tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57040559414376248652024-03-06T10:14:38.381+08:00love, lisaLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-64568857322784287252011-10-15T18:03:00.002+08:002011-10-15T18:19:56.103+08:00my new room!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We moved back to the old house for about a week now. The renovation/ refurnishing took us almost three months. (T - T) I wanted to have Uncle Matt and dad to come over to help. ;) I am happy to be back to the old place. We have "moved in" but there are couple parts missing: no real curtains in all the rooms, no sink in the other bathroom, more light fixtures needed to be installed...etc. But it's nice to be home. </div>
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I would show you more of my new room but the desk and bookshelf I wanted to get from Ikea are both sold out until mid October! I am typing on my lap right now with lots of boxes around me. Hehe. Miss you all! I will probably be updating more often once I have a table and a job! Har Har Har. </div>
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xoxo, Lisa (σ≧▽≦)σ</div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com1Hong Kong22.396428 114.10949722.161534500000002 113.79364000000001 22.6313215 114.425354tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-41310741546903720862011-06-30T23:17:00.009+08:002011-07-01T07:21:06.209+08:00gotta do what you love and love what you dowhen it is possible, Lisa.<br />
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I want to remind myself again that when I take pictures I am really happy, even when I only get a few "good ones" that I am okay with. Even if I only got one at the end of the day, I should be happy with that.<br />
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Last week I went to the first summer baseball game. It was my first time to see my students play at the stadium. If they can do well till the very end, they will represent Okinawa and compete with other prefectures. Besides teaching at the International department, I also work with 150+ students from the Athletic department. No, I don't teach them sports. I team teach English with another Japanese teacher. These students have regular classes in the morning, and in the afternoon they practice for 4, 5 hours and try to win as many games as possible. Hardworking kids that love sports and are always tired during class hours. The baseball and Judo team at school have always done very well at different tournaments. This year's tennis and golf team are also doing well and participating games up in mainland Japan.<br />
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Last week was very sunny and I got tan from supporting them! It was fun to cheer with them and tried to follow them. For the past few weeks, I would go see them during lunch when the 1st year and 2nd year baseball students practice 30+ songs/cheers. I would try to go as many times as possible, because it's interesting to see how they behave and interact with each other outside of class. I adore these students, even though most of them are too shy to talk to me in English. I believe that we try to understand each other and didn't mean to make the other person unhappy most of the time. Really though, I wish I could speak the language or I wish they were better at speaking English. hehehe.<br />
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I have been working in Okinawa for about nine months now. One month left till I'll back home for a while.<br />
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Lately I have been trying hard to join as much school related activities as possible. It ranges from going to school baseball game, searching for a ride to get to the stadium, to eating lunch with students as they tell me the tenth times I look like Tweety or a popular teenage idol. They are funny. <br />
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I am sad that this will all be over so soon. But what can I do? We can only keep in touch and I told them they can stay at my house when I grew up and have a big house. They can all sleepover. I won't care if I have to be their tour guide for free. I have to thank them for being nice to me here. <br />
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Couple students and I have became so close that they decided they will go to the airport and see me off. I don't remember that happening except that one time. It was my first year going abroad to Minnesota. All my high school BFFs came and we ate a quiet breakfast together at the terminal and I went into the gate. And I sobbed the whole flight from Hong Kong to Tokyo without any kleenexes. It was not pretty. <br />
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So this time as the <em>Risa teacher</em>, I probably won't cry, but I might still cry a little inside. All these kids are so fun to be with, except we don't really speak the same language. I think half the time we were guessing what the other person was trying to say. It is funny how we can enjoy each other's company without really understanding each other. <br />
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At the same time, parents at home also have been working hard to pack up and let the remodelling begins at our old apartment. It is small and old. But has the nicest view ever. I miss watching the sunsets and having long walks near my house. Oh my goodness there goes another year! So long my middle school bed room! I cannot wait to set it up with pictures from these couples years and get ready for my new job and life back home. <br />
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This is happening. Time flew so quickly after I went abroad. And boom, I am turning 23 this summer. Wow.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-709407495291216172011-06-29T14:58:00.000+08:002011-06-29T14:58:15.502+08:00typhoon ruined my weekend<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/synesthetikdesign/5878388969/" title="photo sharing"><img 400px?;?="" ;="" alt="" img="" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5119/5878388969_d131270e47.jpg" style="border-bottom: #999999 0px solid; border-left: #999999 0px solid; border-right: #999999 0px solid; border-top: #999999 0px solid; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;">originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/synesthetikdesign/">a midwest girl</a>.</span></div><br />
We had another typhoon during the weekend, AGAIN! The misfortune is that, I took a day off on Friday last week and flew to a nearby island with Hannah. We wanted to see beautiful beaches and make more memories of Okinawa. The first day of the trip was wonderful. It was so hot and so bright that I couldn't really tell what I photographed. We used the underwater camera and took silly pictures on film. So I hope they will turn out and we can show you how funny we are. <br />
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But after that day, it poured every time Hannah and I decided to go out or bike. It would be so windy that there is really no point to get out but to get soaked. My heart felt a little sick still thinking we couldn’t go anywhere except staying in door and watch movies on iTunes. We can only walk so much to see some more of the supposed to be beautiful island. Such a bummer. But no one can change the weather right? <br />
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Since I have been back though, the weather has been so very nice. (Blue sky with beautiful clouds and all) Why is that it was the weekend that the storm decided to come! <br />
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Let us have beautiful sunny weekends in July, please! <br />
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</div>Do you enjoy life while you are young and healthy, or wait around until it’s time? I pick enjoy life while I can and try to live it the fullest! <br />
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This question came to my mind when I was chatting with an old friend. We have known each other since we were in junior high. And it is safe to say that we witnessed how much we both have changed and how we became the person we are today. <br />
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We used to talk about our dreams and what we wanted to do since we were little. We discussed about that again recently. My dream was to travel around the world when I was young and someday become a successful business lady like my mom. Then I wanted to have a family, and right now I am at yet another crossroads of my life. <br />
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Honestly though, after being away from home these years I have learned a lot about traveling and myself. It’s a little too lonely too see the world on your own! So I have come to the conclusion that I would like to enjoy life with the people that I love. Whether if it means to work really hard. (for a while, make enough money and move to a good place.) <br />
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(Or have Mary find me Yoon Ji Hoo then I don't have to worry! haha! )Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-58266824478700547202011-03-14T08:04:00.005+08:002011-03-14T09:09:32.104+08:00how about you?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoWZsNHbCyQZ3YQcnmvWolo3Z7HAAGc72S9eww2OS68cpPAeXnyvqMZ06m2WA37yGzZyrLpeUUtrYJRMN1sMQ1z7e_ZEHx3_AqhWsVZrvU00PKiwBTYQdK7C3GIVXcQQ5crCCXcqoXNs/s1600/p+DSC_0933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoWZsNHbCyQZ3YQcnmvWolo3Z7HAAGc72S9eww2OS68cpPAeXnyvqMZ06m2WA37yGzZyrLpeUUtrYJRMN1sMQ1z7e_ZEHx3_AqhWsVZrvU00PKiwBTYQdK7C3GIVXcQQ5crCCXcqoXNs/s1600/p+DSC_0933.JPG" width="590" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many of you know because of my unstable internet here and the time difference made communicating a little difficult. With that reason, blogging should be the way to go to learn about what's going on with me. So, I am sorry that I have been gone from the blogging world, making you feel like you don't know anything about me over here. The truth is, there hasn't been much going on really, just mundane life stuff. ;) But it could be quite interesting sometimes. Other times over these few months, I was very stressed and tried hard to deal with the feelings I have being away from home, the new challenges of learning to become a working adult....I can say now that I have learned a lot again about relationships with coworkers and friends and reassured what kind of person I am. I am really learning to say no to things, make compromises and still speak the truth if possible. Also, I am trying hard not to be the person to say the last words. But for reals, I thought I would explode and just scream. That's how I felt. So I hid in my apartment and got lots cleaning done. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If I have written some blogs, I probably would have written some really angry and frustrated posts you wouldn't want to read about anyways. I have taken lots of pictures though. I realized bringing my camera out to take pictures encourages me to go on walks, even when it's cold and windy out. So I have a few pictures to show you. Again, I apologize that sometimes it seems like I am invisible, enjoy the posts coming these few weeks. But I gotta warn you sometimes my life is just including going grocery shopping after work, catching a few tv shows in a foreign language, and somehow doing laundry and ironing work clothes every weekend, if it is not laundry, it is sweeping the tatami floor. While my coworkers go out to drink. But once in awhile, I would watch a really good movie, or get really lucky and get some nice photos. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last but not least, I want to leave you with some questions my dad from america asked me one time over google chat. He asked me how was work, and commented on how boring my life was and I don't really get to hangout with anyone. ;) I commented about the long hours and the dedication people have over here....then he asked, </div><blockquote>"How about you?<br />
Do you think you can live like that after seeing the rest of the world? Do you expect to have more out of life?" </blockquote>I didn't have enough time to answer him or to think how I should answer. And I still don't have the answers to those important questions while many many people have continue asking THE question.<br />
<blockquote> "So what do you do after this?"</blockquote>and I am pretty sure I have been asked about that since my first year of college. I have been thinking so much that Becky's boys are already here. A lot can happen in three months.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I know each person has their reasonings, but I don't think being too selfish all the time is okay. I don't think purposely making the other person feel less important is okay. I am talking about simple daily stuff. And I might not be the brightest or know every topic you know, but I don't laugh at you when you don't know something. I understand no one is perfect and I should take it easy and forgive. Yes. Ok. Got Over it. </span>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-65133225031300877392010-12-25T11:39:00.002+08:002011-06-19T13:45:01.517+08:00i love being a traveler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgar0vLGlHdsUqk-s2DkRk__7NzHhOlhEs4GpBrKRdUaXcVQdLI1KfVoqkF6XD7e6jMopK5xHsmrw-l4QJuLA-n0-ji88DVVD-Vw9nc9mPyKnAUMREsVSbttDfmnsGABOtVve7Q9RlTUFE/s1600/DSC_0868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgar0vLGlHdsUqk-s2DkRk__7NzHhOlhEs4GpBrKRdUaXcVQdLI1KfVoqkF6XD7e6jMopK5xHsmrw-l4QJuLA-n0-ji88DVVD-Vw9nc9mPyKnAUMREsVSbttDfmnsGABOtVve7Q9RlTUFE/s1600/DSC_0868.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">mostly photographed at Fuzhou Garden</div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-9164914606807687052010-12-25T11:27:00.000+08:002010-12-25T11:27:56.492+08:00Last couple weeks in pictures…<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_hmt7Eof9IbEuZ6ud8bB4D7spa_9RzrX0tvHL60oU_uhD90mYwU2wcu1hVmUk3Fjs0nRXsnBseJxquqGfQ6HQI5agcZ-Jmzv3YTtejMBjzK_sIIVowF89oB6AgurA4Gv85c2Vgxouws/s1600/DSC_0507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_hmt7Eof9IbEuZ6ud8bB4D7spa_9RzrX0tvHL60oU_uhD90mYwU2wcu1hVmUk3Fjs0nRXsnBseJxquqGfQ6HQI5agcZ-Jmzv3YTtejMBjzK_sIIVowF89oB6AgurA4Gv85c2Vgxouws/s400/DSC_0507.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-MUTftkiB6x1aZQ56GGwEylwmUR-YNDO_LR77-X2jsN118UTMkx3nsUV67pmf5rH6VvgL_Y9SlPdDnM7fQrpcvVqK9JVvONUQvzvhg1oKGXyDMUlZ4SVJ3YxepaHxVoMh7vHPT8zsKI/s1600/DSC_0245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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some more pretty sunsets...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-AAffJm7dC2827Wu6en_TTf1NQ5Ao4GnOO0vbWRXVOtmD8cKxxQCNVrDtUIrgvLMarI6Aqpjb5wOQKwGKQRjRlUNZeJOOfhpzqII4SjoEpvZCmvkPffdD8KCSPJVAC9m4Wyz4ZZ6ifY/s1600/DSC_0342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-AAffJm7dC2827Wu6en_TTf1NQ5Ao4GnOO0vbWRXVOtmD8cKxxQCNVrDtUIrgvLMarI6Aqpjb5wOQKwGKQRjRlUNZeJOOfhpzqII4SjoEpvZCmvkPffdD8KCSPJVAC9m4Wyz4ZZ6ifY/s400/DSC_0342.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfNXpokQ1Xbx-M9XYgmnEs5uyXt-ymnmY69x_bKYM7VXViF9pyfZGpME3IPcPJGxst5HI9EXCQhTuzyRSBbsmm437wh72rHI0uEeI19ywUehcUzQb3bxunDqYvAX6RnJC7tf_R8vXe0Y/s1600/DSC_0609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfNXpokQ1Xbx-M9XYgmnEs5uyXt-ymnmY69x_bKYM7VXViF9pyfZGpME3IPcPJGxst5HI9EXCQhTuzyRSBbsmm437wh72rHI0uEeI19ywUehcUzQb3bxunDqYvAX6RnJC7tf_R8vXe0Y/s400/DSC_0609.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and merry christmas my dear!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3a7-uEw2MJwj72EFyRz9edH9TVlZKa4AMKA1gHRFHU3DR-bCewNAK6gbrX5gEjMky6XRF4Ox_K32POpgje2yONPbvdSRk0uhVZPtlKNiShIS1WfY5VfbBDhfiaSj1NfiJjv_tDIjArrI/s1600/DSC_0590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3a7-uEw2MJwj72EFyRz9edH9TVlZKa4AMKA1gHRFHU3DR-bCewNAK6gbrX5gEjMky6XRF4Ox_K32POpgje2yONPbvdSRk0uhVZPtlKNiShIS1WfY5VfbBDhfiaSj1NfiJjv_tDIjArrI/s400/DSC_0590.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7unguxQu6dru1DTumTdMaZ7AR0mQN7kwNk5CNO6_tpJwJhauR3D5oJesxk5X60tNBhGujW8G5bwTSbub9erJqFfc-T2bBqBECROhLAeWi_7XvN9BghEhJ8rcTXiRBY3trOQ_aoamSrQ/s1600/DSC_0591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7unguxQu6dru1DTumTdMaZ7AR0mQN7kwNk5CNO6_tpJwJhauR3D5oJesxk5X60tNBhGujW8G5bwTSbub9erJqFfc-T2bBqBECROhLAeWi_7XvN9BghEhJ8rcTXiRBY3trOQ_aoamSrQ/s400/DSC_0591.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-44274996559034356902010-12-25T09:50:00.001+08:002010-12-25T09:52:14.640+08:00this was from the same weekend but different day....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Originally these images you are seeing were in a video. The light was so beautiful I can’t help myself. The jacket and my purse were hanging outside and they were moving with the wind…it was so fun. But because I didn’t have the right editing program for videos, I thought it would be better to show you how beautiful it was in these images. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Oh man,<b> wish you were here. </b> </div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-43049992889355042902010-12-25T09:36:00.001+08:002010-12-25T09:51:32.154+08:00one weekend afternoon...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oWcXqiD4aVTPc2alk8x37xmE9pnwqTnLlS-2CU_zF_-Rp_QceUljMwrnCjXbaUacvZPfX1fJTpZotyhp_VjiLpBO6dLMCmL2Tsd2-GjTlwWjkIyZhY8OtMg3l7TVjaPogDPAELdD6_8/s1600/DSC_0247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oWcXqiD4aVTPc2alk8x37xmE9pnwqTnLlS-2CU_zF_-Rp_QceUljMwrnCjXbaUacvZPfX1fJTpZotyhp_VjiLpBO6dLMCmL2Tsd2-GjTlwWjkIyZhY8OtMg3l7TVjaPogDPAELdD6_8/s400/DSC_0247.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never get sick of watching this view. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQ6WK0r0cmS4vdBykS7mSLwgPYUJe6AYjmD_LfwO2zfoxBFPabP6TwtNsVR1lJBvGcGhwCvyd3qZbh_9OrOkRFq6iq-gucnOp7uZizhGQegxOazBkMKYnjjCxd0tCwcEPLUaA8Bn8HdE/s1600/DSC_0244-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQ6WK0r0cmS4vdBykS7mSLwgPYUJe6AYjmD_LfwO2zfoxBFPabP6TwtNsVR1lJBvGcGhwCvyd3qZbh_9OrOkRFq6iq-gucnOp7uZizhGQegxOazBkMKYnjjCxd0tCwcEPLUaA8Bn8HdE/s400/DSC_0244-2.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BJIj7p1eZHBE_uzhGxgLmyte9NAD4kynzFLkPz2HMKP0gFeuXiGAII7VWbg4vwCUvd9HMzlRZ72OhaHu1NAH1rJs_llelZOSrXTvRJqT186FIfs_qNJyznfB-XXA_hhTz9VYbxlnTKo/s1600/DSC_0244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BJIj7p1eZHBE_uzhGxgLmyte9NAD4kynzFLkPz2HMKP0gFeuXiGAII7VWbg4vwCUvd9HMzlRZ72OhaHu1NAH1rJs_llelZOSrXTvRJqT186FIfs_qNJyznfB-XXA_hhTz9VYbxlnTKo/s400/DSC_0244.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">I have told you this, and perhaps you have heard too many times already. I love looking at the sky. If I have not told you this, I am sure you remember seeing me going crazy with my camera when I saw a pretty sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Being able to capture these moments during that weekend made me happy and kept me calm. Sorry it is a little late, but I wanted to share these images with you for very long now. It clams me still and I hope it will for you too - as life could get a little complicated sometimes. Simple as that, looking up the sky and count to 10, imagine what kind of animals you see in the clouds, then maybe you could forget how mad you were or how much of a brat some kids could be. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">And do you know the best part of this is? It is completely free. And I get much more motivated to clean my pile of dishes with my iTunes. (Yes, I have been eating...surprise, surprise!)</div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-34587424884284171132010-12-17T10:06:00.002+08:002010-12-17T10:06:00.157+08:00Okinawa 101:シーサー<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9YpGuNODTXW_PejM32NOAXMp7i23PdGIUs0CHzvq-QtQEZLphIxGcK215sWx3MVh9KyokRPEaP6ckkH2ZaYdBIIv2zQSMY6jQ_dFZJjpD63qK397Fzk4UHz0fnhcUz11RdmvGWMEKss/" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 360px; width: 219px;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Shi-sa</span></span></div><blockquote>Shīsā is a traditional Ryukyuan decoration, often in pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawa mythology. People placed pairs of shisa on their rooftops or flanking the gates to their houses. Shisa are wards, believed to protect people from evil spirits. When in pairs, the left shisa traditionally has a closed mouth, the right one has an open mouth. The open mouth wards off evil spirits, and the closed mouth to keep good spirits in.</blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: x-small;">Sources: Wikipedia</span> </span></span></span></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-65894114252525674212010-12-16T09:28:00.010+08:002011-03-14T08:28:14.206+08:00Okinawa 101:ゴーヤ<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiizkuh8LFl7NpRKmxJBt8U_wp1RoxxHf65k0MyEhGn01Vbtko0_NqRJjxwZIjmmkir1HCrmfa7CRJkhRG01gxgaM7VzytVkoOpjwx5AUe_4sNub7rYVIYKSOPkJw-ihR8oL3R4awPZA/s1600/53f33cd85978ef6a2e9afcf35882a0a4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiizkuh8LFl7NpRKmxJBt8U_wp1RoxxHf65k0MyEhGn01Vbtko0_NqRJjxwZIjmmkir1HCrmfa7CRJkhRG01gxgaM7VzytVkoOpjwx5AUe_4sNub7rYVIYKSOPkJw-ihR8oL3R4awPZA/s320/53f33cd85978ef6a2e9afcf35882a0a4.jpg" width="189" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Go-ya</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><blockquote>In the Okinawan dialect, Nigauri is called Goya. </blockquote><blockquote>It is<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> said that the bitter taste of Goya is very refreshing in the heat of summer days. A famous yet simple Goya dish would be frying it with pork and eggs, called Goya Champuru. It probably is sold in all Okinawa </span>restaurants<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. Also, goya is a rich source of vitamin C, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">and other nutrients that helps keeping the skin beautiful. Personally I think it's pretty bitter, but since it's healthy to the body, I should start eating more. :)</span> </blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;">Sources - <a href="http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/026/e/">Wonder Okinawa</a> and <a href="http://www.digi-promotion.com/articles/okinawa_goya.html">Digi-joho Tokyo</a></span></blockquote>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-15537246349012322232010-12-15T10:00:00.000+08:002010-12-15T10:00:04.260+08:00postcards III<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TIBiecHX4jfM56619FHXeI0YvHfReZfWrUmA85b8riPSfSKkcvm95ohw32bQ84zt2Oi-jnvXyxiIUUeQFoE5KIWEK932tWcbAwdurXWhSVEJ_Pz7kid5BbD6kKMyJLzUs-aJSXl0UrA/s1600/e7a919822e26c8baf7d7d999263704cf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TIBiecHX4jfM56619FHXeI0YvHfReZfWrUmA85b8riPSfSKkcvm95ohw32bQ84zt2Oi-jnvXyxiIUUeQFoE5KIWEK932tWcbAwdurXWhSVEJ_Pz7kid5BbD6kKMyJLzUs-aJSXl0UrA/s320/e7a919822e26c8baf7d7d999263704cf.jpg" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiXMXwjR4zxDToI_E8Tjwvn-BISkkM4OQww-bhApHqvEQuB9khbRVwqdI7wYCpiXgeJxEgcMH181G9rOoAQd6X3rQyZpiMYB33H1kzY3Lkeb4hvuflm613eN14yApCt-Cfx_dV3qIUts/s1600/348d4aaed3c23d165962862acf91b77d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiXMXwjR4zxDToI_E8Tjwvn-BISkkM4OQww-bhApHqvEQuB9khbRVwqdI7wYCpiXgeJxEgcMH181G9rOoAQd6X3rQyZpiMYB33H1kzY3Lkeb4hvuflm613eN14yApCt-Cfx_dV3qIUts/s320/348d4aaed3c23d165962862acf91b77d.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiXMXwjR4zxDToI_E8Tjwvn-BISkkM4OQww-bhApHqvEQuB9khbRVwqdI7wYCpiXgeJxEgcMH181G9rOoAQd6X3rQyZpiMYB33H1kzY3Lkeb4hvuflm613eN14yApCt-Cfx_dV3qIUts/s1600/348d4aaed3c23d165962862acf91b77d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavwqLDxuf1GNchJsxLxWSe_EefUo2NrR-Z9BzxtcsBgOtzcur5Dp4htJViELoxFiVnXWda8NrXGDKV7FGbP64j5rCVPTJqma7nI5-YVrgE2Jc7PG23axJgINJYowk4Uf4EerDNsjb4Sw/s1600/f23e3d5b81bdee77ee9f5c9b1852c71e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavwqLDxuf1GNchJsxLxWSe_EefUo2NrR-Z9BzxtcsBgOtzcur5Dp4htJViELoxFiVnXWda8NrXGDKV7FGbP64j5rCVPTJqma7nI5-YVrgE2Jc7PG23axJgINJYowk4Uf4EerDNsjb4Sw/s320/f23e3d5b81bdee77ee9f5c9b1852c71e.jpg" width="181" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWqwcUuWiKUGLA7EVqNtwjyym2v8KY_uoIkKobll7IadnRdYyYW98WVH3xlbO77_5P2CqlLf_JzB1g6CMB8H9tp02oQ6-AxVpy4jmUXqcF6pk8J6Hjn97g9YwP1FO8mgH26wu6v1_UFw/s1600/5661245fbbf8bc4ff1133945d8b6e91c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWqwcUuWiKUGLA7EVqNtwjyym2v8KY_uoIkKobll7IadnRdYyYW98WVH3xlbO77_5P2CqlLf_JzB1g6CMB8H9tp02oQ6-AxVpy4jmUXqcF6pk8J6Hjn97g9YwP1FO8mgH26wu6v1_UFw/s320/5661245fbbf8bc4ff1133945d8b6e91c.jpg" width="176" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-50281071557645291882010-12-13T08:00:00.005+08:002010-12-13T08:00:02.660+08:00postcards I<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQ8iuMVhth0wrVM1NkW1MBr3yeiRaR8z96H1Buqc72jBzmwm2UOKUtpKJxRNcCkcp3ithvuzLS6InadGMPemq6NkWKjUZxUpmNItDV24PxKYI5SOC87Li_Hj6HAa7wXVuu4rhGeoyJBk/s1600/d87cc7213f2c87117764109ac3f56776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQ8iuMVhth0wrVM1NkW1MBr3yeiRaR8z96H1Buqc72jBzmwm2UOKUtpKJxRNcCkcp3ithvuzLS6InadGMPemq6NkWKjUZxUpmNItDV24PxKYI5SOC87Li_Hj6HAa7wXVuu4rhGeoyJBk/s320/d87cc7213f2c87117764109ac3f56776.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">Classes have quieted down this past week, one of the reasons was that many 10th graders I teach have been flying to different places for their school trips (to taiwan, originally seoul then are now also going to taiwan, paris, uk(!), and australia....) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">Because of these trips, there is a special schedule for the high school teachers. I was able to have some downtime to myself. And I came across this two Japanese blogs. (</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15px;"><a href="http://blog.goo.ne.jp/nabaho7373" style="text-decoration: none;">ぴよこ日和</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15px;"> & </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kimidori555" style="text-decoration: none;">まんまるちゃん</a>) I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">f I am not mistaken, one of the bloggers had postcard exchange events!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15px;">Here are some fun postcards I found. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15px;">The JP Post has a collection of postcards for each prefecture. Each postcard represents things/people or legend the prefecture is famous for.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15px;">pictures from: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15px;"><a href="http://blog.goo.ne.jp/nabaho7373" style="text-decoration: none;">ぴよこ日和</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15px;"> & </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kimidori555" style="text-decoration: none;">まんまるちゃん</a></span></span></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-12623301394861613502010-12-12T20:42:00.009+08:002010-12-12T22:52:27.737+08:00treasure map<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPrf7_Msrhm4bqvNG2tEp7YZrAQA_h95HsMjwhuV5vySHYUS2iX2u0F7hEfiVTu5p1e2V8DJZtlSkHdLiw488MjfRkYlYq20e80imChgQoD2ECm_1rKrOVk8uHJ31CRprvIdXsJ-v4lA/s1600/%25E5%25B1%25B1%25E3%2581%25AB%25E8%25A1%258C%25E3%2581%25A3%25E3%2581%25A6%25E6%25B5%25B7%25E3%2581%25AB%25E8%25A1%258C%25E3%2581%25A3%25E3%2581%25A6%25E8%258D%2589%25E3%2582%2580%25E3%2581%2597%25E3%2582%258A%25E3%2580%2582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPrf7_Msrhm4bqvNG2tEp7YZrAQA_h95HsMjwhuV5vySHYUS2iX2u0F7hEfiVTu5p1e2V8DJZtlSkHdLiw488MjfRkYlYq20e80imChgQoD2ECm_1rKrOVk8uHJ31CRprvIdXsJ-v4lA/s1600/%25E5%25B1%25B1%25E3%2581%25AB%25E8%25A1%258C%25E3%2581%25A3%25E3%2581%25A6%25E6%25B5%25B7%25E3%2581%25AB%25E8%25A1%258C%25E3%2581%25A3%25E3%2581%25A6%25E8%258D%2589%25E3%2582%2580%25E3%2581%2597%25E3%2582%258A%25E3%2580%2582.jpg" /></a><br />
<div><blockquote>it is very easy to get lost on the internet. for me. also to lose track of time. but i'm getting better at walking away from the computer. because my wireless is not the best and I get frustrated.</blockquote></div><blockquote>but whether i am on flickr, tumblr, facebook, google, or imdb.com....it is too easy. i would open one link after another link, so it's not unusual that i found myself opening 12 taps in a window, like now.</blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><blockquote>i am grateful for the internet, my laptop, and my camera (and many other things), but because sometimes i want to be efficient and do things very quickly. it might have been too much for my internet. but my computer has been very helpful and patient with me.</blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-WQ9rZh_NvfUFAMjWKvb1zzUkVswymQlvRA3zyXLFB1TXEeNL9WDxf_hAPaBfiYD7iTTBbcVGLkkPQwtuByMF2Faez1MdA2TgGRwIJV2ucfPgQ_RJhXrAM4YEe-74Qtw9Z104kppsVY/s1600/%25E5%25B1%25B1%25E3%2581%25B8%25E3%2580%2582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<em>Konnichiwa </em>こんにちは! *Good afternoon* <br />
<em>Genki desu ka</em> 元気ですか?? *How are you??<br />
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It’s already finals week for the students over here, so it will be pretty quiet for Lisa-the teaching-assistant this couple days. Their first day of exam is on December 1st. Excuse me, DECEMBER FIRST? Whaaat??? That means I have passed my 2-month mark in Okinawa!! SAFE!! *clap clap clap*<br />
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This semester of school will be done on 12/28. Before school ends there will be some more prepping for class days, hanging out with the kids days or off to different adventures on weekend days.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Sad FYI: I am working on Christmas. But I am hoping to wear my 100yen Rudolph hairband to work. Ho ho ho) </span><br />
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After the 28th, Lisa is off to Tokyo, Yokohama, Kamakura, and Hakone!!!!!! I was happy to fight for the tickets on Skymark <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Japanese priceline?)</span> last month with Hannah. The tickets are about the price of flying to NYC from MN. And for accommodations, Hannah and I are staying about half the time in hotel, half the time at my friend Nozomi’s grandparents place! Dividing the average costs of hotels, it was a pretty good deal. :]<br />
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I am very excited to see Tokyo again in a MONTH and meeting up with some of my old friends. I met Nozomi when I studied in Tokyo 2 years ago, and we have kept a good relationship since. On the other hand, most of my friends are traveling out of Tokyo with their families to other prefectures up north or FRANCE for their Christmas/New Year trips. So I will have to go back. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(haha)</span> My family will also be off to China with Grandma for a couple days. So I won’t be seeing them for New Years. But! I am going home for Chinese New Year, which I have missed for five years now. I can’t wait for it, and I am grateful Okinawa is so close to home and the job I have is so kind about letting me taking days off without too much hassle. <br />
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I cannot believe Christmas is coming so soon! Graduation, traveling with mom, summer at home, started working in Okinawa and BAM, it is Christmas already! BAM! Becky’s BABIES will be here!!! Ahem, I have distracted myself here. Oh yes, I am excited to see Shibuya crossing, the romantic red brick warehouses again. Seeing the Japanese big Buddha first time, visiting the Little Prince museum, going to hot springs, and visiting national parks overlooking the Mt Fuji!!! It will be a blast. <br />
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Back to reality real quick, what I am trying to say in this blog was that I have been enjoying the simple and quiet schedule I have here. It might be boring to some, but I like my simple life – eat, pray, work, travel and love. <br />
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<em><u>My days usually go like this:</u></em> Get up, go to work, two or three hours of classes in the morning, co-workers will share treats they got from trips to everyone <span style="font-size: x-small;">(and sometimes that’ll be my breakfast)</span> then yes! Lunch time! Go to the “Bento street” across the street for my lunch box or eat out somewhere, sometimes walk to the “Kon-bi-ni”, the convenient store, “Lawson” for a snack, or browse around magazines. Then coming back with usually just one class in the afternoon, so I correct student’s homework or prep for class materials. I should consider bringing my laptop in to edit the pictures when I have down time. But I probably shouldn’t. <br />
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Life is good, work wise…I am not freaking out as much anymore, and I am getting better at being punctual. Also I have been eating <span style="font-size: x-small;">(haha)</span>, occasionally I bring lunchboxes I made the night before. And maybe 80% the kids I teach like me and smile when I talk to them. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(5 of them are my new BFFs…haha).</span> <br />
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I consider that a big <strong>SUCCESS</strong>. <br />
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Living wise, I am also visiting different places each weekend, discovering new places to walk around and I have not seen other spider yesterday. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(haha)</span> Also, I am glad to use the down time as my study time this week. I am taking a Japanese Language Proficiency Test on Sunday. I am failing it, but I just might have the luck to pass it. If I really pass it, I would truly believe I can do whatever I want. <br />
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Remember that blog about me losing it during that monthly work meeting? I am still scared of it... because last month’s meeting I was able to skip it. 2 hours of listening to Japanese is not the worst, 2 hours of listening and sitting and doing nothing else make me nervous. I am too used multitasking since college and have million things going on. It’s hard to just sit and do one thing for me now. Hehehe.<br />
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p.s. I will put up pictures soon. I was able to get some good ones because it stopped raining and it is not cloudy so much anymore. Yay. Lunch time!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-84695282635672500522010-11-01T22:48:00.004+08:002011-03-14T08:27:04.512+08:00it's goldenIf you know how the bottom of a pool looks like when it’s sunny…maybe you will know what I am trying to say here. That beautiful reflection in gold color was on my office window today.<br />
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I looooooove the light around five to seven in the afternoon. It’s beautiful this second, and next second it’s gone. That’s why it’s even more precious, magical and beautiful.<br />
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</div>Around five o'clock was the time to get home from school when I was in high school in Hong Kong. I remember trying to catch my favorite radio show every day after school after saying goodbye to my friends at the bus stop.<br />
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I have started to get used to life here in Okinawa, and the more time I have worked with the students, the more I thought about my own high school days. I miss hanging out with everybody and just be upset with simple things and then forgetting about it.<br />
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Life was so simple then. Well, it's really not that complicated for me these days either. It's great and I enjoy being simple. Anyways, that pretty golden light and shadows on the window I saw today encouraged me to write to you.<br />
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Hope all is well,<br />
Lisa<br />
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p.s. I am loving the weather here in Okinawa... I can finally smell the crisp autumn breeze! It's getting chilly! p.p.s. Debate contest will be on this coming Wednesday, and that means there will be no more working until 9pm! Happy November!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-26162214903338714882010-10-22T15:15:00.000+08:002010-10-22T15:15:00.765+08:00some skype loving recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrR5WIiwM5aRBfJMzsK7wgMgn-CFf-g10uispzqhl0HmHvKybny4IuLqfyXCSR97NYQ4bU8sa176c9gIiC9aZDVFMX0zMtzX_jpm9US-OdW668QOOcuyLcwu3y29VESBENZPh4g0Bh-xg/s1600/Video+call+snapshot+5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrR5WIiwM5aRBfJMzsK7wgMgn-CFf-g10uispzqhl0HmHvKybny4IuLqfyXCSR97NYQ4bU8sa176c9gIiC9aZDVFMX0zMtzX_jpm9US-OdW668QOOcuyLcwu3y29VESBENZPh4g0Bh-xg/s200/Video+call+snapshot+5.png" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlFBQS39xCO0WbuslOCqO76H7xc9-DOTK1PCZKnCf0aXmYWqR11NfHZf4Bm72IM56_VWDF1BJB-PyIU_5-jIzuJtmFSBSD7nAgyn2LzVi-MV2XGGh_qbVEkF4WjFaZRJiHgGOWpnPM9E/s1600/Video+call+snapshot+10.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlFBQS39xCO0WbuslOCqO76H7xc9-DOTK1PCZKnCf0aXmYWqR11NfHZf4Bm72IM56_VWDF1BJB-PyIU_5-jIzuJtmFSBSD7nAgyn2LzVi-MV2XGGh_qbVEkF4WjFaZRJiHgGOWpnPM9E/s200/Video+call+snapshot+10.png" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2v6UlzqH47JEdi2v-VesTVbxhgddamFLjpO1osvvKmnoF4T4MIQ7jES7OIsQ46LmSbr6Kj8S9wmzdo67kla3WWVumbFLO2gGBGaqS3gm3uSq50VwprK_W6VH7JonnBOu95Y5BPlfc5M/s1600/Video+call+snapshot+15.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2v6UlzqH47JEdi2v-VesTVbxhgddamFLjpO1osvvKmnoF4T4MIQ7jES7OIsQ46LmSbr6Kj8S9wmzdo67kla3WWVumbFLO2gGBGaqS3gm3uSq50VwprK_W6VH7JonnBOu95Y5BPlfc5M/s200/Video+call+snapshot+15.png" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4GL1p34LmObCG2Oz3SMlMGzk-u91AKlQkHzWY_umA3OW0rtTrb9dic_Zu2OogtlDP1ftdaBJ-CTZ9JJ66C9fPpTiVOeI6oGNBshTqemzhguRYkH2YcUez64qLnhm_S5PBmhIrn6Oaz0/s1600/Video+call+snapshot+17.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4GL1p34LmObCG2Oz3SMlMGzk-u91AKlQkHzWY_umA3OW0rtTrb9dic_Zu2OogtlDP1ftdaBJ-CTZ9JJ66C9fPpTiVOeI6oGNBshTqemzhguRYkH2YcUez64qLnhm_S5PBmhIrn6Oaz0/s200/Video+call+snapshot+17.png" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq62nfkW8UOXuB_70Vl1ylAjV4KOA1C3FLp07RQPweB87-ZD7I9pGRkDOfLNtApLPj0uMM27oXbBnXWrxif0_aaAFc8RigU28vXMRVSRfHYoxFP_9zEACU67lv5BVUaFMmP1uXH7m0kWo/s1600/Video+call+snapshot+31.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq62nfkW8UOXuB_70Vl1ylAjV4KOA1C3FLp07RQPweB87-ZD7I9pGRkDOfLNtApLPj0uMM27oXbBnXWrxif0_aaAFc8RigU28vXMRVSRfHYoxFP_9zEACU67lv5BVUaFMmP1uXH7m0kWo/s200/Video+call+snapshot+31.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TvLczhAJvtU5kQBRooYsO3dwFEWnGtC818EB5afIFsk3tE7NuPOupWtx2cKyCcAcs9peGKb1iry6ydurBIJc_S8qUoXTwNS9tUpkN0b36VwhTbzg9u9PzSmMNH9CtfpTxxgHbaXTVUU/s1600/Video+call+snapshot+23.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TvLczhAJvtU5kQBRooYsO3dwFEWnGtC818EB5afIFsk3tE7NuPOupWtx2cKyCcAcs9peGKb1iry6ydurBIJc_S8qUoXTwNS9tUpkN0b36VwhTbzg9u9PzSmMNH9CtfpTxxgHbaXTVUU/s200/Video+call+snapshot+23.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">These couple mornings when I was studying and on Google chat at work...I was able to chat with the sisters and mom for a little bit in <i>text</i>. It was great. But not awesome. Yesterday morning Becky wanted to Skype with me, but I didn't know how the office would react to that...so we didn't Skype. But I suppose it would be just like a phone call.... Remember I told you, Hannah's office is a lot more noisier than mine? She told me she skyped with many friends at her desk all the time...(I will just bring my mic and webcam to work with me just in case...)</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And because Becky and I couldn't Skype yesterday morning, she emailed me a picture of her looking "more" pregnant. Wonderful wonderful. Thank you email (& Becky, Apple computers and baby!) </div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-38230534606536887432010-10-21T22:11:00.023+08:002010-10-21T22:32:11.474+08:00new friendIt is the week of midterms (already!) for the junior high and senior high kids. (Here in Japan, they get done with the school year in Feb/March.) With midterm exams on the schedule, I didn't have to go to my classes for couple of days and I only have one class for tomorrow! Yay for Fridays! :) So, one of the teachers in my department who is just 2 years old than me will take the other TA Hannah and I to the bank and the immigration office in the morning. :)<br />
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</div>Hannah who graduated from St. Bens with me, works in the same school also. It has been very fun and I'm glad that our personalities clicked pretty well right away. Hannah and Ryan (SJU grad) came to Okinawa around the end of August, exactly one month before I did. So it was nice that when I first got here, she was able to show me around and brought me to her favorite malls and restaurants. It definitely took a long time for me, Hannah and the school to know when I could arrive in Okinawa with a legitimate work visa..., but now that we found each other to go on adventures together, this year will be very fun and enjoyable.<br />
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</div>Hannah works in the junior high English department, while I work in the PR office and help with senior high school students. My office is on the 1st floor and hers is on the 2nd floor. The whole school has 6th floors and it's quite big because the junior high and senior high school buildings are connected.<br />
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Anyways, the big spacious office she works in has a lot more teachers there and she is surrounded by fun and nice English/Math teachers. It's pretty much the main staff room so sometimes they will have meetings there.<br />
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<u>Fun fact:</u> instead of signing in somewhere to the network when we arrive the school, or getting time card stamped by a machine...I sign in with my own wooden <i>Inkan stamp</i> (印鑑) in that same staff room.<br />
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My office the PR department has a quieter atmosphere, but I am slowly realizing that most of teachers are very funny and enjoy each others company very much. The PR office takes care of all the exchange and visiting groups that go out to America, Taiwan, Canada..etc...and helps preparing cultural exchange activities for the students. A group of German student group came last week, and there will be a another group of Vietnamese students coming in around November.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-11606323394678573102010-10-19T21:26:00.004+08:002011-03-14T08:25:38.696+08:001010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">around my neighborhood. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; word-spacing: 1px;"><i>"<b>The <a href="http://1010project.com/">1010 </a>project<span id="goog_1171043110"></span></b></i><i><b> </b>was devised as an antidote to everything in modern life always having to be bigger, better, louder and brighter than what’s been before. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; word-spacing: 1px;"><i><br />
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</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><b><a href="http://1010project.com/"><span id="goog_1171043119"></span>Click</a></b> to view pictures by 10 photographers in 10 different cities on October 10th, 2010.</span></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-35972645865826550012010-10-18T08:00:00.009+08:002011-03-14T08:28:14.220+08:00A week after I left home,<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">mom came to visit. She told me because each time we talked on the phone, she felt my voice was less <i>genki </i>than the day before and to the point that she was worried about the living situation. "I found cheap tickets." she said. <3 </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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I did not touch any of the closets the first week because I was too tired and didn't have time or mainly the motivation to do it... When mom and I have pull all the drawers out and after she had killed 10+ spiders while I was at work, there was 10+ more spiders waiting for us to vacuum. (I am starting to itch as I type this.)</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mom bought me a small vacuum to get the dirty job done, we got wipes for the <i>tatami </i>mats, did hardcore cleaning that week. I didn't remember having many hours of sleep. But it's all clean now...thanks to Mom!<br />
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I prepared class materials couple times, help correct students' homework...and continued to fight with the internet. (<b>repairing </b>is the correct Window phrase. How I wish I am a Mac). It always cut me off when I am too fast and furious. Literally.<br />
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The work is not difficult , but it requires a huge amount of patient and energy that I am learning to have for the high school students. And the first week of work, I worked for 7 days non-stop because the school was having an open campus on Sunday for interested parents and students to visit.<br />
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I was able to get to work and home on time, learned to go to places for my <i>bento </i>(lunch box), got my prepaid Japanese cell phone from Softbank, got my foreigner ID and insurance set up, and learned what's like to be in high school again.<br />
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But most importantly to learn to speak in English 24/7 again. <br />
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For 4 months, I was at home comfortably just hanging out, later anxious and frustrated hoping to start working asap. Looking back I had too much fun playing, did not have a healthy sleeping schedule and spoke too little English.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">So the first week here I was trying to cook, eat, and go to bed on time. AND learned to walk in high heels, and eventually stopped wearing the ones that gave my feet bloody blisters. </div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732959439319764797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704055941437624865.post-51456805663934035842010-10-17T20:59:00.006+08:002010-10-19T21:33:10.112+08:00i was losing it<div style="text-align: left;">when I was at the all staff work meeting last Friday. It was all in Japanese for two hours and I got really uncomfortable and wanted to cry. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I tend to feel like that when I am very exhausted. So it wasn't anyone's fault, it was all me.. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I knew it wasn't about the language too, because it is not the first time for me to be in a meeting like that. On the first day of work, other than I was being introduced in front of 70, 80 teachers that morning, I did about the same thing - I sat there trying to guess what was going on. It was a shorter one, but that Monday morning I was very excited and didn't feel dizzy at all. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Last Friday was my three-week mark. I was very exhausted and have been having too little sleep or food to be honest. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">My first week of work has an easy schedule, I went around to meet teachers and tried to remember kids' name when they are being introduced to the new<i> Risa Sense</i>i (teacher). I fought with the wireless at school and in the apartment. My dell was not picking up any signals while my co-workers with light and pretty Fujitsu laptops were just cruising away on the internet anywhere at school.<br />
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I somehow found a hot spot near the window in my <i>tatami </i> bedroom. But because I sat there with a bad posture and blood circulation, and constantly being freaked out by the gecko outside my window... going on to the internet wasn't really a fun experience anymore.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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