Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

 Today is Saint Patrick's Day, an important holiday for Irish people - and their friends! - all over the world.

To find out more about Saint Patrick's Day, click here: What is Saint Patrick's Day? ( http://be-and-me.blogspot.jp/2010/03/what-is-saint-patricks-day.html )

To find out who Saint Patrick was, click here: Who is Saint Patrick? ( http://be-and-me.blogspot.jp/2010/03/who-is-saint-patrick.html )

The best way to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day is to drink beer with Irish people.  You can drink beer with the Irish tonight at these great Irish pubs...

Murphy's Irish Pub in Shinsaibashi
( http://www.murphysosaka.com/ )

The Blarney Stone (In Shinsaibashi & Umeda)
( http://www.the-blarney-stone.com/ )

There will also be a Saint Patrick's Day Parade through Osaka Castle Park from 12:00 pm today.  You can get more information here: Ireland Festival in Osaka ( http://osakainj.blog.fc2.com/blog-category-4.html )

Be & Me & He usually meet up with students & friends for the parade & drinks.  Unfortunately, Me & He have got the flu (インフルエンザ) so we'll have to miss out on this year's celebrations.  You can check out photos & videos of previous Saint Patrick's Day events on the following links...

Saint Patrick's Day 2012 at The Shinsaibashi Blarney Stone (Photos): https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/SaintPatrickSDay?authuser=0&feat=directlink

  Saint Patrick's Day 2012 at The Shinsaibashi Blarney Stone (Video): http://youtu.be/yOsmL5Ov99U

  Saint Patrick's Day 2011 at Murphy's Irish Pub in Shinsaibashi (Photos): https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/SaintPatrickSDayInOsaka2011#

  Saint Patrick's Day Parade 2011 at Nakanoshima (Video): http://youtu.be/0nJI1hV18nE

  Saint Patrick's Day Parade 2001 at Kyoto (Photos): https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/SaintPatrickSDayParadeInKyotoJapan

Enjoy Your Saint Patrick's Day!

新しい教室が始まります！

こんにちは！

今年にはいって　大阪市旭区にある　東高殿幼稚園 から　英語レッスンの依頼を頂きました！

日本語の読み書きはもちろん　運動や絵工作など　幅広いカリキュラムに取り組んでいる幼稚園です。

英会話レッスンも　いち早く導入されていましたが　今春より　さらに充実させるべく　私たち　Be & Me 英会話 Club　に白羽の矢を立ててもらったのです。

何度も打ち合わせをし　私たちの英会話レッスンへの取り組みを　東高殿幼稚園の幼児教育へのビジョンへ　うまく融合させて　楽しい活動をとおして　園児たちに英語が身近な生活を送ってもらうことになりました！

リグビーは　週４日　午前１０時～午後２時まで　保育時間に英会話レッスンをおこないます。　幼児教室では３０分　園児クラスでは４０分のレッスンです。　年少・年中・年長の各クラスをまわりますので　週１度のレッスンになりますが　お昼を一緒に食べる日もありますよ！　午後からは　園庭や園内で園児たちと自由に接する時間になり　季節の花々や虫たちを観察しながら　さらに子供たちの世界に密着した英語表現を教えていきます！

そして　東高殿幼稚園課外教室　Be & Me Kids　を　リグビーと私で　始めます！定員１０名という少人数のクラスで　保育時間のレッスンで覚えた単語や表現の反復練習・発音やイントネーションの指導・フォニックスを取り入れた読み書きの練習を　飽きのこない楽しいレッスンのなかで　もっとパーソナルにおこなっていきます！！

今週　２日間にわたって体験レッスンをしました！私たちのティーチングスタイルを実際に見ていただき　園児だけではなく　ママさんたちにも声にだして参加してもらい　楽しいレッスンになったと思います。たくさんの方に　Be & Me Kids への申し込みを頂きました！ありがとうございます！　よろしくお願いします！

また　幼稚園代休日や長期休暇期間に　「幼児英会話Ｃｌｕｂ」　「園児英会話Ｃｌｕｂ」 を開催します。　これは　リグビーと私二人で　幼児さんとは２時間　園児たちとは４時間　ゆっくりと英語で過ごすというものです。　レッスンをして　お昼を食べて　絵を描いたり　お面作りをしたり　園庭に出たり　お話を読んでみたり・・たっぷり英語のシャワーをあびてもらう内容になっています！

心斎橋＆鶴見教室でコツコツ丁寧にやってきた成果が私たちの自信です！生徒のみんな　そして　ママさんパパさん　いつもありがとうございます！これからも　楽しいレッスンやイベントを期待してくださいね。

大人生徒のみなさん　課外活動もやりますよ！ぜひぜひ　ご参加ください！

私のつれづれブログは　英語に限らず　日々の生活も書いています　太陽
仕事・家事・育児 （　息子：もしかして僕のこと？） に追われてしまいがちだけど　これからも発信していきますね！

私の個人的なチャレンジは　４月１４日（日）　芦屋ファンラン 　の　ハーフマラソンだぁ　

 

心斎橋にある私たちの英会話学校ﾎｰﾑﾍﾟｰｼﾞ　　Be & Me 英会話 Club

各コースの授業内容を紹介しています　　「楽しく学ぶ」がモットー！

テキストの中だけでない　生きた英語を学びましょう

無料体験レッスンを随時受付中！　気軽にお電話ください！

０６－６９１５－２６１３

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Saint Valentine's Day

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Tomorrow is Saint 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.

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.

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.

“White Day” is a Japanese creation, celebrated nowhere else in the world.

Enjoy your Saint Valentine’s Day – but be careful not to eat too many chocolates!

Who is Saint Valentine? Click on the following links to find out!

The Origin of Saint Valentine's Day (Beginner Level)
バレンタインって誰？（初級用翻訳）

The Origin of Saint Valentine's Day (Intermediate Level)
バレンタインズデーの始まりは？（中級用翻訳）

And don't forget that eating chocolate is good for your health!
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Hebi Nuru Year!

 Here's wishing you all a happy & healthy 2013!

Every weekday morning my family & I watch "Zero Roku Go Go" (06:55) on NHK.  On Mondays, my son always checks his "Tanakuchi," a weekly fortune predicted by comedian Yuji Tanaka.  Many pictures of Tanaka San holding cards with various fortunes printed on them are flashed onto the screen so quickly they are impossible to read.  My son chooses his fortune by taking a photo.

This year, there was a special "Zero Roku Go Go" broadcast in the early minutes of the New Year.  Tanaka San presented a  "Tanakuchi" for all of 2013.  Of course, my family & I were ready with our cameras...

Rigby's "Tanakuchi" for 2013: Extra, Extra, Extra Lucky

Mayumi's "Tanakuchi" for 2013: Cleaning will Bring you Good Luck (?!)

Our Son's "Tanakuchi" for 2013: Good Luck will Follow Good Luck

It looks like it's going to be a good year!

By the way, the photo of the yellow snake is not mine (although, I wish it was!).  I tried to find out who took it.  If it's your photo, please let me know -- I will give you credit or remove it if you wish.

Christmas Lights in Osaka

 

Last Sunday, we went to see the Christmas illuminations at Nakanoshima.  It wasn't as good as last year, however, it's still worth a look!  The full illuminations will be lit up tonight and tomorrow night (Christmas day).  There will still be some lights on display from Boxing Day (Dec. 26th) to the end of the year.  Above is an interesting video I took last Sunday.

Ho! Ho! Ho!

 

Christmas is coming! (That's me doing "The Full Santa" at a recent kids' Xmas party. The hardest thing about wearing a Sant costume is keeping the beard out of your mouth!)

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Good Job, Mayumi!

Thanks for all of happy thoughts & do-your-best wishes! Mayumi really appreciated them!! Unfortunately, they stopped her running at the 38-km mark. She was 300 meters from the barrier! She's really regretting the 15 minutes she spent waiting in line for a toilet at the 10-km mark. Luckily, our son & I spotted her at the 33-km mark. As you can see from the photo, she was still "genki" enough to smile at the good-looking guys.  The longest run she'd ever done before was 10 kms so we are very proud of her!

Here's a short video...

The Osaka Marathon

Here's a photo I took of Mayumi just before she left home this morning (the background is from a photo she took at her check-in yesterday).  She was a little nervous!

Run, Mayumi! Run!

Mayumi (the "Me" in Be & Me) is running in the Osaka Marathon today.  Good luck, Mayumi!  Do your best!!

Good luck to all our other friends & students taking part in marathons today!

The picture above is Mayumi Running in the Katano Fun Run earlier this year.  It was taken by my friend, David Graves.

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Happy Halloween!

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.

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.

Look carefully! Can you see it?

Photos from Last Night's Halloween Party at Ola Tacos Bar, in Shinsaibashi, Osaka

Click on the link for more photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/beandme.be/HalloweenAtOla

Halloween Party in Ola Tacos Bar, in Shinsaibashi, Osaka, this Saturday, October 27th

Every year, we celebrate Halloween at Ola Tacos Bar (a really cool Mexican bar in Shinsaibashi, Osaka).  Ola Tacos Bar is holding its 2012 Halloween Party this Saturday, October 27th.  Hope to see you there!  And don't forget; It's more fun if you wear a costume!
 
Click here for more information

Click here for a map to Ola

You can check out photos from Ola's previous Halloween parties by clicking on the following links...

Ola's Halloween Party 2011
   
Ola's Halloween Party 2010

Ola's Halloween Party 2009

Ola's Halloween Party 2008

It's Nearly Halloween!

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Recently, my family & I went sightseeing in Kyoto.  I spotted something orange on the bank of a river...

 

Once we got closer, I realized it was a Jack-o-lantern...

  It's nearly Halloween ( ハロウィン )!

Here are some ways you can enjoy Halloween this year...

Sunday, October 21st: Bilingual Halloween Comedy Show

Saturday, October 27th: Halloween Party at Ola Tacos Bar

Sunday, October 28th: Halloween Picnic for Kids

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Be & Me Halloween Picnic for Kids on Sunday, October 28th

Every year, Be ＆ Me 英会話 Club holds a Halloween picnic for our young students and their families & friends.  This year, we'll be holding the picnic from 1:00 pm t0 4:00 pm on Sunday, October 28th.  If you'd like to join this picnic, please call us on 06 - 6915 -2613.

Halloween Party at Ola Tacos Bar in Shinsaibashi on Saturday, October 27th

Every year, we celebrate Halloween at Ola Tacos Bar (a really cool Mexican bar in Shinsaibashi, Osaka).  This year, Ola Tacos Bar is holding its Halloween Party on Saturday, October 27th.  Hope to see you there!  And don't forget; It's more fun if you wear a costume!
 
Click here for more information

Click here for a map to Ola

You can check out photos from Ola's previous Halloween parties by clicking on the following links...

Ola's Halloween Party 2011
   
Ola's Halloween Party 2010

Ola's Halloween Party 2009

Ola's Halloween Party 2008

Bilingual Halloween Comedy Show on Sunday, October 21st

This Sunday, October 21st, The Pirates of the Dotombori (a very, very funny group of Japanese & foreign comedians) are performing a Halloween show at Balabushka, a bar in the American Village near Shinsaibashi, in Osaka.  The show costs ¥1, 000, which includes one drink.  I am definitely going.  If you want to join me, meet at the school at 6:30 pm (don't be late!) or come straight to the bar any time after that.  The show starts at 7:30 pm.

Here's some information in Japanese...

リビングルームでホワイト婦人が蝋燭を手に…。
ちょっと、ちがう？

それじゃ、ある異国人が畳の敷かれた部屋でお箸を手に…。
そう、そう、こんな感じ！

毎年恒例のハロウィーン即興生コント！
今年は、１０月２１日（日曜日)、心斎橋にある「Balabushka」で開催です。
今回のテーマは、イケてる殺人ミステリー。
見に来て頂いた皆さんに、犯人を見つけて頂きます！

毎度おなじみの、予測不可能即興キャラクター、ワクワクなゲーム、何気にミュージカル入れちゃってる感じ… に加えて推理小説混ぜちゃいます！

みんな大好き！「パイレーツ・オブ・道頓堀」
是非見に来てください！ｍ(_ _)ｍ

日時：１０月２１日（日曜日）
場所：「BALABUSHKA」（心斎橋のアメ村）
時間：午後７時３０分からスタート
値段：１０００円（１ドリンク付き！）

パイレーツより

More information here:  The Pirates of the Dotombori's Halloween Show

And don't forget to check out the videos...

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"Best" vs "Favorite" (Part 2)

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Mie's Best Photo

I wrote about the different meanings of "best" & "favorite" in my last post ( "Best" vs "Favorite" ).  Recently, another one of our students (Hi, Mie!) showed me her best & favorite photos.  Her best photo is posted above.  It's a great photo.  I LOVE this photo!

Her favorite photo is a snapshot (a quick photo) of a beach at the Gold Coast, in Australia.

 Mie's Favorite Photo

Mie said, "It's my favorite photo because I love the Gold Coast.  I want to go there again.  I want to live in the Gold Coast.  Australian people are so kind."

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"Best" vs "Favorite"

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Wanda's Best Photo

Recently, I was talking to a student about photography (Hello, Wanda!).  We were talking about her "best photo" and her "favorite photo."

Best means "most skillful" -- the thing you do well.

Favorite means "most liked."

For example, I like food and cooking.  My best dish is short pasta in cream and bacon sauce.  I'm very, very good at making it!  My favorite dish is enchiladas.  I love enchiladas, but I can't make them!
 
Wanda's best photo is the one above of autumn leaves reflected on a car.  Her favorite photo is the one below of her husband taking a photo of her taking a photo of him...

 Wanda's Favorite Photo

By the way, the best enchiladas in Osaka are at Ola Tacos Bar, in Shinsaibashi, Osaka.  It's my favorite bar!

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Blue Moon

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Usually, there is one full moon in every month.  However, occasionally there can be 2 full moons in a month.  This only happens very rarely.  In English, we call the second full moon of the month a Blue Moon*.  Because Blue Moons happen so rarely, we can use the expression "once in a Blue Moon" to mean "only rarely" or "not often."  For example...

I study Japanese once in a Blue Moon.  (It's sad but true!)

*****

John: How often do you go to the movies?

Yoko: Once in a Blue Moon.

 *****

This month, there was a full moon on the 2nd.  There will be another full moon tomorrow, August 31st.  Therefore, tomorrow will be a Blue Moon.  Try to do something you don't often do tomorrow.  Once you've done it, you can say, "I only do that once in a Blue Moon!"

*This is a modern definition of Blue Moon dating from 1946.  The traditional definition, which is thousands of years old, is the 3rd full moon of a season with 4 full moons.  Farmers would measure the seasons by counting the full moons.  Usually, it was time to change seasons after 3 full moons.  However, the extra full moon that sometimes happens would confuse them.  They called the 3rd full moon a Belewe Moon.  Belewe is Old English for "liar," that 3rd full moon was a "Liar Moon!"  Somehow, "belewe" was replaced with "blue" in modern English and the original meaning was forgotten.

By the way, Blue Moons are not really blue!  I changed the color of the moon in the above photo using an image-editing program. 

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Back to School

Did you have a fun summer holiday?  Be ＆Me 英会話 Club's lessons start again today.  Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Be ＆ Me 英会話 Club on Summer Holidays

We are on holidays!  Our classes will start again next Saturday, August 18th.  Enjoy your summer holidays!

Go here for more information about the above photo:

 http://rigby.shutterchance.com/image/2009/03/13/transience/

How Do You Say "Hanabi" (花火) in English?

 In Japanese, "hanabi" (花火) means fireworks.  The literal translation of “hanabi” is “flower fire,” which is a great name!  Unfortunately, it means nothing in English.

Tomorrow night, they are holding the Yodogawa Fireworks Festival in Osaka.  Enjoy the fireworks tomorrow night!

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Enjoy Your Marine Day!

But stay out of the water!

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

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3D or Not 3D? (or Why I'm Not a Man in Black)

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Last Sunday, my family & I went to see Men in Black 3 in 3D.  It was our first 3D movie.  We liked the movie.  It had an interesting story & lots of good actors & funny scenes.  Unfortunately, we didn't like the 3D effect so much.  It made the movie look fake.

The "D" in 3D stands for "dimension."  A photo or normal TV only has 2 dimensions -- it's wide and high.  A 3D movie looks wide, high & deep.  Sometimes, I see amusement parks advertising 4D movies.  What they really mean is 3D plus some kind of physical effect -- water, wind, heat, and so on.  In science, the 4th dimension is time.  Men in Black 3's story is all about time travel, so I guess it's a kind of "4D" movie!

By the way, I was once a Man in Black!  Watch the video below to see why I'm not one now!

Andy Warhol said that we'd all be famous for 15 minutes.  I'm doing my 15 minutes in 2-minute bursts!  Here I am doing my best Tommy Lee Jones impersonation on Japanese TV.

My friend Dave was originally asked to do this "Men in Black" parody for the Japanese comedy duo "Football Hour" by his friend James.  Dave couldn't do it because of work commitments so he offered it to me.  I agreed to do it on the condition that I didn't have to speak.  They assured me it was a non-speaking part.  They lied.

On the day of the shoot, after much cajoling, I agreed to do one line.  I was also told we'd be called "Agent J" & "Agent K" on camera.  However, that information wasn't passed on to the comedians.  First, they started calling us by our real names.  Next, they seemed to expect that I had memorized more lines.  I was really thrown!  Thankfully, they were very kind to me when they edited the show together.  There's more to this video, but I think this is a good place to stop.

By the way, James speaks excellent Japanese.  He was asked to "dumb down" his Japanese for this TV spot.

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Vodka Spoiler: Big Indies Rock Concert in Shinsaibasi, Osaka, this Saturday, June 2nd

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My friends Ken Moore & Shane Inwood (A.K.A. The Gods of Rawk!) recently formed a new rock band called Vodka Spoiler.  This Saturday, June 2nd, Vodka Spoiler is headlining a big indies rock concert in Shinsaibashi, Osaka.  Here are the details...

What: Vodka Spoils Osaka - an indies rock concert featuring 8 bands.

When: This Saturday, June 2nd, from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Where: Pangea in Shinsaibashi, near Big Step (Click Here for Map)

How Much: ¥2,500

Vodka Spoiler hits the stage at around 10:00 pm.  Hope to see you there!

You can listen to Vodka Spoiler here:

 http://vodkaspoiler.bandcamp.com/album/arkansas

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Eclipse

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Did you watch the solar eclipse (nishoku - 日食) on Monday?  My family & I met another family in a park near our apartment, where we watched the eclipse through special glasses.  It was a great experience!

The eclipse photographed through the special glasses

Monday's eclipse is called a "golden-ring eclipse" (kinkan nishoku - 金環日食) in Japanese.  It's commonly known as a "ring-of-fire eclipse" in English.  

For more information about eclipses, go to Mr. Eclipse

In conversation English, “to eclipse” can also mean to make another thing or person less famous or successful by being more famous or successful. For example, in the 1980s, handsome young actor Eric Roberts seemed certain to become a big star.

Eric Roberts

However, he was soon eclipsed by his little sister…

Julia Roberts

If you want to check out Eric Roberts at his best, I recommend these movies:

Star 80 (1983)

The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)

The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)

(Click on the titles for information about these movies in Japanese)

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A Golden Week of Movies

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It's Golden Week in Japan! Golden Week is a collection of unrelated holidays that all fall around the same time. Depending on the year, they can result in either a couple of long weekends or an entire week off. The name comes from a promotion carried out by the cinemas on one of the years that they had a whole week off. The promotion is long gone but the name lives on.
 

Mayumi & I love movies. We always try to watch a couple of movies together during Golden Week.  Yesterday, we watched The Boat that Rocked (パイレー ツ・ロック), the "true" story of pirate radio in the UK.  The DVD was lent to us by one of our students (Hi, Noriko!).  It's a fun movie filled with goofy characters played by great actors.  And the music is excellent!  If you're looking for a movie to watch this Golden Week, we strongly recommend this one!

Most of the things that happen in the movie are loosley based on the history of Radio Caroline

You can now Listen to Radio Caroline on the Internet

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I love the above photo of carp-shaped streamers.  It was taken from Yun Free Stock Photos (©Tomo.Yun (www.yunphoto.net/en/).  You can check out more photos in English at www.yunphoto.net/en/ or in Japanese at www.yunphoto.net/.