3/27/2006

Summer Rolls サマーロール


Lately, I am very into making summer rolls. It's been a long time since I had my first summer roll and wondered how to make one. I finally learned how. First, I get rice papers, (I usually buy them from Mana Foods in Paia) and you put one rice paper in hot water for a couple of seconds. It gets soft. Then, I just put any vegetables left in the refrigerator, such as cucumbers, carrots, spinach leaves, and bean sprouts. I also put sliced tofu stake, and I love to put mint in it. And, I make a source which is a mix of soy sauce and nayonnaise (it's not mayonnaise; it's vegan mayonnaise) and lemon juice. After I put all the yummy food on the rice paper, I carefully wrap them. That's it. I like how it tastes, and I like to make it because it's so easy. I think that it's a good dish for parties.

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最近、サマーロールを作ることに凝っています。サマーロールは春巻きと違って、揚げません。日本語に訳すにあたって、「夏巻き」と言っていいのか分かりませんが、サマーロールはお米からできたライスペーパーを使います。マウイに来て初めてサマーロールを食べた日から、「どうやってこれを作るのだろう?」と思っていましたが、ここに来てやっとその謎が解けました。まず先ほども言いましたようにライスペーパーを手に入れます。お米から出来た、薄い半透明の丸い紙のようなものです。(私はパイアという町にあるMana Foodsで買います)そして、そのライスペーパーを温かいお湯に3秒から5秒ほど浸けます。そうすると、柔らかくなるんです。浸け過ぎると、破れ易くなるのでタイミングが命です。そして、冷蔵庫に残っている野菜たち、例えばきゅうり、人参、もやし、ほうれん草の葉っぱなどを細く切って、ライスペーパーにのせます。私はよく豆腐ステーキも入れます。そしてナヨネーズ(これはマヨネーズと違って、卵が入っていない、ビーガン用の「マヨネーズ」です)と醤油とレモンの絞り汁を混ぜます。これがソースとなります。それら全てをライスペーパーにのせて気をつけて巻きます。それだけです。おいしいし、作るのも楽しいし、パーティーには丁度良いと思います。

3/25/2006

A New Lap-top Computer!! 新しいノートパソコン


約一週間前にインターネット上で注文した、DELLという会社のInspiron 6000というノートーパソコンが届きました!思ったよりも早く届いてびっくりして嬉しい!私専用のパソコンです。これから色々な用途に使いこなしていきたいと思います。届いた日は忙しくて、電源を入れられませんでしたが、翌日に電源を入れて(一番最初に電源を入れる瞬間が好き)早速「あかり使用」にカスタマイズしていくのが楽しいです。これからはもっと頻繁にブログも更新出来るといいなと思っております。皆様、ご無沙汰しておりましたがお元気ですか?
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My new lap-top computer, DELL Inspiron 6000, has arrived!! I ordered it online about a week ago, and I got it earlier than I thought, so I was surprised and was happy :) It's my computer! I will use it for many things. The day I got it, I was too busy to turn it on, and the next day, I got to turn it on. (I like the moment to turn on a brand new computer.) I started to customize it the way I exactly want to, and it's quite fun doing that. I am hoping to update my blog more often. Sorry I have not been around, how have you been?

3/11/2006

Massage Clinic



Last week, the massage clinic started at Aloha Therapy of Massage School in Kahului. My shift is on Wednesdays and Fridays from 5 to 9 pm. Each night, I have three sessions. On the first night, I was kind of nervous because I hadn't had opportunities to massage people outside of my family and classmates from the massage school.
I did my best and really put myself into the session. I lived in the present, and the first person left a positive comment for me, so I got more confidence in myself. After the first one, I started to enjoy massaging people.
If you are on Maui, please come check us out and get yourself some treats. You can make an appointment by phone for your convenient time and day. We are open on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, and sessions are 5:15, 6:30, and 7:45 pm. Call now at 871-9966 :)

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(Japanese)
Sensyu, massage sachool no clinic ga hajimari mashita. Watashi no ban wa Suiyoubi to Kinyoubi no gogo 5ji kara 9ji made desu. Hitoban ni 3nin no hito wo massage shimasu. Saisyo no hi wa sukoshi kincho shite imashita. Massage school no kurasumeito no hito to kazoku shika massage shita koto nakatta kara, mattaku shiranai hito wo massage suru koto ni narete inakatta kara desu. Dekiru dake no koto wo shimashita. Massage wo shite iru toki, sono ba ni sennen shimashita. Hotondo mu ni natte yarimashita. Saishyo no kata ga yoi kansou wo nokoshite kureta node sonogo wa jishin ga tsuite tanoshin de yare mashita.
Moshi ima Maui ni imashitara, zehi watashi tachi no clinic ni kite kudasai. Denwa de yoyaku wo toremasu. Watashi wa suiyoubi to kinyoubi ni massage wo shite imasu. Demo getsuyoubi to doyoubi mo aite imasu. 5:15, 6:30, sorekara 7:45 pm kara erabe masu. Denwa bango wa 871-9966 desu. Matte masu :)

2/28/2006

No Lap-top Computer

I will not have my own lap-top computer for a while, so I would not be able to update my diary often (well, I wasn't updating it often anyway, though...). I still have an Internet access, so I can see your comments, but I cannot type Japanese...
I survived through the last INTENSE week and weekend, and now, I am starting to slow down. It feels good to connect to myself. I want to be able to connect to myself even when I am occupied with other things going on in my life. That's my ultimate goal. This evening, after I finisehd my work, I went to surf at Pai'a Bay. I just learned how to do duck dive, and Pai'a Bay was perfect place to practice it :) Waves were not so big, but they were breaking all over the place. Wind was very strong. I did not catch any good waves, but I felt good just simply because I got soak myself in the ocean.

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(From here, it is Japanese written in Ro-ma ji.)
Korekara shibaraku jibun no no-to pasokon ga motenaku natta node burogu wo amari hinpan ni koushin dekinai to omoimasu. (jibun no no-to pasokon ga atta toki mo son nani hinpan niwa koushin shite nakatta kedo.) Demo mada Internet niwa setsuzoku dekiru node minasan kara no comonto wa miremasu yo. Demo Nihongo ga utenai node Ro-ma ji desu.
Sensyu no kibishii hibi wo nantoka yarisugoshi mashita! Medetai. Hitodanraku tsuite kite iru tokoro desu. Mata jibun no iru tokoro ni kaette kuru nowa kimochi ga ii. Souiu jyoutai de itsumo ireru you ni naritai na. Isogashii toki de sae mo. Sorega watashi no mokuhyou.
Kyou no yuugata, surfing ni itte kimashita. Pai'a Bay ni itta yo. Nami wa sonnani ookiku nakatta node watashi ni chodo yokatta. Demo nami ga ari to arayuru tokoro de warete, so noue totemo kaze mo tsuyokute chotto taihen datta. Ii nami wa zenzen tsukame nakatta kedo, umi ni haireta dake de kimochi ga yokatta yo.

2/26/2006

Tests & Interview テストと面接

This past week was an intense week.
Now, I am learning about pathologies and treatment class at the massage school. On Tuesday night, I had a test on neurological pathologies, and I had a muscle test in an anatomy class on Thursday night.
Then, I had an interview with University of Hawaii - Manoa, College of Education Statewide Program on Friday. The interview went on for an hour and half. It was a group interview, and I heard that there are 71 applicants whereas there are only 25 seats available. I felt hopeless for a moment, but I told myself to not give up. I will keep crossing my fingers. Please pray for me!
Today (Saturday), I had the pathology and treatment class from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. I had a test on cardiovascular pathologies. Tomorrow, I will have the same class again from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm! I will have two tests in the class: one is about lymphatic & immune, respiratory, gastrointestinal systems, and the other one is about metabolic, genitourinary, and psychiatric disorders.
I just wish to survive through this weekend.... Wish me luck.
Thank you.

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この一週間は結構大変な週でした。
今 は、マッサージスクールで病理学とその治療について学んでいて、火曜日の夜には、神経系の病気についてのテストがありました。そして木曜日の夜には解剖 学のクラスの最後のテストがあり、体中の筋肉について知っておかなくてはいけませんでした。そして、金曜日にはハワイ大学の教育学部に入るための面接試験 がありました。面接試験は個人的にではなく、5人の人を1グループとしてグループごとに面接が進められました。今年は25人しか入れないらしく、只今71人の申込 者がいるそうです。それを聞いたときは、一瞬「こりゃだめか?」と弱気になりましたが、「いや、そんなことはない。希望を持つんだ。」と自分に言い聞かせ ています。どうか、皆さん私のハワイ大学教育学部入学を祈ってくださいまし・・・。
そして、今日はその病理学と治療についての授業が朝の8時半か ら夕方5時まであって、心臓系の病気についてのテストがありました。なんと、今週末は明日 (日曜日)も学校があるのです。同じ時間。そして明日もテストがあり、今度は免疫系、呼吸系、消化器系、新陳代謝系、泌尿器科系、心理系の病気に関してで す。
私はこの時点では、ただただ明日を生き抜くことで精一杯であります。(←大袈裟)
どうか応援してくださいまし。
ありがとう。