My manager asked me today whether I'm happy working at IPPUDO. I said yes. And then he said if I'm happy, then I should smile.
I felt weird. I always thought that I was smiling, but apparently others did not see it that way. My tutee also once told me that I'm a very dull person and did not laugh a lot. Maybe I was just smiling in my heart, and did not bring it out. Other people can only see what's on the outside, and cannot see what's inside my heart. Hence the only way to let others know what you are thinking is through your expressions, body language, and words.
I thought that maybe I need to learn how to smile. I know that smiles are very important. They are the antidote to many problems, and just a simple smile can bring happiness to everyone, including yourself.
However, in Japanese, there is something called 作り笑い, which means "forced smile" or "fake smile". You use it to show others when you want to achieve certain motives, and they are not smiles from your heart. I don't want to learn that. I know that after I go out to the society, I will need to do that many times, but I don't think I will like that. It's just too fake. What's the point of smiling on the outside when you are pulling a long face on the inside?
I want to smile right from the bottom of my heart. I want to smile because I feel happy. And I hope my smiles can bring warmth to everyone around me.
Smile! =)
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
All the Best
All the best to Sadaharu for his conquest on KGS! Hope the rank graph won't go down again.
All the best to the knight fighting the Z Monster! Hope he has a swift victory.
All the best to... myself?
Hmm
P.S. Congrats Yuri for finishing the 10 km run even after drinking the previous day. Haha~
All the best to the knight fighting the Z Monster! Hope he has a swift victory.
All the best to... myself?
Hmm
P.S. Congrats Yuri for finishing the 10 km run even after drinking the previous day. Haha~
Thursday, May 20, 2010
The Attack of the Z Monster
I realised that there is a more serious problem to solve other than Sadaharu's problems.
It's the problem about Z Monsters.
Every morning, after I wake up and shut off my alarm, I would be attacked by Z Monsters. They would either pull me back to bed, or make me fall asleep on my chair. I would wake up again after a while, but this cycle continues, sometimes until late afternoon.
Recently the power of the Z Monsters have been getting so strong that I can do nothing to resist their spells. I'm absolutely defenseless. I've tried many things, such as putting the alarm clock far away, setting many alarms, drinking alcohol the night before, switching off air-con, etc but all never seemed to work. I thought that it's about the time I sleep, but last time I tried sleeping before 12 am, and the same thing happened. It's just like a level 10 hero fighting a level 100 monster. There's nothing I can do.
Well that's not the only weird thing. Recently the Z Monsters will start attacking me at around 8 to 10 pm, but after 12 am they will just disappear. All my will to sleep will be gone after 12 am. Why?? Z Monsters are sleeping also?? They never attack me at the correct time...
Seriously this problem has been bothering me for quite long... Sometimes I wonder whether I should go see a doctor...
I think if this problem is solved, many of my problems, including Sadaharu's, will be solved as well.
Slay the Z Monsters!!
It's the problem about Z Monsters.
Every morning, after I wake up and shut off my alarm, I would be attacked by Z Monsters. They would either pull me back to bed, or make me fall asleep on my chair. I would wake up again after a while, but this cycle continues, sometimes until late afternoon.
Recently the power of the Z Monsters have been getting so strong that I can do nothing to resist their spells. I'm absolutely defenseless. I've tried many things, such as putting the alarm clock far away, setting many alarms, drinking alcohol the night before, switching off air-con, etc but all never seemed to work. I thought that it's about the time I sleep, but last time I tried sleeping before 12 am, and the same thing happened. It's just like a level 10 hero fighting a level 100 monster. There's nothing I can do.
Well that's not the only weird thing. Recently the Z Monsters will start attacking me at around 8 to 10 pm, but after 12 am they will just disappear. All my will to sleep will be gone after 12 am. Why?? Z Monsters are sleeping also?? They never attack me at the correct time...
Seriously this problem has been bothering me for quite long... Sometimes I wonder whether I should go see a doctor...
I think if this problem is solved, many of my problems, including Sadaharu's, will be solved as well.
Slay the Z Monsters!!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Sadaharu Off Form
Recently, the poor Sadaharu keeps losing... And as a result he's getting further and further away from 7d... I can only say that he's off form, but is that the only reason? It seems that he can't really think properly now, the way he used to. He's not able to concentrate on the game, and will misread on a lot of situations. Judgement skills are also deteriorating. A lot of games he was actually winning but made a mistake at the last moment and lost. Something has terribly gone wrong. I don't know since when but it's like suddenly, he doesn't know how to play the game anymore.
Solution? Hmm, I don't think there's any quick solution to this problem. He just have to deal with it slowly. Restart from the basics. Revise through all that he has learnt and make sure he remember. Because I think his memory is getting from bad to worse... And he has forgotten a lot of things that he has learnt already. Do more tsumego. Make sure to read through every move, and never look at the answer unless he has done that. And try to concentrate more in games. Once he starts playing, he shouldn't think about anything else. Just the game. Look at the game, and the game only. Never stop thinking. Never stop reading. Hopefully by doing this for a period of time, the mighty Sadaharu will come back.
PS. As for my work at IPPUDO, it's still fun, just that there are some problems. My manager once jokingly told me that if I stop moving in the kitchen, I die. That taught me that I should always be doing something. The other manager also told me that I move too slow, and that's the reason I'm not given as much work as the others. Well knowing that is kind of sad, but I must take it as a lesson. It just shows that I'm not doing good enough. If I have a negative attitude and start thinking that everybody don't like me or something like that, nothing will change. In fact things will get worse. Hence I think it's important to keep a positive attitude. Take other people's criticisms as a chance for you to improve. And once you improve, things will get better.
Solution? Hmm, I don't think there's any quick solution to this problem. He just have to deal with it slowly. Restart from the basics. Revise through all that he has learnt and make sure he remember. Because I think his memory is getting from bad to worse... And he has forgotten a lot of things that he has learnt already. Do more tsumego. Make sure to read through every move, and never look at the answer unless he has done that. And try to concentrate more in games. Once he starts playing, he shouldn't think about anything else. Just the game. Look at the game, and the game only. Never stop thinking. Never stop reading. Hopefully by doing this for a period of time, the mighty Sadaharu will come back.
PS. As for my work at IPPUDO, it's still fun, just that there are some problems. My manager once jokingly told me that if I stop moving in the kitchen, I die. That taught me that I should always be doing something. The other manager also told me that I move too slow, and that's the reason I'm not given as much work as the others. Well knowing that is kind of sad, but I must take it as a lesson. It just shows that I'm not doing good enough. If I have a negative attitude and start thinking that everybody don't like me or something like that, nothing will change. In fact things will get worse. Hence I think it's important to keep a positive attitude. Take other people's criticisms as a chance for you to improve. And once you improve, things will get better.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Service
Now I know why the service fee is kind of so high. Because we the service staff have to serve other people food while being hungry ourselves!!
Ok, that was a joke, but really that's one of the things we have to endure as a service staff. Serving and smelling all the delicious food makes us even hungrier, but still we cannot do anything. We still have to serve our customers with a smile.
Anyway, having worked at IPPUDO for several days, I must say it's quite fun. At first I was worried that things might go wrong, but it went quite well. All the staff and managers are very nice, and taught me from the beginning how to do staff. Whenever I have any queries I can go and ask them also. I do make mistakes, but they guided me patiently. At peak hour, there are a lot of customers and the queue outside is very long, hence there is almost no time to rest(by rest here I mean stand around and do nothing). But then that's also the fun of it. I feel pleasured every time customers say "Thank you". Maybe I haven't met any difficult customers yet, but so far I like it here.
Communication is also very important, because you won't be able to do a lot of things at once. Hence in the restaurant there will always be people shouting around. I think that's one good way to make people do things. Without all the shouting, there will be much less motivation to do well.
Now I only hope that I won't create trouble for the rest, and will be of help.
Oh yeah, and the Ramen here is really nice! Definitely recommended for those who like Japanese food~
PS Gotta go register for my driving soon...
Ok, that was a joke, but really that's one of the things we have to endure as a service staff. Serving and smelling all the delicious food makes us even hungrier, but still we cannot do anything. We still have to serve our customers with a smile.
Anyway, having worked at IPPUDO for several days, I must say it's quite fun. At first I was worried that things might go wrong, but it went quite well. All the staff and managers are very nice, and taught me from the beginning how to do staff. Whenever I have any queries I can go and ask them also. I do make mistakes, but they guided me patiently. At peak hour, there are a lot of customers and the queue outside is very long, hence there is almost no time to rest(by rest here I mean stand around and do nothing). But then that's also the fun of it. I feel pleasured every time customers say "Thank you". Maybe I haven't met any difficult customers yet, but so far I like it here.
Communication is also very important, because you won't be able to do a lot of things at once. Hence in the restaurant there will always be people shouting around. I think that's one good way to make people do things. Without all the shouting, there will be much less motivation to do well.
Now I only hope that I won't create trouble for the rest, and will be of help.
Oh yeah, and the Ramen here is really nice! Definitely recommended for those who like Japanese food~
PS Gotta go register for my driving soon...
Monday, April 26, 2010
IPPUDO
Registered for part-time work at this restaurant called Ippudo. The pay is not considered high, but I just want to gain experience while killing time, so it's ok. I heard some people say that if you never work in a restaurant or convenience store, you are not a man. So I'm going to become a man now? They say that it's good to work at these places and get scolded by the boss. It will be good experience. Well I don't really want to get scolded, but no choice if I do something wrong...
Getting kind of really nervous now. Serving and greeting the customers, settling the bill, showing them the menu, I have never done all these before. Well, since I've never done before, all the more I should go and do! I believe my stay there will be a valuable one.
Getting kind of really nervous now. Serving and greeting the customers, settling the bill, showing them the menu, I have never done all these before. Well, since I've never done before, all the more I should go and do! I believe my stay there will be a valuable one.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Something Wrong With Body...
3 days ago I had a headache after playing 2 games on KGS. So I decided to stop and go to sleep. But the headache persisted until the next day. And my whole body felt weak. I felt better after a nap, but still I decided to cancel my tuition. Wednesday was quite ok, but today symptoms of flu start showing up... My rubbish bin was filled with tissue paper in an instant.
Oh god, I hate getting this kind of illnesses and the thing is I don't even know how I got it. I don't believe playing games on KGS can make me ill, and neither do I think I have eaten anything wrong. Maybe I magically breathed in the ash clouds from Iceland? I don't know...
I desperately need to exercise... But I can't exercise in such a condition...
Let's hope it will get better tomorrow.
Oh god, I hate getting this kind of illnesses and the thing is I don't even know how I got it. I don't believe playing games on KGS can make me ill, and neither do I think I have eaten anything wrong. Maybe I magically breathed in the ash clouds from Iceland? I don't know...
I desperately need to exercise... But I can't exercise in such a condition...
Let's hope it will get better tomorrow.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Nice Day
Went to Japanese Association from Bugis after the Asian Games Training today. There weren't any direct bus, so I took a cab. I told the Taxi driver: Japanese Association, and he said ok. At the cross road between Adam Road and Farrer Road, he went to Farrer Road. At first I didn't realise, but I did find it weird why the roads were not familiar. Furthermore there was a huge jam at Farrer Road, and it took us very long before we got out. He suddenly asked me: "It's the Japanese Association at Holland Road right?" And I said calmly: "No, it's at Adam Road." He looked a bit stunned, and said had to make a big circle. Even though I was kind of angry, I still kept my calm as usual. He said he won't count from the meter, which had gone up to $16, but I was prepared to pay like $10. What I didn't expect was that... He actually meant I don't need to pay!! He told me: "It's okay. Sorry for wasting your time."
Such a nice driver!! I don't know if I'm supposed to talk about this here, but I've never seen such a driver before. I think any normal driver would still claim a bit of money, and would try to argue a bit, but he didn't. Besides, I also some fault, because I didn't state the road name and just simply said "Japanese Association". But he didn't say anything about that. It's good to see this kind of nice people around. I said "Thanks.", and got off the car.
Such a nice driver!! I don't know if I'm supposed to talk about this here, but I've never seen such a driver before. I think any normal driver would still claim a bit of money, and would try to argue a bit, but he didn't. Besides, I also some fault, because I didn't state the road name and just simply said "Japanese Association". But he didn't say anything about that. It's good to see this kind of nice people around. I said "Thanks.", and got off the car.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
trunter's Best Sakura Song
April is the month of Sakura (or is it?) Sadly I don't have any memories of seeing any Sakura even though I lived in Japan before. I hope I can go sometime.
Among all the "Sakura" songs, I feel that this song is the best. The melody is very nice, and it fuses well with the hip-hop/rap style of the group as well. You can really picture the scene in your head if you close your eyes and listen.
さくら
歌：ケツメイシ
作詞 & 作曲: ケツメイシ
さくら舞い散る中に忘れた記憶と 君の声が戻ってくる
吹き止まない春の風 あの頃のままで
君が風に舞う髪かき分けた時の 淡い香り戻ってくる
二人約束した あの頃のままで
ヒュルリーラ ヒュルリーラ...
さくら散りだす 思い出す 意味なく
灯り出す あの頃また気になる
変わらない香り 景色 風
違うのは君がいないだけ
ここに立つと甦る こみ上げる記憶 読み返す
春風に舞う長い髪 たわいなことでまた騒いだり
さくら木の真下 語り明かした
思い出は 俺 輝いた証だ
さくら散る頃 出会い別れ
それでも ここまだ変わらぬままで
咲かした芽 君 離した手
いつしか別れ 交したね
さくら舞う季節に取り戻す
あの頃 そして君呼び起こす
花びら舞い散る 記憶舞い戻る
花びら舞い散る 記憶舞い戻る
気付けばまたこの季節で 君との想い出に誘われ
心の扉たたいた でも手をすり抜けた花びら
初めて分かった 俺若かった
この場所来るまで分からなかったが
此処だけは今も何故 運命(さだめ)のように香る風
暖かい陽の光がこぼれる 目を閉じればあの日に戻れる
いつしか君の面影は 消えてしまうよ 何処かへ
あの日以来 景色変わらない
散りゆく花びらは語らない
さくらの下に響いた 君の声 今はもう
さくら舞い散る中に忘れた記憶と 君の声が戻ってくる
吹き止まない春の風 あの頃のままで
君が風に舞う髪かき分けた時の 淡い香り戻ってくる
二人約束した あの頃のままで
ヒュルリーラ ヒュルリーラ...
そっと僕の肩に 舞い落ちたひとひらの花びら
手に取り 目をつむれば君が傍にいる
さくら舞い散る中に忘れた記憶と 君の声が戻ってくる
吹き止まない春の風 あの頃のままで
君が風に舞う髪かき分けた時の 淡い香り戻ってくる
二人約束した あの頃のままで
ヒュルリーラ ヒュルリーラ...
花びら舞い散る 記憶舞い戻る
花びら舞い散る
Among all the "Sakura" songs, I feel that this song is the best. The melody is very nice, and it fuses well with the hip-hop/rap style of the group as well. You can really picture the scene in your head if you close your eyes and listen.
さくら
歌：ケツメイシ
作詞 & 作曲: ケツメイシ
さくら舞い散る中に忘れた記憶と 君の声が戻ってくる
吹き止まない春の風 あの頃のままで
君が風に舞う髪かき分けた時の 淡い香り戻ってくる
二人約束した あの頃のままで
ヒュルリーラ ヒュルリーラ...
さくら散りだす 思い出す 意味なく
灯り出す あの頃また気になる
変わらない香り 景色 風
違うのは君がいないだけ
ここに立つと甦る こみ上げる記憶 読み返す
春風に舞う長い髪 たわいなことでまた騒いだり
さくら木の真下 語り明かした
思い出は 俺 輝いた証だ
さくら散る頃 出会い別れ
それでも ここまだ変わらぬままで
咲かした芽 君 離した手
いつしか別れ 交したね
さくら舞う季節に取り戻す
あの頃 そして君呼び起こす
花びら舞い散る 記憶舞い戻る
花びら舞い散る 記憶舞い戻る
気付けばまたこの季節で 君との想い出に誘われ
心の扉たたいた でも手をすり抜けた花びら
初めて分かった 俺若かった
この場所来るまで分からなかったが
此処だけは今も何故 運命(さだめ)のように香る風
暖かい陽の光がこぼれる 目を閉じればあの日に戻れる
いつしか君の面影は 消えてしまうよ 何処かへ
あの日以来 景色変わらない
散りゆく花びらは語らない
さくらの下に響いた 君の声 今はもう
さくら舞い散る中に忘れた記憶と 君の声が戻ってくる
吹き止まない春の風 あの頃のままで
君が風に舞う髪かき分けた時の 淡い香り戻ってくる
二人約束した あの頃のままで
ヒュルリーラ ヒュルリーラ...
そっと僕の肩に 舞い落ちたひとひらの花びら
手に取り 目をつむれば君が傍にいる
さくら舞い散る中に忘れた記憶と 君の声が戻ってくる
吹き止まない春の風 あの頃のままで
君が風に舞う髪かき分けた時の 淡い香り戻ってくる
二人約束した あの頃のままで
ヒュルリーラ ヒュルリーラ...
花びら舞い散る 記憶舞い戻る
花びら舞い散る
Sunday, April 4, 2010
How To Train Your Weiqi
Went to watch this movie called "How To Train Your Dragon" yesterday. The title of the movie sounds like it's for kids, but I heard that adults will be able to enjoy it as well. Other than the simple storyline, it was quite a decent movie. The movie is about friendship, courage, and changing people's lives. And most importantly, about dragons. However I'm not really pleased with the main dragon's (the night fury aka toothless) designes. It is cute, yes, but I feel it can be improved. I do like the small little dragons which bite people. I would like to keep one of them as a pet if possible.
But other than training my dragon, I would like to know how I can train my weiqi... Don't know if it's because I've been playing too much games, recently my attitude towards weiqi has changed. I'm not so serious anymore, and plays as though win or lose doesn't matter. The game against JC yesterday was also like that. The whole game I didn't even bother to do much counting of territory, and only realised I'm losing nearing end-game. The game against Ms Cho also. Made 1 stupid mistake in early game and that's the end of it. Really felt like slapping myself after I played that... It didn't use to be like that...
Seriously I'm kind of stuck on how to improve now. Everytime it's the same problem. Unable to read properly, unable to count properly, unable to judge properly. I had my goals in weiqi, but at this rate I'm not gonna achieve it.
I think currently I need to think of ways to change my mind set... I'll try to play more seriously from now on, be it online games or games in real life. But at the same time I must train not to use so much time. Haiz, weiqi is so hard...
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