Working Holiday in Japan

Hello, it's been a while again for me to update! So, last week I had my first working day, and it went quite well! My working hours are from 7:30 am to 11:30 am, and my second job starts at 4 pm to 10 pm. I was really exhausted, but also felt good, to earn my own money for my year of Working Holiday. Speaking of that, it is finally decided!!! My friend Lara and me decided to experience the adventure of Working Hoilday in Japan together, starting this November for a whole year. We are really excited, for her it will the first time ever being in Japan, for me the 4th time. I have never been away from home for as long as 6 weeks (my last trip to Japan), and now it's gonna become a whole year! There will be bunches of organisation work in front of us, but is so nice to talk about it and plan everything together. I'm sure there will be some difficulies, too, but I'll do my best and make sure we have the time of our life over there. Of course I will also blog from Japan, be sure about that! And think about the giveaways I could do with all the cute stuff available only in Japan :-))) I hope you will stay loyal followers on my blog, as soon as I'm over there, I promise it will become more interesting! More about plans in the next posts :-))

Another topic: I was tagged by Vanessa for the Stylish Blogger Award! Yes, again another award! The idea is to share 5 random facts about yourself (I have to watch out, not to take the same again as in other awards :-)

I love knitting so much! Currently I am working on a similar cardigan

 I love Kinder Schokolade! The best German chocolate ever! Have a try!

I was a Sailor Moon addict as a child and still am! :-))

One of my most favourite bands: The Brilliant Green!!!

Last but not least: I love blogging! And without you, my dear followers, it wouldn't be half as much fun!

Bonus Pic: Today, my dear friend Ai sent me these lovely presents!!!! I love cute stationary!! Thank you Ai, I love you so much!!!!!!

Sunshine Award and Q&A Game

It is very rarely for me to post two times a day, but I was tagged by Naka for the Sunsine Award and for a funny Q&A game. Before I forget posting about it I had better do it asap. Have fun reading!

Share 7 interesting facts about yourself

1. I speak 5 languages (well, one of those only with basic knowledge)

2. I love to eat at night, especially sweets

3. I enjoy knitting and crochet more than videogames (actually, I am not into videogames at all, except for Pokemon on my DS :-)

4. I really hate insects, if they come near me I begin to cry or faint, I swear! 

5. I love baking! (It seems I'm gonna end up as a good wife)

6. I love shopping but rarely buy anything XDD Watching makes also happy :-)

7. I am only listening to Japanese music. It is not that I hate Western music, but somehow I lost my interest!

Questions and Aswers

1. A vampire or a wizard (and why)

Urgh, vampires... I can't see any blood. Of course a wizard. Then I could do magic, that't much more cooler.

2. If you could change one thing about you, what would it be?

My height. I am only 154 cm, and would love to be 160-165 cm tall XDDD

3.Would you rather live like a rock star or president (fun or power)

Of course like a rock star/fun! What would life be without fun? I have fun almost every day, haha! 

4. What's your favourite cartoon character?

Lockon Stratos from Gundam 00. I'd love to have a bf like him :-)

5. What is your (most) guilty pleasure?

Guys who can play the guitar...

6. If you were a song, what would it be?

Ohh, there are many, but probably "Trust You" by Itou Yuna

7. What is your biggest dream?

Right now? A year of Working Holiday in Japan whch will hopefully become true soon :-)  

8. Do you prefer to be the one to ask questions or the one who answers them?

Asking is sometimes more easy than answering.

9. What is your biggest turn on and turn off?

Turn on: Politeness, Turn off: Smokers  

I tag:

Kate from Ribbonlicious

Rick from Waiting for Wisdom  

Rena from Rainbow Briteness 

Riechan from Riechanster

Sophia Alexandra from No No Deja Vu 

Keiko from Chocomintbubblegum

Next post: Chousa Matsuri in Kotohira, Shikoku!

A piece of me in April and short update

Hello everyone, are you enjoying your Easter holidays? I would if I could. I've been kinda sick the last two days, nothing serious, though. I am feeling unwell, had a slight fever and stomachache, hope it will be over soon. What a bad luck, after having such a great birthday celebration with my family. I got some really nice presents. If I find some time I will post a foto.

It is time for another "A piece of me", now in April. Almost forgot about it.

This month:
I like: There are many things that I liked, I finished my last acadamic paper two weeks sooner than planned, I won my first giveway, had a lovely birthday.

I don't like: That university starts again on April, 12. Holidays are over way too fast. I have already gained all of my credits, so I am taking some classes voluntarily, while waiting for my final results. I have paid the tution fee for this semester, so why not taking some classes for fun!

I want you to know: I am so thankful for your support and your kind words. I have discoverd that blogging is a great way to find new friends all over the world. I will think of a way of how to show my gratitude to you. Maybe a giveaway or somthing similar is coming soon?? :-)

I've planned: To find a part time job to earn some money for my next trip to Japan. I already have one, as a home tutor. But I will need at least one more. Hopefully the trip will become a year of Working Holiday in Japan, it is my next great aim after graduation.

Hiatus over and some other things

I am back! I missed you all so much, and your posts and comments. Damn that stupid virus, it is still on my computer, I am writing this from my sister's laptop. The next days I will be busy catching up with the paper, because I lost 8 days time of writing. But I will try to blog alongside, too!

Waaa, 8 days without internet and computer is rather long if you are used to using both every day. But I somehow made it, and realized that I've got so much free time without it, to do things I normally won't. :-) But I cannot live without blogging for so long. :-)

It is time for another "A Piece of Me" Game for March. Time really flies by lately! So here are the answers:

This month:
I like: That spring is supposed to come, it is still so cold
I don't like: Writing on my paper, what else? :-))
I've planned: To finish the bachelor paper before my birthday (April, 1)
I want to say to someone special: Dear A. Good luck with your studies in Japan for one year! I can't wait to have you back here next year, and I will miss you so much!

Also, while catching up reading your posts, I saw that I was nominated for two awards by RicAdeMus! Thank you so much, I feel honoured to be nominated that much lately! :-)

The Beautiful Blogger Award: Share 7 hidden facts about yourself!

Hidden facts... facts that no one knows about me? :-) Now you know! :-)
1. I actually like Boy's Love Manga stories very much, though they are quite infamous, hehehe. One of them is also going to be a part of my bachelor paper, so I have an acadamic reason for my interest! XDD
2. I absolutely drink no alcohol, and have never smoked in my life.
3. I go to bed about midnight or even later every day (I know it's not healthy, but I am so used to it now!)
4. I can knit about 5 hours at once, before my hands start hurting.
5. Somtimes I sing while doing housework (it is embarrasing, so I only do it while there is no one else around)
6. I am so lazy that I don't do any sports, except cycling, going for a walk and climbing stairs.
7. I rarely cry. If I do, then something terrible must have happened.

RicAdeMus also named me for the Sunshine Award, saying I helped him out of a funk. But what exactly did I do? I didn't do anything special. I was just reading your blog, typed a few words as a comment and sent it. I wish I could have done more! :-) Anyways, you are welcome!

Oh well, this post has become rather long. Congrats to everyone who read it to the very end. The next post will be more interesting with some new fotos to share. Look forward.

More Fotos

Hello everyone! Thanks for you kind comments to my room, I was happy to hear that you liked it and thought it was cute! I would love to have you as guests  in my room someday! :-) I wanted to post pics about my university and stuff that made me happy, but I didn't take any fotos to both yet, so today you get to see the contents of my bag, in other words, things that I carry with me as soon as I leave the house. Have fun!

 

My new bag from Accessorize. It was on 70% Sale! (From 43 Euros to 13 Euros which are about 20 US$)

 
  

Here is the contents! 

A pink eco bag (for grocery shopping :-)

A polka dot coin purse (gift from a friend)

My ipod

My mobile

A pink Hello Kitty purse, where I put my cards, ID card, point cards etc.

A Korilakkuma (the white bear) coin purse

My keys

A bottle of disinfect lotion

My camera (which is in the bear pouch at the top)

My chewing gum box in the middle (also bear shaped)

My red make-up pouch from Swimmer

  

Bonus pic: the contents of my Swimmer pouch!

A mini towel

A tissue case (the turqoise ribbon thing)

A bear compact mirror

A lipbalm

A compact brush (the round thing at the right)

A pencil

A pink comb

Some painkillers (just in caseXD)

A omamori ( the white thing in the middle, it is a japanese lucky charm)

What do we learn from that? I am a bear addict! XD I have a soft spot for anything cute, anyway. :-)

There are some people who say they can tell about a person's character by reference to the contents of their bag. Maybe you can come to your own conclusions about my personality seeing all this stuff? 

I will spam you with pics today XDDD

As the title suggests, today will be a picture lasting post. Requests for the foto game today are from Bommie who wanted to see my room, and RicAdeMus who wanted to see my study spots. As latter is to be found in my room, too, I thought I'd combine both requests. Have fun watching the pics. (I was told by friends that my room is quite spacious, but I don't think so! It is quite small! :-)

 

This is what it looks like when you enter the room.

This is my bed (and posters from my fav band, KATTUN)

Favourite studying spot Nr. 1: My computer

Favourite studying spot Nr. 2: My writing desk (which looks so messy atm...)

My desk again and my wall decoration (yeah, I am great fan of Kat Tun!)

My book shelf and dresser

A close-up of the book shelf

My door and my bag collection :-)

The corner... XD

Bonus pic: close-up of the wall decoration and my strap collection

Bonus pic 2: My plushies from Japan (mainly gifts from friends) My sis got the other half :-)

Got enough now? (^o^) Next requests will be my university class room and things that make me happy!

Beautiful Heart Award and Foto Game

My new camera battery arrived! From now on, I can make foto posts again. Thanks to everyone for your response to my foto game. I will try fulfilling all requests starting with this post.

But firstly: I was tagged by Sara Mari for the Beautiful Heart Award. Thanks again for that. I love being tagged!
Here are my answers:

Instructions:

1. List 4 things that keep your inner self beautiful.

2. List 4 things that keep you physically beautiful.

3. Tell us about a precious memory you keep close to your heart. [Optional]

4. Share this award with 5 other people that you think have a beautiful heart too.

5. Link the blogs of the people you chose and link the person's blog who awarded you.

6. Have fun!

Inner Beauty
1. Smiling and be friendly (keeps being in a good mood)
2. Traveling to Japan
3. Meeting friends and have fun
4. Writing letters


Physical Beauty: 
1. Running the stairs up and down (we live in the 4th floor without elevator)
2. I am drinking only water, tea and fruit juice. No soft drinks or alcohol!
3. Eating the right things!
4. Awesome bath and cosmetic products from LUSH

Everyone who wants to join this game, too, please do so!

And now, the first request from the foto game from Sara Mari You wanted to see my favourite item atm?

 

Here it is! It is my mobile! It is my favourite item atm, because it is my connection with the world outside my room :-) As I am too busy with the graduation paper right now... If I feel like it, meeting my friends is just one call or text message away!

Here is the opened version. I absolutely love the keyboard, which allows me to text message very fast! :-) My favourite colour is pink, as to answer Sara's question. The straps are a Statue of Liberty Odaiba Kitty, the Cookie Monster from the USJ Osaka and a Rilakkuma Mobile Cleaner from the Rilakkuma Store in Osaka.

I used to have more straps dangling from my mobile! :-)

Okay, tomorrow more pics are to come! See you then! (I just realized this has become a long post...)

Miracles do happen... and a new Game

A miracle happened! My ipod came back to life! It has been dead for about 3 days, and yesterday, the display went back to normal! I still can't believe it, I am just too happy to express it in proper words! Maybe it was broken because of the cold, I've heard that electronic devices can react quite sensitive the the cold. Anyways, I hope it will stay with me just a little bit longer (^0^).

I've been thinking about how to make this blog much more interesting, and I came up with a little game. If you want, you can participate, if not I will participate only myself :-) The idea is to ask me to post a picture about any aspect of my life that you are curious about. It can be anything and as it is manageable for me, I will make the foto and post it (as soon as my new battery arrives). As I said, if you are interested, requests are welcome! If not, I will think about it myself, what you might find interesting. At first, I thought about doing this game once in a month. I hope this will bring me a little bit closer to my readers, and that you get to know more about me. :-)

Just a random remark: today my friend thought it was time for another fortune cookie, and here is what was in mine: "It always pays leading things to their end". Maybe this is sign that I will gain a good grade with my graduation paper??? What do you think? XD

A Piece of Me in February

Hello everyone! I am so sorry for the late update! I also promised some fotos from my last cheescake, but then suddenly... my camera battery went crazy, and it is broken now. But I already ordered a new one. By the time it arrives here, the cake will be most likey gone :-) Maybe I will do some baking for Valentines! So, sorry no fotos this time!

It is already time again for the game I joined! So here is this month's "A Piece of Me"

This month....
I like: that my mum is on holiday for 6 weeks, and I have the whole apartment for myself! :-)
 
I don't like: writing my Bachelor graduation paper, it will be so annoying...

I want you to know: that I read each comment and that I am happy you are all following my (uninteresting) blog. I want to do an award as soon as I have enough followers!

I've planned: to write as much as one third of my paper (better half of it), and look for a part time job to save
some money for my next trip to Japan

I want to say to someone special: My dear friend K. celebrates her 23rd birhday next week! We already know each other for 9 years (from school), and it has been a long time since! Happy birthday to you and I hope we will stay friends forever! :-)

Happy New Year and "A Piece of Me in January 2010"

Hello my dear friends, did you all have a good start into the new year? I am sorry for not updating for so long, somehow it is not easy to think about something like that while you are in your holiday. The last days I was  more or less the most laziest person on this world, I was only knitting, reading, eating, watching stuff and playing Nintendo Wii, hahahaha. But as university starst again next week, I think I will be forgiven for that :-)

I was tagged by Toothfairy to do a certain game called "A piece of me". I hope I got it right.

Rules:
1) You can join anytime.
2) After that, you have to post it every first sunday of the month, or in that very weekend.
3) The post only needs to contain the answers to the 5 question above.
4) Leave your name, blog url (not post url!) beneath in the form. One time is enough!
5) I will add you to the blogroll, after I've read your post.
6) If you're not posting the game every month, I will need to remove you from the list and the blogroll.

This month:
I like: the holidays

I don't like:  that I have to start writing my graduation paper

I want you to know: I am thankful for every support and kind words I will get in the next three months while writing complaining posts here... XDDDD

I've planned:  that I will do my best to write this stupid paper to graduate from uni this year 

I want to say to someone special: There are too many special persons for me, so I will speak to you all:      
Thank you for being there!

Everyone who wants to join, please feel free to do so!