カテゴリー:未分類
from Kentaro in Singapore
初めまして。元重信校マネージャーのKentaroです。(重信校の生徒さんは覚えていらっしゃるでしょうか?)
現在僕はシンガポールの地を拠点にしております。
これから時折現地の様子をお伝えできればと思います💻
シンガポールは英語も使えますので、アミックで鍛えた英語力と共に次の海外旅行や留学の候補としてくださいね✈️
写真は夜のマーライオンとマリーナベイサンズです🏢
Love Love Miniatures💛
I found Licca-chan dolls that wear the uniforms of actual schools. The dolls are made by Takara Tomy along with class reunion support company, Salat. They are popular as a memento for alumni as well as parents and students, and the dolls are available in the uniforms of 30 schools so far. I want one!
Especially in private schools, their uniforms are designed by famous fashion designers, and as a memento for their happy school days, it would be great if Licca-chan dolls wear the uniform the students used to wear.
I found another memento item. This is a miniature school bag ransel(※). They can remake the actual school bags in a small size. I want one! A ransel is a very strong, functional bag. I heard that it became popular among celebrities overseas, but in Japan, it is embarrassing for adults to use a ransel which is made for elementary kids. Remaking it into small size and decorate it as a memento is a better idea.
I like miniatures, especially very tiny and elaborate ones. I am interested in Arietty’s doll house, and I found the doll house kit at Amazon, but it is troublesome to make it by myself. It would be great if someone made it for me!
※A schoolchild’s satchel (randoseru, originated ransel in Dutch)
Golden Week 英会話 英語 アミック
It’s already half way through April and Golden Week is coming up in less than 2 weeks!
Do you have any plans for Golden week?
Are any of you travelling overseas in this Golden week?
I have a list of countries that I would like to visit but my choice will always be my home New Zealand.
I guess New Zealand isn’t really everyone’s cup of tea as it is relatively a young country so its history and culture aren’t rich compared to other western countries. But if you love nature then you would love it there for sure. It is incredibly picturesque over there!
There are so many beautiful beaches within a short driving distance or even just a stroll down the streets. Great walks and tracks are throughout the country too. New Zealand is also known as a sanctuary for birds as there is no threats such as snakes for the birds, hence the famous Kiwi bird is a flightless bird.
Did you also know that you can see aurora australis in New Zealand?
When it comes to think of auroras, you would normally associate auroras with Alaska or Sweden, but in fact you can see the “southern lights” in some parts of South island in New Zealand. It is also great to do star gazing as it’s a lot darker there! I used to just stare at the sky at night in winter and get lost in the moment. Seeing the southern lights is definitely on my bucket list since I didn’t get around to do so while I was there.
Maybe a lot of you don’t really know much about New Zealand as it isn’t exactly a popular destination. Some of you may not even know where it is located. Even if you knew about New Zealand, people would just associate it with rugby and sheep. But we have a lot more to offer and I am sure that you would fall in love with it like I did. Would you give it a go as a next place to visit?
石井校より
旬を味わう
麗らかな春の日が続いていますが、早くも桜は葉桜へと変化し、春も終わり。。なんて思ってはいないでしょうか!?
春はこれからが忙しいのです
たら芽、フキ、ワラビ、ゼンマイといった山菜採りはもうそろそろ終わりますが、
今は何と言ってもタケノコが旬の時期です
今日はそのタケノコをご紹介します!
英語では、竹はご存知の通りbamboo。「タケノコ」はbamboo shootまたはbamboo sproutと表現します。
「タケノコ」を直訳して、「竹の子(タケノコ)=Bamboo child」ではないのでご注意を
竹が生息する中国や東南アジアではタケノコを食べる習慣がありますが、やはり生息していない他の国では滅多にお目にかかれません。
お目にかかれないからといって外国人たちはタケノコを知らないかというとそんなことはなく、道後校勤務のアメリカ人講師A君はよく箱に入った一口サイズの甘いタケノコを「タケノコ大好き〜♡」と美味しそうに食べています(笑)
日本でも、春にタケノコを買って食べるという人はそんなに多くはないのでしょうか。スーパーで1つ600円で売られているのを見て目玉が飛び出そうになるのは私だけではないはず
そんな、身近なようでちょっと縁遠いタケノコ。
今回は普段誰も立ち入らない実家の竹薮から春の恵みを少しおすそ分けします♪
タケノコ掘りは毎年欠かさず行わないと竹薮が竹で荒れてしまう事もあり、家族総出で行います、、がこれが結構大変
まずはこの葉っぱで埋め尽くされた土の中からタケノコの芽を探さないといけないので、普段パソコンに慣れている人間目を野生の目に変化させます
山に入ると、目だけでなく動物の感覚を研ぎ澄ませます🐒🦌🐗
↓すると、こんな感じでちょこっと芽が顔を出しているのをすぐ見つけられるようになります
↓これを鍬で周りから掘っていくと全体が現れます。根っこの部分に近くなったら一気に掘り出します!
↓スーパーではこの状態で売られていますが、山菜やタケノコといった春の食材は新鮮な分アクも非常に強いので、必ずアク抜きが必要です。通常は水で湯がけばアクは取れますが、タケノコは米ぬかを絞った水で湯がきます。
春の間にしか楽しめないわけではないですが、でもやっぱりその季節に採れたものを新鮮なうちに頂くのが何よりの贅沢だと感じております⭐︎