So, yesterday and Monday and Tuesday my classmates are taking tests. The good thing about this is that we get out of school early, 12:00. Not that this next fact is all bad but it leaves me very bored. Next month I have to take the tests, at least two of them I was told. But me and Pat are sent to the library while these tests are taking place to "study". That's not something I like to do often. I figured since I haven't posted a video on YouTube in some time I'd bring my camera and record a bit even hoping for it to not be boring anymore. That didn't quite work out. I was still bored. Yeah, and I still haven't gotten to making that Tokyo Tower video yet. I'm sorry. Now my lazyness shows -sigh-. Gomen, gomen.
I suppose I have some news though. I did get my keitai (cell phone) today yay! But it's completely confusing to me. The only thing you could put in English is the menu. Once you click on an icon from the menu it's all in Japanese. Stupid kanji, go die. haha. But I just got used to texting, thank god. I've been texting Ayami (I only have her number so far. On Monday I'll get my other classmates) and really, texting is all I think I can manage on the phone haha. I have no idea how to possibly do anything else. Check out my sexy keitai ^_^
Oh, and that last picture is of the AU squirrel (basically it's mascot) that came as a gift when I got the phone. Inside the log is where you put your keitai. It's a keitai holder. Kawaii, ne (cute, right)? It's a phone from AU. There's three huge companies here. AU, Softbank, and NTT Docomo. I like the Softbank commercials that I see here haha. Um, but yeah mine's AU. I tried to get a simple plan since I don't want to go crazy on a phone here for only a year so all I have is unlimited texting (Japanese students here seem to only really text all day even as I've seen Ai do so haha) and I get 62 minutes a month. I mean seriously, even if I wanted to call people here I can't hold a conversation in Japanese so minutes are really pointless for me. I'll only be calling my okaa-san if anything to say if I'd be late or wanted to go somewhere.
I can only text in Japan, it won't work outside the country. And I can't really call outside the country either. The fees aren't good if I call or receive international calls since it's not in my plan. It's basically just for use in Japan. Hey, at least I get to bring a souvenir back. And keitais here are soooo much more cuter than American ones. Okay, go ahead and tell me it looks pretty dull on the outside. Sure, but it's kinda cute too, but that's not what I'm talking about. I mean the inside like when you do send texts. There's like animations moving around and stuff, uh, I can't explain this well. When I return you'll just have to see yourself. But it's cooler, that's all I'm saying.
Oh, before I drop the keitai subject I do want to say something about a difference between these and America's. In America when you send a text message, you send it to the person's number. Here in Japan, in order to send text messages you have a separate email. Cell phones here have the cell phone number but you only use that to call people. When you send a text message you have to send it to a email but it goes to the phone. It's so weird and if you ask me I find that more difficult to have two separate things for a keitai.
Tomorrow I'm going to Ushiku Daibutsu. It's the largest Buddah statue IN THE WORLD. I'm excited ^_^ Lots of pictures to take, perhaps some video as well. Actually there will be video, how could I say perhaps. I have a feeling that the Buddah videos though will be on YouTube before the Tokyo Tower one. -sigh- Nan de, nan de (why, why).
So here's the link to my video in the Hitachi Daini library. Don't expect much. It's boring but I find it quite funny actually. haha. Other people probably won't though. Think of it this way though: if you watch it you'll 1) see the Thailand and German exchange students and 2) maybe learn some Thai and German.
That's really all haha. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-8m1MQXsk4
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