Hi, how are you doing? I killed the cockroach in my house just now.（皆様いかがお過ごしでしょうか？私はといえば先ほど家にいたゴキちゃんを殺しました。） Today is New Year's Eve!! However, it doesn't feel like the last day of the year at all…

Hi everyone, it's Kudoko who may be gaining weight these days. （こんにちは、最近太ってきたような気がしているくどこです。） Today was too hot, and then, strong storm hit Victoria. （さて、今日は暑いと思ったら暴風雨に見舞われました。） Now …

There is a apricot tree in the garden at my house, and it bears a lot of fruit now.（庭にアプリコットの木があるのですが、実がいっぱいなっています。） The other day I saw the adorable bird. He or she was trying to eat the apricots, but the …

Yesterday I wanted to go to an electric shop, but I missed bus stops and arrived at IKEA by accident where I'd been before, so I changed my mind and decided to enjoy IKEA again.（昨日バスを乗り過ごしてしまったら偶々以前行ったイケアへ着いた…

I didn't know "mobile battery" was a Japanese English.（「モバイルバッテリー」が和製英語だったなんて！） When I asked my landlord where I can get a "mobile battery," he said "battery for the mobile phone?" I noticed I gave him misleading w…

I made a cake yesterday.（昨日はケーキを作りました！） I was terrible at decorating...（デコレーションのセンス皆無ですが…。） The cake was very good, especially whipped cream. Australian dairy products are all delicious.（でもすごく美味し…

Now we have Christmas holiday about for 2 weeks here. The shopping center where I'm working is recently filled with many people, and my sushi restaurant is also very busy.（こっちではクリスマスホリデーという長期休暇が2週間ほどあります。私…

This is the pocket for the door lock of my house.（家のドアの鍵をかける所です。） Did you find something in this picture?（お分かりいただけたでしょうか？） Let's see more.（拡大してみましょう。） You can see some insect, can't you?（なんか…

Don't you think "pizapoteto" is the best snack in all Japanese snacks?（ピザポテトって最強のお菓子だと思いませんか？） Yesterday was the last day of General English course. So we had a picnic at the Flagstaff Garden.（昨日は英語コース最終…

Hi everyone, it's Kudoko who didn't hear the word "mayonnaise" and let the customer say that word repeatedly.（こんにちは、"マヨネーズ"という言葉が聞き取れずお客さんに何度もマヨネーズ、マヨネーズと言わせてしまったくどこです。） By the way,…

どうも、飲み会の帰路で連続して傘を紛失した、くどおです。結果、家に残るのは出番のない、その場しのぎで買ったビニル傘ばかり、切ないとです。 さて、なんとか心と秋の空というほど、天候の急変が著しい季節。秋雨の度にその先の冬の足音を感じずにはいら…

I finally got hired at the sushi restaurant!(例の寿司レストランですが、採用になりました！） Now I'm glad to get a job, but I'm still at the starting line. Actually I want to work at a cafe, so I'll keep trying to apply for a cafe job.（や…

The Summer Night Market is held at the Queen Victoria Market on Wednesdays in the summer.（夏になると毎週水曜日にクイーンビクトリアマーケットでサマーナイトマーケットが開催されます。） There are various delicious street food stalls and you …

Here's the cafe where I'd wanted to go since I came to Australia.（ずっと行きたかったカフェを紹介します！）The cafe's name is "St. ALi." It's one of the most popular cafes in Melbourne, because there are world-class baristas in the cafe.（…

I just finished the second trial at the sushi restaurant.（寿司レストランでの2度目のトライアルが終わりました〜！） I haven't received the result yet.（結果はまだです！） And I didn't know everyone working at that restaurant did trials thre…

I got paid for the first time in Australiaaa!（こっちに来て初めてのお給料ゲット〜〜！） Actually I worked as a trial.（トライアル(試験)なんですけどね。） The place where I worked today was the sushi restaurant. It's in the Chadstone shoppi…

I went to IKEA yesterday.（イケアに行きました♪）The interior reminded me of Japan, because it's quite similar to Yokohama's IKEA.（中に入ると日本を思い出しました。内装が日本とまるで一緒で、横浜のイケアにいる気分！） And also, I associated …

My landlord took me and my housemate to the Vietnamese restaurant by his car last week.（ハウスオーナーが私達をベトナム料理屋に連れて行ってくれました。） He told us we could eat real Vietnamese food there.（そこでは本格的なベトナム料理が食…

I had the grammar test at school the other day.（先日学校で文法のテストがありました。） Just before the test started, my teacher came to me and said, "Kudoko, don't cheat, yeah?" （始まる直前に先生が私のところへ来てこう言いました。「くどこ…

My house owner told me that there's the Japanese Cafe within walking distance.（ハウスオーナーが教えてくれたのですが、家から歩いて行ける距離に和カフェがあるとのことで、早速行ってきました！） The name of the cafe is "CHAYO." It has many Jap…

I went to "Kettle Black" to have the beautiful pancake.（美味しいパンケーキを食べに『ケトルブラック』というカフェに行ってきました。）Doesn't it look elegant?（素敵な見た目じゃないですか？） Nuts and seeds are spread on the pancake soaked i…

Little penguins can be seen at St Kilda beach in Melbourne. They're usually on breakwater every night of the year.（夜のセントキルダ·ビーチで、なんと野生のペンギンに合えるんです！） Even though they look so sweet, you must not touch them. …

Have you heard of Language Exchange?（ランゲージ·エクスチェンジって知っていますか？） This is the language lesson both for the Australian people who want to learn Japanese language and the Japanese people who want to learn English.（日本語…

Today I've moved !（引っ越しました！）I really like this wonderful house. And the housemate is very kind.（本当に良いお家です。ハウスメイトもとっても優しいです。） I'm looking forward to my new life!（これから楽しみです！） My apologies fo…

I went to the buffet BBQ restaurant "OhGam" with my friends.（先日『OhGam』という焼き肉ブッフェのお店に行ってきました。）We had meat too much!（お肉をいっっぱい食べました！） It's so funny because before eating, we were energetic (Let's ea…

Two of my friends and I went to The Melbourne Night Noodle Markets on the riverside of Yarra river yesterday. This was literally a noodle festival（昨日、ヤラ川沿いで開催された『メルボルン·ナイト·ヌードル·マーケット』というフェスティバルに…

Today's class was different from always. We had an activity!（今日の授業は、なんとアクティビティでした！） The theme was "shopping." So we went to the shopping center, and we found our favorite items and took photos of them, and then, we e…

This is the popular Chinese restaurant at the China Town in Melbourne. There is always a long line of people.（こちらはメルボルンの中華街にある人気の中華レストランです。いつも行列ができています。） I got dumplings with "chicken and prawn" …

Melbourne is known as one of the best places to skateboard in the world.（メルボルンは、世界で最もスケートボードがしやすい街の一つとして知られています。） Skateboard parks are everywhere in the city, and every roads are paved with concrete…

Betty's Burgers is a fantastic hamburger shop.（ベティーズ·バーガーズという美味しいバーガー屋さんを紹介します。） This is a "shroom burger" for vegetarians, that is made from lettuce, tomato, and fried mushrooms cut into small pieces with …