it's all about attitude

Just thought it's time for me to remind myself about this.
Whether something is a make or a break,
whether I will enjoy the experience or not,
whether I will make the best of the experience or not...
it's really all in the attitude.
Embrace the challenge,
embrace the differences,
embrace things that get trusted upon you,
embrace life.
and...
THINK POSITIVE!!!
自信を出して、がんばろう！！！

towards Takayama-shi

Got my posting... I'm gonna be an English Teacher in this quaint little place called Takayama (which literally means high mountain) for the next year~

Hmm... a google search says the place is... high altitute, located right smack in the middle of NUMEROUS mountains, lowest tempt is below 0 degree celsius for 120 days a year... so cold you'll need to put your butter in the refrigerator during winter (because the temperature in the refrigerator is warmer than the room temperature)... hmmmmmmm... INAKA. (countryside)

But on the flip side, I'll have rice paddys (no worries about the rice shortage in Asia - mum says I should send some home every month), onsen(hotspring) , a chance to build a snow totoro-chan, a little kyoto near by, sakuras (cherry blossoms) and matsuris (festivals).
Mum's asking if the area's earthquake prone... I hope they have earthquake proof housing.

On the whole... seems like a pretty nice place to visit. If anyone's planning a holiday trip to Gifu-prefecture, Takayama-city, let me know. ^^

and for updates on my life... just finished my FYP presentation. Results are coming out on 30 May. I hope I get my 2nd upper. Working as a part-time research assistant in my prof's lab now.. need to get the draft of a paper out by next week... (= =)

AND do watch Takuya's new drama "Change" on tudou.com. It's hilarious. I love Asakura-chan's Alfro natural curls. *ruffles the bird's nest on his head*

For a better tomorrow

Cyclone in Myanmmar,
Typhoon in US,
Earthquake in China...

Is mother nature trying to tell us something?
Are we responding to it too late?
Reminds me of the story of the starfish on the shore... "It made a difference to that one". Just any small contribution helps.

Are you using recycling bags instead of plastic bags?

making yourself lovable

May I assume that most people in the right state of mind will want to see themselves relatively lovable. Being the peaceful human beings we are, most of us will like to be seen in good light by our fellow Homo sepians.

Face it, we want to be liked.

Or so I thought, until the lady at the library today made countless attempts to piss yours truly off. Being the not very tolerant absolutely intolerant person I am, her nosey, PICKY attitute have sucessfully PISSED ME OFF. Not only has she made it a point to put USELESS red paper notes to remind patrons of the library to not leave their belongings unattended (even if it's for a 2 minute toliet break) and contribute further to deforestation and global warming, she also takes the effort to point out (note: POINT OUT ONLY) EVERY SINGLE misplaced book on the shelf to her collegues who are working hard to rearrange the books!

My OS: Hell, can't you lift that fat finger of yours and rearrange it yourself? Better than pissing patrons of the library off yah!

Honestly, I have met my share of irritating meticulous librarians and in fact have managed to make pretty good friends with quite a number. But this one is... amazing. Does making life difficult for other people make her happy? The work she's doing is absolutely redundant and as I told ming: "If I own the library, she's gonna lose her job".