@музыка: Co-ed School - Too late

Surprisingly I was almost late for bus… When I arrived at the bus stop I could see the door closing right before me. Good that I was not late, cause otherwise I Have no idea what I would have done…
I came to Ikebukuro and went to shrine) before meeting with the other “Chris”

just like my first day in tokyo)

I think I will call him C2))) I think he should have some Spanish blood because the first thing he did when greeting – hugged me and two kisses on the cheek XD I am not the type to get shy about such stuff so it was funny XD
I think it was just like my first day in Tokyo – the same route – Shinjuku-Harajuku-Shibuya-Akihabara. we did tried to go to Shinagawa acqarium, but we were too late for that((((
The guy is really friendly and very promising in many aspeckts… but I can tell for sure that he is way to flirty and has this bad-boyish attitude. And I am not the type to fall for that kind of tricks.. been there, know it all XD
But in general it was a very pleasant time and I hope we can get along better, cause I intend to “use” him a lot to learn more about various topics and… he already promised to give me his white mouse when I mentioned that it looks nice (I even didn’t have to ask for it ~he~he~)) upd nah... i let him keep his mouse)
I stayed the night at Hiro’s place. I stayed up till 1 am to chat with my “fluffy buddies” (one in ua and other in de – thank you skype that u exist!!!)
And then I fell asleep in my sleeping bag)

@музыка: Burlesque OST - The Beautiful People

@музыка: Madonna - Girl Gone Wild

@музыка: Robbie Williams - Supreme

The only bad part about such outing was my state. I was wet (especially feet) and cold, I got a blister on the soles of my feet (when I had my nails done on both hands and feet - the lady was surprised that I have such a tender skin in some weird places XD like sole and palms, but my face skin is kind of rough XD) the blisters burst and started bleeding. So it was painful.
We got on the first train around 5-30 and went to Kashiwa. I was thinking about going all the way to Bee to have some sleep, but then I would have only 2~3 hours of sleep and spent lots of money for trains and buses. So while we had breakfast inside the station (bee and bf were waiting for the first bus) I made up my mind to go back to Tokyo)
I rode the local train so it would take more time and slept most of the time…

running a feverI got to shibuya and went around. I must say it is hard to find a sofbank store that sells prepaid cards for sofbank… so only in the fourth store I was finally able to charge money to my account. I also sat at the crossroad area enjoying the view and watching people. On the screen I saw one commercial that I really loved with the cats) I hope I can find it on youtube. Another curios thing was that before tvxq’s single promo, there would be an ad shown for some ice cream/yogurt (imho for which they look so gay!) and only after yogurt you can get to see the teaser of the “still” XD
Then I went to Tokyo station. Halfway there I got emails from CM and we agreed to meet back in Shibuya) I am glad that yamanote line goes in circles. One hour sleep from shibuya to shibuya was helpful)

The tour was nice.

Meeting other people and sharing ideas is really nice. There was this French physics student – seemed like guy is totally lost in Japan and very French XD, the Spanish guy – not the typical kind! He is half german and came to japan to travel for a month or so. I think the blood combo in him is nice. He is kind and easy going as Spanish but also without losing his mind and going overboard (German blood, ne). crazy African girl –who kept laughing at anything I or others said, which was tiring… then another Spanish photographer guy – I enjoyed talking with him about cultural differences a lot. Later we met up with other intern girls and went for dinner. Girls are busy with all the dates and nomikais and partys, so they wanted to go to ginza for dinner. Fine with me, but they did not realize that there is nothing much that we can afford. We wondered around for an hour and came back to the station to the first place we thought of going in. and of course it was booked and we had to wait for almost an hour.. outside.. standing… by the time we sat down I was already running a fever… after dinner everyone seemed tired and we all parted our ways. CM was not feeling well so I went to ikebukuro on my own. I had over an hour to my bus, but as I was cold and feverish I stayed in one of the department stores watching all the people pass by me…

I was so happy to get to the bus to find out that it was broken and we had to wait for the next one just for “chotto”, well this chotto lasted for 40-50 minutes and I was shivering by the time I got on the bus. One couple that I spotted that was also going to Tomioka took pity on me. Lady saw that I was not feeling well and her motherly side showed a lot. Her husband was a bit drunken but still very pleasant. Japanese are nice and ready to help you when you need it, especially when they learn that you can speak Japanese) in Tomioka I went into bento shop near station. And after some time the husband came tome and said that as his wife is worried about me, they want to take me home (their son came to pick them up) it was so nice of them! I declined the offer. I know that I should not have! Cause I could have met new people, but somehow I did not want to cause them trouble.. And I was sick and needed to wait for my bento and so… I got home and uploaded photos to facebook and had some obligation chats… even when sick I can not avoid staying up late…

@музыка: Katy Perry - the one that got away

I had a very weird dream. There were Bee and her bf and there was my mom… I was going back from Tokyo to Tomioka and she came to the bus station to see me off. And I had a violin with me. I do not play any musical instruments, but in the dream I knew I could. And my mom and i started fighting over the violin regarding how I am supposed to carry it in the bus or leave it or whatever. I woke up and didn’t get the point at all…but I didn’t like the feeling either... Probably my guilty hamster conscious is getting to me...

And it was already 8 am. My cell died so no alarm clock for me… Maybe I should keep the curtains up so that I can at least wake up with the sun…
smile
I worked on the smiles all morning… and lunch and after lunch… and just those smile I was turning from green smiley to red angry… not really angry, just not getting it.. Why people are so obsessed with the details that do not matter. But I am proud of my conduct and how I handled the situation… I did not show my frustration- simply smiled and apologized for taking time and causing the inconvenience to others… I guess I am getting more Japanese in that way…

the result

the original

For the eve I made plans with KY and NY to go to Takasaki. Actually I was thinking about going on my own to buy the present, but then KY offered me a ride and we ended up talking about Thai food and so we went all together. IM went to her dance class. I was supposed to meet guys near the dorm.
On my way to the dorm I booked my bus ticket). It started raining badly and there was an announcement about fire in Tm (I asked about it later on) so it took me some time to get to the dorm. NY has drove to some store near takaski station and when I found the aroma lamp I decided to confirm it with Lena first. And she said that it was better to give her money. Geez.. Could’ve saved all the trouble.. I had my budget so for me it didn’t matter whether I buy smth or give her an envelope. But I felt bad that guys had to come all the way with me. Because they were actually looking for stuff I told them. KY went into female cloth store and went through all the shirt with prints they had there to find some with Totoro! (he never did, but the effort counts))) So afterwards we went to the Thai restaurant. The funny thing is that they lost me at the parking! I opened the door saw that there is a bag and decided to go around the car, but when I shut the door the car just took off. I thought that they were teasing me, but apparently they did not notice me not getting in the car! Only near the counter they saw me standing there outside! They did not pay attention whether I am in the car or not…
Thai food was really good and a bit spicy. It was nice to get a chance to have dinner out and chat about random stuff… apparently what I call random, they call trivia knowledge! I wonder if I am a trivial person. I do not know any topic very well, and all my knowledge is just trivial and I am a stupid blond even without being actually blond. But back to the topic…
We got back and went to the supermarket. And than to spy on IM at her dance club) Oh yes I do have blackmailing video of guys spying on her) and NY even did some performance. Then we got into the car. Well they did, but my door was locked and I couldn’’t and they once again were about to leave before noticing that I am missing. But I will talk about the noticing part some other time.
At home I did some laundry and chatted with mom…There is no way I can manage to go to bed on time any time soon…
I also chatted with Chris. He sent me this photo

and I had no idea where he got it from (SY I guess). He teased me and I think he was somewhat drunk. The photo was taken in January, but at that time SJ said that they might not need to use it a t all (especially considering that they were taking pictures of all foreigners) so I never thought much of it. But I should have.

@музыка: Jamala - Smile

@музыка: NEWS - Koi no ABO (Just for the fun of it)

I woke up in time for the chat with Karen which I was so looking forward to, only to find out that I do not have inet.. Seriously??? No, I mean it, seriously??? I was mad and decided to go back to bed… bad idea… I woke up again at 9-10. Well, today there is no manager in the office so I think it is ok to come in later in the day XD…

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Today is the shunbun no hi! From this point on the day is gonna be longer than night! High time to change smth in my life) or so I have been saying for the past three month, but I never change XD

Today I spilled my tea twice on me… I think it is a sign for me to stop doing useless stuff and get to work if I want to impress my manager so that he would want to keep me)

And now I am back at home and tring to make myself ot go to bed early...
And here is my motivation for tonight!!!

Tomorrow I am gonna have a busy day in many aspects, so I need to rest well)))

@музыка: Rihanna - We found love

OFFTOP BUT SO TRUE
Saori sent me this picture which is so true about me and most of the people who “live” online…

It was hard to get up on time and we had a slow morning – showering, having breakfast and deciding where to go. In the end we went to kirin brewery. The tour was free of charge and at the end of it we got three glasses of beer and some snacks for free. No photos were allowed to be taken during the tour, but as I’ve been to Obolon in ua, I can say that brewery in ua is pretty much the same as one in jp)

I need to go ona diet!

I was not planning on buying any omiyage this time, but then I saw chocos with beer inside fro reasonable price – 20 pieces (just the amount that I needed) for 750 jpy … and I bought it) CM got one to send it to her dad.
The funny part is that everywhere with strangers I speak Japanese just fine! And they think that I have lived in japan for years XD Surprisingly I can imitate Japanese pronunciation quite well XD but I feel burdened when I have to speak with people I know… I need to work on that one!

After brewery we made one more crazy stop -sweets paradise!

It was more like round to hell from heaven to me. Sweets paradise is keki tabehoudai –which means all u can eat sweets! We went for one in shibuya. And fro 70 minutes u can eat anything u like, as much u like… they had like more than 30 kinds of cakes, pasta, rice, potatoes, salads, drinks, ice cream, fruits etc… we were eating up!!! I know that I have gained weight and need to go on a diet.. but it was worth every single yen we paid for it! Near us sat a cute jap couple… the girl was eating so slow and so little (probably to look good in front her guy) so it seemed like a waste of money to come there for her -_-

I was only worried about my bus back to Tm. Our time in café was till7-24 and my bus was leaving at 7-50. form shibuya to ikebukuro it is 15 minutes ride on the train. Plus at least 5 minutes to and from the stations… after 7 pm I was telling CM that we need to go, but she thought that I was talking about admittance time instead fo my bus, and when at the end I finally said that I might be late for bus she realized my worries XD. So with our tummies so full we hurried to shibuya station. At the crosswalk near ikebukuro station I bumped into two Russian ladies who were talking about boiling sausages for dinner. I think if I were not in a hurry I could have made new ru friends in Tokyo but I had to ran for the bus…
What can I say… I got to the bus just before the driver was getting in it to leave… I got on and we left! I was so happy to be able to relax a bit))) I tried to prepare entries for posting, but was too full and sleepy to do so, so I just filled in the expenditures spreadsheet. Got a shock form how much I have actually spent in three days in Tokyo XD and was simply napping the entire way back)

In Tm I stopped to get some bento and went home. Unfortunately I was too tired to chat with friends even though I promised to do so((( sorry for that…

@музыка: GD - She's gone

It was a beautiful morning to ride a local train and enjoy the view , but I slept most of the time XD. Train from Tomioka to Takasaki is the most expensive in whole japan, or so Japanese tell me (770 JPY one way, which is about 35 minutes ride).

busy day)The transfer time between trains was not a good one for me, so I had to go to Higashimatsuyama smth like one hour before the actual meeting time, otherwise I would’ve been late for it (according to google maps of course). But I do not regret going there so early.
When I arrived I decided to go and visit local shrine – Yakyu Inari Shrine. Apparently it is a shrine to go a pry for your lifelove XD The symbols are foxes, and you could see the statues everywhere. But one couple was extremely cute.

Actually I saw one schoolboy praying to the couple, but once he noticed me he got kind of embarrassed and left in a hurry. Well, I was in no hurry so that I could wonder around as much as I wanted.

In the far away corner of the shrine I found this graveyard so to say. I wonder what happens to all those broken statues..

Afterwards I went to Bosch plant to meet other interns. Higashimatsuyama plant is hugeeeeee especially comparing it with TmP.

All the interns gathered and we went fro lunch. He-he.. it was the first time I was in a better position than others) in TmP we have this meal tickets (piece of paper where its value is written 50-100-200-250) but in Sby and Yh they r using cards. So everyone was really mad that they had to stand in line to get their tickets. Well, as I had extra I has given one to CM and one to Max (another intern , a good friend of Chris). After lunch the tour has started. I do not why, but some parts of presentation were plain boring.. like listing all the products… and not even by group, but per part number… and the actual tour around plant was a bit slow. Due to volume decrease on that day plant has “production stop” for some lines and there was nothing much to see. The interesting part was the demonstration of the training that each employee has to go through – actual work in the plant even though you can be an office worker. There is also smth called skills Olympiad. Young employees compete in producing some products as fast as possible, the best would be preparing for the event for the entire year without actually working, which was a bit surprising to me. The tour was finally over and everyone went to Ikebukuro.


I rode a train with CM and chatted about random stuff, that’s what we usually do)
In ikebukuro everyone went their own way, as for us (CM, Marie, Teo and me) we went “shopping” but were only able to make it to the mall, go to the restroom and it was time to go back XD My cellphone died when I was booking my bus ticket fro Sunday, but by using CM’s phone I was able to do so on my own… great) it was not as scary as I thought given all the keigo that is used in such situations. So now I am more than capable to book my ticket myself without troubling anyone (and letting them now where and when I go)
When we got to the meeting place I’ve met Patty (a friend of my ua friend, the girl that I should look after) and her friend Felix. Somehow I chatted more with Felix than with Patty XD. An interesting guy I must say! But he was not the star of the night… Chris was)

Well, well, well) He greeted me still at the meeting place, but as I was chatting with Felix we got to talk only when we got to the Izakaya. Chris was the one to come up to me and tell me that he wanted to sit somewhere close cause we needed to chat. And so we did. At first we sat across each other and cared that my glass was not empty all the time XD. When it got to load we had to switch sits so that we sat next to each other chatting almost nonstop. I am sorry to everyone who had hiccups that day, cause we talked about everyone XD It was too loud in izakaya so we agreed to go somewhere quiet for more drinks afterwards and he invited me to the nabe party at his place for the next day. After the nomikai everyone got separated and went for afterparty. While everyone was trying to figure out where to go Chris has met some random Japanese guy who gave him 10000 JPY “to enjoy his time in Tokyo. What can I say, I hope that the guy is not married, cause his wife won’t like it at all XD. So Chris has used that money to buy me and Sara more drinks in Shibuya. It was getting close to midnight and as Cinderella I had to think about how to get home and where my home for the night would be) Originally I was planning to stay at Hiro’s place, then switched it to CM, but I ended up sleeping with a total stranger XD – Sara., Chris’s study buddy from uni… We almost made it to the last train, but as it was so full so we decidedto walk or to take a taxi. Sara was drunk and messed up the train line so we could not make it earlier for the last train. She felt bad about it, so she was insisting on paying for the taxi. However we did split the fee (1000 each), cause I couldnot let her pay for it on her own as I was staying at her place for free) Sara is somewhat naïve like a child and hard to describe her.. but she is very nice and kindhearted, however I gues there should be someone to look after her at all times, otherwise she is the type to get in trouble. That someone is chris for now. Chris seems really friendly and nice… he gave out this brotherly feeling. He told me that I am the way he imagined me to be, and I do not know whether it is good or bad XD I think he exceed my expectations of him, which is always a pleasant surprise.
He even sent me an email to check whether we got home safe and sound…
We crawled in the bed with sara and fell asleep almost immediately.

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