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Old Photos - Nagoya Castle, Purikura

I have some semi-old photos I`d like to share which would belong in other posts, but you all might miss them if I put them there. So here they are! Starting with the day we spent with Asami and Yuuko (I took the photos directly from Facebook, so I haven`t been able to make some of them clearer in Photoshop or do any croppping. Sorry!):











Oh I did something different for once!















The view from my window at night. Left is a 24 hour internet cafe; handy if I ever happen to get locked out after curfew! Top right is apartments I think, and bottom right is a train going past. I never notice them because I`m always so tired.



I don`t even remember where this was taken...it must`ve been the second day here because my hair isn`t straight. I think I`m a bit fed up (of something) already.

Nagoya Castle:

Yes I am in this picture...



Hehe it`s me

Really, really yummy ramen with lots of vegetables from last night. I also decided to eat all of my Easter Egg yesterday. I didn`t realise it had nuts in it...it was so, so good. I missed out on a proper easter :( Next year!

Today I bought already cooked chicken covered in some kind of batter. When I bought it, the lady asked me something (at the time I had no idea what) so I just said yes. It appears she asked whether I wanted it heated up. I didn`t. I really should stop saying yes when I have no idea what`s going on! It could get me into all kinds of trouble!
Since it was heated, I got home and ate it anyway. I was originally planning to add it to the next night`s meal, but ahh well! It was really yummy and I got five pairs of free chopsticks hehe.
I also couldn`t resist the icecream you see there. I`ve seen it on tv ever since I got here...it`s just as yummy as they make it out to be, even though there`s nothing especially different about it, apart from the fact that it has way too much packaging.
At the end of this month Golden Week is coming up. Golden Week is a whole group of holidays that fall in close proximity to one another. Firstly, on Thursday April 29 is Showa Day. Then there is the weekend (Friday is not a holiday). On Monday May 3 it is Constitution Memorial Day, Tuesday May 4 is Greenery Day, and lastly Wednesday May 5 is Children`s Day. A few of the other exchange students are planning to go to Osaka. I refused, I`d much rather save up my money! These past two weeks have been incredibly expensive. Luckily my budget is now back on track. One of the Chinese exchange students is staying behind with me as she has already been to Osaka. Lucky me! I look forward to spending the time getting to know her. We`re going to go shopping together, but I highly doubt I will buy anything unless I somehow scrape by on 1000 yen each week. I highly doubt it, but I`ll do my best!
Oh, one other thing I haven`t told everyone about yet. Nagoya`s trash collection system is really...ergh. So annoying. They have a special system which everyone must abide by. Firstly, there are blue bags, red bags and green bags. The blue bags are for plastic and paper wrappings. However, the plastic and paper must be separated from one another. Ie; I always have two bags open; one for plastic, one for paper. The red bags are for burnable items like food scraps, tissues, etc. I have no idea what the green bags are for, but I have nothing that can`t go in the red or blue bags, hehe. Pet bottles and aluminium cans go in special rubbish bins that we have in the dorm. Closeby to my room there are two drink vending machines. It`s terrible, they are so tempting. I said I wouldn`t drink anymore softdrink once I got to Japan, especially Coke. Oops.
I think that`s it for now!
x Lorelle
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