I don't make New Year's resolutions. I know that I won't be able to follow them anyway.
We were made to think of one word which will be our shinnen no ketsui or New Year's Resolutions, and write them down (using Japanese calligraphy, of course). One word to guide me during 2008:
にん たい忍耐
(Perseverance, Endurance, Patience, Tolerance)
That's it. I don't need to write long lines of "I want to do this" or "I want to do that" or "I need to be more like this." Just one word is enough. Because listening to a person who blabbers on and on about his or her plans to change his/herself can be so tiring.
And this is the result of our
shodou session last January 7th:
AIKOM生たちの新年の決意
Top (left to right):
? - 愛 （あい） ・ Love
? - 夢 （ゆめ） ・ Dream
Shu - 私のすべての夢が叶えますように ・ May all my dreams be fulfilled
Helene - 天国 （てんごく） ・ Heaven, Paradise
? - 新年。。。 華留良。。。楽。。。（しんねん。。。 カ・リュウ・よい。。。ラク。。） ・ New Year... Rich・Stay・Good... Ease
Viet Thi - 忍 （にん） ・ Endurance
Wan - 道 （みち） ・ Road、Way
Lam - 真 （しん） ・ Truth
Chiara - 頑張る （がんばる） ・ Do one’s best
mine - 忍耐 （にんたい） ・ Perseverance
? - 書き初めはみんなと一緒うれしいな
Michelle - 努力 （どりょく） ・ Effort
Bernard - 崇弾 （スウ・ダイ） ・ Worship/Play
2nd row (left to right):
Clara - 青空 （あおぞろ） ・ Blue Sky
Nguyen - 心r （こころ） ・ Mind
Ben - 茶 （ちゃ） ・ Tea
? - 元気 （げんき） ・ Vigor
Zeno - 夢 （ゆめ） ・ Dream
Andrew - 春 （はる） ・ Spring
Bottom (left to right):
? - ?
Max - 無し （なし） ・ None
? - 気 （き） ・ Disposition
Chinese people wrote their names in Kanji so I can't read them.>_<;; I was fascinated when I saw these in the AIKOM office that I had to take a picture and make a special entry for it. It was the first time all AIKOM students who are taking Japanese classes were in one special class so it's really memorable for me.
In other news...
We are going to YUKI MATSURI!!!
From February 5-7. YATTA~!!!\\(^0^)//
