kyusyoku no jikan (lunch time)
i often find myself curiously noting my teacher's strange habits during lunch time. we all sit around this low, long table and chow down in absolute silence. no one talks. sometimes i feel as though a lot of the time here, there is usually one way to do something, and it's not done any other way. today for instance, we each had a bun with our lunch with came in a sealed plastic bag. every single teacher (there were about 9 or 10 today) didn't take their bun out of the bag, but rather just pulled it out a bit so that they could take bites out of their bun but not take the bun out of the bag. another curious addition to our lunch today was a frozen lemon. at first i thought this was very strange until i realized that each lemon had been scooped out and the frozen peels (still in the shape of a lemon) were filled with frozen lemony-sherbet. which of course i couldn't eat due to lent although i massively cheated the other night by having an ice cream sunday at our girls' night at wara-wara. then the top of the lemon was replaced (only a quarter-sized hole was cut out of the top to dig out the lemon) we were were given a small plastic spoon to dig out the sugary yumminess.
posted by Justine at 11:07 p.m.
17 Comments:
Ha,ha,aah! Good job, Justine!
Glad you could go work and bear up with "kyofu(horrible) no kyusyoku"
(^o^)/ and that 'lemon' sorbet is an authentic dessert of kyusyoku, I must say. But it's no good for this winter season, dayo-ne?!
I think every other Japanese are just told to be quiet by teachers, or simply being shy to have lunch with foreign sensei, I suppose.
By the way, I'll go to International Film Fes on 19th with my Japanese friend Nozomi.
Where do you work for, NEXT or JAM?
She was interested in my foreign blog friend, and now works for Muramatsu-machi's city office.
god- i want some sorbet now. i have a sugar craving and all we have in my house is health food...i'm going to the kitchen for some sunflower seeds. :(
An ODE TO KIEFER
kiefer kiefer youre SO fine,
Your ginger hair should be mine!
for a ginge youre not so bad
yes, youre old enough to be my dad
But i dont care youre really great
How bout me and you...go on a date!
i thankyou!
An ODE TO KIEFER
kiefer kiefer youre SO fine,
Your ginger hair should be mine!
for a ginge youre not so bad
yes, youre old enough to be my dad
But i dont care youre really great
How bout me and you...go on a date!
i thankyou!
Justine!!!!!
I gotta go to CINE WIND in Bandai tomorrow!!!
"Celtic Connections"! - I can't miss the golden chance to see my favorite lands' films + free-charge talk & session by Celtic band! Oh, glad that I can find it on the official website!
...Yeah, I studied English in Ireland for 1 month, enjoying Guinness & nice music and food :D !! I MUST go there!!!
So, I'll be mostly in CINE WIND from tomorrow afternoon, but I wanna see you before/after the show. Uhh, I'm so happy ♪♪♪
(Esther's)
I'm really enjoying your journal, Justine. We had a similar orange sorbet at the Mexican restaurant the other night after helping Pascale move into her new abode.
PS: has anyone found an easy way of getting back to the full blog after commenting and scanning the stories?
hi, shina.
i'm not sure where or when i'll be working yet, i'll let you know my schedule as soon as i hear from my coordinator! enjoy the movie tonight!
kat,
i'm not part of this 'ode to kieffer, 24' club. and it's not b/c he's a ginger. maybe i'd be persuaded, too if i was addicted to '24'.
jefu,
i think you're right.
how's the supervisor? any more "jeff-kun" comments?
xo
yeah, it is tricky to get back to the blog. i had an annoying time getting to the dashboard to post when i found that 'i-blogger' button.
My windows are steamed and im dying to draw a stupid looking face on and therefter imprint my name in huge bold letters. But beyond the condensation lies the remains of a snow “dump” that gracefully covers everything like a warm and feathery duvet. Last night I watched the ground breaking, mind blowing movie that is “Ghostbusters”. The characters and the stupid plot has always captured me and though if I was to be confronted by a Ghost I would pee in my pants before I screamed as loud as Lulu, I would still love to be a Ghostbuster for a day. They almost broach on the border of superheroes but they don’t have special powers (superman), they don’t have a utility belt with everything in it (batman) and no one (even ghosts)wants to kill them specifically ( James Bond). Anyway after waking this morning to find the Marshmellow Man`s vomit around Shibata, I felt really happy. I wasn’t even cheesed off that I would have to walk in this cesspit of coagulated snow to work. I awoke and saw pictures of all the people I love looking at me. I have formed many relationships in Japan; some I cherish and value as much as this country. In the past, the mutual love and respect would grow but here; you never needed any seeds, just sunshine. And GOD, it is a powerful source. Distance is irrevelant. Whether it rises 9500 miles away or right next door to you, it never fails to enrich me. Al Green was never right or wrong when he sung “aint no sunshine when she`s gone”. Its always there. It just shines differently from time to time.
To all those that have sustained me with their sunshine. HERE`S TO ANOTHER YEAR IN JAPAN.
“Gomi Sensei…….. Where`s my contract?”
anonymous: are you my favourite anglo-indian?
Hiten is SO easy to spot isnt he?
Okay this ginge//Keifer stuff must stop..........it is insane, kat he IS so old enough to be your dad, and i think you need to watch freeway right now to get a bit of perspective!!!! or that stupid phonebooth movie, whatsit called phonebooth? he is not a good kind man, he is a perv. a right perv as you'd say, and he has been masquerading as an American all these years, HOW LOW!!! okay, kidding, i know that a crush is bliss.... you stillhave to give me the name you want for your character in my book....
and you too J-chan...
Justine how was the film fest??
i miss you girls...
Natchan! Stop dissing Kief, he's luuurrrvely. I know i know im being silly, but hey, when all a girls gets on Valentines day is an email from James White (!!!!) and a box of chocolates from my FEMALE supervisor, you KNOW things have gotta change....so, heres where my sad and desperate state kicks in. It ll wear off, i promise ;-)
My character...hmmmmmm, how about....something original like, Katya!? Shoudl these names be normal or silly?
Justine can be grossefusse....deutsch for big feet. Kawaii desu ne?
arrrr i actually just read what Hit wrote, my my....
Is he staying then?!
Yippee!!
xxx
N-CHAN, I MISS YOU. it's been sooooo long since i've seen you. i can't even REMEMBER! wednesday??? no, before that even! you defo have to come to girl's night this week.
ok. i had compiled a list of answers to your book-email. girl's name: never really wanted anything different. i like 'eva' though.
teacher who annoys me: this woman who watches my classes sometimes (she's not a JTE) and whenever i ask questions to the students she always shouts out the answer!
the most jpns experience would have to just be the daily lunchtimes at my school with the teachers. most memorable jpns experience...hmmm... it would either have to be my supervisor's aunt's traditional jpns house (with gardin) or maybe the tea ceremony at the shibata gardin, or walking through some of the shrines in kyoto...
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