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saitou san

Yeah, this is my favorite japanese dorama for this season. I love the drama for various reasons. One of them is because it is kinda funny. Yeah, I like saito san who always witholds her feelings and acts strong, mano san who is like totally clueless and clumsy. hahhaha… plus the neighbourhood housewives with much gossips. The story is light, but brings to light things that essential in life.

 The story is mainly about this lady, saitou san who always do the right things, against the odds. That was why she was initially disliked by everyone in the neighborhood. However, things changed when mano san, the newcomer came to the town. She is totally fascinated by saitou san and perhaps her first real friend. I love the story also because the friendships that was developed between them.

The only setback is I am not watching it on tv directly as… as… as… my japanese is still too weak to comprehend the whole conversation. Thus, this is when veoh comes in handy with the subtitle

I have checked in the japanese dorama site, apparently this season 1st rating falls on atsuhime. I have yet watched this dorama. I definitely will once I got the time!

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spring is coming

Yeah it is spring. But but.. I don’t really like it. It has really started to get hot. -_-”. sigh.. after the body adjusting to 5 degree C, not it has to adjust to 15 and above. Arrgggh,, and to make the matter worse, the wind is really strong. I don’t like wind.

Anyway, flower has started to bloom. For February, plum flowers started to blossom and the end of this month, 25 march, sakura willl start to bloom yeah.. It is sakura season soon.

Anyway, so what is the update? Errr… not much exactly. I think I have gone into the routine and in fact it has started to be tiring. or… is it always just as tiring? I dont remember. As for work, well… have been thinking about my future again. What do I really want to do? Why can’t I just settle down? Is it dissatisfaction? or is it monetary return? or is it jus this normal syndrom of being easily bored? Grrrr… may be it is the boredom and the sad fact that I do not really know what I want. Yeah, the same old issue. I know what I don’t want, but not what I want. terrible isn’t it.

 Anyway, one thing that has come across my mind recently is actual interest. I have been going to this onsen in my neighborhood. yeah, practically every weekend. I questioned myself? why did I visit it often? that is because i like it. I love onsen. Oh. that is why I go there faithfully. Could it be the same as job and a love one? if I am actually into it, I will not only do it faithfully but looking forward to it?. yeah.. perhaps it is really time to observe which area that I am really into.

ah talking about onsen, i met this new friend, an Arab gal from myanmar. hehhehe. in fact we are the only 2 young people there. the rest are obasan/ grandmothers. =P. it is nice having her around for chitchat. hehehe… so I have been exchanging info with her. well.. she has been in japan for almost 4 years and she can speak japanese. self-learning. cool!

Ah talking about japanese. hmmmm hmmmmm… errrrr…. I think it is improving, but still a long way to go. The kanji is horrible. May be i can listen and speak, but I cant read and that is equivalent to illiterate. Arrggghhh… i just dont like it.

Btw.. i just bought an ipod last week. yeah, it has been pretty lonely here. So, just bought an ipod, to accompany me when I am on my wa  home or whenever i walk alone.

I have not been doing travelling recently. I spent most of my time in the neighborhood, living as ordinary japanese/ locales. In fact I learn many things about Japanese life. I have to say, the life is not easy. The system is good and fair, but it hurts everyone. I guess fairness is never the best policy.

ok, I think that is for now. I really need to take more photos and upload them. aarrgghh.. i need more life…

five months in japan

Great! I have been here for 5 months and still another 10 months to go. I am not counting down, in fact I am enjoying every single time of my life here. =). There are just way too much too learn, one of them is the culture. Arrrggghhh…. I really can’t understand it and really it is a little scary when we know the truth about the culture. It is so polite and well… it is just not straight forward, thus all the trouble may begin. In fact, it is already happening. Yeah, for someone who lives in here for only 5 months may not able able to trace the harsh reality. But I did and will have to survive it till end of the year.

One thing to note, I am not saying anything bad about it. It is just too different and to difficult to understand, to comprehend and to accept it. yeah, in fact, i could not accept it. But I live here and therefore by all means, I have to adapt, adjust and make sure I live with the same standard. Well, in case anyone wondering what it is about. Hmm, it is pretty difficult to explain except one experiences it oneself and usually the reality would not down on someone if one has not been closed with the native. Anyway, I have started to find it an issue for the last 2 weeks and I wonder how I can survive for another 10 months if it is like this. How can I do it? I don’t know. Perhaps it will just be God’s grace to pull me through. I am banging on HIm now. It is pretty sad knowing that among my peers, perhaps I am in a little better position, but it doesn’t help. There are just things that we who are western educated would not be able to accept. Anyway, I would not talk much about it.

So, what happened last week. Basically I am having a serious re-consideration about my career. May be I am fickled or just could not make my mind or just easily distracted by things in life. I guess the issue is I am just an extremist. To be, it is either being the best or just the worst, being average is something I just dont like. Sigh… -_-” called me arrogant, may be I am. or perhaps I am just  a pure perfectionist. Well, i dont know for sure. anyway, this career stuff has been bothering me. is this field for me? how do i know? should i switch again? Oh NO… sigh.. this is life when one does not know what one wants to do or perhaps I am escaping my own calling? am I?

So, what have I achieved this year? The last two months have been extremely busy, I am getting to know the project better and sort of undertand how is the cycle and stuff. As for my Japanese, it is not anywhere closer. Sigh, I am really upset about it. I love the language and picking up the kanji, but due to the work, I have no time to practice the kanji. As for conversation and listening, it is getting better a bit, but writing is horrible!! But again, I guess it is also because my writing is way weaker than verbal ability. Perhaps that is why poeple think my japanese is pretty good. In fact it is only because of the speaking, writing-wise is still a big NO. I really have to work extra hard. How??

As for travelling, in fact I am not going anywhere except the neighborhood and enjoying the japanese traditional lifestyle, i.e. onsen. Well, it is a natural bath and I totally love it. The strange thing is, the onsen is only visited by grandparents. can you believe it? no young people around, not at all. Only old people visit onsen. Well, it is perfectly fine with me and I live chitchating with grandmothers. .

I am only going to do shopping with educational purpose, so education in fashion, make up are continuing. also electronic gadgets that help me with my japanese learning is a must. Well, these are so costly and I am not able to afford travelling! :s sigh.. but anyway I am ok with it. I notice that everywhere Japan is almost the same. Exactly like what my father have said.

ok bye for now..