D: Where're you from again? China?
B: No, it was Hong Kong.
Aki: ... Singapore.
D: Oh yeah, that's a big difference.

J: I'm going to China for 2 weeks.
B: Yeah, you're from China, got any advice for her?
Aki: I've uh, never been to China.

D: It's funny, we're sitting here, one black woman, one Japanese, listening to Mexican music. It's a ( Read more... )

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Okay so

I sent a thank you card to Sekino-sensei ages back, before graduation.

And I just received an email from her.

No, she's not SAD or anything, in fact, she sounds very pleased about the card but I just-- it--

holy shit it's full of keigo/kenjougo (honorific/humble) and to see all that from a teacher, especially Sekino- ( Read more... )

It's amazing ( Read more... )

I'm leaving so many things today.

The bedroom felt so empty last night, without my babies Strife and Chaos on the bed and their little bags in their own special corner. Dong mama looked so pretty and we had such beautifully absurd conversations and and... I wish I could join them for lunch today, curse you OTP meeting whatever crap. Strife and ( Read more... )

In order to stay for another year in the US under my student visa, I have to apply for the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme ( Read more... )

I WAS CELLPHONE'D IN THE FACE TODAY.

( details go here )

I have discovered three things:

1) I'm more nervous about recording a message than a song for uploading.
2) My Japanese has deteriorated and I made at least two grammar mistakes.
3) I'm a retard.

Also, I don't know how to work a voice post. But um. If you'd like to hear Akiko being an idiot for about 4 minutes, download from this link. I'm just ( Read more... )

So, I am officially being overloaded with reading. And I'm going to detest Mondays from now on, 'cause I basically have class from 11am all the way to 5pm, with only an hour break in between. Guh ( Read more... )

I did some work, watched some anime, read a novel. Distracted myself for a few hours.

But it's happening. Again.

( The biggest reason why I'm avoiding a reapp into CFUD, or even following it, is the fact that I know just how damn obsessed I could get. )

I'm chatting to Chaos while reading my text for tomorrow's class while RP-ing.

Life is GOOD.

( Talked to Nat 'bout this: I'm this close to attempting Tamaki for CFUD and restarting the soul-eating time-waster again, BUT- )