Saturday, December 4, 2010

visit to nz

my visit to nz has been nice.
weird.

but nice.


i think of japan as home now.

and i cant wait to go back there!!!!!!!!!!!!

not long now.
im in the gold coast transit lounge.
with my lack of duty free alcohol that i purchased at the auckland airport.


i am SO angry at them.
them being customs people.

no one informed me of this.


how was i supposed to buy nz made alcohol as a gift when they dont sell it at the japan airport.

me.
equals.
boo face girl.


and because i am so sleepy because i slept for half an hour as i spent the fun time with lili last night, it made me cry and cry and cry.


infront of everybody. booo face.
i should probs say red face.


not fun.


but what evs.

not like i spent all my money on it or anything.






fuckers.
actually.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

2 week only special!!!

thats right.

me.

in nz.

for two weeks only!!!!!!!

from the 23rd of november till the 5th of december.
free your calenders dearys!!! because i want to see you!!!

eeep. im so excited. and also kindof nervous.......
because its been a whole year since ive been in nz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and japan just feels so normal to me.
people ask me questions about some things back home. for example, what we do in certain situations, or what we say. and i cant think of an answer.
or the right answer.
because im so used to the japanese way of living now.


me being clean and tidy is probably something that will come as a shock to most of you. me also. but it feels so normal now.

i definately have the biggest respect for housewives now.
i didnt really think they did much. and i thought they had it quite easy.

but its so so so not.


i suppose because i work a full time job. a part time teaching job. and am like a house wife too.
it seems harder than just being a house wife.

but man.

i do now feel though, that some day i will make a good wife. (not house wife). or maybe house wife.

becuase japan has trained me well.


i do however hate the fact that men just expect women to do all the cleaning and cooking. my food isnt always the most delicious. and my cleaning isnt always thorough. but. the house is tidy. and there is food available. bf says that it doesnt matter, as long as i make it with my heart.


tehehe.



i have created another blog. called my darling is japanese.
about my relationship. with a japanese boy.

its just in the starting stages.
but if you do have time. please look.



mydarlingisjapanese.blogspot.com




i will be sad to leave him. for two weeks when i go back to nz.
i guess it will be good prep for when i come back to nz on a more permanent basis in feb.

but its ok. because he will come.

and that is good.


tommy is thinking about going back to sweden (flatmate)
which is sad.

but he will go after i leave. so its not like i will miss him.
but japan definately will.


rose has finished up at nambaya. (our work). so shifts are lonely. and im jealous of her free time. her free life style.


idealy, i would like to take some time off work too. but i cant because i have to save some money to go back to nz with.
day by day, the amount i am able to take decreases significantly. because i buy unneccessary shit.

like getting my hair done. and buying household items like toilet paper and room spray.


i also have to pay my rent before i go. and im sure i will be heading out as its the last week and a bit for rose in japan.



i dont have my passport. and am freaking out.
i sent away for a new one. so i would be able to come back into japan.
but complications with my passport photo. and blah. means that it still hasnt come.


and


im


freaking


out.



but only slightly.


hmmmm.
what else.

i performed a proper live/gig. with rose and some others at my work.
it was a festival. of various people (customers and staff singing\performing....)

it didnt go as badly as i thought maybe it would......
sometimes when i hear it, it sounds good. sometimes it sounds bad.

so i dont know what to think.

although rose and i did receive just over 100$ each in tips!!!!!!!!!!!!
isnt that amazing. i was so stunned/shocked.

i was just happy to have fun.


friends came. and it was a glorious occasion.

rose and i recently also became friends with some customers. who are in their 20's and are musician/host people.
they are extremely funny and cool and lovely people. so im glad we are friends with them now!!



i am feeling like shit atm. because i am sick. AGAIN.

i actually cant believe how much i have been sick in the last two months.
all various things.
its boooooo.



but i guess it cant be helped.


im soooo looking foward to relaxing in nz. not having to go to work. or anything.


i hope my phones still work when i go back....
well.
my 021 charger is broken.
and i dont know if my 027 will work if i havent used it in a year.,....
hmmmm.



i dont even know if these still exist in nz??!!? im sure much has changed.

it will be weird to not have a bike. or trains that are everywhere and come extremely frequently.
and to have no car.

how will i survive??

auckland is such an inconvenient city.




booo you auckland.

boooooo you.



what else what else.

hmm. i talked to max. and hannah last night.
they are in uchret (is this how you spell???) together right now.
and lola too.


it seems like fun


to have friends. who speak english. and who know you. and who are from nz.

and all these other things.


yeah.


i have to leave for work in an hour. and i am exhausted.
actually.
i just got home from my english teaching job.
and it was so stressful. i had this 54y.o. crazy loud twitchy japanese guy.
who came and prepared 105 topics to talk about.


i was like.

w


t


f



but i guess it was alright.
it think of the money.....
yes.


he told me that when he goes to the toilet, he uses a whole roll of toilet paper. becuase its messy. he says.




is this not tmi???????????????

i mean.
i always say tmi. but to my friends right.

not to your teacher. who you met 15mins ago.



anyways. its over. and i am happy. but also very tired. because of me being sick.



so ill go.


but ill see you soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

x

Monday, October 18, 2010

having his arm wrapped around me,

is unbelievable warmth.



and when its not there.
there is an emptiness.



right now i am sick.
i havnt gone to work since wedns last week.
apart from friday. when i worked for 2.5hours. but most of that was me cry and having breakdowns

a) because my body was so exhausted.
and
b) because it was really busy,i had no energy. as i hadnt eaten in two days.
and i felt like throwing up, but i couldnt.

so all up, it was a great shift.


rose and bf are being especially good to me.
i am very lucky to hvae them both.



thank you rose.
and bf.




battery dying.


until next time


x

Thursday, October 7, 2010

today is thursday.

i have a holiday from work.

which is A+
but i wish i had slightly more.

recently i have started at 5pm on mondays and tuesdays, because there have been no staff.
and also, it is just me and master, (as opposed to me, master and one other staff member), so the work load is a whole bunch more intense. and it also means i dont get to finish till 2am.
because there is no one else there.


the other days, i start at 6, and finish whenever.
sometimes i can leave early.
and its nice.


i am just trying really hard to save money so that my plan (not mentionable at this stage) can come into effect.
its not going so well.
and walking outside, i feel i must purchase something.
and today i spent 200 dollars i dont have (potentially more! gasp).

although, i did buy some new underwear. which is more than i would pay back home.
as there was no sale.
and i needed a new bra.

the lady measured me, and still brought me the completely wrong sized bra 3 times.
but in the end. i got one that i feel so happy in.
and its pink. and has cute hearts on it.

tehehe.

also made vegetarian burritos today.
it cost me a bomb, due to foreign ingredients.
but oh,
so,
worth it.


it made me miss vege nachos with han. (which was a regular thing back in nz before i left....)

my friend masa, who is from gifu, but lives in nagoya, recently got back from a half year exchange trip to australia.
on saturday, he came to osaka to visit.
it was so good to see him again!!!!!

tomorrow i will meet a girl, who also did the same thing with me last winter at a ski resort. we were in the same prefecture. but never met.
we emailed each other. and complained about how silly things were sometimes.

anyways, tomorrow she will come to osaka!
and i will go to meet her.

what else....
my mum sent my ecezma cream in the post last week. and it still hasnt come.

which is infuriating. because....
my hands are actually in ruins from work.
i cant really do anything.

pick up things, pull up my stockings (which i wear everyday), open cans or things like that.
messaging on my phone hurts too.

which is boooo.


so, hopefully it comes soon.


someone close to me is feeling very down at the moment. how do we think i can cheer this person up?
i think im doing everything i can to be supportive, and a good person.

but i would love to hear what you think could work.....


and in saying that,
i must go.


but more soon


x

Sunday, October 3, 2010

today is monday

i went to bed quite late last night. well this morning. at about 5am.

i talked to han on skype. (again...)
i do this very regularly, and it makes me happyyyyyy.


i was also watching a video with my flatmate tommy, and his friend krishna.
it was about japanese hosts.
it was very very interesting.

i dont know what i think of them any more.

(also, when i say video, i mean a documentary)

i guess a foreigners perspective is different from a japanese persons anyways.
as japanese people grow up seeing them on the streets all the time.

anyways,
i highly recommend you watch it.
if you have the time.


today i start work at 5. boo.
this means i have to leave at 4.20.

which is soon.
as now is 3.45

i made curry for dinner.....
but i cant eat it
( i dont want to eat it?)
so i made it with meat.


bf still isnt home from work.


but he just called to say he will be home soon.

so. i best be off to prepare.



ciao.

x

Friday, October 1, 2010

ive decided to try make a better go at this

and when i say this.
i mean my blog.

updating my life. so that you can know.
and so that i wont forget.


so,
you can look foward to something to read, especially when exams are coming up in a few months.
plus lots of exciting assignments.


ok.

so,
big news number one: i am staying in japan officially till the end of feb next year. im so super excited. and happy. that my living in japan dream doesnt have to end just yet. but also sad. because it means i wont be able to see your pretty faces until longer away. booo.

big news number two: my cousin just had her second baby. a gorgeous little girl named mckenzie. on monday, very close to the tuesday boarder. i skyped them the other day. and she is just so little. and tiny. and makes me what babies. but only babies to play with for now.

news number three: mickey is in japan!!! he came on the 21st. and we hung out with him for the first time in over 10months yesterday. it was so weird and crazy. and reminded me of nz life. and semi maybe of me. well. the me i used to be before being wrapped up in this japanese world.

thing i would like to say four: living with my bf (still feels weird to write that), is making life very happy. although its not always picture perfect, its generally what a dream feels like. he is so easy to live with. and puts up with my crazy mood swings etc. have also become a very tidy clean person since living with him. our apartment is so lovely and neat and clean. that i want to keep it that way, and have nothing out of place. i never thought id say that i like doing the cooking and cleaning. yesterday we had our first major misunderstanding. which sucked. and i cried. but. its all ok now. and it was over a really silly thing.

point five: i hate that time of the month. because in recent months, it had made me become a unstable blabbering insecure girl. which is so not me.




cant keep eyes open. 4.30 am. sleeep.


x




p.s. welocme to my new followers....

Saturday, September 11, 2010

hello.

since the last time i wrote.

i have reached the age of 22.
i am no longer 21.

whenever i have a birthday, i can never distinguish between the different ages...

it was weird to not spend the day with my friends. or see my friends.
when i say friends, i mean my auckland friends. my nz friends.
i have friends in j-pan. obviously.
but its not the same.

i spent the hours leading up to my birthday on a date.
i then had lots to drink.
i woke up on my bday, with a headache. and it was so hot, i almost died.

i went to the train station to pick up nanae (who came from tokyo to celebrate my bday with me), and i died.

then i lay around. doing practically nothing. due to the heat.

i talked to liam on skype for a bit. and he made me feel bad.
for recent activities i had partaken in. (which, in my defence, were completely allowable!)

pierre taught me how to make french crepes.

i went to the supermarket.

had a shower. and got ready to start thhe real celebrations.
yay!

firstly i had a vegetarian pot luck dinner at the guesthouse.
lots of people came. i was so happy!!!
rose, nanae, hiromi, katrina, jess, yumi, shota, ayumi, ayaka, yuuki, manami, ena etc

and it was so fun. and delicious.
i recieved lots of cakes.
so, needless to say i was happy.

ryutaro came and brought me a cake, although he couldnt stay, as he had work.
i was shocked. and so happy that he did that for me.

we then headed off to a sweet little bar called chikaichi. where everything is 200yen!!!
a real bargain.
and many more people joined us there.
yoshi, yoko, yuzo, yusuke, sam, tommy etc

which made me more happy.

i also found out that i share the same birthday with this guy who i met when i first arrived in osaka and went to that bar.
he celebrated his bday there too.
we had a photo together.
i like him.
he is quite sarcastic.
its nice.


then, we went out to amemura (アメ村), to a club called lunar.
the music was quite hard core. and rock/punk based. in a not so good way.
but because i had already paid the cover charge, i didnt want to leave.

everyone else did. they went to karaoke.
except my new friend katrina.
(katrina and jess are from canada. and super amazing!! they bought me shots all night, to keep me in good form on my bday).
me and katrina continued to party. we went to the local hangout spot with out convinient store alcohol. then went to this little bar called mojo.
mojo has (had) the most amazing bar tender called cherry boy.
he is no longer there. i found out when i went there, and he wasnt.
booooooo

we went back to the hangout spot, its called triangle park (三角公園) btw, and had some more drinks. we me these guys. they were pretty fun.

katrina and i headed home. we walked past subway, hoping it would be open at 6am.
no such luck.

we get on the subway (haha) to go home, and both of us fall asleep. we miss our stop.
and end up in i have no idea where.
we treck back. and go on a mad hunt for subway. who knew it would be so so so so so hot at 7.30 am.
in the tennoji area, i knew there was a subway store somewhere underground.
the underground area is huge!
after a long struggle. we found it.

and let me tell you,
it was DEFINATELY worth the wait.

we stumble home. and i instantly sleep.

katrina the trooper wakes up a few hours later and heads off for some travel to kobe.
while jess slept.
amazing, is she not?

then on saturday night, yusuke invited me to his for a bbq. i went. because i was happy to have the invite. even though, i knew minimal people. and i am incredibly shy around people i dont know.
sunday, i went to osaka castle with nanae. and i died of heat.
actually.

tuesday, kenji came from tokyo to visit me!!!
he hitch hiked from tokyo to kyoto. i couldnt believe it when he told me.

actually.

he has gone to nz!!!!!!
be friends with him. (on fb is good. he is my friend. search him!)

and show him a good time around nz....
thanks.


on love related issues in my life:

a while ago. i was seeing this guy. it was nice. i was happy. then i wasnt so happy. and things kindof ended.
i started seeing this other guy. on a completely casual basis. it was just twice. to dull the pain.

now.
i have (insert current bf's name here).
he is so nice. and lovely. and cute. and sweet.
its a weird feeling to actually be in a completely official relationship!

and because its so official, i feel myself wanting to do things i would usually not even consider.

big news. in the next few days i am moving in with him!
i am quite nervous. and all that.
it is very soon.
verrrrry very.

i have decided i can no longer live at the guesthouse anymore.

bf's flatmate (-my soon to be flatmate!!!!), is this amazingly hilarious sweedish guy. i can literally spend all day just laughing at him. (with him??)
bf's younger brother is also here. he recently moved to osaka. so is staying here till he gets estsablished.
bf's younger brother's gf is also here.

so in an apartment with two rooms, there are 5people. (well there will be in a few days time......)
teheheee.

but im so excited. as well as a little nervous.

also, my job at the standing bar was a 3min bike ride from my house. now it will be a 30min bike ride.
i must buy a bike. as the bike im using isnt mine

so

i must buy

a new bike.

yep. so, thats lifee.

last night was liams 21st.
im slightly cut i couldnt make it.

(i just fell asleep on the floor for a bit. time to wrap things up i feel. yes.)

i am in the lounge. and bf is sleeping in his room. i can hear him snoring from here.
its going to be a good nextg few months.....


there are probably a million other things i have to say.
but my brain doesnt work.



OH.
bfs younger brother is THEE most AMAZING cook. ever.


EVER.

he makes the most delicious vege meals for me.



ohh, yeah.

today rose and i went to have lunch with guy she met a while ago who is a friend of a friend.
his friend came too.
they drove us to nara (a different city). to this restaurant. which grew its own vegetables.
so. they asumed, it was good for a vegetarian.
not so much.
still japan.
still bits of meat in everything.
but it was delicious.

there was also this drink i had.
i read the first line
and it says green grapes.
dont bother to read the second line, as i love white grape juice.

drink it. and iots disgusting.
actually.


the second line says 'and vinegar'.

like, wtf right.

anyways, these two guys were pretty awesome. and we had a very open conversation. about things that japanese people dont usually talk about.

yes. so. sleep time. yay.

goodnight poppits.

x

Thursday, August 12, 2010

this evening

this evening.


i went to a gig.

at the gig were two artists.
jaaja.
and okazawa jun.

they are great.


i returned home promptly after the gig finished.
as i wasnt feeling the best.


rose stayed.


i come home.
and do some things.

like watch an episode of a drama.

then rose calls me...


come to an izakaya.
i met these guys from tokyo.
she says.


i go. even though its two in the morning.


i arrive, and one of them was sleeping.
slash. too drunk to function.

we drink. and have fun.


one of them was kind enough to walk me home.

the one who had been sleeping the whole time i was there.
it was quite funny really.


he was very gentleman like. and wouldnt allow me to walk home alone.
even though he was staying in the opposite direction.



it makes me happy to think that there are nice people out there.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

happy.

i am so happy.



that i am sad.







this probably makes no sense...



but to me it does.













osaka has made me feel so comfortable.





(apart from the death weather, which is unbearable.....)



and the thought of leaving it all behind in a few months is heart wrenching.

i dont know if ill be able to do it.....



i wrote this a while ago,
and saved it to my drafts.
as i hadnt much time.


my life has become very up and down. in terms of my feelings.




stuff has happened here,

and some stuff back in nz with my family.

(and also some stuff with my friends)




and so i now feel that what seemed like happiness. real happiness,
is slowly,
but ever so surely,

turning into unhappiness.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

an update

hello.

tis been a long time since i have updated here.

life has been somewhat busy recently.



i am loving osaka.

i cant tell whether its because i have a friend here. or whether the people are nicer.

i have a feeling its a mixture of the two....



it is so hot. like death.

i am working at various places. and meeting various people.



i am cleaning the guest house i am staying at.
that is a few hours everyday.

i am officially an english teacher.
which is a crazy strange thought...

i like the lessons where i dont have to plan.

on thursday, my lessons were both private. and my boss told me they wanted to learn about specific things.
it was so hard to come up with a lesson. especially using all the formal terms etc.
one of the lessons was on tense. so i focused on the past tense.
explaining the difference between past, past progressive, past perfect and past perfect progressive is ridiculous.
to a person who doesnt have the best english.

and answering their questions of 'why??' is so confusing.

because im not a hundred percent of why myself.

today, i had two lessons again. but no requirements.
prior to work starting, i felt really nervous. like i couldnt do it. that i didnt want to do it.
but when i got there it was fine.


i like the lack of planning. and the flexibility.


although, sometimes, i think my life would be easier if there was a curriculum.

but its fine.
i am smiling after todays lesson. so its good.


although, that could be to do with other things......

i am also employed at an eikaiwa. but i dislike it.
alot. there are many reasons.
but i semi feel bad for not telling them i dont want to work there. so i cant.
instead, i ignore their calls.

i am a bad employee. (but only here).


my other job. the funnest job.
is working at a standing bar, in the slums of japan.
its so fun!
the people are friendly, master is so generous, we recently got a kitten

i work 5nights a week, from 6pm till about 2am.
so its like a full time job.

but its good. a good job.
and i am happy.


i have met lovely people. so its good.


all is good.


i am continuing to explore on bicycle. and have adventures in the middle of the night after work. so its good. its happy.

happy happy happy

good good good




i dont want to go home!

Friday, July 9, 2010

a bicycle

i have always been afraid of bicycles.

they go too fast.

and you can get hurt if you fall off.




so i have avoided them. pretty much my whole life.


one time, at a camp, we went riding bikes.
this is the only memory i have of me and bicycles.


i dont like going down hills.
and we were. and i had a panic attack.


since then....
havent been on one



recently, (as stated in one of my earlier posts), i used my friends bike to go to the supermarket.

and i was surprised i could do it!!!!

although, not very well.


since i have come to osaka, i have borrowed peoples bikes. and travelled many places (with rose ofcourse) she is like my tour guide.


riding a bike is soo fun.

but if any form of object comes near me, i lose my balance, and have to start again.


yesterday, we even rode in the rain.


riding a bike, holding an umbrella is quite difficult.
and i must admit. my body is slightly sore.

just legs, arms and bottom though. tehehee.



also, yesterday, i did something magical with my hair. and i feel great.

i am also having lots of response from job applications.




so i am in a great place right now.



happy happy.


much happier than i was in tokyo.




so its good. i think.




bye!!!!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

おはよう!!!

i have officially arrived in osaka.



after a long, slightly uncomfortable bus ride.



its very hot.

i am sweaty. and sleepy.



and.
rose is at work.


until 1am!


so no play time today :(

she gave me excellent directions to the guesthouse.


she is magical.


i miss tokyo already. just a bit though.
mainly its people.

the people i knew.


not the ones i didnt...........



hmmm.


yes. well.


for now thats it.

more later perhaps.

Friday, July 2, 2010

hi, shunsuke

is a person i have been listening to recently.

(since last night infact...)



his music is so nice.
and unlike the crap you hear on the radio these days

although, dont get me wrong.


not all of its crap.




it made me remember what i had forgotten,
about supporting people who love music.


and artists who actually want to produce sweet sweet sounds without the need for fame and moneys.



today i saw ken-chan

he is so lovely.


his gf worked with my flatmate in auckland.

and so i met him through her.


when i was for leaving for japan last november,
he left work during the day to come see how i was (packing up my room in my old flat) and to say goodbye.


i was actually so touched.


today i made him lunch.

he is going to skate around tokyo.



i am jealous of his skating ability.
and his japanese speaking ability.
(he is japanese after all...)


he offered to help me out with so many things.
like getting my luggaged organised, and finding a temporary job agency.



today was quite hot. so i went to the convenient store to buy an ice cream.
(although they didnt have the one i wanted....)


but now i want another one.

i totally cant go back there within the same hour....
sigh.


osaka move is coming closer and closer.

excited!!! but nervous!


eeeeep.



hope your well kittens
x

Saturday, June 26, 2010

i went to the cinema

with なおみchan today.

i cant believe how expensive it is here!!!


it was almost 30 dollars!!!!


thirty.

can you believe it.


it was in chiba. in this amazingly massive shopping mall. bigger than sylvia park.
but with out the supermarkets.
i couldnt believe my eyes!

it was mega fun though.
but also spent too much..
wahh.


the other night, i went to niichan-tachis new house.
to watch the soccer. except the nz game wasnt on tv here!

the italian game was.

unfortunately, nz didnt get through.

but they did SO well to not lose any games. and to not have lots of goals against them etc etc!!!!!!!


but

nippon won
(japan)


yayayay!!!!!!!!

and so next tuesday they will play again.


niichan-tachis new place is AMAZING. the rooftop (which is all theres) is like the size of a foodtown.

its crazy.



so im going to osaka soon.

im semi angry. as the landlord was supposed to refund some of my rent. but isnt. grrr.
so i lose like 150dollars. not cool.

im very nervous.

but excited.


jay, the american guy here has everybody that walks into the living room watch magic tricks on youtube.


kenji is playing the piano.
he told me he couldnt play.
but he can.


and it sounds nice.


today i had a mango soy latte.
and it was delicious.
so i thought to myself.
im going to make it at home.

i go to the only supermarket (out of atleast 5) in asakusa that sells mango juice. and they have none!!!
so i settled for peach.
but its not the same.

hmmm.


tomorrow i will maybe go to a place that sells insanely cheap veges.
im tres excited.


because i am lacking those atm...

booo.

hmm. what else can i say....

not much else is new.

maybe.


i want a skateboard.

and strawberryblonde hair.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

checklist

resign from current job: check

tell the landlord that i am leaving earlier than planned: check

email companies that gave me job interview times: check

decline recent job offer for roppongi bar: check



hang out with tokyo people one last time: in progress




get ready to leave next week: yet to start











osaka......







here i come!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

go nz

today.

is new zealands second game in the world cup...


its very exciting.


they drew last time.

so happy.

but today its against italy.
eeeeek.



i wish them the best!!!!

i grew up watching my cousin play soccer. and some of these players too, i watched growing up.
so its exciting to see them do so well.


i have become increasingly bored with my time.
so aswell as watching fanstastic japanese dramas.

i am teaching my self to play the piano.
i lie

you tube is teaching me.

its very frustrating.


and i feel like i could quit at anystage,
but i havent yet,
which is a great achievement i feel.


i wanna go to the supermarket.
and buy some yoghurt. mmm.

but it seems like too much effort.
as i have to get changed etc.


except. i actually have to go. as i need to buy another bottle of juice or something.
as i make ice tea all the time (yumyum)
and there is nothing to put it in atm.

so its in a pot on the stove.

and i dont want to leave it unattended for anhour while i pop out.


you know....




anyways.


im going to osaka.


i have decided.
i would go now. but im waiting for ken to come to tokyo, so i can see him.

and kyle is also coming.

so it would be cool to see him too.


in other news. the curry i just ate was not nice.
and water melon does not keep.

i found out the hard way.


and i was saving it for a special time!!!!!!!!!
gahh.



yeah, its 6pm.

i should probably do something with my life today......



ciao

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

hello

i havent logged on here for a while.

and when i did.


i noticed more followers.




welcome children.


not much is happening here.
i dont think.


my indian restaurant job has finished as a job, and im now 'on call'

aka

they call me when they need me.




and just my luck.

they called me the one day i have plans

(and also the other day i had plans, but my phone was in the softbank store, so i didnt notice they called me 8 times.....)

right now i am in a jobhunt/eat/sleep phase.

its pretty much all i do.


ohh, and watch japanese dramas.

tehehe.

i, along with my friend rose, have turned into nocturnal creatures.

its slightly worrying.

although, she goes and explores with her friends. while i sit at home, and watch dramas.


boooooo.

haha.


i really wanted a straight perm.
and im hanging out for it.


asa i find a job.
im going for it.


(a bit silly to do it now, seeing as i have no income....)

last night, i went and had coffee with a girl i met 8 years ago.
her name is sayuri.

and she came to my highschool on an exchange.


it was crazy natsukashii.
especially as she brought photos with her.

ones of me when i dyed my hair blonde.
i forgot that existed.
slash.
was a VERY long time ago.

anyways.

im going to go make some breakfast. slash shower.

as its already 2.30pm.

gasp.

i really need to start going to bed earlier.


update me on lives please.


thats all.


x

Sunday, May 30, 2010

curry-tastic!

i love(d) curry.


i really did.





and not eating it for 5months made me sad.

and want it so badly.

but,
ever since starting work at an indian restaurant,
i can not longer stomach it in decent quantities.


which really is a shame.



im sitting here,
trying to eat dinner.


(aka curry)

but i cant.
i also have nan and porota.


mmmm.


its freezing today.

and, i stayed up all night (then continued today) watching a japanese drama called tumbling.


its soooo good!
and addictive.

its about a guys rhythmic gymnastics team.
at a high school.


laugh all you want.

but.


it really is good.


maybe its because it had yamamoto yusuke in it.
and he is lovely.


the other lead guy,
seto koji,

is in koizora.
which i have also watched recently.

(you should watch koizora if you have the time. its only six episodes long.)

tumbling is still airing on tv (when im at work - booo),
so subtitles arent available on all the episodes that have aired.


im pretty sure i understand it.
well, most of it.


maybe thats too generous.

some of it.




i need to start having some adventures!

how do you have adventures on your own?

teach me. someone please.



i want to meet people.
and be friends.

and have crazytimes.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

today....

*is hot.

*someone took my NEW yoghurt which i purchased 2HOURS AGO from the fridge. needless to say i am not happy.

*i used a coin laundry for the first time, and am wondering how i should dry my clothes.

*i uploaded photos on facebook and mixi

*i have no work. which i am completely excited about. but also not. because i have no money to do anything with, so...

*i am bored.

*i am still angry/sad about my yoghurt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(especially as i cant afford to buy a new one).

*i am going to go to karaoke with some of the people i live with atm.

*i had a tofu/egg mixture creation for dinner. as well as a parota with melted cheese.

*i want to eat my yoghurt.

*the internet isnt working properly.


hmmm, yes, that is about all for today.....

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

where

where is your shoulder when i need it?

Thursday, May 13, 2010

久しぶり。。。。

oh how its been a while....

like. actually.
so much has happened.
and i cant quite remember what i wrote before.......

i am currently in saizeria.
for those of you who have been to japan, will know and love saizeria. as it is a staple to the lives of the japanese.

its what they would call a family restaurant.
its the cheapest of all the family restaurant chains.

specialising in italian food.
which, has items i can eat in it.


another reason why this place is popular. is because it has a drinks bar.

unlimited softdrinks and hot drinks.

wheeeee.

so often a good place for the sole traveller.
although, its best if you have a book or something.

so you can occupy yourself.


doing it with nothing is boring.

i would know.... ive experienced.


never again.


but here right now. there are atleast 10 other solo people.
so im not alone in my endeavour.


why, you ask, am i at such a place when i could be else where.
i am in between shifts at work.

on wednesday and thursday i have to work the lunch and dinner shift.
but at the moment, i am living with my host family right, which is 2hours away. so i cant exactly pop home inbetween shifts.

they think i live in asakusa
(which, starting from this evening i will....but more on this later)

so they say to me.

go-eat-sleep-comeback

as they think its easily done.


also. because im working everyday, my boss made me buy a monthly pass from asakusa for work (which apparently i will be reimbursed for next month... i really hope so. as it was 100dollars. and because i have been in saitama. i havent been using it). so in my breaks. i can travel around the stops in between work and asakusa.
i have no idea what is at each station. and at this stage, i am too tired to explore. (during breaks)
as i get home from work after midnight every night. and when i work the morning shift. i have to leave the house at 8.30. which means earlier wake up. and then i dont get home until after midnight again.

so on my break, i often want to sit in a grassy field.

these dont exist in japan.

there is a place near my work. which has benches, trees and gravel.... but its not the type of place you can spend 5 hours.


also. when i say work. i mean 2hours per shift. well. between 2-3.
im always the first to get sent home when i work, as the other guy doesnt get paid.
so obviously they want him to stay. as i cost money.

he asked if he could work there, without pay, so he could improve his english and japanese.

there is so much pressure on me though.
as they think im fluent. i am definately not fluent.

yesterday, they recieved a fax, and instead of asking me to read it, he wanted me to ring the company, and ask why they sent it and what the meaning was.

when i say he. i mean my manager.
im not the fondest of him.
when the phone rings, and im really busy. and hes doing nothing. he picks up the phone and says rebekah.
so i have to drop what im doing to answer it. and he stands next to me, listens, and when i hang up asks what they wanted.

if he wants to know so badly, he should answer the phone himself.

its often people asking if we are open for lunch, if they can take a reservation.
or its one of the many delivery companies.
which i hate dealing with, as i dont know what to do!

and often, people call asking to speak to the manager.

or if its an indian customer, i have to pass it to him, as they get angry that i cant understand them when they make an order.

i know the menu when its english or japanese (kindof)
but when people say it properly, im like, huh????
because its not like its spelt. so me hearing it, writing it, then repeating it to the indian chefs,
is not a good combination.


yesterday. and today. he made me go outside and hand out flyers/discount coupons.
i hate doing it. as no body wants it!
and i hate being rejected, or having people say no. hate hate hate.
haaaaaaaaaaaaate.

so this job makes me cringe every second. as every one ignores me everysecond. not a nice feeling.

and every time i come back. he asks me why i didnt give them all out. and what i really want to say is, why dont you do it yourself then?!?!?


because its hard!!!

and the guy that went back to india trained me, right. so for the drinks people order at lunch time, he told me to use the slightly smaller glasses, as the drinks are alot cheaper at lunch time.
so i do. and today, my manager told me off. because i used the smaller glasses.

and i was like WTF babu told me to use them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gaaaahhhh.


and when clearing the dishes, we are ment to put the cups to the back, so that it can be filled up easliy without crowding.
and i do. but this other cuban guy, who works at lunch time doesnt.
AND HE TOLD ME OFF.

wtf. like actually.


i swear its because im a girl.
maybe hes also jealous because he thinks i can speak better japanese than him.

but really...
i cant.

actually. i know more. as in, he only knows phrases related to restaurant. but he can do it in keigo.
(the most respectful form of speaking)

i can say alot more. and know lots more. but i cant use keigo. as its not very common at all. and in my last job, i didnt have to use it.


but this restaurant is quite flash. as in, it charges a bomb at dinner time. and has a minimum charge perperson. and if some one is just coming along, and not eating, they get charged the fee.
and it got some best restaurant award last year.

and. im sick of indian food atm.

i get given lunch. and yet im in a family restaurant. eating a salad.

oh, how its been a while. as its a proper salad. not a shitty salad.
so im happy.


oh, yes. and tonight. after work. im moving to a guest house! in asakusa.
i looked at two the other day. pretty close to each other, except one in the morning, and one at night.

the one in the morning i was very very late for. and im so greatful that he still saw me. did ring him. but he said he had plans from 12, and my appointment was for 11.15.
and i turned up at 12.25.

bad me.

anyways, the place was well cool. it was like a maze!!!
except the rooms were very cramped. as in. where i would put my stuff i dont know.
but it was full. and he had some temporary accomodation till a room becomes available.
but there would be no vacancy for two months, as there were already people in the temporary room.

i really wanted to move in there. as the people seem really nice.


the one i saw at night was not as bustling with atmosphere. but it was nice. i like the fact that every single room is different.
there are 20 single rooms in the house.
and they are tiny. the size of a matress. although the bed is usually up higher so that you can use space underneath, to store your stuff.

i wonder what room ill get.

this is the place im moving into.

mainly because the manager was really nice and cool!!!!

for the moment i shall move in for a month.

.....tis now the next day,
i am in my new place. the internet works.

i am connected with real life again.


my room is a box

and last night when i was sleeping. i kept banging my head on a pole, whenever i turned over.
there is no window. but the wireless reaches my room on the third floor. wheeeee.



this weekend there is a massive matsuri (festival) in asakusa.
today was the first day. it was crazy town. like actually.....

i hate being in crowded places!

so i left.
i went with tom.



on the way home, i got some food supplies.

and i have just had cereal, a banana, some tofu and a slice of toast,

all the little things i havent eaten in ages!!!


work tonight.

i start quite late today.
at 7,

hopefully i finish at like 9.


menrokusaaaaaai



its my attitude to work. it shouldnt be. but it is....


anyways

im going to go do something....maybe some japanese study...
and by study i really mean watch a japanese film.


slash. update my mixi blog.
which takes forever, because its in japanese....


comment. on my blog. slash email.slash skype meee.

I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!

x

Thursday, April 29, 2010

i am back

on the computer.

again, only for a short while.


i am ment to be searching for jobs etc.
but i cant be bothered.


i may have found a cheapish place to live.
which could be nice.

but then i will run out of money again... not nice.

luckily mama is going to transfer me some funds!!
thankyou mummy.


im slightly freaking out about my visa.
as i have to go all the way to nagoya to get it, and i dont know if its ready.
and etcetc.

last night i did an all nighter with my host sister.
we went to get purikura (sticker photos), went bowling with her friends (have i mentioned how bad at bowling i am?!?!?!? for the first 5 turns, i only got gutterballs) but it was fun. afterwards, we went to all night karaoke till 5 in the morning.

feeling it now.

the lack of sleep and all.


karaoke wasnt as much fun as it could have been, as they put us in the room with an old system maybe? anyways, there was no furigana on the kanji in the japanese songs (kanji is the hard core chinese symbols) (and furigana is hiragana written on top). so i couldnt sing japanese songs! well i could, but its hard when you cant read one word, and then it puts you off completely and blah blah blah.

it was still enjoyable though. as i love love love karaoke!!!!!!

marie (my host sister) says that im 人気者 which means, a popular thing. amoungst her friends, as they all want to meet me.
the ones that i have met so far are fun!!!
and i want to meet more.


tonight, i am working my first evening shift at the indian restaurant. i have no idea what they are wanting me for. or if i am an employee. and they are the hardest people to ask. i hate washing dishes also. as that is part of my job. but a job is a job right?!?! and i will power through it.

i really hope i get paid. as my wages are pretty much my train fare from my host families house to there as its so far away.


hmmm. yes. well. no other news that i can think of.

except i made my signature dish (pumpkin lentil curry) for my host family last night, and they liked it! whooo. hahaha. i obviously enjoyed it. as i love it!! yummm.



anyways. best get going and get ready for my journey to work.



and hiromi, keep up the comments.
japan is not the same without you.

Monday, April 26, 2010

a long time its been

internet is limited at the moment. and before that, when internet was limitless i was timeless.


i have only a short amount of time left.
on the computer.

so i thought i would write a quick. very quick. update.


i have gone to my host familys house. inbetween saitama and tokyo.
its so nice to see them again!!

i also re cut my fringe today. very exciting. as its been a long time.

i purchased a new costume. daisy duck.
she is cute.


i am trying to find a job working at a hostel.

i want to work at a bar called gas panic. but they dont pick up their phone.


i had a trial at an indian restaurant yesterday. and i have another one tomorrow.
so maybe im doing a good job??

hmmm.

job hunting is so hard.
people dont want to hire foreigners.


which is totally lame. huh.

i am sick at the moment. with a cold. and its lame, because it hurts to talk, which means karaoke is very difficult for me.

and i love karaoke.



there is a chance i may have to return back to nz next month. as i have no job therefore no money. which is lame. as i want to stay forever. but i shall do EVERYTHING in my power to stay.


in other news, my cousin candice is having a baby girl!!!! exciting non??? well. im excited. although, she was hoping for a boy.


when i leave my host familys next week, ill probably get really lonely again.

so, please email me, always!!!!!

(kira-kira.bek@softbank.ne.jp)

and i will reply. most likely.

maybe even with a fun picture!

sweet deal huh?



anyways. muct go. more later....


じゃ、またね

Friday, April 16, 2010

maybe sometimes you wish you were somewhere else.

i cant help but want my friends right now.
to see the people i love.


to do things which seem like only a distant memory.




i have been thinking.
about things.


and its probably not a good thing.


as much as i want to go home, a part of me will always resist.

and i know that if i choose the easy way out, and go home, i wont be happy with myself.



at times, its so hard to be away from you all.
and i cant help but think that by the time i come back,
you will have all grown.

away from me.



is this stupid?



probably. but sometimes thoughts are thoughts.
and life is life.



and we cant help things.



so please dont grow away from me.
please still be my friend.



because ill need you when i come back.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

blaaah.

i am in a 'menrokusai' mood.

which means, an 'i cant be bothered' mood.


i need to go out.
yes.


to get this visa shit sorted.



BUT I CANT BE BOTHERED.


im half dressed.

(and by half dressed i have makeup and eyelashes on)


today i felt like having extra super long lashes. so i put fake ones on.


they make me feel happy.

also i have to get a new train card. as my one only has 250yen on it. which wont even get me to sakae. (the main station...)


so this is also contributing to this mood.
i also want to make poached eggs. but we have no bread. lame. maybe ill do the whole, putting clothes on thing now. yes. thats a good idea.



so long.

Monday, April 5, 2010

carrying on from where i left off.....

(make sure you read the before post too kids!!!!)

...the bus ride. oh, the bus ride.
upon first inspection, it was lovely and spacious.

then the guy infront of me said, 'im just going to put the seat down a bit' (in japanese ofcourse)
except a little is a LIE. his seat went a meter back, into my knees. infact. 30cm into my knee space. so i ended up stradling his chair for the 6hours of sleep time. damnit.

arrived at nagoya station at 5.30 am.
and made our way to higashiyama koen station, which is where the people we are staying with live.
we arrived. it was liams bday the night before, so they were all hungover sleeping.
we joined the sleeping club. as we had had very little sleep over the past few nights.

woke up. went to the 'supermarket' (except we couldnt actually find the supermarket so we went to some convenient stores and a grocer).
had an extremely late lunch consisting of fruit, yoghurt and poached eggs.

we cooked a delicious pasta for dinner. and went and got icecream for dessert.
wooooo.
we also had some sakura chu-hi (only available during spring time).

the next day we had a pretty lazy morning. which was great.
(liam made an amazing omlette)
then we went to sakae to meet up with the three people from sanosaka who live in nagoya.
hiromis room mate megu. my room mate yuki. and nono.
everyone arrived at various times so while we waited, we went to a place called bagel and bagel.

(they need this in new zealand)

we went for a stroll to a different district. and went to a temple. ate mexican food and curly fries. we went on the ferris wheel.

yuki and megu parted ways. nono, hiromi and i went to fujigaoka. nono took us to a place called fu-zi. it was fun! so fun. i had an amazing pumpkin cheese baked thing.

we ordered eachothers drinks. and got them pretty spot on. concidering we all have different tastes.

we kept the evening alive with very interesting conversational topics.
that i wouldnt have expected from nono.

i guess people change once they leave sanosaka.

we then went to a place called gara. and it was so cool in there. the atmosphere was amazing. amazing. like actually.
athough we did get waaay over charged it was a-ok.

we parted ways and went home for a lovely sleep.



the next day involved a group trip to a restaurant. hiromi. me. kazuho. liam. beru. and a couple consisting of a french guy and a japanese girl, although, i cant remember their names.
the place was called saizeria. and it was delicious. italian. but real cheap. with drinks bar. (nomihoudai non alcoholic drinks). and i love these places. because i am always keen to pay 3dollars for unlimited juice, melon soda, hot chocolate, tea and coffee.

(soon we will go to a bar, where its all you can drink, for 15dollars for 2hours!!! bring it on i say!!!!!!!)


afterwards, romi went to meet her friend and i went with the others to a famous park. it is spring. this means the sakura trees are in full bloom.
here in japan. they have massive celebrations under the trees. its called hanami. and everyone drinks. and has fun.

i got drunk. and made some new friends.
i think.

i had alot alot alot of sakura chu-hi. mmmmm.

we then went to an izakaya. for more good times.
drunk middle aged men. i dont even think i could describe....

home time called. we went.

and went straight to sleep.



the next day. sunday. a lovely sleep in.
kazuho made a delicious breakfast. and after they left. we also had poached eggs. as i was serverly hungover.


we made our way to the chunichi dragons baseball game!
ive never been to a baseball game before. and it was great. the staduim was HUGE.
the number of tigers fans (the opposition) well outnumbered the amount of dragons fans.


we got dragons shirts. so we were right into it.

we also won.

although won is a slight exaggeration.
we crushed.


i have adopted nagoya as my new home. and i will for ever be a chunichi dragons supporter.


afterwards we went to the department store and i had a crepe. romi had a sundae.
deliciousness.


we made our way to nagoya station, where we were meeting romis friend sayoko. she is heaps cute!!!! she took us to an AMAZING izakaya called daibutsukorokoro. seriously amazing. all the rooms were different. and they were all hidden. and it was like a maze.
the staff however, were not so bright.

i asked if the omuraisu had meat or fish in it. she said no. so i said, one of those please!
she comes back with it, and it has bacon in it. i say, i just asked if it has meat in it. she goes away, comes back and says, i didnt think bacon was meat.

how stupid can you be??


romis other friend amid came.

we left. went home. and watched sherlock holmes.


today, we woke up. again had a lazy morning. i wasnt allowed to eat breakfast really. because we went to a cake tabehoudai (all you can eat cake).
it was AMAZING. all you can eat cake for 20$. for 70mins.
also all you can eat pasta, soft serve. all you can drink non alcoholic beverages.

AMAZING.
i have never felt so sick from eating cake in my life. up until today.

i must go back. although 8hours later i still feel this isnt possible. but still excited.

we went with megu and sayoko.
we also went to the loft. and uniqlo.

our failed attempt to find purikura, saw us on the streets doing self timer shots.

we said good bye to megu.
sayoko joins us home for dinner.
romi and i cook everyone thai curry.
so delicious. so so so. i also made a salad. with avocado AND feta.

oh, the joys.

now liams friend is here telling stories of his job.


he also asked if i was doing some serious hacking, as i have been on here writing for a long long time.
i explain to him that i am trying to write down everything before i forget. his response was me missing out on memories right now.
this is lies.



within the times of all this happening. i may or maynot have been invited to on a trip back to hakuba!

i also saw photos from hannahs 21st!! and i was included. and it made me so super happy. tears in the eyes happy.


i hope you had an amazing birthday celebration hannah!! im so gutted i couldnt ACTUALLY be there. but it looks like HEAPS of fun. (and i hope your freezing a slice of that cake for me!!!!). and and and you looked so so seeeexy!!!

SO SEXY.



tonight i sleep. i sleep.


soon i sleep. wheeeeee.e.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

new city new life

i left hakuba.
and sanosaka.

and tracks.




it was sad. i cried.
mainly from leaving the workplace (people i worked with), as opposed to the dorm (people i lived with).
packing my room was INSANE. i somehow accumulated so much stuff. and i even sent two boxes home!!!
and i also threw out alot of things.... i never throw things out.


little sleep the night before didnot help this. along with meals stopping twodays before, and drinking the remains of the alcohol....
we left at about 2pm, to head back to tokyo.


we all thought we were being taken to narita airport. but, we were actually being taken to central city. hiromi needed to put her bags in storage at narita. so it was a slight confusion slash slash moment. but it all got sorted. we caught the train to shinjuku to put our bags into storage.
i actually forgot how ridiculous and heavy my pack was.

we also booked no accommodation for that night. so we headed to asakusa, and met up with tom. went to dennys for dinner. and then went to a karaoke room. we had the room from 11 till 5. and got less than 2hours sleep. then went to dennys again for morning coffee etc. and tried to sleep abit more.

(damn it when my computer turned off it didnt save the rest of this!! gaaah).

we travelled the yamanoto line all day. went to akihabara, and got me this sweet sweet baby. my new net book. wheeeee.

hiromi and i then went in search of somewhere to bathe. and what a mission that was. i tell ye.

after waiting in line at theinformation centre for ages for directions to a sento. and then not even know. getting lost various times. trying to find a hotel, so that we could use their facilities.





the words `ok, new plan` were used many, many, many times....
these new plans almost always involved starbucks toilets.
but when we actually went there, they werent appropriate.


we went to get our luggage (after literally walking around the trainstation for hours), and headed to tokyo station.
we found a massive dissabled toilet. and went in there with all our belongings. the water was freezing. but we did it. half way through, the automatic door unlocked. and started to open (at one of the busiest train stations in tokyo), hiromi head in the sink, me half dressed.
we got it closed again eventually. but every second that went by was filled with paranoia that it was going to happen again.


we left feeling refreshed. and went to get dinner at a delicious italian restraunt.

the clocked turned 11.20 and it was time to get the night bus to nagoya.

whooooo.

let the adventures begin!!!!!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

a new post you say?

why ok....


today is the LAST day of work here at sanosaka for everyone who lives in the dorms.

although for me, that was yesterday.



today i have a holiday. wheeee. i am ment to be boarding. (in my carebear outfit). but i cant be bothered.


i cant believe how quickly time has flown by. its actually crazy to think that it was over 3months ago i came here.


what shall i do next????

Sunday, March 14, 2010

i am sad

but also extremely angry at myself.


i lost my february pay.

almost directly after recieving it.



i have a feeling that its burning in the hakuba rubbish dump by now.
as some one may have mistaken it for rubbish.


as i left it on the floor in my friends room.



and guess how much it was? $1400.


do you know how much i could have purchased with that.
or how many hours of karaoke.
i could have hired a personal chef for a whee while to create me vegetarian food.


but mainly, i was going to
a) buy a computer - very needed
b) get my hair straightened
c) buy an slr - becasue ive wanted one for so so so long
d) get a tattoo
e) etc etc etc



i know its stupid to keep thinking of these things.

but its just so hard.


it also doesnt feel real.

like, who is stupid enough to lose that amount of money!



























me.

Monday, March 8, 2010

pain

in my neck.

as in.

its difficult to move.

as we speak, i am drugged up on pain killers. so it seems like im healed.


but i know in a few hours this will wear off.

like it has many times.

but i only have one pill left. what will i do afterwards??

suffer in pain??

i do not look foward to this.



i left work early today, because i litteraly couldnt move. and had a nice sleep.
that, plus the fact that i slept for over 10hours last night (first time in SO long),

means that i am not tired now.


i talked to max today.
(hi max!!!)


although we had to overcome many technical issues,
it was so nice to talk to nz life.


my room mate is being a bitch again.
and to be a hundred percent honest, i actually cant handle her bitchy-ness.

she hates a different person ever day.

and recently that person seems to have been me.


at first i was sad.
then i was angry.
and now im just over it.


i have made so much effort.
now,
i will just be civil.

and not stoop to her level.



luckily hiromi and megumis room is like a second home to me!



in recent times, not much has happened.


and i dont know what ive talked of.


but at tracks-the local bar



there was a folk night,

with four bands. each one different to the next.
i miss this type of music.

there was also a man, who was selling his homecooked organic vegetarian curry. with brown rice.

i miss this. alot. alot.
it was so amazing!


the fist artist up was yoshito. (the one who left his cd).
and he remembered me, and came and talked to me!!!
he also gave me his number and told me to call him when i was in nagoya.

so in! (haha. jokes)


next band was a duo. called pass. (i think).
and they were so so so so so amazing!!

their music was so gentle and beautiful.
and the guys voice was truely undescribable.

the had a song called green eye fish gone.
and i talked to his girlfriend about the song title.


i wanted more than anything to buy their cd. but they dont have one. they dont even have a website. or a myspace page. or anything.

but he did give me his email. so that i can find out when i can be amazed again.


the next is a guy called jun.
he is usually in a band called the beers.

he seems quite shy and harmless when he is not performing.

but when he starts, he is crazy, crazy.

and amazing.

i got his cd. and im so so happy.
now we sing along to his music always.


the main act of the evening was jaaja.

they were great!! they had these amazing hand sculpted animal masks. and they played a variety of instruments.
they own a cafe.
and offered to let me and hiromi stay when we visit nagoya!


so doing it.

Friday, February 26, 2010

you saw me standing there...

...and you said nothing...



its been a while since i posted something.

my life has been busy. so busy. and now with one computer between three, its hard to get blog time in at all.

everyone has gone out tonight. and i am at home all on my lonesome.


one of my room mates is moving out of the dorms, and the other one doesnt seem to like me much at the moment. i have no idea why. but i cant be bothered with her anymore.

i cleaned the room today. it looks amazingly amazing.

i hate cleaning.



i miss new zealand.
i miss talking to people who i actually like,
and who actually like me.
i miss summer.
i miss my friends. (you know who you are)
i miss having a decent cup of tea.
i miss jessies home creations.
i miss being a slob with hannah.
i miss the swings.
i miss having a car.
correction. i miss being in walkable distance to places.
i miss not having to rely on others.
i miss my family. (well some of them).
i miss cheese. and milk.
i miss curries.
i miss my old flatmates.
i miss alot of things.


but i love being here. and although sometimes its hard. i never want to leave.
i dont know what im going to do after this job finishes (in a month).
and that is freaking me out.

boarding has become suprisingly more fun, as i improve. and i am content with where im at. which is a good feeling.


today i went to a 'ichigo tabehoudai' place. which is all you can eat strawberries for 20$ish.
it was amazing.
they were amazing.
i ate alot.


japan has weakened my stomach though, i swear before i could eat more!!
i miss eating fruit. (another for the list above).

recently i went to nagano city. to see the monkeys. one of them stole the bag i was holding, and ate my mandarins and cake. it made me very affraid. and i didnt want to go near them again!!! haha.
but i got to go to real shops. an izakaya. karaoke. a temple. and many other places.
by the end of the two day trip hiromi and i were nakkerred.

saw kora. at the local bar. was amazing. except it got full up with wanky gaijin. who were drunk losers. aside from them, twas amazing.
kora are so good. and they are nice people. well most of them. and it was so cheap!!!! 20$!!!!

tomorrow night i shall go to tracks again. there is a folk night on. and its freeeee. and this guy who played there before is coming back. he was amazing. me and my friend talked to him after his set, and he left his cd for is at the bar!!! i couldnt believe it. also because i was going to ask him if he had a cd somewhere for purchase!!


hmm, what else is new......

i cant think.
all turns into a blur.

oh, rose, hiromi and i got invited to this dinner hosted by the snowboard school teachers. rose was sick. so only hiromi and i went. there were 10 of us in total i think. and it was amazing!!!! they are all so lovely. much nicer than all the people at our dorm.
i cant wait for the next time.


in other news. my mobile broke...
i used it in the rain today.

and i am absolutely gutted!!!
it was my connection with the world.
when i dont have a computer.



anyways. tell me whats new in your life! i want to hear!!

x

Sunday, January 31, 2010

hot cakes

soon.
we will eat them.


we purchased a hot plate or 'mini grill' as the packet says.
and hot cake mix.
and milk.
and eggs.


and a spatula.




and we shall create.


hiromi and i had a hard day on the slopes. with out boarding renshuu.
i can happily say i did not get stuck under any lifts today. (maybe because i only rode the lift with my board attached half the time....).


although to make up for it, we both had a mad panic attack when we got to dai san lift. its one of the highest. and its very wide. and quite long. and has an amazing view. AMAZING.
it took us a while to get over the fear of it. and while some other people did the slope 4 times, we just sat there....

eventually we grew some balls and did the top third. and went down the side bit to the resturant. and had some lunch.


hiromi went and had a lesson. now she is super good. and i can still only do backwards.
while she was doing this, i rode the chair lift with meg, ando and shuu. they did two runs for my one. and shuu said, rebekah ippon, ore tachi nippon, doushite? nippon-jin dakara.
which pretty much means rebekah did one, we did two, why did we do two? because we're japanese.
nippon, is like a word play. as in, two times, and japanese nationality.
it was pretty funny.
even though he was mocking me.


soon, we shall eat dinner. mmmm. i wonder what it is...
probably some fried something i cant eat, with a side serving of something i cant eat, with a smaller side of something i cant eat, with some rice, and salad(aka, shredded cabbage).


we all bought tickets for kora last night!! they are coming to our local bar!!! wheeeeeee.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

an update

Hello, once more from the streets of hakuba.


sanosaka to be more specific.

today I have a holiday. Or a ‘yasumi’ as the Japanese like to call it. I started off boarding, but then decided to skip the rest of the day, as the resort was packed, and I wasn’t in the mood. I also got told by both my room mates to clean our room today, which I was going to do anyways, because I knew it was messy. And now, its beautifully clean. After 1.5hours of great cleaning…..
I also did some laundry, 3 loads, darks, whites and towels/scarfs. What I would really like to know is if we are actually allowed to do our washing during the day here, because the chef/person who looks after/is incharge of this building we live in, came and turned off the dryer. There is no space for me to hang all of it in my room! So, I have taken it out, and I will go put it back in later. Grrr.


I also told hiromi I would go to the convenient store. Which I am still planning to do, maybe.i have to wait for my stockings to dry though…. And also, I want to go to jusco! The supermarket. Because I mainly want to buy fruit. So maybe I wont go….ahh, the decisions.

I also must do some Japanese study. As I feel like im not getting any better. Which is totally lame. Since im HERE. In japan.
Natalie got to japan yesterday. And I just spoke to her on the phone while I was eating lunch from work.

the crush I had once in my previous blog is actually going out with this girl who hiromi works with. Its not like official… but I have come to this conclusion. They are always together. But they don’t talk to each other in the dining room. But it also makes it official that he knows I like him. Which is so totally fine. As im finding someone else. Haha.


my room mate has stopped being a complete and utter bitch… which is amazing. And I cant tell whether its fake. Or whether she is genuinely being nice. But ill take it. Its so nice to not have someone constantly scowling at you. We have decided its because of a boy.
my other room mate, who is like my favourite person here is acting strange. We haven’t spoken in ages, and today she didn’t even smile when I smiled at her, let alone talk to me.

I had a yasumi on Wednesday and I went to hakuba with hiromi. To meet her two friends anna and nidhi. We started out boarding in the morning, which was a complete pathetic attempt, had breakfast at work, which was eggs, salad, coffee and buns. Then we got the 10am shuttle bus to hakuba town. We had a latte at the bamboo café next to hakuba station, where we waited for nidhi and anna. And also took advantage of their free internet use. They make a damn good latte there. And the guy who works there is very friendly.
nidhi came, and then anna came a whee while after that. We then went to the city hall type place, as nidhi had to pick up her gaijin card. We then went to the best place in hakuba called gravity works. Where we shared a bottle of wine and some garlic bread. (btw photos of this amazing day can be found on fb). After that we decided to move on, and make a trip to whats like a massive chemist/convenient store. I don’t quite know how to explain it… where I purchased a 400yen bottle of wine. Which is a close equivalent to $6nz. And took it to mcdonalds. As nidhi wanted the toy in the happy meal. We opened the bottle of wine, and it was surprisingly tastey. Slash, really easy to drink… we then got on the bus to happo. Because we wanted to go to ‘the pub’. We were a bit far away from it, so we decided to pretend we were staying at this hotel right next to the pub, so we could get the free van for its guests. Haha. The pub was closed. As it was only 3ish? We rhen got a cab to echoland. The most ‘happening’ place in hakuba one may say. But the cherry pub was closed. Not till 5 they say. We went to the sounds like café and shared a pizza and some cocktails. Then we headed to the karaoke place, for a whee while. And took some really embarrassing videos, which prove just how intoxicated we were. We also got some more wine from the convenient store. Again, close to 400yen. After we had finished karaoke, we went to cherry pub. And got an insane bottle of wine. 4000yen. That’s like 70$!!!! The most expensive wine ive ever payed for!!!! Haha. Then we called troy at tracks bar to come pick us up and take us to tracks, it was 100yen chuhi night. Cheap drinks etcetcetcetc. And a delicious burrito. Rose joined us. We played a wickedly wicked few games of pool. And then hiromi and I decided to go for a walk. We went to this place called pizzakaya, like izakaya. But pizza. As we always see it. We got a pizza. And it was delicious. We headed back to tracks. I try to buy a drink. And realise ive lost 5000yen. Which is like 85$!!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn my drinking. Im pretty sure I left it in the pizzakaya. Gahh. After that I played pool with these Australians who are in hakuba for the season. And I always see at tracks. One of them is extremely goodlooking. So this was a highlight of the day. Haha.
the night wrapped up at about 1am. Good times in hakuba.


soon I shall be back with more tales of fun.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

today...

whilst on the walk home from work...



rose and i found the japanese equivalent to $150ish dollars.


i was like, could it be?!

but,
we returned it.

because the guilt would have killed me....

yesterday. i went to matsumoto.
with my room mate yuki.

it was so much fun! we went to karaoke. took purikura. went shopping (vaguely). and various other things. but because its so far away. we could only spend a little bit of time there.








ok. woah. i just found out about the haiti earthquake.

this is INTENSE!
japanese tv has no world coverage!

ahh.

Monday, January 11, 2010

delightful times

hiromi.

and i.
are sitting in her room.

drinking tea. normal tea.
with milk.
but unfortunately not normal milk.

japanese milk.
ick...

I MISS TEA!!!!
we are having tea and muffins.
and its actually heaven.
it makes me miss my usual tea buddies. jessie. hannah. mel. lucy. heidi when shes around. etc etc etc.

this is what my heart longs for.

i just got a ride to the local supermarket with kamiyama (nicknamed checky). today is his bday. he turned 27! i am so so so happy i got to go to the supermarket! i needed shampoo and conditioner. although, not my usual. hopefully it treats my hair well. also gumboots. i got a cool orange pair. wheeeeee. and lots of treats. and thread. and mikan. and etc. i spent over 100 dollars. is this ridiculous? i think YES!

i always binge buy. because i hardly get the chance to go to a shop!

i may or maynot have decided to become a social smoker. maybe.
i am still undecided at this point. have not purchased yet. as the supermarket doesnt sell the one in the pretty packet. only at the convenient store.

i also found out that my 'crush' is not interested in a relationship. or anything.
i plan to change his mind. slowly.
not that i want a relationship. just him.


hiromi has the day off tomorrow. and im well jealous! my days off are scarce. and it makes me sad.

so much has happened. i shall start with the day before new years.
i was not feeling the best. emotionally wise. so i dragged romi out to the local bar. (a kiwi bar!! ish). for foreigners. its called tracks. and we got smashed. it was chu-hi night. wheeeeeee.
because of my emotional state. i had a bit too much to drink. did crazy dancing with my friends from sanosaka. met new people. and threw up on myself. in the bar. infront of everyone. ohh. gosh.
so embarrassed!

the next day at work was seedy seedy. they put me on the fryer. i dont do fryers. let alone fryers drunk/hung.
these two foreigners came into the resturant and i had to help them, because they couldnt read any japanese. and because i wasnt in the fittest of states, i made a fool of myself.
later i realise these are romis friends and that we are going to hang out with them for new years.


we went to a club called ufo. in echoland. after a mission to the trainstop, vodka in hand, in the snow, and having the train not come. trying to find the substitute bus stop. calling a taxi, and waiting for it in the freezing cold. hiromi went to the toilet in the snow. and apparently it was coldcoldcold.
we get to the club. and there isnt many people there. as its quite early.
i need to find a toilet. so does romi. we get to one. and find a heater. strip down, to dry our stuff. especially my shoes. as they were so so wet.
rose walks in on us. half naked. sitting on the toilet floor with our bodys pressed against the heater in any way possible.

the drinking began. romi decides she wants both of the foreigners. but she spends most of her time with simon. i was in a seedy mood. still hung from the night before. and wasnt really in the mood for socialisation. midnight came. and i kissed luke (simons friend) and hiromi kissed simon. she then decideds she wants to kiss luke also. so we swap. i remember the words 'take one for the team' being said. the night ended in an interesting bus ride.

had a breakdown at work, because of everyone babying me. and its only happened recently. now its better though. well, after a cry, most things are.
my boss mitoro gave me a hug, and tried to cheer me up.

boarding. i want to be good!!! but i suck. i did however complete my first run!!!!!!! alot of stopping and starting. and i cant go fowards. just backwards. it was fun.
i also rode the chairlift which you have to have the board attached, ended in me, being stuck under the chair. SO EMBARRASSING!!!! there is more to this story. but im so sleepy i must go to bed. its only 9.30


but i did get in quite late last night. went to tracks again. was pumping.
sleep. sleeeeep/

Friday, January 1, 2010

is it really a new year?

apparently so.




no midnight kiss. (well, no proper midnight kiss).
but definitely a kiss.


a new year.
a new life.




things will change.



happy new years!!!
is wished to all my beauties.



i love you