Dec 19, 2010
Old days
I was impressed how much I decorated them nicely!
Looking at my blog now, omg, it's so boring ...
Some events flashed back and it made me almost cry
It was mentioned that I wanna be stronger in several blogs
I was frustrated by knowing how weak I was
Those reminded me of the reasons why I came here and stay
I was weaker but had more emotions toward everything I saw or experienced
Now after killing so many emotions for a long time, I became stronger but less emotion or passion
Or maybe I learned how to act stronger.
I still feel worried about everything but try not to think about it
I need to face my problems. I don't know how yet but at least I knew it three years ago
I read through examples of interview questions (in Japan)
"What are good/bad things about you??"
"Do you like yourself?"
kinda haaarrrd!!!
I've never liked myself ... I can list bad things... any good??
I have been avoid from facing myself but I guess I need to start ...
Nov 13, 2010
some thoughts
I have grew up in Japan for 19 years and been educated as "Japan was an evil and we have to regret forever"
Japanese education is very left wing thought. Yes it is good to avoid war or any conflict.
Now, it is a huge problem. Most countries which want more territory or power, would think if they imply war or pushing hard, Japan will agree with them.
Japanese government doesn't say Yes or No and always be in gray area by saying "let's talk about it later"
We have kept doing this for 65 years.
As a result, soldiers (well we have only Self-defense force) haven't been killed by war for 65 years
However Japanese lost all good spirit which our ancestors built in the past 20 century.
For other countries, Japanese fought for emperor however I believe emperor including loved ones.
I don't know how to explain but it was not just for religious reason or belief.
"I will fight for loved one and do not mind losing my life"
How do you feel if your partner say that to you.
Most Japanese would say "Do not fight, it will not do anything"
Yes, violence will never lead solution
however is it really okay to lost those spirits??
Of course I don't wanna die or fight, but if my loved ones are threaten by something.
I will fight for it and protect my loved ones. Even I have to lose my life.
Nowadays Japanese are careful about other's thought or feeling but not caring for others.
We had beautiful spirit and I believe it's still in our heart and hiding.
I like how Americans love their own country.
I like how Japanese love peace
And I believe those two thoughts can get along.
Nov 8, 2010
People who don't get my message.
I listened to them and was very respectful about their belief.
I told them about my belief which is I believe millions... billions gods and re-carnation.
They gave me an assignment to read the book of Mormon. .... which i didn't lol
Well my excuse is it's hard to read in EVEN JAPANESE.
I had no idea the name of person or place.
So I was very honest to tell them I could not understand.
They gave me a Japanese written one and started explaining about praying.
Pray is for communicating the God (father) so you have to do everyday or every so often.
I told them I pray only once a year ... more like wish.
This is not insulting my gods but my gods are generous enough to simplify and reduce number of pray.
I am not crazy about my religion "Shinto" but this is what Shinto's churchgoer said on TV.
As long as you believe them, I will be protected by gods.
I just like the way Shinto is. Shinto also integrate with Buddhism.
That's why I tried to understand LDS.
However, they didn't get the concept at all...
They told me to pray at the end of meeting.
I politely refused because I feel like I am insulting the religion if I pray without believing it.
(I never put my right hand on my chest during American national anthem, just because I respect their patriot mind but I am not the one so I just stand up and stay still)
Yet they wanted me to pray, I kept refusing and told them if I start believe it I will.
Also I told them I will join if they come again to talk to my roommates and IF I WANT TO.
This Sunday, they came again and my roommate told me I should talk to them but I was very tired and didn't wanna do anything. So I refused it but she tried so hard to make me listen to them.
I believe the religion is something you learn with willingness to know more not forcing.
I would love to learn other regions but when I want to.
I like the way I believe right now and not necessary to change it.
I am happy so I just want them to leave me alone.
Now they discourage me to learn something new.
I don't hate them but they need to change how to convert or teach stuff they believe.
That was maybe last lesson in Utah.
I am very excited to go out of here and start new life.
Nov 7, 2010
NICU
well, I could make sure I don't like it. lol
Maybe just because nurses there are very,,, unprofessional.
I thought some nurses are for clubbing by looking at their makeup and huuuuge earings.
My nurse was very professional and bitter.
She doesn't smile as much but very educated.
Oh also she gave me the crappiest grade on my clinical.
Anyway, I had three babies with terrible moms...
One mom dropped off newborn baby (she is like 1300g) at hospital and left.
but there are the nicest parents adopted her.
I didn't know the women can produce milk without having a baby.
My nurse suggested her to produce her own milk and feed her little baby.
Only thing to do is pumping every two hours for 10 min.
She might need hormone shots but I didn't know it is possible.
Of course it will be less than after real pregnancy but still!!!
Women's body is very mysterious.
The other baby's mom was SSRI user. well, she just might need to take them but baby had a respiratory depression. He was okay when i was there but he doesn't know how to suck milk from the bottle so IV was needed to feed him.
The last one is a month old baby. so he is very big for NICU patient.
His mom was abused by Oxycodone (percocet) during her pregnancy
She took it 30mg every two hours
When he came to NICU, he couldn't stop crying, had hoarse and agitating.
I just can't believe how people can do to their own babies!
At the end, the baby was smiling at me and try to get attention just like other a month old baby.
I was holding him for 30 min (because I didn't want to listen to my nurse's teaching)
I don't know when I will have my baby, but I kinda liked it.
So it was actually better experience than before because last time my nurse didn't let me do anything.
but this time I was doing it without asking it (well it's just diaper change)
I think I just loved ER (even I was very slow for nurses :(. ) and med-surg.
Hopefully I can get those job at first in Chicago... or Oregon?
wherever I am going.
Oct 25, 2010
Oct 23, 2010
Oct 22, 2010
Some connection
Yesterday, I found the paper with email address on.
I figured out it was from one of my patient.
Well, I poked him twice and missed it but he was so patient with me and gave me email address.
I just sent email and he wrote me back saying I will be a good nurse :)
Also, my preceptor told me so too.
just need more time to get used to it
My second semester, one of my professor asked me if I have any confidence in the patient's room.
I said no
Then she decided to make me come extra clinical days
I was so embarrassed and even cried
Since then, I had been traumatized to be in patient's room.
So I talked to my preceptor about it and try to force myself to be in patient's room as long as possible
also, I researched all meds before I gave them so i can explain... well that one didn't work out well haha
just because i couldn't remember so many at once.
I don't have confidence about myself in general.
I am always scared to death when first meeting people
anyway, i don't know what I wanted to say in this blog haha
Today, I looked up my RN license application for Illinois.
I haven't done anything yet because I want to focus on test next week
sometimes it freaks me out to know I will graduate and be more independent
I am scared of looking for job, going to the place where I don't have any friends and taking test...
So many paper works, homework, school stuff
but I wanna do something fun in Utah with my friends
then, if I get everything done, I wanna visit Japan.
It has been more than two years not to see my family.
If I was American, I would die haha
But now I think it's time to spend time with my family for a little bit
I really need it
Oct 4, 2010
handling tragedy
She recently lost her 27 years old son and is a single mother of four.
She is good looking, always cute outfit (scrub)...
But I thought she is very cold person just because she is not a lovie-dovie person.
I had this nurse a year ago when I was told I was not doing good by my professor.
She encouraged me by saying that she was not doing well during nursing school.
Since then, I had a little special feeling about her. She is actually care about me not just saying.
I really respect her and actually wanted her to be my preceptor.
Today was her first day of working since her son passed away.
She brought her son's DVD with lots pics and videos.
I heard she found her son on the floor.
How terrible is that?
It is nobody's fault but she is a nurse and tried to revive him... and couldn't make it.
She was spaced a lot today but still working hard and cared about patients.
I love the way she treats her patients.
How would I react for loss of my loved ones?
She is a strong woman and I really respect her.
People have to go through so many tragedies but react to it differently
I had a patient who has to go hospice. Her family looked very disappointed but still act very cheerful.
I am always impressed by people.
人(human)
this letter stands for two people leaning on each other
human cannot live alone.
we lean on each other
That's why we are so sad when we lost other people...
Sep 24, 2010
What makes cheating??
I would say, going out with a girl friend is okay. I would rather know who it will be but I don't think it's cheating at all. Holding hands.... I think that is kinda cheating because I can't think any reason to hold my male friends' hands... Kissing on the cheek is totally fine but not on the lips, and of course sex is cheating. Flirting is very difficult to say, if he clears he has a gf, I would think it's ok to flirt.
hmmm, people can change a lot in 6yrs.
But if I decide to cheat, I won't be able to keep a secret so had to break up, and I don't wanna do this so I will never cheat.
I don't know how my friend can keep in a secret. I can't say if it's good for her bf or not.
Also, if I was her bf, do I wanna know the fact my gf cheated on me??
yea, I need to know that. lies always piled up and ends up the worst problem.
I would say that I have never been cheated on. but who knows lol
But I have no way to figure out which makes me happy.
It would broke my heart f*cking hard if somebody cheated on me!!!
I haven't had to worry about it so far. which is very good :)
Sep 21, 2010
Face to Reality
It was very impressive how the doctor did easily and fast.
There was a patient with liver failure. He is very skinny but tummy.
I don't know if you have ever seen the pic of starving children in Africa.
He was just like that.
The doctor put tube and connect to 1000ml bottle and he filled the 2300ml (1.5bottle)
Basically he cannot handle all fluid in liver and leak to third space.
I couldn't believe how much human can hold water in the place which is not supposed to.
There is another patient who fell the tree in childhood and was coma for a month
As a result, he has mental retardation. Also schizophrenia, depression and tumor in testicles.
His testicle is bigger than two soft ball,,, maybe half of basketball.
He got CT scan and biopsy. But it scared him and he ended up urinating on the CT scan.
Even worse, the doctor poked his major artery in accident. (procedure location was very hard and close to artery).Even even worse, he does not have enough clot factors.
It means he cannot stop bleeding.
I don't know what happened to this patient after because I was stuck in Angiography.
Maybe I should keep these rare experiences at clinical now on.
Sep 19, 2010
Summer Wars
Sep 14, 2010
Sep 4, 2010


Aug 8, 2010
Hormon
This tree might want to be this bautiful flower
This flower might want tm be this strong tree.
Everybody wants to be somebody else who is completely different person.
When you have too much those feelings, it seems ugly.
I wanna be a person who can appreciate what I have and tell others how great they are.
I'm still in a process.
Just having emotional moment because school starts soon and my body is having hormonal changes. Lol
Jun 28, 2010
My 25th bday
The security guy didn't have our name on the list so we had to wait and talked to my friend who set up this amazing place. Then, everthing was fixed and there was surprise from my sweet friend ( she was in Hawaii with her family at the time)
Yes, free vodka bottle with pinapple juice and cranberry juice!!!!! Of course we couldn't finish so I really really wished all my friends came with us!!!!! grrrrrr!
We were shy at first time, but the more drink we had, the MUCH less shy we became!!! We danced with ladies (two HOT white girls, emo girl, hispanic girl, black girls and old ladies!!!!) One of black girls told me she liked our move!! wooo hooo (somehow I feel more proud because black girls usually move crazy !!) hehe
I really appreciate Misae who came with me :) If she is not my friend, I would have spent lonely time on my birthday,
Also Stephanie, who set up these wonderful opportunity.
and and Lizzy who ditched us on my birthday but she made up for it later :)
Jeff, thank you for your sweetest present. I loved them and will bring to CA !!!!!
Misae gave those pics today. I had a bad day yesterday so these pics made me so happy and feel like I can handle whole situation I have now.
Jun 10, 2010
Jun 6, 2010
At work
Eight hours Monday through Friday. I have to wake up at least 515am ... and now other job started. I basically have no life...
But this weekend was very satisfying :)
Clean, make chocolate marble bread, have cheese cake and coffee , game party, hiking in the morning .
Mmmmmm I wish weekend wouldn't finish :(
Busy week will start soon... sad :(
Apr 30, 2010
Free time
My flight departure was 1.5hr late because one of flight attendant had a family emergency.
I had only 40minutes between airplanes . So I was late :( it was sad to see Jeff later but I couldn't blame on anybody. Well that's nobody 's fault.
But the lady at counter was very unprofessional. She looked mad and yelled at us
"if you miss flight, go to G 10 ! "
So we lines up there and nobody was at the counter
Finally one guy came over and told us to reschedule our flight. And I figures out my flight is 735 pm ... I was there 130ish
Uhhhh
I was hungry and thirsty. That always gives me grumpy
So I get salad ( 6$ off yay) and huge water bottle.
Then I went to restroom and straighten my hair... yea I was that bored.
It's funny right after I started straightening my hair, most all ladies looked at mirror longer
One lady started to putting makeup on and talking (to herself ? Don't know haha)
She said
"Shit there is no drier"
So I offered my hair dryer and we both were setting our own hair
Another lady started to put makeup with us.
It was very interesting situation.
I always have some nice meeting anytime my luck is down
Anyway
Finally only 1.5hr to go!
Apr 29, 2010
6am
Snow? It's almost May and it snowed .... how interesting
I am leaving here in 10 min and finally my dream will come true tomorrow
Apr 27, 2010
Endless road
It seems there is no end on this road. Sometimes I wanna stop going on because of steep slope.
Is this worth?
What is there at the end?
Stop completely or just slow down?
I usually slow down.
Because I always believe all roads take me somewhere worth my efforts.
Sometimes I hurt people by going too fast and never notice details just like getting annoyed by grass or flowers on the sidewalk.
Then I get hurt by realizing how much I hurt the person.
I am lucky to have people who don't give up on me.
I am a fool and repeat same mistakes over and over.
I need to go forward though
The little things scare me to pass cross road
But I have somebody who always holds my hand and go to one place together.
I feel comfortable and never wanna lose it.
The fear of losing precious thing made me bad blind
I wanna have hope instead of fear
I wanna have confidence instead of guilty
I wanna change myself instead of others
I wanna be with the person instead of a person
I need to slow down to see how lucky I am to have what I have right now.
I need to tell somebody I love him the most and will always trust him no matter what
I don't have any good words to tell my real feeling
Tell me if somebody has any good word which is deeper and stronger than I love you
So I can use the word for the person
The red thread never gets disconnected if love is still there
I will devote all my effort to keep this thread strong and stable.
Apr 25, 2010
Apr 22, 2010
Crazy snow in April
Yea yea it's Utah. We did Japanese style BBQ today .
I met couple people I have never met but they are so nice and fun to talk.
I have been scared of Japanese because they usually hate me but I had really fun today :)
Good foods and people always give me energy.
One more week to go!
I can't believe this semester is almost over. I had good ad bad days.
Especially I had bad days lately...
But only one more week and I can see Jeff :)
I am so excited and feel like the first time to see him.
This is the one of few few things about long distance relationship.
Always fresh feeling and appreciate to have a chance to see him.
I miss him crazy like today's weather.
Choice
Rain or sunny?
BBQ or baby shower ?
Care or careless?
Nap or stay awake?
Study or fun?
Happy or sad?
Mad or give up ?
Do my best or lazy?
Continue or discontinue ?
Tell or hold?
Myself or others?
Tease or honest?
Love or hate?
Gain or lose?
Sometimes I don't wanna pick either of them.
Apr 13, 2010
Do you think ...
Do you think you become more sensitive to beautiful things when you are stressed out?
I do. Before going to library to finish my ridiculously huge homework (and ended up staying for four hours), I saw this t-shirt hanging on middle of the campus. It gave me a little bit energy.
I love to share those feeling with others ( whether they understand me or not)
Especially somebody I feel very close...
Sky
Sky makes me happy. It is still chilly but walking with listening to birds' singing is very relaxing :)
Apr 12, 2010
That's how we make long distance little bit easier
Most of the time we don't talk.
But I can feel so much closer compare to talk on the phone or text couple times a day .
Sometimes we even mute each other and other time I just listen while he is typing, singing and playing piano.
Knowing I'm not alone make me feel lots more secured.
Maybe girls would say how sweet we are.
And guys would ask what kind of torture it is lol
I am glad he is not one of them :)
Spring!?!? no,,, still winter

It was beautiful weather yesterday,
せっかくスペシャルな日だったのに
Apr 9, 2010
はじめてのBlogspot
書いたとしてもなんでもない鬱っぽい話ばっかだしねぇ笑
なんていうかぁ、経験からなのかねぇ、それか歳なのか、
それともまだ付き合いが浅いからなのか、
なんだかねぇ、
もう何がいいたいのかわかりません。
遠距離恋愛SUCKS!
ってことですよ、つまり。
ごめん、ひっさびさに恋愛のことかくから何かいていいかわらんちん!
春休み中にむこうが遊びに来てくれました(唐突w)
1週間の滞在。なんか、今回でやっとつきあってるーって思えるようになったのに
また遠距離。
19のときにアボさん(久しぶり!)を日本において来たときは
付き合ってるのが前提だったから
”え、うちらって一緒だよね?”
なんて思ったことなかったから 今空中ブランコで足だけ板にのせてぷらーんぷらーんっていう感じです。
でも、彼はすごく努力してくれてます
家にいるときはウェブカムをずーーーーーーーーーーーーーーっとつけてくれてます
一緒に勉強したり、向こうがピアノ弾いたり、一緒に歌を歌ったり、向こうがおならしたり、
叫んだり、笑ったり、泣いたり、、、
あと最低7ヶ月は遠距離。
アボさんとは3年もしたのに なんでしょうこの違い?
約一年ぶりに恋ってもんをして、動揺してんのかな?笑
今もウェブカムつけっぱなしでお互いまったく違うことをしてる2人。
先はまだまだ見えないけど、
うまくいきますよーに
もう恋愛の駆け引きとかめんどい。
ストレートでシンプルな恋愛で十分です。
と、よくわからない心境の私でした。


















