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The Sunday scaries

Photo byJen Theodore onUnsplash Have you ever heard of the Sunday scaries? It’s that feeling of an...

UntilとByの違いは？

Do you know the difference between "Until" and "By"? もし興味があったら、ビデオを見てみてください。

和製英語　ー　ストレート

なぜそれが間違いなのか 「ストレート」の語源は英語の "straight “です。そして、それは必ずしも間違ってはいません。しかし、英語ではアルコール飲料を表現するためにのみ使われます。だから、バー...

G7のニュースを見て徒然に思う

You know there has never no war has never happened untill now.  In Japan Defense Budget Bill passed...

Spike the cat!

It's a Scorcher

The mercury level has been hovering around 35 ͦ C during the hottest hours in Kuala Lumpur. It's al...

5 must read books for Intermidiate learners of English.

5. A fictional story with simple world-building and an easy-to-understand narrative. One of my favo...

Daily Routines

Greetings, I think for this blog I will side-step the ‘daily schedule’ bit and talk about my early ...

Living on my own axis

Living on my own axis   Today, I am going to talk about 'some tips on how to live our lives'. You m...

Cycling Solo

I would like to recommend two things. 1. Go on a cycling holiday. 2. Go solo. A few years back, I d...

I made it into the Top 5!

Here is a fun jab at my new stepping stone. And guess what, I also created a discount to mark the ...

Collectables

Do you have a collection? I’ve had many in my life! When I was young I collected everything from ro...

Do you keep a journal of your daily experiences ?

Writing improves with frequent practice, the same way in which  fluency in speech improves with pra...

Pigeon dad

Photo by Mauro Tandoi on Unsplash I didn’t think I’d ever be a dad, but I kind of feel like one the...

〜しなくちゃ！Have to のかわりに

Many English students use "I have to...", but there is another natural expression. もし興味があったら、動画を見てみ...

100 lessons with Cafetalk !

I just completed my 100th lesson with Cafetalk. Teaching on this platform gave me the opportunity t...

Hiromi Ito: The Thorn Puller

I love Japanese literature, especially contemporary writers. Of course, needless to mention that Ha...

My eternal age versus my consumed age

Seize the Day

Back in the student heydays, my battle-cry was "Seize the day!" This was when nothing was impossibl...

Good night's sleep

Hello, everyone. How's it going? This is Teacher Asuka.I recently read an interesting article about...

5 material nouns with crazy usage as verbs!

Creating the verb forms of a noun is a fairly simple task. Although, some verbs have meanings far f...

Currently Reading: The Precipice

I have been slowly and steadily reading this book for a while now. It's a very deep and detailed re...

Recent Reading

Hello everyone.  It’s been a while since I wrote a blog as I have been so busy with my new job and ...

Take Command of your English Speaking Goals

Free talking can be useful but not everyone wants to learn English this way especially if you have ...

Even more good tunes

I'm not really sure who my favourite music groups are these days, so I took a look at what I've lis...

Curtain Call for Book Depository

Many of you may have received this notification from Book Depository (see image). I wonder if like ...

“She’s gone to London.” “She’s been to London.” どう違うんでしょう？

“She’s gone to London.”   “She’s been to London.”   これらの文章には注意が必要です。似ているようでいて、意味は全く違います。 Be careful...

Math in Music

It is interesting to know that the applications of Math are all around us! Have you ever looked at ...

Facing a struggle with communication at work meetings and discussions

Workplace communication can sometimes be a struggle for some of us especially when we feel we are n...

Meeting an Old Friend After 5 Years

Yesterday, I went to Tokyo to meet a friend whom I hadn't seen for a long time. We used to work tog...