OK, I now have to fast forward about three weeks in time as i can`t possibly write everything I did.
I had bought my Dell laptop about three weeks back in Shibuya but purchasing a laptop here in Japan is interesting: one gives the desired specifications and a laptop is assembled to that specification by the manufacturer and delivered to your doorstep in two weeks...thats why I couldn't update this blog last month.
Anyway, I received my laptop and its quite cool....it evens comes with a remote control!....so now I can write about what I have been upto. Very briefly, Ronit (the other student from Fiji) took me around places...we went to Akihabara, Shinjuku and Shibuya in the weekends....and yes!....on Sunday April 27th, I also went to my first Karaoke with Naoki Hase (from Japan), Cecilia Manoliu (also a new student, from Romania), and Kristina Simonaityte (also from Lithuania). (The Karaoke was great fun and I have many pics (and vids!) of it but as there are pics of me actually singing, they`re not for public consumption! Instead, they`re in my private albums and if you`d like to view them, you can email me and if I know you, I may have a change of heart!) Later, we went to this Japanese Restaurant for dinner (I forgot the name) where you have to sort of "cook" your own dish.
Yesterday marked the end of my first month in Japan (how time flies!) and now that I come to think of it, I am NOW settled, although I still am having problems with the Japanese language. Amongst the many vices I possess, one of the very few virtues I have is that of preparedness. And so, luckily I had started learning Japanese (Hiragana) by myself when I was in Fiji and that had helped a lot. I am enrolled into the Intensive Japanese Language program and as the name implies...IT IS INTENSIVE!......we have classes everyday from 8.40am to 3pm with two 15min breaks and a 45min lunch in between and by the time we finish, we`re all exhausted....not to mention the shukudai (homework) we have to complete everynight!
On Wednesday 30th April, there was a party for the participants of the Intensive Japanese Language Program, the new Monbukagakusho Scholarship students.
This (or next?) week, its "Golden Week" in Japan because Monday and Tuesday are public holidays. So, it came at a really good time as I really needed time away from the Japanese Language program. So today, I went to Tsukuba-san (Mount Tsukuba) with Jurate and Naoki. We also visited a Japanese shrine half way through to Tsukuba-san but unfortunately, the peak of Tsukuba-san was covered with fog/mist with very poor visibility and so we had to come back. Here are the some of the pics of the visit to Tsukuba-san. For dinner, we went to this Sushi bar in Tsukuba Center , a place where the dishes are served on a moving conveyor plate. See pics here.
Tomorrow, the three of us will be going to Tokyo, Roppongi and Shinjuku.
I had bought my Dell laptop about three weeks back in Shibuya but purchasing a laptop here in Japan is interesting: one gives the desired specifications and a laptop is assembled to that specification by the manufacturer and delivered to your doorstep in two weeks...thats why I couldn't update this blog last month.
Anyway, I received my laptop and its quite cool....it evens comes with a remote control!....so now I can write about what I have been upto. Very briefly, Ronit (the other student from Fiji) took me around places...we went to Akihabara, Shinjuku and Shibuya in the weekends....and yes!....on Sunday April 27th, I also went to my first Karaoke with Naoki Hase (from Japan), Cecilia Manoliu (also a new student, from Romania), and Kristina Simonaityte (also from Lithuania). (The Karaoke was great fun and I have many pics (and vids!) of it but as there are pics of me actually singing, they`re not for public consumption! Instead, they`re in my private albums and if you`d like to view them, you can email me and if I know you, I may have a change of heart!) Later, we went to this Japanese Restaurant for dinner (I forgot the name) where you have to sort of "cook" your own dish.
Yesterday marked the end of my first month in Japan (how time flies!) and now that I come to think of it, I am NOW settled, although I still am having problems with the Japanese language. Amongst the many vices I possess, one of the very few virtues I have is that of preparedness. And so, luckily I had started learning Japanese (Hiragana) by myself when I was in Fiji and that had helped a lot. I am enrolled into the Intensive Japanese Language program and as the name implies...IT IS INTENSIVE!......we have classes everyday from 8.40am to 3pm with two 15min breaks and a 45min lunch in between and by the time we finish, we`re all exhausted....not to mention the shukudai (homework) we have to complete everynight!
On Wednesday 30th April, there was a party for the participants of the Intensive Japanese Language Program, the new Monbukagakusho Scholarship students.
This (or next?) week, its "Golden Week" in Japan because Monday and Tuesday are public holidays. So, it came at a really good time as I really needed time away from the Japanese Language program. So today, I went to Tsukuba-san (Mount Tsukuba) with Jurate and Naoki. We also visited a Japanese shrine half way through to Tsukuba-san but unfortunately, the peak of Tsukuba-san was covered with fog/mist with very poor visibility and so we had to come back. Here are the some of the pics of the visit to Tsukuba-san. For dinner, we went to this Sushi bar in Tsukuba Center , a place where the dishes are served on a moving conveyor plate. See pics here.
Tomorrow, the three of us will be going to Tokyo, Roppongi and Shinjuku.
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