Re: Traveling Alone

Unlike your German friend (Godspeed to him), I don't think I've ever traveled alone. Be it the United Arab Emirates, Norway, Mauritius, or Canada, I've always had company to go there with in the form of my family and classmates. Although I've had many one-of-a-kind experiences with my comrades and family at my sides while abroad, I sort of agree that having to do that alone would have a greater impact. A journey isn't a journey without any stumbles and giant rivers in the way, after all. And yet, it isn't one without people helping you up or ferrying you across, either.

Traveling Alone

Hello it's Umeka

Have you ever traveled by yourself? The son of my mother's friend who is German is studying in Korea and now visiting Japan. He's travelling by himself but he had some trouble here. Since he came here all alone, I'm the only one who can help him. Naturally, I will help him. However, this made me think of how dangerous it can be travelling alone, especially as a women. Still, there are many people who travel by themselves because of the replaceable memories and experiences they can make. I would travel not by myself because I'm afraid of being alone in a country which language I can't understand well. I would have more courage to visit foreign countries with friends or family.

By the way first time I've ever traveled alone a great distance was 
when I was 15 years old. It was the first time I have visited Japan. 

How about you? When was the first time you've ever traveled alone?

book report

I've not finished reading the book for the book report yet, so I'm very hasty now. “The Old Man and the Sea” which I read for the first book report was short story so it was easy to finish reading. However, this time, I chose a book thicker than previous one. It is difficult for me and takes very long time.

Mirage

This is a story of a robot who needs water to sustain his life. The robot was living storing water in the cup equipped with his body. One day, he spilled all of his water by falling down, because the cup didn't have cap. Then, he found red ball which was filled with water. Although he noticed a living thing was in it, he took all of water in the ball. The fish was deprived of its water and had difficulty in breathing. The robot saw the dying fish, and regretted what he did. Finally, he got the fish into water in his cup. He felt relieved to see the swimming fish.

There are indispensable things for each creatures to sustain their lives, so it is not allowable that human beings enjoy that privilege exclusively. We have to share limited nature with other living things. Many precious lives can be lost by human's selfish and greedy behavior.

Orchestra!

Today there was a recital held of the orchestra by the orchestra members for the orchestra members.
We all joined several groups, and one of the groups I joined, the groups of violin freshmen, did a Disney medley. We dressed up as highschool students. I had no uniform, so I used a skirt and blouse and one of the girls lent me her cardigan. It was a nice cardigan, but very hot. I would like to wear it during winter.
It was very fun, and although I could not play at all. Now, I must focus on my book report.

Debates

This two weeks was really tough but joyful in some aspects. I thought debate is just the stuff serious persons do and I don't care at all. However indeed it is nothing but great. If I joined the section, I wouldn't even be able to work because it's hard. But that was the first time I'm feeling studying , investigating something seriously spending way too long time. Cuz I  wanna be the person who is flexible so I'll join that. Maybe

Joint Monitor Festival

Yesterday, I went to see performances of older members in my club.
There were many students from 10 different universities.
Each university performs a radio drama or a film that they created.
Their works were all very unique and fun to watch.
It was a great experience for me to know about the image of how to create interesting works of radio drama.
I wish I could perform next year on the same stage that old members performed.

Kendo club

Yesterday, I went to my high school during the club time to see my juniors doing kendo. Their kendo was getting better than the last time I saw them. After they finished practice, we went to karaoke and talked a lot. It was fun!!!!! One of my juniors won the ticket to an inter-high school athletic competition last week, so I'm looking forward to go to Wakayama to see her match.

Quality time

Since I had no part time job for this weekend, was able to do things I wanted to do these days. It was so relaxing doing things I've wanted to do. 

From tomorrow, another week starts😖

It's tiring to study but, I'll think about things I want to do next weekend and have my motivation kept high.

Mirage

The main character of this film is a robot who lives underwater but doesn't notice it.

First, it seems like he cannot move around without water inside his body tank.

He wanders around to collect even a tiny drop of water.

However, when he reaches out to an object filled with water and breaks it to fill the water into his tank, he realizes that there is a fish in it.

After that, he actually realizes that he's underwater.

I think the message is that we shouldn't be too greedy to get something but to look around and see what you already have and accept it.

Analysis on "Mirage": From stem to stem, an empty, unquenchable desire

A robot that looks like a young boy, possibly a cyborg, survives on water that he harvests from stems that grow around the water pipelines that stretch through his world, a dark, foggy and seemingly dystopian one. It appears that he is not aware that he's underwater. Also, his torso is open on the top and so he has to move carefully. One day, he sees a tower in the distance, which he climbs. He finds a glowing fruit-like object hanging from some tree there, which he deduces has water and a certain living thing. Ignoring the consequences, he pierces the fruit and a fish drops out. He sees the fish dying and suddenly feels a pang of sorrow and regret and thus puts it into his chest. There, he - probably - realizes the joy of coexistence, and swims with the fish.

I first thought that no loving creator would make a robot with such a faulty design and place him in such a dystopia. That changed after the story -  I realized that it was all meant to be. However, coexistence is not the only theme in the story, as it turns out; the author had something else he wanted to tell us about: the search for happiness.

In Youngwoong Jang's point of view, this is a story about people with endless desires, collecting things for their own wants and needs. Jang was a hard worker from a young age, working from goal to goal, never feeling satisfied with the results. From high school to university, then from university to overseas job, he kept going up and up, but not feeling the satisfaction he wanted. Suddenly, his father passed away when he was in the United States, which awoke him from his "endless desire to get [a] better life." Using Mirage as an allegory, his revelation was that although he was already underwater, he did not realize it and kept going from stem to stem.

mirage

The main character is a robot.
The beginning was similar to the beginning of the movie "Finding Nemo," and I expected it to be a story about fish. I was surprised to find that the main character was a robot, and that the robot was searching for ...water...

The upper body of the robot is like a cup, and the robot stores water in it. While watching the video, I felt that the structure of the robot was very inefficient as the top had no cover, and so whenever he trips the water would spill out.
Anyways, as the robot searches for water, he finds a bulging red plant which is shining. He strikes it, and water spills out of it. He fills his body with it, but finds that a fish had fallen out too. Both he and the fish need water. He takes up the fish and puts it in his body, and the fish swims in his body.
It can be said that the theme is about living together, or sharing what we have. 

In the end, the robot and the fish swim together. It is possible that it shows how the water was in abundance all along, but that the robot had only to realize it.

Mirage

At first, I was shocked at the content of the film. I think that this film has a beautiful theme. "Coexistence" I thought that this was the theme for this film.

The scene when the robot picked up the fish and put it in his tank was beautiful. I also got my heart beating fast at the scene when the robot pierced the red glowing ball.

Blood types and sun signes

I had an interesting talk with my sister about how people's personalities differ according to your blood type or sun signe. I am a cancer. Apparently cancers get a long well with capricorne, sagitarious, piciece and Taurus. When I think about most of the people I'm closest with tend to be capricorne, sagatarious or piciece. ( best friend, boy friend and so forth ) I believe that sun signes should not define us however they do affect our personalities. Furthermore blood types have an even greater effect on our personalities. I am B blood type and very slow and spacy. I have a hard time making decisions and I am too relaxed and easy going.  In fact my family are all B blood type. It takes forever to make a decision when we gather together as a family! Lol do you know what blood type you are? If you look it up it is surprisingly right on to your own personality.

Varmints

Plot:

In the face of overwhelming urbanization and recklessness, creatures so-called Varmints, struggle to preserve a remnant of the peace they once knew. Selfless acts of love plant the seeds of change that will ultimately prove the salvation of his world.

Reaction:

This film has no dialogue but teach us lots of things, we can also focus on the variety of colour use to distinguish 

Wednesday

On Wednesday, I met my friends from my high school. It had een a few months since the last time I saw them, I was very glad to see them not having changed that much. Expect, I was very surprised to see one girl having a short cut. We went to Saizeriya. Since we have become a university student, I thought we would go somewhere different from where we had been going in high school, but we all didn't have money so we decided to go where we always went. We didn't do anything special. We just talked and talked and talked until we were sleepy. I kept on laughing. It was very fun, and I want to meet them again. I think the next time I will meet them is my friend's birthday.

weekend

Good morning guys

Forgot blogging for last week so I'm trying to get remember what I did...

My memory span becoming shorter and not lastable as I get older lol

Friday, i and 2 friends from my college(not Aoyama uni) hanged out in Shibuya, then after having had dinner, we went to Hub to drink more, that was hilarious as I can recall 

Then friends came over my apartment and talk about relationship stuff 

That was friday

Saturday we slept over til 15:00 

They went home and I quickly prepared for my work; tutor.

Sunday,

I had a relaxable day talking over FaceTime together with my bf

Alright summing up my weekend, that was good. Hihi

See you all at class 

please don't care about my hair though it's kind of weird color today!

I tried to dye it pink last night and completely failed. I needed more bleach.. i hope it's gonna fade soon

Varmints

I thought this story is representing our world. One day, a beautiful nature were destroyed by the construction of buildings. And by that, the clean air started to be polluted. Today, our world is facing a serious air pollution.
I thought that the  author is optimist against the upcoming world. It is because in the story at last, the vermints were saved. This is a message to us that we can still save the world. However, it can't be saved by just watching. We all have to cooperate with each other and do everything that we can.

Please accept my apologies

These days I'm in terrible condition. My head feels heavy because of a slight fever, and also I have a sore throat which makes me hard to talk.
I have been sick in bed since last Fryday. Moreover, I stayed at the house placed near by the riding grounds where my club is using. We have to stay there in turn to take care of horses at night and in the early morning. Last Sunday was my turn. How dry the air was! It just hit my throat and knocked me out. Also, the fatigue came from the unusual workload may have appeared as such symptoms.
Anyway, it is very hard task to go to university for me now. I feel very sorry to my friends in the same group to work on the presentation. I wish I could be there. Plese tell me what you guys decided.

The Mighty Dollar

The other day, I exchanged 100 U.S. dollars into Japanese yen at an exchange center in Yokohama station. I earned about 11500 yen, with no fees applied. The exchange rate from USD to JPY was about 126 yen per dollar. 

I earned a lot!

Summary and analysis on varmints

Summary:

The main character and the other varmints are living happily on the prairie when some sort of industrial revolution happens and the entire place is covered with concrete skyscrapers and thick smoke. The main character takes care of the last surviving tree, which releases seeds into the city. Then, those seeds grow into aliens with a biome within them. The varmints then continue living inside the aliens.

Analysis:

I believe this film was trying to show us the true horrors of environmental damage and destruction through the eyes of small creatures. 

Horror

I recently don't have that much time to watch horror movies, but I love them!
The new insidious 3 is sounding good so I'll definitely watch that! I also want to watch the classics. For example, It, nightmare on elms street, childs play, hell raiser, and a couple of suspence movies. I get weird when it comes to horror!!!!!!

Varmints

A rabbit-like animal had respected nature, but urbanizaton pretended him from doing it. He spent a nature-less life without only one pot plant. One day large jellyfish-like things appeared and began to take residents inside of them. The inside of their body was a wide stretch of grasslands which the animal once loved.

I think the theme of this story is, However we try to get rid of nature, it is our instinct to need it.

Varmints

Summary :it is about a kangaroo sloth looking amimal that likes to sleep under a tree with nature around him. One day, a group of those animals brought buildings and concrete there distroying the nature. The animal that is the main character had a part of the tree and he grew it. Out of the plant came a light which eventually becomes giant jellyfish with nature inside.The people in the filthy city became sick and the main character and his girl that he likes went into the nature that is inside the jellyfish.

Reaction : I was embarrassed that I knew the word varmints. I thought it is a good story that shows environmental values. The nature looked very beautiful with the green. I like the part when the people think the jellyfish would attack but they actually saved them.,

tired

I am very tired recently. The main reasons are homeworks from university, and my part tome job.
I want to take a rest, but I need money for summer.
This is a hard decesion, though I think I need to work a little more…

Varmints

Summary: The main character of this story is a little creature which looks like a rabbit. One day the city which it lives starts to crash, and a jellyfish-like object (looks like a spaceship?) rescues the creatures from the seriously polluted world.

 

Opinion: This short film was full of messages to human. The most plain theme was Environmental destruction and pollution. The contrast of the beautiful nature and the polluted city was very persuasive. The seen which the creature coughed painfully made my heart hurt.

Varmints

Summary: An animal live in a nature with peace. However, one day tons of buildings appeare and pollute everything. He/she survive there with growing one plant which end up with creating the new world. 

Reaction: I think the author wants us to recognize how greatly the environment around us change in a bad way and think the way to get back the nature once we had. 

Varmints

Summary:

The short animation Varmints from year 2008 by Studio AKA is about the destruction of nature  through urbanization.

Rabbit like creature's living environment which is rich in beautiful nature, is destroyed when a big  city is build there. Luckily,  the creature had the chance to rescue a little green plant before the surrounding nature was destroyed. Having no other place to live, the creature works in the new built city like the others. With time passing by, it gets more and more sick due to pollution caused by the urbanization. One day however, the creature's plant   evolves and seeds become gigantic jellyfish like spaceships with vast nature inside. Soon the creature and many other migrate there to live in nature again. 

My opinion:

This video has a very important message about human impact on nature. Human are destroying nature in extreme and also the life of animals.I liked how this kind of extreme negative influence was illustrated through color contrast. The nature is illustrated with abundant colors and beautiful graphics , on the contrary the city is dark and monotonous. The creatures in the animation had human like features like going to work or living in the city. I think these animals are representing human since both are living creatures of the earth and dependent on nature. So, the message might be that human destroy their own living environment but there are some who try to save it like the one creature. It is important to  restore nature but as one could see at the end of the animation, once nature is destroyrd it cant be revived( dust and ashes of the destroyed city remain)

Contemporary Ballet

 Recently, I thought about my Contemporary Ballet life. I've been dancing Contemporary Ballet since I was 3. 

 I thought I was pretty talented till I was 10 until a shocking moment came to me. Every year, my coach picks one of her favorite dancer to put her/him in a competition. However, in order to be chosen in a competition, you need to be her favorite dancer in the whole studio, have an outstanding and extraordinary talent than anybody else in the studio, be flexible, and have special ways to express yourself. Until I was 10, I got picked up by her as a dancer for the  competition. Every year, I won somewhat kind of medals or prize even though it wasn't in the top three. Because I'm pretty competitive person and like to challenge my self, I still wasn't satisfied with what I haven't done even though my coach and my family were. So kept practicing and practicing 9 hours a week.

 However, when was 10, it was the first challenging year for me. That year, I didn't get picked up as a dancer to be in a competition. I was just a little girl and because I expected a lot on my self apt more and because I thought that I wasn't my coach's favorite anymore and she hates me now, I cried and cried. After that, I practiced harder than I used to, which was 11hours a week. At last, I was able to be her favorite again and get back into the competition. 

 This story of mine just came to my mind because I was watching "Dance Mom" recently on YouTube and Maddie Ziegler was experiencing the same as what I've gone through. Being someone's favorite feels great but tough at the same time.

Watching the "Varmints"

 This story is pessimistic about the future. The maker of the film wants us to think that we can still do a lot to be environmentally friendly and save the planet.

 The story starts from clear sky and beautiful nature scene. However, a huge dark things come and make the sky to be grey and all the place to be crowded buildings. At last, it turns out that the clear sky and beautiful nature was just what was in the white plant thing.

 In my opinion, I thought that this film is an interesting and great way to persuade people to think more deeply about an environment. I hope that more people will think deeply about this to be more environmentally friendly from now on in order to prevent something like this from happening. 

Varmints

This story is based on our current environment. This film is trying to tell us that we are living in a world with buildings which is running the environment. And because of all the things that are created on the earth, the earth is been polluted. The pollution is not only affecting the environment but is affecting the animals.
The message from this film is for us to stop polluting the world and get back the nature to the earth. From watching this film I recognised how everyone should be cooperating.

Varmints

It's a story about what's happening now in modern society.
Global warming increasing, pollution going on, meaning that the world is being destroyed badly by human beings.
People making big buildings, destroying nature, which leads to habitat loss of animals, in this case a kangaroo-like ”varmints”.
I thought the tentacle was symbolizing a offering of a helping hand.

Looking at this video, I understood the seriousness of what.s happening now on our world,and have to cooperate more on what we can do to stop the destruction of the world.

Analysis on the short film "Varmints"

Once upon a time, in some prairie far away, there lived a herd of "varmints", raccoon-like creatures, who lived in harmony with nature (albeit it was just grass and sparse trees, from my point of view). However, one day, the land is transformed forever as other varmints (burlier than the first ones) pull up darkly colored buildings on the plain, which turns the surrounding land dark and unlivable. One varmint, however, saves a branch from a dying tree and tries to keep it alive. The tree eventually seeds, giving birth to surreal jellyfish-like havens which evacuate varmints from the now-dying city.

I think the film is very properly named, considering that the word "varmint" means "an irritating or obnoxious person or animal". The true varmints in this story are, therefore, the ones who pulled up the dark buildings, but are only (ob)noxious to themselves; this I find to be ironic. One other thing that I would like to point out is a difference between the free-roaming varmints and the city varmints. We can clearly see that all the varmints in the countryside have free will and a sense of self, while those in the city fail to show any emotion, instead acting as a mindless team.

A few flaws I would like to point out: first of all, there was running water in the apartment (the protagonist washed his face with it) but why does he even bother trying to collect it on the roof if so? Wouldn't rainwater be more harmful, considering that the city pollutes everything it touches for no real reason? I hate the exaggerated message in this film as well and the way it's shoved into us. WHY did the city varmints decide to build darkly-colored, ominous buildings for no other reason than to advance the plot? Why did we need a bland, cliché love interest when we didn't need one? Although I'm alright with the idea that we need to save the environment, I don't think this film qualifies as an effective vessel for it. The animation was great, though.

new sandals

My mother bought new sandals for me, because that store was having a sale. I can restore my spirits and feel happy when I wear something new. I'm grateful to my mother.

Varmints

Animals were living in beautiful nature, but humans destroyed it, and animals lost their place for living. One creature which looks like a fox brought some seeds from the world of beautiful nature, and began to raise plants. Beautiful white balls were born from only a few plants and they were scattered to the polluted world. By these white balls, animals take back their beutiful nature for living.
I think the producer of this animation wants to tell us that we can get beautiful nature back by taking a small action. We have go into action as early as possible before it is too late.

Goodby Obachan, see you in heaven.

Yesterday was the funeral of my grandmother.
She died peacefully in the hospital.
She was cremated in the same place where my grandfather was 2 years ago. 
As we said goodbye to her for the last time, memories came flooding back.
I see her smiling, feeding the dogs, nodding on the couch...
I hear her chatting, calling the cat home, playing hymns on the piano...
She loved to talk, and she often spoke of my grandfather, and of the time she was a young girl. She was very patient with us moving in with all of our stuff, and tolerated our weird rules such as playing paper, rock, scissors to choose who could pick the sushi first.
I miss her very much, but the one good thing about the funeral was finding that quite a lot of people missed her too.
Goodbye Obachan, see you in Heaven. 

My weekend

Another week gone by! The days seem so fast. And I'm sorry I'm always talking about my weekends. Any how this Saturday I met my best friend Ayano. We went to kua aina a Hawaiian burger shop. I've known about the restaurant however, there is no restaurant in my home town so I was glad we could go. It was delicious, so filling, yet satisfying.  The burgers are tasteful 100% beef and the grilled onions and vegetables go so well with it. It is definitly an ideal burger shop! We walked around shibuya and harajuku and talked and laughed a lot. Its so strange how we have such different personalities, likes and dislikes and opinions and yet some how we are compatible for each other. We fight and things get ugly but I never feel happier then when we hang out. Thank you for being friends with a spacy slow person like me! Lol  it was an awesome day!
Sunday I had my part time job till 2:00. After that I met my Philippine friend who was in the area. We haven't met in a month or more. We just sat in a cafe and talked while drinking coffee.(it was raining) we had so much to catch up on it was an enjoyable talk. I hope we can meet again hopefully sooner next time. After that I came home made myself some dinner and did some homework. I will be going to my dance circle's midnight dance practice today. My back pack is so stuffed lol  I have change of clothes, towel, socks, dance shoes, girl accesories and freshen up stuff, text books for tomorrow, pencil case, home work, portable battery and the list goes on! Basically because we will be out in the studio all night I have everything I need for tonight and tomorrow. We usually have practice on Mondays ,Wednesday's , and Fridays however, days  where my team members  can all  gather together are very limited. This is why we have midnight practice. I hope I won't be too tired tomorrow at school and work. Well I'll do my best and hopefully get some sleep in between.  I hope you all enjoyed your weekend as well!

This Weekend

This weekend I went to tamagawa with the ESS people (like always) to have a BBQ. It was my first time doing it after I came back to Japan. The seniors were extremely nice and my fellow freshman friends seemed like they were having fun as well too. That was Saturday. Well today I don't know why but m body was aching like crazy so I had a neet day where I was only listening to music on YouTube and watching discovery channel on the couch. I haven't had these relax days after I entered college so it was good.

Solstice

The June solstice will happen next Monday in Tokyo. But what does this mean?

I'm sure everyone knows about the four seasons and how the system works. It won't hurt to review, though. Like how we learnt in elementary, middle, or high school (or what have you), the Earth is tilted on its rotational axis and this causes the Northern Hemisphere to lean towards the Sun during the summer and the reverse for the Southern Hemisphere. The solstices are when the Earth's hemispheres happen to lean the closest or farthest from the Sun.

So, the June solstice is when the Earth leans the most to the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere. That happens to be on this Monday, at 1:39 AM JST. Too bad that we Tokyoites won't be able to see the Sun at its closest. Yet, that's not all! Since the June solstice also marks the longest day(s) of the year, let's make sure that Sunday and Monday (both with the ultimate daylengths this year: 14 hours, 34 minutes, and 40 seconds) are not a single second wasted! We won't experience this anymore until next year!

Happy solstice!

About the animation film

    The main character is a cute rabbit and poodle like creature who lives in a peaceful field with a beautiful tree. One day a city of tall buildings is build and everything that was once beautiful dies. The landscape is dark and bare, the city smoky and and full of debris everywhere. However, the main character creature despite the dirtyness, darkness and gloomy world around him continues to grow a small part of the once beautiful tree in order to save the memory of life and beauty.
      I understand why this film won  many awards. It is dynamic and very detailed yet easy to understand. The characters are cute and likable. And it is a controversial issue about environment. The structure and music is expressed very well which over all makes it such an  integueing film.
 I think the main message that the animator, Marc Craste, wanted the audience to think about was global environment. It is said that if we don't stop pollution that one day earth will become uninhabitable. We may have to move to another planet or live in space if conditions become too sevire. Yes! I think it has a little bit of a pessimistic view on the future however, it may become true if we do not take care.  Pollution and over ravaging can ruin the inviornment and natural resources. We must be careful and learn to use them wisely.

Hurts Like Hell

Hey it's Umeka

Since Thursday I've been feeling sick and  my gum(歯茎) hurt. In the past, as a symptom of fever, I sometimes had gum pain. Eventually, I had a fever this time as well but what was different is that my gum pain continued. My face is swollen , my ears, nose , throat hurt as well.I'd never thought that it could be so painful! At first, painkiller pills didn't help at all but after my doctor gave me some antibiotics and stronger painkiller it got better though it still really is painful. I can only sleep in sitting position because otherwise it hurts more (it is a mystery to me why...because of blood circulation?? Idk) i hope none if you has to make the same painful experience! I felt that I need to make some change in my life style like sleeping enought, eating healthy and  doing more sports. 

But first of all, I'll go get some more rest !

Varmints

In the beginning, the varmints live in harmony with nature. One day, the nature is destroyed and a city is constructed. One varmint saves one branch of tree and keeps it alive. The plant grows seeds and the seeds fly away, eventually saving the world.
I think that the story was optimistic about the future. It shows how nature is strong, and can return to what it once was. However, it cannot do so alone. It needs help.  For I think that is what the snow like thing falling from the sky. The varmints were kept away until the earth returned to what it used to be.

One thing I felt while watching the short film was sympathy for the varmints who suffered from asthma. I once to had an asthma attack, and it was very frightening. The scene where the poor varmint was wheezing made that memory come back quite vividly. The harm pollution can do to one's health is quite terrifying, and I think that was one thing the animation was telling us.

Bbq

After debating all this night, we are going to have a bbq!! I'll be sunny so I'm really lookingk forward to it. Soon-to-be girlfriend will come stay at my house. I'm too busy these days but I'm enjoying. 

Laziness

This week I woke up all the night for five days in row. I slept like from 6a.m. To 6 p.m..  ASAP I wanna break this habit and go take classes.

Kasumi

I wanted to eat Kasumi's cake today, but she couldn't come to the class because she didn't feel well today. I hope I could eat her cake sometime. 

Varmints

The story was about a creature losing his(?) eden but gets it back in the end.

I thought that this story was made by the vision of an animal. There was a scene that the creature lost its eden. I saw this scene as a human invading the place where the wild animals live by cutting down trees, and constructing buildings.

I think that the director wants us to think about wildlife.

Embassy of United States in Tokyo

Today, I went to the embassy of the United States in Tokyo to reissue my passport. It was my first time to go there so I was excited. To enter inside, I had to go through 2 security checks! In the embassy, the atmosphere was just like the states. I was surprised that I only saw a few Japanese! 

Varmints

I think varmints was a story of the modernization from a perspective of the animal which lived in the same exact place that became the concrete jungle. I thought that the animation that showed the world atmosphere looked like the animation from ice age. At first it seemed like a very peaceful story but it really took a dark turn and made me realize the world we live in seems fairly clean and comfortable but its killing us and the surroundings at the same time. To me that jelly fish like bio-dome thing that appeared at the end chose which ones to let in so the varmints wont destroy the next frontier they arrive at. I watched it several times after in class but every time I appreciated a different aspect. I really enjoyed it.

evening campus

During the day, Aoyama campus is usually crowded with a lot of people.
However, when it gets darker, most of the students go home.
After that, the campus is cleared and almost empty.
It is very relaxing sitting on one of the benches located in the campus because the main street is surrounded by trees and bushes.
Also, it is very dark and calm because sunset is already over then.
Unless you have club activities, there is almost no chance to experience being in the campus at night.
It is fun to chit-chat over a cup of soda under the moonlight.
I recommend you to stay longer one day and enjoy the evening campus.
You should also try ramune soda which you can get one from a vending machine next to the seventh building.
It cost only 70 yen and it tastes very good.