Dear my faithful followers,much loved family and friends. I realise it has been a while since I posted so I shall blog for you today and save you all the suspense of wondering what I have been upto in Japan.
Baisicly there is one answer...study!!!
Though it's very unlike me, my upcomming JLPT has me so scared that I am actually studying and doing practice exams every day to prepare for it. Just so happens that I didn't bring my book of practice exams home with me on Friday so I haven't done one yet today. But I did one every day last week.unfortunatly even with the fairly good results I am getting I place my chanses of succeding at less than 40%. Though this is so, I am still trying.wish me luck.
今日
Today after a sleepin untill 9, I went to my mothers school to clean the rabbit cage, there are about 15 white(some are a little yellow to tell you the truth) rabbits,and I had promised weeks ago to help as I love the little creatures. I caught most of the rabbits,nameing them and cleaning their fur as I went. I also found a big black cat that looked like a leopard later on,the cat melted easily( like someone else I know) and it purred and meowed at me(also like someone else I know). After cleaning was done, on the way home we got takoyaki(octopus balls) and vanilla icecream. :)
未来
Much comming up in the next few weeks, not just the dreaded exam but my birthday and Christmas, so I am much looking forward to spending those times with my host family.I hope to make some Christmas decorations and I think my host family has god a christmas tree somewhere. Oh by the way they liked your card mummy and I told you I need more Christmas cards for everyone.
最後
Preparing my final speach for assembly which is a little easier to compose than my first speach for some reason. Looking forward to coming home to see you all. Worried about coming back to the real world, but hopeing I will survive there.
Be happy.Belinda.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
忙しかったけど、楽しかったです。
Big week last week. Got alot of study done and I got the results I was hopeing for in my practice tests.
Yesterday was Sunday which is always a holiday and today is a special holiday so I am up lateish and will sleep in tomorrow.
Last week I did a practice tests (5 pages from my JLPT practice book)every day and did well. I am still behind on my kanji but at this point in time I think if I don't panic I will have a chance.kanji is realy tough still to learn and I hope to have the 400 esentials learnt in 2 weeks(wish me luck)
Went to BOOKOFF on Thursday and brought the last two realeased Tsubasa,happy I can read them in Japanese mostly(with much help from my dictionary) as they won't be released in English for a while.*giggle*
Got in contact with Kaori who is doing exams currently and will be going to Tokyo university to study English along with her specialty which she wrote in kanji so I am yet to recognize it.we email in Japanese so it's good practice using the 15 words or so I know. :)
Today i cleaned my room and pranced around the house eating the delishous senbe that Grandma brought especially because I enjoyed the last lot so much and Friday I went to the market they held down the road and I got a present for Buderum grandma :) hope she will like it.( received your post card by the way,thankyou so much for that). Also I received a present for Maingly if she will accept it.don't know if she will like it yet though 0.0
I am up late as I went to see This Is It, the film of Michaels last performance,I am really loving "earth song" at the moment(please look that up yourself as I am having trouble linking with the iPhone).it's a wonderful song about thinking about the world.
That's all for the moment.
Yesterday was Sunday which is always a holiday and today is a special holiday so I am up lateish and will sleep in tomorrow.
Last week I did a practice tests (5 pages from my JLPT practice book)every day and did well. I am still behind on my kanji but at this point in time I think if I don't panic I will have a chance.kanji is realy tough still to learn and I hope to have the 400 esentials learnt in 2 weeks(wish me luck)
Went to BOOKOFF on Thursday and brought the last two realeased Tsubasa,happy I can read them in Japanese mostly(with much help from my dictionary) as they won't be released in English for a while.*giggle*
Got in contact with Kaori who is doing exams currently and will be going to Tokyo university to study English along with her specialty which she wrote in kanji so I am yet to recognize it.we email in Japanese so it's good practice using the 15 words or so I know. :)
Today i cleaned my room and pranced around the house eating the delishous senbe that Grandma brought especially because I enjoyed the last lot so much and Friday I went to the market they held down the road and I got a present for Buderum grandma :) hope she will like it.( received your post card by the way,thankyou so much for that). Also I received a present for Maingly if she will accept it.don't know if she will like it yet though 0.0
I am up late as I went to see This Is It, the film of Michaels last performance,I am really loving "earth song" at the moment(please look that up yourself as I am having trouble linking with the iPhone).it's a wonderful song about thinking about the world.
That's all for the moment.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
楽
I know it's been ages since I have posted, I had a list of things I wanted to write about but unfortunatly I left my diary with the list at school.
My big discovery is that I have wireless internet at my host family house, so I will be able to blog as much as I need to over the last 2 months of my exchange even though computer club will be finishing next week.
昨日
Yesterday I went with my host mum to get school again to watch the kids performances and translate for the English teacher from Jamaica even thigh she understood most of what was being said.
Inbetween performances I wandered about the school and although people were not invited to, joined in with some of the classes. First I went to the first graders class where they were having music and practicing those pianos that you blow into to play. The first graders swarmed around me and played" twinkle twinkle little star" hopeing that I would listen to them play simultaneously.*giggle* they eventually got themselves sorted out and it was nice. They later joyed in playing with my hair and asking questions.( this was the class I visited last time I was at the school, where I was asked about my favrrite sadles).
I also spent time with my mothers class and we did syuuji "calligraphy". The days kanji was "大切な 命" which means "important existence".
When I finally found Shalifer(enlish teacher) the play was good. It was about how she encouraged the students to convey emotions and their thoughts. :)
昼ごはん
Lunch was nice,mum and I shared our luches with Shalifer as we had invited her go lunch ok short notice, desert was a cream puff from the schools principle. It was all yummy and I thanked the principle very much :)
After this I went with some of mums friends from the school, (the teachers are realy nice as it's a primary school) and we went to a cake shop. I had chocolate cake and mum had a green tea parfe that she let me eat some icecream from. After that I had a seasalt icecream( yes that's right, like on KingdomH), it was am interesting flavour but I like it.
今日
Today I ate pancakes and I plan to wash my hair.
お父さん
Dad thankyou so much for your mail. It really made me smile and it's great to hear from you.I think it's very funny your finaly caved I'm and brought an iPhone, that made me laugh the most. Tell Milo I am coming home to flea him :) my little fleebag, oh how I love him :)
おばあちゃん
Grandma I hope you got your card and enjoys it, I almost had to send it as a parcel as the map was thick. Thankyou so much for helping me in Japan, I really appreciate it so much :).
まだ やったこと ない
My host father here wants to feed me fugu(puffer fish) and says that it's not dangerous at all. I am still waiting to go to the maid cafe sometime also.My school friends had told me they want to go somewhere nice before I go, so it's either Disneyland of a bus tour of the countryside.
定期券
Train ticket ran out about a week ago, so that's why 1020¥ dissapeared so rapidly, actually my host mother lent me the money at first then I had to pay her back.
漫画
Was craving manga last week, and with no BOOKOFF near my current location I was forced to do something desperate. I had seen what looked like a BOOKOFF on the way to school along the meitetsu(overland train) line,about 30 minutes from Jingu Mae(a station).So in the afternoon,unsure if my ticket would allow me, or how to get to BOOKOFF from the station, I attatched the evangelion hair clips that icjad brought in Akihsbara, and began my adventure.
旅
Thankfully my ticket let me out of the station I had never been to before.I started down the streets lined with shops that soon turned to houses, no idea of the streets that I had never walked ok before,following the train line that I had seen the store on. I walked for about 20 minutes before realizing, I was following the wrong line!!! So I backtracked a little, giving up on BOOKOFF as it was getting dark. I would try again another time. It was then I saw the big“ 本", the sign of BOOKOFF about 10minutes walk from where I was, only problem was that I had crossed a river and I could not find a crossing :(. I did find out but it took an extra 5 minutes.BOOKOFF was amazing, I think it's the biggest in Nagoya actually, it's like a warehouse. I spent 10¥ on manga :) My GPS brain lead me back to the station and my ticket let me get back onto a train which happend to be the train I catch home from club usually anyway . I am so use to the train times now :)
レミ
Remi gave me some sad news two days ago, she is no longer able to to to Australia as her dad did not provide his passport :( though she states that she is okay and is continuing to learn enlish :) she still wants to come to Australia and my house, she just can't come next year.
That's if for the moment, this is a rather long post, I am off to wash my hair now. I did the bold letter coding for this myself as my iPhone won't let me write my blog in "compose" mode, so sorry they are not orange like usual
Take care and hope your all well.
Do send mail if you have time.
My big discovery is that I have wireless internet at my host family house, so I will be able to blog as much as I need to over the last 2 months of my exchange even though computer club will be finishing next week.
昨日
Yesterday I went with my host mum to get school again to watch the kids performances and translate for the English teacher from Jamaica even thigh she understood most of what was being said.
Inbetween performances I wandered about the school and although people were not invited to, joined in with some of the classes. First I went to the first graders class where they were having music and practicing those pianos that you blow into to play. The first graders swarmed around me and played" twinkle twinkle little star" hopeing that I would listen to them play simultaneously.*giggle* they eventually got themselves sorted out and it was nice. They later joyed in playing with my hair and asking questions.( this was the class I visited last time I was at the school, where I was asked about my favrrite sadles).
I also spent time with my mothers class and we did syuuji "calligraphy". The days kanji was "大切な 命" which means "important existence".
When I finally found Shalifer(enlish teacher) the play was good. It was about how she encouraged the students to convey emotions and their thoughts. :)
昼ごはん
Lunch was nice,mum and I shared our luches with Shalifer as we had invited her go lunch ok short notice, desert was a cream puff from the schools principle. It was all yummy and I thanked the principle very much :)
After this I went with some of mums friends from the school, (the teachers are realy nice as it's a primary school) and we went to a cake shop. I had chocolate cake and mum had a green tea parfe that she let me eat some icecream from. After that I had a seasalt icecream( yes that's right, like on KingdomH), it was am interesting flavour but I like it.
今日
Today I ate pancakes and I plan to wash my hair.
お父さん
Dad thankyou so much for your mail. It really made me smile and it's great to hear from you.I think it's very funny your finaly caved I'm and brought an iPhone, that made me laugh the most. Tell Milo I am coming home to flea him :) my little fleebag, oh how I love him :)
おばあちゃん
Grandma I hope you got your card and enjoys it, I almost had to send it as a parcel as the map was thick. Thankyou so much for helping me in Japan, I really appreciate it so much :).
まだ やったこと ない
My host father here wants to feed me fugu(puffer fish) and says that it's not dangerous at all. I am still waiting to go to the maid cafe sometime also.My school friends had told me they want to go somewhere nice before I go, so it's either Disneyland of a bus tour of the countryside.
定期券
Train ticket ran out about a week ago, so that's why 1020¥ dissapeared so rapidly, actually my host mother lent me the money at first then I had to pay her back.
漫画
Was craving manga last week, and with no BOOKOFF near my current location I was forced to do something desperate. I had seen what looked like a BOOKOFF on the way to school along the meitetsu(overland train) line,about 30 minutes from Jingu Mae(a station).So in the afternoon,unsure if my ticket would allow me, or how to get to BOOKOFF from the station, I attatched the evangelion hair clips that icjad brought in Akihsbara, and began my adventure.
旅
Thankfully my ticket let me out of the station I had never been to before.I started down the streets lined with shops that soon turned to houses, no idea of the streets that I had never walked ok before,following the train line that I had seen the store on. I walked for about 20 minutes before realizing, I was following the wrong line!!! So I backtracked a little, giving up on BOOKOFF as it was getting dark. I would try again another time. It was then I saw the big“ 本", the sign of BOOKOFF about 10minutes walk from where I was, only problem was that I had crossed a river and I could not find a crossing :(. I did find out but it took an extra 5 minutes.BOOKOFF was amazing, I think it's the biggest in Nagoya actually, it's like a warehouse. I spent 10¥ on manga :) My GPS brain lead me back to the station and my ticket let me get back onto a train which happend to be the train I catch home from club usually anyway . I am so use to the train times now :)
レミ
Remi gave me some sad news two days ago, she is no longer able to to to Australia as her dad did not provide his passport :( though she states that she is okay and is continuing to learn enlish :) she still wants to come to Australia and my house, she just can't come next year.
That's if for the moment, this is a rather long post, I am off to wash my hair now. I did the bold letter coding for this myself as my iPhone won't let me write my blog in "compose" mode, so sorry they are not orange like usual
Take care and hope your all well.
Do send mail if you have time.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
そうじ しましょう!
昨日
Yesterday, after waking up at 12( thats midday) i cleaned the house with my host mother.
She was very glad of my help and we got alot done.After vaccuming the house i wiped down the areas above the doors and windows where Japanese people just cannot reach.
I ate a yellow apple and a few oranges from the tree out the front, they were good ^^
Dinner was omurice. (link included) then (excuse me but i forgot the name) various anko wrapped in a crape, i shall tell you when i remember but this was delicious. ^^
今日
Today was fantastic, i woke up late-ish (6:20) and was just in time to wake my host mother and host sister up.
School was good and i had Coten (contemporary Japanese) , which is taught by an awesome teacher, so it was much fun. When we get to a tough kanji she refers to me, knowing that i will panic. lol.She once asked me to translate a word which is classic Japanese for "toilet"..we have fun.
Also had taiiku (PE) which is the balancing beam. omg its scary getting onto that thing!.. but once i am on i can do everything perfectly :) probably thanks to ballet at an early age and kicks at teakwondo. Though i did dismount the wrong way and agitate my tkd knee injury ( i laughed as i wrote this, you can too ).
日本
Time in Japan is quickly running away. But i still cannot speak Japanese in the least, i have learnt about 10 words since i have come. Experiences have been many however and i am very happy here. have started walking around the neighbourhood listening to music. its relaxing.
Hope your all happy at home in Australia.
Yesterday, after waking up at 12( thats midday) i cleaned the house with my host mother.
She was very glad of my help and we got alot done.After vaccuming the house i wiped down the areas above the doors and windows where Japanese people just cannot reach.
I ate a yellow apple and a few oranges from the tree out the front, they were good ^^
Dinner was omurice. (link included) then (excuse me but i forgot the name) various anko wrapped in a crape, i shall tell you when i remember but this was delicious. ^^
今日
Today was fantastic, i woke up late-ish (6:20) and was just in time to wake my host mother and host sister up.
School was good and i had Coten (contemporary Japanese) , which is taught by an awesome teacher, so it was much fun. When we get to a tough kanji she refers to me, knowing that i will panic. lol.She once asked me to translate a word which is classic Japanese for "toilet"..we have fun.
Also had taiiku (PE) which is the balancing beam. omg its scary getting onto that thing!.. but once i am on i can do everything perfectly :) probably thanks to ballet at an early age and kicks at teakwondo. Though i did dismount the wrong way and agitate my tkd knee injury ( i laughed as i wrote this, you can too ).
日本
Time in Japan is quickly running away. But i still cannot speak Japanese in the least, i have learnt about 10 words since i have come. Experiences have been many however and i am very happy here. have started walking around the neighbourhood listening to music. its relaxing.
Hope your all happy at home in Australia.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
今日 は 少しいだけです。
Short post today while i am enjoying my Skullcandy headphones.
Today was a good day.
I woke up late ( 6:20) but in the time between 6 and 6:20 i had a dream with Spike from Buffy in it and i could fly. Its been ages since i had a dream in which i could fly.
Last night i went for a walk with Fran(the dog) which involved exploring,dancing and swinging. three of my favorite things on this wonderful planet. :) I also listened to music, which is amazing now, the sound is clear and the bass is well......*trys not to spasm just thinking about it* i enjoy good music.
Today is Friday, but i have school tomorrow. I slept 3/7 lessons today, which is a record.Was up to last last night as my host father was home and we all chatted and ate Australian food. :) Its so nice to know i will be with that host family until my exchange is up.
Studying for my JLPT and praying it wont be like my HSC. Test are such a scary thing for me.I don't like to fail things, because it means that time gets used up trying again.Time is unkind, she is always running away. But i am spending time where i want to be,so i forget that i am chasing her sometimes. Wish that's how is could be forever,but then "forever" is the very definition of "timeless".
The little nips of cold have turned into bites, like little puppies grown up.
I love English metaphors. they are so beautiful.
Hope your all well there in Australia getting ready for summer there in the Southern Hemisphere.I am looking forward to seeing you all in 2 months. :) hope you have organised my welcome home party. :P
Be Happy
Belinda
Today was a good day.
I woke up late ( 6:20) but in the time between 6 and 6:20 i had a dream with Spike from Buffy in it and i could fly. Its been ages since i had a dream in which i could fly.
Last night i went for a walk with Fran(the dog) which involved exploring,dancing and swinging. three of my favorite things on this wonderful planet. :) I also listened to music, which is amazing now, the sound is clear and the bass is well......*trys not to spasm just thinking about it* i enjoy good music.
Today is Friday, but i have school tomorrow. I slept 3/7 lessons today, which is a record.Was up to last last night as my host father was home and we all chatted and ate Australian food. :) Its so nice to know i will be with that host family until my exchange is up.
Studying for my JLPT and praying it wont be like my HSC. Test are such a scary thing for me.I don't like to fail things, because it means that time gets used up trying again.Time is unkind, she is always running away. But i am spending time where i want to be,so i forget that i am chasing her sometimes. Wish that's how is could be forever,but then "forever" is the very definition of "timeless".
The little nips of cold have turned into bites, like little puppies grown up.
I love English metaphors. they are so beautiful.
Hope your all well there in Australia getting ready for summer there in the Southern Hemisphere.I am looking forward to seeing you all in 2 months. :) hope you have organised my welcome home party. :P
Be Happy
Belinda
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Monday and the last of Sunday
After my last blog, it began to rain...mechya heavy rain!!!
so i trecked with my sister to where we thought the bus left from, only to be told by about 3 diffrent people 3 diffrent places. *sigh* it was 15c and raining hard, my clothes got soaked,by bags, my hair.
I was happy to get on the bus when we found it, pull out my iPod and DS before attempting sleep.Sleep didnt come on the seat, half way on the seat, or on the floor of the bus.
Got home at 6 in the morning, had fun losing my seifuku which i had left in a locker at the station,but i found it again.Requested the day off, and was granted it,slept untill....3, in the afternoon.
that was Monday and the rest of Sunday.
Tuseday
Yesterday something amazing happend. I got my own room!!!!!
Its a smallish room previously used as a storeroom,its a few degrees colder than the other rooms with a smallish window. But its wonderful, and it fits all my stuff.
Had yesterday off as my friends had an exam that i could not take(preperation for their University Exam) so it was a great chance.
Before
I was previously sleeping in the same room as my little sister with much anoyance to her, especially when she wanted to study, and i wanted to sleep.Or when i wanted to have some quiet game time and she wanted to text people alone on her mobile. She is amazingly similar to Maingly sometimes ^^ all who know my real sister will testify that sleeping in the same room as her for extended periods of time is NOT advised. Got into trouble when she came home in a bad mood, started to clean her room, and i retrested to Grandmas room instead of tidying where i perceived it to be unpleasant.
Now
-I have two book cases full of childrens books in Japanese to read whenever i wish, the same bed i had before fits in the room well so that hasnt changed.
-The rooms main light is a bit clinical so i am using a cute little lamp that Mioko (my older sister) made when she was in Junior school, its light gives a kind feeling, like she does. :)
-There is a little red refrigerator that we found while cleaning, i put my water bottle( its a green frog bottle) in there for about half an hour before bed.
-I have a dressing table with a slide out stool and a big mirror.
-The little window has no curtain but it does let light in.
Also in the process of the move i scored Miokos official festival outift, its an awesome design and its such a privledge to have reveiced it.
Thismorning was 3c which will become even more normal from now on as we move into Winter in Japan.I could see my breath which makes me feel like a dragon :) they are so beautiful.
Starting to worry a little about my JLPT but i am studying for it muchly, not serious study but just a little every day. Still cant speak Japanese, i have learnt about 5 words since i got here, so its am improvement but not much.
must go now, will reply to mail and such on Friday if i have time.
be happy everyone.
much love to you all.
After my last blog, it began to rain...mechya heavy rain!!!
so i trecked with my sister to where we thought the bus left from, only to be told by about 3 diffrent people 3 diffrent places. *sigh* it was 15c and raining hard, my clothes got soaked,by bags, my hair.
I was happy to get on the bus when we found it, pull out my iPod and DS before attempting sleep.Sleep didnt come on the seat, half way on the seat, or on the floor of the bus.
Got home at 6 in the morning, had fun losing my seifuku which i had left in a locker at the station,but i found it again.Requested the day off, and was granted it,slept untill....3, in the afternoon.
that was Monday and the rest of Sunday.
Tuseday
Yesterday something amazing happend. I got my own room!!!!!
Its a smallish room previously used as a storeroom,its a few degrees colder than the other rooms with a smallish window. But its wonderful, and it fits all my stuff.
Had yesterday off as my friends had an exam that i could not take(preperation for their University Exam) so it was a great chance.
Before
I was previously sleeping in the same room as my little sister with much anoyance to her, especially when she wanted to study, and i wanted to sleep.Or when i wanted to have some quiet game time and she wanted to text people alone on her mobile. She is amazingly similar to Maingly sometimes ^^ all who know my real sister will testify that sleeping in the same room as her for extended periods of time is NOT advised. Got into trouble when she came home in a bad mood, started to clean her room, and i retrested to Grandmas room instead of tidying where i perceived it to be unpleasant.
Now
-I have two book cases full of childrens books in Japanese to read whenever i wish, the same bed i had before fits in the room well so that hasnt changed.
-The rooms main light is a bit clinical so i am using a cute little lamp that Mioko (my older sister) made when she was in Junior school, its light gives a kind feeling, like she does. :)
-There is a little red refrigerator that we found while cleaning, i put my water bottle( its a green frog bottle) in there for about half an hour before bed.
-I have a dressing table with a slide out stool and a big mirror.
-The little window has no curtain but it does let light in.
Also in the process of the move i scored Miokos official festival outift, its an awesome design and its such a privledge to have reveiced it.
Thismorning was 3c which will become even more normal from now on as we move into Winter in Japan.I could see my breath which makes me feel like a dragon :) they are so beautiful.
Starting to worry a little about my JLPT but i am studying for it muchly, not serious study but just a little every day. Still cant speak Japanese, i have learnt about 5 words since i got here, so its am improvement but not much.
must go now, will reply to mail and such on Friday if i have time.
be happy everyone.
much love to you all.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
東京
As some of you will be aware (Up until today, only Michelle)i went to go see the Dalai Lama today in Tokyo with my host sister Mioko.
It was a wonderful experience to be in the same room as the man i admire so much.Its one things to read a book someone has written, and another to see them in person.
Took a few notes on my iPhone which will be extremely use full next year when i start Psychology at University.I have some great ideas how to use chosen areas at University to compliment each other. :)
Today the Dalai Lama met with 4 of the top scientists in Japan and they discussed the Future in terms of the global issues facing the world today. Things like " Environmental Destruction" and poverty".
Defiantly a worth while trip i do think. :)
i shall elaborate more when i have the time, i am currently in an Internet cafe on a 1 hour=320 plan, and i must go catch the night bus home so i can arrive in Nagoya,grab my stuff from the locker and go straight to school tomorrow. No stop at home, which is a bother as "home" is far out of Nagoya at the moment
Love you all, and i shall hopefully make this longer tomorrow after class.
be happy :) ( i am)
We left the house at 6, caught the usual trains to Nagoya station.
It was a wonderful experience to be in the same room as the man i admire so much.Its one things to read a book someone has written, and another to see them in person.
Took a few notes on my iPhone which will be extremely use full next year when i start Psychology at University.I have some great ideas how to use chosen areas at University to compliment each other. :)
Today the Dalai Lama met with 4 of the top scientists in Japan and they discussed the Future in terms of the global issues facing the world today. Things like " Environmental Destruction" and poverty".
Defiantly a worth while trip i do think. :)
i shall elaborate more when i have the time, i am currently in an Internet cafe on a 1 hour=320 plan, and i must go catch the night bus home so i can arrive in Nagoya,grab my stuff from the locker and go straight to school tomorrow. No stop at home, which is a bother as "home" is far out of Nagoya at the moment
Love you all, and i shall hopefully make this longer tomorrow after class.
be happy :) ( i am)
We left the house at 6, caught the usual trains to Nagoya station.
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