my sister

I would like to write about my oldest sister, who is getting married in the end of April.

Her name is Miki, which means "future" in Japanese.

She is 7 years older than I am, which means she is 27 and working at a pharmacy as a pharmacist.

when I was child, she always took care of me insted of my mother, who was busy ay work.

As you can guess from her job, she is very good at math while I'm bad at it, so I often asked her to help my math homework.


After she had graduated from University and started working, we hardly ever hung out like we used to be.

When I remember now, it was kind of sad but I was too busy with diving practice to think about it at that time.


Although she is a type of person who is a bit selfish, I think she is the most considerate and appreciative in a family.

Here is a hart-warming story.

One day, I find my mother decorating a bouquet on a table.

I asked her why she got a bouquet on that not special day.

Then she explained me that the bouquet was sent by my sister and the reason was that she became the same age as my mom was when she gave birth to her.
(I wish i could explain in a better way...hope you understand...)

In case of my explaination was bad like nobody understand..

the detail is..

My mom gave birth to my sister when she was 21years and 150 days old.

and my sister sent Mom a bouquet when she was 21 year and 150 days old with a message which said appreciation of rising her for a long time.


when I heard this story, I was actually moved...


there is no Japanese word like "shau" in Chinese, but I can see "shau" in my sister for sure.


I would miss her after she gets married...

what i afraid of.

I want to write about my coach today.



I used to be a swimmer and not Im a diver.

Although swimming and diving are both individual sports, I like something like a "team" for example, wearing a team track suits,bathing suits or something like that.

I'm very proud of being a member of a team and training with the same coach.

I had noticed Canadian or westan diver change thier coach quite often; however, I cant imagine changeing a coach becasue it is not so common in Japan.

There is one more reason i don't want to change.

it is because I have the best coach I have ever met in my whole life.

It is not an exaggeration.

He is the best. I had never thought that I could meet sach a perfect coach but i did.

I met a perfect coach in Calgary.

I'm so glad to train with him.

I'm so proud of being his diver.

Of course, some people say something bad about him but I disagree.

He is the best for sure.

I totaly trust him and I want him to coach me forever...

I can believe everything what he says.


However,

there is one thing im afraid of.

when i trained in Japan, i liked to be coached by other coach because i can find mself from a different way.

But Now, I don't want anyone to coach me except him.

when he is absent, my motivation is a half...

i even feel like it s not worth to go training if he was not there.

when other coach coach me, I find myself thinking about my coach's correction.

I can't find myself like what i used to do before.


I cant believe other coach because i believe my coach sooo much...

I know to believe something/someone is very important but...

I feel I'm narrowing my world.



I don't want to be a diver who cannot believe any other coaches because of too much trust in my coach...

do i trust him too much...?

im very happy to have him as my coach but im afraid...

I'm not saying that i don't wanna believe him but...


I dont know if i had exprained well but im afraid anyway...

The best friend

I cant believe im sick!

I cant even remember the last time i was sick!

maybe...5 years ago...?

Im really really really healthy girl...


i cant believe...

hear my voice,, it s like an old woman!


Im absent from school today and stying at home all day.

While i was sleeping, my host mother nocked the door and woke me up.

I was like "leave me alone...please!"

but anyway,

I opened the door.

She was holding a box and said "This is to you"

it seemed to be send by someone in Japan.

then i opened the box and took inside out of the box.

I couldn't believe it.

Guess what i recieved!

a loooooot of Japanese snacks!

it was from my best friend.

We are both love Green tea.

we used to go to a green tea trip to Kyoto, where is known as a capital of green tea in Japan.

What she sent me was all green tea stuff!

I forget that im sick...haha

she sent me a letter as well.


I would like to talk about our relationships.

We know each other for 8 years.

We went to the same junior high, high school and University.

We are both in sports and we were both captains of teams.(swimming and Karate)

We were both said that we were tough.


However, the turth is...

we both are not tough at all.

Just thinking we WANT to be tough.

We both pretended to be tough because others around us said we were tough.

We both couldn't say anything to others about our inside ploblems.. because we are...

We should be tough....in front of peaple.


maybe we are tougher than others, or maybe not.

Maybe we will keep pretending to be tough.

Maybe others will keep thinking that we are tough.


But the biggest difference is that there s a friend who understand me.

I'm glad to have a friend like her.


Even if we are in a different place and we are not facing each other,

Im sure she is the best friend.


Anyway, i should go to bed!!

Im sick of being sick!!haha