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Job-hunting. 18 Jun 2013 | 07:16 pm
I should be worrying about things such as the rest of my research interviews, my July 22 presentation in Japanese, and finally, my thesis writing. But yet, I went to worry about job-hunting instead. Y...
On a quiet rainy night. 17 Jun 2013 | 06:41 pm
For the whole of today, I had not read a single page related to my research. All I had done was 1. watch a bunch of police officers and forensic officers solve case after case of murder on Gooddrama.n...
Back in Sapporo. 5 Apr 2013 | 05:55 pm
2013.4.4. Four years after leaving Sapporo, I am back here again. It’s different now; my friends are no longer here. The kaikan that I’m staying now has a lot more things now. The orientation of my ro...
November. 11 Nov 2012 | 01:55 pm
It’s November already. Almost a month since I started writing again. This sounds cliche, but time flies! It is already going to be the last week of the semester, and there are students’ essays and pro...
Starting over again. 18 Oct 2012 | 08:28 pm
This is week 9 of my second semester in grad school. And it is mid-October. In hokkaido, it would have been early autumn, the anticipation of fiery autumn splendor quickens, but only in fantasy. Somet...
Where did April go? 13 May 2012 | 04:40 pm
Two months ago, I had been lamenting on the impossibilities of writing my graduate seminar essay, worrying about working together with the field work prof, and basically having to juggle all the schoo...
Pottery amidst the chaos of school. 6 Mar 2012 | 12:12 am
Is it March already? I wonder why time always pass by so quickly. I’ve been faithfully attending pottery lessons every Friday evening for three hours each lesson, getting my hands dusty with clay and...
February. 13 Feb 2012 | 06:18 am
Still trying to catch up with readings, coping with the academic rigour, and trying to stay sane. I have yet to settle into a routine, but I think that’s fine. Routines aren’t that good for life, any...
First week of school! 18 Jan 2012 | 03:58 am
was stressful!! I must get used to the rigors of school again. Juggling many many things at the same time… I can do this!
2012..not so happy after all. 4 Jan 2012 | 05:04 pm
On the morning of 1 Jan, I lost all my Whatsapp messages. And then, I didn’t manage to buy the things I really wanted to have. And that was like an epiphany of sorts. Maybe this year, I’m going to ...