Spring Break

it was too short,,, but better than nothing,,,

well, i had 10-day-holiday after the mid term exam
actually im still in the break but the final three days of the break beginning from today are just for working, so in the REAL terms of "spring break", its over now...:(

and what i did during the break,,,

i didnt go to far places, many of my friends went to overseas like korea, china, taiwan, hongkong...etc though (the farthest place where friends of mine went was South Africa,,,suprisingly,,,)
and others visited popular places for sightseeing in japan

so,,, I,,, i was in my region, most of days
you may think its not fun, but actually it WAS!
my days were like this,,,

first three days---working (yeah, its quite boring i know, but for money^^ and i like my job)

the forth day---i was planning to go to Nara with Dutch student and japanese, but it was postponed for some reasons. so i stayed in my home and i think half of the day, i was in my bed and did nothing (i know its still boring, I KNOW!! but it was actually my first four days of the break, hah)

the fifth day--- finally i got out from my hometown and went to Okayama (not so far from my city) with my family, yes, it was one day family trip. we quite enjoyed that, and after that, i came back to Osaka, and went to the swing dance party cuz my friend was going to perform there. at first i was thinking i just WATCH it, but then i CAME TO TAKE A LESSON for beginners! id never done swing dance before but it was REALLY REALLY fun that night,
im even thinking learning it more now hah (i know im so easily influenced hehe)
i think i will learn that after going studying abroad, maybe:)
anyway it was AWESOME!! i was so impressed by dances of pros!!!

the sixth day--- met the friend of mine i havent seen quite long and had lunch together, went shopping,,, and then,,, well,,, i bought quite expensive shoes(kind of sandals?) for coming seasons,,,maybe TOO expensive is better word for it. the shoes was so cute and i couldnt forget it after seeing that for the first time, so, just decided i gotta buy that one.

the seventh day---went to kyoto with my other friend. by the way it was first time to hang out with her^^hehe* we had lunch, went shopping and went to a cafe, had dinner. we walked a lot and bought a lot (we bought especially asian ethnic staffs,,,those are really cute!) it was really fun time:) i liked the shops we went on the day, and humm, wanna go again;)

and,,,
from today to the final day of the break (for three days)---JUST WORK! THATS IT!!

well, just one problem here----

i spent TOO MUCH money during this break even though i didnt go traveling or kind of that
just for shopping and meals (and sweets, hummmm i should not forget adding that~*)

well usually i dont do that kind of things,,, maybe,,,
and, i have no idea why i did that now
yeah, sure, sometimes it can happen:)
ok, ill think in that way

,,,and my study during the break? well,,,,its BREAK,,,so ,,,,, hah!
anyway,
classes are starting again soon!!

Cheap& Luxury

usually, in this country, "cheap and luxury" can not be together, i think
simply, its because if you want luxury things, it costs a lot
and if you want cheaper things, its value or quality is not so good as expensive ones

HOWEVER,

sometimes it happens
2 days ago, i stayed in Nikko Hotel which is right beside Universal Studios Japan with my friend
the hotel is very NEW and GORGEOUS as you can see here













and how much was it?------ONLY ￥2,000 per person
COOOOOOOL, huh?
cause i work in a restaurant in the hotel and the workers could stay with that price
so,,,,,,,,, i didnt expect such a nice thing,,, but
actually, it was AWESOME in many ways!
i stayed on the 29th floor and from the room, i could see whole of osaka city
the view was incredibly beautiful,,, i took pics at night, before sunrise and just when sun was rising


see?
it was REALLY REALLY great to stay there
anyway, im gonna quit the job soon, in the end of this month though

Chocolat

yesterday, i watched the dvd "Chocolat"(the US, 2000)

ive known the movie since it was on air, and always wanted to watch that just because I LOVE CHOCOLATE
and finally i did it

in the uni, we can watch DVDs or videos for FREE, of course i gotta use the system well

the movie was great, i liked it very much, yeah, now it's one of my favorites

my friend didnt like it though

sure, people have different opinions;)

well, why i liked the movie is not just because of chocolate, but also i liked the idea of the movie, which is how people treat or accept "different" things or completely new things

i know being the same, keeping just their traditional way are kind of "safe"

but its not much fun, not so exciting, and not fantastic for me

i prefer knowing many "different" things like people, culture,,,things like those to just being in a safe position in my life

the movie was telling that kind of thing, and thats why i liked it

at first i thought the movie was kind of dark, but it wasnt actually

it showed the contrast of the people's changes in their feeling well, i think

i wanted more music, which i can see in the movies like amelie or PRIDE & PREJUDICE, other favorites of mine

but it was still good

since i have enough time to watch movies now, hope i can do