Akihabara & Harajuku

Akihabara: Akihabara is like, the coolest place. When you see pictures of Tokyo with the bright lights, giant plasma tv`s, and heaps of people, it`s probably Akihabara. Also known as Electric City, this town has everything you need to satisfy your electical acessory addiction. Laptops, digital cameras, printers, lights, USB`s. Oh, don`t even get me started on USB`s. They have everything from humping dogs, to Dragon Ball Z characters doing crunches, chamelion`s that change colour, lego. Seriously, EVERYTHING. I bought `Hammer Man` from some show. He`s really cool. He blinks, cheeks go red and he has up to 70 different phrases tht he says in Japanese.

Harajuku: When you hear the word Harajuku what do you think of? Gwen Stephani? Chicks dressed up as Sailor Moon and Little Bo Peep? Now, when I think of Harajuku, I think of the show. The show smells like waffles, Harajuku smells like fresh made crepes. At the show, carny`s are always yelling at you to have a go, and in Harajuku shop assistant just keep yelling. I bought heaps of stuff, only like 1 item of clothing though, the rest were accesories and stuff. Seriously, 80% of stuff I`ve bought is for other people. I wait for inspiration to come to me of what to buy people, that way don`t stress out because I cant find anything for them.

Observation #2 Driving in Japan makes no sense at all

Ｆｉｒｓｔ　ｏｆ　ａｌｌ，　ｄｒｉｖｉｎｇ　ｉｓ　Ｊａｐａｎ　ｉｓ　ｓｃａｒｙ　ｅｎｏｕｇｈ　ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ　ｈａｖｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｌａｃｋ　ｏｆ　ｓｔｒｅｅｔ　ｎａｍｅｓ，　ｓｔｏｐ　ａｎｄ　ｇｉｖｅ　ｗａｙ　ｓｉｇｎｓ．　Ｓｕｒｅ　ｙｏｕ‘ｒｅ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｄｏｉｎｇ　４０ｋｍ／ｈ　ｂｕｔ　ｗｈｅｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ　ａｒｅ　ｓｏ　ｎａｒｒｏｗ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｒｅｓ　ｃａｒｓ　ｃｏｍｉｎｇ　ａｔ　ｙｏｕ，　ｉｔ　ｓｕｒｅ　ｉｓ　ｓｃａｒｙ．

Ｔｏｄａｙ，　Ｉ　ｗｅｎｔ　ｔｏ　Ｗａｋｏ　Ｋｏｋｏｓａｉ　Ｈｉｇｈ　Ｓｃｈｏｏｌ　ｗｉｔｈ　Ｍａｙｕ，　ｗｈｅｒｅ　Ｉ　ｗａｓ　ｓｗａｒｍｅｄ　ｗｉｔｈ　Ｍａｙｕ‘ｓ　ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ，　ｃａｌｌｉｎｇ　ｍｅ　‘ｋａｗａｉｉ！！‘　ａｎｄ　‘ｓｈｅ‘ｓ　ｓｏ　ｃｕｔｅ！　＾＿＿＾‘
Ｋａｗａｉｉ　ｗａｓｎｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｔｈｉｎｇ　Ｉ　ｗａｓ　ｃａｌｌｅｄ　ｔｏｄａｙ，　ａｆｔｅｒ　ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｉｎｇ　ｍｙｓｅｌｆ　ｉｎ　Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｅｎｔｉｒｅ　ｔｅａｃｈｉｎｇ　ｓｔａｆｆ，　ｈｏｍｅｒｏｏｍ　ａｎｄ　ｔｗｏ　ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ　ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ　ｉ　ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｍｙ　ｎａｍｅ，　ｂｕｔ　ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ，　ｌｏｓｔ　ｉｎ　ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ，　ａ　ｔｅａｃｈｅｒ　ｗａｓ　ｃａｌｌｉｎｇ　ｍｅ　‘Ｂｅｎｊａｍｉｎ‘．　Ｈａｈａｈａｈａｈａ．　Ｎｏ　ｄｏｕｂｔ，ｍｅ　ａｎｄ　ａ　ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ　ｗｈｏ　ｈａｄ　ｌｉｖｅｄ　ｉｎ　Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ　ｆｏｒ　７　ｙｅａｒｓ　ｗｈｏｓｅ　ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ　ｗａｓ　ｆａｂｕｌｏｕｓ，　ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ　ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　ｈｉｌａｒｉｏｕｓ．　

Ｂｕｔ　ｎｏｔ　ｔｏ　ｗｏｒｒｙ，　Ｉ　ｓｏｏｎ　ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔｅｄ　ｈｉｍ　ａｎｄ　ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｍｙ　ｔｅａｃｈｉｎｇ，　ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ　ａｌｏｕｄ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｌａｓｓ．　Ａｌｓｏ，　ｗｈｏ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｈａｖｅ　ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ　ｉｔ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｂｅ　ｓｏ　ｈａｒｄ　ｔｏ　ａｎｓｗｅｒ　ｓｕｃｈ　ｓｉｍｐｌｅ　ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ　ｌｉｋｅ　‘ａｒｅ　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｍａｎｙ　Ｊｅｗｓ　ｉｎ　Ａｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ？‘　ａｎｄ　‘ｗｈａｔ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ　ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ　ｗａｎｄｅｒ　ａｎｄ　ｗｏｎｄｅｒ？‘

Ａｆｔｅｒ　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ，　Ｍａｙｕ，　Ａｎａ，　Ｋｏｔｏｍｉ　ａｎｄ　ｍｙｓｅｌｆ　ｗｅｎｔ　ｔｏ　Ｇａｍｅｓ　Ｃｅｎｔｒｅ　ａｎｄ　ｇｏｔ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｃｏｏｌ　ＡＺＮ　ｐｈｏｔｏｓ　ｄｏｎｅ　（ｗｉｌｌ　ｐｏｓｔ　ｌａｔｅｒ）　ｔｈｅｎ　ｗｅｎｔ　ｔｏ　ａ　ｇｉａｎｔ　ｂｏｏｋ／ｄｖｄ／ｃｏｍｉｃ／ｇａｍｅｓ　ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ　ｗｈｅｒｅ　ｉ　ｂｏｕｇｈｔ　Ｍａｒｉｏ　Ｐａｒｔｙ　ｆｏｒ　＄２５．　（ｗｈｏ　ｃａｒｅｓ　ｉｆ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ａｌｌ　ｉｎ　Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ）

Ｎｏｗ　ｗｅ　ａｒｅ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｃｈｉｌｌｉｎｇ　ａｔ　ｈｏｍｅ　ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ　ｆｏｒ　ｄｉｎｎｅｒ．　Ｏｆｆ　ｔｏ　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ　ａｇａｉｎ　ｔｏｍｏｒｏｗ，　ｔｈｅｎ　ｗｈｏ　ｋｎｏｗｓ．．．

Ｍｉｓｓｉｎｇ　Ａｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ　ａｎｄ　ａｌｌ　ｍｙ　ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ　ａｎｄ　ｆａｍｉｌｙ
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Breakfast: Day One

Now I promise that I wont write a separate post for every meal, but this story comes with a lesson.
I got up this morning and came down for breakfast. Mayu is at school today, so its just me and her mum and dad. The Mum started cooking me breakfast and then put it on the table for me, and for a chick my size, it was a big meal!
Two peices of toast, fried egg, lettuce, little sausage thing and three big slices of boiled potato and a coffee. So i ate the toast (with vegemite, i dont know where it came from, but it wasnt opened) then sprinkled salt on the egg, sausages and potato (I like alot of salt). I continued to eat the egg and sausages then stuck my fork into the potatos expecting to hear a smooth kinda of sound, or no sound at all. Instead, I got a crunchy sound. And thats when i knew, it wasnt potato at all....
It was cut up APPLES, now covered in salt.
>_<
lame.
SO the moral of the story boys and girls is to make sure you know what your eating, before you cover it in condiments.
The End.

Observation 1: Jetstar budget flights are really good!

But of course, I was lucky enough to afford pre-paid long meals, and entertainment for both flights, and pre-paid meals mean, UNLIMITED NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS :D so of course I received as many free drinks as my little belly could handle and a pretty nice meal. Meal 1: Teriyaki Chicken with rice and carrot and beans, bread roll, and a chocolate bar. Meal 2: Beef Pie (sauce included) and a Weis Bar (mango and cream flavour, if you were wondering). I wasnt bored at all because i had my trusty entertainment unit that had new release movies, tv shows (including GOSSIP GIRL!) music video, and more.　
I was almost tearing up when they announced that we had almost arrived in Narita. Gosh I love Japan so much.　But ｏｎ the way over I was convinced that I was crazy for doing this. . Going to a foreign country alone for schoolies? Pure Crazy! But so glad I did. Its the kind of person I am.
I　ａｒｒｉｖｅｄ to a sign that read `WELCOME JASMIN` and a very cute Japanese family. It was so cold outside that you can breathe that smoke stuff, much different to the weather that I left behind at the Gold Coast. We stopped on the drive home to get a coffee for me, and some food for Mayu`s family whom were very hungry.

Please Note: You know when you get like an instant coffee at maccas or even when you make it as home yourself its kind of gross? Well, in Japan it is so yum! Because everywhere had little sachets of creamy milk and it makes it yum! :)

Anyway,　the drive home took for ages!! Kind of like ｔｈｅ　ｄｒｉｖｅ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｔａｒt of Brisbane to Tweed Heads. On the highway for like an hour! It　was crazy. Then we finally got home and I gave them their presents (not customary, but reccomended).
Then had a shower/bath, then off to bed!

End of school forever

It's finally OVER. This week I graduated, celebrated, then got dressed up. It has been an exhausting, fantastic week. Here's some photos.

Graduation- Sam, Aex, Josh, Isaac, Me, Kirsten.

Grad After Party- Sam, Kirby, Me.

Then Formal! :) - Alex and Me

Formal was really good. Smythy's band played some good dancin' tunes and we got our groove on, and took heaps of photos.

Gunna miss it.

Gladstone

Off to Gladstone tonight to complete in esstedfod.. Yippee! I'm not actually excited about it. I'd rather stay at home and chill with Jamie but I guess it's going to be okay because he's coming too. And I've decided to learn how to cook. Seriously, I am so terrible at cooking. So when I have some time (which is hardly ever) I'm going to try and cook something which isn't from a packet mix.
Now I'm off to go eat some lasagne for lunch before I have to go back to school.

La Roux

I am really loving her music right now. Mostly "Bulletproof" and "Colourless Colour". She is just so groovey. I can just imagine myself dancing and touching myself in a club to it. Anyway, tonight I finally had a night off and for someone who works two jobs its a big deal. But it was really confusing. All night I've felt as if I should be at work or something. I planned to make dinner for Mum then I remembered that she wasn't going to be at home, which is a good thing because I can't cook for shit anyway. I imagined myself having mash potato, gravy and chicken. Sounds easy right? Nope, it wasn't. My gravy tasted funny and the potato took to long to cook so I got frustrated and went and bought dinner instead. At least my night will improve. Jamie is coming over after work and we'll go get McFlurrys :)

xo