Welcome trip to Beppu!
(Friday, April 2, 2010/10:58 PM)
Is there any university which offers a welcome trip with fully paid transport, meals and lodging? Hot dang, I'm so glad that I chose this SEP! :D
Every meal is superbly sumptuous!
My professor is the biggest guy in the photo :D
Reina, my NUS acquaintance who happened to be on the same program as I am, and we're getting to know each other better by the day :)
Oh yay! My first picture with a Japanese girl. :P The picture doesn't do her justice cos' she looks better in person...
A magnificent torii, gateway to the shrine
Finally, we reached the shrine!
Japanese people praying to their Shinto gods
One site of the famous "nine hells of Beppu" (Don't be afraid... It's nothing satanic about it... It's just a flavorful name to describe the place :P)
Hot sulfuric gases which smell terribly similar to farts
Ahhh... After watching big-scale communal dinners in dramas and documentaries, I finally had a chance to experience it myself!
Myungshin, a happy-go-lucky Korean guy whom I warmed up to naturally! We're rather good friends now after just 3 days of friendship :)
We went to a monkey park for today... Have you ever seen so MANY monkeys in your entire life!?
Be good malao and please don't scratch me (>.<) 
Errr... LOL!
An aquarium is right beside the monkey park. Nice 'fishy' effect here :P
Wooo... Colorful jellyfish...
Hey, Mr Walrus!
Bought this cute seal key holder as a momento! :D
Went to an SQ event downtown to support our Singaporean compatriots working for SIA!
Singaporean fellowship in Fukuoka!
Every meal is superbly sumptuous!
My professor is the biggest guy in the photo :D
Reina, my NUS acquaintance who happened to be on the same program as I am, and we're getting to know each other better by the day :)
Oh yay! My first picture with a Japanese girl. :P The picture doesn't do her justice cos' she looks better in person...
A magnificent torii, gateway to the shrine
Finally, we reached the shrine!
Japanese people praying to their Shinto gods
One site of the famous "nine hells of Beppu" (Don't be afraid... It's nothing satanic about it... It's just a flavorful name to describe the place :P)
Hot sulfuric gases which smell terribly similar to farts
Ahhh... After watching big-scale communal dinners in dramas and documentaries, I finally had a chance to experience it myself!
Myungshin, a happy-go-lucky Korean guy whom I warmed up to naturally! We're rather good friends now after just 3 days of friendship :)
We went to a monkey park for today... Have you ever seen so MANY monkeys in your entire life!?
Be good malao and please don't scratch me (>.<) 
Errr... LOL!
An aquarium is right beside the monkey park. Nice 'fishy' effect here :P
Wooo... Colorful jellyfish...
Hey, Mr Walrus!
Bought this cute seal key holder as a momento! :D
Went to an SQ event downtown to support our Singaporean compatriots working for SIA!
Singaporean fellowship in Fukuoka!I'm so glad I took the plunge and enrolled myself in this exchange program despite my worries and uncertainty. More than just the fun, I'm maturing as a person as I am exposed to so many different cultures all over the globe and I learn to see things through their perspectives.
I sat beside a gorgeous Swedish girl and we talked about dreams and ambitions from our respective point of view. I shared a hotel room with an American, Belgian and Hong Konger, and had a good chat with the Hong Konger regarding education and our future careers, and with the Belgian regarding Christianity.
I'll be having a welcome party at a Chinese buffet restaurant with free flow liquor tomorrow. Why do I have a bad feeling that I'll be pissed drunk for the 2nd time ever in my life? (>.<) Thanks for reading, guys! Do chat with me online if you have the time! :)
I sat beside a gorgeous Swedish girl and we talked about dreams and ambitions from our respective point of view. I shared a hotel room with an American, Belgian and Hong Konger, and had a good chat with the Hong Konger regarding education and our future careers, and with the Belgian regarding Christianity.
I'll be having a welcome party at a Chinese buffet restaurant with free flow liquor tomorrow. Why do I have a bad feeling that I'll be pissed drunk for the 2nd time ever in my life? (>.<) Thanks for reading, guys! Do chat with me online if you have the time! :)
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