Hi! It's feels so good to be back here. I really needed some time to sit down and write. Last month was a really busy one. It was towards the end of the fall semester, which means that I had to go through finals exams. And more importantly, I had to finish off my graduation thesis! I put so much effort into that thesis, and I was so proud of myself when I completed it and went into the school office to submit it. All of the exams went relatively well, I think. Well, I didn't have to take that many exams to begin with, though. Oh, but I had to write about 4 papers. *sigh* I actually miss studying now that I've gone through all the exams and papers I needed to complete before I graduate. 4 years went so fast! I don't want to think that I will be graduating from collage next month! I have always loved my student life, and I know that I'll miss it from April. Yeah, of course, I'm excited for the next chapter of my life, but I feel sad that I'll no longer be a student.
Oh, one more thing to mention is that I turned 25 last month! My boyfriend and I visited Hello Kitty Cafe on my birthday, and we had so much fun there. I ordered a slice of apple pie and a cup of latte. The apple pie was decorated with a Hello-Kitty-shaped marshmallow! It was too cute to eat, but I ate it anyway. lol After having fun at the cafe, we went shopping. We ended up getting some small bottles of plum liqueur. If you are from outside of Japan, and if you are not familiar with plum liqueur or plum wine, which is called "umeshu" in Japanese, you may not know what umeshu is. I was in California 2 years ago, but I don't think I saw umeshu there. I'm pretty sure that you can find umeshu at Asian or Japanese markets, though. Many people know some famous/major Japanese beer companies such as Asahi, and many people know sake. I don't understand why umeshu is not so well-known there because it's so delicious! I don't know how to explain umeshu in English (lol), so let's call in Professor Wikipedia: "Umeshu is a Japanese liqueur made by steeping ume fruits (while still unripe and green) in alcohol (shochu) and sugar. It has a sweet, sour taste, and an alcohol content of 10-15 %." Ah, this explains it well! You can drink it on the rocks, or you can mix it with some water, hot water, or carbonated water to make cocktails. I always prefer to have umeshu on the rocks. Yeah, that's my favorite way of enjoying it. We (my boyfriend and I) both love umeshu a lot, so it didn't take long till we emptied all the bottles we purchased... lol
So that was a few highlights from last month. Now this month is a really stressful one. ...And a busy one as well. Currently, I live in Kyoto, but I'll start working in Tokyo from April, which means that I need to move. As everybody knows, moving takes a lot of time and working. You need to arrange different things, right? I've been feeling a lot of stress this month. Last week, I went to Kanagawa to find my new apartment. I didn't even try to find one in Tokyo because it'll cost me a lot and I can't afford it. Luckily, I found a nice apartment, and I know I'll love that place! In addition, I got to spend some time with my sister and her boyfriend! It's always fun to go out with them, so that was a happy moment in this stressful situation I have been facing for the past 2 weeks. After saying goodbye to them and coming back to my parents' house where I'll be staying till the end of March, I went shopping with my parents to buy some necessary items such as home electronics and furniture. It's the busy season now for those kind of businesses, so everywhere we went was crowded.
Alright, so I've found a place to live and prepared necessary items. Now it's time to contact some moving companies, compare the prices they offer, and decide which company to work with. It's not that I don't like phone calls, but it's a bit tiring to talk with somebody I don't know at all over the phone. I think I'll pick a moving company tomorrow or day after tomorrow. After that, I'll eventually need to pack things up so that I can actually move, but I'll have some time before I leave the apartment in Kyoto (I'm planning to leave there on March 5th.), so there's no need to rush. Hopefully, I will be set free from all those stress of having to arrange things and feel better next week.
Although I've been pretty busy lately, I have never failed to find time to read! I have been taking a lot of trains to travel to a place to another, so I have lots of time for reading actually. Today, I finished reading Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. I'm so glad that I could finish it before I graduate. Right now, so many feelings are going around my head, and I can't find a way to make them into words so other people can share my thoughts on the novel. But one things I can definitely say is that Dostoevsky is a pure genius, and the novel is a masterpiece. I wouldn't be able to write a novel that is equally amazing even if I were reborn 100 times. Now that I've finished The Brothers Karamazov, I am going to finish The Idiot, also from Dostoevsky. I've read the first 2 volumes of the entire novel, and I hate to give up reading a novel once I've started reading it. I've picked up the novel, so I am definitely going to finish it. I have already contacted the local library and reserved a copy. The library closest to my place didn't have a copy, but they said that they could order a copy from another branch, and put it aside for me. Can't wait to start reading the 3rd volume in a few days!
Ah, writing really purify my heart. I feel better than I was before I sat down to write this post. Oh, and I will have a descent amount of time alone tomorrow (Finally! Yay!), so I'm going to call my boyfriend. I haven't been able to see him since I left for my parents's house last Tuesday, and I miss him a lot! I hope having some time to talk with him lifts my spirits. Well, I'm sure it will!
Ok... I'll go now. I think I'm going to read a book which is not The Idiot by Dostoevsky, and go to bed. Thanks for reading, and I hope I'll see you in my next post :) Bye!
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