It's been a crazy few weeks again; or months, rather.
Ladies and gentlemen, I have officially aged another 12 months. Yes, as of today, I am 23. But I sure don't feel like it.
But then again, how do you "feel" an age? I leave that deep, thoughtful question to whoever reads this ramble of a blog :D
Anywho, it's also been just over a year since I started this job and moved and lived in Japan. The thought is rather frightening, really. Time spun by so fast, especially these last few months; winter seemed to drag I'm happy to stay another year here, but I admit I'm slightly dreading the winter again... Could be worse though. The winter really is the only slight downfall living here, otherwise, everything is perfect
My family from England came and visited me a few weeks ago to my humble little town, and we stayed in 4 different pensions over the 5 days they were here. The pensions were all sweet little places, with amazing food. All 4 were completely different, but they were all lovely. I went back with my family to Tokyo afterwards (as they were staying at my grandparents' house), and though my dad and 1 of my brothers left for the UK 2 days later, I spent about a week and a half with my mum and youngest brother, as well as my grandparents and meeting friends. I enjoyed it as usual, though the heat in Tokyo...geeze. It was 10 degrees different to the temperature in Hokkaido! In saying that, I'm sort of used to Tokyo's summers from visiting almost every year, and to be honest, I think it could've been worse. Just goes to show how much I prefer and can handle the heat to the cold.
I came back to Hokkaido 2 days ago though my mum and brother are still in Japan, as I didn't want to use up all my paid holiday. I shall miss them a lot, as I do miss all my wonderful friends in the UK, but there is still so much I want to do here and so much I want to experience that I don't feel homesick at all and I wouldn't want to go back yet.
Another year on my age, another year on this job, another year in Japan... I'm still not 100% sure what I want to do after this; whether to do another year of this job, stay in Japan, go back to England or even go to another country - who knows? I realise I need to start looking at my choices though >_o;
Either way, I'm going to enjoy the present to the full. As tonight, my dear friends are holding a party for me, including kareoke! Get your electric sunglasses and sparkly wands out, it's partay time ;D
Ok. So basically I hung out with Yunho and Jaejoong of Dong ban shin ki (Touhoushinki/東方神起), had a barebecue, chilled, talked about releasing a new single together, then coming back to mine for laterz....
Yeah, in a dream.
But something very similar did happen yesterday.
I don't really know what the whole thing was about myself, but from what I gathered a unit or group of Korean popstars called 'G7' came to my humble yet tourist-y town in Hokkaido, in order to do some filming for a program they're currently airing in Korea.
Edit: I did some research on Wiki and it appears that the show itself is called "Invincible Youth", and "G7" is the name of the unit of girls put together for this show from different Korean popbands. Lookie here.
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Today the stars all fly back to Korea, and Tina and her father are meeting them at the airport so they can film the "tearful farewell". Then, she and a bunch of the usual lot of us are having a "Glasses-themed party". Eating and drinking whilst wearing glasses, as a matter of fact. I have about 5 awesome pairs of glasses of a rare design, it's going to be hard for me to choose.
P.S. I ironically seem to update my blog on the few days it pours with rain, when we've been having hot sunny days recently!
Goodness, it's been a month?! Time flies way too quickly. It's even more terrifying thinking that it'll be exactly a year since I've moved here in August. It doesn't feel that long at all, yet I feel like I've lived here for a long time.
There has been quite a few changes to my work recently, though. Firstly, the supervisor for English education in my town changed as of April, and she is absolutely fantastic. Unlike the previous one, her English is practicaly native (she used to live for over 9 or 10 years in America, I think), and because of her long stay overseas, she is much more aware and open and well...easy to talk to. No offence to the previous guy (who apparently had lived abroad in South Africa for 2 years), but she actually does her job. She is technically retired and used to be a headteacher at a school, meaning that her experience is top notch as well. The best thing is, she talks to me, and asks me about my work, and asks me about any problems I have. I was able to share some worries I had at 2 of my schools since I arrived last year, and now 1 of them is solved! The other problem is still in process...it's a little akward, but I'm only happy that things are much better at 1 of the schools I go to! Basically, the problem was that the teachers didn't use me for hardly any of the lessons and I used to sit in the staffroom all day doing nothing. Then suddenly this week, on both the days I went to the school I had about 4 or 5 lessons - the most I've ever had at that school since I came! It's quite funny really. Like, "Why now?"
Summer is finally here in Hokkaido, and it is gorgeous. Ironically today it's pouring down with rain, but the past few days has seen warm sun, light breeze and fields of beautiful flowers. I do feel like I live in a postcard.
My family from England are coming to visit at the end of July, and I'm really looking forward to it I can't wait for my dad and my other brother, who didn't come visit last summer, to see my lovely town!
This weekend will be my first experience of camping. Oh noe'z. It's the "HAJET" [Hokkaido Association for JETs (English teachers)] summer meeting, and we're all tenting out in a place called Shinshinotsu 新篠津村, including a barbecue, drinking, onsen [hot springs], sports (if we like it :p) and a short rendition of the Musical. Yep. Just as I thought I could clear it out of my head, I find myself mumbling over my lines again, as well as lyrics and dance routines. Still, it's light-hearted in that the script has been cut down a lot, and it's ok if we don't get the lines exactly right (though the perfectionist in me says I need to keep each word exact!). I don't mind though; I do enjoy it after all :P The sleeping-outside-in-a-tent business though...? We'll see. I shall cry if the heavens decide to open up on us though. Looking at the weather today, I dread to think...
P.S. Live Report of Jihen, under construction. ^_^;;
Ladies and gentlemen, I have officially aged another 12 months.
But something very similar did happen yesterday.
I can't wait for my dad and my other brother, who didn't come visit last summer, to see my lovely town!
KLASH; a.k.a. MIO, 22, British, half Japanese, music lover, singer, happy, positive, constant dreamer, lazy, food inhaler,
clumsy, forgetful, a BFG, silly, giddy, minor cosplayer, strange tastes, harajuku whore, fashion-o-holic, friends & family treasurer, loving life ♥
