ToO mAnY tHinGs tO Do

on April 28th, we had a great time at KoEnJi. we went there to have our dinner at Gut's Soul, a Yakiniku restaurant. actually it was not just a dinner. of course it was Bunnarith's birthday. n bcos the next day April 29th was a holiday, we thought it would be a great chance to meet up n eat n celebrate his birthday at the same time.

next we went to play bowling at somewhere i can't remember the name. some of us could play really well. i really appreciated them.

finally, the trip ended at Bunnarith's house. there, some of us enjoyed their playing cards, n the rest including me, played Uno. it was also a game of cards but in japanese style. n of course the cards themselves differred from the normal cards that we usually play. but here, i have to make it clear. it was not gambling bcos we didn't spent money. those who lost had to drink a cup of water. it sounds boring but actually it was not. it was really enjoyable n with the water we can eat lots of things. it was the first time in my life that i spent the night without sleeping.

at 5 am sharp, we left Bunnarith's house for our dorm. it was really cold outside. but it was a nice feeling in the train with the heater. immediately after we arrived at our dorm, the first thing we could think of was "SLEEP". it also was my first time to start sleeping in the morning. the day didn't end there.

after we got up at about 12:30, we enjoyed the day by going around the university, n we continued our walk to a very big park with lots of people coming to play sports, n to do their picnic with their families. it was a really nice view when seeing lots of people with happiness. n one more things is that there were lots of beautiful n lovely dogs there. those people dressed their dogs with really nice n interesting clothes. they were really lovely, really. the busy day, ended with our dinner n the UNTIL-MIDNIGHT-TALK.

Stressful Day

i never imagined that the weather here was this bad. i don know when it started raining this morning cos when i got up at about 8, it was raining hard already. i expected it to stop any time soon cos there was a forecast sent to my mobile telling that it will change from raining to cloudy sky during the day. but nothing lived up to my expectation. it continued raining until now, 5pm. what is more, it's so cold outside. but hahah i don no y i m not wearing a sweater today. i always wear thick sweater or jacket whenever i go out, but today? have i become this strange so far? has japan changed me this much? i don know either.

Success Breeds Success

a few hours ago, i viewed life here as so stressful, n i saw the word "HARD" everywhere. but now, a few hours later, i find that life is not always that bad. the reason behind the change of my feeling within such a very short time is this.

some hours ago, i took out the assignment from my teacher in this morning class. it was sooooooo hard that i wanted to cry out loud at times. To do the assignment, i had to surf a homepage of Japan Foundation, n summarize lots of pages there.
Naturally, a new comer, Mr. Don't Know, like ME would feel panic at the length of the task n the number of KANJI used on the page. however, things changed when i thought to myself "u can do it. u have the net to help u". so i browsed through google, n finally i found "reading tutor" which i have used a few times b4. it is a place where u can input some japanese texts, n it will automatically find the english definitions of each word in the text for u. with the help of this site, i could finish the first part of my assignment. it was then that i found Life in a more positive way. for sure, i cannot finish it today, but i will try to complete it by tomoro.

so everyone, u c? one Success will surely Breed another. but the problem is whether we can achieve that first success or not. the answer is "YES" if we try hard enough. it's important not to lose hope n keep trying. once u get the first success, u'll surely have a smile on ur face n feel like continuing for another one. it's logical enough that the first success serves as an inner motivation, n we will do more cos of that very MOTIVATION. so all in all, we can say everything starts with "Effort-Success=Inner Motivation-Effort-Success=Inner Motivation- Effort........." it goes on n on like this na. hope i can keep this MOTIVATION n making EFFORT so that i can always have SUCCESS.

sorry a bit TOO BIG WORDS today. c ya

Study Life in the first two weeks

for nearly two weeks now that my classes have started. i've been to many classes to see whether i can take the subject or not, n to see whether the teacher speaks slowly enough for me to catch up with or not. the result is "everything is hard". i can hardly know what they r talking about. sometimes i cannot even know which point in the handout, they r up to. so hard! but there r also some classes in which i can be active, n enjoy learning. they r the meaning of my school life. without those classes i may have no strength to carry on. wish i can overcome these obstacles n go on to the higher steps.

Another Late Khmer New Year gathering

yesterday i went to join a Khmer New Year party at a place near Sagamihara station. it was of course after the New year's day. but no matter when it was, we did enjoy ourselves a lot.

at first, i was a bit shocked to see lots of Cambodians there. i didn't expect that there were so many Khmers at the party. n one more thing that i really did not expect is that i met some of my relatives there. what a coincidence! at the party lots of us danced until the end. n some of my friends even said it was their first time to enjoy such Khmer New Year's day.

after the party, i continued my journey to Machida station to have dinner at a Khmer food restaurant with some of my new Cambodian friends. i first met most of them here, but i've known some from Cambodia too. they r really really nice friends. thx Buddha that i met these kind people here so that i don't have the feeling of loneliness.


above left, in the train waiting to go to Sagamihara station, but it takes so long to wait.

above right, i finally get off the bus at Shiminkaikanmae bus stop. on my right hand is the way to the party place.

lots of people start dancing from the first song.

these two guys on the left r my LIKEABLE enemies. n one guy dancing is my new friend. he's been here for a long time. i cannot find a better person, so helpful so kind.

the guy on the right end of the two photos is Pheara, i first met him in Cambodia. he's so kind n selfless, i think i cannot find another person like him in this modern world.

Sakura Collection

These r not my shots. i have to acknowledge the photographer. she is my friend at TUFS. i do appreciate her talent in photo shooting. in this collection, there r some of her best shots that i like the most. looking at the flowers, the nature around, n the smiles on people's faces while they r looking at the same thing, is really nice a feeling. it is true joy from the heart, a very calm happiness that u cannot find it in bars or night clubs. it is a happiness one should find in life.

besides flowers, there r some photos of my school campus n the area around the school. it is a nice place to live. n i had a chance to enjoy the Hanami (Sakura ceremony) with some very nice japanese friends. the place is just a few minutes walk from the school. it's a really nice place there. i loved it.

some of my new friends at Hanami.