Oct
31
2008
A few days ago I had terrible luck in everything I did. The sheer amount of crap life threw at me that day was just immense that it was hillarious. Here’s some of the stuff that happened; Continue Reading »
Oct
29
2008
One day last week I was at university. It was a seeminly boring day. I hadn’t slept very much because of the workload and had to go in extra early to labs. Continue Reading »
Oct
26
2008
So my Japanese class is pretty interesting, we’ve established that, but since Jaws mysteriously disappeared a few of weeks ago it’s been pretty tame.
That was until one morning… Continue Reading »
Oct
24
2008
So Hayden decided to have a flat party last week and everyone was invited.
I got back from labs really late and went straight there. Continue Reading »
Oct
22
2008
So what are the people like here? Continue Reading »
Oct
21
2008
So you guys already know how kind Firefly’s been to me since I came here. For one, the last thing he posted on his blog was about me, and for anyone reading to give me support, which I am truly indebted to you for! So one day I discovered Gmail had chat when Firefly decided to message me and say hello. Continue Reading »
Oct
12
2008
Forgive me if I don’t post in a while because my hand is swollen and this is why. (This also took me bloody ages to write!);
We have 2 kittens living under the building, one white, one black. Japan has no RSPCA (Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) or the like so these kittens are wild and living under the building. We don’t have wild cats like this in England so this was a bit weird for me. From time to time I see girls from my building feeding them because these cats to have to fend for themselves and presumebly all the girls in my building think they’re cute…Or so I thought. Continue Reading »
Oct
08
2008
Advena, for those of you who were wondering, means “Foreign/Alien” in Latin. There’s another word used for foreign and Advena is more “alien”. I suppose I chose the right word for my username because I have never felt as much of an alien as I did today. Continue Reading »
Oct
06
2008
I looked into the distance, smiled and told her I was insulted she said that.
It wasn’t fair if I took her cue to cause a scene for everyone else so I just pointed in the direction of the Shinkansen train platform and ushered everyone to follow me. Continue Reading »
Oct
06
2008
When we came out of the gates, a kind looking man and woman came up to us and asked if we spoke English. They said they were tourist information and gave us some maps and pointed us in the right direction for the bus terminal. They were really lovely.
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