9/2 My last Rebecca's class:(

Today, Rebecca provided us with a listing practice test from OET centre. In the OET, Listning is the most difficult task which almost all the candidates struggle to mark scores worth B. I also feel it difficult. However, today's one is a bit easier than usual and I could got a B. I'm very happy and could got confidence. 

After the class I told Rebecca that I'd have liked to take a picture of all of us, and did! The reason why I wanted to take a photo is not only for my souvenir but also for letter to Rebecca. I printed out the photo and attached to the letter.

 

8/2 A bit happy things

Today, a referral letter, a writing task in the OET, returned to me with Rebecca's review. I'm very happy to read her comment, "you did well than some of the qualified doctors." 

 

Writing task is one of my poorest tasks so I've done a writing task after school and Rebecca has corrected  them every weekdays. I feel my efforts payed off. :)

A dinner was fish and pasta.

 

7/2 Melbourne Old Gaol

In the morning I was so sleepy that I forgot to get off the train at the station. I got off at the next station and walked to school from there. It was interesting because I saw a lot of people wearing suits like Japanese. 

At school, when the first class finished, Rebecca told us that there were a lot of university students from Japan enjoying a cup of tea and a pice of Lamington, a traditional Australian cake, at lunch space and we could join during a break. Therefore I went there had a small talk with them. Coincidentally, they are studying at the same college that my mother graduated from.  

After school, I studied in the classroom till 5pm and hung out with Mayu, a medical student.

We firstly went to Shrine. The view from the top was spectacular.

Then we had a dinner at Asian restaurant. Hinan Chiken Rice is one of my favorite foods and it was very good. 

 

The main event was "Ghost tour" in Melbourne Old Gaol.

(I hadn't known that the pronunciation of Gaol is the same as jail until Rebecca corrected me) The tour took more than 2 hours and we two got tired and sleepy.

 

6/2 test week and new classmates

The test week began and some new classmates came to our class. Rebecca introduced me a new student to me because she was also a medical student from Japan. I'm glad to meet her! We ate lunch together in a park.

After school, I went to South Yarra to buy a cushion which I saw on Sunday when the shop was closed. 

The shop was open today and I asked a clerk how much the cushion was and who made it. He told me it was made by his friend and the price was $150, showing the cushion in front of me. It was much bigger than I had thought and seemed a bit expensive for me. However I fell in love with the tiger painted on the cushion and I was eager to take him to Japan. So I asked Mio, she is extremely fond of tigers and lives in a huge house in Tokyo. She quickly replied me she wanted it. What a nice idea!!!

I came home about 6 pm and had a dinner.

 

and as usual we played Rummikub.

  

5/2 test place, market, beach

I woke up at 5:45 even though it was Sunday. The reason why I got up so early is to do a kind of rehearsal for the test day, next Sunday. Therefore I left home at 6:45 and went there at 7:30.

 

What I found by the "rehearsal" was I should wear sneakers because the place is far from the station and I have to walk more than 30 minutes! What an inconvenient place!!!!!!! Oh my goodness gracious me!!! What a pitty my important "the last Sunday" in Melbourne will be!!!!!!!!

However, looking on the bright side, I might be lucky because I can exercise before the test and it could be helpful for my brain to work well in the OET.

Since the morning was my last Sunday morning I could enjoy, I went to a Sunday market after looking the test place.

There were many people asking shop staffs to give a discount, and so did I! Though it was a very challenging task for me, I enjoyed negotiating and it worked! I bought a lot of things for less than half prices. 

 

After the market, I went to Flinders street and happened to find a THAI FESTIVAL . I was a bit hungry at the moment, so I took a lunch there. It was cheap and good.

 

When I finished a meal, I was worn out because I walked about 15000 steps according to an iPhone app. So I went back to home and took a rest.

Around 4pm, Michael and Joan drove me to Brighton Beach to show me famous beach boxes.

Unfortunately, the weather was pretty bad. We had planned to eat fish and chips sitting on the sand but it seemed to be impossible so we went back to home.

 

 (The fish and chips shop was run by Chinese family, and children were walking hard.)

4/2 Japanese Day

In the morning, we went to see a house for their son which will be sold via auction in next month. There are more people than I had expected. 

It was a good experience to me. However, today's main event is not to see a house. I promised Michael and Joan to cook Japanese food and provide Japanese tea ceremony. So we dropped in at a big supermarket and Japanese supermarket to buy some      ingredients. (Corned beaf was not what I wanted to buy but thin sliced beaf though, we couldn't find it.)

(I initially thought about making "Nikujaga", a Japanese cuisine known as "mother's flavor " in Japan, but I changed my mind to "OKONOMIYAKI" because we had similar dishes two days before.)

While I was taking a nap after we came home, Michael was looking for a lot of Japanese chopsticks and tea bowls. That's why he sweated a bit when I woke up.

About 5pm I started to cook OKONOMIYAKI. The most difficult thing was to slice the beaf into a very thin pieces but thanks to a Japanese Knife, which their son bought in Japan and Michael sharpened during my nap, it was successful.

After the dinner, I gave them a surprise, talking with my family on Skype! I planed this because I wanted to introduce each other. It was a good idea!! 

The last program was a Japanese tea ceremony. 

 What a lovely Saturday I had❤

3/2 Friends

I really enjoyed the day with my friends.

In the lunch time, I luckily got a plate of "free past" from Coles when I went to a park for a change. It was a bit spicy and sooo yummy 😋 

After school, I went to the Lindt cafe with classmates because there is a "Buy one get one free" campaign for chocolate drinks and it means we can get them for $4.5 each!

 We talked a lot and had a very good time.

(On the way to the cafe, I saw a coles' food truck again, so I told them they could get some "free pasta" and they did!)

After this, I met up with an Aussie friend, who is studying physiology in Melbourne. Though he is very busy and I thought it would be difficult to catch up, we could eventually have a meal at a beautiful Japanese restaurant.

He is very smart and was kind enough to drive me home. Thank you 😊 

When I got home, Joan offered me a sweet. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture but it was a wonderful raspberry mousse with fruits. And it was good time to play Rummikub, so we played! This was the first time that Michael took part in. 

TGIF:)