Category: English

On Monday, I registered my Japanese name at the city hall as a “Common name”, although I am still a foreigner in Japan. Originally I am Chinese, and I still have a Chinese citizenship. However, I have been learning Japanese since middle school. To me, Japanese can hardly be called a foreign language, although it […]

I am working in a part-time job for a Japanese company in Shanghai. Yesterday afternoon, when I was on the verge of falling asleep, something unexpected happened. One of my colleagues quarreled with another sitting beside her. (They are all regular employees.) I’ll call the one who started this quarrel “Miss M”, and the other […]

I’m a serious guy, at least, I think I am. It doesn’t mean that I always finish things perfectly, but that’s my attitude toward most things. However, it donesn’t seem to work out as well in my social interactions. For example. many people around me like to talk about rumors or unconfirmed news. Every time […]

Recently, I am confused by a social phenomenon. Chinese high school students are enthusiastic about a college entrance examination called “Gaokao”.However, in the end, the average wage of college graduates seems not to be much different from that of workers who didn’t go to gollege. Well, maybe you will say that even if someone with […]

I have had a bad habit since my school times. I always avoid people I know when I meet them casually outside, such as on the street or somewhere else. It is not because I don’t like them. In fact, I want to be friendly with most of them. Rationally, the reason I will do […]

Besides holidays, I’m used to eating the same thing in the same store every single day. I don’t know if this kind of custom is healthy (both mentally and physically ). I’m quite enjoying it. Mainly, I have two reasons for it. First, I was a fat guy in the old times. During my period […]

I’m living in the suburbs now with my parents, but I plan to move downtown if I get a chance. The reasons for why I don’t want to live in the suburbs anymore can be listed as follows. First, I have not yet experienced living downtown throughout my whole life. I think it is the […]

In the first place, I want to subscribe to some famous newspapers or magazines, like Financial Times and Wall Street as English materials. After I checked their prices, I gave up instantly. Then, I recognized that Amazon started offering a service called “Kindle Unlimited” in Japan. After a trial of several days, I think it’s […]

I went to Nanking on July 3rd for an examination being held in Southeast University. It is a really nice place for me because, it was a part of National Central University. When Nanking was the capital of China, it was the best university in China. Although my hometown is Shanghai and I had my […]

Christmas was a Christian festival, but nowadays, Christmas is more than a day for Christmas. Even in the far east, almost everyone looks forward to Christmas. In my opinion, they just want to find a reason to celebrate something. Actually, they have many of their own ways to celebrate Christmas. For example, some Chinese people […]