Busy Times

I have been so busy recently and haven't really had time to let you all know what I've been up to. So here goes....

I've been working for a local politician for about 2 months on a temporary basis. My contract is up at the end of June but I might be staying on for another month to help out. I had applied for the permanent job but decided to withdraw from it.....it's a very long story.

Haruji came to visit for a few weeks. It was great to see him but I was so tired when he left. My brain was tired from speaking Japanese so much. I have some more pictures to put up here soon...maybe with this post...lol

Life has been revolving around politics recently and it is really quite suffocating. I need to take a break soon!

I have been dating someone for a few months now and it is going well. My ex and I split on good terms so thats ok, we still talk sometimes but I have moved on. Realism is definately something I have learned.

I am planning a trip with my sister to a book convention in New Orleans in October...sounds so nerdy!!!! Might go to Japan or Hong Kong before that though. I really miss Asia :(

Anyway, hope to talk to you all soon. XOXOXO

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Hey Everyone,

Sorry I haven't posted for a while. I have been uber busy recently. Not only is work busy but I have loads of other things to do.

To add to that Haruji has been visiting and I haven't been able to get any time off work. So, my dad has been looking after him during the day and I have been taking him out for dinner at night. Here are a gew pics for you to see.



Haruji playing some traditional folk songs for the family.



Haruji in the old school master's chair in the Ulster American Folk Park



Me and Haruji in the rain in the replica street. It is a really fun place.

Sorry!

Hey Everyone,

Sorry I haven't been writing on my blog in a long time. I have been soooo busy. I have started a new temporary job as an assistant to a local politician. It is pretty good apart from my nasty co-worker but hey what can you do? I am enjoying my work and am still getting used to it really. Check out the picture of my work place. Yes I actually work inside this building!




I will take some photos of my own when I get a chance and you can see it a little better.

Well I am off to my bed now but I will talk to you all soon and tell you more stories about the things that have been going on recently.

Korean Pop

Most people wonder how I got into Korean Pop and I thought I would finally explain.

So my family and I went on a trip to China and the only station that had english apart from CNN was a Korean Station called Arirang. It's a great station mostly in English and it has programmes about Korean Culture, Food, News..everything really. The best thing about it was the Music Programmes. My sister and I fell in love with a song by Wheesung and when we saw the video we thought it was genius. Take a look...this is how it all started. (above)

Then we caught sight of Shinhwa and that was it! Gorgeous men with great voices...i was hooked. (below)

Nippon

So, I went to see the Under 19 Rugby World cup the other day. I went along to support Japan in their match against Samoa. They were beaten pretty badly in previous games by Argentina and New Zealand but they came out fighting in this match and started off really well. The wind was against them but they fought hard and scored first but missed out on a conversion. They started to fade a bit and conceeded a few points. Overall I was impressed by their courage and fight and even thought they lost the score wasn't too bad (28-12). They were so miserable and dejected after the game but they came to thank the japanese supporters. Some of them were really cute. I loved it...lol.

They are playing Ireland on Tuesday so I will try to go and show them some support. It's over at Shaw's Bridge at 7.30 so come along if you can!