Day 2 Yamasa Japan 2014

Ohaiyo gozaimasu ! Wuu..... its pretty cold & wet this morning . Typhoon 18 is passing
by Yokohama, where my Aunt lives.

Today, i'll be heading for Yamasa Institute! They are informed of my arrival time but we
hope that the Typhoon wun delay the trains, which is possible according to my Uncle.
I've decided to take my chance & face probable waiting for hours. 
I gotto try to get to Yamasa in time for the placement test tomorrow.

 

Sleeping over at my Aunt's spare room.

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Its raining heavily, my uncle called a taxi to take us to Shin-Yokohama station

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Raining like cats & dogs outside. Plus strong winds.

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Arriving at Shin-Yokohama station. Trains are delayed.
Waited 3 hrs before train resume service.

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Alrighty ! Train is coming soon ! Taking Kodama shinkansen.Shin-Yokohama >> Toyohashi >> Okazaki

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Oopss ... no seat oredi ! -_-
Craps... dun tell me i gotto stand for the whole trip ! sianz..

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Observing the area in between cars.
these are nice rest rooms in case one needs to bomb. LoL

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This happy lark got a seat finally !
Most of the time, these free seating cabins are usually not
totally filled up. But, cos of Typhoon no:18, it caused a short burst
of travellers in all stations.

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Low angle shot of Kodama Shinkansen no:174 's cabin

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Me ticket. Just for memories.

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On ride from Toyohashi >> Okazaki . Yea !
We'll be there soon enough !

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Landscape from regular train.
I wonder why the cabin is so empty. Where's the people neh !?

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Okazaki City ! taken from train station.
Hmmm..... pretty flat i must say. 

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a Quick call to Yamasa customer service dept brings Greg along.
Was expecting a Japanese, got a New Zealander instead. LoL 

Institue is really near to station. like 5 min van ride only. After some form filling, we're
off to the accommodation immediately. its about 5pm now. Greg will be off work soon.

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Here we are ! a typical japanese apartment just like the ones i
saw in the internet. * Happy!*

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Yamasa Villa 1

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Stairways to 2nd level after entry.
this layout considered spacious. Most apartments have their
stairways along the side of building to save space. 

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Bicycles under stairways. I learned that i cannot use them
cos they're all tag with serial number & logged in Police station's
record. If i get caught with one not under me name, its trouble neh !

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Tada ! me room is just at the corner
as i was told. Let's go see neh ! *anxious*

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Greeted with a long kitchen. 2 doors on right leads to
bath room & rest room. Nice! more compact apartments have
integrated bath & toilet in a single room (dun like). Tis's nice !

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Simple & clean room. its pretty big IMO. abt 4m x 5m size.
total area plus kitchen is abt 4m x 10m. can accommodate
2 students if request is made in advance.

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Messy unpacking. its ok, just for a while neh. :D

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Quickly went out to Daiso nearby to get stuffs so
i can settle in asap. Funky socks to fight cold. LoL

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Even more stuffs .....

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First dinner, that dun need cooking, at my study table.
unfortunately, i do not have a dinning table. So .... LL . LoL

Oh my gosh ! i still find it hard to believe i'm in Japan & is at the Yamasa accommodation
oredi ! Wahaha !! *filled with happiness!*

How will life be there after !? Will i get some idiot classmates ?? Are the teachers good?
Will i get sucky, dirty classrooms ? Will there be interesting things to do over weekend
at Okasaki ? or will i end up sucking thumb at home after homework is done ?? LoL

well.... i really dunno manz !... LoL   ... we shall see as the days pass.
Meanwhile..... a blissful, good rest for the night.

Oyasumi nasai ! *wink*

Here we go again neh !!

Today is 04 Oct Saturday 2014. And i am going to Japan once again !! Wuhoo !
The plan is to study Japanese at Yamasa Institute for 3 months. 

This will be the longest trip i've had to Japan & i'm looking forward to a wonderful 
time there ! :D

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Send off from my place wz Tacha & Kris

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Alrighty ! Here we go again ! for real !! LoL

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 Me Ticket . Love it !!

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Featuring me new shoe. New Balance 574 .
A classic design & very comfortable for travelling.

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And me new watch. A Seiko Sportura Kinectic GMT. Sweet !

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Today's flight will be onboard the new Boeing 787 Dream Liner !

Its not bad this aircraft. there's good leg spacing ! for someone who is tall (1.83m)
i still have a bit of allowance beyond my knees. Cabin smells nice & new

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All ready to rock & roll !! 

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Snacks & form filling wz a Pilot Capless fountain pen

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a washoku Japanese Breakfast. its not bad but not
good enough IMO . a bit disappointed. 

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Finally met my Uncle Yoshi after so many years !

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Uncle Yoshi Playing his Sanshin for show. LoL

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A visit to LaLaPort shopping mall. Really big !
While my uncle & Auntie works out at the Gym.

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Dinner at Denny's restaurant. 

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Ordered some fried fish set meal. It tastes different from Denny's
from other parts for the world. Well... its Japan ! What can i say ! 

Oh ! its been a long day for me ! didn't really sleep well during the flight. Prob due to
the feelings coming to Japan . :D

Uncle Yoshi said Typhoon No:18 is on the run now & will be passing by Yokohama
tomorrow . Its might affect the trains according to the news.
Keeping my fingers cross. Hopefully, i will not be delayed too long as i intend to attend
the placement test at Yamasa sooner.

Good nitez all ! Till tomorrow ! Ja ne !

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Its Time Again desu !!

Its Time Again desu, folks !! I am flying to Japan once more !! Wuhoo !!

This time round, if u have read my older postings, will be to study Japanese
at Yamasa Institute for 3 months. This trip is one of my life enrichment goal
also thought of around 10 yrs ago. I am glad it will be fulfilled in 2014 ! :D

Some of u might be thinking , Hey ! isn't this suppose to be foldie related !?
Well.... it was originally.. LoL . I think it has kinda evolved into my little
online journal of my trips to Japan.

I will be doing some rolling about tho ! Wahaha ! Wonder what it is ??
Its a Kick Scooter i'm bringing for this trip !! LoL

The Oxelo Town 9 kick scooter

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Looks pretty cool huh ! the front part. :D

i found out school is a good 1 km away from my accommodation & i dun intend to
purchase a bicycle there. So..... this is the solution i thought of.
Will it work well while in Japan ? We shall see desu ! LoL
i could also use it to go for supermarket runs ! it beats walking by cutting travelling
time by about half. And less tiring , more enjoyable way to move around my new
neighborhood. *smiles*

Besides the kick scoot, i also purchased a new luggage ! Its so obvious, i will not miss
it along the conveyor belt. Furthermore, if lost luggage, easy to ID, find & describe.

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My very obviously yellow luggage. LoL

The speculated accommodation will be a typical modern Japanese apartment.
Pretty excited about this cos its just like the ones u see in Manga ! LoL
According to the school's web site, it looks like this :

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Yamasa Villa 1, as described by them. 

Not sharing room, i'll have the whole apartment to meself neh ! Yeah !!
i'll be updating my blog much more frequently now. Plus, i'll be taking video
footage of my experiences there. it's gong to be nice !  Watch out for them desu !

Yuna out ! Till next time  ! * its going to be pretty soon i promise ! (wink) *