Dark Collection

The state of mind can be expressed in the work of art. But this work of art does not express my state of mind. It is just for fun.

The Cold has Come

the weather was fine yesterday. n it was fine too this morning when i got up n went to my first class at about 10. actually it was not just fine, but it was the weather i usually like. i said to myself it would be great if the weather remained like that. however 90 minutes later, after i finished my class, it'd changed dramatically to very cold. the sky was dark as if it was nearly night. i could hardly stand the coldness so i rushed to the dorm to warm myself up, since i was wearing only a T-shirt and a thin sweater. it was too cold to adapt at once, yet some of my friends said it would be much colder later in the year n the start of next year. though i'm not really fond of the coldness, i'm looking forward to my first winter experience here. n i do wish that snow falls in Tokyo for just a short time.

some trees remain green even in this season.


but some trees have turned into yellow or red or brown. but no matter what color they r, they all look beautiful to me.






sadly, some cannot keep their leaves like this one.


n the result is here on the ground.




here is the sky at noon. it looks more like night to me.




n here is the sky around 5pm. it turns dark really quickly.
in total, i couldn't see sunlight at all today. too bad.

Autumn has come.

autumn has come. some trees remain green while the others turn into red or yellow or brown. it's really amazing to see the nature changes with its own unique beauty. no matter when it is, it's always enjoyable to see the surrounding nature.

Oklahoma

Suitcase packed with all his things
Car pulls up, the doorbell rings
He don't wanna go
He thought he'd found his home
But with circumstances he can't change
Waves goodbye as they pull away
From the life he's known
For the last 7 months or so

She said "we've found a man who looks like you
Who cried and said he never knew
About the boy in pictures that we showed him
A rambler in his younger days
He knew he'd made a few mistakes
But he swore he would have been there
Had he known it
Son we think we found your dad in Oklahoma

A million thoughts raced through his mind
What's his name, what's he like
And will he be
Anything like the man in his dreams
She could see the questions in his eyes
Whispered "don't be scared my child"
I will let you know
What we know

About the man we found
He looks like you
Who cried and said he never knew
About the boy in pictures that we showed him
A rambler in his younger days
He knew he'd made a few mistakes
But he swore he would have been there
Had he known it
You always said that this was something that you wanted
Son it's time to meet your dad in Oklahoma

One last turn he held his breath
Till they reached the fifth house on the left
And all at once the tears came rollin in
And as they pulled into the drive
The man was waiting there outside
He wiped the worry from his eyes
Smiled and took his hand
And he said

I'm the man who looks like you
Who cried because I never knew
About the boy in pictures that they showed me
Oh a rambler in my younger days
I knew I'd made a few mistakes
But I swear I would have been there
Had I known it
Never again will you ever be alone
Son welcome to your home in Oklahoma

一粒の種 （A Grain of Seed）

A walk to remember

I got this movie "A walk to remember", recommended by a friend. I was really touched by the love of the couple. I do wonder if it truly exists on earth. And if it does, why does it have such a short life?
Here is the link to the full movie. Or you can click the title.
http://www.moviemeow.com/watch-movies/a-walk-to-remember-2002/

Below is some sentences about love I've quoted from the movie. Wish all lovers take and keep them to their hearts.
"Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful nor conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense. And it is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sin. The delight is in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes."

Besides the meaning of the movie, I was also amazed with the many beautiful songs in the movie. I got some of them here below. Hope you'll like them.

Only hope



Even angel falls



Cry



It's gonna be love



Someday we'll know

small but huge

Today one incident taught me 2 lessons; ones which tell sth about relationship.

The first one is sth familiar, and of course, well-known to everyone. It is the simple word "Trust".

This mere one-syllable word is easy to say. And some people may take it for granted, and they may not know that having and giving it and not having and giving it can affect a feeling and a relationship to a great extent. This relationship I am talking about is meant for a broad term. It can be anything-- a relationship among members of a family or friends, or that between two lovers. Have anyone out there ever experienced a feeling that you are not trusted by the friend or the person you always give your trust to? How did it feel like? Not really a pleasant one, I guess. And me too, I felt the same way today.

I know that in this modern world people are hard to trust, unlike they were in the long long past when they were believed to have pure mind and to be trust-worthy. However, that should not apply to just any cases. At least, one should have the trust for the one they love, or the one who always trust them. Without it, a relationship cannot last long and be perfected. This may be one of the roots of lots of problems happening in lots of families, especially between spouses. And that may also be one of the reasons that close friends at school become strangers after graduation.

And the other lesson is "Small things taken for granted".

Small things like asking "Are you ok?" when seeing a friend looking unwell, or giving a call when a friend is absent from a class and so on, can be trivial on the surface. But sometimes they mean a lot when they are not done. However, I do not think doing it too much is good either. This word "Too" is rarely positive, I guess.

I very much like to write about the exact incident I had, but I ought not to. I do wish people will learn to think more by putting themselves into the other people's shoes, though they smell terrible. lols :-)

"Come to me" a mother says.

I don't know whether my emotion is too easily affected or this song is too touching. Listen and judge for me.

"You're gonna have to do things your own way. And that's okay. So be free, spread your wings. And promise me just one thing...
If you ever need a place to cry, Baby, come to me"

A world to believe in / あなたがいる限り

This is a nice song. I loved it.
This is the English version by Celine Dion alone.



And this is another version featuring Yuna Ito. Enjoy!

It did come in THREE!!!!!

The day before yesterday, I posted sth about my first and second experiences of earthquake within only three days. Then I said I was afraid it would come again soon in THREE. This morning I was right. It came again as expected. But it was not as strong as the first 2. This time too, it came in the morning while I was fast asleep. I was waken up again by the slight shake of the building. I hated it when I was sleeping. It should pick a better time.

2 times in 3 days! too often!

2 times in 3 days. Is it how often I clean the bathroom? "NO". Is it how often I play sports or do exercise? "No, I'm not that industrious." So what is it then? "It's the frequency of earthquake, of course."

I've been here for about 4 months by now. During this time, I've always expected the quake to happen sometimes, and I've been prepared for the shock.

But only the day before yesterday did I experience it. It was on Sunday, August 9th, at around 8 o'clock in the evening. I was having my dinner alone in my room when suddenly the whole building started to shake. It was terrible. it seemed that I was not in the building, but on a boat. I didn't know what to do besides opening the door and making sure that the stove was turned off. Lots of people in the dorm came out of their rooms. Some sounded a bit frightened, while the others looked excited. It was lucky that it lasted only a few seconds.

Today (August 11th) it came again. 5 o'clock in the morning was a very good time when everyone was fast asleep. But I was suddenly woken up by the shake of the building. It was even more terrible than the one happened 2 days ago. This time the building seemed to move both up and down, and side by side, unlike the one before which only moved side by side.

It was a bit frightening, though it was small. Somehow I feel that the quake may happen more frequently. It's unbelievable that within only 3 days, it's happened 2 times already. Will it come in 3 like some people say? I'll be prepared for that.

Power Ball

i accidentally saw some clips on Youtube in which people were showing off their power. then i immediately became interested in that kind of thing, so i just browsed through google for some tips on how to animate things. after two days, i became able to create these on my own. it's a nice experience. these r my first works of animation.

"Is Angkor Wat temple big enough to go inside?" a man asked

it's exactly 12 o'clock at night now. what am i doing here? it should be time for bed. but y am i still awake?

............... nothing bad. don't worry. i'm not thinking too much like the rainy day. today's weather was really nice. i loved it, though it was a bit hot. however, the wind made it better. n i've just come back from NishiTachigawa where i so much enjoyed Hanabi Taikai (Grand firework event). there were lots of people---too many people that i was shocked at first n panic when i thought of how to return home by the train. but it was ok. the firework show was wonderful. it lasted for one hour. n i could see firework of different kinds n colors. it was really great n unforgettable. thanks to TOFSIA students (it's a club at TUFS whose members help facilitate foreign students' life at TUFS) who made the arrangements for us, foreigners, n took us there. they r really nice people.

today was a great long day for me. in the morning i was in the Open Campus event at TUFS. n i was allowed to help with some work in the Cambodian Language Department(カンボジア語科). it was nice that a lot of people came to ask something about Cambodia n Khmer language. i'm really thankful for their interest in this small country of mine. here i have one interesting thing to tell u, but at the same time it's also a bit sad for us Cambodians.

there was one middle aged man coming to ask my Japanese friends n me while we were holding posters for Cambodian Language Department. it seemed that he also knew sth about Cambodia, but everything he knew was so bad. many thanks to him that he had some interest in our country, but he made me a bit sad, though i laughed at what he said.
he asked if Cambodia is now safe, whether land mines are still dangerous to everyday life of everyone, n so on. n the MOST INTERESTING n SADDEST thing of all was this question 「アンコールワットは人が入れるぐらいの大きさですか？」 i'm not sure of the exact words he asked but it should be sth like this. if we r to say it in English, it may mean "Is Angkor Wat temple big enough for men to go inside?".

This question amused me at first n shocked me a bit later n disappoints me now. i've always thought that lots of people in the world do not have any idea of where n how Cambodia is like, n that if they do know, they may know about Angkor Wat temple more than Cambodia, because it's become one of the world's heritages. but what he said really did open my eyes. what i have been thinking was not at all right. this man didn't even know that Angkor Wat is big. To him, Angkor Wat may appear like a mere small, insignificant, nothing splendid, made-of-stone temple. n this made me really sad. we've got a diamond, a very precious diamond, which is worth people's admiration. but we cannot make our diamond appear like a precious gem stone. instead, our diamond still appears like a normal stone which people do not want to have a look at. what should we do? should we let it go at that? i do want the world to change their image of our country, but i alone cannot do anything. this makes me even sadder.

i sometimes doubt people's thinking. lots of developed countries nowadays have done far worse things than Cambodia did in terms of killing lives. but y don't people have any bad image or impression for those countries? is it because they r now rich n powerful that's y people just admire their bad deeds? look back at world war one n two. lots of lives were killed. wasn't that cruel? do people now have bad images for those BIG countries going to the wars? people may say NO. but what about Cambodian case? y do people still have such image for us? y pol pot has been so infamous? is killing ones' own people worse that killing other countries' people? until when will people carry on this image for Cambodia? Cambodia is now safe n peaceful to live in, but the outsiders still think it's not a proper place to go for holidays. too sad.

My old habit. It may help me overcome boring times.

designing my own photos used to be my favorite pastime. n now i may do it again when i feel lonely or bored. here is a new collection.

oh the RAIN, what have u done to me?

Never did I think that I would think and feel this much before I came here. I don't know if I'm crazy or loneliness has made me so. Of course, saying so doesn't mean I don't have friends. For sure, I do have friends, lots of good friends. However, they can help give me some company only for a while, a very short while. Then we always part. It's that very moment that sth dark fills my heart. It's the feeling you don't want to experience. And I do wish you don't have that. I guess, I'm kind of weak in this way. I know I really need people's company and I don't wanna be alone.

Nearly 4 months has passed after I came here. Sometimes I feel it's too fast to recognize, especially the happy time. But the lonely time often seems it will never have an end. During this time, I have thought a lot about things one should never spend their busy time thinking, about things not important and appropriate for those leading a busy life. One day not long ago I turned out to think about the RAIN which most people usually take for granted. And I even wrote it as an essay for my Japanese class homework.

Back at home, the rain to me was a different thing from the rain here. Who should care what differences it bares? You may say it's all the same, it's just the water of large amount falling from the sky. But I may have a different view, or I may look at it from a different dimension.

From the surface, anyone can tell it's the same. But the difference is with the time, the duration, and the amount of the rain. Hearing this, some people may say "Stupid. It's typical that it's different, because Cambodia and Japan are not on the same spots of the world." For sure it is so. and that mere difference isn't what I'm talking about here. What I'm trying to say is about what the rain does to the heart.

Back at home, the rain was really positive to me. It was the time I usually stayed in, esp. if it fell on holidays. It was when I enjoyed the time with my family. But here if it does fall on holidays, it will do me badly. I remember an old song titled "listen to the rhythm of the falling rain", and it made me think about those sad people, lonely people, and broken-hearted people. They may have this kind of feeling like I do when listening to the rain. Of course, if you are with your beloved ones, no matter who they are, when it's raining, it's a very lovely time. Sometimes you may even want the moment to stand still. It's then that you can feel the warmth from the inside while it's cold outside. But when you are alone feeling lonely, the rain just only adds more coldness from the outside to your cold heart.

It may sound crazy if you read on. But I think I learned sth from this. I learned the importance of family to the emotions. Maybe I am a homeboy that's why I am too overwhelmed by this kind of feeling. But I think this is true. There are lots of children who lack the warmth from their family, who can never feel the warmth from the inside while it's cold outside. And I do pity them for that.

After all, the rain is not merely water from the sky. It's sth that gives you more coldness or makes you experience true warmth. One may never know the difference when they are with their beloved ones. And they may take it for granted, and not treasure the moment with whom they love. Only when they part from those people do they realize that "Oh! It's COLD here! I hate this RAIN!".

Spoon Bending

i found it really interesting when i saw a video clip showed at an art exhibition. it was a clip showing some cute innocent young children in Arab bending spoons without physical strength. i asked the person in charge if it was true. n he said it was, n that everyone even small children could do it. i couldn't find the clip on youtube, but i found this clip. it's really unbelievable, n i do wanna know the reason behind it.

You'll Always Be My Baby

i was too touched by the meaning of this song. for sure, you can find nothing in this world that is so sincere n true like our mother n father's love for us. i sometimes ask myself. "what have i done in return?"

A song by Sara Evans
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY BABY
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1qizn_sarah-evans-youll-always-be-my-baby_music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDim9gD_pVA&feature=related

Sarah Evans "you'll always be my baby"
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There I was ten years old
waitin' in my room for him to come home
and I just knew he'd be so mad
though I begged my mother not to, she told my dad.
There was no denyin' I let him down
but instead of being angry
he put his arms around me and said

in the sunlight or the rain brightest nights or darkest days
I'll always feel the same way
whatever road you may be on
know you're never too far gone my love is there wherever you may be
just remember that you'll always be my baby.

There I was twenty-one
oh I was so ashamed of what I'd done
on a country road
parked one night
what started out so innocent
crossed the line
there was no denyin'
I let God down
but instead of being angry
he let his love surround me and I heard

in the sunlight or the rain brightest nights or darkest days
I'll always feel the same way
whatever road you may be on
know you're never too far gone
my love is there wherever you may be
just remember that you'll always be my baby yeah yeah.

There he is my little man
I'm sure he'll get in trouble every now and then
and I pray to God that when he does
I'll be just as understanding
as my father was 'cause the last thing that I want to do is let him down
so instead of being angry
I'm gonna throw my arms around him and I'll say

in the sunlight or the rain brightest nights or darkest days
I'll always feel the same way yeah whatever road you may be on
know you're never too far gone
my love is there wherever you may be
just remember that you'll always be my baby
be my baby

「カンボジアの伝統的な踊りの3種類」

　「カンボジア」という名前を聞き、皆さんの頭の中ですぐに思い浮かぶのは恐らく「古い」、あるいは「伝統的」などということであろう。だから、カンボジアに来る観光客の皆さんの中で、新しいものや発展しているものが見たい人は非常に少ないのだと思う。むしろ皆さんが楽しみにしているのは、アンコールワットを始め古い時代から大切にしてきたものや古い文化などだと思う。この文章では皆さんの期待している通りにカンボジアの伝統的なものの一つを紹介したい。それは、昔から大切にされ、よく楽しまれてきた「伝統的な踊り」である。

　カンボジアにおける伝統的な踊りには大きく3種類に分けられている。第一は「ローバム・プリアッ・リアッチ・トロアップ」というものである。第二は「ローバム・プローペィニー」というものであり、第三は「ローバム・プローチアープレィ」というのである。
　
　第一の「ローバム・プリアッ・リアッチ・トロアップ」というのは英語で「Royal Court Dance」と呼ばれている。「ローバム」というのは「踊り」という意味である。「プリアッ・リアッチ」とは「王様の～」という意味で、「トロアップ」とは「財産」という意味である。つまり、これは王様のための踊り、あるいは、王宮でのみ上演される踊りのことを指している。これは昔はそうだったが、今日は普通の国民でも楽しめるようになっている。
　このタイプの踊りは劇のようなものが多い。例えば、「リアムケー」（古代インドの神話の「Ramayana」の開発版）という神話から部分的に取り上げられたものが有名である。また、「ローバム・アップサラー」（天女の踊り）もこのタイプに属し、カンボジアの女性の性格のイメージを示すものとしてよく知られている。このタイプの踊りは神話から取ったものなので、不思議な話やあり得ない話などが多い。さらに、登場する人物も普通の人間ではない。服装も日常生活に見られるものではない。面白いことに、舞踊家は何も言わないのに、何か意味が伝わる感じがするのである。なぜならば、各手と足の動きと表情は特定の意味を表しているからである。以上が「ローバム・プリアッ・リアッチ・トロアップ」の特徴である。

Apsara Dance (天女のダンス)


Moni Mekhala & ReamEyso


Mermaid and Hanuman Dance

　
　第二の「ローバム・プローペィニー」とは英語で「Folk Dance」と訳され、上記のものとは異なる。「プローペィニー」とは「伝統」という意味であり、この踊りは伝統的な生活の仕方を表現している。例えば、「ローバム・ネアック・ネーサート」というものがある。「ネアック・ネーサート」とは「漁師」で、この踊りが表すのは田舎の方の漁師たちが楽しそうに、遊びながら、魚を集める姿である。上記の踊りより、この踊りの方がより現実的である性が高い。登場人物も普通の人間、普通の農民であり、服装も昔の日常生活に使われているものであるため、不思議なものはない。

Coconut Dance


Fishermen Dance


Cambodian Bamboo Dance


Peacock Dance


　最後の「ローバム・プローチアープレィ」は「Vernacular Dance」または「Social Dance」と訳されている。日本語に無理やりに訳すれば、「ポピュラー・ダンス」が一番いいだろう。先述の二つの踊りはプロのダンサーによって舞台でパフォーマンスされるものであるのに対し、この踊りは誰でも踊れる、楽しめるダンスである。「ルアーム・ヴォン」（皆あるものを中心にして、その周りで円の形をとって踊る）や「サラワン」（二人で向かい合って立ち、前－後／後－前というふうに踊る）などがこのタイプの２つの例である。このような踊りはお正月や結婚式など大きな集まりの時によく楽しまれている。

TaLung


KonTrem


SaRaVan


TaLung


MaDiZon
　


以上のように、カンボジアで昔から大切にされてきた伝統的な踊りは大きく3種類に分けられる。いずれもそれぞれのポイントで異なっているが、カンボジア人にとっては同じ一つのものである。「これからも大切に見守らなければならないもの」なのである。皆さんもカンボジアに来たら、是非カンボジアの踊りを体験してください。

Mulan

this is a story of a brave young girl who tries to be herself, n not sb else. this should be the way one should live his or her life.

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4


Part 5


Part 6


Part 7


Part 8


Part 9


Part 10


this is "Reflection" a lovely song in this story. enjoy!

who ever wonder why the painting of Mona Lisa has been so famous?

i came across this video when i was about to find out about Mona Lisa. i think it is good for u who also have some interest in the painting. let's see what u will think. Does the painting deserve the fame? for me, YES.



n this one too. i'm sure u'll be really amazed at Davinci's works. he got a really...talent. i'm sorry i cannot put it into words.



spend some time for this clip too.



if u wanna find out more about Leonardo da vinci, here r the links.
http://www.leonardo.net/main.html#start
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/leonardo_da_vinci.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/3044/index.html
http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo/

Uninteresting. No need to waste ur time reading.

oh u have come at last though u knew that it's gonna be uninteresting. if u've decided to do so, y not spent some time to go until the end then?

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Tiny Things Here
walking along the sidewalk around the school was a very nice feeling when i first came here in april. n of course it still feels the same now bcos it hasn't been, what we call, "a long time" yet. the view everywhere was really heart-warming with flowers blooming, birds flying n lots of greenery.

however, this was what i expected b4 i came here, so nothing interesting about that. what interested me more was not that beautiful nature, but the YELLOW lines along the sidewalk. some seniors who offered to come to guide me around gave different ideas to what purpose the lines were meant to serve. n at last the most logical n trustworthy claim was that they were made for blind or partially sighted people to step on. n of course it sounds really reasonable since on each line which is about 30 cm in width there r two kinds of embossed patterns, n u can feel them with ur soles. one pattern is a long bar shaped with round ends. this tells u that it is a straight line, n u can go forward. n the other pattern is round. this can tell u that it is a crossroad, or a turning point, or a stop at the traffic lights. seeing this n knowing it's purpose, i was really amazed at how thoughtful n kind japanese people were to those pitiful disabled people. n i wish we have that in our country too. with the help of these lines they can enjoy walking around taking fresh air, even though they cannot see beautiful things around. imagine if there were no these lines, how can they be able to walk alone without anyone's company? it may be hard, if possible. here in TUFS, there is a man who is visually impaired, but he can walk everywhere on his own. n he is taking classes here like other students. what is more, i've heard that he is even outstanding in his study. i really appreciate him. n he deserves to have good life as others. n to him i think the yellow lines r important to a large extent.

another thing that also interested me was that japanese people do strictly obey the rules n laws. u can see it at the traffic lights n in shops or stores or even the canteen on school campus. in my first week here, one night i happened to go out to buy sth to eat for breakfast. it was a bit late n no one was on the road except a car which was stopping at the red traffic light. it was clear that there were no other cars from the other three directions of the crossroad, but the driver didn't drive on b4 the green light appeared. on another day, i saw a car on another crossroad, but this time without traffic lights. this time too, it was clear that there were no people walking or riding bicycle or car driving pass, but the driver made his car to a complete stop b4 he drove on. i admit that if i had been him, i would have driven on without any fear of accident. but there is sth wrong with this behaviour. this may be one of the reasons that cause lots of accidents in our country. if we all help obey the traffic laws, there may be fewer accidents, n fewer people may die meaninglessly on the road. i do wish that we will change our habits from time to time. moreover, i think i really love the "Queueing" culture in the crowded place here, like in supermarkets or school canteen. at first i was a bit surprised when i first saw the line of people waiting to get into the canteen to eat their lunch. there really were lots of people but it took only a little time to get the food to eat. imagine if they hadn't queued n challenged to go first, some of them wouldn't have had anything to eat that day. so they were lucky cos they had this good habit of Queueing.

not to make u tired, i'll finish my text with this last notice. it's the frequency of saying the words "thank you" n "sorry". i really cannot count how many times i hear these two words per day. i think this is a good habit. n we should say them more often. back home, i have witnessed a lot of cases which involved these 2 simple words. but among the two, there were more cases with the word "sorry" than the word "thank you". in some cases, the word "sorry"

should have been said, so that no problem would have happened. n in some others, the word "sorry" was politely said, but problems still happened. what does this mean? what can we learn from this? for me, i learnt that some people will get satisfied with the word "sorry" n forgive us no matter how big or small our mistake to them is. or we can say this group of people r willing to forgive us, but they can do it only with a reason. n the reason is that we say "sorry" to them already. but some other people still get angry though we say "sorry" bcos they may think that with this word, the normal conditions of sth cannot be regained. n i think it is wrong to have this attitude. what i am trying to say here is that "whenever we make a mistake to people, we should always say 'sorry' . n whenever we hear a proper 'sorry', we should always forgive" after all, it is good to learn how to forgive n forget. right?

but some people may argue that "what if a person kill sb u really love, n then say 'sorry' in a very polite way, what will u do? will u forgive him?" my answer is "this is too big a mistake. n it is not the mistake i was talking about earlier. so what kind of mistake, or how big is it that we can forgive? it is up to ur common sense. n i don think it is impossible for u to judge. right? :-) "

tHis n ThaT arOund mY pLacE

Privacy to the Public

below is my private room n the views around my school. Mom n Dad, plz don worry about me. this is a very nice place, n i think i cannot find a more satisfying place than this one. n the surrounding is so refreshing. there r lots of trees n flowers everywhere. there is no time to get stress. n the people too r very nice n friendly. so there is nothing u should worry about.

my Room from the Outside In

this is my private verranda where i can hang my clothes to dry. n sometimes i enjoy looking at the views outside.

these r the views from my verranda. when i first came, there were lots of Sakura out there. very nice.

now from the Inside Out

this is my fridge. mom n dad, plz don worry about my diet. i think i have a good balance of diet. in my meal each time, there r some meat some vegetable, not either one alone. so plz don worry.

next to the fridge is the small kitchen area. i often cook by myself. i don use much oil, n my food is usually not too sweet or too salty. so nothing to worry about it.

this is my lunch today. it is not in my room. i cooked one dish n i took it to my friend's room, n we ate together there. we usually do like this, esp. in the evening.

n here is my private bathroom. lucky that i have it. in the other dorm, dorm 2, people there have to share bathroom. that's a bit inconvenient.

here is a short view from the Outside to the Inside of my room.

now Out of my room, but in the Building

a view from the dorm.

the building looks like this inside. n i m living on the 4th floor.

this is a place for laundry. i'm lazy to do the washing so i often use this machine. it's easier. n it's cheap, only 100 yen per time.

it's time to go Out of the Dorm

this building is the dorm where i live.

i'm on the way to the other buildings, like the library the JLC n the main building. look a bit sleepy here cos i've just got up from a short nap.

there r lots of trees in the school campus.

this is where i study japanese language. it's called JLC. it's the nearest building to the dorm.

this is infront of the JLC.

after JLC, we can find the canteen. the food there is delicious. i often eat my lunch there.

this is the main building where i study. lots of room there. n we have to move each session. sometimes it's a bit hard to find the room cos it's too big.

n here is the gate to the library. i m now in this 4-floor building.