Caffe iL CORGi

Caffe iL CORGi, a cafe very near to the place I am staying!!

After a long long and tired week, I decided to ask my senior out to have something refresh my mind. 

And we found out this caffe, which was just 3 min walk from our houses. 

My weary eyes, are too tired that I can closed them up anytime. My mind, went blank suddenly. 

I am tired just after staying awake one night, rushed on my report. I got a sleep last night, but still feeling tired! I guess this shows that I am getting older. hahah

Back to this caffe, it is an Italian caffe, with only a few appetizer, main dish(pasta) dessert, juices anf cocktails. The atmosphere was nice with the opera song as BGM. Relaxing and cozy.

Too bad I wasnt in my mood that I didnt really enjoy th atmosphere. The owner is a young man, very young,perhaps in his thirties. 

hmm. I will viti you again caffe iL CORGi! 

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I asked for a Creme Brulee. tasted quite nice! the mint leaves suit the sweetness very well.=)

It is going to be another busy week. 

Hope all these little enjoyment will make me go through the tiredness. 

as I said, enjoy every little moment!!!

All the best to me! 

My University Compound

Entering the second month being in the University of Tsukuba, what I feel so far is, I like this place.

Everyday I wake up, with a hope that there will be good things waiting for me in the university. I enjoy cycling through the street leading to the university compound. I like the wind touching my face, and the sun bathing my skin. Well, may be in the time being until summer. hahaha.

I like the crowd of young people, with different colors of skins, language and fashion!

Different to Kosen where I had been studying for 3 years, the students here looks more brilliant, active, happy and oshare(stylish)! I can really feel the liveliness of youth. 

I hope you understand how much I like this university after reading this post!

The sakura trees about one month ago.. 

looking up at the sky full with Sakura...

Way heading home.

Pedestrian street leading to the campus.

cycling to the campus under trees.... 

Nature is beauty

The most favorite place for every Tsukuba university student! Have lunch here sometimes...

one of the small pond in the campus.

View from 5th floor of the library

I believe the number of bicycles out-stand the number of vehicles in Tsukuba. haha.This is just one small part of the total!

little flowers along the pedestrian road

Bicycles again in front of the main hall

We have our own Post office in the main campus!

Statue of Mr.Kano Jigoro(嘉納治五郎) the founder of this institution, also the founder of Judo, located in front of the main hall.

outside main hall.

Skybridge inside the University

The biggest pond in the campaus, Matsumi-Ike.

Student Plaza and some classrooms.

the buiding in front is the library! my favorite place..=)

石の広場,open area 

Small fountain in the center area of the campus

little pond.!

another shot of the fountain!

This is where I mainly have my class.

and the most special about my uni, its the Starbucks cafe in the library!!!!! 

There will be different performance from different clubs and circle during the lunch time here, everyday

So, what do you think about my university?? I am so so so glad that I am here. 

I enjoy everyday here! Life is busy here, but meaningful! everyday, I fell the preciousness of time. and satisfaction is great after you work hard for a day or a week, then play hard.. 

I hope I can handle well with the packed schedule and have fun in the meanwhile.

Till then! 

TNCT Graduation Ceremony

"Things that meet will finally be apart.".This graduation ceremony on 19th march the end of my Diploma Course in Tokyo National College of Technology) TNCT for 3 years.It was a fine day, with some sakura starting to bloom. After experiencing graduation and entrance ceremony, Sakura is not attempting nor beautiful to me anymore. Because whenever the Sakura starts to bloom, it marks an ending, or a starting. Well, I like a new starting, but not the ending.

It was time to say goodbye to my friends, the school staffs and juniors, and also Hachioji that had been my second home for three years.

 Graduation ceremony. Myself wearing Baju Kebaya. 

 The hall

 timeline of the ceremony

My handsome classmates!!

My tutor, the head of Material Engineering course, and myself.

My beloved junior + bestfriend

My laboratory members.yeah, one sensei with all girls hehehe

Bouquet of appreciation

Class representative presenting bouquet to our lecture

My great classmates!!!!

Thank-you-Party (Sha-On-Kai) at night!

My lectures....

My bestfirend

My certificates.

Certificates again

my little present from beloved Jie

 Three years was short. time flies too fast that I had no time to recall what I had been doing those three years. I was actually excited and couldn't wait to graduate from TNCT and enter University of Tsukuba as soon as possible that time. However, I did feel upset about leaving the people I met there. Friends, and lectures.

Recalling back the time, I wasn't matured enough in handling new situations, wasn't brave enough to handle relationship that I had trouble in, wasn't wise enough in managing things.,etc, I could feel the process of growing up as an adult. 

And What I could learn from this three years,is that, learning is unlimited. We learn until we the last breathe..

Congratulation and goodbye my friends.

I am an undergraduate !大学生になった！

"ENTRANCE CEREMONY

UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA"

 Marks the beginning of another stage in my life.

Finally, I become an undergraduate! should had style up my hair for this special day!!

Hello!!! It has been a month I haven't updated my blog! As you can see, I just started my new life in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Tsukuba is a city located north to Tokyo, 45min distance from Tokyo by Tsukuba Express train. And I came to Tsukuba, because I have just entered the University if Tsukuba!! If you have been following my blog, I passed the entrance exam last summer, and after half year, I am officially become the student here!
 I couldn't wait for this day to come to be honest. I have been longing to start a life as an undergraduate student. First day, with suit on, attended the ceremony alone. But I know my family always with me, and I was proud to walk in alone.It was 8th April 2013, early spring in Japan. but it was a warm day and most of the sakura had fallen by that time.
The ceremony didn't take much time.It ended in an hour. But I was stunned with the grand hall, great atmosphere, professional performances from the university. I am touched even until now.
And I know, I am in the best university.
If you search for the history if University of Tsukuba, It was a university of education,and the first president was Mr. Jigoro Kano, the founder of Judo.(The man statue in the picture below is Mr.Jigoro Kano.)
There are a lot of things special about the university. And I kind of fallen in love with the word TSUKUBA.

I really didnt expect myself to be able to come here, and be a student of University of Tsukuba.
I promised myself, I am going to fulfill this opportunities by being active and try my best here.
recently, I have been joining a lot of parties, met a lot of people and I realized a lot of things.
Every little steps, every little braveness actually could bring you a new opportunity, no matter small or large.
I create my opportunity, not wait for the chance.
If you long for one thing, it's not sure you will get it; but if you never thought about it, you will never get it.

Mountain people mountain sea. they are all new entering students with their parents. 

Outside the ceremony hall.

waiting for the ceremony to start on the hall.

(Left)Orientation guide booklet.(right) Speech from President of Tsukuba University,written in both Japanese and English.

Orchestra?? for the starting of the ceremony. How grand. I was really stunned with this.

Second shot.

Imagine the Future, the prospective of University of Tsukuba. They have song with this title too!
(lyrics and music by the students of the university)

Welcome address from the President of the university.

The president of University of Tsukuba, Mr.Kyosuke Nagata, accompanied by the heads of faculties.

Finally, presentation of the song "Imagine the Future' by the students.

Look pro ! btw, it was a nice song!!

At night, the clubs and circles were promoting their clubs from morning until night, to get new students enter their group. And guess wjhat? this continues for more than one moth. they call it 新歓.

Posters of clubs pasted on notification board in the compound of student dormitory.

My student ID.  =) Purple for Tsukuba university!

and these are what I got from the orientation. Guidance, syllabus, Life guidance, activitiies clubs etc! 

Lastly, congratulation to myself for stepping into another stage of my life!
I wish for your best too!
Till then!