thanks drew… you made my day. im so fired up! i asked him what should i write. he said your personal experiences, social, academic, japanese culture.. etc. so i told him im willing to share my blog about my toilet encounter here in japan. we both got ecstatic. so i told him i would submit an intro article about me… and the next entry would be the toilet blog. hehehe!!!

yahoo!

p.s. wish i can handle this new responsibility since i am also doing my thesis this term. ganbaremashou!!!

sobra… kasi ang hirap talaga mag-aral ng puro math. nakakapagod.

aral ka na ng aral, hanggang sa mag-give up na yung utak mo sa kaka-aral. yun bang tipong wala ng pumapasok sa utak mo. at everytime you try to read and study, nasakit na yung ulo mo!!!

i don’t know kung sa mga kaklase ko e meron na ganun din ang nararamdaman. meron iba na sadyang magaling talaga, tipong exam week na e naglalaro lang ng billiards at pingpong. samantalang ako, halos di na nalabas ng kwarto… wala pa rin masagot…

madalas tuloy nagdududa ako sa kakayahan ko. feeling ko, wtf am i doing here!!!!

siguro napapagod na lang ako ng sobra… bukod pa yung intense pressure to do not just good but your best… it’s a hidden fact that you don’t just study for yourself but your grades also reflect your country and your institution. poootah!!!

fuck… im sooo dead… i feel like i want to die…

nakakaloka pa pag sinasabi ng mga tao na ang sipag ko at ang talino… poootah!!! nakakadagdag pa yun sa pressure, kasi alam ko sa sarili ko kaya ako nag aaral ng mabuti kasi nga I’m not as GOOD as them.

isang term pa lang ako, feeling ko malapit na ako sa sukdulan. na iinggit ako sa mga ka-batch ko na nakukuha pang pumasyal at mag enjoy samantalang ako e, gumagapang na sa hirap…

ahem…

here are my top 5 Christmas Wish List for 2008:
1) Twilight Saga (yes, I’m curious about this one… they say its good. So I want to read it to know if its really “good…)

Twilight Saga

2) a new perfume… J.Lo’s GLOW or Burberry’s Sheer… (sorry not updated on the latest scents now since I don’t go perfume shopping anymore…) NOTE TO SELF: in TOKYO, go and scent shop…!!!!

3) a massage…

I badly need one… or two… ^_^…

kahit sa pag-uwi ko sa PINAS… hehehe…

4) a decent and relaxing manicure and pedicure

5) KARE KARE…. ^_^ *yummy!!!!*

hay, i miss CHRISTMAS in PINAS…

there is truly no place like home…

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yes, online shopping. here in the Japan its as normal as sushi. Its so easy and convenient. You don’t even have to worry about credit cards since they accept COD as a mode of payment. astig noh!

my first try was in amazon.com.jp. I was supposed to buy onlya book holder but I ended up buying a “Lifetime of Secrets” by Frank Warren and a 2009 Murakami Diary and one of his novel. hahaha…

a good coffee book

gift for my PARE...

and a murakami 2009 diary

FOR A TOTAL PRICE OF….. bleeeep…

My second loot… a must have for winter…

cute boots!!!!

right now, im waiting for a black jacket… yup… also bought online….

hehehe!!! retail shopping is addictive!!!!

Technically the pictures were taken on the 2nd day of the snow. Because during the first day (well, afternoon) we were having our 2nd Math Preliminary exam so we can’t go out and take pictures. Also after the exam, the snow temporarily stopped falling. But come midnight, the snow again fell… wow!!!

It was not like how i imagined it to be… it looks like rain but once the snow its your body… its cold and like what most people think “pareho ng ice sa halo halo pero mas pino…” hehehe…

taken in from my dormitory window...

wow!!! halo halo galore!!!!

the following morning… photo opp time….

brrr... cold

... i feel like a kid

CATCH!!!!

with my all-star partner, jacomo

with my chinese classmates

hehehee... snowfight

with my little brother from Cambodia (Nsa)

iuj... the building with brown roof is our class building

ohhh yeah...

it was sooo fun. although it was cold. everybody was in the mood to take pictures and smile…

cherry blossom trees

Eto yung isa sa sakura lane ng IUJ. Sakura ay yung kilalang flower ng Japan. Pag spring, walang dahon ang puno kung di puro bulaklak lang… exciting di ba? Meron tennis court kaso di naman ako marunong mag tennis. Tsaka sa dami ng ginagawa, mas gusto ko pa magpahinga kesa sa maglaro…

Nakakatuwa kasi fall na talaga… wala kasing fall sa pinas kaya first time ito…

changing colors...

Umakyat ako sa top floor ng SD3 para makakua ng mas magandang view… ng isa sa mga pinaka aantay ko dito sa NIIGATA…

Single Dormitory 3

kita nyo ba ang nakikita ko?

kita nyo?!?!?!

SNOW!!!!

EXCITED na ako!!!! Sabi ng mga Senpai… maaga daw ngayon ang snow… so malamang 2-3 weeks from now… meron na rin snow sa campus… GOOD LUCK sa akin… hahaha…

e2 pa yung ilang view sa top floor ng building…. ganda ng campus namin. kahit pa sabihing baryong baryo… the place is very conducive for studying… nature tripping at photography… which hopefully will be my next hobby…

rice fields... (pero wala ngayon...)

at isa rin sa magagandang view dito sa IUJ…

aHENG, aHENG, aHENG...

hehehe… syempre kasama ko… para mas masaya kumuha ng pictures. Siya ang kumuha nito… hahaha… parang nasayang yung maganda nyang camera kasi di sya marunong gumamit.

eto pa...

ano bee!!!

pede na rin since ako naman yung “subject”. hehehe…

kaya nung friday, my co-JDS batchmates together with our Pinoy senpai (senior student) went to Koide (a nearby town) which has a LOT more offer kesa sa Urasa.

We had a sumptuous dinner in a resto called ramen-ya (“ramen shop). pero di naman ramen ang kinain ko kung hindi rice and vegetable topping. parang chopsuey pero japanese style. masarap na rin sa halagang 710Yen.

Si Dennis at Wyle special rice at ibat ibang dumplings ang kinain. Si Ronald pareho kami kaso with extra special rice. Si Kuya Phil (senpai namin) isang large special rice para sa kanyang healthy appetite.

ka-berks sa kainan!!!

with Chichi (tatay) Dennis at si Ronald

sayang at wala ako picture kasama si Kuya Phil. Isa kasi siya sa mga pinoy d2 na meron sasakyan kaya pede sya gumala sa mga kalapit na lugar. kaya maswerte kami at isinama nya kami sa isa sa kanyang mga food trips…

Sana next friday ulit meron… kasi para naman we have something to look forward to at di lang aral ng aral buong week…

yummy...

The TAs (aka Teacher’s assistants. Usually one of the best and brightest during their 1st year) said that perhaps tomorrow, the results would be out.

I’m so sad… i felt unsure in almost majority of my answers… I’m only sure that I got 20points.

The exam came from the problem sets which some minor revisions. I did study but after the exam I felt that my effort was not enough. hay…

I will now soon, if I pass or fail… fuck!!!

NOTE TO SELF: Now I have to really, really do good in the next exams… DOUBLE FUCK!!!!

And I still can’t sleep because I still have to do my statistics problem set…

WAAAAHHHH….