The University of Manchester

I visited to the University of Manchester in order to have a chat with a person who works there.
I like this university because atmosphere is really academic and there are many experts to research.
Of course, the person whom I met today is wonderful.
He talks friendly.
Also he was so kind as giving me useful information to make a research proposal.

So I have to write a research proposal.
It sounds strict, however this is the most important part of PhD student.

Any way,
I would like to walk around Manchester University as well.
Design of university is wonderful.

Web site of Manchester Univ
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/

Madame Butterfly

Do you know Madama Butterfly ?
This is a story and an opera about Japanese woman.

To be honest, I did not know it well and I came to know it very recently.
My friend who is a beautiful English woman, let me know this.

Now, this opera is running at the Manchester Opera House.
http://www.manchestertheatres.com/operahouse.htm

If you like Opera and Japanese story, it would be a good opportunity to spend on your time at the Opera House.

by Seesaaショッピング

Madama Butterfly

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Ideal person

There is a person who come from Denmark.
He came our flat about 2 or 3 weeks ago.

I think this man is the best person.
Because he studies Physics in PhD course and reads books a lot.
Today he showed me his reading list.
There are Oliver twist, scarlet letter and so on.
Also he often go to Gim and does meditation every day.

So he can improve himself in many ways.
Of course, he is very kind and has his own idea.
Very nice!

A great success in the Gaskell House

Lats event in the Gaskell house came out well!!
Because there was an exceptional attendance over 300 people and the sum raised was just over £1,000 which is very gratifying.

I am looking forward to seeing a beautiful Gaskell house in future.

I think that Mrs Gaskell linked some the person to the other person and she made a good network of people.
Surprisingly, her power was still remained there.
I have a good example, when I went there I met people and had a wonderful time, every time.
After that, I still keep in touch them and sometimes we meet either house.

Is it coincidence?

Gothic fiction

Recently, I read books especially Gothic fiction.
I found my self that I prefer Gothic literature to others.

My favourite Gothic fiction are as follow,

○ Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley
○ "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) by Edgar Allan Poe
○ Wuthering Heights (1847) by Emily Brontë
○ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson
○ The Phantom of the Opera (1910) by Gaston Leroux

Do you like Gothic fiction?
If you like it please contact me.
Because I would like to talk about that with you.

by Seesaaショッピング

Three Gothic Novels: Wieland Or, the Tra..

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Healthy foods

I visited my friend's house and I had a good time to talk each other with health foods.

She cooked a trout with Artichoke. It was the first time for me to have Artichoke. I like it because Artichoke is not only one of edible plant but also a Herb. So it should be good for my health.

Another visitor brought a food which she made.
It was also good food to eat.
The food was contained Eruca, Pine nut, Cauliflower and Raisin.
She said the salad was Italian.

After eating these good food, we enjoyed having orange desert which were mixed two sort of Organic Oranges, sugar and Cinnamon. One was a common orange and another was blood orange.

I was satisfied this time because every food were excellent and talking was wonderful.

by Seesaaショッピング

The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Fast and H..

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Event of Mrs Gaskell

Did you go to the Gaskell House?
Today's event was really grate because there are many sweets.
Especially I loved Duke of cambridge Tart and Mrs Gaskell's Cherry Cake.

Anyway,
we are used to have 20 or 30 visiters.
HOwever, neary 300 people visited to the House in today's event.
So I can not believe this fact and I was really exaited when I did voranter work there.

How to get a PhD

I borrow a book from Manchester city library.
The book is 'How not to get a PhD' which my teacher recommended to me about for month ago.
I did not read it yet, but I hope this book should be very useful.

Plymouth Grove

Did you read Today's M.E.N(10/ 1/2008)?
There was an article about Gaskell House!
If you did not look at this, Please check M.E.N website here (please crike here )which mentioned a good event and about Mrs Gaskell.

Deborah Haile who is writer of M.E.N reported in the news paper that 'THE Manchester home of 19th Century novelist Elizabeth Gaskell is to be opened to the public following the success of TV drama Cranford. '

I expect that next Sunday(January 13) many people will come to the House to enjoy visiting the Cranford Day event as well as the house which is one of Manchester Historic Buildings.

I am working as a volunteer at that day.
So please come the Gaskell House to have a chat with me.
I would be very grateful if we have a victorian tea with a good conversation about Manchester and Mrs Gaskell.

Central Library

I went to Manchester Central Library and made my library card which design is very beautiful.
Also, the building is grateful because there is a traditional classical architecture.
I love this building and the place to read books.

The most important floor for me is the first floor beccause there are literatures and English learning materials for example TOEFL and IELTS examinations.

I would like to go there often.
Let's meet us there!

Event in the Gaskell House

Please come to the Gaskell House if you say yes about following question.

Are you interested in Mrs Gaskell?
Are you interested in Cranford?
Are you interested in Knutsford?
Are you interedted in Manchester?

The Gaskell House is making an event next Sunday 13 January.
This is a follow-up from the excellent response resulting from many enquiries from people who have watched the BBC's recent production of 'Cranford'.

The House will be open from 12 noon until 3 pm.
there are some exhibition, slide presentation about Knutsford which Cranford origins by Joan Leach.

At 3 pm it will close to the public and a dramatised reading ('At Home with Elizabeth Gaskell') will be performed by Delia Corrie and fellow actor Charles Foster (this will be at 3.30 pm) followed by a mainly 'Victorian Tea'.

There is a charge for this part of the day as a fund-raising event.


The Gaskell house wed site
http://www.thegaskellhouse.org/

Manchester Ship Canal

I think that one of the gratest thing in Manchester is the Manchester Ship Canal.
I have never seen many canals before coming to Manchester.
Of course, I shoud also say that canals in Venice and Amsterdam are really grateful.
However I am keen on canals in Manchetser.
Because there are industrial history and something unique to see.
Today I went to shopping near city centre and I took a photo of canal. But I am not sure what name this canal is.
It is looked lonry canal and make me feel something nostarugic.
Do you feel as same as me?

Charles Dickens

I like to read English literature, for example books written by Charles Dickens.
what I like concerning to his work are 'A Tale of Two Cities', 'Oliver Twist' and 'Great Expectations'.
Today I watched the film of 'Great Expectations(1946)'.
Of course, I really enjoyed it but it was difficult for me to understand conmpetly because there were no sub title there.

Anyway,
I like to know about victrian era, especially 1800s in Britan.
Because there are avrithing for instance varied society, people, happy and suffuring.

Apert from that, I know he was a frient of Mrs Gaskell.
So I think he perhapus came to Gaskell House, in another ward 84 Plymouth Grove.

by Seesaaショッピング

Great Expectations (Oxford Bookworms Lib..

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Norimaki

I went to Landlord's house again in order to cerevlate new year each other.
I had an idea that was to make Norimaki.
Norimaki is a Japanese food and a kind of Sushi.
Sometimes people call it Maki-zushi and sushi rolls.
Anyway I made them and brought there.
My landload and landlady were so excited as they saw it.
We ate them and also drank Champagne.

by Seesaaショッピング

Sushi for Parties: Maki-Zushi and Nigiri..

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fire works

Of course, I enjoyed the moment of new year in Manchester.
I waited for something happen which I expected, 10 minitus before new year.
It was happened just 2 or 3 minuts before new year!
There were many many fire works around my flat.
Someone perhapus did them in a park somewhere.
I went out from my flat and I watched and listened them.
It was wonderful!
I like to spend a good time on drinking some wine in Manchester!