What is a true 'friendship' ???

During the first week of university , every freshers aims to find friendship as soon as possible. Even though the personalities of people and the multicultural environment makes us all different, we still love to have friendship to go through the loneliness that may occur in the student lifestyle.

This comes to ask ourselves with the following question ? Are all the relationships true and based on real values ? or just fake with no real attachement ?

When I was 14, I met a 'friend'. She was older than me but we naturally clicked really quickly. we started hanging out everyday doing activities such as shopping and dinning outside whenever. In the beginning, I was always lending money to her. From my point of view money should not affect a true friendship. However, as time went by, she started not paying back her debts and I slowly realised her real intentions. So I was thinking: actually what is our friendship based on? was she just using me?

In real life, we meet different kind of people as we get older. Some of them are a few years older than us, some of them are younger. Sometimes, we love to hangout with more older and mature people, sometimes with the opposite. The feeling of those different groups are different. Have you ever thought about and why?

Actually, until now, I dont know as well. But after this story, what do you think?  

☆The beautiful words ☆

For beautiful eyes,look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
                                                              -Audrey Hepburn-

  I think this quote is quite impressive and also really true by my experience.There are also the same kind of expression in Japan . So the beauty is not just about appearances but also about what is truly inside in a person and their personality. Other than appearance, words can reflect someone's kindness and the way you express yourself will impact other people's opinion about you in a good or bad way depending on the words you choose.

Some times you may get mad at your friends or your family. At such a time as this, you should speak nicely to them then you feel much better :)

DRINKING tonight ????? :)

Thank god it's weekend!!!!  This week has been very busy and the best way to enjoy your weekend is to regroup with some friends around a good bottle of wine or meet up at your favourite local bar or club. University demands a lot of work but we as students mustn't forget the social side of it, meeting new people or enjoying our time is as important as getting good grades.

don't you think so??

Unfortunately this aspect of university may varie depending on where you study. One of the most common activities is going out and DRINKING ! especially if you study in a small university with no other fun extra scholar activities. One good way to prepare is drinking games ! Here is my top 3 games for you to try with your friends:

YUKA'S TOP 3 DRINKING GAMES:

3. Flip Cup

Another game where all you need is cups, beer and friends. To play create two teams of equal size and give each player half a drink. When the game starts the team members at the end of the table must chug their beer, set the cup on its top and use their fingers to flip the cup right-side up. What follows is a relay race where each member of the team must finish and flip their cup. The first team to finish wins.




2. Kings

Also known as Circle of Death, Ring of Fire requires just a cup, a deck of cards and some creativity. Spread the deck of cards around a single cup and have players choose from the deck at random. Each card has a different rule decided on by the house that can vary from "Take a drink and go again (Ace)," "Nine Nine Bust a Rhyme (Nine)" and the ever obnoxious "Questions (Queen)." The only constant rule is that when a player draws a king, they must pour as much (or as little) of their beer into the center cup. The person who draws the fourth king must then chug whatever combination of alcohol the game has produced, ending the game.






1. Beer Pong

Beer Pong is possibly the most famous drinking game amongst university students. To play this game you will need a ping pong table, a small ball and plastic cups. The rule is to throw the ball into you rivals cup to make him drink, each player has one shot per round. It's a very simple game that combines endurance and concentration. This is the reason why it is my top 1 recommendation drinking game !

Here is a link to nice instructional video :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML5wIR8XI2Y

Enjoy your weekend !

art

 Leonard -Tsuguharu Fujita (1886-1968)

 The first time I saw his painting was in my art class in high school.

His painting was extremely different from those of other Japanese artists. His touch appears to have elements of both western and  oriental art.

 He is the most successful Japanese artist who settled in Paris after WW1.

He became a sensation because of his unique touch, using  black Japanese sumi ink outline in combination with a smooth milky-white background. 

This is my favolate painting of Fujita, Le café.