~BOSTON WEEKEND~part two~10-22-05

PART TWO

When did we get up in the morining? Oh~ I remembered. We were talking about got up around 8:30 a.m. But, might be everybody was too tired, no one got up until 9 a.m. Takeshi was the first one who got up, and he asked me when we should got up. I looked at the time, it was past 9 a.m. I said:"Now." Masa was eatting food during early morining, and everyone heard about the eating sound, that was so funny. As soon as we got up, Masa and Tomoatsu started to perpare for the day. First time to saw them wear suit, haha, not too bad. They actually looked younger. After they perpared, we hit the road. During day time, the signs were much easiler to be seen. I found the way pertty easy and soon. We arrived at WTC short after 10 a.m, and the huge parking lots were not so full, but already many cars.

We saw a lot of Japanese on the way when we walked to WTC from the parking lot. Everyone dressed in dark color suit, and all the girls dressed in dark color suit too. I was kind of suprised by that 'cause I didn't know that Japanese people take this job fair thing this real. There were Dounking and 7-11 besided the WTC building. We hadn't had breakfast yet, so we went in there and got coffee. So many people were in Dounking and some of people looked so busy. Masa and Tomoatsu looked so young compare to other people, and Takeshi and I didn't dress up like for job fair, so we looked odd in the group. I felt that I was in Japan which everyone can speak English. Masa and Tomoatsu got their first picture as offically went to job fair by me. They looked funny it the picture, but it was nice. Soon, around 11 a.m, they went into the job fair which Takeshi and I couldn't not enter. We said good luck to them, and headed to Boston.

Where to go in Boston? Of cause HARVARD~! We took bus and subway get Harvard. The bus and subway was very easy to find and take, it was not long time from WTC to Harvard. Un~Boston wasn't that big. Soon after we arrived at Harvard, we just walked around. I went there before, so I kind of know the way around. We went to a very nice cigar store, it has all kind of things for smokers and drinkers. Intersting to see. Around noon, we went to eat. Didn't order that much, but the best thing we ordered was New England Carem Chower~! Who doesn't like that soup~!? It was so good, the best that I had in my life~! Other food were good too, but I couldn't forget the SOUP~! Lunch was good, we didn't finish everything, haha, many we weren't that hungry. Harvard Squre has a lot of shops, all kinds. We just walked around and went to different shops. But we didn't really buy much stuff. When we got tired, we went to Harvard bookstore. Wow...crazy inside~! So many people, so many books, so many Harvard's flags. We didn't stay inside that long 'cuase felt so heavy...after all, we are not study-type students..haha...~ It was around 3 p.m, Takeshi and I were getting tired, so we decided to go back to WTC.

Job fair were still going on. We called Masa and Tomoatsu, they were still inside, and said it wouldn't be finish shortily. Takeshi and I went to coffee shop arcoss the stree. The coffee shop is under a hotel, arcoss with the hotel's lobb. So many Japanese people were in there, taking break, drinking coffee, talking or leaving. Masa and Tomoatsu came to coffee shop during the break time, they looked tired. It was only 4 hours, but I am sure they were tired. They ordered coffee and cakes, talked about what was going on insdie to Takeshi, also show us all the companies information. Those companise are all well-known compnaies, like IBM, TOYOTA, HONDA...They told us it was really hard, harder than they thought. The real world's first taste wasn't sweet enough. But, good enough, still they have power to make fun of things, talking with each other with the suit made them looked like businese man. They told us that they had to stay there until at least 5 p.m. Soon, they left coffee shop, and Takeshi and I wondered around, didn't know what to do 'cuase there wasn't anything that we could do. We decided went back to car and wait them over there.

It began to rain so hard, and Boston was so cold. Lucky, I couldn't trun on the heat in my car, we were warm in the car. Nothing to do, we started to taking picutres. Takeshi bought a very cool Harvard sign over Harvard, we went out from the car, took a picture of he hold the sign. Haha...nice picture. We didn't wait so long until they finished. They were so tired. We just went back to hotel after it 'cause they were tired, and they didn't want to wear suit wonder around in Boston. Time flies fast. Soon, it was around 9 p.m, we started talk about what to eat for diner. Of cause they were tired, and didn't really wanna go somewhere so far. Tomoatsu wanted to eat shabu-shabu, suprised to know that he never ate before. Lucky, there was a Japanese restaurant called SAKE which is so colse to hotel. We went there, and it was a normal American style Japanese restaurant. We were happy to just sit down and eat some warm food. I didn't wanted to order anything since three of guys can decided what they want for Japanese food. They ordered food and beer too. Food was good, and Masa was making fun of a lot of things and talked about how funny one of the teachers that he has. It was fun time. Tomoatsu and Takeshi ordered a lot of beer, but they were strong, so none of them were drunk. We had fun over a lot over there. Food was good, people's feeling was good too. Outside was cold and raining, insdie was warm...un...good time.

After eat, after we went back to hotel, Tomoatsu and Masa thought today was enough for Boston Job Fair. They decided to go for Harvard tomorrow~! Haha...gonna be good.

~BOSTON WEEKEND~ Part One~10-21-05

Memember of trip: Masa, Takeshi, Tomoatsu and Shanshan.
Purposes of trip: Boston Job Fair -- Masa and Tomoatsu; Sightsee -- Takeshi and Shanshan.
Dates of trip: 3 days

PART ONE

We planed to leave BPT bewteen 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. I had a very busy day. There were some problems over one of the houses, that I should had be there. But, I couldn't because it was already after 2 p.m. I went home with three girls who were looking for the house, and showed them around of my house. As soon as they left, Takeshi and I started final perparing. I called Masa and he was busy perparing stuffs for job fair. So we waited, and left BPT almost 3:30 p.m. However, everybody was hungry, so we decided stop at somewhere to eat something first. So we stopped at exit 42, and went to eat. Maybe becuase we just started out trip, we were kind of highper for nothing. Food was good, and Masa made fun of the food, which looked like pupu.

Soon after we ate, it was something after 5 p.m. It was kind of late compare the time that we planed to go. It was 2 hours late. I was worried about how late we would get in Boston 'cause of the taffic and unknown road. But, it was quite ok on the road. Since it was a Friday, not so many cars goes to North. Just some part of the high way had heavy taffic, but not that much. Masa and Tomoatsu were tired, and slept in the car. I guess they had busy night to perpare stuffs that they had to bring to Boston Job Fair, and they had Soul Beat the night before and 9:30 a.m. class on Friday. I drove kind of fast 'cause all the cars on I-91 were fast, some of the cars drove over 100, and the speed limilt was 70. Crazy. My car is not good enough to drive as fast as 100, haha, if I could, I would too. Long way of driving, it was like 3 hours. When we were getting closer to Boston, I stopped for relaxing. Takeshi and Tomoatsu needed to smoke anyway. Masa was palying around at the kid place in the rest place..haha...while Tomoatsu and Takeshi were buying coffee.

Right at we leave the rest place, only took less than one hour to get in Boston. Boston was such a moden city. We saw a lot of tall buildings, and moden style. We were talking about how it is different with NY, and felt Boston is good. It was easy way to the Hotel, but it was heavy trffaic. We had to stop for quite a while that Masa had time to go out of the car and taking some pictures. When we got the hotel, it was not too late. I guess it was around 8 p.m, no later than 9 p.m. Right after we got in hotel, Masa and Tomoatsu started to perparing for next day's stuff. Takeshi and I just relax and watch TV. It was nice that hotel had HBO and HBO 2, so we could watch free moives.

I told guys that I wanted to go to the WTC ( where the job fair at) before the next day, to make sure i know where it is, so I wouldn't get lost later. And, we could have diner in Chinatown since it is close to WTC. Guys argreed with me, and we went out around 10 p.m. It was much harder to find the WTC during the night, I couldn't see the signs on the high way so well. Lucky, we found where is the Chinatown. At least, we wouldn't be hungry. Chinatown was not too big, well, it might be bigger than we thought, but couldn't really see during the night time. We stopped at one place, and everyone was hungry. Masa, Takeshi and Tomoatsu all asked me to order, they said they don't know anything about Chinese

food. Then, I ordered some simple food, BUT, I asked them if they ever ate frog before. They were scared by what I asked. But, I ordered anyway 'cause I think they would like to try once a life time. Hahaha....it was not that bad~! They like it, they think it is not that bad, and feels like eat chicken. They ordered some beer too, not that many, but it was nice to have diner together.

Everybody is tired. After we went home, it was around 12 a.m. We had to sleep and we wanted too, for the next day's early weak up. Frist day was good, a lots of new things, lots of fun~!

Crazy Life + Crazy Dayer

Crazy. This week is crazy.

Who make it crazy? The answer will be me. There were things going on and overlaped with my study plans, class times, and work times. All the things come together, and I lost the way like doing a huge research about large company.

I didn't go class yesterday which I have no reason to not to go. It was a easy, simple, fun class. Well, I didn't go. Before yesterday, I slept too much. I guess I slept for 12 hours becuase of relax? or becuae of tired? I don't know.

Last night, I did my group project until 6 a.m. Well, I could get it done eariler if the CRAZY DAYER was working with me. I had to go to the houses to take out all 25 cents since it is full, and users complian that they couldn't use no more. I didn't have the key to open the box which saves the coins, and I just got the key from the owner yesterday. Went to the first house with Takeshi around 10 p.m., and the CRAZY DAYER's coin box couldn't be opened. We tried every thing, I mean everthing for two almost 2 hours~! Takeshi almost break the thing~! But, we still just got one of them opened. My hands were hurting by pulling the key out of the box. That was so hard, and I have to go angian today~!

Because the dryer took me 2 hours, I started up until 6 a.m in the mroning. Woke up around 10 a.m, and tried my best to print out the papers that for today. Went to office late, and boss got mad. Oh, my god. Two more class are waiting for me, after that I have to do laundry, and go to the CRAZY Dryer agian...

Crazy, Crazy....

Once a Year Come

It's the fat time~!

Once a year, I will be fat. And now it is the time. I remember the year of 2003, the fall, I met Bon outside of my house. Bon said to me:" Shanshan, be careful. You get fat a lot." I looked down at my meat, yeah, I was fat. My face was so round. The year of 2004, I don't remember that much, but I looked at my old blog which I wrote around last Fall. I talked about get fat and my face looked fat. This year too...already three people told me that I got fat. Ah---

I have to watch out for my weight, but there just too many things that I have to watch out for. Eating become one of the few enjoyments of my life. Sounds sad, but good food makes me happy. Now, I understand why people eat a lot when they have stress or depression. Un...I become one of them?

What is the best time of this couple years so far? I think it from last April until Augest. Four months were nice. I was happy and no stress at most of time. Un...why?

Red Eye week

My left eye has being red for two weeks already~! I couldn't wear my contact lense because of that. Normally I don't wear glasses, but this time I had too.

I bought new pair of glasses about a month ago, an I planed to wear it just some times for change the style. Haha...who knows that I had to wear it for days and days. I keep use one Chinese eye drop, which is good. The red of my left eye were gone for couple of days, but I kept wear glasses and use eye drops just make sure my eye will be ok.

I put my contact lense on yesterday, and it was fine~!~! I was so happy. My left eye didn't trun red and it felt fine. I didn't wear the same contact lense as before for my left eye, I guess that's the reason that my left eye was red.

After one day, my left eye was so fine!!! BUT~~my right eye is red now~~!!!!! How come~! I was thinking why the red from my left eye to right eye~~~!!! Then, I think I found the reason~! I didn't wear same contact lense on my right eye as left eye. Un....now I think my contact lense made my eyes bad~! I can't wear the pair contact lense anymore. I have to change one.

Ha---so tired to wear glasses.

Thank you for being with me ONE YEAR~

Pana and Me~

Pana has already became my pet for ONE year now~!~! I am so happy that I still have her as pet, and she is still health and friendly.

Pana made me so happy for this one year. She is always there when I feel lonely~! She came to sleep beside me every night, and call me when I just arrived home. I really like her a lot. Sometime she made me mad, but I always like her dayo~!

Cat's year doesn't long. I don' t know how old is Panashie. Maybe 5 to 7 years old. I hope she can be younger and younger 'cause I don't wanna lose her. She always wanted to go out from my room, sorry pana, my room is too small for you. She lived in another house for couple months, and she really liked over there. I wish I could have chance to let her live in there longer.

Now, she is sleepying. I don't know when is her birthday....un....ha...I don't even know how old is her ne.....

But, still~! Thank you, PANA~! For being there for me ne~ play with me~and make me smile~!

I LOVE U~

HAAPY BIRTHDAY~~~MASA~~~~

happy b-day

Oct 6th~! Masa's birthday~! 23 years old this year, he said it is a not good and not bad year, just normal, no much meanings.

I and Katsu wanted to do something for him. We planed two parties and both of them are suprise parties. I was doing the one in soul beat, and katsu was doing the one in their house.

On that day, we went to StopShop to buy things. I bought one small cake for soul beat, and other little stuff. Katsu bought a lot of things, food, beer...after stopshop, we went to buy ice cream cake which was for the house party.

I went to soul beat a little bit earlier, and talked to the Ojiichan who is the security guard of ABC building. He has been seeing us since one year ago, and we all like him a lot. I told the Ojiichan that it was Masa's brithday, and we wanted to do suprise party for him at end of soul beat which was around 10:15. We needed his help. He said ok, haha so nice of him. During the soul beat, Katsu didn't come, of cause I know that Katsu was perparing the party, but I still asked Masa where was Katsu. Just try to make him think there is nothing in the house. Around 10:10, I went out to security office and find Ojiichan. Ojiichan said he would go first and tell him that there is some problem with the light, he had to turn off them. Then, I would go in with cake. Hahaha....that was good idea. Ojiichan went there first and turn off the light. I went in with cake, and I was worried about no one would sing happy birthday song, but they did~!!! I couldn't see Masa's face first 'cause of no light, but when I walked close to him, I saw the smile of his face. Haha...I was so happy to see he was happy. Hahaha....happy happy..un...really happy. He was suprised and happy. Long time no see that kine of smile of his. We all shared cake with soul beat memebers and Ojiichan.

There was another party waitting for him in the house, but he didn't know. Katsu, Tomoatsu and I know. After soul beat, Katsu and I tried to hold Masa in my car for let Tomoatsu go to house first. We just sit in the car and talked about Salssa...hahaha....

After we got in their house, I was suprised as Masa, 'cause therte was full of people outside of the house. We went in to the house, I was suprised as Masa agian~! There was Masa's pcitures everywhere in the house, and a huge picture of him on the wall. Wooooo....I was thinking that Katsu did a huge project for Masa. Masa got nice gifts from people, and he was happy. Katsu was so busy during the party, and I was honto thinking that how great Katsu is for Masa as a good friend and roommate. I wish I could do as much as Katsu did for Masa. He has been so nice to me.

Well~! Masa, ganbate ne. Everybody had hard time or having hard time, but don't give up your dreams ne~! Best things will happen to you soon. I truly wish you the best from my heart.

HAPPY 23TH BIRTHDAY TO MASA~!

The 8th Fall

This is the 8th fall that I staied in U.S.

1998--EMU, VA, New school, New friends, I couldn't speak any English....but fun.
1999--EMU, VA, I guess I learned more English, and started to have American friends.
2000--EMU, VA, Un...first bf...haha...I spend a lot of time with him.
2001--EMU, VA, Class started to feel boring, same as my ife.
2002--UB, CT, New school agian~ and new bf~ I met Bon and Andy.
2003--UB, CT, started to having a lot of Japanese friends, and school sucked.
2004--UB, CT, it was a hard time, but thank you, Atlantic 400, you took care of me.
2005--UB, CT, A.....fall never end. Ending is starting, and starting is a ending.

Happy b-day, CHINA~!

Happy b-day to China~!


Fast~! It is China's birthday agian. I still remember last year, that I was typing the same thing on this blog.

Ah--many things happened in one year ne...life is different now.

I almost forget about this day of China. Well, I can't really forget about it, but I almost forget that people were having parties and funs. And, all the six girls who went to China don't have class for one week~! What they gonna do for one week? Must having a lot of fun.

If I can, I wanna go to other countries, not America, not China. A new place that only few people knows me. Meet new people, feel new culture, new lanuage, new life.

If I can run away...that will be great~!

Anyway, happy b-day China. Hope you could be better and better every year.