First Diary in Aotearoa

I don't know why, but I haven't write this blog for long time.
Probably that's because I'm not good at writing English, or just because I am so lazy.....

After coming to NZ, I feel writing and speaking in English are becoming comparetively easiler. I'm quite sure that this blog is full of mistakes, but I try to do my best for writhig this blog as much as I can.

I guess something like a wall in language has removed in NZ. .... but, still there remains a lot to learn.

Friendly English

I skipped several days again.....

As to the book I'm reading now, it's important to write in easy and friendly English when we want to express what we think. I tend to write and think things in dificult ways, so I'll try to improve my writing skill.

From this week, I started to study English in "Nova" to learn how to speak in English. I became painfully aware of my lack of vocabulary when I went there. I could understand mostly what the native speaker said , but couldn't speak out well what I wanted to say.

I have 7 lessons to go, so I'll do my best in these limited days.

Once upon a time......

Once upon a time, Oyo kept her diary as a blog...... Woooow, hello stranger! I AM OYO! Hahaha!

Almost 1 week has passed since I stopped writing English diary.... Japanese version"Oyo's plot" is going very well. ( 'cause I quit worlking !)

The reason why I put off studying is nothing but I was negleting. To make matters worse, I tend not to do anything until it's absolutely necessary.....

Sometimes, the other Oyo(Who's that !?) whispers to me, "it's too late to study English! You are not enough smart to communicate by using other languages. Stay and work in Japane thoughout your life!"

....Hum, it's possible, if not probable, that there will be a case I come back to Japan with no progress. On the other hand, I know it's all up to me whether I can make the best of this fantastic and excellent chance or not. OK.... I've decided to be more positive and give it all I've got.

...... as is often the case with me, the last sentense is too much positive..... :)

rather watch movies than eat......?

I enjoyed a paid vacation day so much today.
I watched one Denish movie, and eight episodes of the Korian serial drama "All In", to the final!

It's quite common to those who are working hard for English, and I also want to become able to understand English movie dialogue well enough that I don't need subtitles. If there were one thing I could change, I think I want be able to use English as fluently as the native......

I know that job isn't easy, but stick to it!

TOEIC's over!

I don't wanna mention to the result, though, I took "TOEIC" today.
When I got holidays, I though I'll be able to study as much as I can. It was not so long before I realised that was a wrong expectation...... I was always made be compelled or obliged to study, so to speak, emotionally being to corner.

Anyway I work out so so...
From now on, I plan to move on to the upper(?) stage.
I'll start to concentrate on "how to communicate well".

Let's keep writing this diary everyday.

Just my luck!

Gee, I'm really tired today.
Begining of the day was so bad..... I went to bed so late last night that I found to get up late this morning ! (It's already shining and so hot!)

So after taking breakfast, I began to prepare how I'll negotiate about the trouble that happened yesterday. As for how I solved it, please chech in my Japanese blog. I wrote it in detail there.

What a real hassle problem it was! Anyway, I'm so glad to work out.
It was a great weight off my shoulders to bureaucratic red tape.....

Got involved into the trouble!

Though I sent money to the bank account of the school last week, it haven't done ! The bank clerk called me today and, to my suprise, she asked me more commission in order to complete procedure!!

Why did this stupid thing happen? I filled in the form that they gave me and at that time, the clerk DID check again and again!

Huuuuuum, why? why?

All I can now is asking my agent what I and he can do to deal with this situation, so I e-mailed him. I hope he'll manage it as soon as possible.


Today I learnd that in addion to studying English, I should study something , in today's case, negotiating in English.

Being on the edge....

Since I restarted to study English, I've been preparing for TOEIC. Being at home alone, sometimes I'm posessed by the bad idea that I won't be able to acquire English completely..... I know wheter I can or not do so depend on the level that I want to reach.....

All I can do is not to think Passive, but be possitive....

Immigration to New Zealand・・・・？

Going to NZ, I began to think about getting a "permanent residency". (I haven't mentioned this "plot" in my main blog.)

I, of course, don't have any prospect of working in NZ now. Far from that, there's possibility that I find myself not suitable to living in NZ. ) Taking everying consideration, just in case, I think I should get enough general information about immigrancy.

First of all, I checked web sites such as "the New Zealand Immigration Service" In additon to that, I read carefuly the homepage of the people who already got settled in NZ.

I found it difficult that even if I get to be able to enough to communicate others in English, "a current work permit" is required to apply as " Skilled Migrants". And I also find I have to prepare many documents and application forms.

Huuuuum, what I need to do first is gaining a job offer in somewhere in NZ.....

Less motivation for studying English...... Vicious cycle.

Hummm.......

Though I've determined I start writing this diary after taking TOEIC, seeing some of my friends try the same thing, I came to think I shouldn't hasitage to do it. Ok, let's start in the way, "small-start , small success."

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I have a plenty of time these days because I got paid holidays. Before I got it, I had been thinking 'If I were free from working, I could study as much as possible!' Now I realised I was completely wrong. When I worked hard as a "oyaji", studying something was my only respite from the dairy frustrations at office.

Now, I do have time. Enough time! But I'm in no mood to studying, that makes me so stressed.
I get stressed out, and then avoid the reality. Then I'm stressed out from avoiding. I've got to break this vicious cycle!!

Huuuuum. OK....... Let's be optimistic.

Excusese will never help me learn to speak English, I know.
Keep on practicing! Move forward one step at a time!

I can string words together, but I can't speak nor write in sentences.... Anyway, I sure wish I could become fluent in English as Japanese...

the reason why I began this blog.....

As I wrote in my profile, I'm planning to spend a year in New Zealand as a "working-holiday-maker." I don't know when, though, I've developed an appetite for living in forign coutries. For many many reason, I couldn't realise this dream for a long. Thanks to all my dears, things are looking up in 2005!

Though I have to quit my current job, I decieded to go to NZ from 03 Sep 2005. (Only, it's a decision that tries too hard... ) My biggest challenge is to live using Engligh and to get a full-time job in NZ. Of course I wanna go travelling all over NZ, I think I won't live without earning money as my financial plan..... Simply put, I AM so POOR that I have to accomplish to use English to live!!

That's why I made up my mind to write diary in English. As my first priority , I have to study hard to take TOEIC on 24 July. After that, I will write the diary as much as possible.


I hope I have a great vacation in my life.
And I can find what field my true calling is in.....





TO:me, after a year

Does this crazy-challenge make any sence to me?
I'm looking forwards to seeing the result ♪