL7GK1-I/AAAAAAAACZI/YKyDC6JmDJ8/s1600/Pirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotonbori%2B-%2BImprov%2BComedy%2Bat%2BBalabushka%2527s%252C%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi%252C%2BOsaka.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rp5FSbQ7Ed8/TWgeL7GK1-I/AAAAAAAACZI/YKyDC6JmDJ8/s320/Pirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotonbori%2B-%2BImprov%2BComedy%2Bat%2BBalabushka%2527s%252C%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi%252C%2BOsaka.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577741328689321954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pbt-HiYG9qg/TWgy5Rwnz5I/AAAAAAAACZY/zwuca-j4M4o/s1600/Pirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotonbori%2B-%2BImprov%2BComedy%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pbt-HiYG9qg/TWgy5Rwnz5I/AAAAAAAACZY/zwuca-j4M4o/s320/Pirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotonbori%2B-%2BImprov%2BComedy%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577764098099629970" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >One of my friends is in a comedy group called <a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/piratesofthedotombori.com/Home%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0.html">The Pirates of the Dotonbori</a> (Great name, eh?!). They are having a show tomorrow night at </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""><a href="http://www.balabushka.jp/" target="_blank">Balabushka</a>, in the American Village (Amerika Mura), near Shinsaibashi. It should be a great show!<br />Here are the details in in Japanese...</span></span><big><big><span style=""><big><big><br /></big></big></span></big></big><br />2011の最初のショーは今月の27日です！<br /><br />7時半に心斎橋のバラブシュカでやりますので、入場金は1500円で、１ドリンク付き！<br /><br />いつも通りにライブ即興コントやる予定ですけど、今回僕たちはハロウィーンショーでやって見たスタイルをまたやります。このスタイルは面白いと思われたキャラクターが色んなシーンに出てきて、結果はおもろいに違いない！<br /><br />アップデートやニュースなどは　<a href="http://www.piratesofthedotombori.com/" target="_blank">www.piratesofthedotombori.com</a>　やで！<br />TwitterではOsakaimprovの名前を使います！<br />Facebook/Mixi　でも、検索できますよ。<br /><br />また27日ね！<br /><br /><big><big><span style=""><big><big><big><big><span style=""><big><big><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V6WSQWRaYyQ/TWgy42ax6vI/AAAAAAAACZQ/UPmr9oKSIK4/s1600/Pirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotonbori%2BFlag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V6WSQWRaYyQ/TWgy42ax6vI/AAAAAAAACZQ/UPmr9oKSIK4/s320/Pirates%2Bof%2Bthe%2BDotonbori%2BFlag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577764090760260338" border="0" /></a></span></big></big></span></big></big></big></big></span></big></big><span style="font-size:100%;">Unfortunate</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ly, I'm going to another event that night so I won't be able to make it. You'll definitely see me at their next show on March 27th at The Blarney stone, in Shinsaibashi!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-9092864687469719750?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-83227677159486084122011-02-24T08:54:00.003+09:002011-02-24T09:06:06.205+09:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hNlijqi72i4/TWWgy50yseI/AAAAAAAACZA/r2GpKmWSCPk/s1600/%25231%253B%2BAtmosphere%2B-%2BPhoto%2BExhibition%2Bby%2BAtsushi%2BTakamatsu%2Bat%2BGaleria%2BCero%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi%252C%2BOsaka.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577040509944377826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hNlijqi72i4/TWWgy50yseI/AAAAAAAACZA/r2GpKmWSCPk/s320/%25231%253B%2BAtmosphere%2B-%2BPhoto%2BExhibition%2Bby%2BAtsushi%2BTakamatsu%2Bat%2BGaleria%2BCero%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi%252C%2BOsaka.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577040307527029522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JGqdTRkLKpc/TWWgnHwvExI/AAAAAAAACY4/qS5YqMEv7VQ/s320/%25232%253B%2BAtmosphere%2B-%2BPhoto%2BExhibition%2Bby%2BAtsushi%2BTakamatsu%2Bat%2BGaleria%2BCero%2Bin%2BShinsaibashi%252C%2BOsaka.JPG" border="0" /></div><br />My good friend <a href="http://atsushitakamatsu.com/">Atsu Takamatsu</a>, a commercial photographer based in Osaka, is holding a photo exhibition at <a href="http://cero-art.com/">Galeria Cero</a>, near the American Village, until Saturday, March 5th. I checked out his photos yesterday. As you can see from the photos above, his photos look really cool. You should definitely visit the gallery!<br /><br />You can find out more about the exhibition <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/02/atmosphere-photo-exhibition-by-atsushi.html">here!</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-8322767715948608412?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-2859553402572871932011-02-21T13:37:00.010+09:002011-02-22T12:00:22.768+09:00<div align="left"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10808996957.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mZJM519RcgU/TWHsT-5hA9I/AAAAAAAACYg/bI-1eHX0CXc/s1600/Atmosphere%2B-%2BPhoto%2BExhibition%2Bby%2BAtsushi%2BTakamatsu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575997641707291602" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 216px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mZJM519RcgU/TWHsT-5hA9I/AAAAAAAACYg/bI-1eHX0CXc/s320/Atmosphere%2B-%2BPhoto%2BExhibition%2Bby%2BAtsushi%2BTakamatsu.jpg" border="0" /></a> My good friend <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://atsushitakamatsu.com/">Atsu Takamatsu</a></span></span>, a commercial photographer based in Osaka, is holding a photo exhibition from tomorrow (February 22nd) to Saturday, March 5th, at <a href="http://cero-art.com/">Galeria Cero</a>, near the American Village. </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575997639648426754" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 181px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hOqRO2NXClg/TWHsT3OpOwI/AAAAAAAACYY/s38mngtFKsw/s320/Atmosphere%2B-%2BPhoto%2BExhibition%2Bby%2BAtsushi%2BTakamatsu%2B%2B%2528Map%2529.jpg" border="0" /> </div><p align="center">You can find a map to Galeria Cero <a href="http://cero-art.com/access.html">here</a>.</p><div align="left">The title of the exhibition is <a href="http://galeria-cero.seesaa.net/article/181703039.html">Atmosphere</a> (sounds like “at-moss-feer”). In English, “atmosphere” has 2 meanings…<br /><br />1) The gas around a planet. For example, the Earth’s atmosphere is mainly nitrogen and oxygen. The Moon has no atmosphere.<br /><br />2) The feeling of a place. For example, <a href="http://homepage2.nifty.com/olatacos/">Ola Tacos Bar</a> has a friendly atmosphere.<br /><br />Atsu was born and grew up in Umeda, right in the center of Osaka. He explained to me that with this exhibition he’s trying to show how the city has an atmosphere of home-town nature for him.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10808996957.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-285955340257287193?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-5470668374158523482011-02-18T09:31:00.007+09:002011-02-22T11:58:40.526+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style=""><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10807979487.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m-2bjNwk72M/TV2-Wt35A0I/AAAAAAAACYI/u9CPFBytrq4/s1600/Don%2527t%2BFeed%2Bthe%2BTeacher%2B%25231%2B-%2BA%2BChocolate%2BPig.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574821211234960194" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m-2bjNwk72M/TV2-Wt35A0I/AAAAAAAACYI/u9CPFBytrq4/s320/Don%2527t%2BFeed%2Bthe%2BTeacher%2B%25231%2B-%2BA%2BChocolate%2BPig.JPG" border="0" /></a>This year, my students were very generous with the Saint Valentine’s Day chocolates. I really pigged out on chocolate this week (‘to pig out” means to eat too much). Luckily, <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-saint-valentines-day.html">eating chocolate is good for your health!</a><br /><br />However, too much of a good thing can be bad for you! I really do feel like I gained a couple of kilograms just this week. If you go to a zoo, you’ll often see a sign that says “Don’t Feed the Animals” (“to feed” means to give food to someone or something). I decided to make up my own version for our school…<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FCtbSlg1xDo/TV2-WRy1OqI/AAAAAAAACYA/AnHLzU82pL8/s1600/Don%2527t%2BFeed%2Bthe%2BTeacher%2B%25232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574821203697547938" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FCtbSlg1xDo/TV2-WRy1OqI/AAAAAAAACYA/AnHLzU82pL8/s320/Don%2527t%2BFeed%2Bthe%2BTeacher%2B%25232.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lNdZY42_L3E/TV2-WHbWSCI/AAAAAAAACX4/bvu4a9ag3iI/s1600/Don%2527t%2BFeed%2Bthe%2BTeacher%2B%25233.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574821200914696226" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lNdZY42_L3E/TV2-WHbWSCI/AAAAAAAACX4/bvu4a9ag3iI/s320/Don%2527t%2BFeed%2Bthe%2BTeacher%2B%25233.JPG" border="0" /></a> Unfortunately, it doesn’t always stop students from tempting me!</div><div align="left">By the way, one of the most interesting presents I was given this year was chocolate beer…<br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nv8VLkb9xio/TV2-VwoeAWI/AAAAAAAACXw/I43-BCWTEyQ/s1600/Dont%2BFeed%2Bthe%2BTeacher%2B%25234%2B-%2BChocolate%2BBeer.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574821194795712866" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nv8VLkb9xio/TV2-VwoeAWI/AAAAAAAACXw/I43-BCWTEyQ/s320/Dont%2BFeed%2Bthe%2BTeacher%2B%25234%2B-%2BChocolate%2BBeer.JPG" border="0" /></a> It was surprisingly bitter – and very good!</div><div align="left">Thanks to everyone who gave Saint Valentine’s Day gifts this year! But from now on, DON'T FEED THE TEACHER! (An important message from Mayumi, the teacher’s wife!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=""><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10807979487.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-547066837415852348?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-19850220802684583612011-02-14T06:29:00.006+09:002011-02-15T05:55:09.750+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10801182130.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JOYj10Ty_rs/TVhODTs3XCI/AAAAAAAACXg/S3JKAWaKZJU/s1600/Chocolate%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586Me%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%252C%2B%25E5%25BF%2583%25E6%2596%258E%25E6%25A9%258B%252C%2B%25E5%25A4%25A7%25E9%2598%25AA%2529.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573290357606013986" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 86px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JOYj10Ty_rs/TVhODTs3XCI/AAAAAAAACXg/S3JKAWaKZJU/s320/Chocolate%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586Me%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%252C%2B%25E5%25BF%2583%25E6%2596%258E%25E6%25A9%258B%252C%2B%25E5%25A4%25A7%25E9%2598%25AA%2529.jpg" border="0" /></a> Happy Saint Valentine’s Day, everyone! Here’s some good news for all you chocolate lovers… <p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573298474509604082" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 286px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dcoRA38qq_0/TVhVbxhfFPI/AAAAAAAACXo/AQpluFf5JLE/s320/Chocolate%2Bis%2BGood%2Bfor%2BYou%2521.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">And did you notice the doctor’s name is Valentine?!</p><div style="text-align: left;">By the way, an alcoholic is a person who must drink alcohol every day (alcoholism is a real sickness). A “chocoholic” is a person who must eat some chocolate every day. Luckily, I am not an alcoholic. Unfortunately, I am a chocoholic!<br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">Enjoy your Saint Valentine’s chocolate – it’s good for your health!<span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10801182130.html"><br /></a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10801182130.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-1985022080268458361?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-73549562047436039352011-02-09T08:37:00.006+09:002011-02-10T07:13:43.424+09:00<div align="center"><pre><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10795821461.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></pre> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TVHT3W4RPzI/AAAAAAAACXY/HU5b8A1eD8U/s1600/Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586Me%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2BStudent%2527s%2BHome-Made%2BValentine%2527s%2BDay%2BCard%2B%2528%25E5%25A4%25A7%25E9%2598%25AA%2B%25E5%25BF%2583%25E6%2596%258E%25E6%25A9%258B%2529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571467162021871410" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TVHT3W4RPzI/AAAAAAAACXY/HU5b8A1eD8U/s320/Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586Me%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2BStudent%2527s%2BHome-Made%2BValentine%2527s%2BDay%2BCard%2B%2528%25E5%25A4%25A7%25E9%2598%25AA%2B%25E5%25BF%2583%25E6%2596%258E%25E6%25A9%258B%2529.JPG" border="0" /></a> A Valentine's Day Card from last year’s Be &amp; Me Kids' Valentine Craft Day <p align="left">Next Monday is Valentine’s Day! All across Japan, ladies will be giving obligatory gifts [gifts they feel they should give] to all their male friends – family members, classmates, TEACHERS, co-workers, and so on. (Did I mention TEACHERS?!)</p><p align="left">In Western countries, the custom is almost completely opposite. Traditionally, men give a romantic gift – flowers, jewelry, lingerie, perfume, or chocolate – to their special girlfriend. Recently, couples often exchange gifts over a romantic dinner. In many ways, Saint Valentine’s Day in the West is a lot like Christmas Eve in Japan.</p><p align="left">Saint Valentine’s Day was first promoted in Japan by chocolate companies. After many unsuccessful attempts to motivate men to buy chocolates for their lady friends, the chocolate companies targeted the ladies instead, creating a unique [special/one of a kind], Japan-only version of the popular international holiday.</p><p align="left">“White Day” is a Japanese creation, celebrated nowhere else in the world.</p><p align="left">Enjoy your Saint Valentine’s Day – but be careful not to eat too many chocolates!</p><p align="left">Who is Saint Valentine? Click on the following links to find out more!</p><p align="center"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2007/02/origin-of-st-valentines-day-beginner.html">The Origin of Saint Valentine's Day (Beginner Level)</a><br /><a title="" href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-49.html">バレンタインって誰？（初級用翻訳）</a><br /><br /><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2007/02/origin-of-st-valentines-day.html">The Origin of Saint Valentine's Day (Intermediate Level)</a><br /><a title="" href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-13.html">バレンタインズデーの始まりは？（中級用翻訳）</a></p><pre><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10795821461.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></pre> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-7354956204743603935?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-56885704085458203302011-02-01T09:53:00.001+09:002011-02-01T09:58:26.774+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUdZ9w-FzSI/AAAAAAAACXM/EJ-NUHX64uQ/s1600/Long%2BWeekend.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUdZ9w-FzSI/AAAAAAAACXM/EJ-NUHX64uQ/s320/Long%2BWeekend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568518381919128866" border="0" /></a>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5688570408545820330?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-83689814623853473242011-01-24T18:38:00.009+09:002011-01-26T23:00:41.205+09:00<div align="left"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10779550843.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TT1J6UbcbaI/AAAAAAAACWM/YpgmZskYrU8/s1600/Be%2Band%2BMe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565685980764859810" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 71px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TT1J6UbcbaI/AAAAAAAACWM/YpgmZskYrU8/s320/Be%2Band%2BMe.jpg" border="0" /></a>Back in August of 2010, our school was visited by a photographer from Google Places…</div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TT1JM9Bo9HI/AAAAAAAACWE/1fLmoGOwQPw/s1600/10-08-18%2B%252301%253B%2BThe%2BSchool%2Bbeing%2BGoogled.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565685201388500082" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TT1JM9Bo9HI/AAAAAAAACWE/1fLmoGOwQPw/s320/10-08-18%2B%252301%253B%2BThe%2BSchool%2Bbeing%2BGoogled.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Google photographer at work</div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">Recently, those photos were posted on our Google Places site. She took some great photos! This one is my favorite…<br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TT1JMiot0qI/AAAAAAAACV8/x2IkkZpBtqg/s1600/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BClub%2BPhoto%2Bby%2BGoogle%2BPlaces%2B%25232.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565685194304639650" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TT1JMiot0qI/AAAAAAAACV8/x2IkkZpBtqg/s320/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BClub%2BPhoto%2Bby%2BGoogle%2BPlaces%2B%25232.jpg" border="0" /> </a><p align="center">The Inside of Be &amp; Me 英会話Club</p><div align="left">You can check out all her photos at <a href="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps/place?hl=ja&amp;rlz=1G1GGLQ_JAJP372&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=%E5%BF%83%E6%96%8E%E6%A9%8B+%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=jp&amp;hq=%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1&amp;hnear=%E5%BF%83%E6%96%8E%E6%A9%8B%E9%A7%85%EF%BC%88%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%EF%BC%89&amp;c">Be &amp; Me 英会話 Club on Google Places</a>.<br /><br />I just found out that according to Google, their name came from the word “Googol”, the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100 zeroes – that’s a big number! If you write it out, it looks like this…</div><div align="center"><br />10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000</div><div align="left"><br />I had always thought that Google got its name from “googly eyes,” which means big eyes that stick out. Google even uses that image in one of its logos...<br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TT1JMVMZfkI/AAAAAAAACV0/YSCl4F-ke_Y/s1600/GoogleyEyes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565685190696205890" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 96px; height: 96px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TT1JMVMZfkI/AAAAAAAACV0/YSCl4F-ke_Y/s320/GoogleyEyes.jpg" border="0" /></a> Whenever I think of googly eyes, I always think of the British comedy actor <a href="http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=7886">Marty Feldman</a>…<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TT1JMLsu-7I/AAAAAAAACVs/-5lEGtwFdrg/s1600/Marty%2BFeldman.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565685188147477426" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 212px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TT1JMLsu-7I/AAAAAAAACVs/-5lEGtwFdrg/s320/Marty%2BFeldman.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is not a trick photo! Those are his real eyes!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">I think Marty Feldman’s funniest movie is <a href="http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=23899">Young Frankenstein</a>…<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TT1JMDOw4QI/AAAAAAAACVk/wVGdTOjKaGw/s1600/Young%2BFrankenstien.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565685185874288898" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 231px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TT1JMDOw4QI/AAAAAAAACVk/wVGdTOjKaGw/s320/Young%2BFrankenstien.jpg" border="0" /></a> It’s not just Marty’s funniest movie – it’s “the funniest movie of all time!” (It says so on the DVD cover!)</div><div align="left"><br />If you want to find out more about this movie – or anything else, you should google it (look it up on Google)!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/beandme/entry-10779550843.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-8368981462385347324?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-33804733182904623032011-01-24T17:18:00.010+09:002011-01-26T23:30:00.324+09:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUArr9LNerI/AAAAAAAACW8/ahH5KNzIR28/s1600/Be%2Band%2BMe%252Cjpg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 71px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUArr9LNerI/AAAAAAAACW8/ahH5KNzIR28/s320/Be%2Band%2BMe%252Cjpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566497173585885874" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Back in August of 2010, our school was visited by a photographer from Google Places...<br />２０１０年８月　Ｇｏｏｇｌｅプレイスからカメラマンが僕らの学校にやってきました</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >・・</span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUArQDLovlI/AAAAAAAACW0/K6DlA2DQ164/s1600/10-08-18%2B%252301%253B%2BThe%2BSchool%2Bbeing%2BGoogled%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586%2BMe%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2B-%2B%25E5%25A4%25A7%25E9%2598%25AA%2B%25E5%25BF%2583%25E6%2596%258E%25E6%25A9%258B%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUArQDLovlI/AAAAAAAACW0/K6DlA2DQ164/s320/10-08-18%2B%252301%253B%2BThe%2BSchool%2Bbeing%2BGoogled%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586%2BMe%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2B-%2B%25E5%25A4%25A7%25E9%2598%25AA%2B%25E5%25BF%2583%25E6%2596%258E%25E6%25A9%258B%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566496694161948242" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">The Google photographer at work<br />グーグルカメラマン　仕事中！<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Recently, those photos were posted on our Google Places site. She took some great photos! This one is my favorite...<br />最近　Ｇｏｏｇｌｅプレースに学校の写真がアップされました。　彼女はとってもいい写真を撮ってくれました！　僕のお気に入りは　こちら・・</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUArQPVTcFI/AAAAAAAACWs/tbxY8t3SV5s/s1600/The%2BGoogle%2BPhoto%2Bof%2Bthe%2BSchool%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586%2BMe%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2B-%2B%25E5%25A4%25A7%25E9%2598%25AA%2B%25E5%25BF%2583%25E6%2596%258E%25E6%25A9%258B%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUArQPVTcFI/AAAAAAAACWs/tbxY8t3SV5s/s320/The%2BGoogle%2BPhoto%2Bof%2Bthe%2BSchool%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586%2BMe%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2B-%2B%25E5%25A4%25A7%25E9%2598%25AA%2B%25E5%25BF%2583%25E6%2596%258E%25E6%25A9%258B%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566496697423720530" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">　The inside of Be &amp; Me 英会話 Club in Shinsaibashi, Osaka<br />大阪心斎橋にある　Be &amp; Me 英会話 Club　の教室<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">You can check out all her photos at ...<br />彼女が撮ったすべての写真を見るなら</span><span style="font-size:100%;">・・<br /></span> <a href="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps/place?hl=ja&amp;rlz=1G1GGLQ_JAJP372&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=%E5%BF%83%E6%96%8E%E6%A9%8B+%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=jp&amp;hq=%E8%8B%B1%E4%BC%9A%E8%A9%B1&amp;hnear=%E5%BF%83%E6%96%8E%E6%A9%8B%E9%A7%85%EF%BC%88%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%EF%BC%89&amp;c">Be &amp; Me 英会話 Club on Google Places</a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I just found out that according to Google, their name came from the word "Googol", the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100zeroes - that's a big number!<br /><br />今回調べてわかったのですが、Ｇｏｏｇｌｅ社によると社名は「グーゴル」という１の後に０が１００個連なった数が由来だそうです。　とてつもなく大きな数字です！<br /><br />If you write it out, it looks like this...<br />書いてみると、このようになります</span><span style="font-size:100%;">・・<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,<br />000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I had always thought that Google got its name from "googly eyes", which means big eyes that stick out. Google even use that image in one of its logos...<br />僕はずっと「ギョロ目」を意味する”googly eyes"からきたものだと思ってました。実際、ロゴにも使われていますから・・</span></div></div></div></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUArP6sJY9I/AAAAAAAACWk/bFtscX62cVo/s1600/GoogleyEyes.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 96px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUArP6sJY9I/AAAAAAAACWk/bFtscX62cVo/s320/GoogleyEyes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566496691882386386" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Whenever I think of googly eyes, I always think of the British comedy actor <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" href="http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=7886" target="_blank">Marty Feldman</a>.<br />「ギョロ目」というと、僕はいつも英国のコメディ俳優のマーティ・フェルドマン(</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" href="http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=7886" target="_blank">Marty Feldman</a>)</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >を思い出します。</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUArPyfqoSI/AAAAAAAACWc/Y6utEotvTPA/s1600/Marty%2BFeldman.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUArPyfqoSI/AAAAAAAACWc/Y6utEotvTPA/s320/Marty%2BFeldman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566496689682555170" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">This is not a trick photo! Those are his real eyes!<br />これは加工写真ではありません！　本物の彼の目玉です！<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I think Marty Feldman's funniest movie is <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" target="_blank" href="http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=23899">Young Frankenstein</a>.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><br /></span>マーティ・フェルドマンの最も面白い映画は「ヤング・フランケンスタイン」(</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" target="_blank" href="http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=23899">Young Frankenstein</a>)</span><span style="font-size:100%;">だと思います。</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUArPrkL1kI/AAAAAAAACWU/l7tI2M0kaMg/s1600/Young%2BFrankenstien.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TUArPrkL1kI/AAAAAAAACWU/l7tI2M0kaMg/s320/Young%2BFrankenstien.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566496687822460482" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">It's not just Marty's funniest movie - it's "the funniest movie of all time!" (It says so on the DVD cover!)<br />マーティが面白いだけでなく、「映画史上最も面白い作品！」と書いてありますよ！（ＤＶＤのカバーには！）<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> If you want to find out more about the movie, you should google it!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> 映画についてもっと知りたければ、”ｇｏｏｇｌｅ”検索してみてよう！</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-3380473318290462303?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-34950063278760179322011-01-17T08:37:00.003+09:002011-01-17T08:51:18.153+09:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><object style="font-family: georgia;" height="343" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OAgzhDaRUUM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OAgzhDaRUUM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="343" width="425"></embed></object><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >In my last post (<a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/01/live-acoustic-music-tomorrow-night.html">Live Acoustic Music</a>), I mentioned that my friend Simon used to be in a band called Tripod Jimmy. Here is a music video taken from Australian TV. Simon is the cool looking dude in the black jacket to the left of the screen. Enjoy!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-3495006327876017932?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-84632777167837999832011-01-14T08:41:00.010+09:002011-01-14T09:01:55.188+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TS-Nz33NhRI/AAAAAAAACU4/o6vckw-fmyU/s1600/Simon%2Bat%2BAndy%2527s%2BImagine%252C%2Ba%2Bbar%2Bin%2BRokkomichi%252C%2Bnear%2BKobe%252C%2BJapan.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 184px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TS-Nz33NhRI/AAAAAAAACU4/o6vckw-fmyU/s320/Simon%2Bat%2BAndy%2527s%2BImagine%252C%2Ba%2Bbar%2Bin%2BRokkomichi%252C%2Bnear%2BKobe%252C%2BJapan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561819987134219538" border="0" /></a>Our friend Simon is the music man! I first met him when he was playing for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAgzhDaRUUM">Tripod Jimmy</a>, one of the best bands to ever come out of Osaka…or anywhere! Since then, he has been in so many different bands, I can’t begin to list them.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US"> <br />Tomorrow night (January 15th) from </span><span lang="EN-US">8:30pm - 10:00pm</span><span lang="EN-US">, he will be playing live </span><span lang="EN-US">acoustic music </span><span lang="EN-US">at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andys-imagine.com/">Andy's Imagine</a> (</span>090-1133-1501)<span lang="EN-US">, a cool little bar in Rokkomichi, near Kobe. If you're down Kobe way (or you're looking for an excuse to be down Kobe way), you should definitely check it out.</span><br /><span lang="EN-US"></span><br />皆様<br /></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span>1月15日（土）六甲道まで少し足を伸ばしてライブを見</span><span></span>に来られませんか<br />小さいバーの穏やかな雰囲気の中でソロライブを行います.<br /><br /><a href="http://andys-imagine.com/">Andy's Imagine</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">090-1133-1501<br /><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=andy%27s+imagine&amp;vps=2&amp;jsv=153e&amp;sll=38.341656,140.976563&amp;sspn=31.603437,57.216797&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ei=WbPlSefEFIqsvAPY1sSoDw&amp;cd=1&amp;cid=34711726,135238051,18028910486762595298&amp;li=lmd&amp;z=14&amp;t=m">Click here for map to Andy's Imagine</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-8463277716783799983?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-77591820221108168092011-01-04T10:10:00.001+09:002011-01-04T10:13:20.506+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TSJz_Dp_EII/AAAAAAAACUo/77bsb2pjN68/s1600/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2BRabbits.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TSJz_Dp_EII/AAAAAAAACUo/77bsb2pjN68/s320/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2BRabbits.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558132417278972034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit! Chinese astrologers say that people born in the Year of the Rabbit are calm and gentle, but persistent (they never stop trying). Mayumi &amp; I were both born in the Year of the Rabbit. Let's hope our persistence pays off this year! Here's wishing you all a calm and gentle year in which your persistence helps you achieve your goals!<br /> <br /> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >Be &amp; Me </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >英会話 Club opens from today. We are looking forward to seeing you soon!<br /> <br />Regards, Rigby &amp; Mayumi (a couple of rabbits) </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-7759182022110816809?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-52347705533554280992010-12-30T09:42:00.006+09:002010-12-30T09:58:45.582+09:00Santa gave our son a remote-controlled car for Xmas. Here is a video of him driving it around a cardboard race track we made in our living room...<br /><br /><object height="343" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hLH0nwtoSk0?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hLH0nwtoSk0?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="343" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />By the way, the car is a GX Buggy by Takara Tomy. You can check out the official promo video here...<br /><br /><object height="343" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_IzgKUQZqdo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_IzgKUQZqdo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="343" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />The level of control they show in that video is very, very difficult for a 6-year-old to achieve. It's impossible for a 47-year-old to achieve!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5234770553355428099?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-67565421475257506992010-12-24T07:55:00.003+09:002010-12-24T07:58:09.982+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TRPTmepm61I/AAAAAAAACUI/dA_5wkJEfsc/s1600/Here%2BComes%2BSanta%2521.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TRPTmepm61I/AAAAAAAACUI/dA_5wkJEfsc/s320/Here%2BComes%2BSanta%2521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554015423494024018" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >Santa Clause is Coming to Town!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >If you have been good this year, tonight Santa will climb down your chimney and leave presents under your Christmas tree. (If you don’t have a chimney, don’t worry – Santa uses magic to change your air-conditioner into a fireplace. If you don’t believe me, check out <a href="http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=27536">Disney's The Santa Clause</a>.)<br /><br />Santa gives you presents. Did you know that you are supposed to give Santa something? To find out what, click on </span> <span style="font-size:+1;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2008/12/dont-forget-milk-cookies.html">Don't Forget the ???</a><br /><br />Have a fun tonight, everyone!</span> <br /> </span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-6756542147525750699?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-10272643780835858932010-12-15T07:01:00.008+09:002010-12-16T23:18:10.669+09:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TQlE5JDoDHI/AAAAAAAACTg/NhB-psQwXjI/s1600/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BClub.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551043764185205874" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 250px; height: 173px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TQlE5JDoDHI/AAAAAAAACTg/NhB-psQwXjI/s320/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BClub.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />こんにちは！<br />僕たちがやっている英会話学校　「Be &amp; Me 英会話 Club」 の紹介をします！<br />大阪心斎橋にある個人経営の英会話学校です。<br /><p><strong>* Fun &amp; Effective　【　楽しく身につく　】<br /></strong>私たちは「楽しく学んで英語を身につけること」をモットーとするフレンドリーな学校です。<br /><br /><strong>* Relaxed　【　くつろげる　】<br /></strong>リラックスしたアットホームな雰囲気が漂う教室で、コーヒーやお茶を飲みながらレッスンをしています。<br /><br /><strong>* Experienced Teachers　【　経験豊な講師　】<br /></strong>リラックスした雰囲気に流されてしまうことはありません！　２人で２０年に及ぶ経験を持つ当スクールの講師たちがおこなうレッスンは楽しいだけではなく、「英語を上達させる」ことを強く意識して構成されています。<br /><br /><strong>* Safe　【　安心　】<br /></strong>入学金はかかりません。　完全月謝制です。　レッスンを始めるにあたり、大きな経済的負担を負う必要はありません。<br /><br /><strong>* Effective　【　効果　】<br /></strong>楽しいレッスンを心がけています。　（そうすれば、また来週も勉強したくなるでしょ？）<br />また、レッスン毎に新しい表現、文法やパターンを練習できるようにしています。　１年後には５０にも及ぶ英語表現や会話パターンを身につけることになります。　日々のレッスンでは気づかないかもしれませんが、１年が過ぎるころにはあなた自身があなたの上達ぶりに驚くことでしょう。<br />私たちの学校で学んで１２年という生徒さんは、まったくの初心者から今では上級レベルになりました。また平均して２年以上通ってくれる生徒さんたちが圧倒的に多いのも、私たちのレッスン方針に間違いがない証拠だと確信しています！<br /><br /><strong>* Variety　【　飽きない教材　】<br /></strong>教材費はかかりません。　なぜなら固定のテキストブックを使わないからです。　「レッスンプランが無い」というわけではありません。　レッスンが退屈なものにならないようにするため、独自のプリント、新聞や雑誌の記事、ビデオ、ＣＤなど豊富な教材を用意しています。<br /><br /><strong>* Results　【　結果　】<br /></strong>私たちの生徒さんは授業の中だけではなく、旅行先や仕事、また遊びの場面といった彼らの生活の中で自信を持って外国人と話すことができるようになっています。<br /></p><p><br />各コースの詳細については下記のリンクをクリックしてください！<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/12/english-conversation-classes.html"> 成人向け英会話レッスン：ｾﾐﾌﾟﾗｲﾍﾞｰﾄ（１名～３名）</a><br /><br /><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/12/private-english-conversation-classes.html">成人向け英会話レッスン：プライベート（マンツーマン）</a><br /><br /><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/12/travel-business.html">ビジネス＆旅行英会話クラス</a><br /><br /><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/12/toeic-toefl-step-eiken.html">TOEIC, TOEFL &amp; 英検クラス</a><br /><br /><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/12/be-me-kids.html">Be &amp; Me　キッズ　クラス</a></p><p align="left"><br /></p><p align="left">無料体験レッスンの予約をお待ちしています！　電話：０６－６９１５－２６１３<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-1027264378083585893?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-91252740736507507082010-12-15T06:58:00.008+09:002010-12-16T23:24:31.768+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TQlOweURjkI/AAAAAAAACTo/529AUabWom8/s1600/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BSemi-Private%2BClass.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TQlOweURjkI/AAAAAAAACTo/529AUabWom8/s320/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BSemi-Private%2BClass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551054610389634626" border="0" /></a>１クラス、１名～３名。　クラスメートは同じレベルの方です。<br />あなたの英語レベルにあわせて、日常会話における自然な表現やパターンなどを学んでいきます。トピックスは映画、音楽、時事問題など、あなたの興味のある分野を主に選びます。<br /><br />無料体験レッスンの予約をお待ちしています！　電話：０６－６９１５－２６１３<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-9125274073650750708?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-52236318247597720552010-12-15T06:56:00.008+09:002010-12-16T23:27:20.218+09:00マンツーマンで教えるコースです。<br />より早く確実に結果を出すことを目的としていますので、セミプライベートコースと同じティーチングメソッドと教材を使いますが、あなたの目的にそって授業を進めていきます。<br /><br /><strong>* Flexible　【　柔軟　】<br /></strong>プライベートコースはあなただけのクラスなので、私たちが用意する教材の中からあなたの望むものを選んでいただけます。　今までに、留学準備、海外出張、ビジネスや医学会でのプレゼンテーション、スピーチコンテスト、翻訳、海外企業への就職面接など、さまざまな目的にあった実践的なレッスンをして結果を出し、生徒さんたちにはたいへん満足してもらっています。<br /><br />無料体験レッスンの予約をお待ちしています！　電話：０６－６９１５－２６１３<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5223631824759772055?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-14611306283975340082010-12-15T06:52:00.005+09:002010-12-21T23:31:07.916+09:00ビジネス/旅行英会話用に特別に用意した教材をつかいます。　プライベートレッスンですので、あなたの訪れる国や地域をふまえてレッスンをすすめます。　基本はマンツーマンとなりますが、同じレベルで、同じレッスンタイムに通うことができる人がいた場合のみ（２名または３名）、セミプライベートコース扱いが可能です。　但し、途中で１人になった場合はプライベート扱いに戻ります。<br /><br />無料体験レッスンの予約をお待ちしています！　電話：０６－６９１５－２６１３<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-1461130628397534008?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-51012149928803072412010-12-15T06:46:00.010+09:002010-12-21T23:34:24.655+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TRAp6zofDII/AAAAAAAACUA/XcQ91Wj5Jn4/s1600/A%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BStuden%2BShows%2Bher%2BSTEP%2BEIKEN%2BCertificate%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586Me%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TRAp6zofDII/AAAAAAAACUA/XcQ91Wj5Jn4/s320/A%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BStuden%2BShows%2Bher%2BSTEP%2BEIKEN%2BCertificate%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586Me%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552984430816988290" border="0" /></a>Be &amp; Me<span style="font-size:100%;"> 英会話 Club</span> で勉強して　英検合格しました！<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TRAVID-0CQI/AAAAAAAACTw/nD5vrJQagPM/s1600/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BToeic%2BPrep%2BText.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552961568799721730" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TRAVID-0CQI/AAAAAAAACTw/nD5vrJQagPM/s320/Be%2B%2526%2BMe%2BToeic%2BPrep%2BText.JPG" border="0" /></a> TOEIC テキスト<br /><br /></div><div align="left">このコースでは「結果」が出ます！　一晩で英語を上達させる魔法の薬はありませんが、この授業ではテストの点数を上げるための攻略法を教えていきます。<br /><br />無料体験レッスンの予約をお待ちしています！　電話：０６－６９１５－２６１３<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5101214992880307241?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-52657770178532089662010-12-15T06:45:00.006+09:002010-12-21T23:37:35.227+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TRApw18jgjI/AAAAAAAACT4/YvudVcScysA/s1600/A%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BHalloween%2BLesson%2Bfor%2BKids%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586Me%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TRApw18jgjI/AAAAAAAACT4/YvudVcScysA/s320/A%2BBe%2B%2526%2BMe%2BEikaiwa%2BHalloween%2BLesson%2Bfor%2BKids%2B%2528Be%2B%25EF%25BC%2586Me%2B%25E8%258B%25B1%25E4%25BC%259A%25E8%25A9%25B1%2BClub%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552984259639345714" border="0" /></a><br />Be &amp; Me キッズクラスでは　子供たちが楽しく学べるように　いろんなアイディアを取り入れてレッスンを構成しています。音楽・アクション・カード・パペット・ゲーム・クラフト製作・英語すごろく・絵本読み聞かせなど年齢やレベルにあわせて用意しています。子供の集中力は短いもの。大手スクールも１レッスンで数種類の教材を使います。けれど答えようと考えてる子供やすごく興味を持ってる子供たちがいても、時間がくれば次の教材へ。「カリキュラムをこなす」姿勢が否めません。私たちは違います！子供の様子にあわせて柔軟に対応しています。子供の吸収力の凄さ、そしてアウトプット（話す）の難しさを理解し、子供自身から発信されるシグナルには立ち止まってじっくり耳をかたむける！そして誉める！もっと英語で話したくなる気持ちを育てる！それが私たちのやり方です。たぶん、私たちが息子をもって、彼が０歳から今までバイリンガルとして育ってきた過程を、人間の言語野が２つの言語を習得していく過程をまざまざと体験したことが役に立っていると思います。１０月には毎年ハロウィーンピクニックを盛大におこなって、生徒さん親子だけでなく、そのお友達たちも一緒になって遊んでいます！<br /><br />無料体験レッスンの予約をお待ちしています！　電話：０６－６９１５－２６１３<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5265777017853208966?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-51409976136167632492010-12-01T05:19:00.001+09:002010-12-01T05:24:09.537+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TPVdWMwQHHI/AAAAAAAACTU/Il5ECAJJ5wc/s1600/09-12-23%2B%252305%253B%2BDancing%2BSnowmen.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TPVdWMwQHHI/AAAAAAAACTU/Il5ECAJJ5wc/s320/09-12-23%2B%252305%253B%2BDancing%2BSnowmen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545441152138746994" border="0" /></a>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5140997613616763249?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-35461733473641351122010-11-28T08:44:00.028+09:002010-11-30T00:00:57.658+09:00<div align="left"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-79.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;">Recently, I was talking to Noriko, one of our students, about international affairs. Noriko believes in a nuclear weapon-free world. She was very disappointed that President Obama, who also believes in a nuclear weapon-free world, did so poorly in the American mid-term elections. She said she wanted to write a letter of support to him. So, that’s what she did!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544381772852588882" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TPGZ2NYHcVI/AAAAAAAACSs/GCrjHcCh9No/s320/10-11-27%2B%252301%253B%2BNoriko%2BSigning%2Bher%2BLetter%2Bto%2BPresident%2BObama.JPG" border="0" />Keiko, one of our other students, watches Noriko signing her letter to President Obama </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544388357948157330" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TPGf1gxPrZI/AAAAAAAACTE/7fJLfD3v1eY/s320/10-11-27%2B%252302%253B%2BNoriko%2BShowing%2Bher%2BLetter%2Bto%2BPresident%2BObama.JPG" border="0" />Noriko imagining President Obama reading her letter </span></div><p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">Here’s what she wrote…</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">***</span></p><p align="right"><span style="font-size:100%;">December 27th, 2010</span></p><span style="font-size:100%;">President Obama<br />The White House<br />1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW<br />Washington, DC 20500<br />The USA<br /><br />Dear Mr. President,<br /><br />I’m sorry to hear that the Democratic Party lost a lot of seats in this mid-term election. Most American people who have independent minds and regard nuclear weapons as a deterrent can’t or don’t want to understand your healthcare reform bill or your nuclear policy.<br /><br />I think the 21st Century is an era of peaceful coexistence. Nuclear weapons and spent nuclear fuel are negative assets from human beings.<br /><br />We – all living things on earth, including human beings – have to respect each other.<br /><br />Some people say it’s just an ideal. So what? To translate ideals into reality – that’s the aim of politics.<br /><br />Your speech moved me. You’re very brave!<br /><br />When there are no nuclear weapons, please come to Japan, especially Hiroshima &amp; Nagasaki.<br /><br />In Kyoto, let me treat you to delicious macha ice cream. Let’s celebrate the victory of a nuclear-free world.<br /><br />Yours sincerely,<br />Noriko Izumisawa<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">***</span></div><span style="font-size:100%;">After signing the letter, Noriko decided to include a photo of some green-tea ice cream…<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544384800043629906" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TPGcmais_VI/AAAAAAAACS8/laqkwDPPWV0/s320/10-11-27%2B%252303%253B%2BNoriko%2BPhotographing%2Ba%2BMacha%2BIce%2BCream%2Bto%2BSend%2Bto%2BPresident%2BObama.JPG" border="0" /> Noriko photographing green-tea ice cream </span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544388770487420818" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TPGgNhmRR5I/AAAAAAAACTM/ZxCCGA-Z5OM/s320/10-11-27%2B%252304%253B%2BNoriko%2527s%2BGreen-Tea%2BIce%2BCream%2B-%2BPresident%2BObama%2BEats%2Ba%2BGreen%2BTea%2BPopsicle.JPG" border="0" />Next time President Obama comes to Japan, he might eat Noriko’s green-tea ice cream instead of a green-tea popsicle</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Which world leader would you like to write to?<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">What would you say to them?<br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-79.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-3546173347364135112?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-90761263967928628012010-11-11T11:05:00.001+09:002010-11-11T11:13:36.806+09:00<object width="425" height="343"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r2HnW3W4XaI?fs=1&amp;hl=ja_JP&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r2HnW3W4XaI?fs=1&amp;hl=ja_JP&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="343"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >Check out the video from our Kids' Halloween Picnic in Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park by clicking on the arrow above or clicking <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2HnW3W4XaI">Here!</a><br /> <br />You can check photos by clicking on </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=beandme.be&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5538096572467648721&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJKrhpq2teLF0QE&amp;feat=email">Halloween Picnic (2010)</a><br /> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-9076126396792862801?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-48196347478271533092010-11-08T07:45:00.007+09:002010-11-08T07:52:49.271+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TNcsWvONN-I/AAAAAAAACKM/CQzDUSmHM4E/s1600/10-10-30+%2301%3B+The+Addams+Family+at+Ola+Tacos+Bar,+in+Osaka,+Japan.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TNcsWvONN-I/AAAAAAAACKM/CQzDUSmHM4E/s320/10-10-30+%2301%3B+The+Addams+Family+at+Ola+Tacos+Bar,+in+Osaka,+Japan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536943036020111330" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >I finally posted some of our photos from the Halloween party at <a href="http://homepage2.nifty.com/olatacos/">Ola Tacos Bar</a>. </span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TNcsXLyokGI/AAAAAAAACKU/tMKACwRtysI/s1600/10-10-30+%2302%3B+Catwoman,+Batman+%26+Joker.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TNcsXLyokGI/AAAAAAAACKU/tMKACwRtysI/s320/10-10-30+%2302%3B+Catwoman,+Batman+%26+Joker.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536943043689091170" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Click on </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a send="true" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/HalloweenPartyAtOla2010#">Halloween Party at Ola (2010)</a> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">to check them out!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TNcsV2fMCnI/AAAAAAAACKE/ZaB5qyhXLEc/s1600/10-10-31+%23004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TNcsV2fMCnI/AAAAAAAACKE/ZaB5qyhXLEc/s320/10-10-31+%23004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536943020790516338" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">I hope to have the photos from the Be &amp; Me Halloween Picnic for kids posted in a day or two.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-4819634747827153309?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-59537520262373725032010-11-03T06:53:00.002+09:002010-11-03T06:54:07.794+09:00みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5953752026237372503?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-66044472394786169012010-10-31T08:35:00.003+09:002010-10-31T08:58:12.733+09:00<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v-LkN0hog5M?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v-LkN0hog5M?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Do you believe in ghosts? The Ancient Celts believed that ghosts came back to this world on Halloween. They wore scary costumes to hide from the ghosts.<br /><br />Recently, this car ad was pulled off the air in Europe. Viewers said they could see a ghostly face reflected in the car’s window.<br /><br />Look carefully! Can you see it?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-6604447239478616901?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-41102079807844673952010-10-28T07:11:00.006+09:002010-10-28T07:23:16.977+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10689598345.html">モカモカのブログ に関連記事あります！クリックしてください！</a></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMikI3CCeVI/AAAAAAAAB3w/rTuB8dmh6ac/s1600/10-10-27+%231%3B+Getting+Ready.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMikI3CCeVI/AAAAAAAAB3w/rTuB8dmh6ac/s320/10-10-27+%231%3B+Getting+Ready.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532852614343063890" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >OMG! (Oh, my God!) It's only 3 more days until the</span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://ameblo.jp/picanteshino/entry-10681465363.html"> Halloween Party at Ola Tacos Bar</a><span style="font-family:georgia;">! We only started making our costumes yesterday! Will we be ready in time!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"> BTW (By the way), you can check out photos from Ola's past Halloween photos at </span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2008/11/halloween-at-ola.html">Ola's Halloween Party 2008</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/HalloweenPartyAtOla2009#">Ola's Halloween Party 2009</a><span style="font-family:georgia;">.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">And speaking of Halloween at Ola, we found <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%92%E3%81%95%E3%81%8C%E3%81%9B%21">Wally</a> (A.K.A. [Also known as] Waldo) on the way home from last year's party...</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMij7EcttjI/AAAAAAAAB3o/9cURLX8cDso/s1600/09-10-31+%2347%3B+%27Elwood%27+Rigby,+Wally+%26+Blues+Sister.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMij7EcttjI/AAAAAAAAB3o/9cURLX8cDso/s320/09-10-31+%2347%3B+%27Elwood%27+Rigby,+Wally+%26+Blues+Sister.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532852377426441778" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">We found him!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">On Monday, a friend sent me a link to this very strange photo of a <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/05/bunches.html">bunch</a> of zombies in Sydney...</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMij656AKlI/AAAAAAAAB3g/YwpDsE-uXJE/s1600/1024zombies.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMij656AKlI/AAAAAAAAB3g/YwpDsE-uXJE/s320/1024zombies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532852374596495954" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Look carefully!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">And speaking of Halloween, last Thursday I taught a lesson at a kindergarten in Kuzuha. On the way back to the station, I passed this hairdresser...<br /></span> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMij6r9pjuI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/57QoGQSdjo0/s1600/10-10-21+%231%3B+A+Barber+Shop+Called+%27Halloween%27.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMij6r9pjuI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/57QoGQSdjo0/s320/10-10-21+%231%3B+A+Barber+Shop+Called+%27Halloween%27.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532852370853695202" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">That's a cool name for the rest of this week. However, it's pretty stupid for about 51 weeks from next Monday!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">And speaking of Halloween lessons, we've being holding a <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/05/bunches.html">bunch</a> of them for <a href="http://www2.gol.com/users/be-n-me/kids6.htm">Be &amp; Me Kids</a>. In last Tuesday's class, we played many different Halloween games. One of them was...</span></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMij6v_LCiI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/Zs_3iMCea4o/s1600/10-10-26+%231%3B+A+Student+Playing+Put+the+Hat+on+the+Witch.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMij6v_LCiI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/Zs_3iMCea4o/s320/10-10-26+%231%3B+A+Student+Playing+Put+the+Hat+on+the+Witch.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532852371933825570" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Put the Hat on the Witch</span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMij6ZasBcI/AAAAAAAAB3I/YQnq6XkktSg/s1600/10-10-26+%232%3B+Put+the+Hat+on+the+Witch.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMij6ZasBcI/AAAAAAAAB3I/YQnq6XkktSg/s320/10-10-26+%232%3B+Put+the+Hat+on+the+Witch.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532852365875217858" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Guess who lost!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Finally, don't forget that Mayumi's Halloween countdown ("count-up" [?]) continues! Check out the following links to see photos &amp; YouTube videos of our previous Halloween parties...<br /><br /></span></span> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10685140760.html">ハロウィン・アーカイブ　９</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10686042626.html">ハロウィン・アーカイブ　１０</a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10687659239.html">ハロウィン・アーカイブ　１１</a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10688642883.html">ハロウィン・アーカイブ　１２</a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10689598345.html">ハロウィン・アーカイブ　１３</a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span> </div> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Check out Mayumi's latest Blog entry here...<br /><br /></span></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/">モカモカのブログ</a></span></span></div> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Check out all the Be &amp; Me YouTube videos here...<br /><br /></span></span> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BeandMe1#g/u">School Videos</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10689598345.html"><span style="font-size:100%;">モカモカのブログ に関連記事あります！クリックしてください！</span></a></span></div></div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-4110207980784467395?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-30762189524924632302010-10-23T06:22:00.009+09:002010-10-24T22:25:19.048+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10685140760.html">モカモカのブログ に関連記事あります！クリックしてください！</a></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMIBXQE5olI/AAAAAAAAB20/l-VetK2OvMc/s1600/Halloween+Nail+Art+-+Up+Close.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMIBXQE5olI/AAAAAAAAB20/l-VetK2OvMc/s320/Halloween+Nail+Art+-+Up+Close.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530984791328531026" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >One of our students is a nail artist. (Hi, Yasuko!) This week, she came to her class wearing Halloween nail art.<br /><br />Yasuko's nail-art studio is called...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMIBXG7qs6I/AAAAAAAAB2s/krU2v9UrnRc/s1600/Matty+Nail+Art+-+Logo.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMIBXG7qs6I/AAAAAAAAB2s/krU2v9UrnRc/s320/Matty+Nail+Art+-+Logo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530984788873884578" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMIBWtdLSCI/AAAAAAAAB2k/kM-Nd6xpwpo/s1600/Matty+Nail+Art+-+Map.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 132px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMIBWtdLSCI/AAAAAAAAB2k/kM-Nd6xpwpo/s320/Matty+Nail+Art+-+Map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530984782035109922" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >It's in the same building as <a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">Be ＆ Me 英会話 Club</a> . One of our other students (Hi, Takumi!) is now one of Yasuko's regular customers. She's very happy with Yasuko's work. If you're interested in getting your nails done for Halloween -- or any reason! -- give Yasuko a call on 06-6245-7577.<br /><br />By the way, do you know the English names for each of the fingers? Here they are...</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMIBWSXMhOI/AAAAAAAAB2c/XNdpan_L19A/s1600/Halloween+Nail+Art+-+Graphic.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TMIBWSXMhOI/AAAAAAAAB2c/XNdpan_L19A/s320/Halloween+Nail+Art+-+Graphic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530984774762267874" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Mayumi's Halloween countdown ("count-up" [?]) continues! Check out the following links to see photos &amp; YouTube videos of our previous Halloween parties...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10676787684.html">ハロウィン・アーカイブ　６　ｽﾗｲﾄﾞｼｮｰ</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10681935322.html">ハロウィン・アーカイブ　７</a><br /><br /></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10682891734.html">ハロウィン・アーカイブ　８</a><br /></span> </div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span> <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Check out Mayumi's latest Blog entry here...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/">モカモカのブログ</a></span></span></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Check out all the Be &amp; Me YouTube videos here...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BeandMe1#g/u">School Videos</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10685140760.html">モカモカのブログ に関連記事あります！クリックしてください！</a></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-3076218952492463230?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-59990213738302968812010-10-19T06:28:00.005+09:002010-10-20T06:33:52.103+09:00<div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-77.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span>In my last entry (</span><span><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/10/halloween-countdown-continues.html">The Halloween Countdown Continues</a>), I </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span> included a link to a video of our 1999 Halloween costume - Dr. Evil &amp; Mini Me from the <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA">Austin Powers movies</a>. Most people assume that Mayumi wore a bald wig for that costume. WRONG! She actually shaved her head...<br /></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLy8jrbk7QI/AAAAAAAAB2U/s4pwDHmJyIE/s1600/1999-October+-+Shaven-Headed+Mayumi.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLy8jrbk7QI/AAAAAAAAB2U/s4pwDHmJyIE/s320/1999-October+-+Shaven-Headed+Mayumi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529501763643960578" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">It was her idea! Honestly!!!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>Her nick-name was Ikkyu San for the next couple of weeks...</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLy8jYqBNqI/AAAAAAAAB2M/lAguhzKDM40/s1600/Ikkyu+San.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLy8jYqBNqI/AAAAAAAAB2M/lAguhzKDM40/s320/Ikkyu+San.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529501758604261026" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikky%C5%AB-san">Ikkyu San</a> - a popular Japanese cartoon character<br />(</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span><a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%80%E4%BC%91%E3%81%95%E3%82%93_%28%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%29">Info in Japanese</a></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >)<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span>The Japanese media usually refers to anyone with a shaved head as "<a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%98%E3%83%83%E3%83%89">Skinhead</a>." In English, </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span><a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%98%E3%83%83%E3%83%89">Skinhead</a></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span> usually refers to members of neo-Nazi groups. Mayumi is definitely not a neo-Nazi! "Shaven-headed" is a better term to use. For example, Bruce Willis is a popular shaven-headed actor.<br /><br />By the way, the Halloween countdown continues! Go to </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10675143777.html">モカモカのブログ</a></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span> for the latest updates in photos &amp; videos.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-77.html">このブログの日 本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span><span style="font-size:1px;"><span> </span></span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5999021373830296881?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-11199935821205414812010-10-12T11:49:00.003+09:002010-10-12T11:58:43.142+09:00<object width="425" height="343"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/92eo5yZxghw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/92eo5yZxghw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="343"></embed></object><br />Mayumi's halloween "countdown" (she's actually counting up!) continues. Click on <a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10674320544.html">ハロウィン・アーカイブ　５</a> to view more <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/09/feeling-goofy.html">goofy</a> photos. An speaking of goofy, check out the video above!<br /><br />You can check out all our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BeandMe1#g/u">School Videos here!</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-1119993582120541481?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-1134687532079122142010-10-11T09:25:00.003+09:002010-10-11T09:49:31.171+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLJavoW2ogI/AAAAAAAAB2E/dBYdqiOHf7c/s1600/Halloween+%231+-+Getting+Ready.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLJavoW2ogI/AAAAAAAAB2E/dBYdqiOHf7c/s320/Halloween+%231+-+Getting+Ready.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526579467070644738" border="0" /></a>Last week, we opened up the suitcase with all our old Halloween costumes in it. Looking at all the costumes reminded Mayumi of our past Halloweens together. She decided to write about them on her Mocha Mocha Blog (<span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/">モカモカのブログ</a>). Read her first entry here: </span><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10668464998.html">Getting Ready for Halloween</a>. Read the rest of her countdown at the following links...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLJavWGxKLI/AAAAAAAAB18/bIHbazUWutY/s1600/Halloween+1995.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLJavWGxKLI/AAAAAAAAB18/bIHbazUWutY/s320/Halloween+1995.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526579462171338930" border="0" /></a><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10669447474.html">Halloween '95</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLJauHm8plI/AAAAAAAAB10/YMSPtyZCMR0/s1600/Halloween+1996.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLJauHm8plI/AAAAAAAAB10/YMSPtyZCMR0/s320/Halloween+1996.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526579441099908690" border="0" /></a><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10670092287.html">Halloween '96</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLJat2W1rsI/AAAAAAAAB1s/4vbPWkpvg2c/s1600/Halloween+1997.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLJat2W1rsI/AAAAAAAAB1s/4vbPWkpvg2c/s320/Halloween+1997.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526579436468940482" border="0" /></a><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10671323721.html">Halloween '97</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLJatoGbheI/AAAAAAAAB1k/ospyLRZWp_Y/s1600/Halloween+1998.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TLJatoGbheI/AAAAAAAAB1k/ospyLRZWp_Y/s320/Halloween+1998.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526579432642020834" border="0" /></a><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10673048208.html">Halloween '98</a><br /><br />Don' forget to check on her other entries at <span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/">モカモカのブログ</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-113468753207912214?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-56368531177757774002010-10-07T09:44:00.012+09:002010-10-07T22:58:11.078+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"></span></span><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-76.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TK0YPE2o7JI/AAAAAAAAByw/dReLrv10T-g/s1600/The+Be+%26+Me+English+Language-Practice+Snakes+%26+Ladders+Game.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525098965133487250" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TK0YPE2o7JI/AAAAAAAAByw/dReLrv10T-g/s320/The+Be+%26+Me+English+Language-Practice+Snakes+%26+Ladders+Game.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">Every Month, we hold a Service Lesson for students who have missed their regular classes. At the last Service Lesson, we played the Be &amp; Me English-practice version of Snakes &amp; Ladders, a popular board game in Western countries. One of the more difficult vocabulary cards in that game is "sane." Sane is the opposite of crazy. Another way to say crazy is "insane." For example...<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TK0bcrcFoJI/AAAAAAAABy4/Imbr7V0SrZc/s1600/Waiting+for+Snow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525102497364287634" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TK0bcrcFoJI/AAAAAAAABy4/Imbr7V0SrZc/s320/Waiting+for+Snow.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;">This is an INSANE thing to do!<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia;">My brother Joe is the Japanese agent for Liberty Skis (</span><a href="http://www.libertyskis.co.jp/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:georgia;">http://www.libertyskis.co.jp/</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">). He has some riders based in Hakuba who help him promote the skis. They are waiting for snow at the moment. It's amazing what some bored skiers with too much time on their hands and a couple of hundred bags of rubber bands can come up with. Check out the video below – it's INSANE!<br /><br /><object width="380" height="238"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tv9MjId3IeU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tv9MjId3IeU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="238"></embed></object><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-76.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-5636853117775777400?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-11285478760173841892010-09-30T06:33:00.000+09:002010-09-30T06:34:58.959+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TKOw06D8mdI/AAAAAAAAByc/SyQSldexi9g/s1600/Halloween+Decorations.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TKOw06D8mdI/AAAAAAAAByc/SyQSldexi9g/s320/Halloween+Decorations.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522451991071857106" border="0" /></a>みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-1128547876017384189?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-61302893669482185202010-09-21T15:40:00.008+09:002010-09-21T15:47:49.983+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TJhTmdmW_gI/AAAAAAAAByU/GH7Jm9-iW6k/s1600/Goofy+Montana.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TJhTmdmW_gI/AAAAAAAAByU/GH7Jm9-iW6k/s320/Goofy+Montana.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519253263588195842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span>Goofy means funny in a strange way. There's a Disney character called Goofy. He's funny in a strange way. I love goofy stuff. When I saw the goofy picture above, I laughed out loud.<br /><br />Last night, Mayumi wrote on her Blog ( </span><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/">モカモカのブログ</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span> ) about our <a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10654161864.html">TV-drama-viewing history</a>. She mentioned <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/X%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB">The X-Files</a>. It reminded me of a goofy video we made together one rainy Sunday...<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:1px;"><span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tjdmsONlhIU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tjdmsONlhIU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-6130289366948218520?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-28320792756510093692010-09-16T06:07:00.007+09:002010-09-16T06:40:34.184+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-74.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2cKCkbWDGwE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2cKCkbWDGwE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>This Sunday, September 19th, is <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/08/avast-ye-land-lubbers-september-19th-be.html">International Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day</a>. In the video above, Captain Slappy &amp; Old Chumbucket (</span><span>John Baur and Mark Summers -- the "pirate guys" who started the holiday many years ago) will teach you how to talk like a pirate.<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because it's fun!!!<br /><br />The 5 A's are...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> </span><span><strong>Ahoy</strong>! – <em>"Hello!"<br /></em><br /><strong>2) Avast!</strong> – <em>"Listen to me!"</em> It can also be used in a sense of surprise, kind of like <em>"Check it out!" </em>[<em>"Look at that!"</em>] or <em>"No way!"</em><br /><br /><strong>3) Aye!</strong> – <em>"Yes!”</em> or <em>“Yes, I agree!”</em><br /><br /><strong>4) Aye, aye!</strong> – <em>"Yes, I'll do that straight away!”<br /><br /></em><strong>5) Arrr!</strong> – This one is often confused with "Arrrgh!” – the sound you make when you sit on your sword. "Arrr!" can mean many things: <em>"Yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," "My team is going to win," "I saw that television show, it sucked!" </em>and<em> "That was a clever remark you or I just made."</em></span> <span>There are many more possible ways to use “Arrr!”<br /><br /></span></span> <div align="center"> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><strong><em>Avast! Here be links!</em></strong></span></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><br />Shiver me timbers! <a href="http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html">The International Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day Homepage!</a><br /><br />Arrr! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/talklikeapirateday/">Here there be photos!</a></span> </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><br />Avast, me hearties! <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=beandme.be&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5511746747898990641&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJO546-gg9LaHQ&amp;feat=email">The Be &amp; Me Talk-Like-a-Pirate Photos!</a><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-74.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /></div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-2832079275651009369?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-47322521253950997542010-09-14T10:47:00.002+09:002010-09-14T10:55:03.327+09:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TI7VPMEbVII/AAAAAAAABxo/arpOzmjkskI/s1600/10-09-09+%2301%3B+The+Blarney+Stone+Shinsaibashi.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516581050489984130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TI7VPMEbVII/AAAAAAAABxo/arpOzmjkskI/s320/10-09-09+%2301%3B+The+Blarney+Stone+Shinsaibashi.JPG" border="0" /></a> Every <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/03/happy-saint-patricks-day.html">Saint Patrick's Day</a>, I recommend two Irish pubs in Osaka -- <a href="http://www.murphysosaka.com/">Murphy's Irish Pub</a> (in Shinsaibashi) and <a href="http://www.the-blarney-stone.com/">The Blarney Stone</a> (in Umeda). Next year, there will be three choices – the new <a href="http://www.the-blarney-stone.com/shinsaibashi/jindex.php">Blarney Stone in Shinsaibashi</a> is opening tonight! (<a href="http://www.the-blarney-stone.com/shinsaibashi/jmap.php">Click Here for a Map</a>)<br /><br />I went there last Thursday with a friend (Hi, Dave!), one of our students (Hi, Chie!), and a couple of her friends for a pre-opening party. It looks like it’s going to be a fun place to hang out! Check it out tonight – or any night this week!<br /><br />The pub gets its name from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blarney_Stone">Blarney Stone</a>, a real stone in a castle wall in Ireland. Legend says that if you kiss the stone, you will be given the gift of the gab (the ability to have interesting conversations with everyone).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-4732252125395099754?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-84758298148008263732010-09-01T09:19:00.001+09:002010-09-01T09:20:31.804+09:00みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-8475829814800826373?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-80368088380377450452010-08-31T12:28:00.005+09:002010-09-01T22:54:12.711+09:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/RvbZPOgposI/AAAAAAAAAK0/-9tqObgsGsk/s1600-h/Talk-Like-a-Pirate+Day+Logo.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113513282542084802" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/RvbZPOgposI/AAAAAAAAAK0/-9tqObgsGsk/s320/Talk-Like-a-Pirate+Day+Logo.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="left">That’s right! On Sunday, September 19th, people all over the world will be talking like pirates. Why? Click on the links below to find out more:<br /><br />そうです！　来たる９月１９日（日）は世界各地で人々が海賊みたいなしゃべりかたをします！<br />なぜか？　知りたい方は　下記のリンクをクリックしてください。<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2007/09/international-talk-like-pirate-day_18.html">International Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day (Basic)</a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2007/09/international-talk-like-pirate-day.html">International Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day (Advanced)</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-8036808838037745045?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-38417760144059818582010-08-23T07:08:00.021+09:002010-08-24T09:31:20.211+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-71.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10625770993.html">モカモカのブログに関連記事あります！クリックしてください！</a> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGhop598rI/AAAAAAAABuo/Hg6HvH9b3mc/s1600/%232%3B+Putting+the+Missing+Tooth+Under+Pillow.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508361539066655410" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGhop598rI/AAAAAAAABuo/Hg6HvH9b3mc/s320/%232%3B+Putting+the+Missing+Tooth+Under+Pillow.JPG" border="0" /></a>On Saturday, our son woke up missing one of his baby teeth.<br /><br /><div align="left">When children’s baby teeth fall out in Western countries, they put them under their pillows before the go to sleep. They believe that <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AD%AF%E3%81%AE%E5%A6%96%E7%B2%BE">the tooth fairy</a> will visit their bedrooms during the night and exchange their baby teeth for gifts of money. </div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508371425761512114" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 243px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGqoIttSrI/AAAAAAAABuw/oeG-CfB-Hc4/s320/The+Tooth+Fairy.jpg" border="0" />The tooth fairy (fairies?) visits a child's bedroom<br /><div align="left"><br />One of our students (Hi, Noriko!) gave us a beautiful little box that was perfectly suited to this tradition...<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508360040471757938" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGgRbNGhHI/AAAAAAAABtQ/27u5X_b5r1g/s320/%238%3B+Missing+Tooth+Box+%26+Money.JPG" border="0" /> <div align="left">Our son put his tooth into the box and then put the box under his pillow...</div><div align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGgg9uWPcI/AAAAAAAABt4/E0zc3B2NVk4/s1600/%232%3B+Putting+the+Missing+Tooth+Under+Pillow.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508360307436043714" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGgg9uWPcI/AAAAAAAABt4/E0zc3B2NVk4/s320/%232%3B+Putting+the+Missing+Tooth+Under+Pillow.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGgSn3BmCI/AAAAAAAABtw/6oCXXHYdk3g/s1600/%233%3B+Putting+the+Missing+Tooth+Under+Pillow.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508360061048690722" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGgSn3BmCI/AAAAAAAABtw/6oCXXHYdk3g/s320/%233%3B+Putting+the+Missing+Tooth+Under+Pillow.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGgScMG1FI/AAAAAAAABto/QnDToEJ5868/s1600/%234%3B+Putting+the+Missing+Tooth+Under+Pillow.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508360057915888722" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGgScMG1FI/AAAAAAAABto/QnDToEJ5868/s320/%234%3B+Putting+the+Missing+Tooth+Under+Pillow.JPG" border="0" /></a> During the night, he was visited by the tooth fairy…</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGgSDSukhI/AAAAAAAABtg/Wyk-Cugl0rI/s1600/%235%3B+Daddy+Tooth+Fairy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508360051232772626" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGgSDSukhI/AAAAAAAABtg/Wyk-Cugl0rI/s320/%235%3B+Daddy+Tooth+Fairy.jpg" border="0" /></a>I can't decide which costume suits me best! What do you think?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The next morning, the tooth was no longer in the box...</div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGgRyqjguI/AAAAAAAABtY/2qsR4uluXgg/s1600/%236%3B+The+Missing+Tooth+Replaced+by+Money.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508360046769308386" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/THGgRyqjguI/AAAAAAAABtY/2qsR4uluXgg/s320/%236%3B+The+Missing+Tooth+Replaced+by+Money.JPG" border="0" /></a> In its place was 100 yen.<div></div><div align="left">In the early 90s, they were going to make an action/comedy movie featuring Arnold Scharzenegger as the Tooth Fairy. For some reason, that project didn’t go ahead. However, when I was looking for tooth fairy pictures, I found out that that movie did finally get made…<br /><br /><object width="425" height="260"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JqnjK79fGSw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JqnjK79fGSw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="260"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-71.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10625770993.html">モカモカのブログに関連記事あります！クリックしてください！</a><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-3841776014405981858?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-34588068605892626422010-08-02T07:24:00.001+09:002010-08-02T07:24:35.973+09:00みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-3458806860589262642?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-17327367620755751202010-07-21T06:55:00.004+09:002010-07-21T07:02:49.457+09:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TEYbX9e-z2I/AAAAAAAABsY/uoXkO9e0t9w/s1600/2009-07-25%3B+Tenji+Festival+Fireworks+%28by+David+Rigby%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TEYbX9e-z2I/AAAAAAAABsY/uoXkO9e0t9w/s320/2009-07-25%3B+Tenji+Festival+Fireworks+%28by+David+Rigby%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496110493707718498" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Only 5 days until the Tenjin Festival! (Above is a photo I took at last year's festival) Last year, I did a countdown to the festival by teaching how to say some common Japanese summer festival words in English. If you're new to this blog (or if you've just forgotten!), check out the links below...<br /><br /></span> <div align="center" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-5.html">5 - </a><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-5.html">浴衣 (</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-5.html">Yukata)</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-4.html">4 - </a><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-4.html">屋台 (</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-4.html">Yatai)</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-3.html">3 - </a><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-3.html">かき氷 (</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-3.html">Kakigori)</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-2.html">2 - </a><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-2.html">たこ焼き (</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-2.html">Tako Yaki)</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-1.html">1 - </a><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-1.html">花火 (</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2009/07/countdown-to-tenjin-matsuri-1.html">Hanabi)</a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">If you're going to the festival this Sunday, have a great time!</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-1732736762075575120?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-73894697202207920772010-07-16T06:58:00.007+09:002010-07-19T07:38:02.531+09:00<object width="425" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/Hw-nRf4KPB0&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1?rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01&amp;border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/Hw-nRf4KPB0&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1?rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="325"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2007/09/long-weekend.html">The Long Weekend</a> starts tomorrow. If you're like me, you're sick of all this rain. One way to make sure it doesn't rain is to make a <a href="http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/teru-teru-bozu-a-japanese-doll-to-ward-off-rain/">teru teru bozu</a> (A.K.A. teru teru bouzu) -- a Japanese good-weather charm.<br /><br />Above is </span><span style="font-size:100%;">a goofy video we made in Australia 10 years ago. In it, Mayumi explains what a Teru Teru Bozu is and Rigby threatens the good-weather charm. However, the Teru Teru Bozu has the last laugh!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BeandMe1">Click here for other Be &amp; Me YouTube Videos!</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-7389469720220792077?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-20279387263428828332010-07-07T08:55:00.018+09:002010-07-14T06:45:16.357+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-69.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><object width="425" height="272"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/ou8vRWTSsJo&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1?rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01&amp;border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/ou8vRWTSsJo&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1?rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="272"></embed></object><br />Recently, I wrote about the old Japanese TV show <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.com/2010/06/whats-bunyip.html">Monkey (西遊記)</a>. I included a link to a couple of related YouTube videos in that post. Later, I was talking to one of our students (Hi, Yuji!) about those links. He asked how to say <span style="font-style: italic;">natsukashii</span> </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >(</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">懐かしい</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >) in English. Most dictionaries translate natsukashii</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > to "nostalgic." In conversation, it's more common to say, "That brings back memories!"<br /><br />One of my friends from high school (Hi,Peter!) sent me a link to the above YouTube video on the weekend.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >It certainly brought back some memories for me!<br /><br />Does it bring back any memories for you?<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-69.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-2027938726342882833?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-5632521382840597292010-07-01T05:48:00.000+09:002010-07-01T05:49:21.517+09:00みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-563252138284059729?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-35505609022584949992010-06-23T09:54:00.009+09:002010-06-28T09:56:36.299+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-65.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10575090377.html">モカモカのブログでも紹介 しています！クリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div>Last night, I was talking to a student (Hi, Yasuyo!) about Japanese actors. She said her favorite Japanese actor was Toshiyuki Nishida.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TCFbnzkJuWI/AAAAAAAABsQ/x-eMATGX2lc/s1600/Toshiyuki+Nishida.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 293px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TCFbnzkJuWI/AAAAAAAABsQ/x-eMATGX2lc/s320/Toshiyuki+Nishida.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485766560528841058" border="0" /></a>Toshiyuki Nishida<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">She was surprised to find out that I used to watch him in the Japanese TV show "Monkey" on Australian TV way back in the early 1980s. My friends &amp; I were huge fans of the show. Pigsy (the character's English name) was our favorite character.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TCFbneVtYEI/AAAAAAAABsI/xEjR6xoRGAY/s1600/Magic+Monkey.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TCFbneVtYEI/AAAAAAAABsI/xEjR6xoRGAY/s320/Magic+Monkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485766554831118402" border="0" /></a>Sandy, Monkey, Tripitaka &amp; Pigsy<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">You can watch the opening on YouTube here - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJgY8b9K2DY&amp;feature=related">Monkey Magic</a><br /><br />You can also see Pigsy's song in English here - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu8K8nr16xM&amp;feature">Pigsy's Song</a><br /><br />Standing on the left side of the cast photo above is Shiro Kishibe, who played the <i>kappa. </i>His character was called Sandy in the English version of "Monkey."<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TCFbm_2d6II/AAAAAAAABsA/icoIJ_-CIb8/s1600/Kappa.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TCFbm_2d6II/AAAAAAAABsA/icoIJ_-CIb8/s320/Kappa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485766546647017602" border="0" /></a>A Kappa<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We have nothing exactly like a kappa in Western cultures. In Europe, the closest thing would be the water nymph. Nymphs are kind of like a fairies that are connected to natural things like water and trees. Nymphs are always female, and usually very beautiful.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TCFbmsaZ_gI/AAAAAAAABr4/mQtSZdYLgxA/s1600/Water_Nymph_by_kra.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TCFbmsaZ_gI/AAAAAAAABr4/mQtSZdYLgxA/s320/Water_Nymph_by_kra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485766541429046786" border="0" /></a>A Water Nymph<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Australian Aboriginals believe in a kind of kappa called a bunyip. Bunyips live in rivers and waterholes. They hide under the water waiting to catch children who go too close to the water's edge.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TCFbmAPDrqI/AAAAAAAABrw/YgoknC6LRcY/s1600/Bunyip.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TCFbmAPDrqI/AAAAAAAABrw/YgoknC6LRcY/s320/Bunyip.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485766529570287266" border="0" /></a>A Bunyip (?)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">You can watch an interesting music video about bunyips here - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtrYO-Mog60&amp;NR=1">The Bunyip Song</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-65.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10575090377.html">モカモカのブログでも紹介 しています！クリックしてください！</a></span></span><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-3550560902258494999?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-2792926953775389292010-06-19T05:48:00.007+09:002010-06-20T07:17:45.657+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-64.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TBvb5DgfXYI/AAAAAAAABrk/6m1Yibfe6yY/s1600/10-06-18+%2301%3B+Rainy+Season.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484218744494316930" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TBvb5DgfXYI/AAAAAAAABrk/6m1Yibfe6yY/s320/10-06-18+%2301%3B+Rainy+Season.JPG" border="0" /></a> Check out this week’s weather forecast from the newspaper! I guess it’s the rainy season in Japan! (The little line of suns on the top right column is Hokkaido; the line on the bottom left, Okinawa. If you live anywhere else in Japan, you had better take an umbrella with you when you go out this week!)<br /><br />It reminded me of a little children’s song…<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TBvb4k3BjNI/AAAAAAAABrc/wPsWf-0ydV4/s1600/Walking+in+the+Rain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484218736267332818" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TBvb4k3BjNI/AAAAAAAABrc/wPsWf-0ydV4/s320/Walking+in+the+Rain.jpg" border="0" /></a> Rain, rain, go away.<br />Come again another day.<br />Little Johnny wants to play,<br />So rain, rain, go away!</div><div align="left"><br />In English, we have many ways to describe rain…</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">If it’s only raining a little, just a drop here and there, we say, <strong>“It’s spitting.”</strong></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">If it’s a little heavier, just enough to need an umbrella, we say, <strong>“It’s drizzling.”</strong></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">If it’s just average rain, we say, <strong>“It’s raining.”</strong></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">If it’s much heavier, we say, <strong>“It’s pouring.”</strong></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">When it’s raining really, really heavily, we say, <strong>"It’s raining cats and dogs!”</strong></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">That last expression originated in England 3 or 4 hundred years ago. Back then, cities were much dirtier than they are now. Buildings were very close together, and people threw their kitchen scraps out their windows. Dogs &amp; cats would live off the scraps that piled up between the buildings. When they died, their bodies stayed stuck between the buildings until very strong rains washed them out into the streets. When people passing by saw the bodies, they would jokingly say the bodies had fallen from the sky with the rain.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Over the next week (weeks?!) , try to describe what type of rain it is using one of the expressions above.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-64.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-279292695377538929?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-22095893022143772532010-06-15T15:19:00.010+09:002010-06-20T07:15:49.312+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-63.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TBcbqb51X9I/AAAAAAAABrU/_GQdJ-ZOrMw/s1600/Hayabusa.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TBcbqb51X9I/AAAAAAAABrU/_GQdJ-ZOrMw/s320/Hayabusa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482881487205654482" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Imagine playing UFO Catcher with a crane that was 300,000,000 kilometers long and took 20 minutes before it responded to you touching the button. Imagine the prize was information about the very beginning of our galaxy. Imagine that you caught something on your very first try. That's what Japan just did! Congratulations!<br /><br />On Sunday, the <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%87%E5%AE%99%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E9%96%8B%E7%99%BA%E6%A9%9F%E6%A7%8B">JAXA</a> <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%AF%E3%82%84%E3%81%B6%E3%81%95_%28%E6%8E%A2%E6%9F%BB%E6%A9%9F%29">Hayabusa</a> space probe returned from its 7-year journey to the <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E6%83%91%E6%98%9F">asteroid</a> <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AF_%28%E5%B0%8F%E6%83%91%E6%98%9F%29">Itokawa</a>. Welcome home! You did good!<br /><br />To find out more, check out the YouTube videos below...</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span> <div align="center" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a send="true" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J8u5fSl8m8&amp;NR=1">Hayabusa Documentary</a><br />(The mission explained In English with Japanese subtitles)<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4CeVVhpdW8&amp;feature=related">Computer Animation of Hayabusa Mission</a><br />(No narration, just music -actually quite beautiful to watch)<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <a send="true" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfGxwfGkkpE&amp;feature=related">NHK Broadcast of Re-entry</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <a send="true" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Xp_-_gLTA">NASA Video of Hayabusa Re-entry</a><br />(Taken from the air)<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <a send="true" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6h98Z-V5Rw&amp;feature=related">JAXA Video of Hayabusa Re-entry</a><br />(Taken from the ground)</span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TBcbp032YZI/AAAAAAAABrM/T5_5p2IazOY/s1600/Mayumi+on+the+Moon.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TBcbp032YZI/AAAAAAAABrM/T5_5p2IazOY/s320/Mayumi+on+the+Moon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482881476728349074" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Mayumi has written a related story on her blog. Go to <a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/entry-10563096094.html">Mocha Mocha</a> to find out more!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-63.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-2209589302214377253?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-35645954923149936892010-06-11T09:14:00.006+09:002010-06-12T20:15:10.524+09:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-62.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TBGAHIAV1iI/AAAAAAAABq4/T8k-2YINHqI/s1600/%27Mocha%27+on+Ko+Samet+%28Photo+by+David+Rigby%29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481303081382958626" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cI07LaCmI54/TBGAHIAV1iI/AAAAAAAABq4/T8k-2YINHqI/s320/%27Mocha%27+on+Ko+Samet+%28Photo+by+David+Rigby%29.jpg" border="0" /></a> I traveled through Europe with my sister in the summer of ’97. On the way home, I met up with Mayumi for 10 days in Thailand (where I proposed to her!). We visited a beautiful beach resort on <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A1%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E5%B3%B6">Ko Samet</a> Island for 3 days. Mayumi tans very easily. While on Ko Samet, Mayumi’s skin turned a beautiful chocolate/coffee brown color. I nick-named her “<a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A2%E3%82%AB">Mocha</a>.”<br /><br />Recently, Mayumi started writing a Blog in Japanese on <a href="http://www.ameba.jp/">Ameba</a>. She had to choose a name for her Blog. She decided on “<a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/">モカモカ</a>” (<a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/">Mocha Mocha</a>). She writes about a variety of things; movies, cooking, her daily life, teaching English, and raising a bi-lingual kid. Her Blog is fun to read! Check it out at <a href="http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/">http://ameblo.jp/be-and-me/</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-62.html">このブログの日本語訳はこちら をクリックしてください！</a></span></span></div><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-3564595492314993689?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-60695530761515578662010-06-01T06:15:00.002+09:002010-11-03T06:57:07.593+09:00みなさん、こんにちは！オンライン”スクールカレンダー＆お知らせ”の ページをアップデイトしました！当月のサービスレッスン日やキッズクラスの日程、祝 日やイベント案内が日本語で確認できます。<br /><br />当校の ホームページ（<a href="http://www.be-and-me.com/">http://www.be-and-me.com/</a>） の “スクールカレンダー”または "生徒のみなさんへ" をクリックして下さい！または直接下記のアドレスへリンクして下さい！（携帯電話からも可能です）<br /><br />ス クールカレンダー :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html</a><br /><br />生 徒のみなさんへ :<br /><a href="http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html">http://beandme.blog6.fc2.com/blog-category-5.html</a><br /><br />よ ろしくお願いします！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21603057-6069553076151557866?l=be-and-me.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0