My post got deleted.
Sigh.
Just to inform everyone I'm still alive.
And school's getting crazy and veryvery tiring. It's tiring for alot of other reasons too, not only because of studies.
Golden Week holidays in 1 week. I can't wait!
Hope everyone's doing good in Singapore :D
Craving for some love from Singapore hinthint.
Haha.
♥, char
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
I'M BACK! :D
Finally finally finally managed to use the internet after such a long hiatus. SIGH you don't know how troublesome it is to not have internet! The only way to use is to queue up for your turn in the common room. I just waited for 1 hour dang.
Okay, for the much awaited update till now.
Friday was the first day of school officially. At first I thought lessons would be fun and a breeze but boy, am I wrong! I realised I had to take Geog/Hist/Politics/Economics lessons (it's under one subject called general subject, literally) and I just had my first taste of Geog lessons on Friday. Oh My Gosh. It's just Horrible! I don't get Geog at all! Like, I don't even remember where are the oceans and continents (okay la continents maybe still okay) but ask me what country is that by dotting part of a continent, I can't do it! And the worst thing is that everyone else seems to know! I almost felt like crying after class but the teacher was so nice. She noticed that I couldn't do the worksheet and came to teach me and comfort me. So nice. And I have a stack of Geog worksheets to complete cos I have students in my class who've been here for 6 months already and have completed the past few lessons. Great.
I need your prayers, seriously.
Today was spent at Hanami again with the dorm people. Some Japanese students from various universities came to interact. Hmm I gotta say that it's really not easy breaking into Japanese cliques, or different countries' cliques, for that matter. But. I'll try my best. I won't cry, I won't give up.
Thank you for all your encouragement and love. Muchly appreciated! :D
Sorry that I don't have pictures again because I only have a limit of 1 hour to use the net and my battery is half depleted already. Next time okay? Till I get my internet connection. I seriously don't know how long more I have to wait.. but definitely around a month or more. Do I hear groans? Yep, I hear ya!
If you guys want to send me nice letters or presents (HAHAHAHAHA), here's my address!
3-22-7, Kitashinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0074
Room 402
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Thank God for chances.
Thank God for my wonderful family.
Thank God for my wonderful boyfriend.
Thank God for my wonderful friends.
Thank God for His ressurection.
Thank God for His Salvation.
Thank God for the hope I have in Him.
Thank you.
Tomorrow going Harajuku. Where all the weird people come out! Whoo wonder how it'd be.
I've stored up like over 300 photos waiting to be unleashed. But I don't have the patience to load them into facebook. So sorry guys, gotta wait ):
Thank you guys for your prayers (:
With gratitude and love,
♥, char
Okay, for the much awaited update till now.
Friday was the first day of school officially. At first I thought lessons would be fun and a breeze but boy, am I wrong! I realised I had to take Geog/Hist/Politics/Economics lessons (it's under one subject called general subject, literally) and I just had my first taste of Geog lessons on Friday. Oh My Gosh. It's just Horrible! I don't get Geog at all! Like, I don't even remember where are the oceans and continents (okay la continents maybe still okay) but ask me what country is that by dotting part of a continent, I can't do it! And the worst thing is that everyone else seems to know! I almost felt like crying after class but the teacher was so nice. She noticed that I couldn't do the worksheet and came to teach me and comfort me. So nice. And I have a stack of Geog worksheets to complete cos I have students in my class who've been here for 6 months already and have completed the past few lessons. Great.
I need your prayers, seriously.
Today was spent at Hanami again with the dorm people. Some Japanese students from various universities came to interact. Hmm I gotta say that it's really not easy breaking into Japanese cliques, or different countries' cliques, for that matter. But. I'll try my best. I won't cry, I won't give up.
Thank you for all your encouragement and love. Muchly appreciated! :D
Sorry that I don't have pictures again because I only have a limit of 1 hour to use the net and my battery is half depleted already. Next time okay? Till I get my internet connection. I seriously don't know how long more I have to wait.. but definitely around a month or more. Do I hear groans? Yep, I hear ya!
If you guys want to send me nice letters or presents (HAHAHAHAHA), here's my address!
3-22-7, Kitashinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0074
Room 402
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank God for chances.
Thank God for my wonderful family.
Thank God for my wonderful boyfriend.
Thank God for my wonderful friends.
Thank God for His ressurection.
Thank God for His Salvation.
Thank God for the hope I have in Him.
Thank you.
Tomorrow going Harajuku. Where all the weird people come out! Whoo wonder how it'd be.
I've stored up like over 300 photos waiting to be unleashed. But I don't have the patience to load them into facebook. So sorry guys, gotta wait ):
Thank you guys for your prayers (:
With gratitude and love,
♥, char
Monday, April 6, 2009
Quick quick!
Quick update!
My battery is running flat and I've finally found a room that has internet access! But I won't be able to come online every day though.
I'm still alive and well and still trying to adapt. Less of the depressing note unlike my previous entry so don't worry, people (:
Anyhows, quick shoutout to people.
Limin: Thanks so much for your sweater. I still love it! And enjoy your time in Singapore! Or are you already back in London? Jiayou with your studies okay!
BBF: Thanks alot for your long email! Don't think about IT already okay? Must be strong as you told me! I know things might not be smooth-going but as you told me, "I know you're stronger than that"! BBFs will always be supporting each other and being there for each other. :D
Eric: What I wanna say is all in that email! Go read it okie? :D LOVES!
Yien: EH YOU! stop spilling my secret out! arghhh next time dont tell you anything alr!
Melissa: Haha the Sakuras ARE pretty! (: Guess what? Although I'm in Makeup Land but I don't know which to buy and I don't have enough makeup! Advice! What is good for oily face!
Bix: Thanks for your prayers! As I said, prayer is the thing sustaining me now so it's muchly appreciated! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! wish I could have been there celebrating your birthday too! But. I saw the pictures! And Sher told me you wore the jumper that you look great in haha! God bless you in all the things you do okay? :D I'll be praying for you too if you should need anything!
Zi Ying: Haha I AM a depressing person, you should know me! But okay laa I'm trying to shift away from it! Hope MedSchool's treating you well! :D
Did alot alot of walking. I think my fourth toe is almost broken. More walking to be done before school officially starts on Friday!
Internet will be up in about another 3-4 weeks AHHHHHH =\
Till then,
♥, char
My battery is running flat and I've finally found a room that has internet access! But I won't be able to come online every day though.
I'm still alive and well and still trying to adapt. Less of the depressing note unlike my previous entry so don't worry, people (:
Anyhows, quick shoutout to people.
Limin: Thanks so much for your sweater. I still love it! And enjoy your time in Singapore! Or are you already back in London? Jiayou with your studies okay!
BBF: Thanks alot for your long email! Don't think about IT already okay? Must be strong as you told me! I know things might not be smooth-going but as you told me, "I know you're stronger than that"! BBFs will always be supporting each other and being there for each other. :D
Eric: What I wanna say is all in that email! Go read it okie? :D LOVES!
Yien: EH YOU! stop spilling my secret out! arghhh next time dont tell you anything alr!
Melissa: Haha the Sakuras ARE pretty! (: Guess what? Although I'm in Makeup Land but I don't know which to buy and I don't have enough makeup! Advice! What is good for oily face!
Bix: Thanks for your prayers! As I said, prayer is the thing sustaining me now so it's muchly appreciated! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! wish I could have been there celebrating your birthday too! But. I saw the pictures! And Sher told me you wore the jumper that you look great in haha! God bless you in all the things you do okay? :D I'll be praying for you too if you should need anything!
Zi Ying: Haha I AM a depressing person, you should know me! But okay laa I'm trying to shift away from it! Hope MedSchool's treating you well! :D
Did alot alot of walking. I think my fourth toe is almost broken. More walking to be done before school officially starts on Friday!
Internet will be up in about another 3-4 weeks AHHHHHH =\
Till then,
♥, char
Friday, April 3, 2009
Dusty Road Down the Less-Trodden Path.
Firstly, I'm sorry I didn't update earlier. Let me explain myself before you start grumbling!
See, I don't have internet access in my dorm! We're supposed to apply for it ourself and I think the earliest I can get is maybe two weeks later? I'm only able to use the net now because I'm staying with my mum at a hotel until she leaves 2 days later and the hotel happens to have Wireless Lan. Then after that I'll have to live without internet till... (to be filled up).
My dorm is actually quite cosy now! Thanks to my mum who went shopping with me to make my dorm look more cosy. I haven't put up photos yet cos I can't find Blue Tack in Japan. Can you believe that! Argh my mummy says she's going to send it to me HAHA. I found that really funny. It's so pathetic eh? Things you took for granted in Singapore are the things you find missing most overseas. And right outside my window is a Sakura tree. It's really pretty, especially now since it's Sakura season and it's bloomy and pink and all, but the thing is that it totally blocks my whole view? Haha so I guess most of the time I'll only have a tree for a scenery. Oh, and buildings. Not much of a view, I guess.
Went Hanami (花見) today. Can understand from the chinese words (technically they're called kanji or 漢字)? Went with SSAJ, a big bunch of Singaporeans who flock together to form a support group for each other. We went to Shinjuku Garden and laid a ground sheet on the floor and ate and talked. The garden was incredibly crowded. You have no idea how much Japanese LOVE Sakuras. It was literally packed to the brim. For me, I think the Sakuras are really pretty and sweet but I can't get how some people can just sit there and stare at and sing about Sakuras. Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticising anyone, but it's just all very incredulous to me. But I get it, God's creations are always worth the praise. I should stop and look at everything around me more (:
And the past 2 days was a mad flurry rush to buy things needed, such as an iron, water thermos, broom etc). And today was spent, after Hanami, rushing to make a bank account because only one/two banks in Japan apparently accepts people below 20 AKA yours truly. The banks I went to yesterday all rejected me. ): But thank God I finally created an account already. You know why it's so important to have an account? Because you need it to buy a keitai (handphone). So troublesome, right! Hopefully I can get a handphone by tomorrow because it's so inconvenient not to be contactable! Technology is really a double-edged sword.
Anyway, I took photos but am unable to upload them for now so please bear with my wordy entries! I promise I'll upload as soon as possible!
I don't know if what I typed in the last few paragraphs seem exciting/fun to you. If you're an optimistic person you'd probably think it is. But if you're a person like me - pessimistic + have a low tolerance for new environments - you'd probably be struggling to stay afloat.
Not to talk about homesickness. I don't know if it's just cos I'm a very homely/family person or I just hate adapting but whatever it is, I've had homesickness since the moment I landed in Japan. I'm serious. I know it sounds ridiculous, since my mum's with me and all. But the moment I think of my mum leaving me, I feel so sad, like I'm all alone. Although my resolution for this year was to become more independent, I never saw this coming.
Plus, the two scholars I came together with are both guys so I guess guys naturally bond faster.
What can I say?
I don't want to sound depressing.
But I miss everyone so much.
Especially my family, Eric and my close friends.
Just thinking of not being able to see them for so long is enough to make me cry everytime.
Sigh.
Anyway, depressing thoughts aside, here's my address if you guys wanna write me or send me stuff! (hint hint! :D)
Tokyo Japanese Language Education Center
3-22-7, Kitashinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0074
Room 402
That's all for now. I'm really really tired now. It's about 1145pm over here (Singapore time 1045pm).
Please please keep me in your prayers! Prayer is what's sustaining me now!
Oh Lord, give me the courage and strength to tide this over. Lord, help me.
In Your Unfailing Love,
♥, char
**a MILLION BILLION thanks to those who came to send me off. I wasn't expecting so many people but I'm glad each and everyone of you showed up. I won't forget it! :D
DD, I miss you so much!
See, I don't have internet access in my dorm! We're supposed to apply for it ourself and I think the earliest I can get is maybe two weeks later? I'm only able to use the net now because I'm staying with my mum at a hotel until she leaves 2 days later and the hotel happens to have Wireless Lan. Then after that I'll have to live without internet till... (to be filled up).
My dorm is actually quite cosy now! Thanks to my mum who went shopping with me to make my dorm look more cosy. I haven't put up photos yet cos I can't find Blue Tack in Japan. Can you believe that! Argh my mummy says she's going to send it to me HAHA. I found that really funny. It's so pathetic eh? Things you took for granted in Singapore are the things you find missing most overseas. And right outside my window is a Sakura tree. It's really pretty, especially now since it's Sakura season and it's bloomy and pink and all, but the thing is that it totally blocks my whole view? Haha so I guess most of the time I'll only have a tree for a scenery. Oh, and buildings. Not much of a view, I guess.
Went Hanami (花見) today. Can understand from the chinese words (technically they're called kanji or 漢字)? Went with SSAJ, a big bunch of Singaporeans who flock together to form a support group for each other. We went to Shinjuku Garden and laid a ground sheet on the floor and ate and talked. The garden was incredibly crowded. You have no idea how much Japanese LOVE Sakuras. It was literally packed to the brim. For me, I think the Sakuras are really pretty and sweet but I can't get how some people can just sit there and stare at and sing about Sakuras. Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticising anyone, but it's just all very incredulous to me. But I get it, God's creations are always worth the praise. I should stop and look at everything around me more (:
And the past 2 days was a mad flurry rush to buy things needed, such as an iron, water thermos, broom etc). And today was spent, after Hanami, rushing to make a bank account because only one/two banks in Japan apparently accepts people below 20 AKA yours truly. The banks I went to yesterday all rejected me. ): But thank God I finally created an account already. You know why it's so important to have an account? Because you need it to buy a keitai (handphone). So troublesome, right! Hopefully I can get a handphone by tomorrow because it's so inconvenient not to be contactable! Technology is really a double-edged sword.
Anyway, I took photos but am unable to upload them for now so please bear with my wordy entries! I promise I'll upload as soon as possible!
I don't know if what I typed in the last few paragraphs seem exciting/fun to you. If you're an optimistic person you'd probably think it is. But if you're a person like me - pessimistic + have a low tolerance for new environments - you'd probably be struggling to stay afloat.
Not to talk about homesickness. I don't know if it's just cos I'm a very homely/family person or I just hate adapting but whatever it is, I've had homesickness since the moment I landed in Japan. I'm serious. I know it sounds ridiculous, since my mum's with me and all. But the moment I think of my mum leaving me, I feel so sad, like I'm all alone. Although my resolution for this year was to become more independent, I never saw this coming.
Plus, the two scholars I came together with are both guys so I guess guys naturally bond faster.
What can I say?
I don't want to sound depressing.
But I miss everyone so much.
Especially my family, Eric and my close friends.
Just thinking of not being able to see them for so long is enough to make me cry everytime.
Sigh.
Anyway, depressing thoughts aside, here's my address if you guys wanna write me or send me stuff! (hint hint! :D)
Tokyo Japanese Language Education Center
3-22-7, Kitashinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0074
Room 402
That's all for now. I'm really really tired now. It's about 1145pm over here (Singapore time 1045pm).
Please please keep me in your prayers! Prayer is what's sustaining me now!
Oh Lord, give me the courage and strength to tide this over. Lord, help me.
In Your Unfailing Love,
♥, char
**a MILLION BILLION thanks to those who came to send me off. I wasn't expecting so many people but I'm glad each and everyone of you showed up. I won't forget it! :D
DD, I miss you so much!
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