〜西のみ経験〜

蕨餅

cornycorn — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:37:48 +0000

蕨餅とても好きだけど、なんか最近いっぱい食べたから、ちょっとあきたかもしれないけど、今日また抹茶の分を買ってきた。
今日は本当にdvdを買いに行こうと思ってたけど、その約束をキャンセルことになった。なんかめっちゃつまらない日みたいだから、ゆっくりしようかなと思ってた。
結局、ちょっと本を読んでて天使と悪魔も全部読み切って、能力試験の勉強もして、で後は甲山の上に行って、おいしいケーキを食べた。いい景色も見えた。でもめっちゃ暑くてもう息するのは出来ないぐらい暑かったし。
おなかもめっちゃいっぱいになった。

Tissue Paper

cornycorn — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:51:19 +0000

In Japan, one almost doesn’t have to ever buy tissue paper. At least those ones you just carry around in our purse. A lot of the advertisements or promotions people do here are written on a tissue paper pack. So that’s their marketing technique I guess. It’s very interesting though because most Japanese people tend to just ignore these. Is it because they look cheap or is it just because they’re too busy leading their lives in such a hurry?

I talked to my host mom once and she told me that the reason this was what was happening was because apparently these tissue papers have very embarrassing advertisements written on them. Sometimes it’s for money lenders and also maybe porn video stores etc. So far my most interesting encounter has been with black tissue paper. It’s quite impressive but at the same time very creepy and freaky.

But in any case, I still continue to receive these tissue papers since why not. I mean you can just remove the advertisement and I am bimbo ryuugakusei…

Japanese Balance Diet

cornycorn — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:51:23 +0000

So… on top of the many differences with Japan and Western culture… we end up talking about the Japanese balance diet today in class and guess what… it’s the total opposite of what I’m used to believing. Apparently they believe that we should consume the most carbohydrates such as rice, and bread and noodles. The least of which is fruit and milk products. I was extremely shocked to see the top rolling with the person running on top to keep the balance and tea and water acting as the stick in the middle.

I’m just so surprised but I guess it makes sense here. I mean people really don’t eat that much fruits here. Stores don’t even sell a lot of them. I wonder why though. But they do eat a lot of vegetables so I guess that would make up for the fruits. It’s just very interesting to note this difference between two different cultures. I mean it makes sense for me to eat more fruits but apparently not to them. Very interesting…

Onsen

cornycorn — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:52:52 +0000

So… I’ve finally gone to an onsen… I’ve been in Japan for two weeks short of 2 months and I’m glad I’ve been to one. At first I was quite unsure about going just because I didn’t really know what the etiquette was but now that I’ve gone once, I’m pretty sure I’d like to go back again.

Onsens are hot springs in Japan where people are supposed to relax. The one I went to reminded me of a spa with all of its modern facilities. When you go to onsens, you’re supposed to go into the water without any clothing on and then you just sit there and relax. it was very relaxing indeed and the sauna was also great.

I guess for non-japanese people, the public nudity thing might be a bit weird but guys and girls are separated so it shouldn’t really be that bad. It might be a bit of a shock in terms of culture but once you go in once, you’ll just want to go in again. No one cares anyway because everyone’s in their birthday suit.

This also reminds me of changing rooms in the West. Similarly, some people change in front of other people in changing rooms anyways so it’s just the same I think. Not only that, going to these hot springs are actually really good for your skin and generally for relaxation. It’s like the equivalent of a spa in Japan only it’s cheaper.

Tokyo

cornycorn — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:05:57 +0000

So now i’m off to pack my stuff for my long weekend in Tokyo.
Honestly I’m a bit worried for my friend (who somehow seem different know) is a bit distant but let’s hope everything goes back to normal when I see her.
So… packing.. I really hate packing. Honestly it’s the worst thing ever next to unpacking. But I guess I don’t have to pack much this time. Light is the word and I’m just excited to go.
Plus I get to ride the 新幹線 too. word.

Anyways, nothing’s been happening so far except for more culture shocking events. I’ll probably update upon my return. This trip should be interesting.

Better do some research now..

love for yogurt

cornycorn — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:17:36 +0000

Since I’ve been to Japan, I’ve been obsessed with its yogurts. There are so many kinds and I just want to try them all. I think I’ve tried most of it already but I’m craving for more!!

For those of you who don’t know … Japan is a yogurt jackpot country. They have so much kinds of yogurt here and they’re all yummy too. I love it here.

I’ve tried fruity yogurts, ones with actual fruit in it and even discovered strange unique flavours that the y have for yogurt here. Like bifidus and aloe. They’re really yummy despite the names.

I also like the regular soury yogurts you put on cereal. I never knew how to eat those before I got here and now I find myself looking forward to it everyday. Yumminess.

I hope this craving passes though because I think I can just eat cereal and yogurt forever:D

recap

cornycorn — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:00:56 +0000

So..far I’ve been getting used to the night showering and it actually makes me feel better because I don’t have to do so many things in the morning only, people think i’m sleepy and tired all day long. Maybe I really should sleep at least 8 hour a day… It’s just so darn difficult. UGH

So now I’ve got the weekend all booked up and I heard that they (family) are going to an onsen maybe sometime this weekend. I hope it’s not today because I would love to go. Only the problem is that they haven’t invited me yet. They probably think I’m not deserving enough to go but oh well. There’s still hope I guess if it’s tomorrow. Things are just a bit awkward right now and I’m just hoping they get better. I feel like I always have to compare myself to their previous kids and it’s just so damn tiring. I guess R’s right. I just have to be myself and if they don’t like that then they’re missing out.

I would like to go have a first look at the onsen though. It should be much fun.

So.. now it’s all sunny outside.. I wonder what I should wear today…

Anyways.. I’ve got my sakubun to write for tomorrow. that should be something to look forward to. I’m just hoping someone else is not choosing the same topic because that’d would be ….

Halloween

cornycorn — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:06:39 +0000

Ugh. I always hate this time of the season. It’s not because I don’t like halloween on its own but it’s just that I can’t seem to decide what to be ever. I can never decide on what to be during halloween. Seriously. It’s like an ailment that I am born with. I just can’t decide. UGH.

Like today.. I just got invited all of a sudden to this halloween party on saturday and seems like some of my friends were already invited but I didn’t get the invite til now but all is cool. It’s just that ugh. I thought I coulda escaped all this stupid halloween bonanza but apparently not.. so sigh… what should i do… ughhhhh goshhhhh

why can’t i just be creative enough to think of one on my own?!

showers

cornycorn — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:33:43 +0000

So…. another problem here… apparently now my host family thinks i’m disgusting because I like to shower in the morning. They’ve tried to convert me to become a night showerer and I still have a hard time changing because I’d always have to dry my hair at night usually using the fan.. and there’s no control… I guess if I change to night time then I can just hair dry my hair with the dryer and then go to bed then hopefully it’ll stay poofy the next day. ARGH. I just hate this whole shower argument. Can’t a person just shower and take a bath whenever she wants?! She even went through a whole hair dryer flat iron discussion. They just don’t get it because we have different kinds of hair….

Ugh….This is exactly why I hate living with people. People are just different I guess and there’s nothing we can do to change it. Why oh why. I mean even the brushing of teeth is different. Why should I change just for them? I guess it’s worth a try. There’s nothing to lose except for my feelings anyway. T_T

Oh the things I go through to make people happy…

School work

cornycorn — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:25:40 +0000

So.. I haven’t been studying at all this past weekend… It’s just been way too fun and my feet are getting really sore T_T. I’m starting to really hate the night ofuros now because I’m usually really tired when I get home and don’t want to be bothered. So..in any case, I have a shitload ton ful of homeworks in front of me but still for some reason I can’t manage to finish it. Is it because of the whole Japan thing? Maybe… but I really have to get a hold of myself and start being more serious.