It has been a while......
my first entry in the year 2011..........
it has been a really busy busy second half of 2010 for me.......as it has been for 2009.....
sports day, halloween, music concert.....winter break......winter break finished.... back to work again....
the beginning of 2011....is time for reflection and goals.......actually i'm not really a person who likes to do reflections as much as the Japanese like to do it.....and therefore I have to do it at work....
because to me, what is over is OVER.... and in the dictionary it is an adjective meaning "finished"....means no use looking back at it and no use thinking what I should have done....
yes yes of course.... u remember stupid and retard things that you did and promise yourself that you will not do it again...... which is highly impossible
BUT... to set myself at ease and for everyone to have something to read...hehehehe....
reflections / conclusions time~~~~~
1) I still hate the cold
2) I have eaten so much Japanese curry rice but recently discovered cooking minestrone is also a good way to fend off the cold....and it is really tasty...
3) realised that in 3 months time i will be officially in Japan for 4 years and going forward to 5 years....and as a promise to my dad, i am coming home after the 5th year...so please expect skies to be blacker in the year 2012....coz santa black is coming to town....
4) JWs are still a pain in my ass no matter where u go...
5) to all the parents out there : i might not be a child expert now that I am a kindergarten teacher but here are just some things that I've observed
............ a child's behaviour, language, attitude (twds others or oneself) depends a lot on what kind of tv shows/cartoons/anime that he/she is in constant contact with and the kind of family background he/she grows up with......
6) Amsterdam is not part of the UK
7) Working in an international school is not a good way to improve one's Japanese....
8) when one is sick with one's working place, every single thing sucks.... one will exploit and make an insignificant small issue into a big issue thus irritating the bloody hell out of everyone around him/her
9) personality and working relationship are really really important for one to have an enjoyable and pleasant time at work.....
10) ang mohs are not hardworking but not all ang mohs are lazy
there........the 10 reflections that have left a really big impression on me.....
There are only 2 goals that I set for myself in 2011 or at least 2 things I need to do before I leave Japan
1) save $
2) get JLPT 1 ( or now they called it N1 )
3) to get a job before I go back to SG ( this is not an obligation )
Let's see... I've been to Hokkaido, Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Hiroshima, Kyuushu ( where i am probably not stepping in again ), where else can I go before I leave ?