iPhone 4

Okay so, I finally got an iPhone. It took me just 3 weeks to get it after I ordered it.

Its been only 2 days since I got it, but I totally love it already!

     

What I find most useful for me about this iPhone so far is the map application.I have a horrible sense of direction, but with this app I feel like I'm never gonna get lost anymore haha!

Anyway, since I have not got used to using it yet, I have so much to explore about this iPhone. If you have any recommends about its applications, pls lemme know! :)

A super - large summer sweet!

Whoa, I've been so active in blogging these days! 

Good thing, right? ;)

My university's cafeteria has a special dessert menu which is available during summer only.

We decided to try it the other day - It was my first time in my uni life!

   

Here it is!

     

It's a super big "goldfish bowl parfait"!!!! 

3000 yen(≒ 35 USD) / one bowl

It's well known as the unique dessert of my uni, and also it's pretty hard to get one - 'cause the number of the bowls sold per day is limited to 7. Every day, before the time when they start selling them, there's a long line of students who are trying to get it! 
We managed to get two of them!! How lucky ;)

              

Okay, let's get the party started!
　　　　
　　　　

The parfait consisted of vanilla ice cream, whip cream, some chocolate bars, some pieces of cheesecake, strawbelly jam, corn flakes, some fruits, and more. They were sooo yummy! Since it was such a hot day, we enjoyed them so much.
     

       

However, the less the remainder got, the more we got tired of it. 
      

It was too much even for the normal 10 people. Apparently, we were too silly to get two bowls...O.o 
      

   

My senpai struggling to finish them up after we all gave it up lol
          
   

Conclusion and warning:It's impossible and so reckless(or sometimes it could be even dangerous) to try to eat them all only by yourself, unless you are a glutton or a food fighter. Haha!
    
Alright, so, any challengers? 

The new Hayao Miyazaki Movie 2010 - The Borrower Arietty

      
Last Sunday my mom and I went to see 借り暮らしのアリエッティ(Karigurashi no Arietty English title:The Borrower Arietty), the new movie by Studio Ghibli.
  
Well, first, my impression. - It was pretty good, I think. Before I saw it I heard from some of my friends that the story was too simple and not so dynamic for Hayao's movies. Well, I do agree with them, but still, personally, I like it. To be honest,in his movies for the past few years, there are some parts where I still find a little bit hard to understand because they are too creative and complex. Compared with them, I think this story is quite simple and easy to understand for anyone. Plus, not to mention,the background images were so amazingly beautiful. You might notice that this movie includes some scenes that look just like the scenes which appear in other Ghibli movies.

And one more thing that I like of this movie - the music. I just love the theme "Arietty's Song" by Cécile Corbel. It's such a peaceful song and her voice is so beautiful!!
      

     
It was so great seeing this movie because I had been really looking forward to seeing it for a long time.I've never missed watching Ghibli movies at the theaters - when I was a kid, my late grandfather would take me and my sister to the theaters everytime a new Hayao movie came out. If I was asked what kind of movie I like the best, Hayao movies would easily be ranked as top.Especially I like My Neighbor Totoro  Which Ghibli movie do you like the best?　
  
Another reason why I was so excited for this movie is that I've loved this story since I read the original story "The Borrowers", written by Mary Norton, when I was a kid.The story of the small people living under the floor was a great shock for just a 6 or 7 year-old girl and it made me believe that they would sure exist in my house as well.The movie was originated to the book faithfully, and I enjoyed it a lot.
  
Well, I better stop telling about the movie around here...for those have not watched it yet. I have 2 more movies I'm going to see in this summer - Toy Story 3 and Inception. My friends say they were both amazing, so I'm really excited right now  Please don't tell me the stories!!!  lol

Fireworks!!

In Japan, it's the season of summer festivals right now. Since last weekend, a lot of firework festivals have been held in many places in Japan, and this season will last until around the middle of August. 

Personally I like seeing fireworks very much. Not only the fireworks itself, I also like the atmosphere of the festival. A lot of people wearing Yukata(a casual summer Kimono), the tasty smell of foods coming from the street stalls, and so on.  

I've already been to see fireworks at two places, one was last Saturday in Okayama,where my uni is, and the other was held last Sunday in my hometown, Kakogawa. Both places were so crowded with thousands of people, but since one of my friends had kept a good space for us in advance, we could view the fireworks from a pretty good position.

   

It's hard to take photos of fireworks...I took more than 100 photos, but 90% of them were completely blurred

    

   
I like this one :)
   

    
I heard this year's fireworks display was scaled down compared to the last year's, but still, it impressed me a lot.
   

    
There were so many stalls along the riverside. I got a skewer of grilled chicken and fried noodles, and had them watching the fireworks - Yum!!
   

The night view of Okayama Castle - Gorgeous, isn't it?

I also took a video! 

I've got one more fireworks display I am going to see, which is on next Saturday. I'm really looking forward to it!!