hey everyone! its been a while.. :) approaching the end of may now.. would mark the end of 3 months here for me in Japan on the 25th.. the way time passes by still shocks me sometimes.. and i just sit for a moment to think abt how long i've been away from home..
talked to my family yest.. really miss them .. hoping that my sis can come visit during the June vacations but exams looming ahead for her too.. so maybe it'll be pretty difficult..
life here has been really comfortable.. getting used to the whole routine.. playing a little more ping pong recently too.. hee.. think the exchange students are prob the only ones still seeming to take it easy of late.. cos the end of quarter exams are actually just next week! heh. (which is also when i head to okinawa! ) will prob have to do some studying soon.. think i have 4 finals actually :P .. of which one is Chado, which is the traditional tea ceremony.. that's like the best class i have right now .. and we're gonna be tested on how to walk into the tea room.. bow and show our respects for the host.. how to eat the confectionery served before tea.. make tea.. have tea.. slurp tea.. and to "hab a look" at the tea bowls after drinking "because u never know when ure gonna hab tea with the same cup again".. hee.. the wise words of my sensei.. (whom i believe is thai and has the cutest way of pronounciation" :)
anyway..thought i'd upload some of the photos over the past week or two.. heh. hab a look!
girls from my floor at a snacking/drinking/chatting gathering..
"Nomikai"s, which mean drinking parties.. are very common in the dorm rooms.. we're not allowed to drink in common areas too. so just in the rooms.. hee. but all those i've been too are all really mild.. and no one gets drunk.. more to chit chat :)
yangyang (from china) yasuno (tokyo) and megumi (nagoya)
down at "freshness burger" in beppu.. kinda like a MOS burger.. i must say.. the burgers ARE fresh.. haha. yum!
kyoko and jenelle looking happy with their hot dog and mustard.. haha
trip down to oita again to catch spiderman 3!
(yes, there are no cinemas showing it in beppu.. we had to go to another city ;P)
pirates next!
friend of mine here adores giraffes to bits :) this was taken for her actually..
kane, jenelle and saori (jenelle's friend from Yamaguchi ken who went to hawaii abt 4 yrs ago!)
the cinema in oita.. it was this nice little building that was nothing like cinemas in singapore.. really cute and cosy feel to it..
ally (korean who lived in nz), and marie (taiwanese) from my japanese class.. so glad to have them in my class! really great girls :)
dinner with ally and marie.. :)
miso salmon with broccoli - done by me! hee.
bought this recipe bk thats titled "friend of homemakers" haha.. but a lot of great jap dishes in side.. kinda more like food for everyday meals.. and not like sushi and katsu dons etc..
cabbage rolls in soup! heh. really like making this one..will make it when i get home!
heh. getting to really like cooking over here.. only sucky thing is the washing up :P haha. makes the whole process really long.............
heh. getting to really like cooking over here.. only sucky thing is the washing up :P haha. makes the whole process really long.............
but still! will definitely try to cook more when i get back home ;)
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