Breeze

Don't we all miss it?

Despite its biting-through-skin's heat.

Despite its generous shower of sweat.

Don't we all at one point in chilly winter night, came to a sudden whim:

"I wish it was summer already"

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short essay

On a regular basis, I was asked to make a short composition based on the chapter we are doing in class. Regarding to that, I kind of plan to upload some or perhaps all of my short Japanese passage here. First reason, I had piles and piles of paper and try so hard to get rid of them. Second, I just think if I'm unable to keep the real thing, this blog would keep them for me. Is all. 

Don't worry, for you non-Japanese reader, I will help you to put a little sub on what I wrote. It might not be perfect though, but it sure gives you a big picture.

So here it is my first post in Japs!

私は外食派

食事を決める時、外食と自炊のどちらがいいかと言われたら私は外食を選ぶ。それにはいくつか理由がある。

まず、外食は自炊と違って準備をしなくてもいい。買い物をしなくていいし食後も食器を洗わなくていいし、レストランでただ注文すればいいので、時間がかからない。それに、メニューの数も多いので、毎日メニューが変えられる。
 

また、自炊は料理が上手じゃなくてはいけない。料理がダメな人が自炊するとまずい。ご飯が美味しくなくて、食欲がなくなるし、栄養のバランスが悪くなりかねない。
 

このようなことから、私は外食の方がずっとさんせいだ。日本には様々な国のレストランが沢山ある。日本にいるうちに、色んなレストランに行ったり新鮮な雰囲気を味わったり、一杯食べたりしようと思う。

I am a Dine-out Party Whenever I have the fork stuck in the road, between dine-out or cook on my own, I choose to grab my dine outside. Here are the few reasons why: First, the apparent difference between those two, there is no need to prepare anything (grocery and whatnots) beforehand and no obligations to wash dishes right after. What you all need to do, sit back, relax and oreder the menu.Not to mention you can always try one menu to another. Then, one fine line between dine-out or cook at home, you have to be at least equipped with a decent talent to do the latter. Frankly speaking, bad cook mostly makes harmful garbage (uhh sorry...). For those reasons above, I believe that dine-out is a awesome choice. And during my staying in Tokyo I would go grab as much as nice restaurant experience, because the chances are I might not get it elsewhere.

Translation

soundcloud

It's getting late here in Tokyo and I'm pretty much covered in bright peach blanket thinking about going over my long overdue kanji lesson. Graduation exam is apparently coming in my way, like in a four days, 48 hours from now. 

Anyhoo though, if you find out yourself stranded here in my web and have nowhere to go in the interwebz, I got you cover: my 5 months-old little soundcloud account is avail. It's not a big deal, nothing new. Just me bored, roaming here and there with tunes. But if you willing to stroll, I'd totally appreciate it. See you, folks!

Amatou

Here in Japan, they have one name to describe someone in a giant fond of confectionery. They called those people 甘党 (amatou) and I have a strong confidence to call myself one of them.

As for today, I had this impulsive nerve while shopping at the store (100yen,erryone!), despite suffering on super tight budget for this month. But heck with everything, nothing should ever break my sweet relationship with the lollies.

It's almost a third (or any lesser fraction)

It has been heck of centuries since I was touching this platform, let it me feeling awfully sinned because of that. In my weakest defense, I wasn't abandoning anything in writing-wise, I just kept forgetting that every time I want to say something without anyone notice, I always have the home here. And besides, life is getting a lot more exciting these days. So....

Alright, I take the guilt.

But anyways, on last night's farewell party in my dormitory, one epiphany strikes. Really hard, my mind was quite tingled. Let's start this way. I have been staying in Japan for almost a year now. Not just you, I was surprised of that fact and got me thinking how I used to wonder how I am gonna survive in a really strange place, away from everyone I know.

Maybe some of you don't know, JAPAN-one country that was once the least country I have the interest into. I didn't understand the language they speak, let alone the way the people live here. The only thing I knew for sure a few years ago, people here eat a lot of fish that way they are one of the smart-ass Asian countries. I watched doraemon for more than half of my life, starstruck by pretty soldiers of sailormoon and laugh my ass of over potential-douche-in-the-future, Crayon Shinchan, but not Japan as a whole that got me interested. I could say that I only had slightest clue of what this country has to offer, until the offer really came on my face.

Life is too funny, they make you look back and left you cracked in laugh. But seriously, for once I thought that would be cool to grab a chance and take that leap of faith. So, I did and here I am writing this for you. I may regret what I am about to say later in life, but for now: this life, this kind of life that I have right now, is the one I have always wanted. I know there were bunch of woes and rants in the long run, but in a nutshell, I love what I am doing now. And the fact that what I have right now is what I earned myself, is a bonus I cannot avoid. 

I am too grateful for everyone who made/makes/will make this journey happens. This is still keep on going and I always make sure to keep you have a lil' peek in a future.
God bless.

Japan, 2/23/2013