As I was striding the autumn/winter clad streets the other evening, it suddenly dawned on me. "I miss Japan". Well, it's not like I haven't mentioned this or realised it earlier but it's just, it hit me out of nowhere.
I began thinking about the food. Ahh..the food. I could buy and cook whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. Then on my way out, I might just grab a furaido chikin or two. Then as I walk towards the ryou, I'd just take things slow, walk at my own pace, noticing so many interesting and beautiful things around me.
I miss the transport as well. There's nothing like having a little order in my life ^^
And when I finally get back at whatever time without having to worry about my safety, I can finally take a seat (or lie xD) in front of my lappy with the heater turned on at just the right temperature.
Now, I have to get my grocery, shopping etc. done by like 2 or 3 at the latest. Sometimes even waking up at 5/6 to go to market.
I have to brisk most of the time because the pedestrian lights in Melbourne are either ridiculously too long or too short.
Worst of all..I don't have a heater! Well, that's the main point actually. Because winter is so cold and also because I lost all my "heat-retention" abilities =(
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Bookworm is back!
Hey guys, hope that you are doing fine and that, this time, blogspot will understand I want SMALL-sized Trebuchet and not X-SMALL sized fonts.
Post-edit: no, appearently blogspot still likes changing my 'small' to 'x-small'. Sorry guys, I won't change it. I have to change the html line by line to make it work and I just don't feel like it.
Just going through the neighbourhood because as Nurani said we need to prevent this blog from entering blogspot's spam list again. And because I was reading Haruki Murakami's "Norwegian Wood" and found something amazing. I think we all fit in that segment in one way or other so I hope you don't mind I share this!
"I said this one day to the doctor in charge of my case, and he told me that, in a sense, what I was feeling was right, that we are in here not to correct the deformation but to accustom ourselves to it: that one of our problems was our inability to recognize and accept our own deformities. Just as each person has certain idiosyncrasies in the way he or she walks, people have idiosyncrasies in the way they think and feel and see things, and though you might want to correct them, it doesn't happen overnight, and if you try and force the issue in one case, something else might go funny. He gave me a very simplified explanation, of course, ant it's just one small part of the problems we have, but I think I understand what he was trying to say. It may well be that we can never fully adapt to our own deformities. Unable to find a place inside ourselves for the very real pain and suffering that these deformities cause, we come here to get away from such things. As long as we are here, we can get by without hurting others or being hurt by them because we know that we are "deformed". That's what distinguishes us from the outside world: most people go about their lives unconscious of their deformities, while in this little world of ours the deformities themselves are a precondition. Just as Indians wear feathers on their heads to show what tribe they belong to, we wear our deformities in the open. And we live quietly not to hurt one another".
Now, I bet at this point of the post each one of us have different ways of reacting to the words, but let me break it down. I just find it interesting how Murakami plays with the human mind, because he uses a strong word (deformity), then shows that it's not such a bad thing when he talks about 'getting used to it', but soon after that he brings up that the character will never be able to do that because she thinks her deformity 'hurts' people.
Then again, I believe that we fit in one way or the other (not only because we are foreigners), because as far as I know you guys (and myself), I think there are some walls and obstacles we haven't come over yet because we still fear our own capabilities. Or should I say deformities? It depends on which word you use for it, and whether you think that word is 'good' or 'bad'. I don't know, it was just hauntingly interesting.
Post-edit: no, appearently blogspot still likes changing my 'small' to 'x-small'. Sorry guys, I won't change it. I have to change the html line by line to make it work and I just don't feel like it.
Just going through the neighbourhood because as Nurani said we need to prevent this blog from entering blogspot's spam list again. And because I was reading Haruki Murakami's "Norwegian Wood" and found something amazing. I think we all fit in that segment in one way or other so I hope you don't mind I share this!
"I said this one day to the doctor in charge of my case, and he told me that, in a sense, what I was feeling was right, that we are in here not to correct the deformation but to accustom ourselves to it: that one of our problems was our inability to recognize and accept our own deformities. Just as each person has certain idiosyncrasies in the way he or she walks, people have idiosyncrasies in the way they think and feel and see things, and though you might want to correct them, it doesn't happen overnight, and if you try and force the issue in one case, something else might go funny. He gave me a very simplified explanation, of course, ant it's just one small part of the problems we have, but I think I understand what he was trying to say. It may well be that we can never fully adapt to our own deformities. Unable to find a place inside ourselves for the very real pain and suffering that these deformities cause, we come here to get away from such things. As long as we are here, we can get by without hurting others or being hurt by them because we know that we are "deformed". That's what distinguishes us from the outside world: most people go about their lives unconscious of their deformities, while in this little world of ours the deformities themselves are a precondition. Just as Indians wear feathers on their heads to show what tribe they belong to, we wear our deformities in the open. And we live quietly not to hurt one another".
Now, I bet at this point of the post each one of us have different ways of reacting to the words, but let me break it down. I just find it interesting how Murakami plays with the human mind, because he uses a strong word (deformity), then shows that it's not such a bad thing when he talks about 'getting used to it', but soon after that he brings up that the character will never be able to do that because she thinks her deformity 'hurts' people.
Then again, I believe that we fit in one way or the other (not only because we are foreigners), because as far as I know you guys (and myself), I think there are some walls and obstacles we haven't come over yet because we still fear our own capabilities. Or should I say deformities? It depends on which word you use for it, and whether you think that word is 'good' or 'bad'. I don't know, it was just hauntingly interesting.
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Prevent spamming!
Hey guys, How're you all? Finally could log into this blog from Bangladesh. I was afraid it"d be spammed again. Glad we all survived from the disaster and hope we're all mentally prepared for upcoming semester. C'mon guys! I, myself had been nagging about how my life sucks in Japan, but I realized that these are the days I'm gonna remember the most. Definitely I've discovered a soft corner for the place I called second 'home' so far, so I've decided to use it as a motive (I sincerely hope it helps). This year's home-coming party was nice, would have been better with those familiar faces. I believe, we'll never be in short of stories or have an awkward silence in midst of our hang-outs ever. I'll just say, I wanna see how much you've changed, or not? Since, I've used 'I miss you all' far too many times. xD
Saturday, 25 December 2010
Aaaand!...それで？
ハッピいいい~~
クリースマス!!
って、ちょっと。。遅いかな、かな？へへ
みんなゴキゲンよ
再び、新たなニューご新年を！。。なんとか。。。なんとかに、ね？
じゃあ、お久しぶりに
目茶苦茶だ T.T
ああ、悲しい。。。
クリースマス!!
って、ちょっと。。遅いかな、かな？へへ
みんなゴキゲンよ
再び、新たなニューご新年を！。。なんとか。。。なんとかに、ね？
じゃあ、お久しぶりに
目茶苦茶だ T.T
ああ、悲しい。。。
Saturday, 20 November 2010
Aaaaaaaaaa !!!!!!!!!!!
I've midterms tomorrow...dunno what I'm doing here. But feeling like shit. T_T
I still freak out looking at, I prefer to call it, "the book of anatomy" enriched with those fancy characters we call "kanji". But things could have been better.
Well, listening to the stories about why we cough, choke, sneeze or how the antibiotic kung fu fights with the germs was so far so interesting that it actually triggered me to decide to play with drugs. :P
But I was betrayed.
First semester was like counting the number of trees that passed by, in a one and half hour long shinkasen ride from Tokyo to Sendai. Man, how could those professors possibly write and talk simultaneously so fast! Not only that they don't even think what they're saying or writing (otherwise they'd be stuck in the maze forever ever and ever), but also don't let us gasp a breathe.
Phew! But I made through it somehow!
This semester, well, you get a new pair of teachers who doesn't even bother about the syllabus and likes to talk about...you wouldn't even wanna know. If you're too curious...call me! :P ^^" Or you can ask LC too.
So all that's left is reading the text by myself which is gonna take ages for me.
I wanted to upload a photo, but I felt stupid again.
Why am I wasting my time here? Well, I've already wasted enough time in the anatomy classes this semester. I'll consider skiving it off after mid-terms.
I don't hate anatomy. I used to love it. But the circumstances... T_T
I still freak out looking at, I prefer to call it, "the book of anatomy" enriched with those fancy characters we call "kanji". But things could have been better.
Well, listening to the stories about why we cough, choke, sneeze or how the antibiotic kung fu fights with the germs was so far so interesting that it actually triggered me to decide to play with drugs. :P
But I was betrayed.
First semester was like counting the number of trees that passed by, in a one and half hour long shinkasen ride from Tokyo to Sendai. Man, how could those professors possibly write and talk simultaneously so fast! Not only that they don't even think what they're saying or writing (otherwise they'd be stuck in the maze forever ever and ever), but also don't let us gasp a breathe.
Phew! But I made through it somehow!
This semester, well, you get a new pair of teachers who doesn't even bother about the syllabus and likes to talk about...you wouldn't even wanna know. If you're too curious...call me! :P ^^" Or you can ask LC too.
So all that's left is reading the text by myself which is gonna take ages for me.
I wanted to upload a photo, but I felt stupid again.
Why am I wasting my time here? Well, I've already wasted enough time in the anatomy classes this semester. I'll consider skiving it off after mid-terms.
I don't hate anatomy. I used to love it. But the circumstances... T_T
Saturday, 23 October 2010
I love it when..
I eat out now, boy does it feel like a blessing every time I step out xD I'm too lazy to cook but still love the thought of doing so, if only it were my job..ya, right =D
I realise obvious things. Like some people are cut out for long-distance relationships, some aren't. Doesn't mean one's love is stronger than the other.
People feign ignorance and can't live up to the stress in entails.
People think they know some word and keep repeating it thinking it makes them look smart, and on top of that in front of someone who's fairly knowledgeable in the related field.
People try to cover their mistakes by claiming something stupid...like I love you (oh I couldn't help it xP...it you got it)
Also,
I realised...
Cha shuu is only SOMETIMES pork, and
Some people don't like taste of chicken but are fine with chicken flavouring...
Yee ha!
I realise obvious things. Like some people are cut out for long-distance relationships, some aren't. Doesn't mean one's love is stronger than the other.
People feign ignorance and can't live up to the stress in entails.
People think they know some word and keep repeating it thinking it makes them look smart, and on top of that in front of someone who's fairly knowledgeable in the related field.
People try to cover their mistakes by claiming something stupid...like I love you (oh I couldn't help it xP...it you got it)
Also,
I realised...
Cha shuu is only SOMETIMES pork, and
Some people don't like taste of chicken but are fine with chicken flavouring...
Yee ha!
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