i ride pink swan boat!

yeah i know.

i really have nothing to post here.

so i’ll post pictures of what i did last sunday.

me and 4 of my co-workers (we all live in the same company apartment :社宅) went to Sagami Lake; just a 45 minutes ride by car from our apartment.

upon arriving, we were greeted with a giant tower that looks like a huge dick.

yeah.

i know i’m cheap like that.

then the five of us rode a pink swan boat that was built for 4.

this is the first time that i rode a swan boat on a lake.

and it was fun.

then we took purikura together.

then we eat ice-cream.

yay.

ok goodbye for now.

got to go to bed early, like always!

oh, before i forget, here’s something for you perverts:

REVEAL GRAVURE SPOILER

Nozomi Sasaki

Ai Shinozaki

Reon Kadena

Fujikyu Daisakusen

Yesterday was a very tiring day.

But it was a blast of fun and I don’t remember myself jumping in joy and giddy excitement for a long time.

I went with my new co-workers, and I was really glad that my co-workers were this cool and everyone really played hard; like the pig flu’s going to cause the end of the world tomorrow!

Anyways, going to Fujikyu, we went and tried the Fujiyama, Japan’s biggest (they claim that they’re the tallest in the world!) roller coaster ride, and I even managed to slip through my camera and capture a video of the experience.

Of course, I got scolded severely by the staff when I got caught, but I just made my ‘dumb-gaijin’ face, and went off scott-free.

It was actually very WRONG of me to do such irresponsible act because it does bring some safety issues; like what if I lose the camera during the ride, and it hit the passengers at the back at such high speed?

大変反省しています。

_(。。)_

Fujikyu definetely has the best roller coasters in the whole of Japan, that I can guarantee.

We also tried the EEJYANAIKA ride, and it was the best roller coaster experience that I ever had! It was fucking insane!

You were hung on air and as the ride sped up to mind blowing speed, they turn you around in 360 degrees while the ride goes upside down and some.

We ended up riding the EEJYANAIKA two times and it was still not enough; although I almost crap my pants every time each ride was over.

Rode the FUJIYAMA two times too!

And of course, being a fan of horror movies and everything that has to do with scaring the shit out of oneself, I just can’t miss visiting the Haunted Hospital, the world’s largest haunted attraction.

One Monday worth spending with the people that you work with for sure!

it’s golden week!

今日は初任給日。

新社会人になって、初めて給料をもらう日だ。

気持ちはただ嬉しいの一言。

自分は働く者だっ！

通帳に書いてあったお金の記録はマレーシア大使館を通じて、マレーシア政府からもらった奨学金

ではなく

自分が働いた分のお金だ。

使い道は自由。

何買う？

it’s my first pay day.

i’m no longer depending on malaysian tax payer’s money to live.

i got my own money.

for the first time in my life.

this is something fresh and new; it is quite brilliant really.

nak beli apa aa?

anyways, it’s GOLDEN WEEK in Japan right now.

i got 11 days to forget about work.

and have FUN!

and fun, i will have.

hopefully through legal and morally accepted ways.

happy holidays!

ok, maybe i can close one of my eyes on the ‘moral’ part.

だって遊びたいもん！

moving to kanagawa

Eleven boxes full of my stuff from Akita to Kanagawa costs about 15000 yen.

It was not cheap, and I really hope I could claim that money back.

Anyways, I have finished packing up and cleaning my old apartment; and that is all thanks to the full cooperation and swift work by my kohais, who spend their precious time to help me and Zarul tidy up the place.

And bought the stuff that we don’t want to bring along.

Your cooperation is highly appreciated.
^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
The morning sun was brilliant.

The picture is taken while Zarul is driving me to the Akita Station so that I could take the earliest Shinkansen to Tokyo, leaving Akita for good.

I thank Affir and Mantop for letting me stay in their new, huge apartment for that night.

^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* My breakfast (and also lunch) in the shinkansen was a simple one.

One sake-nigiri, a bottle of milk tea and a bar of snickers.

Like always, my view is fixed to the window.

The snowy scenery outside was pretty amazing.

But I can’t really focus of the scenery because I have a book to finish:仕事の基本が身につく本 – this book teaches everything that I need to know about Japanese working culture.

Like how to bow, how to talk politely with seniors and clients, how to receive meishi (name card), how to politely refuse invitation to get piss drunk after work etc.

You know… the basis of how to become a Japanese salaryman.

My training requires me to finish the book because they are going to have a test of my Japanese mannerism and how much I know about the Japanese business manner and culture.

^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
I arrived at my new apartment (provided and fully supported by the company) impressed with the place. I thought it would be smaller.

This is always a good sign.

The floor was quite cold though, but I can’t complain much because they provided the washing machine, shower room, toilet, air conditioner, intercom, kitchen etc all for free.

This must be a sign of something good.

I hope.

back in japan

i’ve been pretty busy since coming back from my short holiday in malaysia.

first and foremost, i finally graduated 4 days ago!

i’m so glad now that i have a piece of paper that certified me as a mechanical engineering degree holder, and hopefully that accomplishment could get me somewhere nice.

i spent 2 years of my life in akita just to get that piece of paper.

it must be something of important value.

anyways, like most japanese graduations all over japan, my graduation ceremony in akita was pretty quick, extremely formal, and ridiculously boring.

the only good side of it is that it only took 1 hour from start to finish.

that’s how the japanese do their graduations.

the main reason why it ended so quickly was because instead of making each and every graduate walk up the stage to receive their certificate, the japanese way is to select one person as a representative for a particular faculty to receive the certificate on the whole faculty’s behalf.

engineering faculty – 1 person
medical faculty – 1 person
education faculty – 1 person
and so on.

and like most ceremonies in japan, everything was extremely formal; no clapping, no laughing, no yeehaa finally i graduated yeah fuck school!

although it was pretty boring, i AM extremely glad that i finally graduated. hopefully the combination of my diploma and degree could be put to good use.

^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*

3 days ago, after my 5th try, i finally got my japanese driving license!

now i can legally drive in japan! wuhoo! i can also start to make decision on whether to get a honda fit, or a mazda rx8.

decisions, decisions.

*note: i got an ‘automatic-transmission-only’ driving license.

^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*

on that same day, i also managed to get my working visa and changed my staying status from ‘collage student’ to ‘engineer’.

looks like my transition to enter working life is going smoothly, as of now.

^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*

i still got a lot of work to do before i could move out to kanagawa.

i’m sending all of my stuff to the new apartment in kanagawa tomorrow, so i really need to finish packing those boxes.

and right now, my current apartment doesn’t really look like an apartment where humans live.

boxes everywhere.

dusts.

and all sorts of garbage.

^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*

moving out, starting a new life as a working person, adjusting to a new town… i will be busy these first few weeks.

and i don’t see myself updating my blog as frequently as i used to.

kinda makes me sad though.

maybe the life of a student is sexier?