I feel like eating chocolate!
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
2 months
I've hit the two month mark. That's so crazy. Just a few bits of news for you:
1. I made it into Japanese 4 at Sophia University.
2. I got the Freeman-ASIA Scholarship.
3. I finally have proper bedding for my bed.
4. I'm waiting for my rice cooker to arrive.
5. I'm also waiting for my internet to be installed.
6. School starts on October 1st.
Here's my bedding...I was quite excited.
1. I made it into Japanese 4 at Sophia University.
2. I got the Freeman-ASIA Scholarship.
3. I finally have proper bedding for my bed.
4. I'm waiting for my rice cooker to arrive.
5. I'm also waiting for my internet to be installed.
6. School starts on October 1st.
Here's my bedding...I was quite excited.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
見回そう、３６０度！
So last night was pretty crazy. Tom, Matt, Jae, and I were going to meet up in a bar in Ginza, but it turned out that John's brother was in Tokyo and they were going to splurge at the Tokyo Hilton, so we ended up going to dinner with them. It was at a place called Musashino and it had to be the most expensive dinner I've ever eaten. The sirloin was delicious and the sake was actually good, which is saying a lot since I generally don't like sake.
Afterwards we stopped in a lounge/bar type place downstairs. (It had the whole old man, cigars, and whiskey feel.) I had this toxic looking cocktail called a 'passion fantasy' that was really good. Hahaha. Since the drinks were expensive, while we were drinking them we were like, "I just drank 100 yen, oh there goes another 50 yen." I met a guy named Kohei, who's an underground rapper and is very well connected to that whole scene. (The picture is of John and Kohei, John is trying to look cook, Kohei is doing 'kamehameha!')
At karaoke, you could tell Kohei was a rapper, especially on "見回そう” (Mimawasou) by キングギドラ (King Giddra). Really legit. We spent the rest of the night/morning at karaoke/nomihoudai. I found out that Kelly can really sing. That had to be the most second hand smoke I've ever had in my life, but all in all, it was a lot of fun. (Above: everyone having a lot of fun. ^_^)
Afterwards we stopped in a lounge/bar type place downstairs. (It had the whole old man, cigars, and whiskey feel.) I had this toxic looking cocktail called a 'passion fantasy' that was really good. Hahaha. Since the drinks were expensive, while we were drinking them we were like, "I just drank 100 yen, oh there goes another 50 yen." I met a guy named Kohei, who's an underground rapper and is very well connected to that whole scene. (The picture is of John and Kohei, John is trying to look cook, Kohei is doing 'kamehameha!')
At karaoke, you could tell Kohei was a rapper, especially on "見回そう” (Mimawasou) by キングギドラ (King Giddra). Really legit. We spent the rest of the night/morning at karaoke/nomihoudai. I found out that Kelly can really sing. That had to be the most second hand smoke I've ever had in my life, but all in all, it was a lot of fun. (Above: everyone having a lot of fun. ^_^)
Sunday, September 23, 2007
雷門
Today, I went to Asakusa to visit Kaminari-mon, which is basically this huge gate and lantern with a temple. In between the gate and the temple, there are stores lined all along the path. A lot of it is tourist oriented, but it looks like there's also a lot of good snack foods. There were a lot of people, so it was kinda crazy, but it was nice to actually see a temple in Tokyo. So I did the whole fan yourself with smoke, go in, bow, clap, and throw money. Some people throw that money from really far. o.O The underside of the big lantern was really pretty, but it was hard to get a picture of since I couldn't see where I was shooting and there were so many people trying to take pictures.
After I looked around at the temple, I proceeded to look at the food stands set up. My favorite thing was the little candy stick things. (Posted below) The outside was basically chewy and sticky like botan rice candy and the inside had a really juicy tangerine slice that I made a mess out of. Apparently it's for little kids, but I like it anyway. I also had 大だこ焼, which is just big takoyaki. There were six in the container and I could only eat 4. It was good, but honestly the dough/octopus ratio was not good. Too much dough. Stick to the normal sized ones. When I was walking back, I bought konpeito (basically colorful, cute sugar candy) from one of the shops. I couldn't help it; they're really cute and I have a sweet tooth.
I was kind of bummed that it's cloudy becaue the pictures don't look as nice, but I like that it's a bit cooler. =)
More pictures: www.flickr.com/photos/13561081@N04/
After I looked around at the temple, I proceeded to look at the food stands set up. My favorite thing was the little candy stick things. (Posted below) The outside was basically chewy and sticky like botan rice candy and the inside had a really juicy tangerine slice that I made a mess out of. Apparently it's for little kids, but I like it anyway. I also had 大だこ焼, which is just big takoyaki. There were six in the container and I could only eat 4. It was good, but honestly the dough/octopus ratio was not good. Too much dough. Stick to the normal sized ones. When I was walking back, I bought konpeito (basically colorful, cute sugar candy) from one of the shops. I couldn't help it; they're really cute and I have a sweet tooth.
I was kind of bummed that it's cloudy becaue the pictures don't look as nice, but I like that it's a bit cooler. =)
More pictures: www.flickr.com/photos/13561081@N04/
Saturday, September 22, 2007
COCKROACH!
I found a cockroach in my room!!! I freaked out soooo much. I threw something at it and it crawled, I screamed, and emailed Tom to see if he was willing to kill it, but he was at a club. So I decided to go and find someone in the lounge. Luckily, Seth was awake, complaining about the noise and came to save the day. (Since I seriously couldn't sleep in a room with a bug that big.) I'm so grateful to Seth. (Not the one from JLI, this Seth is the first person I met at Azalea.) He chased it around my room and eventually killed it, put it in a bag, and took it to the trash for me. He's really nice, especially since he had to be up early and it's about 3am in the morning. Seth is my absolute favorite person right now.
That's my interesting story for the day. I also went to Shinjuku to meet Vinodh, Nobuko, Makoto, Keith, and a couple other people to drink and sing karaoke, but the cockroach story definitely wins. I was going to go to sleep, but I have to stay up a little more to calm my nerves. Huuu~
That's my interesting story for the day. I also went to Shinjuku to meet Vinodh, Nobuko, Makoto, Keith, and a couple other people to drink and sing karaoke, but the cockroach story definitely wins. I was going to go to sleep, but I have to stay up a little more to calm my nerves. Huuu~
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
waaaaa!
So it's been a pretty crazy few days just getting used to Heiwadai and not being around everyone in Kameido anymore. After moving in, I unpacked and rested. I was really irritated by one of the people I had to move with, so I was in a bad mood. After e-mailing a few other people, we discovered that a lot of us were unhappy. So on Saturday night, I met up with Vinodh in Kameido. We went to the oden hut that pops up outside of Kameido sometimes. It was pretty yummy, plus the guy working there gave me a discount for being pretty. Hahaha, there's a first. We met up in Anjee's room where Michael was staying since he had a realy bad host family. A little while later Jae called and said he was coming over with So-ky, who also disliked his new dorm. So an hour or so later, viola! mini D class reunion.
Not everything turned out great that night since some people wanted to drink and some people didn't and there were only 2 rooms for 5 extra guests. It was actually not a good way to end terms with everyone since people were going off to Kyoto, but we got it all settled, and I think we're all okay.
Sunday was spent going to the Nerima-ku office to switch my alien registration card and insurance. Then I went to Shinjuku where I proceeded to buy a new shower curtain and gawk at how expensive bedding is. (I have yet to get sheets and a comforter.) Afterwards, I went to Nakanosakaue to see off Kazue, along with a bunch of other people from JLI. So tiring, but fun. =)
Today was the orientation and placement for Sophia University. I feel like I did well enough and that whatever I get will actually reflect my abilities, but I'm scared that I'll get put in a beginner class or something. We'll see. It was a lot of technical stuff, so there isn't that much to write, but I did get my ID card, which looks cool and will allow me to get a commuter pass starting October 1st. I need cheaper transportation. Right now, its ridiculous!!!
In scary news, the word on the street is that someone committed suicide in Bldg. 1 of Weekly Mansion Kameido. (We were in Bldg. 2) I don't really know what's going on with that, but it's pretty creepy. Anyway, I'll still miss it there, it was nice. (This is the view from a bridge in the morning. Ah, I'll miss those mornings!)
Not everything turned out great that night since some people wanted to drink and some people didn't and there were only 2 rooms for 5 extra guests. It was actually not a good way to end terms with everyone since people were going off to Kyoto, but we got it all settled, and I think we're all okay.
Sunday was spent going to the Nerima-ku office to switch my alien registration card and insurance. Then I went to Shinjuku where I proceeded to buy a new shower curtain and gawk at how expensive bedding is. (I have yet to get sheets and a comforter.) Afterwards, I went to Nakanosakaue to see off Kazue, along with a bunch of other people from JLI. So tiring, but fun. =)
Today was the orientation and placement for Sophia University. I feel like I did well enough and that whatever I get will actually reflect my abilities, but I'm scared that I'll get put in a beginner class or something. We'll see. It was a lot of technical stuff, so there isn't that much to write, but I did get my ID card, which looks cool and will allow me to get a commuter pass starting October 1st. I need cheaper transportation. Right now, its ridiculous!!!
In scary news, the word on the street is that someone committed suicide in Bldg. 1 of Weekly Mansion Kameido. (We were in Bldg. 2) I don't really know what's going on with that, but it's pretty creepy. Anyway, I'll still miss it there, it was nice. (This is the view from a bridge in the morning. Ah, I'll miss those mornings!)
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