I hate it, but it's funny how you subconsciously pick up little idiosyncrasies from people you spend a lot of time with (in my case - SPENT a lot of time with).
I've been doing something these past 2 weeks that I've only just noticed. It's not something I would normally do, but since I've been wearing jeans everyday - to and from work... I've had the opportunity to put my keys in this really odd place... I usually just throw my keys in my bag, but because everywhere I go here in Japan requires my keys to be accessible... and I've been doing just that... ANYWAYS...
The weather here is really kooky. It was so hot yesterday, a bunch of us had lunch on the lawn out in the sun and I was wearing a sleeveless top. Today, it's freezing and I've got 3 layers on - a tailored long-sleeved shirt, a cashmere sweater and a velvet blazer... with a pashmina around my neck. What's up with Japanese weather?
I watch CNN at work sometimes (THREE Plasma screen TVs in the lounge at work), and when I see Times Square... I get teary eyes. I MISS NEW YORK!
Time to get more work done. I want to get this week planned.~
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Monday, April 18, 2005
Thursday, April 14, 2005
*Still in Japan*
I've been having connectivity problems at work... basically... I have no connection with the outside world. I didn't even know the pope had died 'til 2 days after. However, I knew (very quickly) that Britney Spears was "with child".
Saw the Cherry Blossoms last weekend at Ueno Park in Tokyo. K and I indulged and went for incredibly good Kaiten Sushi in Harajuku afterwards... then shopping in Shinjuku for dessert.
The weather's really funky here. It's super warm and nice one day, then down to the single (celsius) digits the next.
I'm cooking loads now that I have my own place. It's a really sweet little apartment - a 15 minute walk to the train station, but it's nice and quiet... with a nice open view and loads of sunshine. Back to the cooking... I'm packing myself Japanese Bento lunches. I'm even cooking Japanese food! I'm eating quite a bit though... I think it's the biking everyday.
I bike to work every day. I'm seeing muscle definition in my thighs that I've never seen before. No, it's not super masculine and big hunky muscles... but it's weird seeing the muscle definition above the knee... something I've never had so much of before.
Grocery shopping in Japan is cool - albeit a bit frustrating since I'm still trying to learn the language. I bought a tray of eggs the other day, and you know eggs are usually one size (extra large, large, medium) ? Well... here, they're assorted! I was putting the eggs away, and in one tray, I had 10 different-sized eggs! It may sound stupid, but it disturbed me for a while.
Work's busy. I have a lot of planning to do, but I'm enjoying it. My students are super fun. My very first lecture was to a Freshman English class... and I think I was just a tad too perky for them. I've learned to tone down on the perkiness, and they seem to be alright with class now. I still speak a little to fast for my second-year students sometimes though.
Gotta get back to doing some work. Hope you're all well out there!~
Saw the Cherry Blossoms last weekend at Ueno Park in Tokyo. K and I indulged and went for incredibly good Kaiten Sushi in Harajuku afterwards... then shopping in Shinjuku for dessert.
The weather's really funky here. It's super warm and nice one day, then down to the single (celsius) digits the next.
I'm cooking loads now that I have my own place. It's a really sweet little apartment - a 15 minute walk to the train station, but it's nice and quiet... with a nice open view and loads of sunshine. Back to the cooking... I'm packing myself Japanese Bento lunches. I'm even cooking Japanese food! I'm eating quite a bit though... I think it's the biking everyday.
I bike to work every day. I'm seeing muscle definition in my thighs that I've never seen before. No, it's not super masculine and big hunky muscles... but it's weird seeing the muscle definition above the knee... something I've never had so much of before.
Grocery shopping in Japan is cool - albeit a bit frustrating since I'm still trying to learn the language. I bought a tray of eggs the other day, and you know eggs are usually one size (extra large, large, medium) ? Well... here, they're assorted! I was putting the eggs away, and in one tray, I had 10 different-sized eggs! It may sound stupid, but it disturbed me for a while.
Work's busy. I have a lot of planning to do, but I'm enjoying it. My students are super fun. My very first lecture was to a Freshman English class... and I think I was just a tad too perky for them. I've learned to tone down on the perkiness, and they seem to be alright with class now. I still speak a little to fast for my second-year students sometimes though.
Gotta get back to doing some work. Hope you're all well out there!~
Thursday, April 07, 2005
*Exhausted*
I'm exhausted, and I haven't even started teaching yet...
I'm also all shopped out. I don't want to go shopping again for a looooong time.
I've been busy fixing up my apartment. I've decided to go for this low-japanese-meets-new york effect. Everything in my apartment is low - japanese style. I find that it opens up the space more... not that I have a small apartment.
I've been walking loads these past 2 weeks. I've also been biking everywhere. My legs are now super fit... and I'm mooning all the salarymen when I sit down for a tatami-style japanese meal 'cause my jeans are all falling off me.
I love Japan... but there are things that get to me. I lost my patience for the first time last weekend... and I'm hoping it'll be the last incident. Men are chauvenistic pigs here, and make some really piggish remarks when I go out shopping for things. I'm not going to go into it right now, because I have 7 minutes until ANOTHER meeting I have to run off to, but I'll definitely post one particularly piggy comment later.
That's it for now. I'm still alive.~
I'm also all shopped out. I don't want to go shopping again for a looooong time.
I've been busy fixing up my apartment. I've decided to go for this low-japanese-meets-new york effect. Everything in my apartment is low - japanese style. I find that it opens up the space more... not that I have a small apartment.
I've been walking loads these past 2 weeks. I've also been biking everywhere. My legs are now super fit... and I'm mooning all the salarymen when I sit down for a tatami-style japanese meal 'cause my jeans are all falling off me.
I love Japan... but there are things that get to me. I lost my patience for the first time last weekend... and I'm hoping it'll be the last incident. Men are chauvenistic pigs here, and make some really piggish remarks when I go out shopping for things. I'm not going to go into it right now, because I have 7 minutes until ANOTHER meeting I have to run off to, but I'll definitely post one particularly piggy comment later.
That's it for now. I'm still alive.~
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