How long have I been here again... hmm... 53 days.
Dada, a Filipina who is also studying in Komaba Campus (yay!(^-^)/) under the Monbukagakusho, told me that 80,000円 is definitely not enough when you're living in Tokyo. I know this, but if you just put me inside a 99 or 100 Yen Shop, I'll be going home with a 1千 (1000) 円 worth of things I probably would just stuff inside my drawer.
Today, I sent nearly 一万(10,000) to my mother to pay for the money they used to send me my sewing kit (with my other things, of course). What's left in my bank account is 40,000円 (Php20,000), BUT, I still have to pay the rent for my room by the end of the month, which costs 10,400円, plus I have to prepay for the metered water and electricity. Because it's winter already, I'll be prepaying 5000円 because I know I will be using the heater A LOT. It's 15ºC-11ºC here so uhm, yeah. It's still November, so that'll go lower. People are saying that it
might snow in Tokyo this year, but not as much as in Hokkaido (duh~) or Kansai area. They say, snow's going to fall and then melt immediately. Speaking of Hokkaido and Kansai area, I did say (did I?) that I'm planning to tag along with Karen's group who's travelling here and there using the
Seishun 18 Kippu on winter vacation. So for that, I'm also going to save 10,000円. I absolutely must not spend that 10,000. Therefore (lol), what'll be left in my allowance until the 15th of December is (dun dun dun) 20,000円 (Php10,000). IF I were in the Philippines, it would be easy not to spend much, but with the high cost of living here in Japan, especially in Tokyo, it would be hard. Very hard indeed. As Klao PMed me, DEKINAI YO!!!
Tomorrow, the AIKO
Msei are going hiking in
Mt. Takao.\\(≧
∀≦)// Momiji~ I think we can also see Mt. Fuji from the top. Oooh~ I hope we can see Mt. Fuji!o(>-<)o There's the map guide to Mt. Takao I got from Mitakadai station, and you can see Mt. Fuji there.:3 Sorry for the crappy picture. I took it using my au keitai and emailed the picture so erm, there. I just wanted to show what Mt. Takao's top should look like.=P
I've also been given a free ticket to the
National Art Center in Roppongi Hills by Ishizaki-sensei. Getting a free ticket is really good, especially if the entrance fee is 1500円. But the current exhibiton there is
Milkmaid by Vermeer and Dutch Genre Painting – Masterworks from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, and I don't think I'm the right person to attend such (I might find it boring ^^;;). Last Saturday, Klao and I went to the Tokyo National Museum, too (
pictures here), but that was interesting, mainly because most of the artifacts displayed in the archeological section are
haniwa which was my report yesterday.^^;;
What else... I mentioned it's getting colder here, so biking became more difficult. I bought a one month bus pass worth 7,500円 yesterday, so from today, I'm going to school by bus and train. I'm also learning to go to places in the cheapest way possible, meaning riding the Inokashira Line every single time (since I have a three month pass there) I go anywhere. All of us AIKOMsei are most probably going by Inokashira Sen tomorrow, since we don't have to pay anything from Kichijoji to Meidaimae.:3
Lastly, I'm planning to spend just 2,000 (excluding travel expenses) every week until the 15th.
Dekiru ka na? Probably not
.^^;;
