cuivien ftw! =)

I have been informed that life as a student is supposed to have pleasure as well as pain.
I've only been back from vacation 48 hours, but it looks like all pain from here on out :(

okay, so I suppose I should explain a few things.

Me doing the one hundred push-ups challenge? Fine. No problems whatsoever.
Me doing the one hundred push-ups challenge while doing taekwondo once/twice a week PLUS judo 2-3 times a week? Pretty much impossible.

After 90-ish minutes of tossing around 90-100kg guys, my arms pretty much feel like they're coming off at the shoulder. Getting better though. The extra padding provided by my accident in September is coming off =)

That being said, I do try do get a few push-ups in every once in a while, and should probably move on to week 3 (one week late). More about that later.

I have recently talked to a friend of mine (shrink in training) about, well, me. And it seems that while I am more or less okay, he mentioned something about me closing down really fast when it came to subjects I didn't want to talk about. Even though I feel it as a perfectly normal thing to have stuff you don't want to talk about, he felt differently.
He more or less recommended that I set aside money to just hang out and meet with new people, kinda like a way to force myself to open up more. So does this mean that I should be chatting to ppl on the street if they seem interesting? Wouldn't that be considered a bit strange?

Oh well, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to expand my circle of friends a bit...

Do you want to be my new friend?

public transportation in this city sucks!

I was supposed to go to work today. Yes, on a Saturday. Yes, I get payed lots and lots of money for talking to people about how they fail at pretty much every single thing in life.

"Welcome to DnBNOR customer support, how may I abuse you?"


anyways; I actually made it to work.
but not because public transportation wanted me to.
I got up at 7:20, b.c. buses (which is the fastest option) only run every 30min on Saturdays and I wanted to get some coffee before leaving.
The bus I usually ride is scheduled to arrive at my stop 8:12, and is usually late. How much you ask? Oh, on a good day it's a few minutes, on a not so good day... Well, just hope it's summer.
HOWEVER, for the first time since beginning of time; the bus was not late.
Instead it showed up just as I left my flat, giving me a clear view of it NOT STOPPING AT THE STOP, THEN PROCEEDING NOT TO STOP AS I RUN AFTER IT.
Great.
Just fuckin' great.
I check the timetable and the next bus is not in 30, but in 45 minutes. Why? I have no idea.

So I check my laptop, and find that the subway (which gives me a brisk 15min walk from the nearest station to work) is slightly delayed. Getting my hopes up again, I jog towards the nearest station (10+min away), only to see the subway leaving just as I pass through the station gates.
Fuck.

Now what do I do?
So I hop on a subway going the opposite way, changing to bus, changing to another bus, then a taxi ride. End up spending 120NOK and 60-65 minutes for something which should have been free and only take about 20-25.
Boss yells at me.
I'm sweaty.
I'm sleepy, since the neighbors had a all-girl, LOUD sleep-over thingy with alcohol. (can you tell that I'm pissed because they didn't invite me?)
I'm 2 hours away from the end of my shift.
I hope to God (if he/she/it exists) that public transportation won't screw me over on my way back home.

Tonight I'm gonna pass out on my couch, take a scolding hot shower, put on some clean clothes and get horribly drunk and try to pick up a girl.
If I fail that last part, I will eat kebab and probably spill half of it on my clothes

Aight, so week 1 went pretty well. Day 2 was delayed by my first judo practice in 8 months, which pretty much killed my arms.
Anyways, results:

Day1
10-12-7-7-11

Day2
10-12-8-8-9

Day3
11-13-10-10-10

On to week 2, beginning Friday

Day1
14-14-10-10-max

Day2
14-16-12-12-max

Day3
16-17-14-14-max

On a sidenote, it seems I'm on my way to Korea in May.
Two of my best friends are getting married.

I initially had some worries about managing my term papers which all have deadlines around the date of the wedding, but I think I can manage :)

here's the page if you haven't heard of this before

http://hundredpushups.com/

After having surgery on my collar bone twice in the last 6 months due to an accident during TaeKwonDo-practice, I have lost a mass amount of upper body strenght.
Cue the fitness programs :P

Initial test: 18

Meaning that my week 1, starting toworrow Friday, will consist of the following routine:

Day1
10-12-7-7-max
-rest-

Day2
10-12-8-8-max
-rest-

Day3
11-15-9-9-max
-rest-

I sat down today and watched the re-run of the (U.S) vice presidential debate on CNN.

I thought I was accustomed to hearing politicians talking for two minutes without answering a question, but MY GOD. Pretty much the only time Palin (rep.) answered straight was on the question if she supported gay marriage, and when she attacked Obama/Biden (dem.) and their stand on the Irak war.
On every other question she either started talking about something else, or gave long-ass answers that was unclear, yet filled with wordings that made me shiver.

A woman who has suggested removing support to rape victims who have become pregnant and wish to have an abortion.
a woman who condemns getting pregnant without being married, while her daughter is just that, pregnant while unmarried.
A woman who thinks creationism should be taught in schools.
A woman who said on live TV just a month before becoming the V.P candidate that she had no idea what a V.P is supposed to do.
A woman who has said that she is against equal rights for same-sex couples.
A woman who have a grand total of ZERO trips to foreign countries.
A woman who, as governor of Alaska, passed several laws that made her husbands small firm increase their income by over 300%.
A woman who said she runs as V.P with a solid base of "small-town values", yet could not give A SINGLE EXAMPLE of said values except faith in God.
A woman who wishes to reduce the waiting period for guns, and at the same time make sure that the background check for getting a gun will be more lenient.

And when McCain, who has cancer and might be less than a presidential term away from dying, when he kicks the bucket, this disaster of a woman would become president?!?!?!

holy fucking shit!

I'm not sure if I like everything I've seen from the Obama/Biden camp either, but it seems to be a MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better/more reasonable/less lunatic choice.

When I was on the plane back to Norway, after spending a good 11months there, studying at the Tokai University outside of Tokyo, I cried. I had not slept at all the previous night, staying at a friends house because my plane left so early in the morning, so when I entered the plane, I was sound asleep before we even took off. (And because of this, I pretty much avoided jet lag.)
However, when I woke up some time later (I think I slept close to 6 hours), I looked outside, trying to pierce through the clouds and see if we were over land or sea, and I cried.
Why am I saying this, and more importantly, why am I writing this in a public note, visible to all who wish to read? I honestly don't know, but I feel I owe it to the people I've met this year to sit down and gather my memories, and what better way is there than writing them down...

So, starting from.. actually, before I even went. After spending a troublesome yet fun semester in Japan fall -06, I had serious doubts about going back, this time for a year. What if it turned out to be a disaster? What if my expectations were too high? Since I was going without a lot of friends this time, this, and many other things were on my mind. However, I will NOT forget the first day there. Not ever, I think. Just after dropping off my bags in my room, I walked into the lobby looking for a soft drink, and within 5 minutes new friends had invited me to go drinking there and then. And so it began.
Trips to Boogie's, trips to Tokyo (Coin's bar anyone? Haixu, I'm looking in your direction), parties in Kaikan, parties outside of Kaikan, the Izakayas, 3piece, etc.

Anyways, it wasn't all parties. Being in class 3 of the Bekka, we were stuck in the middle between the "upper" and "middle" levels of teaching, and had countless hours of practice, topics ranging from grammar nobody uses anymore, listening tasks without actual content, and presentations about stuff we really didn't care about.
Others in my class came from all over the world; Thailand, Germany, USA, China, Korea, Burma, and Russia. That's it I think, unless I should include Norway as well, since not only me, but a classmate came from this strange land up north. Oh, if I forgot a country, have them send a spy to kill me in my sleep.
Anyways, it was good times when I didn't mention to the Germans that I still had some basic knowledge of their language, so when they were talking smack, I could sit there and enjoy. Kinda blew it when I laughed of a comparison of the teacher and a certain farm animal though.
The teachers there weren't all too fond of me, as I skipped some (more than they liked) classes because I had been out drinking the previous night, or just because I didn't feel like going. A lot of those times were spent with Davin (and Scott), going to a nearby onsen to soak out some alcohol, hanging around in their room watching movies, or simply in the kitchen cooking.

Moving along, we were approaching winter holidays with a decent speed when the great idea of a X-mas trip came along. Last time I was in Japan, 24th Dec. was spent eating sushi and drinking beer, all in all not something I would do again. So naturally, I welcomed the idea of going away to a winter resort with close friends.
Sadly, we had some injuries, and "Choi's lovebus" wasn't the same without Choi, but I can honestly say that that was one of my best Christmas experiences.
Around this time, I don't really recall the date, my room turned into a free B&B place. As I was one of the few students without a roommate (he moved out early in the semester in order to have unlimited sex with his girlfriend), I had an extra bed, and it was frequently occupied, both by male and female guests. Good times.

I forgot New Year's Eve in Yokohama. Two small words cover that event; "cold" and "fun"

Exams. Gawd damn those 2 weeks sucked. Not only because it was exams, but because the end of a semester meant people going home. So whenever we didn't have exams, we partied. And as soon as exams were over, we partied some more. I was tempted to go to a doctor to check my liver for damages, but figured out it wasn't worth it, as there would be more partying regardless of my condition.
Well, people left, and people were accordingly sad or happy. The ones who had it the worst was probably Jens and Yeon Jin, and Takayuki and Laura, as they were going half-way around the world without their loved ones.
Too bad Takayuki and Laura are in some kind of complicated phase right now, but I'm extremely happy for Jens and Yeon Jin, they're still going strong. (On a unrelated note, I should probably make a trip to Denmark and say Hello some time this fall... Same with Iceland)

Spring break. Now what the hell did I do during those 5 weeks... Let's see... I can recall going to Nikko, to Kengo's grandfather's place, and a LOT of beer / nihonshuu.
And me falling in love. Completely and utterly. For what, the 3rd time in my life..? My first love is still in Norway, still my dearest friend here on Earth, still busy with her job, and will probably never go on a vacation unless she receives a free ticket. My second love and I, we were never ment to be. I could blame timing, but that would be a lie. We were just in different places in her life, she just finishing up a bad relationship and needing some form of stability, and me on my way to a different country.
Of course, to say I have never had feelings for any other than those persons would be a lie, but a fling can only get you so far.
I will not discuss this much longer, but as it is parts of my memory from this year, I felt I should touch upon it briefly. Also, it still hurts.

Okay, so I'd gotten to around spring break, and remembered a few small trips and a lot of drinking. I also went to China with Alexander, but that's a different story, and should not be counted into these tales. I guess I can say that spring break is done, and move on to the Spring Semester.

As I was "rather unwilling" to go through another semester of class 3 hell, I went and talked to one of the teachers I had a pretty good relationship with to check on the possibilities of taking regular classes even if I failed to get good grades on the placement test. He was... understanding of my situation, but couldn't really promise anything. However, I tested into class 1, and with that came a lot of good things. - I was able to choose my own schedule.
- And, as a natural follow-up: I didn't have to wake up at 8:30 every morning.
- I could hang out with Jihi, Choi, the strangely interesting Christoph, and the Russians (who I already knew pretty well from before).
- I met some very interesting Koreans, and became really good friends with at least one of them (麒麟).
- other stuff
In addition to this, the simple facts that I had lived at Tokai now for 2 full semesters, plus the fact that the two "senior" Koreans (Jihi and Choi) were good friends of mine, led into A LOT of Korean feasts. Kimchee fried rice, various soups & noodles, and of course; Korean BBQ. I'm telling you; whoever invented that way of eating, a big group of people gathered around a grill of some kind, eating meat wrapped in lettuce with everything covered in spices, while drinking water and Chamisul, must have been insanely smart. I miss that atmosphere sooo much!

Oh, spring. The time of laughter. The season of new life. The time when both man and woman shake off the winter cold and take to exploring the joys of...yeah, well, you get the picture.
Life as a foreigner in Japan is pretty good. And having a friend who understand the wingman-system makes it better. Lova ya, Haixu. You're a brother for life.
Don't get me wrong, we weren't "hunting", both me and him had people we were seriously interested in, but just the simple act of starting a conversation, having lunch etc, is so much more.. in lack of a better word.. "enjoyable" when you have a friend present. The numero uno lady-killer, Scott, was in the midst of falling madly in love, and while it was tempting to wish for something like that, at least in my case a number of things went wrong, bad timing being one of those things.

Anyways, with the new semester I entered the judo department at Tokai, with me and one other Korean being the only non-black belts there. Pretty scary. However, everybody was extremely open and showed nothing but kindness towards us, and even though we spent every practice getting thrown around the dojo, it was fun each and every time. They even awarded us a black belt after just 6 months time (I use the term "awarded" here on purpose), I guess they thought we did well, but I also guess they have a more lenient approach to the whole "belt" thing. We had great laughs both on and off the judo mat, and I have both pictures and scars to prove it.

At this point in time, Kengo had pretty much started to live at Kaikan (mine and Choi's room), and we really noticed both how lucky we were to have a native speaker and a awesome friend living close by, and his great love for Jägermaister and Jack Daniels. My roommate, on the other hand, had started to act a bit suspiciously, randomly being missing for entire evenings etc. Well, we all kinda figured out that it was related to a girl, but since he wouldn't tell us anything, it remained uncertain. His relationship with his former girlfriend ended kinda abruptly when she had to go back to Korea, so I guess he had his reasons.

We're now getting close to where Scott said his good-byes, as well as the preparations for exams, and I have lots of stuff I want to say, but as I can't find the words just yet, I guess I'll just end things here, with a disgruntled note about Choi never being online and available on MSN or Skype, a wish for everyone's happiness, and a certain promise that I will see all of you again.

read very carefully, I will write this only once.



I fucking hate!!! people who:

- can't keep promises
- can't show up for stuff on time
- can't tell me what their opinion on something is (without having to drag it out of them)
- take single comments and base their whole opinion about something/someone on that
- tell me blatant lies directly to my face

Death is a funny thing. It's like magic. We're here. Then poof. We're gone. Imagine what it was like for the first organism to experience death. The amoeba. He must've been like, "Oh shit! Oh shit! I'm... fading away! What the hell is this sensation!? Aaauughhh! Oh Amoeba God, make it stop!" And then, after a fierce protoplasmic death rattle, it's gone. Poof. Magic. Maybe his amoeba buddies gave him a proper burial, dressed him up in a little black outfit and placed him in a tiny casket. Actually, no. They all must've been freaked out. It was the First Death Of Anything Ever. They were probably like, "Dude, what happened to Fred?" as they watched his lifeless single-cell body float off in the primordial ooze, nary a trace of the jubilance and zest for life he once displayed. Maybe they thought it was cool. Maybe they were like, "Wow. Check out Fred. He's all frozen! That's so weird! I want to be dead too! I want to be dead like Fred!" Fred probably started the whole Goth thing. In his wake, he inspired countless other single-cell organisms to be sullen depressives, moping around, wearing little amoeba boots with huge buckles on them, putting on too much mascara and singing Nine Inch Nails songs. So it's all Fred's fault. Fred the Amoeba: Inventor of Goth.


(100 yen to the genius that tells me who wrote this)

it started with cat (http://changeskat.livejournal.com/), and her list of things she'll miss and don't miss about Japan. I sat down and read through it all, and even though there are some things I totally disagree with, I like her approach and will not make a similar list. Go read hers if you want to :)

Okay, so what _am_ I gonna talk about in this rant? Well, it's gonna be just a summary of my feelings. Feel free to close the browser window, I'm probably not that interesting.

So I had to sit down and fix some shit with my plane reservation back home to Norway. I'm now scheduled to go home on august 4th, and it was a major reality check because up until this point, I haven't really thought seriously about me going home. it's like 4 months from now. Yikes, what am I gonna do? How will my life change when I go back to Oslo?
Life in Norway is simple, Japan is kinda complicated.
Sure, I take too difficult classes at school, which kinda sucks. Sure, I get my ass kicked twice a week when I attend judo class. Sure, I spend a lot of money on stupid things when I'm out with friends instead of studying. But I love it here.
I love my Korean roommate, who is currently sleeping and making funny sounds (poor thing, he was out drinking and came back at like 5 a.m all wet from the rain) :P
I love my room, which is a place designed for 2 people to live together for a short amount of time (say 6months), but turned into a home where an additional 2-3 friends hang out, sleep (more like pass out) and help us empty the fridge for beer.
I love the atmosphere when I go out for drinks with my friends, be it nearby or in a Tokyo club.
I love the fact that I can speak Japanese to the point where when I'm stuck, even the native speakers have some difficulties helping me(well, not always, but from time to time).
I love going on dates, not because I want sex or a relationship with the person, but because you get to see a completely different side of the person. People are usually afraid to stand out in this country, but when it's just one-on-one, they tend to open up a bit, especially because I'm a outsider and have already broken all the unspoken rules ages ago.

But I really dislike the fact that...

And I...

Wow, my roommate woke up. I guess he needs water, or some food.

Until next time :)

I figured it was easier to make a new post instead of editing the last one :P

ps. I've been using "broken English", like "this no good" and "me need wider pants" while staying in China, so sorry for what even _I_ recognize as bad wording/sentence structure...
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okay, so I was talking about Shanghai. I suggest that if you're staying for more than a week, you should take a day-trip to Suzhou or Zangzhou (my spelling might be off, I'm not comfortable with PinYin). There's two cities in about 1 hour traveling distance from the train station (note: 1 hour will only apply if you buy tickets to a "soft seat", aka. newer trains with actual seats, not just benches), and they're both worth seeing. I only had time to go to Suzhou, and can only tell you about that one, but anyways. Shanghai is basically a HUGE construction site nowadays, they're tearing up a lot of old and building new for the 2010 expo. So for a change of pace, and some temples, take a trip :)

after staying in Shanghai for about 5 days we embarked on a journey to Hong Kong. The means of transportation came out to be train, not so much because we were broke and needed to save a bit of money, but simply because it would be a nice chance to see some countryside. 23 hours later we agreed that it had been a nice train-ride, but we should have brought a aircon. The sleeping area, or maybe sleeping compartment is a better word, was really really hot. But it was cool, sitting on a train watching China fly by.
(nice wording right? hot - cool & train - fly)

Hong Kong was also hot. Averaged about 20degrees Celsius every day. Much love to global warming ^^;;;

now... I'm lazy, and I have a hangover from last night, so my time in Hong Kong will be discussed in next entry :)

First and foremost: BRING A ROLL OF TOILET PAPER!!! I cannot stress this enough, most toilets, even KFC and other American fast food joints, I can't say anything but ewwww! no toilet paper, and a trash can next to the toilet (sometimes western style and sometimes a hole in the ground) where you're supposed to throw the used paper.

second, eat a lot of food. Chinese food kicks ass!

In Shanghai:
- Do go to the Tailors market. Early in your stay. They usually spend 4 days making your custom stuff, and even if they say "no problem" when you ask if you can get it in 2 or 3 days, it makes a noticeable difference. In addition to that, they will usually charge you more for a rush order. BARGAIN!!!! This goes everywhere. When you have agreed on a price, leave about half (not more) as a deposit, and make sure you and the pink slip with our copy of the order leave together. They WILL try to screw you over.
- Go to the Bund, shop, be amazed if you walk a full block without being approached about buying fake stuff, usually Rolexes, Nike (I've seen shoes with Niki lol) wear, and so on.


gotta go pick up a custom suit and some silk shirts, will update later

it's been a while, right?
I still haven't recieved my grades from last semester, but it seems like I've atleast passed everything, since a friend of mine that failed his kanji exam got a "oups, you gotta redo this"-letter last week.
I spent a week in Tokyo with two of my friends that came all the way from Norway to visit me here in Japan, that was a lot of fun, but I fucked up my knee while running one morning. Didn't really have any pain, but a balllike shape grew on top of the knee, which was kinda restricting my movements. Went to the hospital, and after some debating, they stuck a needle into it and drained about 25cc (have no idea how much that really is) of pale red fluid (probably blood and some other disgusting stuff)...
Hurt like hell :(

Besides that, I'm trying to loose some weight. The on-campus sports nutritionist (is that a word?) did a check-up on me, and said that my ideal weight should be about 6-7kgs lower then my current weight (most of that is probably beer and delicious cheese lol). Since I'm thinking of trying out for the judo club (again, didn't have much motivation last time in september) in april, I figured first I loose the weight by reducing the amound of crap I put into my body, then I start training seriously again. Already lost a bit over a kilo just by cutting soda and beer from my diet, and I'm also giving up instant food (such as the always convenient cup-of-noodle), potato chips, and the crap from MacDonalds until I reach my goal.

updated my Lj instead of practicing for my test tomorrow. Like the new layout ALOT :)

so today is another day.
it's apparently snowing in Tokyo now, and I can't quite grasp that thought. It's like 10degrees C with wind and rain here, and I'm only an hour away.

which was not what I was going to say.
I feel so burnt up. tomorrow, I have a chapter test. friday is exam. saturday is 2 exams in one day. monday is exam. tuesday is oral exams. starting from tuesday after lunch I will lay in my bed until I no longer feel tired. which will take a while.
I also have so much I want to say to so many people. People who are leaving, one way or the other. some will graduate and move on to a new and super-stressfull life, some will go home to their countries, and some will stay right here, but since they have expressed quite clearly that we are no longer friends, they might as well be gone too.
I still have a lot of friends here that I can enjoy life with, but saying goodbye is one of the few things I truly hate...

「９０分授業を６０分にすべきである」

　最近、学校の授業、特に大学の授業は長過ぎるせいか、いつも疲れたとう言う意見をよく聞く。それはただ若い者の馬鹿な文句かもしれないと言う大人もいるけれど、学校という所は生徒達の為に、私は「９０分授業を６０分にすべきである」と考えている。
　その理由は２つある。まず、理学的に、生徒達の注意力は授業中でだんだん減って来る。普通、６０分授業時間が過ぎた後、先生から習ったことはとても覚えにくい。なぜなら集中力が途切れているからだ。静かに座って、先生の講義を９０分も聞いていると、生徒はだんだん目もくれなくなるけれど、少し（５分程）休んだら、新鮮な態度でもう一度授業が始めることができる。
　もう１つの理由は、授業を６０分に変えたら、先生達も自分の教え方を再評価しなければならない。それは生徒の教育にも良いことである。いつも同じ方法だったら、先生達も授業を通して、自分達教師の地味な態度を感じ取ることになるだろう。先生達も授業に対する情熱を取り戻すべきだ。教育も、人生や人々の価値観と同じ風に、いつも変わっているものである。だから、変革は大切だ。私の意見では、その変革の時代は今ではないかと思う。
　授業の長さが変わると、先生との話す時間が短くなってしまうから、良くないことである。けれども、このアイディアは、授業時間を減らすことについてではなく、先生との時間をもっと手際良く使うことになるのではないかと私は考えている。今の３限システムから生徒達に良い４限システムまで変更すると、確かに先生との時間は各１時限に対し３０分減るけれど、前に言ったとおり、もし生徒達も先生達も自分の教え方と考え方を再評価したら、それが乗り越えられることになるのではないか。反対意見は、他の理由もあるだろう。例えば、長い授業を我慢する事も大人になるための勉強であると言う意見もある。けれど、学校というところは体力の勉強のためではなく、頭の勉強のためではないだろうか。考えてみて欲しい。大学というところは、我慢を習う場所でなく、自分の興味のあることを勉強することで、大人に変わっていく場所ではないだろうか。
以上の理由で、この東海大学の９０分授業を６０分にすべきと考えている。

So it's the 15th today right? I kinda loose track with my current workload of papers, debate proposals (gonna post my current one after this post just to show how bad it is), grammar homework and kanji tests. anyways, I know that today is Tuesday, because the teacher who doesn't like me reminded me that we only have 2 more days before I have to hand in a fully prepared debate proposal on the topic of "Should Japan stribe to become more international?". I'm debating taking the "no"-side, just because I hate the stupid foreigners (read: Americans) going here for 2 weeks to drink and get laid without any knowledge about culture, art, politics etc.

And in addition to all of this, my finals are coming up, starting off with the Japanese Proficency Test level 1 (the highest level besides the tests in business language) on the 26th, a SATURDAY MORNING, followed by tests in grammar, kanji, listening, speedreading, and a interview over the next few days.

And I've had the munchies for brownies. bigtime. To the extent that me and one more guy broke in to the kitchen 2 A.M last night and started baking brownies, finishing up around 4 A.M. School starts 9.20, so needless to say, I was a bit sleepy today in class. and for the first time since I got here, I failed my daily kanjitest. Maybe scientific words and terms about the evolution of Man is something I have to study a bit for...?

this was supposed to be a long and meaningful post, leaving everyone thinking about the wonders of human relations. but since life sucks, here's what you are getting: a small story, taken partially out of context.

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A drunk girl, on the verge of being dragged into a room and maybe being raped, receives help from a person she has known for a few weeks. The two of them are just friends, but have flirted a bit without actually putting much meaning into it. The girl is a bit upset at first, saying things like "I can take care of myself", but after a bit of time and some glasses of water, she calms down and recovers enough to see that she was about to make a mistake. She apologizes, and goes home. The next day she calls. Not to say thanks, but to scold the person helping her, saying that he's not her mother, so why did he butt in last night. He responds by saying that that's just how he's been brought up; a friend in a bad situation should be helped. The following reply is: "well, that's not how this society works". He counters by saying "so this society isn't made up by humans?" She hangs up, and has from that day not responded to mails or calls.

Why?

つれづれなるままに、日暮らし、硯にむかひて、心にうつりゆくよしなし事を、そこはかとなく書きつくれば、あやしうこそものぐるほしけれ。
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translation (not by me):
What a strange, demented feeling it gives me when I realise I have spent whole days before this inkstone, with nothing better to do, jotting down at random whatever nonsensical thoughts that have entered my head.

- I've had this stupid cold on and off now for close to a month. Guess I shouldn't have gone out drinking 3 nights in a row AFTER I started to feel sick :P

- Mentally preparing for a awesome Christmas trip to Nagano with my friends (22th to 27th)

- Almost started a barfight while drunk last week. That would have been great, we were close to 150 ppl in the place ;)

- My japanese skill level is now high enough to apply for a few kinds of jobs where I actually have customer interaction

- I miss sex. Or a girlfriend

- I love my mummy for sending me some warm clothes and Norwegian chocolate :D