Bonjour!

Hey guys...

sorry for just not writing... don't know what I do with my time but it is definitely not enough. I need 48hrs a day, seriously.

Oh well, not to waste more time, just a quick update for the last 4?5? months.

Third year 1st semester came and gone in a flash. Met lots of great people, studied a bit, partied a bit, had exams and stuff. Farewells. The usual usual. A difficult year as I am just seriously was to lazy but will havta buck up now.. just a bit...

And now moving on to August!!!! Recent new.. finally..
Am back in France....YEAH!!! Still hating the french keyboard, seriously, y can't the world just use one same keyboard... drives me crazy with all d typo errors i make.

Enrolled into language school... this time in a university in Paris... it's nice here. I like Paris. I think I wanna spend a long time here... Anyways, classes r so-so cos they r just a bit too easy due to some disputes over class organisation... darn the office... but am just gonna take it as revision...

Photos will be posted soon... when I find more time... it's cold here for summer, kinda like Japan autumn. I'm very much busy freezing myself atm ^_^

If u need to get hold of me, leave me comments or email me.
until next time...

Update: Skiing

Well, I know I promised these photos a long time ago...but once again, being the busy me... sorries! Well, anyways, photos from my skiing trip in Kita-Shiga, Nagano!
Went with a bunch of people, first time skiing, fell so many times.... luckily the bruises weren'T that bad... if not, no one would want me anymore.... sob!*chuckles*

Here you go! BReathtaking scenes.....................

Us eating ramen...a Hokkaido speciality

Cronicles of Narnia...big huge ice thingy...

gorgeous sculptured stage with lights!! compare the size of the man and sculpture behind him...

Hokkaido

Ok, time to update my blog....it's the end of FEb already...can't believe how time flies. First update: Hokkaido. The Snow Festival was terrific! THe sculptures...amazing...huge....unbelievable.... the food? swell... the beer? wordless... wish you all were there as well... but don'T worry, here are some photos ^_^

said ramen

Me enjoying sapporo beer....so good! 

"Forget the year party"

THE Japs have a tradition of having forget-the-year parties during the year end, to mark that the year has come to an end, that it's time to reminisce about the good times and forget the bad things in that year. My circle had it as well, and it was a lot of fun. An all-you-can-eat-and-drink yakiniku (bbq)! So here are some photos of the Jap version of bbq......in a restaurant mind you, not outside!!!

ps. This should have been posted before the Christmas one.....but too lazy to change so....hehe

last post of the year?

Oh well...Christmas came and left....so did my 21st. Can't believe that I'm officially legal in every (i think) single country in the world! WOW!

Didn't go to church on Christmas Day *gasps*. Kinda overslept...hehe... I had planned a Christmas cum birthday bash for that night in the dorm, and the turnout was great, almost 20 people! It's a small lounge next to my room, so if more than 10, it's already a nice cosy place. I managed to decorated that place with my pareo cloths (those things are just wonders!!) and lots of candles and yellow light. nice setting don'T u think?

In a nutshell, it was great fun, a good balance between foreigners and Japanese, good food (it was potluck) and great music (by me, of course ^_~) Here are some photos...not all of them are well taken as the lighting wasn't that good, and the flash kinda spoilt the ambience, but just for a feel on how I spent Christmas this year. For a first time in J-land, it has been a great one ^_^

Happy Christmas!

Dearest Everyone!

Happy Christmas! The year end is finally here! For all those who are back home, have all the fun on behalf of me too, ok? Your thoughts shall keep me warm in this cold country... ^_~

A big thank you to everyone who has made my life worth living, you all know who you are, thank you for being such wonderful friends. Love ya all to death!!As this year ends and a new year approaches, come what may people, I will be here still for all of you!!!

Have a great Christmas, may God give you a double triple x100 doses of blessings!!

love, joycie

Be-earliered Christmas Party in the dorm

hmmm
more photos!!
actually, the christmas pary was on the same day as the dance party. the dance party was in the afternoon while the other one was of cos, at night.

photos were actually taken after it was over, just to let u all see some of the folks that i hang out with.

dance party

alright...some waltz...cha cha cha...move right, take a step back...!!

my circle's annual dance party.... oh, did i mention that I'm doing ballroom dancing? ^_^ here are some photos from the party on the 11th last week.

i've no idea how the photos order's going to be. just a brief explaination.
1. Klara, Kirsty and me
2. Photo of the four pairs for the christmas waltz presentation
3. us on the train, exhausted.......

"Sugar Daddy? I'm a sugar man." - Nikhil

cold cold cold

well, even if i don't write, i could at least upload some photos.... thinks me ^_^
here, here; well said!! LOL

so here are some....from my hike up to Mt.Takao 3 weeks ago.... nice big group of foreigners.... the essense of globalisation...

halloween....

A pumpkin from me to you!!!

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Couldn't really figure out a topic, but they insist that I put one, so..... :) It's November already! ENd of the year! Yikes!! Right now I'm more worried on surviving the next few days, weeks, months to even care which year I'm living in...boo...

Sometimes I don't know what to write. Probably a brain defect on my part. I never say anything intelligent anymore, can't spell for me life, and really, I've no idea what I'm thinking about as I write this. OH well, one of those "moments".

Each time I hear Alanis's That I would Be Good, I wonder if I'll ever be that. Inner demons are scary monsters that pry on your sanity. I would give anything to not succumb, or maybe not. Temptations are awfully tempting, wish I didn't make so many promises to not give in...gah.

What's wrong with me?
I wish i knew. Someone answered nicely that there's nothing wrong with me, it's the whole world that's screwed up....hmm...thought to ponder. Maybe I shld do a huge survey and incoporate it as one of the many "social studies" material. Kill two birds with one stone, yeah!

If u stayed with me till the end of this, thank you for ur time, hope it wasn't a waste. Great stuff :-)

a passing note

OH gosh, before I knew it, it's been 2 weeks since I last wrote. Can't believe it. Time sure flies, too much for my liking...psh!

Quick update: life's a bitch. But then again, what's new about it eh. Some ppl has ben asking me about my MSN "coffee and cigarettes" line, so I'll answer them now. NO, am not smoking, although sometimes I do wish that I could just do that. Now I know why ppl says that stress makes a person want to smoke more. But no worries, I am not going to be doing that, so you can all breathe. As for coffee, can't drink that, and no change it that, so that's that. The line came from a movie "Coffee and Cigarettes". It's a rather interesting film, you might wanna give it a short. But be warned that it's a rather long black-and-white thing, you might get bored off your pants halfway through....

Major books atm? "Le Suicide:Etude de Sociologie" by Emile Durkheim. Ppl over here have been giving me rather strange looks when they see me reading this book. No, am not a suicide fanatic(might have suicide tendencies...?!), it's actually my textbook. It's a classic sociology book, thus it's a must for socio majors to read it...yeah..ok..whatever. Not progressing much, but have to admit, it's one rather interesting book. Try it when you're bored, if not, stay clear away fr it...

Oh well, back to class...Spanish class was canceled, that's why I've got time to write. Hitting French next....brr...

cheers folks!
Have a great week, wherever you are!!

*closer*

THAT should be the film of the week.... Just finished watching Closer, the film with Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts and etc. It's quite good actually, definitely a discussion film. Well, I personally like it, so there... it's my recommendation for the week.

Putting that aside... my week, has been hell. What a mess. Ever since returning here, I find one obstacle after another, one letdown after another. Seriously, if I'm asked to name the worst period of my life, I would say that NOW's a good answer. Other than my complusory classes being set at the same time, (I ended up "discussing" with the admin to change my schedule which resulted to nothing, so guess I'll have to hang out there more...grrr) I've also got a killer timetable to compliment it. And on top of that, my personal life ain't that great either, and my eating and sleeping habits have also jumped off the roof. I feel like I'm waging war with myself and my life... How typically normal.... Welcome to my life... any takers?!

So, what are my options? No idea. Study harder? Sure, to my grave. Yeah, life's a bitch but than again, life has always been one. IF you're wondering how I became so pessimistic and dark, well, welcome to the new side of me, sorry it took me so long to show ya all...psh...

So, it's all good, or it's all going to be good?! We shall see...


--Try lying for a change; it's the currency of the world.--
Jude Law in Closer

Europe Photos

Finally got the Europe photos up!!!! IT's in my Yahoo photos thingy. Access is by email invite only, so you've gotta drop me a note if you want to view it.

cheers!

joycie

Photo.

Just realised that I've never shown you guys any pictures of Marc. So here. Us at St.Peter's Square, in front of the Basilica.