We approach the end of the University year now. The university ???? will close for the holiday period. However, there will be always somebody to respond your query; so if you need assistance, please contact the university. Otherwise… we wish you a Merry Christmas ????????  

It is the final teaching week of Trimester B here, at the University of Waikato, this week. Trimester B has not quite finished yet though… We will still have tests/exams/assignment dues next week onwards. If you are interested in studying at the university, it’s a good time to start thinking of it! We will have […]

Again!!!, I have not posted anything for a while. Spring has sprung in New Zealand and you can see beautiful cherry blossoms here now. Too be honest, quite a few trees seem to pass the full blossom phase and show many fresh green leaves on them????. Soon we will enjoy beautiful full bloom of puff […]

It is 9 August; another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki 77 years ago today. We thought we learned tons of lessons from the history but we still witness wars on this planet. One day hopefully we will no longer suffer from those. 今日は、8月9日、77年前の今日、長崎[ながさき]に原爆[げんばく]が落[お]とされました。過去[かこ]からいろいろ学[まな]んだと思いたいところですが、まだあちこちで戦争[せんそう](= war)が起[お]きています。いつかきっとすべての戦争が終[お]わりますように。

I have been quite busy and have not managed to post much these days… However! I cannot skip this post… Yes, it’s August 6 again. An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima 77 years ago today. We all hope peace and happiness for everybody. 最近[さいきん]忙[いそが]しくて、あまり何も書いていません。しかし！　今日は書かないわけにはいきません。 77年前の今日、広島[ひろしま]に原爆[げんばく](= atomic bomb)が落[お]とされました(= to be dropped)。全[すべ]ての人々の平和[へいわ](= peace)と幸[しあわ]せ(= happiness )を祈[いの]ります。

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas this year. 楽[たの]しいクリスマスをすごしましたか。 I had a quick chat with Japanese friends and realised that people did not necessarily eat a special festive meal on the same day. So… on which day (if you did) did you have your special meal last week? 日本の友だちと話して、日本とニュージーランドではクリスマスの特別[とくべつ]の(= special)ご飯[はん]を食べる日が違[ちが]う(= to differ)ことに気[き]がつきました。 In Japan, […]