Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
I've been meeting so much new people these past few weeks! ^^ I don't remember ever having to say, "My name is...nice to meet you!" so many times, haha. But it has been fun! I'm trying my best not to be my usual awkward self.
Last Friday was The Black Tie Affair. It really was like prom all over again! It was an okay night. I borrowed my roommate's dress because nothing at the mall fit me (the smallest size they carry is 3! How can that be? D:) My roommate's dress was XS so it fit me better, but it was still a tad bit loose. I had to do some sewing to tighten it and then it fit perfectly. ^___^ The funny thing is that I look exactly the same as I did during my high school senior prom night. I had my hair done in curls, my make-up the same, and my dress dark blue.
On Saturday night, I went on an ice skating trip from 8pm - 12am. By 11pm, I was so pooped that I spent the night talking to the TIUAs than actually skating. I still remember the time I fell on my bum so hard that I developed bruises. I was deathly afraid of the ice and of falling. >_< My friends were great and held hands with me, though. I felt touched. <3
On Sunday, I asked Aska to be my language partner! She is really adorable. She looks like she popped out from an anime or manga. We are also both left handed, but use our right hand to write calligraphy (!!!) I also learned that she is from Mitaka and that she is a big Ghibli fan!!! She met Miyazaki himself when she was in elementary school! It was on the opening day of the museum so the man himself was there to shake hands with people and take pictures. I am so jealous~! <3 It seems so appropriate for a cute girl like her to be from a cute town like Mitaka. If I lived in Japan, that is where I would want to live. It is a very peaceful, quaint, and charming town. And if I ever start to miss the crowds or the city-like atmosphere (like Harajuku), it is easily accessible by train. ^^ Anyway, we spent quite some time squealing about Ghibli together.
In Japanese class today, we started learning transitive and intransitive verbs. The teacher gave the lesson in English first to serve as an example, but I had a difficult time understanding it (!!!) D: I think I might need to go borrow an English grammar book before attempting to learn Japanese grammar.
Last Friday was The Black Tie Affair. It really was like prom all over again! It was an okay night. I borrowed my roommate's dress because nothing at the mall fit me (the smallest size they carry is 3! How can that be? D:) My roommate's dress was XS so it fit me better, but it was still a tad bit loose. I had to do some sewing to tighten it and then it fit perfectly. ^___^ The funny thing is that I look exactly the same as I did during my high school senior prom night. I had my hair done in curls, my make-up the same, and my dress dark blue.
On Saturday night, I went on an ice skating trip from 8pm - 12am. By 11pm, I was so pooped that I spent the night talking to the TIUAs than actually skating. I still remember the time I fell on my bum so hard that I developed bruises. I was deathly afraid of the ice and of falling. >_< My friends were great and held hands with me, though. I felt touched. <3
On Sunday, I asked Aska to be my language partner! She is really adorable. She looks like she popped out from an anime or manga. We are also both left handed, but use our right hand to write calligraphy (!!!) I also learned that she is from Mitaka and that she is a big Ghibli fan!!! She met Miyazaki himself when she was in elementary school! It was on the opening day of the museum so the man himself was there to shake hands with people and take pictures. I am so jealous~! <3 It seems so appropriate for a cute girl like her to be from a cute town like Mitaka. If I lived in Japan, that is where I would want to live. It is a very peaceful, quaint, and charming town. And if I ever start to miss the crowds or the city-like atmosphere (like Harajuku), it is easily accessible by train. ^^ Anyway, we spent quite some time squealing about Ghibli together.
In Japanese class today, we started learning transitive and intransitive verbs. The teacher gave the lesson in English first to serve as an example, but I had a difficult time understanding it (!!!) D: I think I might need to go borrow an English grammar book before attempting to learn Japanese grammar.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Happy, happy, happy!
I feel very happy and fortunate right now. Life has turned 180 for me because it sucked this past week. I felt alone, lost, and overwhelmed by all the work I had. When I am alone, I start to generate many negative thoughts. But many happy things happened to boost my sense of self!
First of all, I received praise from both my art and creative writing professor on my work. I am not highly confident in either area, but it makes me happy that they like it. On Tuesday, a naked pregnant lady came in for drawing. In the beginning, I was like, "Oh my gosh, she's going to be naked naked naked." But it wasn't a big deal at all and I actually enjoyed it very much! I always feel like the short stories I write are crap, but Professor Powers always writes nice comments about each one! I don't know if she sincerely meant them, but I will believe what she writes! Haha.
Second of all, somebody told me today that he respects me! This comment was a casual remark made by someone I just met, but it sent me soaring through the heavens above earth toward cloud nine. I shouldn't have, but I got really excited about it. Excited enough to run to my friend's room across campus to do the happy dance and tell her all about it! Maybe I got excited because 1) He resembles one of my favorite actors and 2) I really respect him as well. He is a very easy person to talk to, which also makes me very happy. There are just some people that are much easier to approach and it feels great to meet people I can easily converse with. It doesn't happen too often!
Someone else has also recently told me that he respects me. However, I did not get as excited about this. Perhaps it is because I feel that this is undeserved respect. I was really surprised because this person constantly bothers me online, but never actually talks to me when he sees me. My friends tell me that he does not approach me because he is shy. He should not be intimidated by me! It is because he doesn't know me that he probably formed the wrong impression of me! Haha.
Third, a close friend told me last night that I am an awesome person to talk to and another friend said the same thing tonight!
And last but not least...my crush came to taiko practice tonight and shared a drum with me! He is seriously the best looking guy and the best dresser I've ever seen in my entire life. He is more attractive than all of the boys in Hawaii. He is more attractive than all of the boys I've seen in school here. He's plain HOT.
Although it was his first time playing, he is very good and had powerful strikes! I hope he comes again and again! I will never miss a single taiko practice this semester!
I am so happy! ヾ(^▽^)ノ
Kayla says I should direct all this happy energy I have toward studying for my economics exam on Friday, but you can see that I got distracted by blogging instead. XP
But I will ACE that exam!
First of all, I received praise from both my art and creative writing professor on my work. I am not highly confident in either area, but it makes me happy that they like it. On Tuesday, a naked pregnant lady came in for drawing. In the beginning, I was like, "Oh my gosh, she's going to be naked naked naked." But it wasn't a big deal at all and I actually enjoyed it very much! I always feel like the short stories I write are crap, but Professor Powers always writes nice comments about each one! I don't know if she sincerely meant them, but I will believe what she writes! Haha.
Second of all, somebody told me today that he respects me! This comment was a casual remark made by someone I just met, but it sent me soaring through the heavens above earth toward cloud nine. I shouldn't have, but I got really excited about it. Excited enough to run to my friend's room across campus to do the happy dance and tell her all about it! Maybe I got excited because 1) He resembles one of my favorite actors and 2) I really respect him as well. He is a very easy person to talk to, which also makes me very happy. There are just some people that are much easier to approach and it feels great to meet people I can easily converse with. It doesn't happen too often!
Someone else has also recently told me that he respects me. However, I did not get as excited about this. Perhaps it is because I feel that this is undeserved respect. I was really surprised because this person constantly bothers me online, but never actually talks to me when he sees me. My friends tell me that he does not approach me because he is shy. He should not be intimidated by me! It is because he doesn't know me that he probably formed the wrong impression of me! Haha.
Third, a close friend told me last night that I am an awesome person to talk to and another friend said the same thing tonight!
And last but not least...my crush came to taiko practice tonight and shared a drum with me! He is seriously the best looking guy and the best dresser I've ever seen in my entire life. He is more attractive than all of the boys in Hawaii. He is more attractive than all of the boys I've seen in school here. He's plain HOT.
Although it was his first time playing, he is very good and had powerful strikes! I hope he comes again and again! I will never miss a single taiko practice this semester!
I am so happy! ヾ(^▽^)ノ
Kayla says I should direct all this happy energy I have toward studying for my economics exam on Friday, but you can see that I got distracted by blogging instead. XP
But I will ACE that exam!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Dreams are scary things!
Today, I woke up an hour earlier than usual from the most horrible nightmare I've dreamt. When I told my roommate, she told me that she also had a bad dream.
She said, "Maybe we woke up at the same time because I thought I heard a distressed cry coming from the bottom bunk..."
But I don't remember crying out, so I must have still been dreaming then.
The dream was too horrible for me to say what it was. It is afternoon right now so the details have already been blurred in my mind. I am really glad about this and wish I could simply erase the entire thing from memory.
I know it wasn't real. I know that you have no power over your dreams. I know that you cannot consciously control it. I don't even want to hold the unconscious mind responsible for dreams. I want to believe that dreams are elusive, external creatures, something that floats inside and out your head while your body and soul is resting and at its most vulnerable state.
The dream freaked me out so much that I cried.
That is something that has never happened to me before.
It wasn't real, but it felt real. All of my previous dreams were crazy, impossible, and almost incomprehensible. They simply did not make any logical sense. The worst part was how submissive and scared I was in the dream. Crazy, but perfectly feasible.
She said, "Maybe we woke up at the same time because I thought I heard a distressed cry coming from the bottom bunk..."
But I don't remember crying out, so I must have still been dreaming then.
The dream was too horrible for me to say what it was. It is afternoon right now so the details have already been blurred in my mind. I am really glad about this and wish I could simply erase the entire thing from memory.
I know it wasn't real. I know that you have no power over your dreams. I know that you cannot consciously control it. I don't even want to hold the unconscious mind responsible for dreams. I want to believe that dreams are elusive, external creatures, something that floats inside and out your head while your body and soul is resting and at its most vulnerable state.
The dream freaked me out so much that I cried.
That is something that has never happened to me before.
It wasn't real, but it felt real. All of my previous dreams were crazy, impossible, and almost incomprehensible. They simply did not make any logical sense. The worst part was how submissive and scared I was in the dream. Crazy, but perfectly feasible.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Taiko!
Taiko drumming started again tonight!
Kaoru san said that I've improved a lot since last semester. She asked me if I took dance classes over the break. I don't really know if there was a change in my performance, but I was happy such praise!
Because Kaoru san only speaks Japanese, one might think that there would be a language barrier. But being with her is the biggest example of how human beings are capable of communicating without words. I am always amazed (and a little embarrassed) by her ability to read me through my facial expressions and awkward body language. Although I say nothing, my embarrassment and lack of confidence must have shown. She could tell when I was being tense and once told me that the way I held the bachi was unnatural, that I should relax and loosen my grip. She would tell me things that I did not realize I was doing. It is like she could see right through me.
I have great respect for Kaoru san. When I first met her, the first thing I noticed were her amazing arms. She would have been the typical petite Japanese woman if it weren't for her toned arms and springy legs. To sum it all up: She's buff. I love the sound of her strong taiko drumming, to hear the loud strikes against the drum pervade throughout the room and echo. Each blow is very powerful and has great impact.
I can't wait to practice more and perform during Sakura Matsuri in April! Taiko is fun and gives you power. One has to play taiko to truly understand this feeling. :)
Kaoru san said that I've improved a lot since last semester. She asked me if I took dance classes over the break. I don't really know if there was a change in my performance, but I was happy such praise!
Because Kaoru san only speaks Japanese, one might think that there would be a language barrier. But being with her is the biggest example of how human beings are capable of communicating without words. I am always amazed (and a little embarrassed) by her ability to read me through my facial expressions and awkward body language. Although I say nothing, my embarrassment and lack of confidence must have shown. She could tell when I was being tense and once told me that the way I held the bachi was unnatural, that I should relax and loosen my grip. She would tell me things that I did not realize I was doing. It is like she could see right through me.
I have great respect for Kaoru san. When I first met her, the first thing I noticed were her amazing arms. She would have been the typical petite Japanese woman if it weren't for her toned arms and springy legs. To sum it all up: She's buff. I love the sound of her strong taiko drumming, to hear the loud strikes against the drum pervade throughout the room and echo. Each blow is very powerful and has great impact.
I can't wait to practice more and perform during Sakura Matsuri in April! Taiko is fun and gives you power. One has to play taiko to truly understand this feeling. :)
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
First Week of 2nd Semester!
My new class schedule is as follows:
ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics
MWF 09:10AM 10:10AM
ARTS 117 Exploring Visual Art
TTH 09:10AM 11:10AM
JAPN 232 Intermediate Japanese II
MTTHF 11:30AM 12:20PM
ENGL 135W Creative Writing: Fiction
TTH 02:30PM 04:00PM
I like all of my professors so far! They are all very talkative and interesting. I think I'll enjoy this semester more than the last!
Tuesdays and Thursdays will be my 'creative' days because I have art and creative writing. It feels a little strange to take these sort of classes instead of math. I've centered my whole life around numbers so I never had the opportunity to fully explore my creative side (unless you're talking about being creative with numbers. That's another story!) Of course, I can already see my family's immediate disapproval. I don't know if they will ever understand. They will never consider this type of class practical. I disagree. I think these type of classes are useful in their own way and will force me to really think differently. I will just be exercising a a different part of the brain.
It'll be difficult, but I look forward to the challenge! ^^
ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics
MWF 09:10AM 10:10AM
ARTS 117 Exploring Visual Art
TTH 09:10AM 11:10AM
JAPN 232 Intermediate Japanese II
MTTHF 11:30AM 12:20PM
ENGL 135W Creative Writing: Fiction
TTH 02:30PM 04:00PM
I like all of my professors so far! They are all very talkative and interesting. I think I'll enjoy this semester more than the last!
Tuesdays and Thursdays will be my 'creative' days because I have art and creative writing. It feels a little strange to take these sort of classes instead of math. I've centered my whole life around numbers so I never had the opportunity to fully explore my creative side (unless you're talking about being creative with numbers. That's another story!) Of course, I can already see my family's immediate disapproval. I don't know if they will ever understand. They will never consider this type of class practical. I disagree. I think these type of classes are useful in their own way and will force me to really think differently. I will just be exercising a a different part of the brain.
It'll be difficult, but I look forward to the challenge! ^^
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