We watched tv for a while, and talked about Robots in Japan. Japan seriously do make amazing robots that do all kinds of things, like feed disabled people or the elderly (which Okaasan chuckled at when she saw). Robots even replace people's jobs at times. What would Marx say? "Aah, of course." We watched a Hana Yori Dango repeat!
Check out Mastujun. She knows I'm in love with him by now. :D
After wards, I studied Kanji until it was time for me to leave for Sophia University Orientation before we start classes on the 11th.
Okaasan gave me strawberry pocky before going food shopping. I took this chance to take pictures of my house. It's three floors, so here are pictures of the first floor.
This is the living room. In front of the tv is this "kotatsu," the table with the heated element. Many a time someone watching tv with their legs until here will fall asleep. It's that comfortable.
Here's the table where we eat, which is also heated under neath. My legs are very happy, but sort of too long for the table. I need to lay them out straight in front of me or my legs will burn. Often times, I accidentally play footsie with my neighbor. My bad.
This is the kitchen. Sort of small, but it has an awesome bar-type window. See next pic.
I always clean the dishes. Okaasan loves me, I swear. 喜んで洗って上げますよ。
This is the 玄関（げんかん） were you must leave your shows or offend the Japanese people. If you are a visitor, it is traditional to say おじゃまします OR しつれいします。 They are ritualistic expressions, but literally mean something along the lines of "I'm becoming a burden/(I'm sorry) for intruding." I would have to guess.
I made it to school on time for the very long Sophia University orientation. They threw lots of materials and information at us at once. Just look at this swag bag. (It is heavy.)
Afterward, we recieved reimbursement for our transportation to orientation related events. Transportation is EXPENSIVE, so I was glad. We also received money to get our commuter passes, so I do not have to pay to get to school anymore. The upper class men (先輩) took us to the station to fill out the forms, though they were not that much of a help. They were very helpful in other ways though! :D One of them gave me their phone number so I can call if I every have any trouble, or am in dire need of some help. For example: I missed my last train home and need to know the nearest karaoke bar to sleep in. (Apparently, they have special prices for the hours 12am to 5am~ 10 bucks to basically sleep there if you need to.)
This is my commuter pass. It allows you to travel from your home station to school for no additional charge. You can also travel anywhere along the way for free, and if you are going somewhere not on the route, you need only pay the difference. I was worried because the route I take did not have ANY fun places, but the man at the station changed my route after talking for him a bit. With this new route, I go through Shibuya, A VERY FUN PLACE GOOGLE IT. This means I can go to Shibuya for freeeee! I took this route home today, and it was fine, it took about the same amount of time to get home.
I tried to get a haircut, but didn't want to wait an hour for an opening, so I bought a banana chocolate crunch crepe instead (late lunch?). I went home and had dinner with Okaasan, and decided to write a long entry. Now, I think I will study more kanji for tomorrow's test. Wish me luck. T_T
4 Comments:
bitchin breakfast~ i don't go to bfast when I can sleep a little longer honestly.
hana yori dango on tv, repeat or not, is awesome. i see you there season 1 domyouji.
o shit, strawberry pocky. :0 i don't like the strawberry flavorrrr. x) i also see you there, difficult kanji x)
kotatsu.... man. that is some offical shit. ^^ it looks comfy.
lol watch out for legburns from the dining table omg. and worse, the footsie you mentioned. o_o
haha you must be familiar with doing dishes of course. xD
do you say itte kimasu and tadaima? right and properrr.
megayayz for reimbursements and commuter passes!!
shibuya? :0 ok palo.
lol crepe sounds like a tasty lunch.
lovies.
trust me, you won't gain weight. all i do here is eat pudding and cake and i'm not a beast yet. when i go back to the US tho, i will be!
Good info on the "miss last train - karaoke sleep for 10 bucks" deal.
Lol, missing my last train is like my biggest nightmare since arriving here...
I like your many pictures on your blog. You should do that more often. I really like your very traditional looking home.
