Jane Austen, coffee and best companion

...Sorry for the long hiatus, everyone! It has been another jam packed long week without much time to write. A row of interviews and 5 hours of trip between home and university has been totally annihilating my body; I slept till 1pm today.

I however managed to indulge myself in the mid of the week, and went to see The Jane Austen's Book Club, which I've been longing to watch ( foreign movies always come out late in Japan!) . The movie was superb, and now I've started to read Sense and Sensibility in English(I read Pride and Prejudice, but it was in Japanese). In fact I still have trouble reading English classics, but I found Austen's novels relatively easier than other classic literature. Anyways, I'm loving it so far!


Okay, I post up pictures from last Sunday, afternoon tea in Umeda with Naoko.

I had Saigon Coffee (Vietnamese style coffee) for the first time; it was a simple concoction of strong coffee and sweetened condensed milk, poured over the ice. Such an irresistible summer creation!




...and not to forget, my princess charming :). She's always an absolute doll.

3 hours of sincere conversation gave me a dose of energy to keep me going for the week. Thanks my dear!

So, tonight I'm giving another dose of energy for brand-new week with Jane Austen and a stock of Desperate Housewives;).

Hope you also had a refreshing weekend!

nonplussed

With the weather dithering between sunshine and rain, it's hard to know what clothes to wear every morning. Should I bring a cardigan or will I regret having to carry it in my already stuffed bag?

It's the same kind of dillemma when we have to make a major decision on something critical for ourselves--- Shall I confide in my own intuition or do I better trust the forecast by others?

realize

if each day,
each hour,
you feel that you are destined for me
with implacable sweetness,
if each day a flower climbs up to your lips to seek me,
ah my love, ah my own,
in me all that fire is repeated,
in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,
my love feeds on your love,beloved,
and as long as you live it will be in your arms
without leaving mine.

---Extract from If You forget Me by Pablo Neruda

sneak peek

Here's my interim report.

First of all, wow, thank you everyone so much for continually checking me out despite my current absence. How sweet! I'm still not officially back yet, but I'll try to keep you posted when time allows and also when I desperately felt a need for a sense of creativity in life.

Also thanks for those who have been sending me a word of care and encouragement. You truly are all amazing souls, and I am so lucky to be always surrounded by such fantastic supporters. I am so blessed.

o.k. let me just give you a quick glimpse of what has been going on in my life.

My future is still not confirmed yet, and I'm still getting myself off to potential future employers or career conventions every week. Nonetheless, I'm more or less feeling determined this time and beginning to see a shaft of hope which I didn't see last time. Indeed I've just received an approval for the interview from the company I've visited last week in Tokyo;).

University life has been giving it an additional hecticness, but my favorite IR and Spanish classes are keeping me awake. Several new encounters with internationals are spicing it up even more.

And my heart pulses with something:)

Wonderful weekend readers!

bring on

" You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something---your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever."

"When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like:"If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something."

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma---which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

Steve Jobs, Speech at Stanford 2005

Still unbroken

So if a night of alcohol spree is a way to heal one's bruise, for me it's a night of pure companionship which gives the most infallible remedy to my current sunken spirits.

Friday night at usual hideaway with my señor and señoritas.

Spending time with them made me feel a million times better.
Thank you so much for always plucking up my heart and loving me unconditionally. You guys are incredible.


Now is the time for overcoming fears and the current deep-set confidence. I've decided that I'll traversing the road I've yet to travel, making discoveries along the way.

My heart is awake.

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I'll be away from now and won't be uploading for at least few weeks or possibly longer. I thought I need to focus on looking for jobs for the moment although writing here is always so pleasurable. And I'm so thankful for those who always care about me and send me the words of encouragement via commenting here and emails.

I'll return soon:).

Urban Chicks

Current inspiration for summer...aren't they lovable?

Sakura not yet Saku

This is a bit belated one, but cherry blossoms were in full bloom a few weeks ago. It is sad to say but the current situation gave me no time to embrace and be bemused with the spring scene near her this year ( or it's just me who wasn't very good at taking a short break).

The shot is from the park in my neighbourhood. Blossoms were ravishing as always, but gloom in me had apparently affected the photo.

Another full week of school, plus interviews on Tue + Thursday.
But at least got a little treat on the weekend; I'm meeting girls on Friday<3!

Back to uni

Brand-new books, brand-new encounters, and old friends who never change.

Gosh, I've missed this so much!

family portrait

No, just kidding;).

Chin up!

Hello all my ladies and gentlemen! Sorry for taking forever to post...I had this crazy week which was a series of dismay and mortifying tears. My future prospects are in desperate plight at the moment; I've lost most of my pawns, and it's been almost compelling me to start from scratch.

Anyways, finally got a little time to write a longer entry today ( or just need an escape from all these madness!). Pictures are from several weeks ago, regular wine and dine in Osaka with my favorite girls.

Two girls have now started leading their career on their own path.

I'll miss those carefree days when everyone was there and simply playing the fool without a fear of being apart.

Probably nothing is more sad than the moment when we realize that ordinary is no longer ordinary but unordinary. But I also know that we have to learn by our own how to become ourselves without losing each other.

Have a wonderful day readers!

groping my way

So, where am I heading for ?

bloom

Making all your way through the wind and rain, now it's time to effloresce.

Congratulations on the end of academic life, Misha!

with the deepest love from your twin,

Two peas in a pod

From now onward:

there will be no one in my house whom I scramble with for the bathroom in the morning.

there will be no one in my house who gives the sulks and huffs on my face.

and there will be no one in my house who never fails to catch my wordless signs of griefs and desperation.

22 years of twinhood is now at its watershed.

Misha left for Tokyo tonight.

Blog of the Day Awards

Tiny Traveller won the Blog of the Day Awards given by 2008 Weblog Awards. Goodness gracious to my daily indulgence!

I heartily appreciate everyone who takes time to visit here for checking me out. *mwahh*

Afreshed

My continuous search for dream job has been intensifying its colour of bitter nature. It has been making me realized my immaturity and unpreparedness for the business world. Honestly never have I thought of myself as an optimist till recently. But now I can't help admitting that I was just dreaming a fairly-tale.

Anyways, at least recent warm climate is giving me a solace.

I can see, spring is almost there.

A flying bird and an empty cage

There is plenty to go around in my life now.

We all need to remember, that nothing is permanent and things easily change at any time, for better or worse. Take nothing for granted.

Sometimes we can't expect things as naive as they look.

P.S
So sorry for the lack of new post. Everything is happening at once right now, and it's keeping me busy as a bee. Soon there'll be a proper entry so please stay tuned my dear darlings:).