No classes today because the rain's too strong. Never had this in Singapore lor!
Went over to the girls' dorm on Monday night to give my friend, Anastasia, a
surprise birthday party~.
She was pleasantly surprised and we had a great time eating chocolate cake and chit-chatting. We actually talked too loudly and some Japanese girls came over to shush us :( Party pooper(just kidding...we were totally at fault though)...
Trying to be Sadako...wtf.
The following day, we had a all-you-can-drink session to celebrate three birthdays. Why so many people born in July one??!
Peony, Anastasia and me with Anastasia's present.
Note I found in class and I stuck it onto one of the guy's presents...Lol. It reads, "I'm sorry but you are not my friend."
Clement with his birthday present(a porn DVD) and birthday card(few pieces of paper taped together).
Anastasia with her Hitler book...Lol.
Bought 3 porn/hentai comics for Randall and his reaction was hilarious!
The other guys enjoying Randall's presents -_-.
Double Andrew. Double Monkey-faces.
Omar went around making people drink beer+whisky with a straw. Needless to say, many people got fucking drunk that night.
Attempting to kiss Peony...first sign of getting drunk.
I was lying on the floor for some reason(cant remember exactly why) and I started kicking one of my friends. He decided to retaliate by roping in help to lift me up...wtf.
They seriously picked me up and threw me out of the place...wtf. So evil lor! There was this other group of Japanese people who starting whipping out their cameras to take pictures. No one helped me can! Wait...then again...everyone else was probably too drunk to care. Had to crawl back into the place...wtf.
I have no idea how I walked out of the place and this is probably how I managed to do so. People had to drag me out...lol. My friends apparently determined that I wasnt in a state to ride my bicycle home so 4 of them decided to walk me home. One of them had to hold onto me the whole time because according to them, I "couldnt walk straight". These are actually the better pictures and there are tons of fugly pictures from that day on facebook...my reputation!!!
That saying, it was a really fun birthday party though :D
She was pleasantly surprised and we had a great time eating chocolate cake and chit-chatting. We actually talked too loudly and some Japanese girls came over to shush us :( Party pooper(just kidding...we were totally at fault though)...
Trying to be Sadako...wtf.
The following day, we had a all-you-can-drink session to celebrate three birthdays. Why so many people born in July one??!
Peony, Anastasia and me with Anastasia's present.
Note I found in class and I stuck it onto one of the guy's presents...Lol. It reads, "I'm sorry but you are not my friend."
Clement with his birthday present(a porn DVD) and birthday card(few pieces of paper taped together).
Anastasia with her Hitler book...Lol.
Bought 3 porn/hentai comics for Randall and his reaction was hilarious!
The other guys enjoying Randall's presents -_-.
Double Andrew. Double Monkey-faces.
Omar went around making people drink beer+whisky with a straw. Needless to say, many people got fucking drunk that night.
Attempting to kiss Peony...first sign of getting drunk.
I was lying on the floor for some reason(cant remember exactly why) and I started kicking one of my friends. He decided to retaliate by roping in help to lift me up...wtf.
They seriously picked me up and threw me out of the place...wtf. So evil lor! There was this other group of Japanese people who starting whipping out their cameras to take pictures. No one helped me can! Wait...then again...everyone else was probably too drunk to care. Had to crawl back into the place...wtf.
I have no idea how I walked out of the place and this is probably how I managed to do so. People had to drag me out...lol. My friends apparently determined that I wasnt in a state to ride my bicycle home so 4 of them decided to walk me home. One of them had to hold onto me the whole time because according to them, I "couldnt walk straight". These are actually the better pictures and there are tons of fugly pictures from that day on facebook...my reputation!!!
That saying, it was a really fun birthday party though :D
There was a Yukata Festival in school last Sunday. The festival started from
10am but it was too hot to go out and I had part-time job at 4pm so I only
went there after my job ended at 6pm. Seriously, Yukata Festival is just like
the School Festival except that people are clad in yukata(obviously) this time
and the scale is much smaller. The programme schedule was pretty much the same
so to tell the truth, it was pretty boring. Somemore so fucking hot lor!
I already have 2 yukatas back in Singapore so I didnt want to waste money buying another one. So yup, I was the only girl among my friends who wasnt wearing a yukata.
With Leeming from Malaysia. Together we form "SM"(Singapore, Malaysia)...wtf.
The yakitori queue was really long but I'm glad that we did queue up. It was fucking awesome!
Finally decided to try out wearing the fake eyelashes I got from the neoprint machine. First time putting on fake eyelashes and it was pretty alright. My eyes did get kinda tired at the end of the day though...but in exchange, I had crazy lashes for the whole day. :D
What's a festival without people dressed up in strange costumes??
Was originally sitting around doing nothing and waiting for the fireworks when my friend asked if I wanted to go karaoke. So from the picture, I obviously ditched fireworks and went for karaoke. There were only 3 of us but we got the freaking big party room!!! So cool~
Celebrated Omar's birthday at the lake after karaoke and he basically got caked in the face 15minutes after we got there. :D
I never fail to take ugly photos of myself...wtf
I already have 2 yukatas back in Singapore so I didnt want to waste money buying another one. So yup, I was the only girl among my friends who wasnt wearing a yukata.
With Leeming from Malaysia. Together we form "SM"(Singapore, Malaysia)...wtf.
The yakitori queue was really long but I'm glad that we did queue up. It was fucking awesome!
Finally decided to try out wearing the fake eyelashes I got from the neoprint machine. First time putting on fake eyelashes and it was pretty alright. My eyes did get kinda tired at the end of the day though...but in exchange, I had crazy lashes for the whole day. :D
What's a festival without people dressed up in strange costumes??
Was originally sitting around doing nothing and waiting for the fireworks when my friend asked if I wanted to go karaoke. So from the picture, I obviously ditched fireworks and went for karaoke. There were only 3 of us but we got the freaking big party room!!! So cool~
Celebrated Omar's birthday at the lake after karaoke and he basically got caked in the face 15minutes after we got there. :D
I never fail to take ugly photos of myself...wtf
Went to Kumamoto Castle the following day~! One of the guy's shorts kept falling down, thus revealing his boxers. He got so irritated with us commenting on that so he pulled them all the way up and tucked in his shirt in the end. It was so hilarious that we made the other guys do it as well. :D
All of us in front of Kumamoto Castle.
The girls who went on the trip~
Stopped by a sushi place and we were so hungry that we just kept eating and eating once we sat down. The 4 of us gobbled down a grand total of 45 plates while there.
At Kura-zushi, you get a free lucky draw chance whenever you eat 5 plates of sushi. We had 9 chances but only managed to get 2 prizes :( That thing on the left is called "Buri-suri" btw. Pun on "Buru-suri"(Bruce Lee)...wtf
Pretty~
At Mt.Aso. The fog was pretty thick that day but luckily it wasnt as thick as the previous time when I went there so I got to see stuff~
English translation rocks XD
At the minshuku in Beppu! The room was really wide and pretty~!!
Onsen in the minshuku.
The owner of the minshuku was really nice to us! She prepared all this alcohol for us...free-of-charge!!! Awww~
Back in Fukuoka's Canal City~Trying on sunnies but not buying them!
Whale meat!!! I really wanted to try this but it's too expensive and I dont know how to prepare it so I didnt buy it.
Pumping petrol at the petrol kiosk. I am an expert at this now!!!
All of us in front of Kumamoto Castle.
The girls who went on the trip~
Stopped by a sushi place and we were so hungry that we just kept eating and eating once we sat down. The 4 of us gobbled down a grand total of 45 plates while there.
At Kura-zushi, you get a free lucky draw chance whenever you eat 5 plates of sushi. We had 9 chances but only managed to get 2 prizes :( That thing on the left is called "Buri-suri" btw. Pun on "Buru-suri"(Bruce Lee)...wtf
Pretty~
At Mt.Aso. The fog was pretty thick that day but luckily it wasnt as thick as the previous time when I went there so I got to see stuff~
English translation rocks XD
At the minshuku in Beppu! The room was really wide and pretty~!!
Onsen in the minshuku.
The owner of the minshuku was really nice to us! She prepared all this alcohol for us...free-of-charge!!! Awww~
Back in Fukuoka's Canal City~Trying on sunnies but not buying them!
Whale meat!!! I really wanted to try this but it's too expensive and I dont know how to prepare it so I didnt buy it.
Pumping petrol at the petrol kiosk. I am an expert at this now!!!
Went on a roadtrip to Kyushu last weekend~!
First stop was Fukuoka where we ate ramen at this place called Ichiran. They serve the best ramen I've ever tasted! I usually dont finish my ramen when I eat at other places but I always finish up the noodles and soup at Ichiran.(I sound like I've been there shitloads of times but I've only been there twice...too far away :()
Next stop was Nagasaki's Confucius Temple~
Trying on the costumes in the temple. We look like vampires from a Hong Kong movie...lol
Bought a 525yen huge-ass mooncake and shared it among my friends. I've no idea what they added into the mooncake but I've never tasted anything like it before. Not a compliment btw.
Sakamoto Ryoma cutouts/souveniers/places of attractions are EVEYWHERE because of the NHK drama...seriously, too much is too much!!!
Behind the fountain located in the Peace Memorial Park.
I suggested doing this pose and made everyone stand there for like 5 mintues or so to get the best pose. The people around us were seriously laughing at us, especially since when we have non-Asian-looking people in our group. This ojisan actually took photos of them as well! Lol.
At the cabin! The cabin was small but really cosy~Although my foot was injured, I still demanded that I get to sleep on the top bunk. Kinda re- injured myself while climbing up and down.
After entering the onsen at the cabin/hotel. The onsen was really cool! They had a onsen shaped like a boat and another shaped like some European-eque pavillion. Sucked that it was raining though...
What's the best beverage after coming out of an onsen besides milk? BEER!!! Got so sleepy after the onsen that I fell asleep in the middle of the drinking/football session.
First stop was Fukuoka where we ate ramen at this place called Ichiran. They serve the best ramen I've ever tasted! I usually dont finish my ramen when I eat at other places but I always finish up the noodles and soup at Ichiran.(I sound like I've been there shitloads of times but I've only been there twice...too far away :()
Next stop was Nagasaki's Confucius Temple~
Trying on the costumes in the temple. We look like vampires from a Hong Kong movie...lol
Bought a 525yen huge-ass mooncake and shared it among my friends. I've no idea what they added into the mooncake but I've never tasted anything like it before. Not a compliment btw.
Sakamoto Ryoma cutouts/souveniers/places of attractions are EVEYWHERE because of the NHK drama...seriously, too much is too much!!!
Behind the fountain located in the Peace Memorial Park.
I suggested doing this pose and made everyone stand there for like 5 mintues or so to get the best pose. The people around us were seriously laughing at us, especially since when we have non-Asian-looking people in our group. This ojisan actually took photos of them as well! Lol.
At the cabin! The cabin was small but really cosy~Although my foot was injured, I still demanded that I get to sleep on the top bunk. Kinda re- injured myself while climbing up and down.
After entering the onsen at the cabin/hotel. The onsen was really cool! They had a onsen shaped like a boat and another shaped like some European-eque pavillion. Sucked that it was raining though...
What's the best beverage after coming out of an onsen besides milk? BEER!!! Got so sleepy after the onsen that I fell asleep in the middle of the drinking/football session.
Had a farewell party last Thursday for one of the exchange students because
he's going back soon.
A horse from Nevada showed up...lol. He actually put a headlight on his head over that mask and it was so hilarious when he came. Lol.
With Steve, the guy who's returning home.
The guy in the shirt showed up really drunk and started hugging Steve. Lol, who shows up at a party DRUNK??!
Brought soju to the party!.
My new "family"! wtf...
I also drank a tad too much during the party. Okay, I didnt actually drink too much but I probably drank too fast so I was really high for like 90% of the night.
I started stealing people's shirts/glasses...
...and squeezing people's faces.
Sorry!!! I dont actually remember doing this!
Kung-fu showdown.
Aftermath of drinking too much alcohol. I ran out of the room after this and my friends starting chasing after me. While running, I accidentally tripped and fell and grazed my toes and knee...ouch. Have no idea why but I always manage to trip while wearing slippers but I've never ever fallen down while wearing heels...-_-.
I was so drunk(according to my friends) that when I fell, I didnt even use my hands to break my fall. Luckily I was hugging onto my friend's stuffed toy and it sorta broke my fall. Phew!!!
Lesson of the day: Never drink too much again.
A horse from Nevada showed up...lol. He actually put a headlight on his head over that mask and it was so hilarious when he came. Lol.
With Steve, the guy who's returning home.
The guy in the shirt showed up really drunk and started hugging Steve. Lol, who shows up at a party DRUNK??!
Brought soju to the party!.
My new "family"! wtf...
I also drank a tad too much during the party. Okay, I didnt actually drink too much but I probably drank too fast so I was really high for like 90% of the night.
I started stealing people's shirts/glasses...
...and squeezing people's faces.
Sorry!!! I dont actually remember doing this!
Kung-fu showdown.
Aftermath of drinking too much alcohol. I ran out of the room after this and my friends starting chasing after me. While running, I accidentally tripped and fell and grazed my toes and knee...ouch. Have no idea why but I always manage to trip while wearing slippers but I've never ever fallen down while wearing heels...-_-.
I was so drunk(according to my friends) that when I fell, I didnt even use my hands to break my fall. Luckily I was hugging onto my friend's stuffed toy and it sorta broke my fall. Phew!!!
Lesson of the day: Never drink too much again.
Went to Mitarai on Sunday for a day trip!
Drove all the way up a mountain to have a little picnic while looking at the beautiful scenery~
Singaporean+Malaysian...lol
Peony, Sun Yi, Anastasia, Yee Sin, Tsugiharu-san
Breathtaking scenery!
What's a picnic without random worms?? Lol.
The Japanese characters for Mitarai is the same as the characters for "Otearai", which is the Japanese word for toilet...wtf. It must suck to have the surname "Mitarai" because I'm sure people will mis-pronounce it...sometimes on purpose.
At Otome-za. Pretending that I'm a spectator.
Trying to do my best impression of that thing next to me.
Running away from school.
It was really hot that day so we all had matcha ice-cream.
After ice-cream, we went to this place to help harvest lemons~.
I actually did manual labour!!! There were lots of mosquitoes and freaking hot but it was really fun!!!
Harvested 3 crates of lemons~. Initially we harvested only 1 crate and the guy was like "Okay, let's head back" and we were like "Already???!"...So they let us harvest more in the end.
Kanten jelly as dessert number 2.
Group photo.
Got to take oranges and lemons back! The oranges were humongous! Had to ask 2 other people to help me eat them...lol.
Stopped by the beach on the way home and took random pictures there.
Found a dead starfish. Peony's expression rocks~
Kanjani 8 was here??! WHAT!!!!
Drove all the way up a mountain to have a little picnic while looking at the beautiful scenery~
Singaporean+Malaysian...lol
Peony, Sun Yi, Anastasia, Yee Sin, Tsugiharu-san
Breathtaking scenery!
What's a picnic without random worms?? Lol.
The Japanese characters for Mitarai is the same as the characters for "Otearai", which is the Japanese word for toilet...wtf. It must suck to have the surname "Mitarai" because I'm sure people will mis-pronounce it...sometimes on purpose.
At Otome-za. Pretending that I'm a spectator.
Trying to do my best impression of that thing next to me.
Running away from school.
It was really hot that day so we all had matcha ice-cream.
After ice-cream, we went to this place to help harvest lemons~.
I actually did manual labour!!! There were lots of mosquitoes and freaking hot but it was really fun!!!
Harvested 3 crates of lemons~. Initially we harvested only 1 crate and the guy was like "Okay, let's head back" and we were like "Already???!"...So they let us harvest more in the end.
Kanten jelly as dessert number 2.
Group photo.
Got to take oranges and lemons back! The oranges were humongous! Had to ask 2 other people to help me eat them...lol.
Stopped by the beach on the way home and took random pictures there.
Found a dead starfish. Peony's expression rocks~
Kanjani 8 was here??! WHAT!!!!
Went for Toukasan last Saturday. Toukasan is this yukata festival that's held
in Hiroshima City every June. I actually went for Toukasan once 3 years back
when I was here on internship.
There were lots of girls in yukatas but not guys...WHY???! Where's my eye candy?!
Sleeping on the job.
At Enryuji! There was a freaking queue to enter the temple and seriously you cant really do anything in there unless you're willing to spend money(1000yen for an uchiwa) or willing to go into the huge sea of people.
Mango-ame, or candy-coated mango. Wanted to get candy-coated apples but it was like 300yen for a freaking small apple and it's difficult to share an apple between two people so we got the mango one instead. Still expensive but at least we could each get a piece.
Went to this really cool restaurant for dinner! I couldnt figure out how to use the tap in the bathroom and had to ask for help...wtf.
Motsu-nabe! Motsu-nabe is like pig/cow intestines nabe. I've never liked eating intestines before coming to Japan but now I love it so much~! So oily but delicious~Finished everything...including the soup!
The parade started while we were eating and it was people mountain people sea!!!
Really wanted to drink something after dinner so we got beer(The most popular drink in Japan no matter when...lol)! Were too cheapo to get the overpriced beer at the stalls so we decided to queue up at Family Mart.
Drank while waiting for Caity to come and we basically made lots of noise outside Parco. Luckily it was Toukasan so everyone else was noisy too :D
In the queue for purikura! Had to queue for around half-an-hour for purikura...wtf.
Bon-odori!
Asked my friend to buy me something from the yatai and he said yes provided that I was willing to take photos. I was like "Huh?" at first and finally realised what he meant when I saw the strawberry-chocolate banana. All these for a 200yen overpriced banana.
I'm the only one without yukata :(
I love Japan's purikura machines. Auto makeup!!! Lol~
There were lots of girls in yukatas but not guys...WHY???! Where's my eye candy?!
Sleeping on the job.
At Enryuji! There was a freaking queue to enter the temple and seriously you cant really do anything in there unless you're willing to spend money(1000yen for an uchiwa) or willing to go into the huge sea of people.
Mango-ame, or candy-coated mango. Wanted to get candy-coated apples but it was like 300yen for a freaking small apple and it's difficult to share an apple between two people so we got the mango one instead. Still expensive but at least we could each get a piece.
Went to this really cool restaurant for dinner! I couldnt figure out how to use the tap in the bathroom and had to ask for help...wtf.
Motsu-nabe! Motsu-nabe is like pig/cow intestines nabe. I've never liked eating intestines before coming to Japan but now I love it so much~! So oily but delicious~Finished everything...including the soup!
The parade started while we were eating and it was people mountain people sea!!!
Really wanted to drink something after dinner so we got beer(The most popular drink in Japan no matter when...lol)! Were too cheapo to get the overpriced beer at the stalls so we decided to queue up at Family Mart.
Drank while waiting for Caity to come and we basically made lots of noise outside Parco. Luckily it was Toukasan so everyone else was noisy too :D
In the queue for purikura! Had to queue for around half-an-hour for purikura...wtf.
Bon-odori!
Asked my friend to buy me something from the yatai and he said yes provided that I was willing to take photos. I was like "Huh?" at first and finally realised what he meant when I saw the strawberry-chocolate banana. All these for a 200yen overpriced banana.
I'm the only one without yukata :(
I love Japan's purikura machines. Auto makeup!!! Lol~
For some weird reason, I've been into making bentos recently. After staying in
Japan for 7months, I finally gave up my instant noodles-only lifestyle and
went to the supermarket to buy oil, soy sauce, salt and other stuff that are
required for cooking. My kitchen and fridge are so well-stocked now~
Brought bento to school everyday since last Thursday and on the first day that I brought a bento, I basically shocked everyone who ate lunch with me.
"Wait, you can cook?!"
"What happened to you?!"
"Are you sure you're Jiahui?"
I've been telling everyone that I cant cook since I came here last October. That's actually true in both ways. Firstly, I only had instant noodles and no oil so I couldnt cook even if I wanted to. Secondly, anyone can cook...It's just a matter of whether the food tastes good or not. The food that I make is obviously edible but taste-wise, I'm the only one who can probably stomach it. Anyway, here's what I've been making this week.
20th May 2010, Thursday
Main: Yakisoba that looks really disgusting in this photo. It was actually a little disgusting in reality because I added a little too much oil. Bleh.
Sides: Tamagoyaki, Enoki sprinkled with pepper, Spinach and Onions, Fried Potatoes
I only have a round frying pan here and while it's still possible to make tamagoyaki, I always end up with pointy ends. I miss my square pan back in Singapore!
24th May 2010, Monday
Main: Nothing because I have no rice cooker nor rice at home.
Sides: Mashed potatoes with melted cheese, Spinach, Enoki, Tamagoyaki
I only had the same ingredients at home so I could only use the same stuff.
25th May 2010, Tuesday
Main: Rice I bought from the school canteen.
Sides: Mashed potatoes with cucumbers and tuna, Chikuwa sauteed with mushrooms, Tamagoyaki, Cherry Tomato, Brocolli
I like this bento best up till date, taste-wise and visual-wise.
26th May 2010, Wednesday
Main: Fried rice with ham. Wanted to make yaki-onigiri but I kinda failed so I turned it into fried rice.
Sides: Croquette left over from dinner, Tamagoyaki, Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumbers
Everyone was like "Wow, sugoi!!! How did you make croquette?" and I was like "Erm, I bought it from the supermarket...leftover from dinner."
"Okay, I take back the sugoi part."
27th May 2010, Thursday
Main: Rice.
Sides: Tamagoyaki with tuna(I need to change the egg menu), Mashed potatoes with cucumbers and tuna(yes, I have too much tuna at home), Cherry Tomatoes, Misoyaki Chicken
First attempt at cooking meat!!! Turned out pretty good...a little salty because I added too much miso but still delightful if you like salty stuff. Bad part about cooking using miso is that miso burns damn fast and it was helluva tiring washing the frying pan.
Comments I got regarding this bento included "You bought this from the supermarket and just placed it in the bento right?" and "Who did you pay to cook for you?"....wtf.
I'm kinda addicted to making bentos now...shit. Why am I turning all domesticated???!
Brought bento to school everyday since last Thursday and on the first day that I brought a bento, I basically shocked everyone who ate lunch with me.
"Wait, you can cook?!"
"What happened to you?!"
"Are you sure you're Jiahui?"
I've been telling everyone that I cant cook since I came here last October. That's actually true in both ways. Firstly, I only had instant noodles and no oil so I couldnt cook even if I wanted to. Secondly, anyone can cook...It's just a matter of whether the food tastes good or not. The food that I make is obviously edible but taste-wise, I'm the only one who can probably stomach it. Anyway, here's what I've been making this week.
20th May 2010, Thursday
Main: Yakisoba that looks really disgusting in this photo. It was actually a little disgusting in reality because I added a little too much oil. Bleh.
Sides: Tamagoyaki, Enoki sprinkled with pepper, Spinach and Onions, Fried Potatoes
I only have a round frying pan here and while it's still possible to make tamagoyaki, I always end up with pointy ends. I miss my square pan back in Singapore!
24th May 2010, Monday
Main: Nothing because I have no rice cooker nor rice at home.
Sides: Mashed potatoes with melted cheese, Spinach, Enoki, Tamagoyaki
I only had the same ingredients at home so I could only use the same stuff.
25th May 2010, Tuesday
Main: Rice I bought from the school canteen.
Sides: Mashed potatoes with cucumbers and tuna, Chikuwa sauteed with mushrooms, Tamagoyaki, Cherry Tomato, Brocolli
I like this bento best up till date, taste-wise and visual-wise.
26th May 2010, Wednesday
Main: Fried rice with ham. Wanted to make yaki-onigiri but I kinda failed so I turned it into fried rice.
Sides: Croquette left over from dinner, Tamagoyaki, Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumbers
Everyone was like "Wow, sugoi!!! How did you make croquette?" and I was like "Erm, I bought it from the supermarket...leftover from dinner."
"Okay, I take back the sugoi part."
27th May 2010, Thursday
Main: Rice.
Sides: Tamagoyaki with tuna(I need to change the egg menu), Mashed potatoes with cucumbers and tuna(yes, I have too much tuna at home), Cherry Tomatoes, Misoyaki Chicken
First attempt at cooking meat!!! Turned out pretty good...a little salty because I added too much miso but still delightful if you like salty stuff. Bad part about cooking using miso is that miso burns damn fast and it was helluva tiring washing the frying pan.
Comments I got regarding this bento included "You bought this from the supermarket and just placed it in the bento right?" and "Who did you pay to cook for you?"....wtf.
I'm kinda addicted to making bentos now...shit. Why am I turning all domesticated???!
Hardbank...Lol.
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