The moon tonight is very pretty.

From seeing that, I could remember memories when I was a child looking at the sky at night
and my favorite manga and the main character.

I wish he can also be found in real world.

I want to meet the author of that manga and hug him and look at him and listen to him and I want to stay with him.

Umm I'm not totally a fan of that author.

I just have a lot of appreciation towards the beauty of his life and thoughts.

I really really really like Japanese.

rakugaki:01




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This evening, I went to where my father was by bicycle. Because I wanted to get something from him for me to be able to access the internet at home.

It was almost 8:00 PM when I arrived there.

I was sweating and panting.

When my father saw me, he asked me who was with me.
I said to him that I went to him all by myself.
He then said "very good!" to me for being able to reach to him.

He asked me from where I started cycling.

When he realized the distance from where I started up to where I arrived, he said to me, "How easy of you to get a lot of sweat when this place is just very near to where you started!"

It was like he was saying he's better than me.

Anyway, I managed to get something I want from him and got juice.

I went home by bicycle again.
During my cycling, I saw people who seem to be Japanese cycling.
When I realized that, there was a strong impulse in me that encourages me to cycle with them.
Unfortunately, I didn't do it for I might be marked off as very weird and then they might avoid me...
There were also perverts and seemingly kind people along the sidewalk who shouted at me if they could ride in my bike and to take care of myself.

Such seems funny to me.
I don't know them.
But they might have good reasons why
they said that to me.
OH!! Maybe, this thinking of mine could be what those Japanese would think if I cycle with them in the same pace!



By the way, it's my first time cycling in the evening in the high way.

I don't do cycling so much
And I don't do exercise so much too.
Maybe it's natural for me to
easily sweat a lot at that time as I'm not used doing such.

Recently, I've been thinking I must exercise so much.
It's to avoid a lot of negative energy coming in.
I'm planning to use bicycle as my instrument for exercising.

There's a fact on the internet I read about the effect of cycling.
It said there that cycling so much and then going upwards through the slope is an effective way to boost my running speed.

When I was younger, I like to run for exercise but...
this time, I need to wear a sports br*.

iPhoneからの投稿
みなさま、おはようございます。

今日はSummer dayです。
なつやすみです。

なつやすみは4月2日からはじめました。

4月1日は卒業でした。

あのとき 私はある人たちを探しました。

そのひの前に私といくすかのおとこともだち 契約ありました。

それはおたがいにてがみをあげる。

いくつかのひとたち みつけた。
そしてかれたちにてがみをあげた。

でも私はてがみうけとってなかった。
だって 手紙ないから。

彼たちにてがみをあげたとき、 彼たちはうれしいそうにみえます。

いくつがいった:
「あ!ごめん!てがみを書いててわすれた!(>_<)」←なかなかおかしいとばかなともだちがいった。

「私 手紙をかきます!そして、あなたの家にいきます。それでてがみをあげます!!」←Dark chocolate brownともだちがいった。

「Ding, I'll make a letter to you!」←なかなかSlimのおとこだちがいった。(Fat friend who became slim)


みんなはたぶん契約のことわすれた...。


まっ!いいか。


私はかれたちのてがみをまっています。それにあたいするかも。


あ、なにかをおぼえてる!

みなさま、さいきんはさー 

新しい日本人ともだちがいます。

かれはおとうさんのいるデパートメント(しごと)から見つけました。

なんとなく てがみをこうかんすること合意していた。


んで、今 彼の手紙に返事する私の番です。

2ヶ月前にかれのてがみを受け取った。

でも 今 私はまだ てがみ返事しなかった。
ショック

かれは私のてがみまっているだろうかなー?

たぶん、このおこったこと私にMessageがあります:

「You must have to reply to your Japanese friend so you can receive letters from your おとこともだち at school」


実はさ、私かれにたくさんてがみ書きました。

でも送りなかった。だってNGとおもった。

So I threw it into the trash can.

いつもこれを考えています:
「What's the very good topic for a 30~40 years old Japanese man???」
I would be very glad if a human being gets very much interested in me.

There are a lot of people around me.
It's important to know whether they are very interested in me or not.
But how do I know whether they are very much interested in me or not?

hmmmm

I'll set my standards.

They are very interested in me if they do each of the following:

- keeps on asking me questions about me especially seemingly personal stuffs
- frequently gives me presents even me without giving back to them
- always tries to praise me (
- does not mind about my negative side so they continue talking with me
- very happy when he/she sees me
-always gives me smile
-always greets me
-always sends me messages
- always likes whatever I post on facebook
- always comments on whatever I post on facebook
- answers to my seemingly annoying
questions
-seems to accept me as who I am

and lastly, when I feel that he/she is interested in me.

It's actually difficult to know exactly whether that someone is very interested in me or not.

With the things I mentioned above, I'm not even sure they are very interested in me if they do those things.

But it's important that I have standards.
I'm going to follow what I wrote above.

Umm

What I wrote above might change later.
Someone might prove me another things which is part of classifying whether that someone is very interested in me or not.


It's interesting to live my life according to my standards.
Lately, I have been very confused as to what my purpose of existing be.
So my feelings and actions are based on such judgment.
But that gradually changes as I realized I need standards.

What I might be mentioning above might be labeled as "hasty generalization".
But at least, I have goals.

Yes. Having goals is important.


Now, I am sleepy.
It's been raining today.
But I'm not tired.

Tomorrow is another day.
And tomorrow, I have another set of goals to finish off.


Good night everyone!


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I'm really wondering what is after death.


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It was a hot day in that city yesterday.

The temperature was nearly the same as the temperature of the last time I had visited the city.

I thought that the weather in the city was hotter than the weather in the town where I am living in.

Of course I don't like the weather in the city. All the more I don't like to breathe in the air there.

My town is full of nature. There is plenty of fresh air in here. This is one thing that the city doesn't have.
In terms of things needed for a healthy lifestyle, I like it more in the town.
I want to stay in the town.

But because of circumstances like me getting in to college, I must leave the town and stay in the city much longer than in the town.

I know I have to meet new people in college. Talk with them... I am not used to meeting and talking to new people, maybe. But I have to be much more independent.

I'm a bit not confident. The first time I had talked to "those people" in the city, I was feeling very nervous. My hands were shaking while I was writing. Later on, I realized I was having headache.
I felt I was much worried at that time.

Yesterday, I talked with that woman (around 50) in the office again. At first time hearing her voice (it was the last time I had visited the campus), it seemed to be she was a very gentle person.
But such conclusion of mine was considered to be very hasty when it was found out yesterday that although she seems to possess a gentle voice, she can utter words that seem to be mean and rude. I can say this because I have just experienced receiving those from her.

Anyway, it was reasonable for her to say that.
I'm just a student. Meaning, I want to learn. I have to be humble enough. So I don't talk back to her.

Despite the seemingly despiseful words she bombarded to me, I had those passed through my ears.

"What you said about me is not true. Such remark won't affect me for I know myself", I thought.
Having the belief that I know myself is like a weapon against beliefs that seem to bring me down. This gives me confidence.

But until now, I am thinking of this: "Will I survive there?"

College life is like survival.

Maybe it is not just once I'd experience receiving hateful remarks. Nor it is not just once I would be meeting people whose mood is as hot as the weather in the city is.

I have to adapt myself to my new surroundings or else, I will die. ←Too exaggerated it may be, but I think it is somehow true.

To somehow comply to the requirement I need to be able to survive in the city, I have come up with a conclusion: I must work and study while it's still vacation time.

Recently, my father planned to put up a business on parts of the car or things related to that.
Days from now, the store will be available.
I want to work and get experience and receive salary from him.

iPhoneからの投稿

Good evening, people in this world!

 

Since this morning, I have been feeling really happy.

 

It started when I went to the library this morning.

 

I was reading and answering certain questions when all of the sudden, my friend appeared in my mind.

 

Then, I began to remember certain things which he said to me.

 

And from there, certain theories, reasons, assumptions, principles on why a human being does this and that dwelt in my mind.

 

Although I was reading, I was immersed in another level of consciousness.  

 

So my attention was not focused on what I was reading. It was focused on what I was thinking at that time.

 

I thought such characteristic of mine (that being able divert my attention to another thing and be really focused on it) is really a hindrance to my concentration on my studies.

 Because I think to be focused on my studies is more important than thinking those I things I seem to be obsessed thinking of.  So it’s no good.

Oh now, myself tells me not to say “it’s no good” because I might be too hasty. Who knows, that thinking such thoughts could be a big contribution for the betterment of myself and perhaps for other people too in the future.

 

Anyway, let’s go back to the topic.

 

Since this morning, I have been feeling really happy.

 

Since I was really happy, I thought of sharing my feeling to someone.

 

I wrote my thought which I planned to be mailed to my friend.

 

In the library, I was seated in the chair and on the table leaned my arms. Two of my girl classmates were in the same area as I was in. One of whom was seated at my left (she is my short, bright classmate and my partner in the RESEARCH) while the other, at her opposite (she is my classmate, who,  through her actions and the point of those certain words she uttered, reminded me of the principle that to take care of my self is also my responsibility) .

 

As I thought of sharing my current feelings to them,  my sense of sight sends electric signals to my brain telling me that they are smiling while talking to each other. And then my self interprets this that they seem to be having flow. Meaning, they are deeply focused on what they are doing (they don’t mind about themselves or their emotions).

 

Then my inner self tells me, “should I really tell them my feelings now? I might be an interruption to them and ruin the flow they are having.”

But then another self tells me, “Haa? Tell it to them now! What you might tell to them might be a big contribution to their improvement and to your own improvement!”

 

Then, I was lured by my second thought.

So, all of the sudden, I spoke my feelings to them. And they listened to me.

 

As I said that, they did not say impolite things to me. This observation is opposite to what I had imagined it to be. Like “don’t you have good manners? Suddenly interrupting people having good conversation with each other...” They never said such things.

 

Well, one thing I forgot to consider was that they might have gotten used to my attitude. We’ve seen each other and been together for how many years so maybe they have accepted me as who I really am. Maybe, that is the reason they did not say impolite things to me… whatever.

 

Anyway, the classmate who sat at the opposite side said her reason to me.

 

I said to her that I have a feeling that it is thanks to everyone but I also have a feeling that I should thank everything to myself.

As a reply she said to me like “yah because it’s a path you chose.”

 

I enjoyed sharing my thoughts and feelings to them. Then, they started speaking about what they’ve read in blog. I didn’t know that they’ve been continuing reading my blog since the last time they reported to me that they had read some articles of my blog. Of course I was really happy in knowing it.

I wondered why they continue to read my blog. I thought they are interested in me. So I asked them, “are you interested in me??? :D”

And it was confirmed that my guess is correct by their saying of their YES.

And I was happy more than the previous minutes I was happy at that time.

 

Now, if ever they are reading this, I would like to say THANKS FOR SPENDING YOUR TIME READING THIS! to them now. Their time is a gift for me. J

 

I went out from the library and spent my time walking and watching the surrounds around me. I saw beautiful plants of various kinds and sizes and colors, the beautiful sky that was not obscured so much by the clouds (so it seems to give off nice lighting to the surroundings), and my teacher who has big stomach and skillful in many fields related to art (recently, I had a nice talk with him and he seems to be nice to me so I act nicely to him). I was feeling really happy while I watched them.

 

The bell for the break time rang.

 

On my way to the door of the classroom where I stay, I met some of my boy classmates.

Then, I stood by the door with my tallest boy classmate blocking me.

 He is probably 180cm or over that (I will bring a steel tape to measure his height someday).

I remember I have told him before that I wanted to talk to him. Remembering that, I thought of taking that time to talk with him. So I exclaimed happily to him that we should be talking. He and his friends seem to take their meal for lunch at that time. It was still 10:00 AM. I decided to go with them.

 So I took with great excitement my bag with my bentou in it and then went along with my boy classmates.

 

Walking towards the canteen, in terms of speed, they were very slow.  They looked very lousy.

 I encouraged them to walk fast. But no matter how many times I said it, they really walked slowly. Hmm probably at a leisurely pace.

 

I was really happy and said certain things. They laughed and laughed and unexpectedly, one of them commented about me “You’re crazy.”

For someone to say such comment at that time was beyond my calculation of the possible things that might happen at that time. So I have overlooked it. But it is no longer a surprise to me that someone would say such thing to me. For I already know that he’s only seeing things as he is (or what he had experienced thinking of) and not what I am.

 

For someone who doesn’t know this supposed truth, that someone might be deceived. Be flattered or be sad.

 

Supposedly, we should take things in moderation. But even if I know this supposed truth, I still feel happy or sad. It is tough for me to feel at the mean (middle) of it.  

 

Today, I’m really happy.

From this feeling of mine, it led me to do certain things which could have affected other people.

Oh but this feeling might be caused by deception.

If that’s the case, the feeling of other people who are affected by this might be also caused by deception. If that’s true, what we are feeling is a deception, then?

Yesterday, my English teacher handed to us old english textbooks. Those were the same texts that were handed by her last week.

We browsed the textbook and turned to a certain page which contain activities. The activties in the page consist of  certain latin root words from which certain English words were derived. The instruction of the activity was to find out 2 examples of English words in which its root word is of latin word. She had made the activity last week an assignment for us. And that assignment was checked and recorded yesterday.

My English teacher, in her discussion, seemed to suggest we must learn latin root words. 

English is derived from certain languages such as Latin. 

If ever we encounter a cetain English word, it might contain certain Latin root words.
And if we know the meaning of those Latin root wods, then we may be able to have an idea of at least a part of those words' exact meaning.


I really like that teacher's attitude. She seems to really love English.
She got really good enthusiasm
She inspires students with her visible love towards English. I am one of those students who got inspired by her attitude. 

She's an idealist, she said to me.
She got plenty of interesting ideas in her mind to be shared and done by the students. 
Activities to be implemented requires money.
Sometimes, students will compolain  


to be continued

This article is a continuation of the previous published article.

 

From hearing my name from him, I started talking with him in English.

 

To my surprise, he said more than what a person I don't know would usually talk about to a stranger like me.

 

We were complete strangers to each other. Despite that, he told me his experiences and even asked me questions that begin with WHY.  When he asked me the WHY question, I felt as if it was my first time being asked by a stranger with a WHY question..

 

I have this thought in mind that people around me usually don’t share their experiences to another person who is a complete stranger. But the student I talked to in the guard house was different from them.

 

We talked and talked, shared opinions and asked one another with questions and I found out we have some things about us in common (for example, we have friends on the internet from other parts of the world and use the English language to communicate with them).  

 

He seems bold, confident and acted as if there were no walls between us. Despite the fact that he is younger than me and that we are complete strangers to each other, he spoke as if he is of the same level of consciousness as I do. He spoke as if we were casual friends. It was like he treated me equally. Also, when I asked him questions, he seemed to answer me appropriately… unlike my male classmates who usually don’t take my questions seriously (because my male classmates usually add so much jokes in reply to my questions which sometimes make me stop from becoming frank with them).

 

In the middle of our conversation, I said to him that I had to go back to the classroom for I had to check something. After I said that, he said something that made me feel amazed.

 

“Shall we go together to your classroom?”

 

I thought he was so honest and courageous in saying that! I thought there are some people who have difficulty in taking the risk to ask questions they want to ask to another person because in asking certain questions it might be inappropriate and might make other person feel uneasy. But he's different.

Then, in asking that question to me, I felt it did not require him much courage to ask me that. His facial expression seemed normal when he asked me that. This leads me to thinking that asking such questions is already his habit. Meaning, he got used to it.

 

This student reminded me of a certain quote “Excellence is a habit.”

 

Getting used to it = no trouble in mind

 
Then, I agreed and we went together to my classroom.
Then as we walked through the hall of the building, he said he feels awkward walking alone with me. It was in the afternoon and nobody was really there. Then I laughed and I didn't mind so much about it. 


Oh before I was able to know his experiences and conclude based from it that we have some things in common, his willingness to share to me without hesitation his experience is already an indication that we are alike. I was able to say we are alike because I think I do have those characteristics too.  



I want to talk with him again someday and continue our conversation! haha