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I’m into Pokemon Go again.
I’ve been busy catching Pokemon since last week.
They updated the game and 80 more monsters are available now.
Last year, when Pokemon Go first released in Singapore, I felt like I became a different person. I’d go out and walk everyday. I don’t like walking in hot weather, but this game changed my habit easily. It made me feel like walking more. I was like, ‘There is a PokeStop over there. Let’s go! I could get another Pokemon on the way. If not, at least I can get Pokeballs.'
However, after a month or so, my obsession wore off. At that time, my level was 20 and it was very hard to reach the next level, because I couldn’t encounter new monsters, which give me high points. What I constantly caught were birds or bats. I finally stopped open the app.
So, this update was really a good news to me. It encouraged me to play Pokemon Go again. I’ve been catching new Pokemon, which makes me feel so excited.
While I’m writing this, I though it’s interesting to think about why Pokemon Go appeals to me so much, and I came up with four reasons.
- Easy to play: I don’t have much experience of gaming but I don’t have any trouble playing it.
- Cute monsters: actually, I don’t know Pokemon very much. The only character that familiar to me is Pikachu. When I was a child, Pokemon anime was popular, but I preferred Sailor Moon.
- Good exercise: After I walked a lot and caught Pokemon, I feel refreshed.
- Feel connected to people: While I’m playing Pokemon Go, I also notice people around doing the same. I can tell by their way to move their finger. Seeing it, I feel connected to them. They are not faceless people. (Having said that, I can’t speak to them. I’m such an introvert.)
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I have a pain in my toe.
I stubbed my fourth toe on the table leg yesterday.
It really hurt. I was about to cry.
I curled up in a ball on the floor. I couldn’t say anything because of the pain.
After a few seconds (it seemed a few minutes to me) my brain started working again.
I blamed the table, and then I blamed myself.
‘I should have moved more carefully.'
'I’ve always been rash.'
‘What a fool I am!'
Now I feel less pain, but the toe is swollen and is purple.
I hope it will recover soon. I never imagined it’d be that hard to walk with a painful toe.
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I’m starting to be obsessed with the ‘Hamilton’ the musical.
I’ve been listening to the ‘Hamilton' soundtrack these days, which is really good. I love it. So, I’d like to write about it here.
In the past year or so, I couldn't avoid the word ‘Hamilton’. Whenever I looked at Twitter, Youtube, entertainment news websites, it was always there. Along with applause and very high reputations. (FYI, ‘Hamilton’ is an American musical about the life of Alexander Hamilton.)
Last week, I finally got the CD. To tell the truth, my expectations were not very high at the time. It’s because I’m not the kind of person who enjoys rap, R&B, hip-hop, which are used in the musical songs. I didn’t even know who Alexander Hamilton was.
But now? I’m busy listening to it, reading lyrics and doing some research about Hamilton and the American Revolution. I even sing along with some parts such as “Rise up!”, “Look around, look around”, “What’s your name, man?”, which makes my husband giggle. I want him to get into it, too, but I don’t want to impose my will on him, so I’m okay with enjoying it alone putting my earpiece on.
The frustrating thing to me is that I can’t follow the story while listening. My English skills haven’t reached to that level yet. (I wonder if it could be possible some day.) As a result, I have to look up a lot of words while reading lyrics. I’m now working on the third song. There are forty six songs in this album. I have a long way to go. However, I find this process interesting after all. The harder I work, the clearer the story becomes.
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Rogue One Trailer
I watched the trailer of Rogue One that was released yesterday. It was great! Look at the costume of the woman played by Felicity Jones! That's so cool! She seems to be with the Rebellion, but at the end of the trailer, she wears a pilot suit on which there is a mark of Galactic Empire. Is she a spy? I also watched some review videos of the trailer. I was surprised how much speculation they could make from this two-minute long trailer. I don't have as much knowledge as them, so it's a lot of fun to listening to their talk.
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My favorite sequence in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (part 1)
Let me tell you about one of my favorite sequences in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
It's when Kylo Ren stops a blaster bolt in mid-air by using the Force.
In a village on Jakku, just after Kylo Ren killed Lor San Tekka, Poe the Resistance pilot fired a blaster against Kylo Ren. However, Kylo Ren instantly stretched out of his hand towards the blaster bolt and made it froze in the air. When I first saw this scene in a theater, I was so impressed. What an interesting way of the Force! And, look at that visual effect! I watched it in IMAX 3D, so it looked like the blaster bolt was right in front of my eyes! Although that was a quite short moment, the impact that hit on me was amazingly strong. I found that this new villain, Kylo Ren, was not only a creepy, intimidating figure but also a powerful Force user.
Actually, I watched the film three times in theaters and now I can see it at home anytime I want to, but this scene never bores me.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens!
I just downloaded the HD version of Star Wars: The Force Awakens!
I'll watch it from now on! How can I express this feeling with words? I'm really excited!!
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Do you have any hobbies?
* I wrote these sentences like I'm talking to my friend.
Question: Do you have any hobbies?
Answer:
Well, I don't know if I can call it a hobby, but I study English everyday. Reading books, reading sentences aloud, looking up dictionaries, and whatnot.
Oh, and these days, I'm into Star Wars. I bought the novel and audiobook of its latest movie, the Force Awakens. I spend my time reading and listening to it lately. It's a lot of fun.
Although, at the same time, I found that my English level is not enough to enjoy Star Wars. I come across a lot of new words in it, that makes me hard to understand the story fully.
I think I want to be able to enjoy books, movies, and etc. in English someday in the near future. I've been studying English for almost three years, but I feel it will take a lot more time.
Anyway, they say what matters most is continue studying. So, I'll take my time and keep it up.
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About a book I read today
I finished reading Lemony Snicket's "Grim Grotto", which is the eleventh novel of the series "A Series of Unfortunate Events".
I have only two books left to finish this series. As what the title says, a lot of unfortunate events happened to Baudelaire orphans so far, who are the main characters of this series. So, I do hope it will become a happy ending.
In this eleventh book, I learned some new words, "condiment", " volatile", to name but a few.
They said "wasabi" is a condiment, but I had thought that it was a seasoning. Then, I searched on the Internet and found out that a condiment is something that we use to add flavor on our dish like ketchup, mustard, etc. whereas, a seasoning is something that we use during cooking like salt, pepper, etc. I found it interesting because, in Japanese language, we use the same word, "調味料" for both seasoning and condiment.
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One of offline music stores in SG has closed its business.
This Sunday, I went to HMV to buy some DVDs, but the store had disappeared.
There were no shelves, no CDs, DVDs, and no people. At first I though they moved to another place, but there was no notice in front of the door.
At home, I searched on the internet about what happened to HMV and found some information.
According to it, they decided not to continue their lease and they were on the way to find another place.
However, they also said that it's quite tough to run business these days because online music stores like iTunes, Google Play etc. are so convenient that less people buy CDs recently. So, in order to continue living in this industry, they need to do something different from what they used to do, such as focusing on Jazz or Classic, or starting a joint business with a coffee shop, something like that.
I was shocked at this news because this store was the last HMV in Singapore. I agree that buying a song online is much easier, but when it comes to movies and dramas, I still prefer to have DVDs. They are too heavy to save my laptop.
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One of my favorite TV programs: Treetop Cat Rescue 私の好きなテレビ番組について
Today, I'd like to talk about one of my favorite TV programs.
The title is "Treetop Cat Rescue". It's a documentary of two men who rescue a cat that's stuck in a treetop.
I really like this program, so every Wednesday, at least 3 minutes before it starts, I snatch a remote control from my husband, and turn in to Animal Planet. I don't accept any complain from him at this time.
There are several reasons I'm fond of it. Firstly, I love cats.
Secondly, it's very heartwarming. When watching it, I realize how much those rescue men and cat's owners are worrying about cats and love them.
And finally, I find it interesting to know that cats have various feelings. I mean, cats mostly seem quiet and calm, but stuck on a treetop, they show some different feelings. Some are relieved and willingly rescued. But others are hostile to the rescue men by hissing and punching them with its paw. It's like they are saying "Who are you meow? Are you my enemy meow? Leave me alone meooow!"
By the way, I notice that when people in the program call a cat, they always say "Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty". They all say it with the same hight-pitched voice and the same speed. It sounds very cute, but is it a common phrase in English to call cats?
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