the wait

It's been three weeks and I still am on pins and needles about how my sensei will evaluate the first draft of my thesis.  Lots of things have been going on....
Spring's almost over.  I'll only have one more season to spend here in Japan then I'll be back home. 
Kobe Uni was closed for almost two weeks due to measles outbreak (well there were just two cases reported). 
For almost a week I had an intermittent internet connection.  I told a friend loosing the connection was like suffering from death of a family member or friend - you go through the whole grieving process - denial, anger, bargaining, depression and then acceptance.
Got the part time work at the cafe again.  Every time I go to the cafe and talk to these Japanese learning English, I'd really just wish to be back in my dorm - safe, alone and comfortable.  Hate being slave to the yen currency and to think the yen-peso exchange rate is going down.... down... down....
Was at first into Japanese morning tv shows, then progressed to afternoon dorama marathon.  Now I'm just into doramas Liar Game and Proposal Daisakusen  and the variety show Smap X Smap. 
Currently watching - Flowers for My Life (I love the couple Na Hana and Wang Dae-Bek), Money's Warfare (Shin Dong Wook was the initial reason for watching this but I am warming up to the Park couple - Shin Yang and Jin Hee), Bad Couple (want the female lead's lifestyle), Air City (no particular reason - just Lee Jung Jae) and Love Story (was first interested in checking out Shingo Katori but now falling in love with Toyokawa Etsushi).
Started taking out more books on tax reform in developing countries again after the university library re-opened - just in case....
Just yesterday - got an offer from my sensei to write a concept paper on governance and structural reforms in Philippine fiscal policy.  Cooked a decent sinigang na baboy, burned my hands while cooking the pasta and sauce at the same time (need to practice on multi-tasking in the kitchen).  When my sister heard that I did all these and have started to hang out in the dorm's kitchen - befriending other dormers - she uttered these:  ibang tao ka na - dati coke lang at chippy pwede na!  Felt really blessed and grateful that I have her.