Final glimpses

Frankly, I thought that there would only be around 5 people coming to see me off.
The turnout was so surprising (around 15 people) that I was too moved and happy to shed any tears (I had been expecting myself to start bawling during the sendoff for days...)

It was the best gift I could ever hope for :D
I love Kagoshima, I love you guys, and I will surely go back <3

Thanks for everything, you guys
I especially loved your cards and messages
See you again in the future!
(Come visit me also!)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=309958&id=850320496&l=4002f7ee85

My last day at Leo Palace

I spent my last day at Leo Palace packing, socializing with friends, and taking pictures!
It was pretty emotionally therapeutic, I think :D
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=309950&id=850320496&l=ca8dbc030c

"Jenny Party"

My farewell party was held on a cruise ship (納涼船, Nouryou Sen)
We had to name the event, so we called it the "Jenny Party"
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=309943&id=850320496&l=546ff2559d

PS. Special thanks to Izumi and Shinobu for making the event possible! Love you guys! <3

The last last print club with Tienchi in Kagoshima

Me and my big mouth again...
The previous print club stickers weren't the last ones with Tienchi
These ones are.
I can say for sure this time around because Tienchi should be in Taiwan now (her flight was two hours ago)

We took these photo stickers before we went for another all-nighter at our favorite karaoke place (MUSE CLUB)
Tienchi chose to do an all-nighter at the karaoke so she won't miss her train which departed at 6:30 this morning

Clockwise from bottom left:
Zhao, Hiroki, Erina, Tienchi, me, and Shinobu

Last print club with Tienchi in Kagoshima?

That day, me and Tienchi were supposed to go out with Marie and Marie's mom for lunch
but I missed the train (lol)

So, I caught up with them after lunch for some coffee at Starbucks

Guess what we did after?
Yep, you got it. We went to Round 1 for bowling
Yeah, me and big mouth...
I wrote in a previous post that I thought we weren't gonna go bowling for while
...my bad

Anyway, this gathering was kind of a mini sendoff party for Tienchi cuz she's leaving next Monday and Marie and mom probably won't see her again before then.

Bowling (part 3): Could this be our last trip to the bowling alley in a while?!

February 23
So, we went bowling again.

First off, picture time!

Me and Babanisan
(His last name is Baba and nisan is an endearment that means older brother; he's funny in a weird way, or weird in a funny way... whichever works :P)

Me and Tienchi
(Tienchi's going back to Taiwan next week... and she's pretty much perfected her pouty face for photo ops :P)
Tienchi scored her highest at 220 points that day, btw

Zhao does not want to break his streak of having zero experience at playing bowling.
Instead, he took charge of the bowling bingo sheet we got.

Me and Ryoutaro
(Ryoutaro's the youngest in the group, but he's really nice and very mature... okay, sometimes :P)

Me and Youichi
(Youichi rarely smiles when taking pictures, so I guess I'm luck I got this one on film! ... or on memory, rather)

Me and Zhao
(Zhao is starting to loosen up these days, but some days he goes over and get too wacky... lol)

Me and Shiori
(Shiori just had her hair cut that day, which made her look a lot like Rino (her sister))

Another strike!

the "after" picture...

before all the bullying started :P

Everybody's getting a bit theatrical here...
We won the bags Tienchi is holding from bowling bingo, btw...

Nice stolen shot...
although Tienchi's radar picked up on the camera pointing at her...

Bowling (part 2)

This was our third trip to Round 1 in February. This was on the 14th. We went to the bowling alley after making cake and having dinner at Shiori's. (more on later posts)

The screen shows my highest score in bowling thus far: 117
I'm the second player from the top. I played under Trisha's name, though.

Another "Moon Light Strike Game" success story :)

The newlyweds: Shiori and Youichi

The girls!
(Shiori did me and Trisha's hair and makeup that day, by the way)

I like the multicolored balls...

That's Youichi in the pin suit, in case you were wondering :)

...and moi~

random shot...
pretty nice shot, though :)


Here's what a "Moon Light Strike Game" looks like


Trisha did not find out until too late that I was taking a video instead of a picture


Here's a funny video of Babanisan :P

Bowling (part 1)

For one reason or another, we're frequenting the bowling alley this month.
We usually go to this nice place called Round 1 where they charge around 2000 yen for 6 games.

Our first trip to the bowling alley in February was on the 7th. Trisha didn't come because she was either sick or running low on money, I forgot which. That day I went with Hiroki (top left, clockwise), Shinobu, Tienchi, and Hiroya (in the bowling pin suit)

FYI: You get to take a group picture in a bowling pin suit if you score a strike (or bowl down at least nine pins if you're either female or a child) during the hourly "Moon Light Strike Game" the establishment holds.

Our second trip to the same establishment was on the 11th. I got an inflatable bowling pin because I booked the reservation as a February birthday celebrant :P

By the way, Zhao just wouldn't go near the bowling balls. He insists on being a mere member of the audience.

I guess the giant pin looks kinda silly in public :P

:)

Takoyaki, Mario Bros., and Yakiniku

The other day we went to Marie's (again) for takoyaki

It's evident that we're amateurs :P

Here's Marie's mom to the rescue

That day's dessert was banana cake

...and pumpkin flan

Yum! as usual...

After lunch sweets

Some after lunch piano

Some after lunch Mario Bros.

Went to Aeon after and had coffee at Starbucks

I had Java Chip Frappuccino as usual

After Aeon, we went to a yakiniku place for dinner

Yet another full day of fun :)

January highlights: January 28 - dinner at Joyfull

On the eve of Faiz's departure from Kagoshima, a few of us gathered together for a simple lunch at (guess where) Joyfull, this time at Chuo station (like it makes a difference, lol)

Zhao was exceptionally quiet that night...

Faiz is in one of his playful moods :)

Hiroki arrived a few minutes earlier than the appointed time that night
...and this is worth mentioning because he is almost always fashionably late :)

Trisha had to go home early that night because she had to study for an important exam the next day

Tienchi and Shinobu

Erina and Emi came just as we finished our dinner

It was a relatively quiet gathering compared to what we had previously. Nevertheless, we had a nice time, short as it was. :)