Christmas

Classes went on as usual these 2 days, but only half the class turned up.

On Christmas Day, AK walked into the classroom halfway through period 2 wearing a Santa suit, grabbing huge handfuls of chocolates from the huge blue bag on his shoulder and dropping them on everyone’s desks. It was awesome.^^

That night, AK held a potluck Christmas party at his house. I was a little late as I had calligraphy class (last lesson of the term), and so was going make baked potatoes at his place since it’s quick and easy, and he said he had an oven. After AK took me and a few others grocery shopping near his place, searching high and low for butter and cheese, we went back to his apartment and checked out his kitchen. Bending down to preheat the oven, I discovered that it wasn’t actually an oven but a huge dishwasher. OmG, what a laugh! All that running around and no baked potatoes...but Bazu brought potato salad, Danny brought a big tub of green salad, there was also chirashi-sushi, okonomiyaki, kimchi pancakes, jiaozi (or gyoza), KFC & dessert so there was plenty to eat. We had a photo session, exchanged gifts (I got a cactus in an adorable piggy pot ^o^), then K & I left to get back to the dorm in time for a hot shower while the others stayed and played cards. It was a great time.^^

In celebration of AK’s 22^nd birthday today, we went for pizza last night (as opposed to tonight coz we’re all diligent students and want to be awake for morning class tomorrow^^) and stayed out till after midnight. First we went bowling. Well actually, they went bowling. I went back to the dorm with K as she wasn’t feeling well and joined them for karaoke later on. We sang for about 3 and a half hours altogether, cutting cake at the stroke of midnight. Everyone looked liked happy, AK especially, which was great.

Tonight, I just had dinner at the cafeteria with a few classmates and K & some of her classmates then went back to my room, and did laundry and homework for tomorrow. We only have a week of classes left, and the teachers are rushing through all the material…too fast for my brain to process, and too much homework!