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!!!!

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.

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

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.

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!!!!!!!!!!

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

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