Why certain things change and others don´t .. And MIDTERMS WEEK

Last week was random in many ways.


My grandmother passed away Tuesday 7th after many years of cancer. It was expected though, she was becoming worse. I felt sad that I couldn´t do anything to comfort my family, but dad went to LA so daijobu.


I met Tae Hoon oppa a lot. He made plans everyday and it was fun, a change in my life.

I had an exam in Political Economy; and I was very nervous about it. But I got my exam back and it was a B ! Very proud of myself, I was 2 points away from an A.

On the 8th I watched My Sassy Girl with Tae Hoon; it´s a very popular Korean movie about a girl who shows off a stronge image of herself to a boy who wants to be by her side to discover what is hiding under that strong act of hers.
I also sent in an application for internship in Korea; hopefully I will get it! Wish me luck ;)

9th I went to Kyoto with Takkun, for some second hand shopping in Hanjiro. Hanjiro in Kyoto has a very cool design. When you walk through the wooden gate entrance you enter a hall in white wooden paint, and there are two old white bathtubs on the right side, filled with green water and goldfish. Then you walk up chandelier stairs with birdcages and you find tons of shopping ! Both second hand and new ones. I bought a supercool red leather bag, a bordeaux coloured hat, a dress, cardie and much more. May I mention that the bag only cost me 2000 yen :P
Takkun showed me another funky place; Chicago which specializes in 70´s and 80´s second hand shopping. I found a wicked 70´s dress for about 200 sek!

After some gyudon we headed off to buy Takkun a bag he had been wanting to buy, looked really cool on him!

Coming back to Hirakata I went to izakaya with Tae Hoon and his two friends Mike and Kenji. Since they spoke in Kansai Ben boys´s slang I felt kinda left out. Afterwards me and Tae Hoon saw the Dark knight, latest Batman movie that was really good.

Sunday 10th, I woke up at 9, showered and biked to Hirakata station with Maki to visit her hairsalon. Aiko, the hairstylist, had been to London to study so she spoke English.
I was there from 11 until 4pm for a straightperm, dye and cut treatment. I got beverages, cookies and massage, and I had 4 people who circulated working on my hair. The colour was lighter that I thought it would be but now I love it, and my hair is still straight even after showering; awesome ! The process was so long that I fell asleep at times.
1. Put 1st straightening treatment in, wait. Wash off
2. Straight hair out with iron
3. 2nd treatment put in. Wait, wash off.
4. Blowdry hair that is now superstraight.
5. Put dying treatment in, wait, wash off. Put treatment in, wait, wash off.
6. Dry hair and cut.
7.FINISHED !

Everybody who saw my hair loved it, so that felt good !

After the hairsalon I went to a shopping mall near Osaka with Tomokun, Masayo and Madoka. We found boots for Tomokun and some cool green pants at Uniqlo and I finally purchased a pair of black kneehigh boots for myself.
Dinner and head back home !

Last week was pretty intense, I had to study but I felt kind off depressed over some things, so I was very distray. But I decided to work hard to solve the situation.

Friday 17th I met up with Miki and Yusuke in Kyoto for dinner. Came back home and went to sleep, very sleepy.

Saturday 18th a group of us went to Kyoto to cheer for Maki´s playoff lacrosse game. Jonas, Mischa, Luke and Bill taped M A K I on their chests but some parents made them put their shirts back on :S booo..
Kansai Gaidai girls led by 2-0 but ended up loosing by 4-3, so unfortunate. Maki was crying afterwards, but she really did a great job !
Dinner at a nabe restaurant, I had Kimchi nabe (Nabe is a hot pot with meat and vegetables, eaten during colder seasons).
Saw the movie The Prestige, very good movie about two competing illusionists. Bill has so many movies in his cd case so people are always having movie nights in the dining hall.

Sunday 19th was brunch day at Sandoro, awesome food as always. After that me Chikako and Masayo went to Kuzuha mall to buy Bill slippers from Uniqlo.
It was my brother´s birthday as well, but he wasn´t around when I called so :
AIDIN baka HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!

Yesterday was Bill´s birthday, me and Aika made him a cake and bought him a card with a beer bottle on it that makes the sound of beer being poured up ;)
The cake was really good I might add !

I talked to Tae Hoon about the future, he is applying for jobs in Korea and Japan, and is heading for a job interview in Seoul this upcoming weekend.
I got a lot wiser after the talk.

Today I had my oral exam, extremely nervous because I wanted to do good. I have been learning so much grammar lately that it is getting confusing.
It´s MIDTERMS this week so everybody is studying, we have about 4 exams in reading, speaking and writing Japanese so people are busy.

Im studying some Korean on the side, Joel taught me some, he has studied it in the States:
Jeo neun Aida imnida ! [Chou noon Aida eemunida]

This weekend is Aika´s birthday, Tomo kun´s "friend" Ayano is coming for dinner ( practising what to cook for her), and Im off to have a green tea ceremony on Saturday with Takami.
And I have a cold ! But the weather is warm here, still which makes me happy.

I felt really happy and relieved today, I can do anything !!!!

Naega baram pyeodo neoneun jeoldae pijima BABY...
naneun neoreul ijeodo neon nareul itjima LADY......
gakkeum naega yeollagi eopgo, sureul masyeodo...
hoksi naega dareun eotteon yeojawajamsi, nuneul matchwodo neon naman barabwa.

Even if I forget you, don´t you forget me... Look only at me..
friendship does not cover up for lost love.. I had to break free, emptiness has it´s price and sometimes roads part, deciding which path to go is all about strength that one has to obtain to be able to mature.
I understand you have to do this, but I don´t have to wait for you because I have to be happy. No more tears.

Neon naman barabwa ...