I love you

I just had a long long long talk with my mom now. I think I've never had a talk with my mom for 2 hours on the phone before. There was Hawker's night dinner party tonight and we had lots of international foods. Then, after the dinner, I suddenly wanted to call my mom. Don't know why. Then I called mom then talked a lot of things, like my studying, my future, my relationship and hmm... a lot of things!! Every time when I told her my opinion, she told me her opinion based on her experiences, saying I'm still immature and I need to grow up and have a big kind heart for friends or even for strangers. All the things mom said were so straightfoward, simple and correct. Every single pieces of jigsaw puzzle in my mind come to fit together into one big picture. After the talk, my mind is so cleared and now I know what to do. I really respect her the way my mom thinks and behaves. She always knows what to do and what not to do. I want to be like her someday. I respect mom as a mother, as a friend, and as a person. I'm glad to be her son. Thank you so much. I love you, mom.

who are we

different values + different beliefs = unique individuals

different favourites + different preferences = different values

different cultures + different backgrounds = different beliefs

therefore,

unique individuals are every one of us

nobody is same

nobody can replace you

1 month

Time flies.... It's been a month alredy since I've started dating with Jia. One month was like an blink. Those happy & fun time go by so fast. I'm really happy to be her b.f. Thank you Jia. A few days ago, we had kind of quarrel because of my poor understanding of English. I think those of you who learn English as a second language know that it is sometimes hard to understand what "it" means. Or, some phrases are hard to understand as well. That's what happened the other day. I felt so stupid and annoyed by the fact that I cannot understand from the flow of conversation. But let me say excuse.... it is sometimes just hard to understand what people say in English! I wish I could have spoken English fluently.... I wish I could understand English without looking up a dictionary. Hehehe, but I am proud to be Japanese even though I'm not typical Japanese (I think). Anyhow, I think this quarrel was good way of understanding each other more. It is much much better than not having quarrel at all. Of course, every couple has problems from tiny small thing to big different values. They have quarrel and understand each other. If they dont have quarrel, then they will just accumulate frustration then break up. However, keep in mind, don't have quarrel too often!! LOL. Not every single day, once in a while is enough =p

Oh well, I hope Jia will like gifts.
Ah.... such a boring lecture and lecturer. I'm in the middle of lecture now and it makes me damn sleepy... But.... I have a feeling right now that since I never understand what's going on in this class, I may FAIL the final exam...... To be honest, it's not a feeling... I can confirm that I will fail this class if I don't start preparing for the final from now.... Hahaha.... sigh.....

a thin line between dream and reality

its over

Finally, at least until November, its over.... stats. I'm sure I did quite well on calculation part but I'm also sure that I did so bad on thoery part. Pass is enough..... let me pass it...

stats.....

Stats.... driving me crazy.... don't know how to apply all those formula.... exam tomorrow... die...

and we lost....

As I have posted in yesterday entry, there was an outdoor soccer competition today. Despite of our effort, we lost, 0-1. Too bad... This was my last chance to win the soccer competition in Australia, but here it is, a loss. Hmm.... toooooooooooooo bad.

This morning Jia left to Sydney to see one of her best friends. Until the boarding time of a bus, we talked a lot and somewhat I felt so comfortable, so right of being next to her. I don't know exactly what the feeling was meant to, but it was a warm, comfortable and kind feeling. She's coming back tomorrow afternoon but I miss her already =(

I'm at medical lab with my Hong Kong friend right now, working on criminology presentation. We have almost finished our part, just only making power point slides is left. It won't take long I guess. Then after that, we have to start studying for stats since mid-term exam is coming up soon. Anyway, better go back finishing up ppt slides =p

2 days left

2-week break is almost the end, only 2 days left. It means..... one mid-term exam is coming up next Thursday... Ah~, I hate Stats. I still have no idea how to apply those formula... As for essays, I have only finished one essay and still struggling with the rest. Some of them are still one month left till due date, so they are fine. But the lab report I'm working on now is a big problem. We conducted an experiment on visual acuty then we now have to calculate the data we measured. I have NO IDEA what the data indicating...

Anyway, apart from assignmets, I think my life is going well. Chatting, playing games, or playing soccer with friends are making me happy. Moreover, now, I have someone I can depend on if I need to, someone I want to make happier, and somone who can make me smile. Life is great now. The only wish I have right now is......... not failing any courses this semester. I want to graduate and start working in overseas. I've been feeling bit awkward to be a student since I came here last year. None of my best friends in Japan are students, they all work full-time. Some of them even got married already. From next year, hopefully, I start my new life in Singapore. If it happens, then, one of my many dreams become true, working in overseas.

OMG

Oh my god.... another marriage again. Beginning of this year, one of my friends got married. In May this year, another friend of mine who I used to go to a college with in San Diego got married. Then, I just heard a news that a friend of mine from junior high school, who used to be a best friend (dont know why but after we graduated from junior high, we never contact), is getting married in June next year. I cannot believe that my friends are getting or got married. What's the reason for rush?! Come on~, we are still 25 years old (i'm 24 still). We can get married around 28 years old~~~!! There is no need to rush into it!! Hahaha, as for me, I MUST get married until 28 since a friend of mine who can do fortune-telling as well as my grandpa who can see or sense things which ordinary ppl cannot, told me that I better get married by 28yrs old. Lol, it's in ...... 4 years!? Hahaha, I hope I'm married by the time then. Hahaha, one thought just popped into my mind, in 4 years means 2010... which means World Cop Soccer in South Africa!!! Therefore.... honeymoon will be Cape Town, Africa to watch the winner of World Cup 2010, Japan!!!!!

5 years....

It's been 5 years already... Time flies so fast. 5 years ago of today, September 11, 2001, I was in San Diego, studying at Grossmont College. It was after 3 months after I started my new life in the States. I still vividly remember the morning of Sep 11, 2001, collapse of the Twin Towers in NYC. A friend of mine from high school was visiting me at that time and he was supposed to go back to Japan a few days after the incident. That morning, I turned on my computer after I woke up and checked e-mail as usual. Then, some of my friends sent me e-mail asking me whether I was all right or not. I didn't know why the were worried. In one of their e-mail, there was one phrase that attracted my attention, "USA is in a big trouble". I turned on the TV then I saw the smoke coming out from skyscrapers. At first, I thought the scene was from some movies or something. But when I saw the headline, I was shocked. It was real. A week before the incident, another friend of mine from Japan stopped by my place for a few days and left to NY for study. I was so worried about him and tried to call him to make sure that he was all right. However, I wasn't able to catch him until next day. That day, some classes at college were cancelled, and the next day the college had closed due to the rumor that the next target would be universities. Everyone was talking about the attack. All the programs were showing the moment of the second airplane crushing into one of the Twin Tower, the collapse of both towers and people who were trapped in NYC, running away from the towers. I still remeber the sound, faces, scene of the moment. Even though I was actually not there, only watching it through TV, the images and sounds I saw and heared are inscribed in my mind. I can never forget them.

It's been 5 years since then. I never thought that I would be here 5 years ago, studying again in another country. My campus life will finish soon. I really wonder where I will be in 5 years from now. Will I be in Singapore or Japan? Or some other countries?

Last Run

I have just uploaded the snowboard clip I edited again. Hmm... this time size of the file is around 65MB so it should be much faster to download than the one before. The URL is


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1543514957630627713

When you have time, have fun watching it =D

上のアドレスをコピー＆貼り付けでビデオがみれます。

Behind Schedule....

Five days have already passed since the two-week break started, and I only finished one essay today.... So behind from a planned schedule. By the end of this weekend, I am supposed to finish one more lab report so that next week I can focus on 3 other essays and 2 presentations.... Hmm... how am I going to handle with these... no idea...

Rather than doing assignments, I have nothing special of updated info. of my life. Ah, next week on Tues or Wed, Arthur, ELT & me are going to try jogging for 10k =D I never jog that far so I really don't know if I can cross the 10k line, but we have trained jogging past 6 weeks, so we should be able to make it =)

Anyhow, I'm gonna go back to research about "visual acuity" now... I hate lab report. I have no idea what my experiment results are indicating =(

HOLIDAY ＼(^∀^)／

It's two-week break now!! Yeah~! As I have noted before, I had a mid-term exam on Saturaday morning. I guess I didi it well, wishing the score to be above 70%. Anyhow, in the afternoon on Saturday, Jia & me went to look for snowboard pants. The first shop we stopped by didn't have my type of pants, but Jia found a cute red pants for herself. Then, we went to the other snowboard shop, a few minuets walk from civic, then I found one snowboard pants. At the first glance, I fell in love with the brown cool stylish snowboard pants. OMG, I was damn happy to find one!! (don't ask me the price) Anyway, I finally got a new snowboard pants, next will be.... a new jacket or brand new board!! Then at night, we went to see the performing arts called "Drum Tao", which is a kind of Japanese Drum band. My first thought of the show was ... not enough impact to my heart. It was a good performance and I did enjoy watching it, listening to the beat of Japanese drum, but the sound of the drum was not loud enough. But, overall, ah especially the last music they played was very impressive.

Then on Sunday, Jia, Arthur, ELT and me went to Thredbo for snowboarding again! When we reached there, it was raining so heavily, not snow, raindrops! Moreover, there were not much snow left. The condition was so bad!! It was raining heavily, no snow, cold.... Even though we went up straight to the higher mountain from the first run, after lunch we just stayed bottom slope, the beginner course. Then we tried and did our best to practise new tricks! Ah I did try 180° and I think I can do it. As for grabing nose or tai of the board, the slope wasn't steep enough and there was no jumping spot, so I wasn't able to try. After all, we did enjoy snowboarding in a bad condition, and took a lot of video clips to edit!

Now, whatelse I will do during this break is..... nothing but do assignments and study for an exam!!! 5 essays, 2 presentations and 1 exam....... Hopefully, I can finsh at least 3 essays by this weekend so I can focus on presentation and exam next week....

13 hours to go

It's about 13 hours left till the Criminal Psychology exam starts. I'm in packard tutorial room with my friend, trying to memorize all the thoeries and research results. Hmm.... the only thing I can do is wishing a luck... =D. Today, Bruce Hall soccer team won the grand final match against B&G, 3-0. I was a substitute player and I got to play 15mins in the second half. OMG, I missed 2 scoring opportunities... Ah... I really wanted to score one goal since this was my last game to play as Bruce Hall. Damn..... I should have played much better. Anyhow, the happy thing is that Bruce Hall won last year and this year grand finals! It's one of my great memories of college life!!

Anyhow, after tomorrow morning exam, me & my g.f. will go to look for snowboard pants. I hope there is good one that I can buy. Then at night, we're going to watch Japanese drum performance, "Drum Tao". I didn't know about them until I saw their poster in union court. But apparently, they are quite famous around the world as well as in Japan. I'm really looking forward to seeing it since I love those performing arts shows!!

Then, on Sunday, Arthur, Eu Liang, Jia and me are going for snowboarding again to Thredbo!!
Hehehe!! This time, we'll take lots and lots of pics and video clips so after we come back, we can edit clips again!! Cannot wait!! This time, I'm thinking to try to grab a board (nose or tail) when I jump =D Also, I'll try 180°. Dont' know whether I can do it or not, but it's worth trying I guess!! Much better than not trying and regret!


Love Snowboarding??????





Hell Yeah!!!!!!!!!!