I want to go on a holiday in Summer...
Destination>> unknown?
The world is so big, yet there is no place for me ~
Friday, April 28, 2006
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
my caffeine addiction
I gave in...I tried not drinking coffee for two days...I ended up with a headache and a feeling that I've hit rock bottom. Thus, I gave in to my coffee addiction. I guess since it's not the worst addiction I might as well enjoy it.
What's your drug?
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Haven't been feeling myself lately? But I can't specifically pin point the cause of my depression, but I'm just depressed. Not depressed, but just don't know what I'm feeling?! Feels like everything's just going wrong...not happy. So not happy :(
It's Golden week soon, which means 3 continuous public holiday, then the weekend. So 5 days off. Not going anywhere, staying put at home. There's no motivation to go anywhere or see anything? What the hell is wrong with me?
It's Golden week soon, which means 3 continuous public holiday, then the weekend. So 5 days off. Not going anywhere, staying put at home. There's no motivation to go anywhere or see anything? What the hell is wrong with me?
Friday, April 21, 2006
On Monday, I taught my first and second graders at Yuyama Elementary School. Yuyama is a school which is 10mins away from my house and up in the mountains.
Both grades had me when they were in nuresery school, so they were used to me and not afraid of English at all.
In nursery school, I just sing songs with them and introduce vocabs, play games and do some colouring-in stencils. Our lesson on Monday was self-introduction and feelings. They did it so well! The kids were confident and their pronunciation just blew me over. The first grade classroom teacher was also very amazed, you should've seen the smile on her face, it was huge.
The second grade teacher is a new teacher who's just came over from another school. It was her first lesson with me, and she looked liked she enjoyed the lesson more than the kids. So, at the end of the lesson I asked her whether she taught with an ALT before, and she looked at me and told me where she was from, and I totally understood why she looked so happy. Her old school's ALT sucks!!! :p
Happy Friday!!!
Both grades had me when they were in nuresery school, so they were used to me and not afraid of English at all.
In nursery school, I just sing songs with them and introduce vocabs, play games and do some colouring-in stencils. Our lesson on Monday was self-introduction and feelings. They did it so well! The kids were confident and their pronunciation just blew me over. The first grade classroom teacher was also very amazed, you should've seen the smile on her face, it was huge.
The second grade teacher is a new teacher who's just came over from another school. It was her first lesson with me, and she looked liked she enjoyed the lesson more than the kids. So, at the end of the lesson I asked her whether she taught with an ALT before, and she looked at me and told me where she was from, and I totally understood why she looked so happy. Her old school's ALT sucks!!! :p
Happy Friday!!!
Thursday, April 20, 2006
FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow,
the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word FAMILYmeans?
FAMILY = FATHER AND MOTHER I LOVE YOU
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow,
the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word FAMILYmeans?
FAMILY = FATHER AND MOTHER I LOVE YOU
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
What is love?
Why is it that the person that I care most about is hurting me the most :( I don't think he even realize that he's doing it to me. But either way, I still care about him.
I whispered, 'I am too young,'
And then, 'I am old enough';
Wherefore I threw a penny
To find out if I might love.
'Go and love, go and love, young man,
If the lady be young and fair.'
Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny,
I am looped in the loops of her hair.
O love is the crooked thing,
There is nobody wise enough
To find out all that is in it,
For he would be thinking of love
Till the stars had run away
And the shadows eaten the moon.
Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny,
One cannot begin it too soon.
William Butler Yeats, Brown Penny
Why is it that the person that I care most about is hurting me the most :( I don't think he even realize that he's doing it to me. But either way, I still care about him.
I whispered, 'I am too young,'
And then, 'I am old enough';
Wherefore I threw a penny
To find out if I might love.
'Go and love, go and love, young man,
If the lady be young and fair.'
Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny,
I am looped in the loops of her hair.
O love is the crooked thing,
There is nobody wise enough
To find out all that is in it,
For he would be thinking of love
Till the stars had run away
And the shadows eaten the moon.
Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny,
One cannot begin it too soon.
William Butler Yeats, Brown Penny
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Friday, April 07, 2006
Alive&well
The weather in Japan is a constant change...guess it's a bit like life. Just been reading up on different blog sites that I regularly visit. Interesting to see what type of friends other people keep in their company. But, have you ever felt inadequate compared to another human being? It feels like their life and the people they know are just so much more interesting and intense than the friends you behold. Guess that's why the grass is always greener on the other side. But, I don't want to be like them. I love my friends just as they are.
Lisa came and visited for a week and a half during my spring break. She met lots of my Japanese friends and started picking up the Japanese language. I was very impressed. Though it was only a few words and a few phrases, she did have the heart to remember it and to try it out a couple of times. To lean a new language, it is definitely better to be immersed in it. My Japanese friend Miwa said to me, how can your sister look Japanese but yet not understand a word of it? Well, that was like me too. When I first came to Japan, I had no Japanese in me. I didn't understand the simplest of greetings and what they were talking about. Those days were hard. I am proud of myself and how far I've come, from not understanding to understanding. But, that's not enough! I have to study harder and be able to achieve something. I think my goal for my last year here in Japan is to take the Japanese Proficiency test - Level 2. Should be a great challenge. And very rewarding if I pass it.
The original plan was to go back to Sydney at the end of July this year. But that's all changed now. I will now stay for my third and final year in Japan. Which means, I don't have to think about where my next phase in life will be...not just yet, anyways. To say I don't think about it is a lie though...it is always there in the back of my head, a little vocie whispering "where will I be? where will I go? what do I want to do next?" But, the answers are not as loud as the questions, maybe it's just slowly brewing and when the timing is right, it'll surface automatically. Life is definitely a bag of mystery...never know what and who will pop into your life.
In life should we bank on money or experiences? The money we make, should it go towards travelling or into our piggy banks for that unexpected rainy day?
Lisa came and visited for a week and a half during my spring break. She met lots of my Japanese friends and started picking up the Japanese language. I was very impressed. Though it was only a few words and a few phrases, she did have the heart to remember it and to try it out a couple of times. To lean a new language, it is definitely better to be immersed in it. My Japanese friend Miwa said to me, how can your sister look Japanese but yet not understand a word of it? Well, that was like me too. When I first came to Japan, I had no Japanese in me. I didn't understand the simplest of greetings and what they were talking about. Those days were hard. I am proud of myself and how far I've come, from not understanding to understanding. But, that's not enough! I have to study harder and be able to achieve something. I think my goal for my last year here in Japan is to take the Japanese Proficiency test - Level 2. Should be a great challenge. And very rewarding if I pass it.
The original plan was to go back to Sydney at the end of July this year. But that's all changed now. I will now stay for my third and final year in Japan. Which means, I don't have to think about where my next phase in life will be...not just yet, anyways. To say I don't think about it is a lie though...it is always there in the back of my head, a little vocie whispering "where will I be? where will I go? what do I want to do next?" But, the answers are not as loud as the questions, maybe it's just slowly brewing and when the timing is right, it'll surface automatically. Life is definitely a bag of mystery...never know what and who will pop into your life.
In life should we bank on money or experiences? The money we make, should it go towards travelling or into our piggy banks for that unexpected rainy day?
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