So, I was linked to this captioned image by a friend and just had to share it. It sums up quite nicely what I often struggle with the most while studying, falling asleep! XD (Click on the image for the full-size version.)
STUDYING [I Can Has Cheezburger?]
No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the planet, nor has my interest in blogging here waned. I’ve just been busy doing alot of studying. ;)
It’s time for midterms in the Asian Studies Program here at Kansai Gaidai, so even though I do have a few things I’d like to throw up for posts, right now I need to dedicate my time to studying. Thankfully they’ll be over with by the middle of next week. Wish me luck! ;)
– Stephen
So, I saw this chocolate bar down at the 99 store (everything there is 99 yen before tax), and just had to pick it up because of the wonderful Engrish on it. ;)
The wrapper says:
There is no accounting for taste,
so choose your own.
Experiencing deliciousness
made me a slave to taste.
Whoever wrote this probably has no idea of the negative connotations of “There is no accounting for taste,” which would seem to insinuate that the customer is an uncultured idiot. ;) Not even remotely what they meant, I’m sure, but that’s one of the things that makes Engrish so charming and funny, right? ^_^
I’ve only been to the on-campus McDonald’s so far, but one thing I’ve noticed is that the food I’ve had there so far has actually looked something like the pictures on the menu, not something hastily slapped together and squished.
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So, my first Kyoto trip was at the beginning of the month, on September 4th, to be exact.
Of course, at the time, I was still finding my legs, as it were. In other words, I still didn’t quite understand how to get around Japan very well, never having lived in a place with anything close to resembling a decent mass-transit system. ;)
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As part of moving over to a WordPress blog, I also setup a Gallery installation, where I will post pictures taken, with commentary on some of them. I do have posts on that Kyoto trip from a while back and my trip to Tokyo for TGS to write, which I hope to get up soon. Hopefully I can also get to posting more regularly. ^^;
Thanks for your patience!
– Stephen
Welcome to the new home of my blog. I’ve imported most of my posts from my Blogger blog to this new one, and will be editing them for formatting, etc. Having used WordPress on other blogs, the limitations of Blogger irked me, and I finally had enough and setup this new blog on this domain. n.n
The dates and times for the imported posts may be a little bit off, mostly because of timezone settings I hadn’t configured properly before importing. ^^;
Hopefully I can get that Kyoto trip blog entry up now. ;)
– Stephen
So the 2009-2010 school year opening ceremony was Thursday afternoon/evening. It was held in the Multimedia Hall in the library building that I mentioned in my last post. To the left is a picture of that building taken from the 4th floor of the CIE (Center for International Education) building.
This week has been quite busy, with orientation meetings and paperwork to complete.
The building in the background is the main administration building for this campus. Both Japanese and international students come to this campus. To the right of this picture is the Center for International Education (CIE), where most of the Admin and Faculty for the Asian Studies Program have their offices.
So, I arrived in Japan safe and sound yesterday, and got unpacked. It’s hot and very humid here. It’s only about 80 degrees Fahrenheit, but quite humid. Haven’t figured out how to get the A/C unit in my bedroom working yet (it might just not be working at all right now).
