Hisashiburi desu ne - as they say the Japanese - it means "Long time no see", but if the teacher tells the class that phrase takes on added significance ...
So first, I did not put more pictures of my apartment and NUFSA bazaar. Now that's service manual:
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| schoolar New year, new apartement |
Also photos from my birthday two weeks ago have not materialized:
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| 2008 年 04月 27 日 - My Birthsday (pic. Wojtek & Marina) |
And now the story of the Golden week. Beginning of May, as in Poland, is a long weekend in Japan because of several close the holidays. April 29 is the day Showy (the previous emperor, the West is often still called Hirohito, the Showa is the posthumous name. Reigned 1926-1989), May 3 Constitution Day (not ours, but the same day), May 4, green day, May 5, child day (well, or rather boy, the girls have their holiday in advance).
this year fell 3.4 over the weekend so Tuesday was also slow.
on Saturday visited the laboratory for students who have completed their studies in March, as we talked with them in a new job, whether they like it, we played mahjongg and computer games, and of course we went to the nomihoudai izakayi (the bar at the party). I do not know whether you know it or not, but look and work in Japan looks different than ours. Not applies the position in August, only to the company. For now, all are still in initial training, and will receive an average of good works, and sometimes (like will not make blunders, so after 3-4 years) will be promoted above.
On Sunday I went to the Nagoya Ichinomiya, because Ms. Takagi, with whom I was on homestayu last year, invited me for tea in a small ceremony kimono. There were a few students, including Marina (Russia), przebraliśmy in a kimono (to start a male, 2 min, female, 20 min), we played with the children, we made pictures, and of course we took part in the ceremony (this myself this time). Then he went to the apartment Ms. Takagi (the ceremony was an old friend's house, another member Hippo Family), and there we had dinner with the family. I also had an invitation to the BBQ Family Hippo next day, but I refused as soon as they invent a pretext - a trip to the mountains. I had bad memories of previous meetings Hippo Family.
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| 2008 年 05 月 04 日 - Tea Ceremony with Takagi family (homestay) (pic. Marina) |
on Monday - climbing to the top of Ibuka, near Lake Biwa-ko, in the prefecture of Shiga. I went there, Peter, Stephen, Dalibor, Alejandro and Paola (the two met for the first time), Marina and Anna. It came out just after 2 in each country (PL, CZ, E, RU). Climbing was very nice, but poor weather, fog and rain. But the summit was not raining and it was very nice. The summit started to pour so we hid in a small restaurant, run, as it turned out, the meksykańczyka, and as we stopped to descend. Marina was on his feet just flip and it was so wet We found that descend by car, although quite long. Descended and descended through heavy rain, and already we were near the end when the guard approached the road (the road was private) and said that this route may not go down, it is only for cars. He also said that he can not lift us that as we begin to descend will call the police and that we need to order a taxi ... Droogo came out (especially the entry on that road was paid).
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| 2008 年 05 月 05 日 - Mt Ibuki hike (pic. Marina) |
On Tuesday I went to Anna (Anna Bertova, from St Petersburg) to show her Chram Atsuta, one of the most important, and gardens Shiratori, nice and by the way there was just a concert. On the way from one place to another, unfortunately, Ahem, completely lost, but no least the next time I'll know better.
Well, come to present a weekend party on Saturday was the club RPGs, so I went. The food was good - the Japanese have a lot of interesting restaurants in the same grillowało the meat on a small grill in the middle of the table, the company also got a fine. I also learned that there is a small convent on Sunday, but ... the party went with a few students to our Bushitsu - that is, the club room (I was not there yet) and played until dawn at board games that were there, so I did not go (I overslept). I must say I have a huge selection of games, the club is now 20 years old and up nakumulowało, great classics like Diplomacy, Axis & Allies, Civilization (which they do not want to play for too long: (not that I did not acknowledge them wrong) and the current popular games such as Catan, Carcasonne, Shadows Over Cameleot, Thurn und Taxis, St Petersburg etc etc.
On Sunday, truth be told I had to go to the lab and read, but first I went to Ohmeikanu (dorm) to take pictures of the Marina (the ones which now anchors), and the group was just pretending to be the Springfest in the center of Nagoya ... So I went too. The festival small and so-so, but the weather great (after doszczowej Sabbath), the company is nice, so do not complain.
