FINALLY~ my 1st PAY!

yeah...after surviving on my "reservoir" since i came over

i got PAID....

not a full month pay cos i didn't worked the full month....

plus deductions of rent for apartment & car, insurance etc....

i though i would be reduced to zero or negative....

yet i still got some back!!

feel not so poor after all.... hehe~

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start of SUMMER VACATION~

yesterday marks the last day of Semester One....

today marks the 1st time /day for me....

to teach in Nursery/Childcare/Kindergarten!!!

VERY young and tender little fellows....

though they are learning really simple stuffs...

their responses are really true and direct~

either they like it or not....

as much as i love to play with kids and can handle them....

teaching them especially English?!?

when they speak only Japanese till now....

can be challenging and stressful for me!! *REALLY*

thankfully today went really well....

love those cute little fellows.... and they like me too!

they were so happy with me lunching with them....

my time with them was just too short.... :(

BUT the principal told me to visit them whenever!!

so i will have more time to play with them...yeah~

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another happy thing was....i received gifts from them!

they were fruits that were used in the "lesson"

and some vegetables grown in school by themselves!!!

it's gonna be so yummy....

i was really happy to get a watermelon....*Haha*

btw watermelon is expensive in Japan!

basically all fruits are expensive....

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from supermarket:

WATERMELON.... mini yet enough for me!

Bananas(it's still green!!).... Apple.... Orange....

from school's garden:

Cucumber.... Eggplant.... Green peppers

(they were harvested just before the lesson~)

Happy PX with watermelon!!

decisions.....

when at the crossroads of life....

it's always hard trying to make a RIGHT decision!

no matter how badly you wish for it to happen to you....

when it's finally here,

there's always other factors that pop up....

making you ponder on your "wish" once again....

SHOULD I?? or SHOULD I NOT??

learning from others' experiences is not a bad thing;

but will the same occurrences happened on another???

with the difference of mindset of one!

struggles and indecisiveness would set in for sure!!

regardless how affirmative one can be.....

For me....(not a very good example though)

to end all struggles and indecisiveness caused/due from others

at all times of major milestones decision makings in life....

it all falls back to asking myself why you wanted it at first....

putting aside all other considerations, cons and pros....

if that's what you really wanted....

JUST GO FOR IT!!!

it doesn't matter it's gonna turn out good or bad....

the process or journey would be hard and tiring....

BITE ON & SUCK IT UP!!!

it's important that you did what you wanted....

been though it the hard way or not....

you grow and gain the life experiences....

it's all about not regretting it....

nor harping on it later in life~

which actually sucks big time....

cos you can never go back in time!

DO the RIGHT thing at the RIGHT time~

Opportunity usually knocks ONCE!

AND one thing i learnt -

*When you gain something, you lose something too*

there's always a balance in life....

life's never really perfect for one yet....

it's how one appreciates it!

end of Semester One

WOW....five weeks and i'm done with one semester in the schools!

43 days of summer holidays for the students...

i have ~+/- 30 days of summer holidays *PAID*

how i wish i could actually choose and arrange the dates myself

but....you never have the best of both worlds!!

so it's better than nothing~

plus i will be teaching only half days in nurseries and kindergartens

those even little fellows will be really fun.... *fingers crossed*

or i will cry together with them!!

though my off days are like slotted in between here and there

i can still manage some short trips around!!

AND a nice birthday celebration.....

which gonna be busy, rush, and short yet fun, exciting and memorable!

CAN'T WAIT!!! *haha*

have to start making plans for my short trips~~*Yuppie*

RESEARCH~RESEARCH~RESEARCH~

(i thought i'm no longer a research scientist!! :P)

My Den.....

~My humble little DEN~

i remembered i called my apartment in Albany as My Kennel....

a change of location...of course there must be a new nick!

and must be for the "doggie" ....haha~ that's me!

it's not a big apartment like in US....

yet it's something that i imagined for an ideal studio!

*kinda love at first sight*

like it at first but there's nothing much in it....

slowly i furnished it and made it the way i wanted....

my liking...my colour...my lifestyle~

all my friends are all welcome to drop by for a stay!!!

(ps: if you don't mind traveling the distance)

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take a mini yet pretty detailed tour of my Den....

Please Enter~

Entrance with a "Shoe Off" note....

that note was not by me but the landlord!!!

but i'm not removing it and see how long it will lasts~

there's a flight of stairs....

leading up to the actual living area

the corridor cum walkway cum etc~

the "essential" area...

Left: Laundry area

Centre: Toilet

Right: Bath/Shower room

I got a small bath tub....

it's gonna be so good during Winter!!

I like my toilet....it looks "pretty"!!

i was sooooooo happy when i saw it!!!

small yet good enough for me....

Refrigerator + Microwave

Dried + Instant food storage area....

water jug too...

Plus the note for trash classification!!

i hope i'm doing it well and right....

I REALLY TAKE NOTE WHEN I THROW!!!

my cooking stuffs + snacks storage

top shelf: exploding stock of snacks!!

middle shelf: glasses/plates/bowls

(so you see it...i only have one size each!

if you wanna eat at my place, BYO stuffs!!)

bottom shelf: my usual cooking needs

small small mini kitchen....

cooking + washing

i miss having an oven!!!

Into my Bedroom/Living room....

TV...Wardrobe....

and the fan i got for ~sgd$40!! it's just getting so warm...

My spot....

THE place for me to work + eat + play + watch dramas

AND get connected to the other side of the globe!!

my internet cable is going across the room!!!

yes...crazily troublesome but cant help it....

My BED....

Tatty Bear has his spot on my bed always as usual....

and he's in JAPAN too!!

"essential stuffs" by my bedside....

the decorated area...

it brings up a smile whenever i look at it!!

Storage area...

i think one person can sleep in it too!!

any takers?? haha~

view of the hallway from the other side....

outside of my apartment...

this is my "car"....

yet again it's white!!

old wounds....

was just trying to stretch my hands.... *snapped*

and it hurts!! *OUCH*

when i had almost completely forgotten about it....

"it" reminded me yet again that it's still fragile!

*needs attention*

i'm so sorry~ my wrist....

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that moment made me realised or thought of this:

"old wounds" are always there....

you just never know when they would come back....

and say "Hi, the pain's still here!! Forgotten, huh??"~

while some wounds will never come back to "haunt" you....

they leave an ugly scar~

and you will never forget it either!

so true about the phase:

Once bitten, twice shy

maybe that's how and why people have phobia/ fear....

never to do or try it again is the easiest way out....

escape from being hurt again....

yet again~

there will be some who will endure and brave the pain....

so far so good~

it's been insanely crazy and busy for the past one month!!

(like since when had i been not busy on nothing??? *haha*)

quitting the job cos i just had enough of "nonsenses"....

plus the two years mark was almost up~

bumped on an incredible opportunity to try....

make it or break it~

DROPPED everything else except my "wish"....

not that i had a lot on my "plate"~

yet there were "stuffs" i left behind....

onboard the plane and off i flew~

traveled and moved country once again....

it's all about packing and unpacking~

no one else in the "group" together....

nor friends around nearby...

it's all alone on my own this time~

adjusting & adapting to a new environment again....

starting from the "beginning" all over~

learning another kind of culture....

another kind of working culture too....

yet another kind of targets!! :P

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the start of 4th week on coming Monday

marks the 1st month in Japan for me~

living in my own humble cosy space....

following a pretty fixed routine from Mon - Fri....

weekends are more of relaxing & house cleaning

of cos catching up with the other side of the world too!

so serene and healthy lifestyle~

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