- Thursday, December 21, 2006
SO im here to post abt Japan.
bear with me for today, lots of pictures and boring explanations.
Oh, rmb to listen to the song just above my tagboard.
wonderful song.
12 Dec
we arrived at the airport, had a great flight. was freezing cold la.
maybe we hvnt gotten used to the temp yet or smth, but i was shivering for sure.
So we set off from Fukuoka Airport to Kagoshima.
Volcanic centre was the next stop.
behold, SAKURAJIMA (the name of the volcano)
alright maybe tt's just the scale model. lol. but we cldnt visit the real volcano, obviously cos its still active. and due to some unforseen circumstances, i didnt get to capture a shot of it.
ANYWAY, we visited the hotspring that burst forth from this active volcano.
but the teachers didn't want to go for the full body hot spring (thank goodness).
so, we went for the foot bath instead.
well, all i can say is "ATSUI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
means hot is japanese (nihon-go)
my goodness, i tell u, the water was absolutely scalding!
especially when we're in a cold country, where our feet are frozen to the point of frost bite.
alright alright, so i'm exaggerating, but yeah, u get the point (:
alright, sueann's leg on the extreme left, middle (me), right - dinisha.
more pictures of them at the footbath.
I can never fathom how in the world they can maintain that smile, when their feet were literally cooking in the footbath. Girls~
ok so tt was all for today.
oh, and we made our way to the Osumi Youth Hostel afterwhich.
guess wat? its located high up in the mountains. and the road leading to it, is dark and windy.
if something happened to us, we would be SO FAR away from civilisation and most importantly, HELP.
so we didn't even get a tinge of reception. great news for our ever so concerned parents (: kidding!
this is also the day where we experience the real Japanese bath.
everyone of the boys were naked, which we will eventually experience when we get to the army.
but this was with a group of boys aged from 15-17. so naturally, it would be noisy and whiny.
the hotbath we must soak ourselves in after each bath, was the same as the footbath.
ATSUI~~~~
and we wonder why japs have real good skin complexion. lol.
13 Dec
To the Uchinoura Space Centre!
it was real nice, cos no1's gona go there anymore!
lol, they are going to relocate the Space Centre to somewhere else, so no member of the public can enter.
and fyi, it's still up and running, its not some run-down space centre.
so here you go folks.
OH! Oh!
i'll upload cute pictures of Miss Yew and Miss Rabiah.
hope they don't find out. lol.
now ain't that lovely (:
i'll try to speed things up a lil.
Obi castle next, cherry blossom dyeing.
den tangerine farm it was.
plucked loads of tangerines. just lovely.
Enoch stirring his handkerchief in the bucket of dye.
Miike Youth Centre for the following nights.
real fun time watching couples play soccer (:
14 Dec
Kimono for today.
didn't leave the youth centre.
had tea ceremony and arts and crafts session.
made a keychain, snake-like finger locking toy (lol) and a pair of kimono wrapped around seashells.
There you go, the two most popular guys in the group.
HAHAHAHAHA, kidding.
but we were part of the trio who were oh-so charming.
Kenny was the "player" and the top lady-killer.
THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT.
tts all for today.
the trying on of kimono took the longest time.
but all the ladies looked lovely.
so did all the guys. macho.
15 Dec
Meeting of our host!!!
but 1st we had a speech and a tour ard school.
which was indefinitely MY kinda tour. lol.
everywhere i went.
girls just shouted "Chan Kai Chin"!!!
im serious, no boasting or wat-so-ever.
ask every1 if u find me unreliable.
i have no idea how the girls in the sch would know my name and my face.
but i know one thing for sure. they found me Kakoii~ (:
so i finally met my host, Doki Doki (excitement).
Kaori Morizono's the name.
forgive the peace sign.
both GUYS and girls are to do that sign in Japan.
so yeah. tts her.
real nice girl.
went home and met the rest of the Morizono's.
The tall guy is the sister's beau.
real funny guy. jokes a lot. and i mean A LOT.
real close family unit. felt the warmth and love instantly.
16 Dec
anyway Kaori, Linming and his host, Moeko, and i went shopping.
guess our mode of transportation.
by bicycle of course. unfortunately i didnt take any photos. obviously cos i was cycling.
took neoprints with them and was really nice.
i duno wat kind of stupid pose i did.
but my eyebrow was supposed to be raised.
duno how come my eyes look like they're twisted. lol.
anyway, tts abt all.
17 Dec
the day which peeps bought their nanos in Japan.
cost $8 cheaper in Japan. plus the tax reclaim in Singapore.
makes it all the more cheaper.
but not me (:
farewell party in the evening with our hosts and their family members.
awesome time.
bucket-loads of tears were collected and dumped into the backyard.
the most touching part of it, was my host and her mom cried for me.
*Don't cry for me Argentina!*
Dance
woah woah! yunzhen got the groove baby!
and I was the rose among the thorns in this picture (:
or the thorns among the rose. lol.
watever pleases you, as the reader (:
No1 really slpt through the night. partied and stuff. and it took its toll the next day, on the plane.
So tts all for Japan, im getting tired of typing. got lots more exciting stuff, do ask me if u catch me online.
till next time,
Cheers.
- kc
- Saturday, December 02, 2006
anyway, i was walkin home just now. and along the dark, serene back alley, i looked up and saw the moon. shining ever so brightly in the dark sky accompanied with a few dozen stars. quite a beautiful night i must say. but come to think of it, the moon is just a pile of rock n sand.
im sure many of us knows that the moon only reflects light from the sun. and if u were to see the moon one night, u'll realise how bright the sun is (in order to light up the moon so brightly). for a brief moment i kinda drifted into my own thoughts while walking to an aerial few of this phenomenon. quite an awesome sight to behold. like u see half the earth experiencing 'day' while the other half experiences the opposite. and how the light rays are reflected by the moon into the half tt is experiencing night.
quite an imagination huh.
but i thought about it. aren't we the same?
we're the moon and God is the sun. we can be the most mundane, down to earth person in this world, just like the moon. but once we have God, we can shine almost as brightly as Him. but it is not our own glory or ability. it is His that we reflect. and so, tt is wat the world sees. thanks be to God (:
im sure there are many more examples u guys have heard. but tts from the heart. and its so recent.
yup. and so i have finally gotten a keyboard that is able to allow me to HEAR some sound at least. yamaha. so now im off to practicing now(:
im in such a state of exuberance. i had so much to blog abt, but most of the time im just too tired to even blog. fatigue is really dawning on me even as i speak. once i return from japan. blogger KC is gona make a come back. lol.
so until den, patience is a virtue.
Cheers.
- kc
