Archive for May, 2014

Look and See

Thursday, May 22nd, 2014

Had this question at lunch the other day, and I thought the answer might be helpful for others.

We were talking about the difference between “look” and “see”. Sometimes there is confusion about when to use which one.

The simplest way to separate them is that “look” is an action and “see” is the result.

For example:

— Using “Look” and “See”

Look at the silly monkey using a computer.

Can you see that silly monkey using a computer?

Will you look in your room and see if your window is open?

I hope that makes it clear.

Golf with the guys

Thursday, May 22nd, 2014

Last weekend was another golf outing for my oldest son’s golf school, so that means me and my younger son got to go along and play 18 holes while the coach was working with the others.

This is in Enakyo Park in Gifu. We have been there a few times now and this is the second time it was only me and Ahn playing. We had a great time though it is also a lot of fun when we can all go together as a family.

Here are a few pictures of the course:

Golden week was short but good

Tuesday, May 13th, 2014

This was the shortest Golden Week I can remember.

I usually don’t really like having classes interrupted so soon in the semester anyway, so I don’t really mind that it was a little shorter than usual.

Still, Golden Week was a lot of fun.

It rained so hard Monday that I was really worried about our plans to barbecue with some friends on Tuesday.

That was quite a rain, and it did make my backyard fairly soggy, but when I woke up on Tuesday morning the sun was shining and the sky was clear.

I have a pretty large canopy covering my deck, so it was in pretty good shape still. By the time people started arriving, the place was in great shape.

I didn’t have to stand over the grill the whole time either, so that was a plus.

I usually don’t do seafood on the grill, but someone brought some really large shrimp. I was told they were delicious ;-) I did eat steak though, hehheh.

shrimpbbq

What’s your favorite place to visit?

Thursday, May 1st, 2014

We all have a place we like or maybe that we hope to visit. For me I have several. I really enjoy warm weather places like Guam and Thailand. I especially like going there when it is winter here and I can have a chance to get out of the cold.

In the summer though I enjoy going to the river to play in the water with my family and friends and bbq. There are several good places for doing that not too far from Nagoya.

I also really enjoy my garden.

Yes.

My garden is one of my favorite places to be. It has a small grape arbor, trees, flowers, and a small goldfish pond. I can sit on my deck and enjoy the great atmosphere or I can fire up my grill and bbq either for just our family or for students or for our friends.

What about you?

What is your favorite place to visit?

In the comment section below, post a comment telling me where your favorite place to go is, describe it a little, and tell me why it is your favorite.

I look forward to reading all of the responses!