Aya and Hiro in Taiwan.1104-07

11. 04
I met Aya in Cosmos hotel. Wow, the feeling was really weird cuz we just met each other half month ago in Japan. How come she is here, Taiwan, in front of me! I want to say it is happy to see you again, Aya. On the other hand, she has a “younger brother” will join our trip this time. Unfortunately, I couldn’t meet him today coz he went out with his friends. Oh, another thing is quite important which I got wallet from Atsuko!! My lovely Agnes b.

あたしはCosmos hotelで綾に会いました。うーん～気持は超奇妙でした。なんか、二週間前，あたしは日本へ行きました、で、partyで綾に会いました。綾の同僚(Hiroさん)も一緒に旅行しました。

11.05
PeiYu drove car to Cosmos hotel and pick up Aya and Hiro. I started to worry what kind of person Hiro is? Is he easy going? When I saw he, OMG! I thought Kohei coming Taiwan with Aya!! Well, PeiYu was totally agreed with me!! Then we started our countryside trip!!

車を運転して綾とHiroを迎えに行きました。私は、Hiroがどんな人なのか少し不安でした。明るい人なのだろうか。そして、Hiroを見たとき、私はこうへいが綾と一緒に台湾に来たのかと思いました。本当に似ていました。Peiyuもそう思いました。そして、私たちは旅行に出発しました。

We saw a super beautiful farm that has lots colorful flowers. We took many pics there. The amazing pretty flowers let us feel relaxing. At that time no more work and pressure in our mind

私たちはすごく美しい花でいっぱいの農場を見ました。そして、写真をたくさん撮りました。それらの大変美しい花たちに私たちは癒されました。その時から、私たちの心の中には仕事やそのプレッシャーは無くなっていました。

Then we went to an old style street. It has so many old style shops there. The food and drink are sooo good, and the people there are super kind to us. Some of old people can speak Japanese quite well; it was shocked Aya and Hiro. Actually, I was shocked too. Before we go to PeiYu’s house we went to 7-11 to find some alcohol for Hiro cuz Aya said that he really wanted to try some special alcohol from Taiwan.

私たちは古い通りに行きました。そこにはたくさんの古いお店がありました。すごくおいしかったです。そこの人々も私たちに大変親切でした。何人かのそこの老人たちは日本語を結構上手に話しました。私たちはPeiYuの家に行く前にHiroのためにセブンイレブンに行きました。綾によると、Hiroは特別なお酒を試したいのだそうです。

It was 4:00pm when we arrived PeiYu’s second home. I only can say that there is really countryside. Mountains, fruit trees, flowers and so many mosquitoes were there. I had no place to avoid mosquitoes…I hate it…>_< We did nothing at PeiYu’s house cuz we just wanted to relax which were watching TV, walked to going some where for dinner in dark night, girls talking at 3:00am and drank alcohol together. Oh, one thing has to be memorized, Aya and I were last two to go to bed, Hiro fell in sleep after he got some very strong alcohol while Aya and I were chatting. Cute
though!!

私たちがPeiYuの家に着いたとき、午後四時でした。あのね、PeiYuの家は本当に便利な物は何も無いです。山と果樹と花と蚊だけです。私たちはリラックスをしたかっただけなので、PeiYuの家では何もしなかった。ただ、テレビをみ，暗くなると夕食のためにでかけ、朝の３時にガールズトークをし、そして、そして、みんなで酒をたしなんだ。たった～１つだけおばえていることは、綾と私はベットにもぐった最後の二人だったこと。Hiroは、綾と私がおしゃべりしている間に、強い酒を飲んでたらすぐに眠りについてしまった。か、わ、い、い。

11.06
I was the last one to wake up. I was super sleepy. (Still now? For sure!!) We needed to go back Taipei early to avoid traffic jam. We dropped by “Ying Ge” for pottery. Well, it was my second time to go there, the same store for pottery. I went there with Yoko last time. It was fun but super tired. About this time, I just tried to help Hiro to understand what he should do cuz I didn’t take pottery lesson. PeiYu was trying to teach Aya and I was trying to teach Hiro how to do pottery. I hav no idea that were we good teachers or not but I can say that they did good job, much better than we did last time.

私は、一番最後に起きました。本当に眠たかったです。私たちは、交通渋滞を避けるために早く台北に戻らなければいけませんでした。そして、陶器を見るためにYing Geに立ち寄りました。この前、ようことそこに行きました。それは楽しみであったが、ちょとちょっと疲れました。今回は、私が陶器課に持つ受けませんでした。今回は、私はレッスンを受けずに、Hiroに何をするのかを教えるようにしました。Peiyuは綾を教え、わたしはHiroに陶芸の仕方を教えました。Peiyuと私が良い先生だったかは分かりませんが、でも、私たちが前にやったときよりも大変上手でした。

After that, we want to 京華城. Wow, I had been there so many times but I can say that this time with Aya and Hiro was most special and unforgettable one. At first, we went to pics shop to take pic sicker. This first one we took was so…strange. Just liked four old people met each other for the first time, did everything seriously and nervously. So I decided to take another one! Well, much better or I could say that it was my most wonderful one.

そしで、私たちは京華城へ行きました。あのね，私は、以前からそこに何度も来たことがあるのですが、でも、私かいつにそこで伴うか、綾とHiroと来た今回は、最も忘れられないものとなりました。最初に、私たちはプリクラのお店に行きました。でもさ、最初にとったものはものすごくへんでした。緊張していたので、4人の老人が初めて会ったみたいでした。だから、私はもう一枚撮ることにしました。そして、とてもすばらしくてかっこよくてかわいいプリクラが撮れました。

There was an activity around that area, a cell phone company wanted to find a guy whom is really cool and handsome to make a CM for their company. It is gonna have a match after a month, and the guys can sign up now. I asked Aya to push Hiro to sign up it. Then, we did!! Unbelievable!! We needed to leave Hiro’s profile and take pics there, they will update on the webpage later. Then, everyone can check the website to vote which guy is the best one!! Wow~~idol Hiro is gonna show up!!

携帯電話の会社が、彼らのCMを作るためにクールでハンサムな男の人を探していました。男の子たちは、そのときにサインすることが出来ました。私は、綾にHiroにサインさせるように言いました。そして、私たちはそうしました。信じられないことに、私たちはHiroのプロフィールを残して、そこで写真を撮ることになりました。彼らは、あとでウェブページにそれをのせます。そして、誰でもがそのウェブページを見てだれが一番いいかを投票することが出来ます。来た～アイドルHiroさん。

We had dinner with Rusty and after that I took Aya and Hiro to come my house to stay one night. They were drinking 紹興酒 with my dad…grrrr….when we got on the bed, it was almost 3:30 am. Super tired.

私たちとRustyは夕食をとりました。そして、その夜は綾とHiroは私の家に泊まりました。彼らはパパとしょうこう酒を飲んでいました。私たちが寝たのはすでに夜中の３時半になるころでした。ああ、本当に疲れた。

11.07
Woke up quite early this morning cuz we had no time. Had a nice Taiwanese break first, picked up their bag, seeing around keeling then they went to dentist with me. My doctor was shock that I spoke Japanese and English there. And they were really curious Aya and Hiro. Hahaha. The last day for them here was super short cuz after we left dentist then we went coffee shop to hav some cake and drink, then go to the airport. Goodbye time was coming so fast, hopefully we can meet each other soon.

時間が無かったので、私たちは早く起きました。私たちは最初においしい台湾の朝ごはんを食べました。そして彼らのかばんを持って、基隆市内の観光をしました。そして、彼らは私と一緒に歯医者に行きました。私の先生は、私がそこで英語と日本語を話したので驚いてしました。そして、彼らは、綾とHiroのことにたいへん興味があったようでした。彼らのここでの最後の日は大変短かったです。私たちは歯医者を出た後、ケーキとコーヒーを飲むためにコーヒーショップに行きました。そして、空港に行きました。さよならの時間はすごく早く来ました。私は彼らに、またすぐにあえるといいなと思います。

For Aya, visit Taiwan next march! Let’s hav fun again!! And I’m waiting ur cute baby! At that time I’m gonna visit Japan again!! Only for you.

綾へ，次の３月にまた台湾に来てね。また一緒に楽しみましょう。そして、あなたのかわいい赤ちゃんを楽しみにしています。そのときは、私は日本にまた訪れます。あなたのためだけに。

For Hiro, hopefully you can be a super famous Taiwanese idol, keep learning English, and ur girlfriend will show up in front of you soon, and the most important thing is let go to country side in Japan with ur car!!

Hiroへ，望め、超有名な台湾のアイドルになれたらいいですね。英語の勉強を続けてください。あなたの彼女はあなたの前にすぐに現れるはずです。最も重要はものは，一緒にあなたの車で日本の国を旅行することです。

The gat.

You will never totally understand other people's opinion.

Culture difference, generation gap, language gap, experience and so on. Those can make so many problems to misunderstand.

I had experience about it, although I hav no idea about what was the problem going on still now. In my case, it was tricky when the problem came up. Cuz we used to use second language to solve the problem and explain our opinion and feeling. I can't say it was a bad memory for everyone cuz if we were in there we will never know how big the gap was around us. It is a good chance to know each other in my opinion.

Well, I don't care anymore.

After I came back from Vancouver. My opinion is changing still now. Cuz I meet so many friends from many countries, they may older than me or younger than me. We might use to hav good time together or not. I just want to treasure everyday, everything and every friend who I really want to keep in touch now. I hav no time to think about sth bad from the past but would like to memory about all good past.

You will never know how long that you are gonna alive.

Forget every gap which can makes you feeling bad, or try to solve the gap as much as you can.

Makes ur life more colorful!!

To you, to me, to everyone who read this blog. :)

A great time with you guys.

Okay, it was really crazy I know.

Since Toshi came to Taiwan, I hadn't stopped to eat, walk and laugh until Mish left.
Yes, Toshi and Mish were here few days ago. Taiwan, can you believe it?!
Well, we had super fun together I can say.

When Rusty told me Toshi will come Taiwan. Wow...what! Toshi!!!! Oh my goodness. Welcome to Taiwan. You know what, it was an exciting moment when I saw Toshi in front of Starbacks in Taiwan. Then I started my eating week especially with Toshi. Toshi, I knew that you can eat a lot but I just knew how big your stomach is this time. Rusty and I were totally lost. Thanks your Doraemon comics, I’ll try to read and understand it. Next time, come back Taiwan again. I’ll prepare another eating challenge to wait you.

Mish is a ca that I met in Vancouver. She arrived Taiwan as same day as Toshi left. Mish, you’re still cute, sweet, kind and nice. I took one day off to hang out with Mish and PeiYu. We had hiking around an hour and half. We got so wet, had some delicious snacks, talked a lot and laughed almost all the time. I had Thai food dinner with Mish, PeiYu, Gina and Rusty. It was amazing crazy, Rusty ordered so many dishes and we tried to finish all of them. The days before Rusty and I met Mish, we just had eating challenge with Toshi. Anyway, that dinner let us full, too full.

I have same feeling as Rusty that I gained N kg after they left. Heavy, heavy and heavy about my body, I tried to stop to eat lunch and dinner on Thursday. I think I will keep doing it in this few days until I feel my body back to normal way. I’m gonna doing exercise hard.

Well, well…I just want to say thanks to Toshi and Mish. Thanks you guys gave me a great time and nice to see you guys here. Also, I hope you guys had great time here with us. If, we have chance, meet each other again in anywhere. I’m looking forward it.

Random Thoughts

It's has been long time that I didn't update my blog. What am I doing those days? Hmm...at first, I got another blog from messenger which name is "the space". I wrote most my feeling everyday in Chinese. So, I don't have other ideas to write my feeling in English here. Or, you cay say, shen, you are such a lazy girl!!!!! Well, yes, I'm.

I'm supering busy nowadays. I became a manager although it has only a colleague below me. You may say, how ur department small is!! Yes, it's really small but I still can get lot of pressure from it. If I can choose, I don't want to be a manager though.

Over work, try to keep awake, think my project over night, get up at early morning and go work around 4 am, those are the things that I did those days. On the other hand, I'm sure that I will keep the same situation in next three months until I finish my project.

Of course, I got tired, really tired. I try to lose my weight around three months already and I will keep doing it. When I just have small meal, little sleep and lots of pressure, I start to feel queasy and dizzy. It's going more serious than before. I meet my doctor once or twice a month, I told he my problems but my condition isn't going better. Orz...I'm gonna take a vocation around Nov. I guess after my project dead line, I need to take break.... long break. I need to recover my energy and let my body breath.

After I said goodbye to a guy who I liked. I control myself quite well. And also my family member are worry about I don't have any bf. Hmm....difficult question eh. In my case, I don't really need a guy with me actually. Of course, when I get depressed than I want to have "someone" with me at that time. I want to enjoy the single life right now. Well, sure, it isn't means that I won't get a guy. If a day, I meet "he" then I will follow my feeling...may date he?! I hav no idea...hahaha

Dear Dad

My dear Dad

How r u those days?

I can’t remember when I sent my last letter to you. But I have had an idea to write a letter to you since few days ago.

Actually I have nothing special to tell you. I just knew that you don’t feel good recently. Too many things are bothering you, especially about my younger brother. Hmm…he has been really different from the person I knew before. About his opinion and future, I just can say that he is young. He was our little boy, and we protected he too much. Now he grew up, and he has his own opinion although we don’t agree with him. He needs to learn experiences from many failures from now. Then he will know how precious the family is. How short and difficult the life is. It takes time, a long time.

Then, I don’t know how ur feeling is about retiring. It is very embarrassing to say it but I still want to tell you “ it’s ur life, enjoy ur life from now. Maybe I can’t earn enough money for you. Well, you are doing hard in these 58 years; it’s enough. I should say thank you to you. You gave me lots of chances to get lots experiences. I’m not a really good girl I know. I spent extra money more than my younger bother. You gave us too much but you haven’t got the life style that you really want to have. You always adjust yourself to mom, brother and me. Well, ur lazy girl is gonna bother you for sure. On the other hand, I hope you will feel happy from the age of 60 years old.”

Finally, I have no idea why I wrote the letter in English to you. I know it’s really weird for you, even to me. Since I came back from Vancouver, I explain my emotion in English more than in Mandarin. Also, when I write sth in my deep mind in English, it makes me feel comfortable and calm. I will keep this habbit as long as I can. Of course, I had never thought that I would use English as good as now before I went to Canada. Thanks again, for all the memory from Canada, and English is my treasure.

Thank you for all your taking care.

This is the first time and the last time I wrote a letter only to you.

Do you know how difficult it is to start to type the first word? I decided to make an ending by myself. You may see it or may not. However, this is just noting my memory about you.

It has been more than a year since we said goodbye with each other.
I always miss you especially when I feel depressed. I asked my good friend, what kinda relationship between us is. Ok, I have no idea about what are you thinking about. In my case, I was very counted with you. As you know when we were in Vancouver, our families were far away from us. We needed to fix everything by ourselves. At that time, something happened in my family, I was really upset and don’t know what I should do. It was you that talked with me all night. Maybe it wasn’t really special, important and unforgettable to you. But anyway, you were very helpful to me.

I don’t know when I started to like you. When I realized it, I already came back here. I have no chance to ask you any questions, and tell you my feeling. If I can, I want to talk to you face to face.
Whatever the final answer is good or bad. Unfortunately, I have no chance anymore.

In the past year, so many things happened to me. When I felt depressed, the first person that I wanted to talk with is you. I miss you when I feel lonely and I need someone with me. Of course, the time and distance may change any feeling. Also it’s the reason I write this letter to you. I can’t miss you as much as I did before; I need my own new life. I can’t share some of my emotion with you. I use my way to miss you and like you even though I will never know do if you miss me and like me. Well, anyway it’s going to the end. I don’t want to bother you, which is the first thing that I need to learn. As I said before, I have so many goals that I want to get. I will concentrate on it from this moment.

Must say goodbye to you. Thank you for giving me a very good memory. I’ll be treasuring it for the rest of my life.

My Dear Sister.

This is only to you.
It isn't easy in our life, and we know that we won’t get lots luck in our life right now.
All the difficulty in our life we have to go through is the test for us.
I always try to help you come up with many ideas from one thing and give you advice.
I hope you won't have chance to regret.
Well, quite difficult eh?
Cuz we grow up with lots regret, we learn experiences from those.
Remember, whatever what happen to you, I will be here forever.
I will give you my entire help as much as I can.
You need to think very quickly and clearly, and decide it with pain.
Before you do those things, you will have enough self-confidence to get through the bad and sad ending. Isn’t it?
As you know, the life is just as a war, never stop to fight.
You will lose sth then you can get sth that you want although it’s gonna be with lots difficulty for sure.
Don't worry girl, if you feel hart, painful, depressed then tell me.
Let's hang out!
Let's enjoy our life by ourselves.
Let's cry, laugh, and yell together then forget every bad thing!!
Finally, you will be alive. You will have new life.
Do it...I give you my bravery to do sth that you have to do.
Go to have ur own new, happy life.