tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62297502011-05-28T04:03:19.594-04:00Exploring a bizarre planet.Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1105515317610878592005-01-12T02:10:00.000-05:002005-01-12T02:45:27.920-05:00

It is amazing to realize that I am writing something on my blog without being forced to do so by Olavia Kite! Well, this semester, I am taking the core graduate seminar for globalization issues, a development economics course, and a course that examines project planning for Less Developed Countries. Supposedly, I've got to read a lot, write a lot, and speak up in the class a lot for those classes

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1104479223462641142004-12-30T23:22:00.000-05:002005-01-12T02:09:46.863-05:00

I've currently been staying in Bogotá, Colombia since December 14th. Today I went to a Japanese restaurant, named "和美咲美"(wa-bi-sa-bi) with my GF. The chef was Japanese and he shared some of his experiences in Colombia with us. According to him, the boiling point here in Bogotá is about 80-90°C due to its high altitude (2,600m above the sea-level). To prepare rice for Japanese food, it has to be

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1104300107266821922004-12-29T01:02:00.000-05:002004-12-29T01:01:47.266-05:00

I have decided to start writing something in this blog, as encouraged by Olavia Kite. I will be posting from tomorrow. I will try to update this as often as I can. Gracias!

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1097124870349976142004-10-07T01:48:00.000-04:002004-10-07T00:54:30.350-04:00

Due to the current not-so-good mental health of myself and my busy days at grad school, I have decided to NOT update this blog anymore... I might start writing something in the future, but I don't know when I will do so. Thank you very much for visiting my blog. I very much appreciate your time. Bye-bye!

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1096137646580503612004-09-25T14:08:00.000-04:002004-09-25T14:45:53.693-04:00

I want her back to me right now, but I do not want her to give up her study for me. I want to leave everything behind me and fly to where I want to be, but I also have to pursue my goal. I want to cook something for her, but I do not know what she wants to eat now. I want to buy some cool clothes for her, but I have no clue which size to choose. I want to sing a song that I have written for her,

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1096059884248856402004-09-24T16:40:00.000-04:002004-09-24T17:04:44.246-04:00

I am writing this post in the computer lab in my school library. I am working on a 10-page paper talking about the impact of high population growth on the environment. The topis itself sounds simple, but there are many theories and perspectives so that I got to read a lot, and of course, write a lot as well! Early this afternoon, a computer mechanic dispatched? by D_L_ came down to my apartment

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1095905226146327392004-09-22T21:29:00.000-04:002004-09-22T22:09:09.950-04:00

"Hey, guys! You know what women secretly say behind their lovers back?" I got this quote from some TV commercial for men. Anyways, you don't know how much I feel down in these days... My laptop got broken again! A fricking D_L_ product!!! This is the 3rd time that my PC drives me nuts! I don't even want to describe what the heck happened! Life is full of suffering, sorrow, and pain, as my

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1095506334273755332004-09-18T06:48:00.000-04:002004-09-18T07:20:07.566-04:00

I think I have pretty much got used to the school and the city. However, I still feel the environmental difficulty due to the combo of warm weather and high humidity in Florida. It's the middle of September, and if I were in Iowa, I should have felt a bit chilly and I could have seen the advent of Autumn. I grew up in a place where there are distictive four seasons. Thus, Florida definitely does

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1095328077284509532004-09-16T04:52:00.000-04:002004-09-25T14:07:49.346-04:00

You guys may not believe this, but it is true that I've got 5 days-off this week! WHY, Por Que, and Nande!? It is because of the hurricane Ivan, which is practically NOT hitting the city where I live. I don't have a class on Wednesday nor Friday so that I was already done for this week right after when my ECO class ended on Tuesday evening! Sounds so easy to study in Florida? Well, it is not

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1094795963348291512004-09-10T01:47:00.000-04:002004-09-16T05:50:41.833-04:00

Dear my readers, Hello, Hola, Konnichiwa! I am finally back! I have kind of settled down in the city where I study. Needless to say, there are so many things to write on this blog, but there is a scarcity of time to do so. After all, it is the matter of "opportunity cost", a very basic concept Economics that you can learn in ECO 101. What the heck am I saying!? Yeah, I am quite tired tonight...

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1092015244125551232004-08-08T21:32:00.000-04:002004-08-08T21:34:04.126-04:00

I am leaving my house in 30 minutes. I will update my blog as soon as I get a cable hooked up~! See you guys later alligator!

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1091948592392651572004-08-08T02:44:00.000-04:002004-09-16T06:06:08.810-04:00

I came back from Narita last night. It's been a short stay there, but I've enjoyed the job! This morning, I washed many clothes to dry them out by the sunshine. And then, I went to my kind of hair salon close to my elementary school. My hair got quite short and it does not cover over my ears anymore(^_^!). I cut it short to make myself suitable for the Florida environment. I am wondering how hot

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1091340844673563612004-08-01T02:05:00.000-04:002004-08-01T02:14:04.673-04:00

I am leaving my house in an hour and am going to go to Narita. I am not going to the Narita airport. I will be staying in Sanrizuka, where a huge strike happened when the airtport was built. Anyway, I will be measuring the noises of airplanes and checking what airplanes take off/land. I will be back in Niiharu, Gumma on August 7th or 8th. I am supposed to work until 8th, but then I will have no

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1091213641434952822004-07-30T14:40:00.000-04:002004-09-16T06:04:47.326-04:00

I am going back to U.S. on August 9th, but I have NOT decided how to move from IA to FL... Florida!? Yeah, I will do my graduate work in Florida. Anyway, here is my condition: I have A small car, HONDA CRX 1987, TONS of stuff including a double-bed, and 5 days to move down there... The only thing that I am sure is that my small car can't carry all those stuff at one time! Probably, I will have to

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1089654814170720252004-07-12T13:50:00.000-04:002004-07-12T13:53:34.170-04:00

I just want to say, I AM STILL ALIVE!

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1083643911153479502004-05-03T23:35:00.000-04:002004-05-08T08:32:43.576-04:00

Hello, hola, konnichiwa-, my readers! I am finally back! I came back to my house in Gumma in the end of April. I have been enjoying my days with my family and have visited some huge dams located in the northernmost part of Gumma with my old friend. Let me tell you, although many people ignore it, not even realize it, water that Tokyo people consume is deliverded from the mountains in Gumma! We

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1081190088506308682004-04-05T14:34:00.000-04:002004-04-07T11:54:28.060-04:00

Well, it seems I write something on my blog about once a month? I am very sorry for the readers that I have not been able to update my blog. I finally got a chance to write something so that let me explain what the heck is happening to me. I have been in Atami, Shizuoka since March 8th. I have worked at the front desk in a fancy(?) resort hotel. It is located in the middle...nonono, I would say

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1078047094370734842004-02-29T04:31:00.000-05:002004-02-29T04:37:41.576-05:00

It's been a month since I posted the last message on my blog! How have you guys been? Through February, I have worked for a part of section in New Tokyo International Airport. As I previosuly wrote, I was measuring the noises of airplanes, checking what airplane it is, and counting the number of take-off/landing to the airport in a day. That's basically what I was doing. Yesterday, I went to

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1075567769165096492004-01-31T11:49:00.000-05:002004-01-31T11:58:05.233-05:00

I came back to my friend's place in Narashino City around 10:00 p.m. tonight and will have to wake up at 6:30 tomorrow morning. Anyways, I spent a really good time with my family!!! My grandma cooked me lots of good stuff, such as seeafood Nabe, noodle with vegetables, home-made Tofu, etc... too much to be described, hehehe. I feel bad for the readers (0_0)! All of my family members are pretty

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1075362258728761222004-01-29T02:44:00.000-05:002004-02-01T15:36:45.263-05:00

I am at the internet cafe near the Ueno station in Tokyo. I am killing time for Shinkansen that I will take at 6:06 p.m. It will take about 1 hour and 10 minutes to get the station, which is about 15 minutes away from my house by car. To put it simply, I can come down to downtown Tokyo in 1 hour and 30 minutes from my house, where is located in the Northern mountainous part of Gumma prefecture. I

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1075128533656722812004-01-26T09:48:00.000-05:002004-01-28T12:18:40.750-05:00

I am back in Japan and have been staying at one of my friends apartment in Narashino City, Chiba, which is less than 1 hour away from downtown Tokyo by train. He has been treating me very well and even helped me in finding a job. I actually had a job interview yesterday near Narita Tokyo International Airport. If I get hired, I will be measuring the noises of airplanes and their effects on Narita

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1074813231416439082004-01-22T18:13:00.000-05:002004-01-28T12:19:48.903-05:00

I am at Miguel's coffee bar and am updating my blog. Probably, this is the last time I write something in my blog in Dubuque, IA. There are so many things that I want to write, but time does not allow me to do so. I will now have to bring my car down to Cuba City, WI, where someone kindly keeps my car for half a year. So, I better run actually. Regarding the GRE, I have nothing to excuse nor

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1074645335999147692004-01-20T19:35:00.000-05:002004-01-28T12:20:52.246-05:00

My buddy El_Cotaro is leaving Dubuque tomorrow morning. I am going to take him to the airport and we will leave my apartment about 5:00 a.m. He is not coming back to U.S. so that he must be sad, I guess. Many people have come and left... Life is a continuous repetition of "hello" and "goodbye." Well, I guess that's the way it goes...karma, huh? Life goes on, man! I am pretty much ready to take

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1074379934966853302004-01-17T17:52:00.000-05:002004-01-28T12:21:23.310-05:00

I only have 10 minutes to write today because the library will be closed shortly, hehehe. Anyways, I am pretty much done with packing and having lots of fun with Kaplan's book for GRE preparation. Man, it is amazing to realize how poor my vocabulary is! I cannot even convince myself that I have had a U.S. college education. Well, I have no time to complain about my English illiteracy and have got

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1074238306783813692004-01-16T02:31:00.000-05:002004-01-28T12:22:23.653-05:00

I feel strange that I will leave Dubuque, IA in A week. My three and a half years of Iowa life are about to end... It's been long, but short. It's been boring, but fun. There has been nothing, but something. All sorts of memories are going around in my head and my heart is being occupied by the mess of weird feelings and silly thoughts. Well, I think that I will be able to calm down a little bit

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1074053894397962392004-01-13T23:18:00.000-05:002004-01-28T12:23:17.076-05:00

Last night I heard "Sweet Caroline", probably the masterpiece of Neil Diamond from the radio on the way back from the school to my apartment. Needless to say, I do not like him, but the song is funny (^_^)! If you have not heard of it, you've got listen to it, folks! Anyways, I just got busy from today. I talked to my landlord and they told me that I can leave my stuff in the basement of my

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1073799618601215112004-01-11T00:40:00.000-05:002004-01-28T12:24:22.793-05:00

I have been chilling since I came back from Colombia and try not to think about dense stuff, such as world politics, social issues, my future, whatever it makes me tired. Needless to say, the world is sick and I've got to study to figure out why... However, life in Iowa is very simple and lets me forget all sorts of nasty stuff. I guess I will be chilling for this weekend and get started studying

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1073539868786713452004-01-08T00:31:00.000-05:002004-01-08T22:19:59.020-05:00

It's been an OK day today. I did some house-keeping stuff, such as paying bills, buying some foods at Walmart (my kind of store?), and cleaning my room. I try not to think about time and distance because these are sucky realities that I've got to live with. I miss my GF (THE MOST!), her family, and the rest of Colombian stuff that I saw while I stayed there. Especially, I miss Colombian foods!!!

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1073460921699789602004-01-07T02:35:00.000-05:002004-01-07T02:45:59.260-05:00

I have just come back from Colombia. My buddy, El_Cotaro picked me up at Chicago O'hare (^_^)! Now I have to face the reality again... What the hell is this??? Iowa, which stands for Idiots Out Wandering Around, as we call it. Ummmm, I am bored of being bored here. HOWEVER, if you've got a chance, you have to come and take a look! WHY? Because some people call Iowa, as heaven! Well, if this is

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1073376399708512942004-01-06T03:06:00.000-05:002004-01-06T03:07:24.790-05:00

I am leaving Bogotá, Colombia in about 6 hours. I can hardly describe what I have done here because there are too many things which are indescribable. But I'll surely be back. Matane, Colombia!

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1073201793981299532004-01-04T02:36:00.000-05:002004-01-05T00:48:56.220-05:00

It actually sucks to realize that I have to go back to the U.S. on Tuesday, January 6th. I have very much enjoyed staying in Colombia and am a bit melancholic to go back to Iowa, the middle of nowhere... I hope there will be NO snow there when I go back!!! Anyways, time has flown... I cannot imagine that I have been in Bogotá for more than 2 weeks and have got to go back to Iowa in 2 days! Well,

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1073059752154687422004-01-02T11:09:00.000-05:002004-01-02T11:09:30.593-05:00

Scroll down and you'll find it. Happy new year, folks!

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1072860583499016782003-12-31T03:49:00.000-05:002004-01-04T02:54:14.793-05:00

The curtain of year 2003 is about to fall... It is 3:00 a.m. and I am all alone in the dark living room in my GF's house. I do not know why, but I am NOT sleepy at all... It is interesting that I am going to welcome a new year in Colombia, where almost the opposite axis of the planet to my home country. Life is quite unpredictable... Also, if I had not met my GF, I would neither imagine myself

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1072673814215646592003-12-28T23:56:00.000-05:002003-12-30T14:25:57.230-05:00

Ok, let me tell you about my week: On Monday I tried empanadas (good stuff!), and there was a novena in my GF's neighborhood. A woman was singing so bad that my GF's father shut her up by clapping. On Tuesday, my GF, her mother, her sister, and I went to two malls: Andino and Atlantis. Then we went to a supermarket, Carulla. It was hot and crowded as hell! We bought baguettes and fruits to take

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1072507864667318742003-12-27T01:51:00.000-05:002004-01-04T02:56:12.010-05:00

It is about 1:30 a.m. here in Bogota, Colombia. I am kind of struggling in uploading the beautiful pics I have taken. Let me tell you all, what I have seen here is very much different from what everyone had told me before I left for the U.S. (I have NEITHER felt in danger for kidnapping or getting killed nor seen a single guerrillas wandering around the city of Bogota: Biases created by media and

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1072452759738999302003-12-26T10:32:00.000-05:002003-12-26T10:35:30.593-05:00

1. What was your biggest accomplishment this year? A: I received a B.A. Degree in International Studies. 2. What was your biggest disappointment? A: My girlfriend went back to Colombia. She left the graceland of Iowa. 3. What do you hope the new year brings? A: I hope I can get into a very good graduate program in International Relations. 4. Will you be making any New Year's resolutions? If

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1072243729831638342003-12-24T00:28:00.000-05:002003-12-24T00:29:05.523-05:00

Oh, man! Colombia... There remains a traditional family value that we have lost in the path of pursuing industrialization. I've been impressed by the cheerfulness of Colombians, and I've been embraced by the warmth of family harmony. I went to two malls: Atlantis and Andino. It was interesting, and in terms of design, it was pretty similar to American malls I've been to. I tried the Colombian

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1072116980040664772003-12-22T13:16:00.000-05:002003-12-22T13:16:35.596-05:00

I have been visiting Bogota, Colombia since December 18th. Colombia has been treating me very well, and especially, foods here are far better than in U.S. (^_^). Fortunately, I have not had any problems in terms of security, health, and cultural differences. I am going to have empanadas this afternoon and surely gain more weight. Well, it is okay, because I do not think I can go back to nasty

Minorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341331050861505903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229750.post-1071939440886172622003-12-20T11:53:00.000-05:002003-12-20T11:59:33.603-05:00

Well, what the heck. I have just happened to be a piece of mass bloggers (*_*@)~...

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