I'M IN A STORE AND I'M SINGINGGGGGG

IT IS ALMOST DECEMBER AND I AM YET TO BUY A CALENDAR (There's a question, I haven't actually seen any......) D:

Alright, I'm okay. Really need to get on that. On the plus side, I DO have Elf and The Grinch with me (wish I had the Rudolf movie as well, y’know the cartoon with the sprites, the polar bear, and slyly, and Zoey the Doe and John Goodman voicing Santa...but alas). But anyway Grinch and Elf....1st of December!! I'M IN A STORE AND I'M SINGINGGGGGG!!!!

Well, actually I couldn't sing even if I wanted to...my voice is dwindling into nothing. I sound like a demented zombie or summat. Soon it will be non-existent :( No sore throat, no cold, nowt. Just. Voice. どうして？？元気やけど、声がないいいいいいいい。やばい。

I mean, I did go out to a club (like last Friday tho..) so maybe due to that. Actually never expected there to really be clubs here, I'd been told it wasn't really the same. But this club we went to for my friend's birthday, was just like any club back home. Well...actually not just like any club back home...you see the girl's toilets in clubs, here in Japan, have:

• Oil-blotting paper
• Mouthwash
• Cotton buds
• Heated toilet seats (well this is a thing generally here not just clubs but..)

There was even air-conditioning in there, and you bloody needed it with how hot it got in the main room. Small club + lots of Japanese and foreign students = mega crowded. めっちゃ込んでた  So kinda like any club back in Donny on a weekend. But worse. Or like Tau (...Mantra). But worse. You get the picture, its worse. But man we had such a good time!! I mean the songs they were playing weren't the newest but still some crackers. Although this DJ did have a habit of playing 1/3 of one song and then moving on...and again..and again....and that usually gets riiiiight on my...nerves. But was alreet. Got the token camera dude going round, taking soon-to-be-uploaded-to-facebook pictures! And yeah you get some weirdooos, but what place doesn't have them hey. Also one of those places where the price is lower for girls than lads, I don't think any clubs I'VE been to back home actually do this but, we were happy hahhaah. Poor sod in front of us coughing up 1000yen. Then got us gaijin lasses waltzing in.. I think the price of beer made up for it though, damn me and my love of beer.

OH
I bought a Kimonoooooo. Love the flea market, if you're ever in Kyoto area on the 25th of the month (it could happen..) get yourself to the Kitano Tenmangu Flea Market! Sooooo much cool stuff there, and the cheap Kimonos..just!!! Beaut. I wandered around with a friend for a while looking through the stalls, getting sidetracked here and there by other stalls....good thing we did go cus a man selling oranges just gave us some! ..oh and we managed to find ourselves kimonos! :P My mate had to leave and I ended up bumping into another, after wandering round a bit on my own. Picked up a few little things (I honestly can't help myself in places like that...I have no will power..and it took all our strength to walk away from the Yakisoba stall at the end as well. Bearing in mind we'd already eaten).

OH MY GOSH. I found this stall selling....it was like...small pancake-y thing with fillings. And the one I had was filled with custard cream. Now I don't for the life of me remember what it was called but it's now my mission to find another, or wait another month for the next market, and hope it's there again.

 I kid you not, one of best things ever. HELP ME FIND IT AGAIN.

I'm getting sidetracked. So yea, kimono. And THEN I needed an obi (belt). So we found this stall with obis and the little old man there and his helper spent a good amount of time comparing obis and helping me decide which one suited my kimono the best. So cute. I figured they would have quite good knowledge on this!! Then when I chose, they even lowered the price for me. N'awwww. Ended up also buying one of the ties, for keeping the obi in place, from them. And I already have geta (the shoes) and tabi (the socks), so finally sorted!! Hopefully wearing it in December sometime teehee.

SO EXCITED THAT IT'S NEARLY DECEMBER. Did I already say that? Well, I am. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. ほんまに楽しみにしてる！！！１２月大好き！クリスマス大好き！雪大好き（雪ほしいなぁ～）！！それから、だれかが２８日に日本を訪問する…！！違う、サンタ じゃないよ。

それ２４日だよ、、ｗｗ「サンターーーー、知ってる人！知ってる人！！」エルフ見たことある？見て！ぐリンチも。

Bu-zzing.

Happy Bonfire Night!!

Hey guyz

Feels like I've not written a post for a while, thought I'd update yas! So today back home it's bonfire night!! AKA. Guy Fawkes Night, as what it basically is, is celebrating Guy Fawkes' plans going to shit. Although I think nowadays it just..is seen as a big arse bonfire and some pretty fireworks..! In fact, if I was home right now I'd be buzzing to go to a bonfire and see some fireworks later on. Alas, it is not to be, as here in Japan (and most places ha) it is not a thing. I recently did some "research" (lol I Wiki'd it) and found out that bonfire night is actually officially celebrated in South Africa. Also the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (I have a Labrador..I miss him) also has something of the like on 5th Novemeber! Remember remember the 5th of November.....

Anyways, HAPPY BONFIRE NIGHT PEOPLE I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING FUN BACK HOME WHILE IM HERE DOING WORK AND WRITING THIS BLOG, BONFIRE NIGHT-LESS. Teehee. 

Nah, it's cool guys, I went to a fire festival recently so it's kinda similar. Right? I mean I'm pretty happy being in Japan right now. Well..I mean in general yeah (for those wondering....) I am really enjoying it here!! I'm still coming across things that are like "culture shock" and occasionally wish I was back home but it passes and I end up going to a Takoyaki party or a local festival, or Karaoke..you get it haha. Gotta say still getting used to some things though, like it's obvious you're gonna get some people staring or whatever (I even got a school kid on campus once shouting きれいねええええ in my face - well I think it was at me, for the sake of my ego I'm gonna say it was directed at me hahaha). Non-Japanese speaking people, she basically said WAAAAA SHES UGLY. Lol just kidding,  きれいmeans pretty. Japanese people are super nice, if a little cray. (Serena, if you're reading, this is you yes hehehe looove ya ♥).

BUT other things are oddly reminding me of home - the local supermarket, Matsumoto, proper reminds me of Morrisons! Couldn't tell you why, just does! I've also found an import shop (don't get me wrong I'm loving trying all the new Japanese foods..but sometimes I just want some Nutella)! There was also one day at the river, Kamogawa, I had been wandering round Gion with a friend, and we were heading back to the bus from the river...when some old drunkard tried to give/sell us some Whiskey. Now if that's not like Donny.....

DOOOO YA WANNA FUNNNNKKKKKKKKK?

Soz, my Mum made me a CD, listening to it now and this song is on there (anyone seen Trading Places? Watch it. Eddie Murphy. Classsss). 

So in my blogs I write a lot in my (dodgy) English, so I've decided now I'm gonna do a little bit in my (broken) Japanese each time. Here goes.  じゃ、頑張る！

これは多分前の英語と同じだけど、私まだ上手じゃないんだよー

ここまで２ヶ月間日本に勉強してる。まあ、実は１ヶ月間ぐらいクラスがあって、その前はなんか日本の生活などになれてきてみる時だった（まだね）

カルチャーショックについて、いつも大学から聞いてた。私日本に来る前、大丈夫だと思ってたけど、やっぱり時々カルチャーショック経験する。日本は暑い。でしょ？日本に着いて初めてのカルチャーショックだった。でも今、毎週もっと寒くなってくると思う！イェーイ！めっちゃ暑い天気あまり好きじゃないんだ！今は、なんかイギリスの天気みたい、、、好き！とにかく、ここまで日本も日本語の勉強も大好き  :)

これからも頑張る！！

Alright, that's ya lot, I'm tired now hahaha. I hope you've somewhat enjoyed reading this random post, until next time!!

Naw.