surprise mail

i didn't go to school today because i had headache and seriously didn't feel like going. it's so difficult to skip school here because normally can only skip when you're sick. so normally everyone will be in school except when they're sick.

so i rested and got a letter from my host mum. she passed it to me in my room. i thought it's recipes and instant rendang stuff from mum. when i opened it i was so surprised when i saw notes from friends wishing me happy birthday and all. i was happy and touched when reading the notes.

thank you those who took some time to write the notes to me(they're very nice). =D

my birthday

today is 9th of oct! my birthday! it's suppose to be a really happy thing for me but guess what...

when i went downstairs for breakfast, my host parents only said good morning and nothing else. i was upset, omg they forgot my birthday!! then i try to make them remember by asking my host dad what day is it and he said today is 9th. okay it didn't work. when my host mum came i asked her what is the date today? she happily said today is october 9th and full stop. i was so disappointed, upset and moody(cried a little).

i went to school but still don't seem to forget that my host family actually forgot my birthday when i have been living with them for the past half year. how sad. i went to school and got many wishes from my friends,even from those that i didn't expect from. many of them knew it's my birthday though i didn't tell them, i guess words spread really fast. some friends bought a drink for me, gave me sweets and the guys bought food(some hard bread with sugar, really yummy) for me. i think they are really sweet, it's the thought that counts right. some friends said will give me presents and cards next week. thank you for those who wished me in facebook too.

i told my friends that i think my host family forgot my birthday but most of them said maybe they will give me a surprise when i go home after club practice. they said japanese like to plan surprises. i didn't quite believe it but had a little hope in believing it because i wanted to believe it.

then i went for club practice and got many wishes too. i got a present from a close friend, it's a panda mug! it's so cute! almost at the end of the practice, saxophone part members played birthday song for me. i was seriously so touched. it was nice to hear a birthday song dedicated to me from my good friends playing my favourite instrument. i think it was really special.

then when home, i was seriously hoping they remember my birthday or have planned a surprise for me. when i went back and it's normal at home. host mum greeted me and that's it. my heart dropped. they really forgot my birthday!! then i asked my host mum what day is it today? then only she remembered it's my birthday, at that time i already bursted into tears. a serious cry. my host mum came to me a hugged me while i was crying but my cry couldn't stop. then she went and tell host dad and then they said let's go to chinese restaurant to eat to celebrate my birthday.

the chinese food was great! reminds me of the chinese food in malaysia. i can't believe i had to cry on my birthday. anyway, tomorrow im going to my friend's house to bake my birthday cake with my close friends. yay! it reminds me of baking cake with my close friends last time in malaysia. memories~

autumn

it's my first post in japan. i wonder anyone would read it since it's been a long time since i blogged.

nobody's at home now so i can use the computer longer ;) it's so cold now. it's autumn now but i haven't seen the red and yellow leaves yet. i can't wait to see them! =) i can't believe there's 4 months left before i go back to malaysia. there's a part of me that feels like going back and another part don't. anyway i just want to enjoy the 4 months left here.

in these past 6 months i've been through a lot, im sure i've changed too but i myself don't seem to realise it. i've made many friends who are from all over the world, it's really interesting and fun. oh and of course i've made many japanese friends too. lol.

i want to travel around japan but it cost a lot. im eager to go to tokyo and okinawa!! osaka, kobe, nara and nagoya too. but they are too too far from where im staying. =( so maybe i'll travel to somewhere nearer to my place. by the way i am staying in onomichi, hiroshima. it's a small town and it takes me about 1 hr and 45 minutes by train to get to hiroshima city. it's really far. it is surrounded by many small islands. there's a port here too so i always get to see the sea. it's nice. im living in the centre of onomichi. there's nothing much here, pretty small. this place is really famous for ramen. very delicious(oishii)!

i will try to learn some japanese and perubian cooking before i go back to malaysia. sometimes i offer to cook at home and my host mum actually said my cooking is good and im creative in terms of what sauce and ingredients to put. sad to say that i still can't eat fish even though i tried hard to. i can't eat sashimi too. my host family will open a company on 24th of october. my host mother will be teaching spanish and host dad will be doing international consultation.

AFS office..OU..Driving

Ikh said want to go OU but i had to hand in my passport to AFS office in DJ. So he said can send me there. So went there then after that we went to OU. After that he taught me parking at the car park in OU. Then drove on the main road and housing area. He freaked out when i was driving. My instructor, sister and Jit also freaked out when i drive. I have no idea why they freaked out. They said it's because i look tense when im driving. I can't help it la. I don't know how to relax when im driving. But my driving is not so bad la. Im not really used to it yet that's why. Im gonna practise a lot whenever i have the chance. Im getting my P license tomorrow. Whee! XD But my sister said i can't drive alone when im here because i don't really have much time to get used to driving. Im leaving in another 15 days. =O To those who want me to drive them around, AHEM AHEM(you know who you are)please don't have second thoughts -.-. Of course i will train myself well before i drive you all around. That have to be a year later. Don't know if you guys can wait so long. Be patient kay?! When i come back you all can drive me around first. You all will be professional drivers by that time. Right?

Ikh driving seriously

OMG! Don't ever do that when you're driving!

Dangerous! =O
Before driving

DrivingSomething that looks like mushroom shape blocking..
There..Thanks Ikh for teaching me! =D

Farewell Dinner 1

Yesterday i went to Curve to eat dinner with ex japanese class friends. It's my farewell dinner. Supposedly Curve but we ate in Ikano. Kang sisters had to leave early because they had to go for another dinner. Ebi didn't turn up because she said there were kittens in her car enjin and she need to take some time to get them out. I laughed when i was reading that message because it didn't make sense at all. How did the kittens get in there?! So hilarious! XD Yasai, Fune and me went there then we were so clueless because we didn't know where the teachers were. None of us saved one of the teachers number. Yasai asked the teacher for her number but then told us she didn't save it. But later on she found out that she saved it in her sister's hp. -.-' Then we found out that the teachers went there already but they were halfway eating when we found them. I don't think it's a very successful farewell dinner. Haha. But i think it's okay.

Did you notice one of the teachers closed her eyes?Ikano

Retake driving test..

Today woke up super early again for driving test. Yesterday i couldn't sleep AT ALL!! I was very nervous and worried yesterday night! It was 10 times worse than 1st test. The feeling was overwhelming. Because i could still sleep the night before my 1st test. I went to bed at 12am but couldn't sleep so i went online at 1.30am for awhile. Then today went for driving test. I was nervous all the way until it was my turn to drive. The reason i was sooooo nervous is because i was afraid that i might fail again. And i really hate that feeling. I passed the slope. It wasn't smooth sailing because my car died after the slope, when my car was coming down the slope. I don't know if the examiner saw but he let me pass anyway. Thank God!! Obviously i passed parking and 3 pt turn too. XD

After that Xin came to my house because we're suppose to go to Tourism Msia office in PWTC to get our souvenirs. I asked her if her mum could fetch us there and somehow she told me that i said my sister can fetch us there(i never said that). So she came to my house and we got no transport to go to PWTC. I said i can drive if there's a car at home(i was too excited to drive). Too bad there weren't any car at home. Anyway she didn't trust my driving. So bad. =( Then she called Kevin to drive us there because there weren't any other solution. So Kevin being the VERY nice guy came right away to fetch us there. THANK YOU SO MUCH KEVIN!! =D

I said i knew the way and they doubted me. =( They'd rather follow the signboard than me. Eventually they followed my way anyway and we still reached there! This proved that i was right! It's just that i think MAYBE we used the longer way there. FYI my direction is not bad okay!(unlike somebody ;P) We got lots of souvenirs! And the souvenirs are actually quite nice. I didn't expect them to be so nice.

Movie with Daniel(church friend)

Daniel and i went for a movie today. We watched The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. The movie was not bad la. The movie was very long, 2 and a half hours. Before going to ou i received a message from receptionist from driving agency saying that i can retake my driving test the next day. Instantly i felt shocked and worried. I never thought that i would be taking my driving test the next day. Because she msg me so last minute. I was thinking of taking one more lesson before retaking the test but it's too late. And then i was thinking whether or not to retake tomorrow because i wasn't ready at all. It happened too sudden. But im going anyway.

Daniel(church friend)Whoa my eyes look red.
Meee! XD