Japan Blog
Free Time?!? ~ Connor Perrin
2nd June 2017, 5:00 pmToday is the first day in a while when I've had, pretty much, nothing to do... interesting feeling lol.
This Tuesday I was given some C (programming) homework, so I decided to finish it Wednesday morning.
This Wednesday I was given a Computer Systems report to write with a due date of the 15th of June, so I decided to finished it yesterday, with some help from the old man.
I've also been given an OpenCV group project task which involves making several scripts in OpenCV that manipulate pictures (Sharpen, 8-bit conversion, etc). I wasn't looking forward to this as I couldn't even get the OpenCV editor working, then the group messages me saying that one of the members is going to do all the programming for us... well I'm not going to complain :) I should mention we still have to write a report and make a powerpoint, so I've still got somethings to do.
Oh yeah, got my Kanji Midterm results back... 1 mark of an A.... 1 MARK!! 79 out of 100 isn't too bad, just annoying lol.
Right, going to edit another video, hope you liked the rowing video :)
Kanji Midterm Exam is OVER!! ~ Connor Perrin
27th May 2017, 1:59 pmPhew!
Finally some time to myself, this last week has been stressful, but final we have some time to just chill... for another week as I've got more exams coming up in two weeks :( Yes I've still got homework todo but at least I don't have to revise for anything.
What are the plans for the weekend?
Well we just had breakfast (2pm) and we're planning to go do some karaoke and then hit some balls at the driving range (preparation for Portugal)
On Sunday we're meeting up with some friends for a nice meal, which will be lovely, although we're having some trouble finding a place to eat as in Tokyo it's very hard to make a booking between midday and 4pm as most restaurants don't allow bookings... very odd.
Oh and I bet you're asking yourself "I wonder when Connor will upload another video", well I still need to actually edit another video, but hopefully I'll do that tonight :)
Busy Busy Busy, so very busy :( ~ Connor Perrin
24th May 2017, 10:06 pmToday I submitted my Computer Systems report, at long last. Funny story about that actually, so today Louise decided to take the day off work, when the clock struct 1:00, it was time for me to go to university, said my goodbyes but then all of a sudden, Louise gave me this confused look, ran to the lounge and came running back... with the Computer Systems report I had left on the desk :D Funny how things workout ;)
Am I done? Nope! I've got a kanji test on Friday for which I am woefully unprepared and then I've got more tests next week, although that's what the weekend is for :D
Currently trying to upload a new PoW but for some reason I can't :( Will look into it tomorrow, or now lol
Midterm exams.... ~ Connor Perrin
19th May 2017, 6:08 pmToday I noticed that I hadn't uploaded anything to the website for nearly a week, just thought I keep you all up to date :)
So as of next week I've got midterm exams, luckily I've only got one however I've got several reports due in.
Last weekend we went to Yokohama so Louise could take part one of her French C2 test (the hardest French test in the world). While Louise was writing a report in French, I spent three and a half hours in a McDonalds trying to complete my homework... got stuck... called Boris :)
We're heading back to Yokohama this weekend for part two :D And yes, I've got homework to do lol.
Other than all of that, not a lot has happened, it's getting hotter in Japan, no earthquakes recently, nothing to report really, hence the lack of activity lol.
Japanniversary Today! ~ Louise Zhou
9th May 2017, 11:03 pm9 months ago today Connor arrived in Japan, every month on the 9th we celebrate our 'japnniversary' by having a nice meal and watching a lovely film. Tonight we had steak and watched Four Weddings and a Funeral, Connor was sad that Brian Blessed died :'(
The end of Golden Week and sad news :( ~ Connor Perrin
8th May 2017, 10:56 amSo today marks the end of Golden Week, it's a shame for it to come to an end because it was lovely to have Louise with me for a whole week, see normally I'm on my own all day (hence why I pick her up from the station everyday lol).
We did an awful lot during the break so it makes the whole holiday worth while.
Wednesday: We went to Kamakura and Enoshima (Expect a video...)
Thursday: We went to Yoyogi park, which is located in Tokyo near Harajuku, and played with giant bubbles, we then planned when we wanted to leave Japan :(
Friday: Louise had to go to work, which actually worked for me as I had to do some homework.
Saturday: We returned to the Imperial Gardens in Tokyo and then OFFICIALLY booked tickets for China and for home :( (the sad news)
Sunday: We went to Nagatoro and Chichibu, this was, believe it or not, the first trip I actually planned. However we did spend about 4-5 hours just travelling, through out the whole day.
All-in-all, a fantastic little holiday, we are evening thinking about popping to Okinawa sometime soon for a little weekend adventure :)
So! I'm guessing you want to hear about our flight plans.
On the 7th of August, we leave Japan for Shanghai, spend 9 days in China and then on the 15th of August, I leave for England, arriving in Heathrow at 17:25 UK time... I really didn't want to book my flights :( Seems a shame to leave :( But this day was bound to come sooner or later, just got to make the most of the time we have left :)
Been Busy... so no change really ~ Connor Perrin
3rd May 2017, 12:32 amHello all, it's been a while.
Yet another 'Quick Blog' before bed. This will be really short post as there's a lot of want to update you on, so just keep your eyes out for more content coming soon.
So it's currently something called 'Golden Week' in Japan which means I get 9 days of Uni and Louise gets 9 days of work, however Louise agreed to work on Friday so it makes it hard to go somewhere far away, so instead of going somewhere like 'Okinawa' (really far south), we're planning lots of short adventures, for example, today we went to Yoyogi park (Central Tokyo), can't believe we've never been there before, expect a picture of two soon :)
Tomorrow we're off to Kamakura and Enoshima, and to make things even better Louise has found a Travel Card which will save us around 2,000 yen (~13 pounds?). Will let you know all about it soon.
Oh and I know I said to keep an eye out for a video or two... yeeeaaaahhh still working on them, I've literally got 5 or 6 to upload and or edit :( My bad.
Anyway, bed time, please excuse any typos in this post as I most likely won't proof read it because I'm tired lol, night all :)
P.S. Can you guessed what happened next in the blog picture? lol
Getting stuff done! ~ Connor Perrin
18th April 2017, 12:22 pmQuick blog entry as I'm fairly busy today.
So I've added several new things to the website:
Added a new Noughts and Crosses image
Added some new markers to the family map (still not complete)
Added a new PoW
And added a new blog (the one you're reading now lol)
Last night was a bit annoying, so we decided to play Table Tennis instead of badminton, now the doors open at 7:15 and we were in the queue by 7:00. When the doors opened, we rushed up stairs (it's on the third floor), got ready before everyone else, rushed into the room to get a table and it was EMPTY!! We made it in time, phew... hang on, there's a bottle or a jacket on every table... So it turns out, a jacket or bottle means that they've got to that table before anyone else... ANNOYING!! So we came home and watched the end of Jurassic Park, wasn't a bad evening, just wish we could have played Table Tennis (Although I was very tired, so not too disappointed lol)
Hacked... YET AGAIN! ~ Connor Perrin
14th April 2017, 7:57 pmSo someone or 'something' tried to hack me again, I'm pretty sure they didn't get in but only time will tell.
I've made several backups so if anything does happen I should be able to put everything back.
Now I say 'something' as it wasn't a person who 'did' the hacking, it was a piece of software. I've checked the log files and I to my knowledge, none of his attempts have worked.
Hopefully this will be the last attempt, just means I need to be more careful when making new forms.
First Week Done (nearly) ~ Connor Perrin
13th April 2017, 5:14 pmI haven't been uploading recently due to lots of reasons but mainly just been busy with uni and socialising.
So far all the modules are really good expect for one, as I got an A in level 1 Japanese, I assumed that I would be okay to take a level 2-3 class.. I was wrong, it was all Japanese and I couldn't even read the introduction form, sadly I left within the first 5 minutes. On the plus side I've finally registered for the JLPT N4 test (4th hardest Japanese test) and instead of taking another Japanese class, I've decided to do selfstudy and ask Louise questions in the evening.
This Monday, Louise and I played badminton again and we made some new friends, one of them was from Peru, never had a friend from Peru before. He said we should play with them next week, so we might have our first 2 on 2 game :)
In terms of videos, I've got three to upload, I think I'll finish one now and upload it, but not sure what music to use.
Oh and one of my modules have just three students :D Oh Oh and one of my lecturers has been to Milton Keynes :D
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Sidenote, the picture was taken in a ramen restaurant called 'Ichiran Ramen'