Sometimes when we write articles for The Smith’s Hirakata Soapbox page, we try to tell many different types of stories, some inspirational, some up beat, or some that are just plain “feel good”. The later being the focus of this article. I recently came upon a very interesting bit of information about a young actress [...]
One of the toughest things for people learning English is pronunciation. Despite English having an alphabet of only 26 letters over a thousand different sounds can be created with them, making English one of the simplest and yet complicated languages in the world. At Smith’s 英会話 Hirakata we make it a priority for students to [...]
Tonight one of our students at Smith’s 英会話 Hirakata was sitting in the waiting room when I came out and I noticed her colorful nails. Quite a few young ladies get their nails done at a salon and I must say that I’m a huge fan of French Nails myself. Simple yet so elegant. You can’t [...]
When I was 7 years old, back in 1975 I started skateboarding. You know, back then the boards were totally different, and most were made of plastic and very thin, but I loved it. I didn’t know anything about tricks or any kind of fancy things at all. My friends and I would just skate [...]
Last Monday Adrian took myself and Yasuko out to lunch for our birthdays to the coolest little Yakiniku place. I like Yakiniku, so I was pretty stoked. We had a lunch special of some sort that was just incredible. He even bought us some special type of beef that I think was rather expensive, and [...]
In a previous post I mentioned just how much I like Facebook – it’s the best way to keep in touch with friends and an easy way to track down long-lost friends. I encourage anyone who wants to study English to get a Facebook account as it’s an easy way to meet people from all [...]
Oh, finally it’s that time of year again, and I’m so excited. I’m happy. I’m ecstatic, beyond belief. Oh, why am I so excited? Because the most amazing thing has happened, (wait for it,………… it’s coming………) SUMMER IS OVER! Oh, we might have a hot day here and there, but for the most part summer [...]
16 years ago when I first came to Japan on my way home from Kansai Gaidai I passed by a small burger joint called MOS Burger. I had never heard of it before but felt a little peckish so decided to give it a go. Boy, was I glad I did. I ended up going [...]
For anyone who has ever tried to create a homepage I tip my hat off to you. Programs such as Dreamweaver and Coffee Cup can be overwhelming for anyone not computer savvy. Many years ago I self-taught myself Dreamweaver and let me tell you it was tough. It was like learning a whole new language, [...]
The other day a friend asked me a question which I’m sure quite a few people are asking. Is the iPad worth it? To get the top-of-the-line model will cost you a pretty penny, almost the same cost as a notebook computer so shouldn’t we invest the money into getting a full-blown computer rather than [...]
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