January 22nd to 29th 2011 (Japan time)
So, I don't remember what I did exactly because this was two weeks ago. Thankfully, there are time stamps on the photos I take. I cannot recall everything I did but hey, at least it'll keep the blog shorter. =) I will update according to the time stamps on the photos I took. There are a lot, mind you... A lot.
Tuesday January 25 2011
Chiffon party day. =) We made chocolate cake and that was about it. =) It was to end the year for Chiffon. The usual people did not show up so I guess they left a bit early for the year. I took one significant photo. =_ And that's about it.
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| Chocolate muffins. |
Wednesday January 26 2011
Today, Abdy and I had our lovely Kendo Welcoming Party. We first had our Kendo rehearsal then we went to a restaurant for all you can drink. =)
Mind you, I have a Kanji test and a Chapter test tomorrow which I am only half done preparing for, lol. And a presentation on friday... But anyhow, here are photos of the drinking party. Poor Kentaro, he's the youngest so he gets the most fun, lol. I also took photos of food.. =)
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| Let the photo taking marathon begin. |
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| Isono and one of the older members in Kendo whom I have never met before. |
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| The guy wearing glasses is Kentaro. =) |
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| I have no idea what the burning urn thingy is... But yea, look at the sushi. =) |
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| Yuuki vs Masaki. =) Yuuki is the one wearing glasses. |
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| Agedashi Tofu... |
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| A Japanese tradition... The youngest is fed by the oldest.. And I have a good feeling what he's eating isn't too appetizing.. |
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| Kentaro after drinking some warm sake, lol! Classic. Mind you, this guy has been mixing alcohol all night, lol. |
We then went to karaoke straight after because well... Everyone wanted to party, lol. So a lot of people were seriously drunk. I took a lot of random photos and yea, a lot of people passed out too, lol.
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| A photo of everyone conscious. =) |
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| Moemi is the girl and... I don't remember the guys name. |
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| Chiaki is the girl and I don't remember the guys name... LOL |
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| Mhm... |
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| Abdy |
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| Masaki, Kentaro and Yuuki conscious... |
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| Masaki (He's not in the photo but...) Kentaro, Yuuki unconscious. =) |
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| Me talking with Seigo. =) The thing he's holding looks like some crazy remote control for some old gaming console but it was actually the karaoke terminal thingy. =) |
Anyhow, we left at around 11:30PM. I got a ride from one of the club members and yea, I took the train home. =) I slept rather well that night.. Didn't get to study much... Lol -sigh-
Thursday February 27 - Friday February 28 2011 (Japan time)
So yea, test day on Thursday. I did horrible on the Kanji test but I did surprisingly well on the Chapter test. =) I cannot complain... The problem came on Friday, lol. My presentation was sloppy... I was tired and just wasn't feeling all that great, lol. I felt mighty relieved after I finished the test though. I went and ate curry soup with Christine and Bibi... I then went home to study because that's what good students do. =) I finished my homework for the week and I crunched down half of the kanji. =) That's all.
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| I don't remember when I made this but yea... I made this. =) |
Saturday February 28 2011 (Japan time)
Before going to the bar with Scott and John, I took a picture of this little display outside to the left of our housing institute. =) Little children have been flocking about all day making this display so yea, I took a picture!
Or two...
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| First photo was on the seventh floor. This photo was taken on the second. |
We met up with Christine, Bibi, Lisa and Akiko. I met a random guy from the dormitory. His name is Katsunori, lol. It was just a relax day since everyone was drained that week. Didn't really do much after because it was meant to be a relaxing day. =)
January 30th to February 7th 2011 (Japan time)
Well, it was hell up till the 4th of February. Study, study, study. I felt so tired that day, lol. The test was 2hr and 30 mins. Thankfully, the prof let us have another 15 minutes after... Lol. I guess I needed it.
I guess the teachers wanted us to relax after the exam so they made us all go watch presentations from the mob of Chinese kids
(+1 Caucasian from US. Melissa) last semester. =) That lasted for a good 3 hours, lol. Of course.. I passed out along the way and yea, I was exhausted by the time it was all over. I guess it is safe to assume that most of them are back in China... That or they're traveling to fun places. =) Anyhow, back on track.
After the long presentation, we all went to the ending ceremony. It was a sad day... I'll will not be seeing my professors for awhile... But yes! I took a lot of photos. =) The students who are leaving Sapporo had to make a speech, lol. It would have been nice if we were informed beforehand but hey... I guess it's fine. =) There was free food after all! The party ended at around 7:30PM. I took a picture with Ooga sensei but Yoshida sensei ran away, lol. I'll need to hunt her down another time, I guess. But for the time being, I have a good feeling I will not be seeing her for awhile. Anyhow, here are the pictures.
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| The Asian mob. |
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| Bucchi |
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| Mixture of old and current exchange students. |
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| Melissa getting her certificate. |
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| Christine's host families son and I. =) (Whom I also tutored) |
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| Ooga Sensei and I |
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| The host family. =) |
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| Neurissa, Nami and some random girl I don't know, lol. You can sort of see Gareth in the back. |
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| Melissa and I. |
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| The current exchange crew. =) |
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| Reminiscent photo of the University. It felt like I was never ever going to see this place again. |
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| Posters made by little children.. =) |
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| Mhm =) |
Saturday February 5th 2011 (Japan time)
So yea, today was eventful. =) I met up with Bucchi and we went to Odori to carve out our own snow sculpture! =) We got there at 10:15-ish and yea, I made the M for Minapa, lol. I took pictures all throughout the day and people trickled in and out throughout the whole day~ It was quite exciting and cold... I wore the shoes with a hole, lol. So yea, water was soaking into my feet and I was in pain. Here are pictures. =)
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| The beginning... |
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| Intermission. =) Mariya and Ma-kun |
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| Intermission -- Bibi and Christine, etc. |
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| Sculpting of the face - Trial 1 |
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| Back to square one. |
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| The arrival of Nana and the final facial reconstruction |
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| Group photo! =) |
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| The final product. |
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| M for Minapa. |
We finished sculpting at around 8PM at night. We all took one last photo together then decided to go for all you can eat... Pasta? Lol. La Pausa is the restaurant. =) For once... I took photos of food before eating, lol. We stayed there until around 10:30 then we all went home. =) We talked about random things and everyone was enjoying everyone's company. It was a nice way to end the day~ Ooh and of course, my feet were warm and wet. =) Joy. Here are some photos.
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| Christine looks like she's sick... but yea, Dinara is in here. =) Mariya and Sa-chan are in here as well. |
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| The other half of the table. |
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| The middle group. |
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| Pizza one |
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| Pizza two + the Asian Star |
Nothing important happened on Sunday. =) It was relaxing day.
Monday February 7th 2011 (Japan time)
Kendo started at 10:30AM today. =) Not many people showed up so yea, Abdy and I had one big private session with the 3 people that actually showed up. =) We learned how to stomp our feet... LOL And it hurts. But yea, at the end of the session, I met up with the guy who sells Kendo gear. =) There I bought my Hakama and Dougi, lol! All for 10,000yen... A wee bit expensive but hey... It seems like I have a liking for Kendo. More so than Kung Fu when I was a child, LOL. I shall expect my gear next monday. EXCITING! =)
Second highlight for today: I went to the 雪祭り (Snow festival) today and it was mighty damn cold, lol. The sculptures were unbelievable... I was very impressed. I took tons of photos and I think I enjoyed the Owl/Wolf display the most... Everything about it was perfect! Anyhow, here are the pictures!
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| Dinosaur =) A little girl for scale. |
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| Crocodile |
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| Nivea bear. |
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| -gasp- 01 |
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| -gasp- 02 |
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| -gasp- 03 |
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| -gasp- 04 |
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| Lion King! |
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| One Piece fans |
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| Ice stage |
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| Doraemon ftw |
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| Sapporo Snow Festival! (This should be at the beginning but meh.) |
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| The greatness!!! |
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| As you can see, it was snowing earlier. |
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| The side.. |
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| The building above is called, "Temple of Heaven." |
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| No idea what this one is called. |
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| Side view + color |
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| SNOOPY |
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| This reminded me of Eva for some reason... LOL |
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| This reminded me of Dennis, lol. |
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| Coolness. All of the Hong Kong'ers were flocking over this one, lol. |
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| It's interpretive... Maybe |
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| The bunny beside our bunny... o_o |
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| That is impressive.. There are a few humans for scale. |
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| Side |
I visited Dinara and Neurissa today at the Russian stand. =) I had this.. Chicken potato dish and I damn good, lol. I also had a shot of vodka, chocolate, cookies and a marshmallow treat. =) Anyhow, I went home straight afterward because I was freezing. I watched Supernatural a bit then went to bed. =) I get to meet my professor tomorrow, lol.
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| Dinara and Neuriza @ the Russia Vend |
