TL practice for tomorrow's exam.

すっきりと気持ちよく晴れ渡った日曜日。湖沿いに整備された遊歩道には、ジョギングやウォーキングをしたり、サイクリングや犬の散歩を楽しんだりする、休日の朝らしいのどかな風景が広がっていました。湖畔には、簡素な屋根と柱だけのナチュラルでおしゃれなカフェがぽつぽつと建ち、きらきら輝く湖面を眺めながら、コーヒーを飲んでくつろいでいる人もいます。湿度の低いからりとした空気は軽く、水上からそよそよ吹く風が肌に心地いい……。

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"It is/was a neat and a pleasant cloudless/clear Sunday. Along the lake, in the pathway that was maintained/had been developed, a holiday morning-like picturesque landscape was spread about by (people) who were enjoying by jogging, walking, cycling or walking the dog. At the lake's shore, there is a natural (looking) yet fashionable cafe that was built bit by bit by only a simple roof and pillars, with a sparkly view of the lake surface, where there were also people who were relaxing by drinking coffee. With the low humid and clear atmosphere being light, the soft wind from the water/headwater blowing feels so pleasant on the skin..."

Thought of the morning.

自分の足を引っ張るのは自分のおろかな行動です

To the Hana Yori Dango lady.

This morning, the lady who sat next to April in the bus noticed April studying Japanese for today's final exam. She wasted no time in asking April what language that was, whether it was easy, if there was demand for it in the industry, whether April found it easy among the general questions one would ask about a new foreign language.

And after all this, she says she knows a little Korean because she watches Korean dramas to the point of exhausting her data package and spending a little fortune on it! She said Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) was her most favorite. Too bad that she had to alight right after she said that or we could have bonded more. April knows not her name. Like wow! Sometimes, ones can't help but wonder about how such a small world it really is!

A bibliophile's bubbling emotions bursting out

The following was a Facebook status of a friend, of Gapechansan from just a little while ago:

"Ever found yourself feeling disarrayed inside with your emotions all clogged up and your mind in a chaotic mess as a result of Life's many stresses? The next time you do, go to your nearest book cafe, grab a book and forget the world for the next few (or several) hours. 

A good book works wonders for the soul! heart emoticon
(p.s: Manga works too, obviously tongue emoticon )"

April's reply:

All the time. 　 Currently reading Emma by Jane Austen. I've restricted this to only while traveling back and forth to and from uni. If not for the reading, my morning bus rides would be sleepy and slow, and the evenings' much agitated and tired. But Emma keeps me going on! I'm like 'No, no, Emma! Stop!!' Reading like this keeps me alive. More than I thought it might. And it is not just Emma, I finished Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities in the same manner just last month. Reading while traveling along the same old path I know has never been this magical as it has been since the last two months! There's just..no place legit enough for a book as just about anywhere will do. Sigh. End of a bibliophile's rant! :)