i don’t know if its the fact that the majority of dramas this season have no depth emotionally, or its just a really enthralling drama (probably both) but i can’t get over how much i love nobuta. the storyline is just so much different from anything else out there at the moment which makes it a great watch. i initially got the urge to watch this series because the main character is played by horikita maki (from kurosagi ^^) but i didn’t expect it to be this good.

i am hoping i can finish the series tonight without too much impairment to my study . recommended to everyone who enjoys jdrama. of course :p

ほうほう。なんか、久しぶりにドラマを連続で見たら、日本語で書きたくなっちゃいました！いつも英語で書くと勉強にならないし、このブログを見てもらっている日本人もいるようですね。間違いが多いかもしれないので注意してね。

さて、今日少し面白いことがありました。月曜はいつも通り学校が早く終わるので、ようやく郵便局に行って、手紙を送ろうと思っていました。それでダニエルと近隣の郵便局に行くことにしました。ダニエルが先に送りたい手紙を出したものの、手紙秤の上に置いたら値段は異常に高かった。

「あのぅ、先週送った手紙はxxグラムでxxx円でしたが。。」とダニエルが言ったら、社員は隣の社員に相談してから、安くしてもらいました。一枚の70グラム手紙を送っているダニエルの場合は、お金の違いが小さかったでしょうが、１キロぐらい送っている僕には違いが大きくて、本当に助かりました。

で手紙転送は完成でした。ダニエルは家で全部食べちゃった美味しいチョコレートを買いたかったので、帰りにスーパーに行きました。買ったあと、そとで一個もらいました。本当に美味しかった！

しかし、家の近くの交差点で止まったら、ダニエルはチョコの入った包を見ると「おかしいなぁ、さっきより少ないみたいよね」。後ろを見たら、チョコが一つ一つ落ちてました！あらら、高かったチョコなのに＾＾；。

もう一度スーパーまで乗りました。無事のも、車にひかれたのもあったが、まだ食べられそうなチョコだけを数えると12個以上拾いました。ずいぶん笑ってしまいました＾＾；

おしまい:p

apparently celebrated in japan, but it seems like just another scam so more money is spent in shops.

anyways i treated myself to an iced cocoa from this shop with a heap of interesting drinks. does it look tasty? because it was ! also being close by i made the routine visit to mister donut, and received my two bag presents using the cards collected over the last few weeks .

i was also lucky enough to see a group of four girls called “voices of peace” singing 世界にひとつだけの花 at the shopping centre. take a look if you like the song . i uploaded a whooole lot of pictures to the gallery too, for those that are interested.

today we all ventured to a sake brewery in aboshi called 米のささやき, or the whisper of rice. this was with the intention of finding out how sake was produced, and we assumed we would be able to get a glimpse of the process in action!

after a few delays, we arrived at the brewery where we were lead to the fourth floor. it was a room with tables, chairs and not much else in sight apart from a television and microphone setup.

we were joined along the way by about 20 people who all graduated from the same high school, and were gathering as a kind of reunion event. they brought with them a lot of tasty food in boat-shaped containers. it looked expensive, but we weren’t paying so that was beside the point .

well we soon found out we weren’t able to see the process of nuturing rice into the final alcoholic product – since it is only produced in the winter. instead we watched a video, where hundreds of shirtless sweaty men moved rice in various sized containers, and tasted it waay too many times along the way. japan has a low unemployment rate – i think its because they haven’t done enough research into automation yet.

with a number of different flavoured bottles of shouchuu at our disposal, we ended up drinking quite a bit. unfortunately, the taste wasn’t that fond for some of us (sorry daniel i used this photo on my own blog, i know you’re going to be annoyed :p) and we ended up diluting it with some coke. we don’t appreciate fine liquor do we. i wouldn’t find visiting the chuuhai factory next time for some sampling though :d.

ate too much today. i think ill fast for most of tomorrow ^^;