Well, I felt like adding some color onto the page...
Friday, August 22, 2008
Speech Contest
August 23
So for a while now, I’ve been helping 2 students prepare for the speech contest that went on today. One student, Hitomi, is a second year at my high school. The other student is Ayana who is a first year. The first time I helped Hitomi, I was impressed with how well her English was. She hardly has an accent and already off the bat she was getting the feeling of the speech (it’s a Mother Teresa speech about how materially poor people can be spiritually rich). So my first time helping her out, I wasn’t too sure what to do.
Then I helped Ayana. She was what I thought most of them would be like. She had less experience with speech contests and so got really nervous and the day came nearer. I worked with her more than I did with Hitomi. For her, I created a list of words and word combinations that she had trouble with. The cool thing is that it actually helped her! If she read the list out loud before she read the speech, she’d have less of a hard time.
This week, we tried to prepare them for the contest. So, they had to have it memorized and be able to express the feelings behind the speech. But because I’ve never been in or to a speech contest I wasn’t too sure how to help them. But, I was able to tell them what they should be thinking about at certain parts of the speech so that they can try to feel and express the emotion behind the speech.
And they both did wonderfully! The contest was separated into 3 sections. Hitomi was in the second and Ayana was in the third. After each section, there was a break. And after the first section, both got really nervous about their speech.
In the first section, there was a girl who expressed a lot of emotion. For the most part she had it dead on but in all honesty, I feel that at some points she got a little carried away… And then, during one girl’s recitation (who happens to be from the high school my buddy Mike works at) a cell phone went off! I’m pretty sure everyone was mad at the guy… But the horrible thing is that the ringing distracted the girl and caused her to get lost within her own recitation! She was doing so well and then she started to blank and struggle with her speech. Oh, and as if that weren’t enough, there’s a 3 minutes limit to recite the speech. They give you a thirty second warning and when the time’s up, you hear a bell. Once the 30 second warning popped up, she struggled even more. The prompter on the side had to keep helping her through the last half of the speech. And then her time was up. But, she wanted to finish so she continued on (cudos to her). The poor thing. She was practically in tears as she walked off stage. I wanted to go over to her and give her a hug!
So, after those two performances (among other performances) Hitomi and Ayana became very nervous. But they did it well and under the time limit. Only Ayana needed a little help from the prompter but on her own, she added hand movements into the speech.
After all the students had performed and the judges were making their decisions, I gave them each a box of strawberry pocky. I thought, “Hmm. They’re really nervous about it. I want to get them something…a treat! Chocolate’s always good.” And they were really happy about it. So happy that they gave me something in return too! I got a shrimp onigiri (rice ball) and a banana crepe treat. Hehe^^
In the end, there were 10 finalists (if I remember right). And Hitomi has moved onto the next level! Hurray! Ayana sadly didn’t but being that it was her first speech contest, I think that’s a huge accomplishment on it’s own.
:]
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Success'ssssssssss
Mahahaha!
I have accomplished some things!!!
Hitotsu: I have finally gone out on my balcony!
Basically, ever since I saw that freakin’ huge spider, I’ve been afraid to walk out onto my balcony. Let alone go into the “spider room.” But I told myself, “No. You can’t live in fear. And you need to wash your work shirts! The pile is getting big.” So, out I went. Armed with my spider spray. Because I was rather afraid, I went out with only the soap and downey first (yes! Japan has downey!!! And April Fresh scent! Mahahaha~!).
I did, however, almost walk into a spider web. There are 2 window-doors that I can step out onto my balcony from. I tried the farther (but in my mind safer) one first. But luckily I saw that shiny super sticky string of creepiness before I walked through it. Anyway. I got some laundry done. Drying it is taking a while though…but it’s not dire. I just wanted to get it out of the way.
Futatsu: I have rode my bike
It’s not really that I’ve been afraid to ride my bike here. I just know my luck and in simple little things like this, I tend to have the oddest, weirdest and worst luck. So my predecessor left me 2 bikes (I’ve yet to look for the other one) and the cool red one (yea, red!) had a rusting chain and gear metal thing. Although it moved, I was afraid it would burst on my first attempt of riding it or that I would fall and horribly cut myself with it.
So a co-worker looked at it and told me to bring to school. So it was just like the walking to school that I’d been doing before, except this time I got to put my stuff in the basket. So it was actually better for my back. :P Anyhoo, the awesome office ladies called the guy (possibly the owner) of a bike shop who came to the school, looked at my bike and took it away to change the chain. A couple hours later, a little before lunch, my bike was back. So, I got to ride my bike back to my apartment. It was rather nice. But I was a little embarrassed when 2 of the office ladies were waiting to SEE me ride off (embarrassed because I hadn’t tried that bike yet and because I remembered the last I tried with Elo…when my first minute was very wabaly…ehehe^^;;) But I rode it and didn’t fall. Mahahaha. Though I did freak out a bit on my way down a hill (I didn’t want to pick up so much speed yet! Especially not with my laptop in the basket!). And only then did I find out I have the squeakiest, most loudest bicycle brakes in the world. -_-“ But at least they work, ne?
And today I rode it to work. I’m finding out that my heavy laptop makes it a little harder to keep control. I need to buy a back basket to put it in. Oh! And a helmet! (which I plan to buy today if possible. “If possible” because I have class today.)
Mittsu: They loved the omiyage
Jesh! My co-workers liked the Mexican candy I brought as omiyage for them (omiyage = souvenir/gift). I think what also worked was that it’s Mexican. It’s something totally new to them. :] And then I got to explain to some of them that my hometown is primarily Mexican so although it is a Mexican candy, it is from the US. Two birds with one stone! Mahaha!
Oh yea. And because I had a “business trip” on Friday (the Fukuoka Orientation), I brought a huge box of wafer-chocolate candy. So after I gave my introduction, I told them I brought that back for them. My supervisor was surprised that I did that. I guess it took other ALT’s a while to get into that custom? But after about a week of receiving omiyage from the other teacher’s trips, it just felt right. And other Fukuoka JETs at the orientation bought some too. Hehe^^.
I have accomplished some things!!!
Hitotsu: I have finally gone out on my balcony!
Basically, ever since I saw that freakin’ huge spider, I’ve been afraid to walk out onto my balcony. Let alone go into the “spider room.” But I told myself, “No. You can’t live in fear. And you need to wash your work shirts! The pile is getting big.” So, out I went. Armed with my spider spray. Because I was rather afraid, I went out with only the soap and downey first (yes! Japan has downey!!! And April Fresh scent! Mahahaha~!).
I did, however, almost walk into a spider web. There are 2 window-doors that I can step out onto my balcony from. I tried the farther (but in my mind safer) one first. But luckily I saw that shiny super sticky string of creepiness before I walked through it. Anyway. I got some laundry done. Drying it is taking a while though…but it’s not dire. I just wanted to get it out of the way.
Futatsu: I have rode my bike
It’s not really that I’ve been afraid to ride my bike here. I just know my luck and in simple little things like this, I tend to have the oddest, weirdest and worst luck. So my predecessor left me 2 bikes (I’ve yet to look for the other one) and the cool red one (yea, red!) had a rusting chain and gear metal thing. Although it moved, I was afraid it would burst on my first attempt of riding it or that I would fall and horribly cut myself with it.
So a co-worker looked at it and told me to bring to school. So it was just like the walking to school that I’d been doing before, except this time I got to put my stuff in the basket. So it was actually better for my back. :P Anyhoo, the awesome office ladies called the guy (possibly the owner) of a bike shop who came to the school, looked at my bike and took it away to change the chain. A couple hours later, a little before lunch, my bike was back. So, I got to ride my bike back to my apartment. It was rather nice. But I was a little embarrassed when 2 of the office ladies were waiting to SEE me ride off (embarrassed because I hadn’t tried that bike yet and because I remembered the last I tried with Elo…when my first minute was very wabaly…ehehe^^;;) But I rode it and didn’t fall. Mahahaha. Though I did freak out a bit on my way down a hill (I didn’t want to pick up so much speed yet! Especially not with my laptop in the basket!). And only then did I find out I have the squeakiest, most loudest bicycle brakes in the world. -_-“ But at least they work, ne?
And today I rode it to work. I’m finding out that my heavy laptop makes it a little harder to keep control. I need to buy a back basket to put it in. Oh! And a helmet! (which I plan to buy today if possible. “If possible” because I have class today.)
Mittsu: They loved the omiyage
Jesh! My co-workers liked the Mexican candy I brought as omiyage for them (omiyage = souvenir/gift). I think what also worked was that it’s Mexican. It’s something totally new to them. :] And then I got to explain to some of them that my hometown is primarily Mexican so although it is a Mexican candy, it is from the US. Two birds with one stone! Mahaha!
Oh yea. And because I had a “business trip” on Friday (the Fukuoka Orientation), I brought a huge box of wafer-chocolate candy. So after I gave my introduction, I told them I brought that back for them. My supervisor was surprised that I did that. I guess it took other ALT’s a while to get into that custom? But after about a week of receiving omiyage from the other teacher’s trips, it just felt right. And other Fukuoka JETs at the orientation bought some too. Hehe^^.
School. No wait, I mean work
So I’m at work. It’s been an interesting day. A little busy here and there. Lots of e-mail chatting with my sisters and cousin (yea!!!) and even a little online chatting via gmail, aim and skype! (that was getting a little crazy…
I’ve been helping 2 students prepare for Friday’s speech contest. The first year needs a little help (kinda what I expected) but the second year student has great pronunciation and gets the feeling of the speech. (she even helped me work with the first year student) Sadly though, I have not been invited to attend or judge it. But a fellow JET buddy has. Lucky her.
Oh right, on the note of chatting online. I just found out last night that my laptop has a built-in microphone! xD Good thing I found out now before I bought a headset! Hahaha. I still need to get a camera though…but that can wait. (have a little regret for not putting the extra money to buy the laptop that came with a camera…but ah well). So yea, if you want to chat, just find me on aim or skype! ^^
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So I tried to write another blog entry on Monday but it never made it up. In fact, it was only a 3 sentence paragraph and I was just starting the second when…I guess I got busy with something…
Anyway, tomorrow starts off the school year here in Chikushi High School. In the morning, I will give my small introduction to the entire student body. I’m not sure how big it is…but being that most classes are about 40 students…it’s going to feel like my high school… And after their Sports Day (which is September 7th) I will get to teach my first class. It’s an introduction class so at the moment I have a small powerpoint about who I am, what I like, my family, where they’re from yadda yadda yadda. I’m also wondering what sort of activities to do with them. Something fun and educational…and that the teachers will be alright with…woo…
On Monday, all the teachers came back (most, if not all, were gone for Obon). So I also had to give a small introduction to them that day. I wrote a really quick and small one (my advisor said to make it about a minute long) the night before. And I did in Japanese. It felt like I was back in college on the first day of the semester where we had to introduce ourselves and give a brief of what we did over break. Anyhoo, it really wasn’t all that great (and with editing help from my supervisor, it was grammatically correct. Haha). But I was told by some of the teachers that I’ve gotten familiar with that the others were impressed. One of the teachers later told me she was impressed how well my Japanese was after only studying for 4 years (really? I think it would be better if I had reviewed everything and remembered my kanji…).
But in all honesty, I think my Japanese was horrible when I first landed in Japan (because I didn’t really study over summer break…). But since I’ve been here for 3 weeks already (really? Only 3 weeks?) and I’ve been talking to other teachers, hostmoms, talking with cab drivers and asking people in the community for directions, I think it has gotten a little better (at least I think my listening is getting better. And that was the toughest part for me!).
I’ve been helping 2 students prepare for Friday’s speech contest. The first year needs a little help (kinda what I expected) but the second year student has great pronunciation and gets the feeling of the speech. (she even helped me work with the first year student) Sadly though, I have not been invited to attend or judge it. But a fellow JET buddy has. Lucky her.
Oh right, on the note of chatting online. I just found out last night that my laptop has a built-in microphone! xD Good thing I found out now before I bought a headset! Hahaha. I still need to get a camera though…but that can wait. (have a little regret for not putting the extra money to buy the laptop that came with a camera…but ah well). So yea, if you want to chat, just find me on aim or skype! ^^
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So I tried to write another blog entry on Monday but it never made it up. In fact, it was only a 3 sentence paragraph and I was just starting the second when…I guess I got busy with something…
Anyway, tomorrow starts off the school year here in Chikushi High School. In the morning, I will give my small introduction to the entire student body. I’m not sure how big it is…but being that most classes are about 40 students…it’s going to feel like my high school… And after their Sports Day (which is September 7th) I will get to teach my first class. It’s an introduction class so at the moment I have a small powerpoint about who I am, what I like, my family, where they’re from yadda yadda yadda. I’m also wondering what sort of activities to do with them. Something fun and educational…and that the teachers will be alright with…woo…
On Monday, all the teachers came back (most, if not all, were gone for Obon). So I also had to give a small introduction to them that day. I wrote a really quick and small one (my advisor said to make it about a minute long) the night before. And I did in Japanese. It felt like I was back in college on the first day of the semester where we had to introduce ourselves and give a brief of what we did over break. Anyhoo, it really wasn’t all that great (and with editing help from my supervisor, it was grammatically correct. Haha). But I was told by some of the teachers that I’ve gotten familiar with that the others were impressed. One of the teachers later told me she was impressed how well my Japanese was after only studying for 4 years (really? I think it would be better if I had reviewed everything and remembered my kanji…).
But in all honesty, I think my Japanese was horrible when I first landed in Japan (because I didn’t really study over summer break…). But since I’ve been here for 3 weeks already (really? Only 3 weeks?) and I’ve been talking to other teachers, hostmoms, talking with cab drivers and asking people in the community for directions, I think it has gotten a little better (at least I think my listening is getting better. And that was the toughest part for me!).
Sunday, August 17, 2008
This weekend
So this weekend was a crazy weekend.
Friday was the Fukuoka Orientation. The actual orientation itself only lasted like 6 hours. But there was dinner and an afterparty that took up the rest of the night. Since the city in which the orientation was held was a little far for some JETs, 2 buddies spent the night at my place on Thursday night. (Hurray! Company!)
So the orientation itself was alright. More informative than the Tokyo Orientation was (but that may have been the point since it's more specific to our living condition than just Japan as a whole).
Anyway, so afterwards, most of us changed to casual clothes which was a good thing since it started raining! Most of the people showed up to the dinner party somewhat wet or drenched! I got pretty wet. Though I did take an umbrella, the wind blows it all around you so pretty much the only spot that is dry is your head and part of your torso. But since I was also tyring to share it with other, my left arm got all wet. In any case, we all made it to the restaurant and ate appetizers really (not really a dinner but some of it was quite good) and it was all you can drink. Sadly though, most Japanese bars don't make cosmopolitans. So I had a screwdriver instead (actually, it was more like 3...and beer...). This was probably the best part of the night. AC room, lots of mingling around, pictures galore, food...little or no smoke around...)
Afterwards we all went over to a bar called FUBAR. If you don't know what it stands for...hehehe...take a guess...keep in mind, it's a bar... So the place was alright. Kinda small and not much dancing going on. There were some lockers to put your stuff in. I had a little trouble though because I had bought some sweets for the office and the slightly odd shape made it a little hard to fit into the locker. In the end though, I managed to squeeze it all in.
Taking pictures here was a little difficult because I normally don't use the flash setting on my camera (I like to take it the way it looks. Or so, in the original lighting). But in any case, I did manage to take some pictures of these. I'll most likely post these up on facebook.
The bar was also all you can drink but again, no Cosmo (guess I'll just have to make it myself...)
*A note to family back at home: You don't have to worry too much. I didn't get wasted at this and everything turned out fine. But it would probably be best not to tell the parentals about this...or of what's to come...*
So after a while, Mike, Laura and I started thinking about heading back to my place. We were going to share a cab with Emmette and Lupita but they were felt like staying longer. So Emmette was kind enough to show us how to get to the train station and let us know how to get back to Futsukaichi. On the way out of the bar, we found Chris sitting on the stairs and he felt like leaving too. So he joined us. We were an interesting group...all ranging from tipsy to drunk...and though we got on the train...we went in the wrong direction...and even if we did hope onto the other train to get to the transfer train, we'd be too late to catch the last train. So...we got a cab. It wasn't too too bad between us all but it felt like we overpaid once I found out from a neighbor that you can strike a deal with the cab driver...which makes it soooooo much cheaper...
In any case, we all made it back safely to my place. And within minutes we all found spots to sleep and just slept it all off. We all somehow randomly woke up around 9 in the morning...
Chris was the only one in the morning that wasn't feeling all too well...and the raining weather probably did help his day out. My neighbors invited us out to lunch but we decided to go out to a different place. Luckily though, Chris was able to bum a ride off of them to the train station only to return to his town to find his bike stolen...poor Chris...
Back in my place, Laura, Mike and I were craving something heavy like a burger. So off we go to an American diner fairly near my place. We considered having them deliver the food...but I don't have much table/chair/eating space at the moment (since I still have to move most of the stuff my predecessor left behind that I don't need/won't use) and we felt like going out and about.
So out we went...in the rain...that pretty much drenched us in the first 5 minutes out there! By the time we got to the restuarant, our shoes were completely went by the endless puddles we encounter in our walk. And the wind was nice enough to pretty much wet us to the bone...i think only our faces were dry...and not even that dry too... Once we got to the place, the only said, "Sugei" which literally means, "Amazing/Woooord". He gave us a towel to dry off with...but really...it only help for the arms...
Anyway, we had lunch and then walked all the way back in the rain, though it was lighter by this time...
The rest of the day was spent playing games and watching youtube videos. By the night, we felt like going out again (and luckily it wasn't down puring anymore). So we headed out for another adventure and looked at the train times to be sure we don't miss it coming back.
We went out to Tenjin, which is a major city here and has many restuarants and shops. We mainly walked around, enjoying the scenes and taking our time looking for a place to eat. Unfortunately I couldn't find one Thai place there so we went into one of the few restuarants that was open late and that would seat us in (one restaurant said that they didn't have a table for three and after we said we'd wait the lady said something along the lines that she didn't know if that was possible or if a spot would open up...something odd like that...).
We had some sushi and either grilled fish or fish soup. Though the soup was good, the fish had too many bones for me and I'm pretty sure I ate a fish eye...
After a good dinner and feeling good about catching the second to last rather than the last train back...we couldn't find a way INTO the station... We were able to see where we normally enter...but the metal rolling doors were down, blocking our way into the station.
...yet again...we had to take a cab... However, this time, we used the 4000-en deal. The cab driver stopped the meter at 4500-en. And so we only walked from the JR station to my apartment.
This morning, we went out to eat again (our "breakfast" are more like "lunch really...and it's not because we get up late but because we get distracted by youtube videos that by the time we get out it's lunch...well, hurray for specials!). This time, we looked for a place near the train station. We went for pizza this time. The Japanese do pretty good pizzas. Though sometimes they have some interesting toppings (like corn) it's still really yummy. And so we all walked to the train station together and we said our good-byes.
And now I'm back in my place, alone but not feeling lonely (yesh!).
I think having an internet connection helps with that...even if there really aren't too many people online because it's like 2:30am right now (but only about dinner time for me).
So...now to try to unpack my clothes and get more of a "I'm living here" feeling rather than a "I'm visiting" feeling.
Friday was the Fukuoka Orientation. The actual orientation itself only lasted like 6 hours. But there was dinner and an afterparty that took up the rest of the night. Since the city in which the orientation was held was a little far for some JETs, 2 buddies spent the night at my place on Thursday night. (Hurray! Company!)
So the orientation itself was alright. More informative than the Tokyo Orientation was (but that may have been the point since it's more specific to our living condition than just Japan as a whole).
Anyway, so afterwards, most of us changed to casual clothes which was a good thing since it started raining! Most of the people showed up to the dinner party somewhat wet or drenched! I got pretty wet. Though I did take an umbrella, the wind blows it all around you so pretty much the only spot that is dry is your head and part of your torso. But since I was also tyring to share it with other, my left arm got all wet. In any case, we all made it to the restaurant and ate appetizers really (not really a dinner but some of it was quite good) and it was all you can drink. Sadly though, most Japanese bars don't make cosmopolitans. So I had a screwdriver instead (actually, it was more like 3...and beer...). This was probably the best part of the night. AC room, lots of mingling around, pictures galore, food...little or no smoke around...)
Afterwards we all went over to a bar called FUBAR. If you don't know what it stands for...hehehe...take a guess...keep in mind, it's a bar... So the place was alright. Kinda small and not much dancing going on. There were some lockers to put your stuff in. I had a little trouble though because I had bought some sweets for the office and the slightly odd shape made it a little hard to fit into the locker. In the end though, I managed to squeeze it all in.
Taking pictures here was a little difficult because I normally don't use the flash setting on my camera (I like to take it the way it looks. Or so, in the original lighting). But in any case, I did manage to take some pictures of these. I'll most likely post these up on facebook.
The bar was also all you can drink but again, no Cosmo (guess I'll just have to make it myself...)
*A note to family back at home: You don't have to worry too much. I didn't get wasted at this and everything turned out fine. But it would probably be best not to tell the parentals about this...or of what's to come...*
So after a while, Mike, Laura and I started thinking about heading back to my place. We were going to share a cab with Emmette and Lupita but they were felt like staying longer. So Emmette was kind enough to show us how to get to the train station and let us know how to get back to Futsukaichi. On the way out of the bar, we found Chris sitting on the stairs and he felt like leaving too. So he joined us. We were an interesting group...all ranging from tipsy to drunk...and though we got on the train...we went in the wrong direction...and even if we did hope onto the other train to get to the transfer train, we'd be too late to catch the last train. So...we got a cab. It wasn't too too bad between us all but it felt like we overpaid once I found out from a neighbor that you can strike a deal with the cab driver...which makes it soooooo much cheaper...
In any case, we all made it back safely to my place. And within minutes we all found spots to sleep and just slept it all off. We all somehow randomly woke up around 9 in the morning...
Chris was the only one in the morning that wasn't feeling all too well...and the raining weather probably did help his day out. My neighbors invited us out to lunch but we decided to go out to a different place. Luckily though, Chris was able to bum a ride off of them to the train station only to return to his town to find his bike stolen...poor Chris...
Back in my place, Laura, Mike and I were craving something heavy like a burger. So off we go to an American diner fairly near my place. We considered having them deliver the food...but I don't have much table/chair/eating space at the moment (since I still have to move most of the stuff my predecessor left behind that I don't need/won't use) and we felt like going out and about.
So out we went...in the rain...that pretty much drenched us in the first 5 minutes out there! By the time we got to the restuarant, our shoes were completely went by the endless puddles we encounter in our walk. And the wind was nice enough to pretty much wet us to the bone...i think only our faces were dry...and not even that dry too... Once we got to the place, the only said, "Sugei" which literally means, "Amazing/Woooord". He gave us a towel to dry off with...but really...it only help for the arms...
Anyway, we had lunch and then walked all the way back in the rain, though it was lighter by this time...
The rest of the day was spent playing games and watching youtube videos. By the night, we felt like going out again (and luckily it wasn't down puring anymore). So we headed out for another adventure and looked at the train times to be sure we don't miss it coming back.
We went out to Tenjin, which is a major city here and has many restuarants and shops. We mainly walked around, enjoying the scenes and taking our time looking for a place to eat. Unfortunately I couldn't find one Thai place there so we went into one of the few restuarants that was open late and that would seat us in (one restaurant said that they didn't have a table for three and after we said we'd wait the lady said something along the lines that she didn't know if that was possible or if a spot would open up...something odd like that...).
We had some sushi and either grilled fish or fish soup. Though the soup was good, the fish had too many bones for me and I'm pretty sure I ate a fish eye...
After a good dinner and feeling good about catching the second to last rather than the last train back...we couldn't find a way INTO the station... We were able to see where we normally enter...but the metal rolling doors were down, blocking our way into the station.
...yet again...we had to take a cab... However, this time, we used the 4000-en deal. The cab driver stopped the meter at 4500-en. And so we only walked from the JR station to my apartment.
This morning, we went out to eat again (our "breakfast" are more like "lunch really...and it's not because we get up late but because we get distracted by youtube videos that by the time we get out it's lunch...well, hurray for specials!). This time, we looked for a place near the train station. We went for pizza this time. The Japanese do pretty good pizzas. Though sometimes they have some interesting toppings (like corn) it's still really yummy. And so we all walked to the train station together and we said our good-byes.
And now I'm back in my place, alone but not feeling lonely (yesh!).
I think having an internet connection helps with that...even if there really aren't too many people online because it's like 2:30am right now (but only about dinner time for me).
So...now to try to unpack my clothes and get more of a "I'm living here" feeling rather than a "I'm visiting" feeling.
Spider Visit
August 13
Hokay, so I just saw the biggest spider I’ve ever seen (well, excluding tarantulas). But I mean this one was big!!! I wouldn’t be surprised if it is part of the tarantula family…
Anyway, so my co-worker came over this morning because she was a little worried about me (I think some of my co-workers see me as family…). Yesterday, she had taken me to run some errands (since they were all interested on what it was I needed to buy). One of the things on my list was a water purifier. We found one at a store near my apartment. But this morning she said that that one isn’t actually all that good. Either she later figured out that it was a cheap water purifier or she later understood what I was talking about… So she came this morning with a different water purifier (more of what I had in mind too). After we assembled it and she explained which one was good for drinking, she asked if there was anything else I needed help with. I mentioned the washing machine. So out we go to the balcony and because I don’t want more mosquitos in my apartment, I was trying to move the screen when all of a sudden I see something brown move! Of course I screamed. It was huge! So because it was somewhere on the doorway, I wanted to move the doors and screen to try to keep it out of my apartment when out of nowhere that little booger ran in!!! ><” My co-worker laughed at me a bit (I didn’t really pay attention to how I was screaming…I bet it was funny). She said that here in Japan, the spiders don’t bite people. They eat the mosquitos (that have been trying to suck me dry!). So in a sense, they protect the house (according to her).
So…there’s a huge brown spider somewhere in my apartment. I’m hoping that it’s only in the room I saw it run into…I’ve closed off the doors but…since the sliding doors are a little crocket (or the doorway), there’s a little crack that I’m worried it can go through…so…I think that after I get some more cleaning done, I’m going to use this spider spray I had (which I’ve been spraying before going to work but around the bedroom and living room areas) and spray that room and part of the kitchen. But because I have to leave the house for a bit, I think I’ll do it around lunch time and just go out for a walk and eat out…and hope that freakin’ spider goes back outside…
Hmm…I should try to open that screen a bit so that it can run out again…crap…I think I have to go back in…. ><”
So…will I know be able to get over my phobia of spiders??? Only time will tell…but right now, it doesn’t look like it. I was already a little uneasy of the jumping one I saw in the bathroom which I let live…but I don’t think I can deal with this humongous spider…
…where’s my spider killer??? ; _ ;
Hokay, so I just saw the biggest spider I’ve ever seen (well, excluding tarantulas). But I mean this one was big!!! I wouldn’t be surprised if it is part of the tarantula family…
Anyway, so my co-worker came over this morning because she was a little worried about me (I think some of my co-workers see me as family…). Yesterday, she had taken me to run some errands (since they were all interested on what it was I needed to buy). One of the things on my list was a water purifier. We found one at a store near my apartment. But this morning she said that that one isn’t actually all that good. Either she later figured out that it was a cheap water purifier or she later understood what I was talking about… So she came this morning with a different water purifier (more of what I had in mind too). After we assembled it and she explained which one was good for drinking, she asked if there was anything else I needed help with. I mentioned the washing machine. So out we go to the balcony and because I don’t want more mosquitos in my apartment, I was trying to move the screen when all of a sudden I see something brown move! Of course I screamed. It was huge! So because it was somewhere on the doorway, I wanted to move the doors and screen to try to keep it out of my apartment when out of nowhere that little booger ran in!!! ><” My co-worker laughed at me a bit (I didn’t really pay attention to how I was screaming…I bet it was funny). She said that here in Japan, the spiders don’t bite people. They eat the mosquitos (that have been trying to suck me dry!). So in a sense, they protect the house (according to her).
So…there’s a huge brown spider somewhere in my apartment. I’m hoping that it’s only in the room I saw it run into…I’ve closed off the doors but…since the sliding doors are a little crocket (or the doorway), there’s a little crack that I’m worried it can go through…so…I think that after I get some more cleaning done, I’m going to use this spider spray I had (which I’ve been spraying before going to work but around the bedroom and living room areas) and spray that room and part of the kitchen. But because I have to leave the house for a bit, I think I’ll do it around lunch time and just go out for a walk and eat out…and hope that freakin’ spider goes back outside…
Hmm…I should try to open that screen a bit so that it can run out again…crap…I think I have to go back in…. ><”
So…will I know be able to get over my phobia of spiders??? Only time will tell…but right now, it doesn’t look like it. I was already a little uneasy of the jumping one I saw in the bathroom which I let live…but I don’t think I can deal with this humongous spider…
…where’s my spider killer??? ; _ ;
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