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• .倍金萬
• 2025/12/08 (Mon) 15:46
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I wonder if it will be erased if I put URL

Hibari Misora

♪ Festival Mambo - Hibari Misora ♪

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIY2oB3YGIs list=RDqIY2oB3YGIs&start_radio=1

August 15, 1952

I guess I did when I was in elementary school. My next-door neighbors were pachinko and smartball parlors

I'd remember the song even if I didn't say a word.

• .倍金萬
• 2025/12/19 (Fri) 10:25
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Once a week, there is a yoga class at the Multipurpose Senior Center, which is managed and operated by the City of LA.

In addition to yoga classes, there are painting and other hobby classes, and free lunch is available, but of course the taste is not good at all. I used to be the only Japanese person who went here before Corona, but back then there used to be 15 ～ 20 people there every time. Now there are at most 8. I was almost the only man. The members who used to come before Corona no longer come. Some of them were over 90 years old at that time, but I think they are no longer in this world.

• .倍金萬
• 2025/12/21 (Sun) 20:27
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Today, after a long time since Corona, my wife and I went up to the mountains or hills or highlands to the north of our house.

The area around there is called O'Melveny ・ Park, a series of bald hills that get higher as you go north. If you take State Highway 5 north of here, you will see

Six ・ Flags ・ Magic ・ Mountain
Six Flags Magic Mountain
https://www.sixflags.com /magicmountain

. It is called the "Disneyland" of the north with many attractions.
Next time young kids from Japan come to visit us, I will take them to this magic ・ mountain.

• .倍金萬
• 2025/12/30 (Tue) 14:17
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I took another LA Fitness Senior class today.

Today's teacher played 50's ～ 70's hit songs for the jibber-jabbering students, so it was easy for me to get on board. All the hit songs from when I was in middle ・ school and my own body movements match the music.

It's easy to ride, but I have a bad sense of rhythm, and it must look terrible from the outside. But at my age, I don't care how people see me. I'm going my own way. I don't care if it's good for my body. Sweat

• .倍金萬
• Yesterday 12:11
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★ "Thank you very much for your help this year. ★


★ I look forward to working with you next year" ★


From an 80 year old young man ^^ ！

• チャプター
• 2025/12/25 (Thu) 22:37
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Thank you.

I have no plans to return to Japan for now. If I go to Japan, I can find books in Japanese, but not in English. I can't buy a lot of chapter books for early elementary school children because they don't read the same book over and over again, and moreover, what a task ？ to bring them back to Japan and then bring them back to the US

Last time I brought 10 books and finished them in about 5 days. I was in trouble because I didn't have any more books to read. I feel like I've been away from English since I have zero English books left for the rest of my summer vacation.

• .倍金萬
• 2025/12/27 (Sat) 10:16
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Chapters,

＞ Is there any way to have the students read the books in order again

after they have finished reading them in about 5 days and have no more books to read?

If they have run out of textbook books, maybe give them an English magazine or other English books or magazines that have nothing to do with education.

If you run out of English sources completely, you can "give up".

Children will find something they are interested in even if their parents don't give them anything.

If parents take care of everything, children will grow up without pioneering spirit.

• 青丘
• 2025/12/28 (Sun) 14:21
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Is there any in the library ？?

• 倍金萬です
• Yesterday 12:29
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Have a Happy New Year!

• 倍金萬です
• Yesterday 17:10
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I think I have posted it before in the exchange square here on "Vivinavi", but I would like to upload it again.

THE 88 TEMPLES PILGRIMAGE IN SHIKOKU JAPAN

"A Pilgrimage to 88 Pilgrimage Sites in Shikoku"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qvx4i4EUuM
This YouTube is 2 hours and 37 minutes long in total, so if you don't have time, please watch it several times.

I divided this whole course （ of 88 places in Shikoku ） into about 1/4 of a course and went to Shikoku once a year each time I went back to Japan.

So, in total, I have visited Shikoku 8 times （ for 8 years ）.

• ビール
• 2025/11/09 (Sun) 19:05
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We are also HBA.
Like Kanako, I could not pass Punahou and Iolani. I thought too easily that I would be accepted to one of them, and now
I regret it.
I applied after the announcement of Punahou Iolani's acceptance, or rather, after we graduated from Pre and started our summer vacation （ sweat ）
But HBA still accepted me. ！
We also contacted Hongwanji and Merinol in June and were accepted, but we chose HBA which is closer to our home.

It is definitely not an academically oriented school and there are many local families. You should visit the school once ！.

• 2026soon
• 2025/12/28 (Sun) 20:14
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HBA is pretty much always aplicable and accepting ！
It's not an acceptance school like Punahou or Iolani.
You can get in with an application, a brief interview and some interviews.
As others have said, it is the same as Kaimuki Christian and Merinol.
We also got into HBA from Kaimuki Christian.
There are many local families. There are so many local families that some people say that their whole family is HBA.
Academic level is the same as Kaimuki Christian.
Many students go to the University of Hawaii rather than the mainland universities.
I just happened to see this and thought I would comment.

• トマト
• 2025/12/29 (Mon) 19:13
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Our daughter is also an HBA. I don't want to reveal my grade so I won't. lol

My daughter was rejected from Punahou and Iolani in Kinder.
She entered HBA and tried Punahou again in 4th, but failed miserably and was not accepted.
I also tried Middle, but was also rejected, reminding me of the high level of Punahou.

But my daughter is not ready to give up on Punahou yet and is going to try again
She has been going to a cram school every day since her 2nd year … It costs a lot of money these days
Academically, HBA is not that bad as you all say
I am sure that the University of Hawaii will be very good. If you can get to the University of Hawaii, hooray, and none of the IVY types.
To be honest, it's a very laid back school with a strong local feel if you don't consider academics important ！.

• TOP
• 2025/12/30 (Tue) 14:01
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My child used to attend this school, but he transferred to another private school in the middle of the school year. I heard that they did not ask for anything too strict in terms of entrance exam content. However, it was a very religious school, and I don't know if it is now, but at that time, I had the impression that the school devoted a lot of time to religious classes. We are not religious, but the religious atmosphere was so strong that my child began to feel that she was wasting her time here, and the teachers pressured her to get straight A's. （ Since she had been getting straight A's since Kinder, even in the lower grades, the teachers called her out and threatened her if she didn't get straight A's even once. ） The child could not sleep at night, which led to a change of school. Now that my child has graduated from high school, he regularly has the opportunity to interact with graduates from various private schools, and he told me that HBA graduates generally seem to have a lot of school-related stress and are more party-going types. I know several HBA graduates myself, and I remember being surprised to learn that they themselves admitted this. They also said matter-of-factly, "It's well-known that that's what happens when you go to HBA," and I was truly glad that I transferred them to a different school in the middle of the program.

• 田中
• 2025/12/30 (Tue) 18:19
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Comparing HBA to Punahou and Iolani is first of all a misnomer.
They are so different that they are not worth comparing.
You can apply anytime and get in. Like TOP, we started HBA from Kinder, but we didn't trust the school at all
The family quality of the students was low, and there was no enthusiasm on the part of the school for the university, so we transferred them to another school in the middle of Elementary.
The academic base in early childhood （ Kinder and Elementary ） is only evident in the middle school ！ We placed our children in Punahou from the middle school, but the academic base in Kinder and Elementary is still too low to keep up with the average level in Punahou.
I was able to get into Punahou from the middle school. The choice of school at an early age is the basis for all future academic achievement. We recommend you to be very careful.

• シュワちゃん
• 2025/12/20 (Sat) 23:17
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I'm not sure if they deliver AMAZON to post office PO boxes ？
I think it's usually just USPS deliveries.

• リセット
• 2025/12/22 (Mon) 08:50
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People who want different results but can't change their ways
Relationships have a huge impact on your life
Who you commit to makes a huge difference in your life

• あられちゃん
• 2025/12/22 (Mon) 22:14
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↑
The person posting that post is mistaken about the USPS people using taxpayer money for something that is not FEDERAL EMPLOYEE, and maybe Amazon delivers to 7-11
boxes or PHYSICAL ADDRESS, and the post office PO
box will not accept it. I don't think I'd accept it in a Box. BTW, UPS/FEDEX should not deliver to USPS PO boxes either.

• ななしのごんべい
• 2025/12/26 (Fri) 14:26
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No driver brings a 20lb package and brings it back without leaving it for delivery.

• よくある話し
• 2025/12/29 (Mon) 08:22
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I was surprised when I ran to the bathroom at home because I couldn't stand to use the bathroom and it was dirtier than my own.

I remember a coworker of mine who was very clean and had a dirty car 😂

I also heard of a celebrity friend who bought a 5-bedroom condo in a luxury residential area.

• 更新なし
• 2025/12/20 (Sat) 21:21
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No renewal just means they didn't want to pay ？ How can someone who retains but refuses to pay be a citizen

I have a simple question.

• ウリちゃん
• 2025/12/21 (Sun) 09:44
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It has been 40+ years. I wonder if the immigration officer at the
airport will have any distrust if the photo on the
card is different from the person in front of him who submitted it, even though it is a great thing that does not need to be renewed.

• GC
• mail
• 2025/12/21 (Sun) 10:50
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I'm afraid I've lost the purpose of the response and the post.
As for the GC with no renewal, it is legal. You can check it on the Immigration website. So I have never had a problem with custom to enter from overseas including to/from Japan.

Double Kim Man, 70+, I agree with the part about the benefits of citizenship. A long time ago, citizenship was not a benefit and I was not particularly interested in it because I am not rich enough to vote, jury duty, and taxes at the multi-million level, but I honestly feel that the Trump administration's mandates regarding GC retention are a hassle ↪Lo_V162↩(sweat).

• ウリちゃん
• 2025/12/21 (Sun) 12:10
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An "unexpired green card" is an older type of U.S. Permanent Resident Card issued before about 1989 （ I-551 ） that does not list an expiration date and is still valid in principle, but is highly recommended by the Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCIS ） to be updated with a
Form I-90 due to inconvenience in traveling and using certain services （ such as Global Entry Due to inconvenience when using Form I-90, it is strongly recommended by the USCIS （ USCIS ） that you update your card to the latest version with Form I-90.
If you do not update your card, you run the risk of longer identification times at the airport, card reading errors, and you may also need a Re-entry Permit （ Re-entry Permit ） for long-term stays abroad.

Are the passport photo and the 40+ year old Grin Card photo the same photo?

• GC
• 2025/12/21 (Sun) 18:06
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Uri,
Thank you again for your response. I would appreciate it if you could understand that my topic is not about GC without renewal, but about the future policy and its direction.

• メリー
• 2025/12/04 (Thu) 07:51
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It was 50 years ago and I don't remember the name.　Sorry ## I'm sorry I said I wouldn't go out with you because people have bad reputations. It was a love that was out of reach and I was stupid enough to give up on you as the bad guy. I will always remember you.

• ずるい
• 2025/12/04 (Thu) 14:57
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Topix, you say Confession, but you don't Confess to anything. You just apologized.

• Puna
• 2025/11/10 (Mon) 10:02
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The reason why the number of applicants for Iolani has decreased is because the age range for taking the exam has been reduced; the exam was available for applicants born in March, one school year earlier, but the age range has been reduced to those born in June since last year or this year.
Conversely, Punahou has expanded the age range since last year. Lateborns can now take the test twice across the year. That is probably the reason why the number of students reached 600 for the first time after Corona.
Either way, it's surely a high turnout, but Iolani has a smaller capacity than Punahou, so I think it's a good target from this year.

• イオラニかプナホウか
• 2025/11/10 (Mon) 11:35
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Iolani finally got under 400 students
As someone who will be taking the test next year, I'm glad to see that the ratio has decreased.
Punahou is my first choice, but if I get in, I am hoping that both schools are good.
I know that Punahou and Iolahou have the same available birthdays from this year.
Iolani seems to have 40 people and waitlists, so I have high hopes ！

Even so, 693 people at Punahou was a surprise, and I applaud the kids who got in ！ I thought 550 people failed, which is horrible … almost everyone failed.

The kids who got both Punahou and Iolani are … well, they are geniuses ！

• Zoo
• 2025/11/10 (Mon) 12:10
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＃ 127 Puna
Punahou had a "June - August" birthday set long before last year. My son is a 3rd grader now, and he already had the same birthday set at that time.
Iolani has been adjusting to Punahou since this year.
I was lucky that the number of examinees was reduced due to the Korona disaster when my son was there ！ but the number of examinees was over 500.
My younger daughter took the Kinder exam last year, and I remember being surprised on the day of the group exam by the surprisingly large number of people who took the exam.
As a result, it was a fierce battle of 693 applicants, and we thought we might do well since our oldest son is already in Punahou, but unfortunately
our oldest daughter didn't even make the wait list. It's a harsh reality!

• 激戦キンダーお受験
• 2025/11/13 (Thu) 12:58
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We were able to confirm last year's Kinder exam details for your reference ！

Punahou had 150 successful applicants, 20 waitlisted, and 693 examinees.
Iolani had 96 successful candidates, 40 waitlisted, and 403 examinees.

These numbers are from last year's Kindergarten （ Kindergarten ） entrance exam. Acceptance ・ information that was officially shared with waitlist families and is a reliable number （ The number of waitlisted students was also included in the waitlist notification email ）.

Including waitlist numbers ：
• Punahou ： 150 + 20 = 170 total slots
• Iolani ： 96 + 40 = 136 total slots

Recruitment Although the number of slots themselves is not significantly different, Punahou has a much higher number of applicants, which means that the acceptance rate is lower and competition is more intense.

Last year, Punahou passed 4 students from the waitlist and Iolani passed 16 students from the waitlist.
Both schools had very competitive admissions.

• お受験戦争
• 2025/12/03 (Wed) 14:56
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I went to the Iolani group exam the other day. I was told that there were still less than 400 people taking the exam and that last year about 20 people were moved up from the waitlist.
When my older son took the exam last year, he said that only about 10 waitlisted students were moved up each year, so
the child who started attending Kinder this August, who passed both Punahou and Iolani, had a much higher percentage of Punahou choices. The Iolani admissions people were truly surprised that there were less than 400 test takers and
that there were 20 advanced admissions. Was the Iolani boom over after about 2 years? Also, as others have mentioned, the 90% Asian race rate was not a lie. Probably 70% Chinese （ Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kong ） and 20-25% Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Filipino. For your information.

• Prius
• 2025/10/31 (Fri) 10:21
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・ I'm not sure I understand the thinking behind the figure that often sees Prius being bought and sold = lower popularity

.
Prius is not a rare car, and there are quite a few on the road everywhere.
If the population is large, they are more likely to be seen in the market...? Buying and selling has been common for a long time and I don't think it will change now.

• しん
• 2025/10/31 (Fri) 17:03
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In case you are wondering, the current Prius has a cool exterior, but its interior is very small ～.
I feel oppressive when I sit down.

• サンシャイン
• mail
• 2025/11/01 (Sat) 00:07
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It is popular in the used car market because of the large number of units sold. As long as the hybrid battery is OK, you can save money on gasoline and maintenance costs. You can change the transmission oil and do it yourself without changing the filter. The problem is that the generator replacement costs about $6,000 and the hybrid battery replacement costs several thousand dollars, but if you replace the battery yourself, it will only cost a little over $2,000. I can sell it for more than any other car. I guess that means I can sell it for more than other cars, so I'll get my balls out of it.

• ぷりぷり
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• 2025/11/11 (Tue) 12:22
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There are so many Priuses for sale in used cars
Is there a reason for this ？?

• 倍金萬
• 2025/11/12 (Wed) 20:12
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＞ There are so many Prius in used car sales

They must have been sold a lot for a long time because they are so popular and reasonably priced.