王様の耳はロバの耳！

There are too many friends in Facebook and Twitter,
So, it's kind of awkward to write this.

But here, I guess not many people is checking.

I just want to thank you.
The words you told me really saved me.

It was just impressive, and I cannot forget.
When I'm down, I remember the words.

well, I'm emo because it's raining now.

From the hostel in Sevilla, Spain

6th day was today in Spain.
I flew from Singapore to Madrid, and moved to Cordoba by bus.

Now, I´m in Sevilla. I´ll move to Algeciras tomorrow by bus again.

This trip is what I wanted since I started studying Spanish.
Although I couldn´t find any company, I realized my plan.
Friends worried because I would be alone in Europe.

Everyday, I am learning something with some pain/cost.

For example, I was cheated at a cafe in Cordoba.
The price I was cheated was 2.20Euro.
Now I know I need to check the receipt before I pay.

For example, it took a long time for the waiter to serve me a dessert.
The cost was the time (though I was not in a hurry).
The teach was, or what I needed to do was, to express what I want.
"because he looked busy" is not a excuse here.

1/3 of the trip has been over already.
So far, I didn´t have any major accident.
I thank for that.

and, I wish this good condition of the trip continues.
Now, time to go to bed.
Another new world is waiting for me tomorrow!

admirable friends

My exchange program is coming to the end.

I came here, Singapore, on 24th July 2009;
to give myself one year to think about my future,
to meet my friends,
to study English
and
to see the world.

I traveled a lot during the stay in Singapore:Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos and Cambodia. Of course, I traveled inside of Singapore as well.

But still, I would not say that I saw the world.
I saw a part of the world; I traveled a lot and I met a lot of people. I saw many things I had not seen.

For example,
I met a boy in cambodia. He knew how to ply his pole on a boat.
I met a lady in Laos. She treated my friends and me really nicely though she barely understood our language.
The girl I traveled with in Malaysia, she negotiated successfully by changing her tone and volume of speech.
The two friends I love, they are full of wit and always make me laugh.
The guy and the girl I know for almost 8 months, they are really good at communication: the guy's good at starting and keeping conversation, while the girl is good at opening others' mind and making them feel confortable.

It's endless, so let me stop here for now.

Although I have not found what to do in my future yet,
it was worth coming here to meet them, I think.

And, since I have only 3 more month in Singapore,
I'd like to cherish the time with them and learn from them as much as possible.

我爱吃的东西-寿司- for LAC2201

寿司(Sushi)，在日本，是很受欢迎的(popular)食物。
不过，寿司很贵。因此我不可以常常吃。
在特别的(special)日子里，比如(such as)“節分”(立春的前一天)，
我们通常(normally)都会吃寿司。

我很喜欢吃寿司，因为鱼肉对我来说(for me)是很好吃的食物。
我最喜欢的鱼肉是鲷鱼(sea bream)和星鳗(conger eel)。
鲷鱼红色，代表(represents)吉利(auspiciousness)。
星鳗是长形的。如果要吃这种鱼肉，必需要先煮(cook)好才可以吃它。


请看这个影像(video)。很有意思！！！

这是我爱看的影像。
它会帮助(help)你理解(understand)寿司餐厅是怎么样的。
但是，有一些内容(contents)是谎话(lie)。

在日本，寿司是端(served)在木盘子(dish)或陶器(ceramic)盘子上的。
你不可以把它带回去(bring it back)或(or)当凉鞋穿(wear it back as sandals)。

寿司一般(generally)配有“Gari”。
“Gari”是粉红色(pink color)，带有酸(sour)甜味道的姜(ginger)片。

吃寿司的时候，可以粘(put)酱油(soy sauce)，
但(but)不可以粘太多。
重要的是酱油只(only)该粘在鱼肉上，而不是配饭。

吃完(finish)后(after)点的茶是“Agari”。
我不知道为什么这杯茶叫“Agari”。

在日本餐厅的入口，你也许会看见盐巴(salt)。
但你千万别(never)吃它(it)。
这是为了避邪(avoid bad spirit)和驱走霉运(avoid bad luck)。

现在你理解了吗？
请来日本吃很好吃的寿司！！