stories

Sep 01, 2007 16:59

So a few days ago I got my temporary roommate, and I requested in my application that I wanted a 'night person'. And anyway, I got the complete opposite because she sleeps at like 10pm or something. I wake up earlier than her AND sleep hours after she does, so everytime I see her she is pretty much asleep. I kind of stopped bothering to initiate friendly conversation because she doesn't seem to be interested. (so i've noticed that usually the people (especially when they are girls) that are not from places that speak english, tend to ONLY stick with people that came from where they're from. no attempt whatsoever to talk to other people. I say 'hi' in the morning and over half the time i am ignored. I introduce myself and they go "oh hi" and not introduce themselves. even the japanese students living here noticed that too

4 of the new people i met that i love the most have left for homestay
the girls in the whole dorm that i talk to are both asian, one is malaysian but from australia(and can speak cantonese) and the other is japanese, who is trying to learn english.
the other people on my floor, are all from whatever ever places

a lot of people, when they meet me and the malaysian girl at the same time, they think we've been friends forever. and we're like 'uhm, it hasn't even been a week since we met'

i hang out in the kitchen every night because i just can't sleep that early
that's when people that have just drunk and smoked a lot come back
some are happy drunks, and others just retarded
somehow the smell of cigarettes have become appealing
"no, that's so bad! i hate second-hand smoking!....even though i smoke all the time"

japanese guy named katsuhiro. i started calling him katsudon which pissed him off at first but he got used to it. and now everyone calls him that too. anyway, one day he said something like i seemed a bit bigger, but he meant in height. and i said "what, do you mean i got fatter? do you know why i got fatter?" (he is speaking in english, and me japanese)

him: why?
me: because i'm pregnant
him: really?
me: yeah, i found out today, the baby will be born in june
him: (slowly counts back the months) *long pause, then points to himself* me?
me: *stares and nods*
him: i don't remember!!
me: because you drank too much that night!
him: but then why did you...
me: because i'm easy!

anyway, this whole thing is being carried out. i say i went to the hospital to check on the baby, and he says he doesn't care because he doesn't remember. and then i say he's too mean. and i keep telling him to quit school and enter into a good company and work loyally for 40 years. and he keeps going "no responsibility! you take care of baby!" yeah it's pretty awesome.

people have been teaching him pretty bad things though. one time, i thought he was going to use his adorable 'star' pick up line on me in japanese (where it's pretty much, where he pretends he can't see well, rubs his eyes, closer look at a girl, and say she's a star) but then he switched to 'nice shoes, wanna fuck?' which is HORRIBLE. i am like, this program won't help you at all with anything if that's all you learn. so he's trying to learn things that are a bit more serious, so he bought a notebook to learn english. which is also filled with stupid shit, but i made him keep the first page for important things only.

everyone calls me mom because i keep telling them they're too loud and messy. seriously, in the kitchen, when we move the chairs, the otousan (okaasan and otousan are our caretakers) cannot sleep. he came up to the kitchen two nights in a row. i felt so bad. he is so cute and nice. or as one person said "he's like a teddy bear, i just want to hug him" anyway, yeah, i get mad at irresponsible people. don't know if i come across too annoying but i don't really care.

there's a guy from taiwan in the school that i often hang out with. his english isn't that fluent so he's learning both japanese and english at once. so he talks to me to improve his english. and he told me the best story ever. (commas represent pauses)

"My new roommate, he is from a small town in Quebec. He goes to school, and, he does his registration, and payments"

me: and...
him: that's it
me and malaysian girl: *laughs hysterically*
us: that's not a story!! that has no point at all!
him: really? i can't do that?!?!

met a girl (who left now because she's homestay), whose girl voice is sick but she can turn on her man voice. as for me i have an annoying cute voice. so we do this thing where she's the abusive husband and i am the slave girlfriend. i will miss her/him.
i'm in my room now because i am waiting for my roommate to wake up so we can clean our room together. but she's still sleeping. more stories next time maybe?
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