Thursday, December 11, 2014

手紙

This letter is for Ritsumeikan University's buddy-san. It was my first visit to Japan and I fell in love with Kyoto. I could still recall all the wonderful moments we had together, visiting temples, eating good food, hanging out in Izakaya. It is one of the best experiences in my life and thank you all for making the 2013 summer so special! :D

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

サンクスギビングの休み

最近天気は寒くなりました。けさ雪が降りましたから、とても寒いです。ですから、気持ちがあまり良くなかったです。昨日も良くなかったです、病気でしたから。ゆうべちょっと風邪がありました。温かい物を食べて、薬を飲んで、早い寝ました。今日は良くなりました。

最近とても疲れましたから、この休みはどこにも行きたくないです。ニューヨークに人がたくさんありますから、買い物はしたくないです。食事するのも行きたくないです。ですから、うちにいて、ゆっくりします。

このサンクスギビングはちょっとつまらなくて、残念ですね。十二月に中国に帰ります。両親にあうのが欲しいです。

じゃあ、また!

P.S.最近日本のドラマのLiar Gameを見ています。とても面白いです。
It's about a girl who got involved in a Liar Game, in which people have to deceive each other to win more money. Always being honest and genuine, the girl always believed in others but every time was cheated and she cried a lot. But a smart guy helped her outwit the others and protected her from huge debt.
I really liked that girl. It's very hard to maintain a genuine heart, especially when being frustrated so many times - a lot of people just give up being honest out of desperation, but the girl always remains hopeful in human's good nature.

Monday, November 10, 2014

気持ちが悲しいですT.T

先週末はあまり良くなかったです。秋休みに何も勉強しませんから、先週はとても忙しかったです。木曜日から日曜日までまっすぐthesisを書きました。その毎日はコーヒーを飲んでから、図書館に行って、勉強しました。そして、家に帰って、勉強しました。大変でしたね!天気はとても良かったです。残念ですね!

では、サンクスギビングの休みは再来週です。たくさん物を食べたいです。そして、ニューヨークで買い物したいです。キャンバスでゆっくりしたいます。

お菓子も食べたいです!
いまもう一度図書館へ行って、勉強します。じゃあ、また!

Friday, October 31, 2014

ロンドンの旅行記 6番

今朝は 晴れでした。トレインで Windsor Castleに 行きました。とても 立派な建物です。そして、綺麗な眺めです。
Windsor Castle
One interesting fact: the flag tells if the queen is in the castle - UK flag if not, and the other if so. I liked the walls a lot - the stones are reminiscent of those used to build Rocky college.
Windsor Castle
A lot of references about St George's too.
St George's Cathedral
Going Uphill to the Round Castle
St George's Cathedral
Then I went into the state department, which is unfortunately photo forbidden. There we toured around the inside of the castle and visited the rooms in sequence: guards room, queen's/king's drawing room, queen's dressing room, king's chamber room, etc. All very exquisitely decorated, full of paintings and antiques. I think most European-style castles are quite similar. The rooms has similar setup and decorations like those in the Austrian palaces, perhaps not as extravagant as Neuschwanstein,

今晩 Oxfordに 行きました。友達に 会いました。とても 楽しっかたです。Happy to know my classmates are as monstrous as ever, topping the class etc. Good news travels fast! :p
Christ Church College
Radcliffe Camera Library
St. Mary's Church
明日 飛行機で ニューヨークに 帰ります。ロンドンの旅行は 終わります。残念ですね!
じゃあ、さようなら!プリンストンで 勉強しましょう!

Thursday, October 30, 2014

ロンドンの旅行記 5番

Today is my last day in London - time flies! It was a typical cloudy day, but strangely the weather doesn't make me feel depressed. Sometimes it is more relaxing to walk on a cloudy day like this. I got up early for the borough market under the London bridge. Before, I took the tube to the St Paul's Cathedral and walked along the River Thames after the Millenium Bridge. London always has patches of green land and some historical sites scattered in the city, and this makes the city a lot more interesting.
St Paul's Cathedral
Millennium Bridge
Borough Market
London Bridge 
After the visit to the British Museum, my stay in London comes to end. I have to say London is after all a great metropolitan city with strong historical feel despite an occasional air of arrogance. NYC is more modern and vibrant, but more disorganized. Tokyo always has a depressing feeling, and even the air in HK smells materialistic. Not being biased towards NYC and London, but they are the kind of city I want to live in, though occasionally it would be awesome to escape modernity and find some comforting solitude in the countryside.
Winchester Palace Ruins
Tower Bridge
Yesterday I met up with another two of my high school classmates. We haven't met for four years, and we all kind of lamented how old we felt. I felt really happy that after so long, we could still happily chat as if we were back in the old days. And it was great to know all my classmates are doing well, having their life plans carried out, and enjoying what they are currently doing. We joked that by the next time I was able to go back to Singapore, it would probably be someone's wedding - haha, I look forward to that. Hope we could keep in touch and keep up the positive attitude - hopefully after another four years I would be proud to have known all the great surgeons, dentists, finance gurus and ministers. Good luck to us all!

Heading to the Windsor Castle tomorrow and will reach Oxford in the evening. Couldn't wait to seeing more friends!

A recap of good stuff to do in London:
Museum: British Museum, V&A, National Gallery; Natural History, Science, Museum of London
Markets: Borough and Covent Garden Markets
Theatre: tons near Picadilly, like West End
Parks: Regent's Park, Hyde Park
Icons: Big Ben, London Eye, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Millenium Bridge, Westminster Cathedral and Abbey, Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street
Neighborhood: Cotswold, Bath, Stonehedge

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

ロンドンの旅行記 4番

今日は 昨日より ずっと 寒いです。今朝 Hyde Parkに 歩いて いきました。Hyde Parkは Central Parkほど にぎやかじゃありません。とても 静かです。でも、ずっと 広いです。公園に たくさん 木と犬が あります。たくさん 写真を とりました。さっき 雨が 降りました。でも、公園の近くに V&A Museumが あります。Lucky!
Hyde Park

Hyde Park Italian Garden

Hyde Park Serpentine Gallery

いま V&Aに いますよ。ここに たくさん 面白い 作品が あります。
Wedding Dress Exhibition at V&A

Robin's Sculpture at V&A

Romanesque Window 
Gothic Window
ひる Buckingham PalaceとWestminster AbbeyとHouse of Parliamentに いきます。立派な 建物ですね。
Westminster Cathedral
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey

St Margaret's Church

Big Ben
Had a nice time walking in the rain, enjoyed the London street view a lot. The buildings in central London are really interesting. Unlike the skyscrapers in NYC, they have a traditional feel that I typically liked. Even the convenience stores in London have a variety of names: Wasabi, Cooperative, Boots, Sainsbury, Costa Coffee, Cafe Concerto, Pret, Marks and Spencers, etc. London is a much better metropolitan city compared to NYC.
Harrods - Street View

Telephone Box
But I think NYC's people are more interesting and open-minded. Here permeates a conservative feel and foreign elements are not as vibrant and widely appreciated.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

ロンドンの旅行記 3番

今日の天気は 晴れです。トレインで Cotswold Districtに 行きました。Cotswoldに たくさん 小さい町が あります。この町は ロンドンより ずっと 小さいです。とても静かです。そして、人が 少ないです。でも、観光客が 多いです。とても 綺麗な 眺めがあります。いちばん 大好きな 町は Burton-on-the-water です。
Market at Moreton-in-Marsh

Moreton-in-Marsh Town Hall

Burton-on-the-Water
Cotswold has more than 20 villages. Each village has typical English countryside view. I like it much better than the ones in the US - serene and picturesque. Haven't seen bridges, swans, cows, horses, and fields for very long and it was really nice walk in the footpath.
Church at Burton-on-the-Water

Slaughter Footpath leading to another village

Footpath
Didn't know that London trains could split in half middle-way and go to two different places. Almost went to Banbury instead of my destination, Moreton-in-Marsh, luckily a passerby led me to the right train compartment.

気持ちが とても いいです!
Another Village after Slaughter Footpath


Equestrian Center Here



Monday, October 27, 2014

ロンドンの旅行記 2番

昨日も キャンブリジに いました。高校のクラスメートに Billsで 会いました。気持ちが とても 良かったです。そして、キンズコレジ(King's College)に 行きました。ここに 立派なChapelが あります。綺麗な橋も あります。
King's College, Cambridge

King's College Chapel

昼 パンティング(punting)を しました。とても 楽しかったです。素晴らしい 眺めです。キャンブリジは プリンストンより ずっと 広いです、人と店が 多いです。休みの日は にぎやかです。
Punting on River Cam

King's College
We passed by Trinity, Claire, St John's, King's, and Queen's college during punting. It was really hard to punt coz the stick was really heavy, and swans/ducks would occasionally mess up with you by tilting the balance of the boat. But luckily we had a smooth ride. There was the Bridge of Sighs (link to exam hall) and Queen's math bridge too - really beautiful and full of stories.
Bridge of Sighs
今日は 晴れです。いま ロンドンに います。さっき Sherlock Holme's Museumに 行きました。探偵の物語で Holmesが いちばん 好きです。
Sherlock Holmes Museum
いま Regent's公園に 行きます。じゃあ、あした!

Sunday, October 26, 2014

ロンドンの旅行記 1番

おはよう!

昨日の朝 飛行機で ロンドンに 行きました。天気は 良かったでした、でも曇りでした。大き町の中で たぶん ロンドンが いちばん 好きです。ニューヨークより きれいですから。そして、ホンコンほど にぎやかじゃありません。

そして、高校のルームメートに 会いました。友達と いっしょに Gail's kitchenに brunchを 食べに 行きました。本当に 美味しかったです!
English Breakfast

昼 トレインで Cambridgeに 行きました。ロンドンより Cambridgeの ほうが ずっと 寒かったです!そして、ロンドンより小さいです。でも、とても 綺麗です。静かです。Cambridgeに 高校のクラスメートが たくさん あります。昨夜 Trinity Collegeで formalが ありました。美味しい 食べ物が ありました。とても 楽しっかたですね!
Formal at Trinity College, Cambridge
Everyone has to put on a gown to dine at the formal. Strangely, photos are prohibited, and waiters will ask you to put away your phones once you take them out. At the beginning, people all stood up and greeted the masters of college, and did this again when they finished and left.

Cambridge has 31 colleges, similar to Princeton's residential college. But Cambridge does not have a closed campus per se, as all the colleges are scattered everywhere in the city.
Cambridge
いま 友達と Bill'sで 朝ご飯を 食べに 行きました。じゃあ、また!