☆☆Happy Birthday, Kiypoko!☆☆
　
　　I Hope life's most beautiful pleasures may be
yours, and you are having a good time today.
Meeting you at the blog event was really
wonderful.

Hi David,
Thank you for sharing the photos of the blog event, and since I know the name of all the members(!), I just remember the time which we had there.
To be honest , I don't like watching my face of the photo^^;)

See you soon,

Anne

•  Anne
• 2009年4月 6日 15:41

Oh my god!
What a mistake I did as usual!
Sorry, your name is of course "Kiyoko".
いつもしてしまう過ちをまたしてしまいました。
穴があったら入りたい....
Anne

•  Anne
• 2009年4月 6日 15:45

☆*:;;;;:*☆*:;;;;:*☆*:;;;:*☆*:;;;:*

　　　Happy Birthday, Kiyoko!!
　　I wish you many happy returns!

☆*:;;;;:*☆*:;;;;:*☆*:;;;:*☆*:;;;:*

I'm cooking dinner, so I'll make another comment later.

Tomo

PS Anne、穴に隠れなくても大丈夫ですよ＾＾

•  Tomo
• 2009年4月 6日 19:20

★゜・。。・゜゜・。。・゜☆゜・。。・゜゜・。。・゜

Happy Birthday, Kiyoko!
I hope the coming year is a happy
and lovely one for you!

:;;;:+*+:;;;:+*+:;;;:+*+:;;;:+

Hi David,
Thanks for sharing the photos! They remind me the very good time at the event.

Hi Everyone,
Who's who?!;-)

By for now,

Maki

•  Maki
• 2009年4月 6日 22:09

Hi David and everyone,

David, thanks for uploading the photos. And Kazu, thanks for sending them to David. The pictures remind me of the wonderful time we had at the event!

By the way, if my memory is correct, we have another two birthdays this month. Amica's birthday is on 9th(Right, Amica?), and Maki's birthday is on 22nd.(Right Maki?)

Speak to you soon,

Tomo

PS "The man second from the left, the woman on David's left" ←These expressions are very useful for me!　こういう表現って意外と難しいですよね～。　さて、誰が誰でしょう？＾＾

•  Tomo
• 2009年4月 6日 22:57

Hi David and everyone,

Hi David,

Thanks for sharing some pictures on this blog.
It reminds me of the time when we've met.
I'm glad to see these pictures.

Hi Tomo,

You might know,but just in case,if you click the pictures you can see another pictures.
I sent one of them but not only me.

とても楽しかったですね。＼(^_^)／
最近、なかなか英語が出てこないので最後は日本語にします。
今回参加出来なかったみなさんも次回は参加できる事を願いつつ
今日はこの辺で・・・・。(^_^;)

Kazu

•  Kazu
• 2009年4月 7日 00:14

Hi David,

I've refreshed to see the pictures and became happy mind, thank you uploading this. Join to the blog event was an epoch-making of my life, I think. Your blog members were gentle, friendly, and they had a feeling hospitality. So I had a wonderful time, indeed.

Thank you for your birthday words. Today is my birthday. As you hoped me to having a nice day, I've had a happy day.

Hi Anne,
Many thanks your kind comment. Meeting you at the blog event was nicest thing. Your mistake is like an engaging smile, so don't worry, never mind.

Hi Tomo,
Thank you for your decorated pretty birthday card. As you said, I'll challenge many things and try to get many experiences in my life.

Hi Maki,
Thanks for nicest birthday phrases, as you say, I hope my coming year, month, day will happy, so that I try to study English more before.

I had to rewrite this comment as remembering before it, because my comment was disappeared suddenly as time-limit. This reason is the first time. Anyway, the today's date was over.

Bye for now,

Kiyoko

•  Kiyoko
• 2009年4月 7日 00:30

correction

　　　more before → more than before

•  Kiyoko
• 2009年4月 7日 00:39

Hi Kiyoko,

Happy Birthday.

I hope you had a great time for your birthday.
As you mentioned,we had a great time at the event.
I remember you were making a memorial card.
You were really having a good time, weren't you?
You tried to speak English as long as you can.
Your English skill is great.
I must study English hard as same as you.

Kazu

•  Kazu
• 2009年4月 7日 06:41

Hi Tomo＆Kazu,
Sorry, one of the photos(on the left) is from me. I didn't say about it, but I thought it would be better to send a photo after getting to know that only Kazu had sent photos.
By the way, Tomo, you are right.
It's difficult to express"～の左側" or something.

Hi everyone,
Cherry blossoms nearby my house are in full bloom and sooo beautiful.

Have a good day,

Anne

•  Anne
• 2009年4月 7日 08:15

Hi Anne,

That's exactly what I thought.
I thought it judging from camera.
You and me were having almost same camera.
There is no need to say "sorry".
Today, I sent 2 more pictures to David.
These picture is nice,because everyone has a good smile.
I hope that it will be uploaded by David in a few days.

Kazu

•  Kazu
• 2009年4月 7日 10:12

Hi everyone,

I just uploaded Kazu's pictures. You can see them if you click on the pictures on this entry.

•  David
• 2009年4月 7日 12:12

Hi David,
I just had a look at the photos. Thanks for uploading them.(And thanks again Kazu:-))

Hi Kazu and Anne,
Thanks for your comments. Now I get it. Anne, you sent the left one? I thought that Kazu sent both of them, sorry. Anyway, both pictures are very nice, so thanks for sharing!

Anne, yes it's difficult to explain the position of something in English. To tell the truth, I don't understand the word order of the first one. I mean, I thought it would be "the second man from the left". I didn't know that you could say "the man second from the left". Anyway, I learned a new expression;-)

Hi everyone,
It's a beautiful day today. How's the weather where you are?
I think a lot of people have started new lives. My children will also get back to school tomorrow. They are not very happy about this, but I'm very happy about that!(笑） Anyway, I hope you are all well and got off to a good start with your work or new lives.

See you soon,

Tomo

•  Tomo
• 2009年4月 7日 13:07

Hi David and everyone,
It's finally looking like spring and I finally saw the blog members.Thank you,David.I can see who are all the boys.There were some information about them on the blog.

Kiyoko,Happy birthday!You got a lot of nice expressions to congratulate on your birthday in the comment,did you.

•  May
• 2009年4月 7日 13:50

Hi Kazu,

Thank you for your hopeful birthday words. I had a great time yesterday with my family and the best my friend.

Needless to say, I really really enjoyed the blog event. Yes, I've got David and seven members (except Appoh) words on my sign board, and I've been putting it on my desk. So I can remember the scenes at anytime to seing it.
Yes, ofcause, I tried to speak English as much as I can, but it didn't do that, exactlly.
Anyway, I was shocked to know that my heart was pounding with something sensitive.

Hi everyone,
I had the four cherry-blossms-viewings last week nearby my house, including night-viewing.
Maki, the cherry-blossom front is coming to Hokkaido.

See you later,

Kiyoko

•  Kiyoko
• 2009年4月 7日 14:42

Sorry to be late, but...

Happy Birthday, Kiyoko!! ♪♪♪

•  Lily
• 2009年4月 7日 14:50

Hi David and everyone,
I looked at the photos. All of the photos made me happy because everyone's smile is very nice. I'm sure you had a great time. I really wanted to go there!

I have guessed who is who. Starting from the left, Appoh, Kazu, Tomo, Maki, Anne, David, amo, Gussan, Lily, Kiyoko. Is it right?

Hi Kiyoko,
Happy Birthday!

Amica

•  Amica
• 2009年4月 7日 22:36

Hi Kazu & Anne,
Belatedly, thank you for sharing your photos! They are really nice, aren't they?;-)

Hi Tomo & Anne,
I also learned the new expression. It's difficult to say such a expression. 見たり、読んだりすると「そっか」って思うけれど、自分ではなかなか表現できない。。。

I'd love to see cherry blossoms soon! But we can see them in May here...Once spring comes, a lot of different kinds of flowers will start blooming all together.

Talk to you later,

Maki

P.S.
Tomo, you are right. My birthday is 22nd. Thanks for remembering it!

•  Maki
• 2009年4月 7日 22:48

Hi David,
Thank you for uploading another photos. I like them all because everyone is smiling!
Kazu, thanks again!

Hi Amica,
Your answer is sooo close to the right ones^^)

As we said, it's difficult to explain the position, and there are a lot of ways to express from which David showed in the entry:
*The man second from the left（左から2人目の男性）
→・the woman second from the right(右から2人目の女性）
・the woman third from the left（左から3人目の女性）
　　・the woman on David's right(Davidの右側の女性）

I just tried to write down these expressions to be able to use smoothly, but it's difficult to do so for me at the moment.

Then,who's who?

Bye for now,

Anne

•  Anne
• 2009年4月 7日 23:29

Hi Amica,

Yes, we had a great time.
I hope to meet you next time.
As for your answer for the quiz,I won't mention it for a while but You are almost right;-)

Hi Maki,

As you said,they are really nice.
Your smile makes me happy;-)
I wish I could have had a lot of time to talk with you.

Talk to you later,

Kazu

•  Kazu
• 2009年4月 8日 00:00

Hi Lily and Amica,

Thank you for your happy birthday words.
I'm in the happy mind and going to go to the bed.

Good night,

Kiyoko

•  Kiyoko
• 2009年4月 8日 00:04

Hi everyone,
The cherry trees are in full bloom in Tokyo, and the occasional winds start a shower of petals. It’s breathtakingly beautiful!
Well, I’ll try the guessing game. Just a wild guess.
From left to right;
Appoh, Kazu, Lily, Amo, Kiyoko, David, Maki, Gussan, Anne, Tomo

Belated happy birthday, Kiyoko!
May this beautiful season bring you lots of joy.
By the way, you must‘ve been one of the most excellent students in the class, right? Please don’ be shy. Well, it’s just my curiosity.

•  Jazmin
• 2009年4月 8日 09:16

Hi Amica,
As Anne and Kazu said, your guess is almost right. You got 8 correct answers;-)

Hi Maki,
『見たり、読んだりすると「そっか」って思うけれど、自分ではなかなか表現できない』←本当にその通りだね～。　それで「よし、覚えた！」と思っても、使う機会があんまりなくてすぐ忘れちゃうんだよね(笑)
Anyway, I hope spring comes soon in Hokkaido as well!

Hi Anne,
Thanks for the examples!　‘The man second from the left’、まだこの並び順がしっくり来てないのですが、これは慣れるしかないでしょうね～。

Hi Jazmin,
Thanks for joining the guessing game. Was it just a wild guess? But you got 5 correct answers;-) By the way, I like to see cherry blossoms, but I prefer to see a shower of petals.(←I liked the expression 'a shower of petals'.) It's a bit sad to see the petals falling, but it's really beautiful!

Here's my translation.

『どうして写真をアップロードできなかったのか分かったよ。　大学のサーバーだとファイル共有ができないせいだった。　とにかく、問題は解決したから写真を載せるね。

多分みんな真ん中にいるのは誰だか分かると思うけど《I can't translate those words into Japanese!》、他の人は分かるかな？（参加者は、Amo、Lily、Gussan、Anne、Kiyoko、Tomo、Maki、Kazu、Appoh です。　でも順序はバラバラね。）

ところで、オフ会でみんな誕生日を教えあったんだけど、間違ってなければ、今日は Kiyokoの誕生日だよ。　Kiyoko、お誕生日おめでとう！　いい１日を過ごしてね。

PS 誰が誰だか当てるときは、こんな風に書くとといいよ。　“the man second from the left、the woman on David's left”』

See you soon,

Tomo

•  Tomo
• 2009年4月 8日 12:00

Hi everyone,　

Thank you for showing many comments about the blog event.
The photos are telling how nice party was !
I guess the member's name from the left "Appoh Kazu Tomo Maki Anne David Lily Gussan Amo Kiyoko".

eeko

•  匿名
• 2009年4月 8日 12:15

Hi Everyone,
The guessing game is interesting! Amica's one is very close, but still there is no right one.;-)

Hi Kazu,
Thank you for your comment! It would be nice to talk to you more next time.

By for now,

Maki

•  Maki
• 2009年4月 8日 22:25

Hi Maki,

Thank　you;-)

There is no right to criticize you but I've found out a point.
It isn't right.

は～い(^_^;)
but still there is no right one.
↑
ちょっと気になる表現だったので下にまとめて
みました。(^_^;)　自分の理解のためにもです。

備考=======================
it isn't right　＝　それは正しくはありません。
There is no right＝権利が全くありません。

but still there is no right one.
しかし、まだ、正しい1つがあるというわけではありません。

But still, it isn't right.
しかし、それでも、それは正しくはありません。

•  Kazu
• 2009年4月 9日 04:47

:**:.｡..｡.:**:.｡..｡.:**:.｡..｡.:**:

Happy Birthday, Amica!!
Hope you have a wonderful day!

Tomo
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•  Tomo
• 2009年4月 9日 07:33

☆☆☆ Happy Birthday, Amica! ☆☆☆

　 Hope you have a Birthday
as wonderful as you are!

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

•  匿名
• 2009年4月 9日 07:48

It's me, Anne.

•  Anne
• 2009年4月 9日 07:51

Hi Tomo and Anne,
Thanks! It's beautiful sunny day today, so I feel very well, but I don't want to think my age.（笑）

By the way, I guessed who is who again. From the left, Appoh, Kazu, Tomo, Maki, Kiyoko, David, amo, Gussan, Lily, Anne. Is it right?

Amica

•  Amica
• 2009年4月 9日 10:01

Hi eeko,
Glad to hear you liked the photos. Yes, we really had a great time at the event! About the guessing game, you got 6 correct answers＾＾

And Amica, you won a free trip to Europe!(Just joking) I won't say your guess is right or not because there might be someone who doesn't want to be identified;-)

•  Tomo
• 2009年4月 9日 14:13

Hi Tomo

Thank you for the comment.
I agree your thought.
I just wanted that I am only enjoying study English.

eeko

•  匿名
• 2009年4月 9日 15:34

Hi Amica,

❀☆彡☆彡✻✲　　
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Amica
Happy Birthday to you ❀☆彡☆彡✻✲

I'm writing the comment to you as humming this song.
I like Spring, but also especially I love April. April has a lot of welcome ceremonies in our country. To see the new nursery school child, elementary school pupil and junior high school student with their mother is very comfortable. Their happy expression make me happy, and I say "Congratulations" in my mind with smiling.

Hi David,
Your introduction who is who in the picture seems to be a quiz, so the members can enjoy to attaching their figure and name. It was a good idea.

Bye for now,

Kiyoko

•  Kiyoko
• 2009年4月 9日 18:43

Hi,David!
I got already & enjoy your book everyday!
I'd learned English while my university days,but recently I re-study it again!
Using books written by you & "DUO"笑　,so I re-become to (?) read so plain sentences!

Fat&Bold?No kidding!!!!!!
You're so sexy&cute!
and I suppose people those who join this team think it too!!

I wish? I hope?(Which is correct???)
I'll join your event,and it won't be long！

ta-ra!!

•  himitsu
• 2009年5月12日 02:41

Hi,David!
I got already & enjoy your book everyday!
I'd learned English while my university days,but recently I re-study it again!
Using books written by you & "DUO"笑　,so I re-become to (?) read so plain sentences!

Fat&Bold?No kidding!!!!!!
You're so sexy&cute!
and I suppose people those who join this team think it too!!

I wish? I hope?(Which is correct???)
I'll join your event,and it won't be long！

ta-ra!!

•  himitsu
• 2009年5月12日 02:41