bEaCh Ⅱ

today I went to the beach again. but today i went to a cleaner beach. this is the 3rd time that i go to the beach here in australia. this time, i went to a place called Frankston. It's the final stop of the train line. It was a hot day and not much people were there because it's wednesday. i don't have classes on wednesday so i went with friends who don't have class on wednesday too.
we thought it was gonna be a long way but we actually could get there in about 1 hour. we could go further but one of my friends had to come back early so we decided to stay there. it was a very calm nice beach. the water was so clean. it was like a pool. but since we got there still in the morning, it was that hot so we felt that the water was cold. neway, we waited till it gets hotter to go swim. i felt very good because the weather was so nice and i was very sleepy with the warm temperature and the sand.
after lying down a while, we played with the sand and then finally i decide to go swim. the water was still a bit cold but it was ok. after that we took pictures like tourists.(we actually live here)
i took a picture of my own shadow. and then,since we were hungry and it was lunch time, we decided to have lunch. i ordered fish burger with chips. i thought it was a bit expensive coz it was 10 dollars with a drink. but when the burger came out, i thought it was huge. i think i'll get fat again soon...ne way, after that, we looked around a big bayside shopping mall. i really couldn't buy nething coz i didn't have money but it was fun walking around and talking in the shopping mall.
after that, we had to come home. everyone slept on the train coz we were tired. i didn't get a suntan but that's ok. i might get some next month coz i'm going to goldcoast to see my friends.

the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

yesterday, i went to see the opening ceremony of the Commowealth games in Melbourne from the Yarra river. The Commonwealth games is like an olympic games but only countries which belong to the commonwealth nation.
The countries that were or still are colonized by Britain.
I am so lucky to be here in Melbourne this year because the games will be here and that's a very rare thing to happen.and even more luckily, my hostfamily has a ticket to the athletics so i can go see it!!! i'm very lucky!

anyway, i couldn't get a ticket for the opening ceremony in the arena because it was tooooooo expensive!!! the cheapest one costed ＄420!!!!
Scott and his little students would say HOLY COW!!! for this price lol
so I decided to watch from the Yarra river. Yarra river is like a Yodogawa in japan. i heard that there will be fireworks so i wanted to go.

when we arrived at the Fliders st. station, there were full of people. Flinders st. is like the Osaka station in the loop line. there is where yarra river is.
when i saw all the people there and the helicopter flying around and the big screen, i got very excited. the view of the city was beautiful because of the sunset and even after dark because of the illumination.

at 20:30, the expected show began. it was very exciting when it began with the count down. and i could see the queen Elizabeth on the screen. a boy speaked to her the people in the arena sang Happy Birthday to the queen Elizabeth. when they had to say her name in the song, they said "dear Majesty" she was very cool and really looked like a queen. I liked her attitude lol

during the show, the baton came from a boat on the river, and was carried to the arena by many Aussie footy players. i could see it closely.
and a part of the ceremony was on the river. so i think that watching it from the river worth the same as watching in the arena. there were fireworks from everywhere!!! from the fish sculptures on the river and even from the buildings. it was very beautiful and exciting!!!! i had a great time watching the fireworks. but again, i remembered about the people that i miss a lot and wish they were with me watching it. I have to stop that habit and forget about them!!!lol
joking joking♪

Great Ocean Road

hi! today I went to a place in Victoria called the Great Ocean Road. It was a tour from the uni. it was just 5 dollars!!! isn't it amazing?? i can go on a trip to such a famous and good place with transportation and snacks and sweets with just 5 dollars. that's so cheap. Swinburne International rocks lol



neway, i was afraid of the unpredictable weather of melbourne coz 7:30 in the morning, which was the time to go was cold and cloudy. but as soon as it got later, the sun began to shine.
as the bus went on, gradually we went out of the city and got on a road with nothing in both sides. australia has nothing out of the city lol
nothing but sheeps and cows. then, i remembered the song of Canada which Scott taught us. i miss scott...

neway, most of the day we spent in the bus coz it was so far away from the city. we had lunch in a place called Apollo Bay. i really wanted to swim there but there were no time. we could only eat and take pictures. but i had a good time there coz it was hot but the wind was cool. and i felt very good just putting my feet into the water.



after that, we went to the main ivent. the Great Ocean Road. have you heard about the place? it's a famous place in Victoria. I really wanted to go there because i've seen in guide books and the pictures were beautiful.
when i got there, i was very impressed with the beautiful view.
at the same time, i missed the people that i left in japan and the people who are spread around the world. i wanted to be there with them.
one day, i hope we all can go somewhere together.
so i was happy and sad at the same time.

then, our trip was finished. i was so tired that i slept half of the way home.
i wanna go there again but with more time.

tHe bEaCh...

hi. on Monday, i had class only in the morning so i went to the closest beach to my uni. it wasn't a clean beach. and it wasn't big either so i was a little upset. and the weather was sunny, but the wind was cold so we couldn't swim. i could only put my legs into the water.
at first, we had pizza and potatoes. the potatoes were very thick!! i've never seen such huge potatoes. then, since it was a bit cold, we decided to play with sand. we were like little kids lol first we played bury each other in the sand. the sand was heavier than i expected. we also mad a sandcasttle. we did a good job. instead of making a European style casstle, we made a Japanese style casttle. we consider it our Osaka casstle. the beach was in a place about 1 hour from our uni, but i think we had fun. except the cold wind.

!?!?LuCkY oR uNLuCkY!?!?

hi. on saturday, i went to the Healesville Sanctuary. it's a zoo in the country side of victoria. it was a bit cold in the morning so i didn't wear many clothes coz i thought that it was going to be hot like friday. i made a mistake though...it began to rain...i felt like such a loser. and even worse, the air conditioner in the bus was directly coming towards me so it was even colder. PLUS! as soon as we got there, the rain became stronger!! it was a relief after a few seconds coz the rain stopped and sun began to shine. this weather in Melbourne is so unpredictable! i hate it! i don't know how i should wear everyday!!
neway, i had a chance to pat kangaroos but not koalas coz they were not doing such service. i guess only in Goldcoast. but i was happy to see the kangaroos so close.their hair was very fluffy. on our way back, i was very tired. and luckily, the rain started again as soon as i got on the bus and it stopped for me to walk home. so my day was ±０♪

tHaT's HoT!!

hi. since i got here in australia, i was wondering why it's summer and it's cold? what's happening to australia!? i heard that it was going to be summer so i left all my warm clothes in japan!!(because the limit of weight of my suitcase was 20kg which actually they were giving 10kg for service so it was 30kg...and i could've taken my warm clothes)
NE WAY, it was not so hot in melbourne. (by yesterday...)However,to my surprise, melbourne suddenly decided to answer my question...the weather cast said that it was going to be 27degrees while i bet it actually had more than 30degrees!!! i nearly was burned from the sun!!! i was so scared if i wouldn't catch a skin cancer lol seriously!!
i better buy a sunscreen coz this weekend, i'm going to hold some koalas and hopefully go to the beach with my friend♪

fiNaLLy iN aUsTrALiA...

hi. last saturday I left japan to come to australia. this is me and ayumi in singapore. we were in the same plane only from osaka to singapore. since we had a tragetic goodbye with our family and friends in osaka, we were a little down↓↓we miss all of them so bad...i didn't think it was gonna be so hard. i'm such a weak person lol
and thank you for all of the people who came and sent me emails after my departure.
but now I'm OK. i'm just having a homesick. when the classes begin, i may forget about homesickness and be busy with my studies. don't worry coz im not gonna forget you.
this weekend I'm going to a place i don't know where to see australian animals. this should be fun coz the other students from gaidai are going so i can talk to them.


by the way, let me show you my new girl friend, i mean, one of my host family members lol this is Meg! she is 3 years old. she likes to come into my room even with her mom telling her not to. but i've already told my host mom that it's OK coz i like kids. she is really cute! with this angel face, she talks in japanese to me and always sing songs like "ゆうやけこやけで日がくれてぇ♪”　and her japanese has an accent of a foreigner so it makes her even prettier than she is!! i'm very happy with my host family.

↓↓sAdNeSs AnD hApPiNeSs↑↑

hi! recently,everybody around me got cold...and the origin of the virus was me. everyone blame me but there's nothing i can do but to say sorry:-( and i even haven't got better. i got even worse↓↓ that's not fair coz i have to leave to australia in like 3 weeks!! why am i so weak...

ne way, now im blogging from my new PC that arrived yesterday. im so happy that i have my own cute little DELL PC♪　i was thinking about DELL because my friend Emi who's in America now, recommended me. and it is actually good. thanks Emi!! i haven't got used to small screen but i guess i'll make it easier soon.

♪sTuDy AbRoAd CeReMoNy♪

this week,there was a ceremony to congratulate the students who passed the study abroad preparation classes. since the last time i wore a suit and everybody told me i looked like an office worker, i wanted to look like a student as i am. so i did my hair and changed the color of my shirt. it was worhtless...i was told that i looked like a teacher,a man in a construction and other things that are no longer YOUNG...what encouraged me was Masa's word. he said i was cool in my suit lol
ne way,the girls had to wear their dress and i was looking forward to seeing them in a dress. in the ceremony, i was impressed by the student's speech. but what i was moved the most was my anthropology teacher's speech. he spoke in the same way he did the class so i felt that i miss the class a lot. and it was a little bit sad coz i'll keep missing his class. i also got the certification and i was very happy with it!
i wanna thank my proffessors Mr.Hlawach,Fedorowicz,special thanks to Yusuke and Masa for waiting us till the ceremony finished, and my friends who studied hard with me,Ayumi,Mai and Takuji!! it has been a long way but it was just the beginning...

☆diStUrBiNg mAi♪

today,me Ayumi and Yusuke went to the Karaoke in Namba where Mai works. we wanted to see Mai working because working in the Karaoke doesn't match her and we thought it would be interesting if we go see her. it's such a hard work for a lady like her.when we got in, she was running around. it was good because she could come serve us drink and food. it was a bit sad too coz we could only see her a little. she couldn't even sing with us...but that's ok coz i enjoyed singing J-POP that day and i could see my friends. i missed them because we couldn't see each other much during the winter break. i don't need a winter break...

→pEaCe bOaT⇒

hi! do u remember that i post about my italian spanish teacher who taught me spanish at yuka's house? she came back to japan!! i went to Kobe port to see her with Yuka and Yusuke! she is working as a volunteer spanish teacher on a ship that goes around the world!! i thought it's amazing! i wanna do such a job like her. she can travel around the world for free! i envy her so much...i was also surprised with the size of the ship. i thought it was as big as Titanic! i don't know how big Titanic was though lol
ne way, i hope she have the nicest trip in the world and it was very nice to see her again♪

...zOmBi PaRtY...

yesterday, i went to the Karaoke and had dinner with my friends. i was so guilty that i went late to the Karaoke. but i had fun singing and listening to my friends singing.
after the karaoke, we went to a weird restaurant...
each table of the restaurant is like a prison, and the entrance of it is like a haunted house in an amusement park. while we were eating, when it got to a certain time, an announce to be careful with the zombis were played in the restaurant. i was so scared that i was with my eyes closed all the time lol
then,the siren started to ring, the lights were off and the zombis began to go around the restaurant...since i was scared the most,everytime a zombi came into our cage,he touched my head all the time!!!! i couldn't do nething but to scream lol
i had so much fun but it was so scary!! i wanna go there again but next time i'll sit in a place which is safer...

⇒kUsHiYa←

today i went to a fried food restaurant called Kushiya in Shinsaibashi. there, our friend Karei was working and we wanted to see her. as usual, she was very small and cute lol
we also wanted to go somewhere together because we were tired with CIE classes.
when we started eating, we couldn't stop eating and talking because it was "all u can eat"
when we got up to go get some more food, takuji, as usual, had eaten all of my food...i was so shocked but i made him go get more food for me, so that's ok.
when we were full, we had some ice cream. we were so full then, that we could hardly move. today, i realized how eating is wonderful!!

!!aNoThEr SuRpRiSe PaRtY!!

yesterday, we did a surprise birthday party for our friend Ayumi's birthday. since we couldn't celebrate her birthday in the actual date of her birthday, she was a little disappointed. while actually we were planning the party and even making the messaged t-shirt!!
some of us told her we couldn't go out with her but we were actually waiting for her in the restaurant with a cake. when she came in the restaurant and saw all of us with a cake, she was so surprised that she cried immediately lol
then we had dinner, but since i was in the same table with Takuji and Yuka, i couldn't eat so much because they eat even more than me lol
ne way, i was happy again because it was another successful surprise party♪

☆tHe GoLdEn PaViLlIoN☆

Today I went to Kinkaku ji with my friends. In the morning, since I slept inTakuji's house with Karei and Yuka, we couldn't wake up so we were late to the time we have planned with the other people. by the way, we had so much fun the night before in Takuji's house! Yuka made us a delicious pasta and a beautiful APPLE PIE !!
ne way, we were so sorry that we were late but no one was angry at us. My friends are so kind!!
b4 going to Kinkaku ji, we went to a temple called Kitano Tennmanngu which there is the god of studies. so, we went to pray for our studies success by touching a special cow's monument placed in the temple.
After that, we went to the Kinkaku ji. When i saw it first, i was so impressed!! it was amazing!!! i was especially touched because i've just finished writting a paper for my Japanese Art class on Kinkaku ji. i had so much fun because i could see Kinkakuji with my friends♪after that, we went to eat dinner and shopping around Kyoto. After dinner, on our way back to the station, a miracle happened...we met our friend Masa!! i was so surprised and happy because we were in the same places in the same day!! i felt we all were connected lol
finally,we had to go home. i was a little sad that we had to go home but b4 that i had to go take my bags to takuji's house. On our way to Takuji's house with Karei, i came up with a brilliant idea. i thought that we could stay another night in Takuji's house!! Takuji was happy with that idea, that we decided to stay one more night in his house. we just went to bed because we were very tired, but we enjoyed staying in Takuji's house 2 nights because we felt like we were in the TV show "FRIENDS"

@hApPy BiRtHdAy YuKa@

hi! today i wanna talk about the day that i took takuji and yusuke with me to surprise yuka at her work in Nanko. it was yuka's birthday, and yuka thought that only i was going to pick her up at her part time job and go somewhere. i thought it was a bit sad to celebrate her birthday with only myself and i knew that she was going to be happy if i take yusuke and takuji with me. so that i did it and it was successful. yuka looked really happy when she saw us holding a bouquet of roses singing happy birthday to her. i even taught yusuke and takuji how to say happy birthday in italian! (yuka loves italy) so that yuka would even be happier. after that, in spite of yuka's full stomach, we went to a restaurant where i've made a reservation. after dinner,the restaurant give us a birthday cake and sing the birthday song with us. it was a little embarrassing but we all had so much fun♪ after eating, we went to the port and played a kind of model game. we pretended like we were super models and took pictures. it was a stupid thing but i really had fun this day. happy happy birthday yuka!!

♪USJ⇒bIrThDaY pArTy♪

today, i went to Universal Studios Japan with my friends(takuji,yusuke,ayumi,mai,ai,mayuka)it was raining so it was not so crowded. we could go to most of the rides. we liked the Spider-man so much that we went there twice. but, my favourite was the Animal Show. i didn't know there was such an attraction in USJ even being there for the 3rd time. All the animal's did the performance and i thought that sometimes animals can be more intelligent than human lol
while we were enjoying USJ, our other friends(yuka,oba,karei) were preparing for a surprise party in a restaurant in the Universal City walk. i was so excited because we've planned this for a long time. we all made a t-shirt with messages for them. i mean, two of our friends Mayuka and Yusuke was having their birthdays.
when we got in the restaurant, they were surprised because the people who were preparing for the cake were there. they were even more surprised when we showed them the cake and the t-shirt that we had made. i was even happier than them to see them happy!! after we ate dinner we took print clubs and went to the Karaoke all night.
we had so much fun that day♪
happy birthday Mayuka and Yusuke!!!!

cLuBbiNg♪♪

hi, whazzup!? im still doin busy in CIE classes...
BUT!! last weekend, i went to many places at night with my friends♪ first, our class mate asumi took us to two nice bars around namba and shinsaibashi.
this is a drink called Baily's shake. it was sooooo nice, that we decided to take a picture. u should try it.

after that, asumi left and we met Ai. then, we went to a club. there, we accidently met Ai's twin sister. it was funny coz it's such a coincidence!! though, we were not satisfied with the music so we went to another club nearby. there, they played songs that i like, so we could dance for a long time♪ i mean, i'm shy so i didn't want to dance but
Yuka made me dance all the time lol
i had fun dancing, though.
since i got tired, and some of our friends left, the rest of us just talked for the rest of the night. (while yusuke slept so well like an angel...lol)
when the morning came, we decided to leave the club and go eat Ra-men. it was a nice place and the ra-men was good. when we said good bye, again, i was very sad...i wanted to stay longer with my friends. i hope i can do the same thing many times until i go to australia...

☆彡RiNkU pReMiUm OuTLeT☆彡

last week, i went to Rinku with my friends Yuka,Karei and Yusuke. i went to pick them up in Tennoji with my dad's car. it was Yusuke's idea to go by car which actually was a great idea! Karei came a little late and we were all surprised by Karei's hair style change. she had her hair cut totally differently as before!!
then, i started the engine and i began to drive them to Rinku to go shopping. it was a long way coz we prefered not to go by highway. it was fun having them entertaining me while i was driving♪we listened to music, told jokes and talked about many things.when we got to Rinku's parking, everyone got high because of the sea. we could see the airplanes because of the airport nearby. we took many pictures and already was having fun in just reaching there. after playing around the beach, we went shopping. everyone bought clothes and we found them very cheap. even cheaper than the city. after shopping, we got some coffee and went to the beach again. it was a bit cold but we enjoyed it so much. on our way home, we went to Saizeriya and had dinner. there,we had kind of a deep conversation and we could know more about each other. that day was one of my pleasant days of my life.

...fiNaLLy fiNiShEd!!!!! bUt...

hi! what's up!? recently,i've been posted about only good and fun things happening in my life. but actually,i was so busy...i had tests in CIE classes two days,one after another,and the last one today. (3 total). that means that i almost didn't sleep last week and this weekend. i'm close to death if i don't sleep well today! one of the tests worthed waking up all night and study, but some of them ,i'm really not sure about my grade. i hope my proffessors are kind enough to let a student like me pass this class...i should have parties because a nightmare of tests finished. but i actually can't do it coz there're 3 other papers just in CIE classes. in english2 class, the essay is due on the same day with CIE paper due! what is more, there's a day when the CIE paper due and the literature class's mid term is the same day!!!!! the coincidence is being so mean to me...i know that it's not good to post negative things but i wanted to share my sorrow lol
ne way, in these days of sacrifice for my studying abroad,i'll find an oasis and post about it!! c ya then!!!!