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I threw up last night almost six hours after I ate bacon and eggs from a restaurant. Weird that the only time I got a severse adverse reaction to food here, it wasn't even my fault. I was very weak, but fortunately I had my cellphone with me, so I managed to call up my mom for advice and one of my friends for help. It was all I could do to grab a mug of water, open one of those wonderful air-activated heating pads, and stagger into bed.

I would've asked Mariana for help, but she was studying, so I called the only person I could think of who'd probably be awake and ready to help. Deep gratitude goes out to Mike Tsang, who brought biscuits and prepared some sugarwater for me. That really helped me recover, and I went to sleep rehydrated.

I had a heavy lunch that day, so I think the suddenly high calorie intake upset my system. I'm so very glad I have friends, though.

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Random Japanese sentence: その子はねこの尻尾を掴まえた。 The boy caught the cat by the tail. Sono ko wa neko no shippo o tsukamaeta.

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I hitched a ride with a couple of IBMers down to the York Mills subway station today. On the way there, I saw an absolutely beautiful sight: common weeds aureoled by the sunlight at that perfect yellow right before it slips into the orange of sunset.

Cliched perhaps, but singularly beautiful.

I wanted to stop the car and shoot with my dinky little point-and-click - heck, even with my phone - but we were almost near the highway, and it wasn't the kind of place where one could just stop and shoot.

Maybe that's what I'll do this Friday: take a nice long walk, eyes open for spring. =)

Random Japanese sentence: メアリーは読書をしており、１匹の猫がかたわらで眠っていた。 Mary was reading, with a cat sleeping beside her. Meari- wa tokusho o shiteori, ippiki no neko ga katawara de nemutte ita.

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Brian's birthday get-together has been moved to Saturday, so Friday is suddenly free. I think I'll spend that evening at Graduate House. Good time to reflect. Besides, I hate Plan Bs and defaults. They're unfair to others and myself.

(... and I'll finally get to finish my sewing! =) )

Random Japanese sentence: 私は犬よりも猫が好きです。 I prefer cats to dogs. Watashi wa inu yori neko ga suki desu.

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My best friend from Japan is in the Philippines, and I'm glad to hear that my mom and my friends are taking good care of him. Dave Brown made Tokyo worth it for me. He cheered me up when I felt homesick, gave me hugs and chocolate when I felt down, and helped me explore the nooks and crannies of that crazy city.

He's in Manila to take the JITSE, a standard IT examination that'll give him more qualifications for his work in Japan. I appreciate the fact that Jerome managed to take time off from his busy schedule (advocating .NET is a full-time job! =) ) to give Dave JITSE tips and chat about life, and I'm glad that the rest of my friends made him feel welcome. =)

"Dave's a nice guy to talk to. I guess I can imagine why he and Sacha get along," blogged Marcelle. Yeah, Dave's awesome. Always smiling, always warm and open. Come to think of it, I don't remember seeing him upset even once. If you read the friends-locked posts on his Livejournal, you'll know he's a Good Guy.

With few exceptions, my friends generally get along very well with each other, and I'm glad he fits right in. Too bad Dominique won't get to meet him, though. They'd get along, too. =) (But then again, Dominique gets along with everyone...)

I hope Dave has fun on the test, and I hope he enjoys Manila!

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Random Japanese sentence: 私は犬のほうが猫より好きです、何故なら犬のほうが猫より忠実ですから。 I like dogs better than cats, because the former are more faithful than the latter. Watashi wa ino no hou ga neko yori suki desu. Nazekara inu no hou ga neko yori choujitsu desu kara.

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I had a potluck dinner with Lusine, James and Stefan last night. Tons of fun! We enjoyed chatting about things as diverse as regional differences in cabbage and other vegetables, politics and conspiracy theories, and health and nutrition, gender identities, people in science and engineering...

We had salmon pasta salad, fruit salad, potato salad with onions and olives, pasta with broccoli and peppers, and... umm... cabbage with soy sauce. Heh. That's what I get for being the only Asian. Everything worked out well, though! =)

I loved Stefan's fruit salad. Kiwis, bananas, apples and oranges, I think. Yummy!

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Random Japanese sentence: 猫はネズミを捕まえました。 The cat caught the rats.

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