上智大学 ♠ Clubs & Circles ♠

I've joined Sophia University's musical circle and acapella circle! ♪

How did it happen? Well, they were recruiting members on freshman week and since I'd been eyeing on musical groups, so there I went!

Their clubs/circles recruitment is nothing like Melbourne uni. They don't have their own stalls but just carrying boards and pamphlets (which drawn by themselves) around the uni!

Look at how many papers I've got!! XD

Was so happy coz' I was approached by quite a few clubs and circles =P All of them thought that I was a first year student/Japanese!

Even cheerleading group approched me. MUAHAHA. Does that mean that I am cute and attractive?? XD They don't go to people easily!

What is the difference between a club and a circle?

Club - Very time-consuming and require full commitment from members. Usually practises everyday or at least 5 times per week? (eg. tennis, sports club)

Circle - Usually twice a week. Not as demanding as clubs. =D

Aikido合気道 circle. My friend joined, not me. Was there to watch hot guys. =P

Sophia uni's huge sports field. I don't think I'll ever have a chance to have activities there though. Not a sports person =P

The Sakura street beside in between the sports field and our uni!

♣♣  Masquerade Musical Circle  ♣♣

Our first meeting and workshop! (High school musical)

The people are nice ♥

Kinda disappointed coz there were girls only! Well, technically, only one guy

My group for the first week >v<

And second week (workshop - sister's act 2)! We are getting closer ♥

Had 食べ放題 (tabehoudai - buffet) after workshop! It was SOOOO good~~~ >V<

And most importantly, I didn't have to pay! =D Seniors pay for juniors!

ゆこ、私 、アメリーズ　☺

*Didn't get any pictures of my Acapella group though =P Will get them soon!

Hopefully the circles will become more and more fun!! >v<

野球- Japanese Baseball Tournament!

I can't believe I neglected my blog for this long..
Guess studies really took up lots of my time =) I'm more hardworking here than I was in Melbourne! and I go to classes on time (9am) everyday! =D which means - I wake up at 7~7.20am every morning! That's a record! <=====@***


Anyway, one of the events in the past few weeks. lol.



- 8 April 2010 -

The official Japanese baseball game!!!
Well, I knew that Japanese craze for baseball. But the real show & atmosphere still amazed me =D So many people although it's a Thursday. There're lots of salarymen in their suits as well =D

Ooo, but before the game, we went to Karaoke again. This time it's in our town, Nishi-kawaguchi ^^ and surprisingly it's so cheap (only 780yen) with unlimited drinks and about 6,7 hours of KTV!

Us! The happy gang <3

Oh, and I can't believe I can sing 叮噹 我爱他 here!!! Was so so excited!

The songs are not too old too >v< Don't care if they don't have the original MVs, as long as I can sing what I want! ^^v

After that, we proceed to the stadium!!! dadada~

Our tickets!

We supported the team on the left! Its name is 'Swallows'!

The other team. They were so coordinated and enthusiastic!

We should have supported this team! ><

Sat and watched the game although I only understood half of the rules. LOL.

The atmosphere was superb though.

The rival team's supporters from our view. すばらしい~

Hungry. Went to get food. The hot noodles had already cooled down when we got back to our seats though. =_= Was freakiiiiing cold.

 

The team on our side!!! Go Go Swallows! =D

Towards the end of the show, I screamed the cheers with them as well. The weather was so cold though.

It's amazing that we could survive. There were 10+ of us, but half of them went back earlier coz the weather was unbearable.

  

 

Well, we were losing.

And yeah, we lost. Here's our sad faces. =(

On the way back in the station, lol. Bryce VS the poster man!

XDD well done!

*Well, it was also the day that I caught the terrible cold which lasted for a few weeks. =_="

Not sure even if watching the game was worth it then, I sacrificed my health.

But it was a good experience though =)

Shibuya =D the shopping heaven

It's not an easy thing for someone like Shermayne to keep up blog postings especially after uni has started =_= Everyone knows she hates writing/essays (that doesn't apply to greeting cards tho)

But she will make an effort to record every moment in words and pictures <3 although it might be overdue =P


SHIBUYA

- 6 April 2010 - (haha)

It was a warm and sunny day ♥ perfect day for outings ^^

I've finally gotten a chance to see Hachiko - the loyal dog at the station! (Refer to posting 2)

This is Shibuya!!! 伝奇的な渋谷！>v< and a million of heads. =_=

We spent the next two hours in the AU phone shop because Kat needs to get her phone. =D The lady was so patient and nice to us although we had some problems in communicating.

Shermayne's and Kat's ♥ Our mobile

That's the popular Shibuya 109!!! I'll come shopping in my own time =)  Hehe..


We didn't know what to do so we decided to do Karaoke!! My first KTV experience in the land which invented karaoke!

It wasn't a clean and decent place, but well, it's cheap =)

Got a room at 7th floor with nice view though ♥

~♪♪♪♪♪~

They have Mandarin songs here too!!

The input system is abit complicated and old though.

Maybe because it's cheap =P

After Karaoke, we had dinner at this ramen place. Apparently it's the best ramen in Tokyo according to Daniel @@ We waited for a while coz' there was a line =)

We were invited inside and filled in this paper where you circle your preference of spicyness, different part of meat, amount of spring-onion etc.

There's only single seats in the restaurant! So that people talk less and eat faster lol. Business go on!

That's the ramen!!!

It's so delicious that I finished the whole thing, even the soup!!!!! Yum~~

Went for a little walk after dinner ♪

There were street artists singing by the street.

And also,

 Rockstars and headbangers!!!

Apparently they are having a concert in June/July and they are promoting the event.

Their fans in special costumes/hairstyle and make-up.

The performers weren't appealing to me though. Thought that they looked gay =P no offence. They had a ton of make up on their face!! Eww.

Went to the disney store in Shibuya!!! So cute ♪ This suits me better =D

Saw this Dale (from Chip&Dale) soft toy! It's one of my favourite cartoon characters!! Love at first sight ♥

Shermayne (ahem) entering a wonderland!!!

Arrghhh~ everything is so cute!!! >v< wish that I could own everything from the disney store!

♥ the decoration too. Can't wait to go to Disneyland & Disneysea although I've been there before!!

Will never get bored from Disney ^^

Hehe~ and the shop was playing Chip&Dale cartoon. For some reason, I only like the red nose dude though =D

After thinking for an eternity, I've decided to buy the soft toy although it costs 3000yen. Couldn't resist the temptation.

Went home feeling super-satisfied ♥

The DK dudes hanging out in my room >v<

And Baby-D lying on my bed ♥ So Cute right??!!!

Used to hugging stuff when I sleep but I forgot to bring along my Sunny-boy from home. Now there's Baby-D! ^^

Trying to do the same face as Baby-D! XD

Didn't regret buying him at all because ever since that night, I have good night sleeps! ♥

楽しい～♪

First Day of classes @ 上智大学 An emotional roller-coaster ride

It wasn't a good start for the first day of university.


Was raining so badly and in fact, it's still raining at the moment and it hasn't stopped for even a minute. Was freezing.


Waking up early wasn't easy. But I guess I'll have to get used to it because I have 9am classes everyday from Mon to Fri. >_<  It takes about an hour from my dorm to the university! - not to mention that I have to fight for air in the insanely-packed trains.


Got into the classroom just on time after bell rang. Jap Intensive II wasn't as demanding as I expected, but the class made me sleepy though. Maybe that's because I'm sick. Was wearing a mask so that I can stop spreading germs but people walked passed me gave me weird gazes. What's wrong with wearing mask anyway? There are people wearing masks everywhere in Japan! =_="


After class, I went to the overseas liason office to hand in the verification sheet. They need my Certificate of Registered Matters (some proof for getting a Gaijin card?) but I thought I could get through by showing them my Gaijin card since I got it earlier than most people. But they told me they need the sheet and I have to go all the way back to Yokosuka city (which is about 1 1/2 ~ 2 hours away) and get a copy from them. I was stunned and was kinda mad of myself. Why didn't I get it earlier? Why didn't I find out?


I was actually quite down. The weather and my cough made it even worse.


After that me, Kat, Sam & Jon went to the cafeteria on level 5 to get some food. Unexpectedly, I found extra 800+yen from one of the food machines! Didn't realised until I was about to get my change. Then I felt better =) At least that paid some of my fare to Yokosuka (which cost about 1000+yen). But I shouted Kat for lunch coz she's kinda poor now too. LOL.


Fell asleep after eating and luckily I woke up in time for my next class. I'm taking 'Introduction to Sociology' because I have no choice since the Intensive Jap class had taken 3 hours for my morning sessions. The lecture was packed to the max, a lot of students were standing at the back and also in front of the classroom(The uni has no lecture halls). Lecturer finished the class in 15min after some briefing coz the space was too cosy & stuffy.


I left immediately and caught trains back home. Got a bento box at this bento place near my dorm. I selected my own dishes because I thought it would be cheaper if I just get a small pack without rice. It turned out to be 370yen, even more expensive than the pre-made big bento box! *Angry*
Cost me like 500yen for the meal after I get plain rice from the convenient store!! Arggh!


My legs were wet and shoes were soggy when I reached my dorm. Surprisingly, there was a BIG box awaiting me at the front hall.

It was from the Sakamoto mama+papa ♪ I ran up and put down my stuff and ran down again to carry the heavy box. I opened it, and guess what, there's SO MANY food in there! and a card on top of everything.

That's what Mama sent me! There's lots of curry, pasta, rice, cans, soup, coffee, lots of snacks, biscuits, sauce, masks etc!! ♥

Her note to me about instructions of making those food/contents & getting lots of sleep so I can get well.

♥

That's how my cupboard looks now. Insane, yeah? =D

I felt so warm after receiving the box. Very touched as well..Mama said she's gonna send me food but I didn't expect it to be this quick & this many!!!

It feels really bad getting sick in a foreign place. But at least I have someone who is like a mum, taking good care of me and treating me like a daughter.

***

I went to Sakamoto house and stayed over for a night during the weekend. I was coughing so badly so mama gave me medicine, and cooked me good food again.

She kept asking me "how's the dorm?"  "Is there a fridge?"  "How's the people?"  "Are you eating well?"
Then she started packing me food. I cried on the spot coz I was so touched and she hugged me ♥


Woke up in the morning and saw the bento she made for me + some medicine + masks in a bag, attached with some good advices on a paper.

It made me cry again.

I'm sure you would if you were me.

There's no reason for her & the family to treat me so nice but they just are nice!

Even Rin-chan loves me too.

 I really hope my stay that night didn't affect them coz' papa started to cough too =( I felt so bad.

***

I think God treats me very well. =) He knew that I'm unhappy today and He gave me good news ♥

Hope God will bless the Sakamoto family with good health too!