あとちょっとで．．．

I'm so happy that one more presentation is over! Another essay due this thursday and one more presentation of thesis proposal and I'll be a free bird, at least for the rest of this year! yippyay!! 

最近ちょぉ忙しいんだけど!!!

I met my primary school friends for dinner last night and for the 2384756 times, my friends were very surprised that I neither drink nor smoke. Apparently, I give out this vibe that "I am a good drinker and I smoke". and then I have to go on to how my body doesn't produce enough enzyme to break down the alcohol and I'll get super sleepy and start feeling sick afterwards. Sometimes I'm so lazy to do the explanation that I've learned to say that I'm allergic to alcohol! But seriously, it's so hard to find someone who understand this feeling of not being able to drink in Japan, that when I find someone who's as bad a drinker as I am, I get all excited and wanna be friends with them. LOL. 

I was having coffee with a friend and he was telling me how he has a bad reputation in school because of his tattoos, his looks and he's always seen talking to different girls. These traits apparently made him a "Player".  I personally think that he's actually one of the most intellectual and down-to-earth person I've met so far and so much more sincere than most others. I guess people are gonna judge you no matter who you are, and as long as we know who we are, and someone else knows who we really are despite all the labelings, we're fine. 

And some recent incidents (that has no direct relation to myself), has altered my naive thoughts that things can be simple, depending on how you look at them. People are the most complicating thing in this world and everyone has their own secrets and private troubles that they don't wanna share even with the person closest to them. It's impossible to fully understand a person, nor is it possible to trust someone a 100%, no matter how awesome you think they are. Whatever it is, things happen for a reason. I'm not judging because I really like the people around me and I'm all out to be the vacuum that sucks in their little dusts. 

Embassy reception

Student lunch at the embassy a few weeks ago. I didn't realize there were so many of us in Tokyo! Hearing Singlish from left and right was such a bliss... haha 

寒い！！！

Out of no where, the temperature dropped from 23 degrees to 5 degrees last night and I'm freezing my butt off. I realized that I've been checking the weather forecast religiously everyday, cos the weather is so unpredictable. Japan sure takes me by surprise. =) 

A school mate told me that a certain study showed that one should not study at home, but in school or a library, because the overly cosy environment makes studying counter-productive, and home should be a place to rest. If one mix the two sphere up, he won't be able to feel relaxed at home. I would have believed so if I were in NUS, because firstly, people really studies in the library, and secondly, the possibility of you constantly bumping into someone you know on your way to the bathroom and start a conversation is much lower, and the fact that people around me are studying really hard makes me feel obligated to study as well..  

But here, my school is so small that everyone know everyone and this makes it harder not to talk to people, and the library is right next to the student lounge with nice couch and vending machines which makes me hard to concentrate. All those little "breaks" always ends up in long conversations with someone I know. What's worse is that since the computer is right in front of me, I'm looking at Facebook more than I look at my readings. 

So I decided to stay home today to actually do some work. And for the first time in many years, I did not step out of my apartment for even an inch! I don't know if it's good or bad.. at least I got the presentation slides done, but at the same time, I feel fat sitting at my desk the whole day. 

Anyways.. I can really feel winter is setting in, but it seems like I'm the only one complaining about the coldness. (Just like how I was complaining about the hotness when i went back to Singapore...I think I should shut up.) My neighbour is still in his singlet and flip-flops, but here I am, fully covered with sweater and socks. I've wrapped myself up from head to toe, like a gyoza. Yes. Superly unglam... Bleah. 

cold

Natto-tofu with tuna and avocado. It has been the perfect breakfast for me for the past few months, but it's too cold for the weather right now... bleah. 

The weather was really crappy today, with pouring rain and howling wind. What's crappier was that I went to school not knowing that my class had been canceled. And since my professor is away in NUS for some lectures this week, the only thing I need to prepare for is a presentation on Thursday. Sweet. And according to the weather forecast, another typhoon will be hitting the city these couple of days. No school. Sweeeeet.  

♥

I realized that for the past 6 or 7 months in Tokyo, I've been seeing Toubi every single weekend (well, almost)  such that it has become a routine. And now that we're only a station apart, meetings have become such an ease. She's been a huge part of my life in my 2nd year of NUS, and now she's a huge part of my life in Tokyo. I can't thank her enough for all her support and she's the first person I'd call when I'm sad, happy, angry, or lonely that I actually have her number in my speed dial. haha 

So I was telling her that she's one of the reasons that I'm in Japan and she joked that we're as good as a couple. I remember Cream once told me "the person of our destiny" doesn't have to be a Man. It's someone who has left an impact on you and someone who has changed your life. It could totally be a friend close to me...