Spring Break a.k.a Haru Yasumi

So, the Spring Break is over and start to get back to reality.
Study and study and study =(

Since I almost never speak the Peter Pan's language during holiday, I have to catch up many things this term ... Yaiks >_< I didn't have a chance to write on Spring Break (coz I was really enjoying my time on Haru Yasumi =P), I'll share a little bit of my Spring Break in this Peter Pan Land today =)

There was a festival around the famous shrines along the Higashiyama Street which I attended in the first week of my holiday.
The festival called Kyoto Higashiyama Hanatourou 2009. Hana means flower. So the festival is all about flowers and lite ups to welcoming the Spring ^^.

One of the shrine at sunset

At Nite Time ^^

One of flower creation

A kind of wood lantern ^^

Another flower creation

Lamp creation by one of art student

One of Sakura's creation

There's a lamp inside of each bamboo

Then I spent a day to Saga Arashiyama.
A friend came and he wanted to go to Arashiyama since he know about this Bamboo Grove from the movie, Memoirs of Geisha.
Well, coz I never know where this place is (I'm suckz with maps and directions =P), I asked Astroboy to be the tour guide (thanks a lot for your help =D)
It was so beautiful and the Cherry Blossoms started to bloom there.

The Garden of Tenryuu-ji

The Cherry Blossom

Us in front of the Bamboo Grove

The famous Bamboo Grove

Finally my dream came true, coz I landed my feet at the Universal Studio of Japan at Osaka with some friends ^^
It was soooooo fun !!!!!
Especially when we could have discount for the ticket (yay !!! ^^) and they have this Magical Starlight Parade at night =D

In front of the Universal Studio's globe ^^

The biggest Turkey leg I ever ate !!!

Spiderman Adventure !!!

One of my idol: Woody Woodpecker =D

In front of Snoopy pond ^^

Few days later, my best friend, Josefin, spent couple days at my place before she got back for real to Sweden =(
It was a blast !!!! ^^
Miss her again while I'm writing this =(

Having a relaxing time together =D

Kou-san came later after her part time job ^^

I went to Kobe for the 2nd time with my beloved Taiwanese best friends ^^
This time I had a chance to see Kobe at nite, and it was soooo beautiful !!!

Inside Kawasaki Museum

View from Kobe Tower ^^

In front of Kobe view at night ^^

Then I went with my apartment friend for 3 days to Hiroshima !!!!!
Hiroshima is surely a beautiful town if I may say.
Since I like old town, Hiroshima has everything !!!!
It still has trams to take you anywhere (and it was cheap !!!).
We went to Miyajima by ferry and after that we visited this Genbaku Dome, a place which got bombed on 6 August 1945.

Really want to get back to that town again someday =)

A statue at Bomb Monument

The building that got bombed in WW II at Genbaku Dome

At Miyajima, the symbol of Hiroshima City

The Chery Blossoms were starting to bloom in Kyoto !!!!!
Didn't want to loose the moment (Cherry Blossoms which known as Sakura only blooms once in a year, just for 1 week !!!!), I went several times to watch them (this called Hanami, which means watching and having a picnic under Sakura tree) with some of my friends.

In the middle of Sakura !!! =D

Cherry Blossoms !!!!

In the middle of Sakura trees =)

Playing water on a bright day at Kamogawa ^^

At the end of my holiday, I was invited by my lovely Taiwanese friends to have a little party since one of them having birthday and 2 of them just moved to a new apartment ^^.
Was soooo fun !!!!! (thank you Chin & Shin-san =D)

Nice that Chin-san loves his Totoro present ^^

It was Achang's birthday ^^

Well, that's what I could share for now.

Have to get back to reality soon. Homeworks and tests are waiting !!!!

YAIKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >_<

Final's Over, Welcome Spring Break !!!

So, final tests are over !!!!!
The results were okay, since I really didn't study hard due to sickness that made me had to lay on bed just 2 days before final tests began >_<

But on Grad Day I got an award for my 100 percent attendance and never been late for school =)

At the night, my class having "shabu-shabu" for a little farewell party coz some of my Swedish friends are going back for good to Sweden.

After "shabu-shabu" we decided to have karaoke time.

It was a blast and faboulous !!!!!! Sooooooooooooo fuuuuuunnnnnn !!!!!! =D

The next day, me, Josefin and some other Swedish guys went to Onsen at Kurama Mountain. Having a hot spring bath in the open air was very relieving after all stress and chaotic we had ^^ After that we went to eat this delicious Ramen.

And after say goodbye to everyone, Josefin took these silver tiny things out of her pocket and said, "Please take good care of it."
I was stunned with my jaws hanging =O
She handed over her "killing machine" to me !!!! (Thanks a lot, Jossan ^^)

Well, I'm kinda sensitive person in some circumstances, so I couldn't stop crying that nite =P
I ended up calling the Astroboy, and he helped me to practice.

I think I made a tiny progress, except for the method how to turn that machine =(

At the beginning of the week I wish that that week will end smoothly and happily, and it was !!! =D

I still have half year to struggle in this Peter Pan Land, but thanks a lot, Everyone, for the greatest memories we've shared ^^

Hope to see you all again someday !!!!!

February With Love

And again, it's February, with Valentine in it.
As I've posted years ago, February never been my month.
I broke up with 2 of my ex boyfriends on February, and always had suckz val's day.

But this February is kinda special if I may say ^^

First week of February, me and Josefin take part in reading competition after we got selected to represent our class.
It surely made me very nervous.
Everybody who has to speak on stage in front of hundreds people will have this same fear, I suppose.
I tried my best to conquered my fear, faced the audience, and definitely tried not to forgot what I've been memorize for the past 2 weeks before the competition.
I also pray so that Josefine could find her voice back since she lost it just a week before the competition !!! And Thank GOD she got her voice back right on the day !!! ^^

What I've thinking only get on the stage, read fast, and get down quickly !!!
Frankly, when I got chosen, I almost told my teacher to find my replacement since it makes me trembling even more everytime I think about talking alone on a wide stage, in front of people who might be staring at and judge you (well, this is what I've thought though =P).
But there's something that blocked me. Seems like I have to face this fear.

And it surely shocked me when I heard them called my name to go on stage and receive the award.
Never even think about it even for a glimpse coz everybody spoke in much better way than me ! Thanks GOD and everybody who support me so I didn't back off =)


Few days before Valentine me and my friends made chocolates together.
One day before Valentine I got chocolates from my friends ^^
And on Valentine's eve, I went for clubbing with my Taiwanese friends, and we surely had a blast !!! =D





Lucky that there was no police along the way. Coz there was no train left on 3 a.m, and taxi is very expensive, my friend sent me home with his bike (and I sat behind as passenger, which is definitely breaking the Peter Pan Land's law =/) which took like almost 45 minutes to reach my place from the club and took his breath away I suppose. (Thanks a lot, Shin-san =D)

So this year's Valentine was definitelly not suckz as before.
Coz I have lovely friends around me =)

But I'm gonna get unpleasure closer of this month.
FINAL TEST IS COMING =(
Wish me luck on this one =D

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009

Kinda late, but since it's still January, I want to wish everybody a HAPPY NEW YEAR ^^

Hope this year will be much, much better than before ;)

Anyway, new year's eve in this Peter Pan Land wasn't like in my hometown or anywhere else in this world.

There was no 'hanabi' (fireworks) & no trumpets =(

But I went to Yazaka Shrine, where most of people in this Peter Pan Land go every new year to spend their new year's eve and pray, with some friends. And I think that is all about.

Spent time with friends will always made a great memory ^^

And yet, few weeks later, I went to one of my friend's place and he teached me and some others to make this Taiwanese food.

What a great time !!!!!! =)

So once again, HAPPY NEW YEAR, Everyone !!!!!!!! ^^

Kobe

The next trip in my Winter vacation is Kobe.

And as usual, me, Josefin & Han don't have any particular plan.

Just a little talk in a cafe, and kaboom, we were in Kobe the next day.

Kobe is an export-import city in this Peter Pan Land.

My teacher told us one day in our class that about 10 years ago there was a big earthquake happened in Kobe and destroyed the ports and buildings.

From several parts of this land that I've been visited, I really fall in love with this city !!!!

Just felt so friendly ^^

So we visited this Nankin Machi, a Chinatown in Kobe.

Pity that it wasn't China New Year, so we didn't have a chance to see Lion Dance.

After Chinatown, we tried to search our way to the port.

And we made it again by walking !!! ^^

Took some pictures of the destroyed port and beautiful sceneries.

We look again to the map, and there's this European Town Houses.

Kinda difficult and very tired to search this place since it was up on the hill.

But after we got there, I didn't regret that we walked almost 1,5 hours to reach there ^^

What a great trip !!!!