dance dance

with all the talk of not not not going out last night, we ended up going to revolution and then the halloween party at queen's college. thanks to daylight saving, we earned an hour of partying/sleeping. now i reli wanna dance/have fun again, except we seems to be running out of excuses. no photos on my camera. only nerdy photos lol.

来週。火 formal at homerton, 木 formal at trinity,土 open day, help with baking cupcakes, 日一緒にロンドンへ。今日は本当に本当にずっと勉強をしてる、本を読んだり、文を書いたり、教授にメールを書こう。今から。

Thierry told me that Gloria asked where I went! Miss my little art students very much.

the sun is shining, i am happy.

sparkle

Cambridge re-ignited one of my all time passion.

dun wanna detour from it.

convoluted

I am just nerdy right, this is the kind of moment I like, quiet afternoon in a cafe in the bookshop discussing whether graphic design should be under language art or creative arts and what happened in Asia in 1947...

Kei & Gabs both have really beautiful handwriting! Now I am also very confused with my schedule, I always get my events all mixed up. jp class/fitz swap/reg for talk/app/essay/open day/london..

the one

"Unresolved grief ranks as the second greatest challenge TCC faces" (p.165) in their journey. TCC experience feelings of loss for many reasons. As globally mobile children acquiring knowledge and experiences in their daily life, they have more to lose than their counterparts who stay in one location. They lose homes, schools, and relatives.
The problem is that in these types of losses, no one actually died or was divorced, and nothing was physically stolen. Contrary to obvious losses, there are no markers, no rites of passage recognizing them as they occur - no recognized way to mourn. (p.176)
Global migration and education: school, children, and families, p.271

writing

10:25 pm library. sitting at the intersection of different texts.

solving that question that matter most.

1:20 am, stunning how much new things I learnt everytime I watch studio ghibli's animation.

i want a pot of fresh, growing white tulips on my desk, tho, I am never in my room. u are right. 在水泥地上種花

となりのトトロ

My supervisor main area of interest is films and animations, saw studio ghibli stuff on his bookshelves. he thinks the best is princess mononoke. lol. Revive the child in you.

日曜日

sunday afternoon, sun is shining on the good students.

what are you reading today? The Rise of Modern Japan or When Dreams Come True - Classical Fairy Tales & Their Traditions? The mental state of reading history and children's literature seems completely opposite, maybe the two faculties should organize reading exchange. Kei's hiding behind us reading some city planning thing, haha, things I learnt in Architecture :P

Me

How much do you know about me anyway?

蘋果

i really shouldn't be blogging, but here i am. today was nice cuz i had japanese class! and also bumped into my jap frd in uni library, and we explored the "East Asian Room" which houses a lot of Japanese and Chinese books, but best of all was sitting next to the river reading, just how much I love that. beyond words can describe. here comes the last formal dinner of the week, in my own college, was filled with port, white, red, sherry wine, and a very nice dessert, trio of english apples, very appropriate for cambridge and current affairs (ok, me only, have I mentioned? the three apples that changed the world?), but it tasted great, it's apple ice cream, apple crumble and some sort of apple wine. i mean look at all the apple trees of cambridge! No wonder one fell on Newton. I don't know why, but japanese class makes me so happy!

amuse bouche

Menu of Jap soc formal hall at pembroke/wed.

Amuse Bouche - Sweet Potato, Spinach and Feta Tortilla With sumac and yoghurt

Chorizo, Curry Leaf, Ginger and Chickpea Soup

Grilled Mackerel on Fruit and Vegetables with Pomegranate-Wasabi Dressing; Banana Leaf, lemon zest and garlic roasted new potatoes

Fig and Walnut Tart & Tamarind and maple syrup ice cream

thinking and writing. I miss japan!! I need to go for a walk in the city centre. walking is one of the most inspirational activities. and bake, baking is therapeutical, and i need the therapy, maybe next week after wednesday. walking through the fallen leaves everyday makes me want to bake something that tastes very autumn. have japanese class this afternoon!

memoir

it's always a little difficult to think about what exactly it is that i love in picture story books. while writing the critical memoir of my childhood readings, i identified a lot of personal childhood stings that i seldom thought about, yet exists. the best thing about college library is that you can bring coffee, i saw a lithuanian friend on the other side of the library staring out the window over the woods for the past 20 minutes, daydreaming is healthy. i had four doses of caffeine yesterday, essential to get through my mon to wed, the past two days were really great, but now i am back to being very sleepy, plus another extremely long day ahead.

So my dear Japanese friend also emailed me, does it disturbs me that what I study in the end is not just about the fantasy and beauty depicted in the books, but more on many basic anxiety that underlies the process of growing up? "毎日、児童文学のお勉強ですか？子どもの文学には、魔法使いや妖精が出てきて、とても神秘的なお話が多いですね。私も大好きです。たくさん勉強して、すてきな絵本を作ってね." though, I believe things are connected in a particular way for a reason. : ) i am glad that i am here.

We are going to Pembroke for formal hall tonight, and can you believe, their "buttery" (i.e. kitchen) has a BLOG! ya colleges compete on how good their food tastes.

Bubble

Festival of Ideas in Cambridge is starting tomorrow. Had a "long weekend" from Wed till now, Jazz night, formal, joy c visiting, then oktoberfest, punting all the stuff, I slept for two long nights, today should be a bright new day. and starting my weekly Mon-Wed "hardworkingness". Tho, will be going to formal both tonight and tomorrow. And meeting supervisor today afternoon. Very 'gun jeung' cuz there are too many things in my mind, that is unsorted, and so much more to read. Continuing life in bubble disconnected from the outside world, and filled with unlimited amount of intensive school work and social events. also, jap class on fri; SOS children's village meet on Thurs..

芝生

今日はたくさんを歩いた、疲れた。週末.本当に楽しかった、でも何も読まなかった、今ちょっと心配だ。朝八時から歩いて、もう一度puntingをした、頭も体もぐたぐただ。punting はとても面白くて楽しかった、でも、その後手が痛いになった。大変。でも、ここは本当にとてもきれいと思う。川や芝生などいっぱいある。来週もイベントがたくさんある！たのしみ。

oktoberfest

everyone is getting better in punting ya? funny day with very beautiful weather again. and oktoberfest at night!

開學

apart from robes, candlelights, hogwarts, and all the wine, i think the best thing about the formals = cheese board! awww : ) had a lot of fun tonight, though I feel a little perplexed towards my increasingly distant relationship with alcohol.

we also met a college-mate who used to work for UNICEF, it's interesting how everyone's research is interconnected.

Also had lunch with Steveiee, who very much enjoys the cambridge bubble and doesn't want to leave ; ) ok, maybe we should go to london for japanese food soon.

本当に楽しかった。毎日の空もとてもきれい．

雲朵

my friends probably find me weird, for smiling to myself all the time, i can't help it but my mind is full of funny thoughts. if you were dark soil on the ground i must be the ever-changing clouds in the sky.

spent a good deal of time in the library today. and will require more.

we had chinese food in cambridge for the first time, and realized that night time cambridge city centre is pretty dark (picture), quite some people strolled on the cobbled road in long black robes, the light shone dimly through the stained glass, it's like back in 19th century. i am not exaggerating.

jazz

being in a new place with new people encompasses numerous daily discoveries. some makes you excited, some makes you disappointed. ha. had a nice class today :) and spent some time in the pretty library. then went to jazz night with college friends, it was pretty funny.

it's 11:42 pm, and I am just tired. luckily I don't have class tomorrow, but I must focus on work and get a lot done, then will be eating out tomorrow night, something to motivate me to work, before a nice dinner. and a formal on friday : )

We were on the waiting list for both the Friday beginning of year formal and the very popular Japanese Society formal in Pembroke, but we managed to get tickets for both, unbelievable isn't it.

piccadilly

Betty & Keisuke と倫敦へ行った。

Had Hawaiian BBQ in college.

Freshers' week is ending.

aww......

officially tired. from cycling, walking 8 hours a day, talking, laughing, travelling etc....

and officially having to start to work!

ぐたぐた

寒露

Today was a nice day : ) it wasn't perfect, but just feel happy for no reason lol. 雨が降ってるのに、なんとなく、楽しかった。

明日、ロンドンへー

Had a little UWC meet up.

'Light a candle, don't curse the darkness.' - Avi Shlaim

本屋

The boss of the Cambridge Haunted Bookshop is most interested in illustrated children's book. I saw one of these really really old ones, looks really beautiful, and I couldn't help to have read into the message behind the story, was so tempted to get it, but it's a rare copy, costs so much. I wish I have a room of so many beautiful books! Lovely that the sky is still blue, and we saw rainbow today!

There are many fruit trees here, especially pears, apples and berry trees, though I saw quite some fallen apples in the garden today, probably depressed by the sad news of Steve Jobs.

実は、英語でブログすることはちょっと嫌い、でもここではいつも英語を話すから、英語で考えることになる。

sunshine dance.

It's real flowers!

My room-ful of sunshine is great.

and reading in CR (like common room) in the afternoon is great too.

Let's start reading!

"he left his mark on our desks, our ears, and our palms..." woke up to the sad news of steve jobs.

actually depressing.

撑船

So, we were staring at the Corpus Christi College, while having our little coffee under red curtains this morning - and thought, it's not difficult to understand why people wants to stay here longer.

Oh, and the college I'm in has 70 nationalities this year I think, 1 of the most diverse, so LPC lol

今天，撑船，勁搞笑，不停撞埋個岸邊，估唔到咁難！

ここに来るまた二日間でした、でもずっと楽しかった！わくわくこどはたくさんあるこどだ。友達と一緒にパントをした！とても難しい！でも、本当に楽しかった！ずっど笑っていた！そして、朝は四時間歩いていた、ぐたぐたよ。

蘋果樹

Today was a long day, but really niceeeee. Camb. is more beautiful than I thought! and more fun than I thought! maybe I wasn't expecting things. Met so many interesting people from all around the world, doing different interesting things! The lawn is beautiful, the river is beautiful, the sky is beautiful, walking around was reli fun too! And everyone (who are doing nano technology/econ/sciences...) were really interested in my course lol. I thought the idea of having separate colleges from faculties is really smart! : ) and we had to wear a gowns today lol

We are punting tomorrow, lol.

Come visit!

秋雨

Having not enough sleep is compromising towards a day of intellectual thinking, nevertheless, i woke at 7 despite a late night. Had an eventful week meeting many people visiting varying places, even got a typhoon! Keep wanting to read more, but think about it, I will get all the time to read when I'm in camb, no? It is my usual preference to finish things well-ahead of time, except packing, it's weird people spend days packing, as I have mentioned, I'd say I spend 1.5 hours, even for a long trip, since that 23 kg bag is so tiny, no matter how long your trip is, it's about the same items you could bring. So my worries lies on how much books I can fit into my hand carry; and whether I can use whatsapp asap after I arrive. Looking forward to more studio fun later! Yummy & cosy rainy dinner. it's an autumn rainy day.