Oishi Suuichirou

Oh dear..it seems there was a little mix up in the laundry room and I ended up with somebody else's clean washing because I am quite certain that last time I checked I did not need a brassiere - even if it is a very charming colour. As on how to proceed from here...I am not entirely sure. I was thinking of maybe posting a note on the notice board of my dorm but...I don't want to embarrass whatever poor young lady was also affected. So maybe if you have any lady friends you could ask them if they have received a stack of boxers instead of their own unmentionable? I would certainly be very grateful if this misunderstanding could be solved quickly. I feel rude just....holding on to it for its owner.

Also Sanada-san, on a different matter would it be possible for us to meet up sometime soon? I have something I would like to request your help with but it is a...personal issue that should be disucssed in private. I would be very glad if you let me know when you are available.

Hello everybody. It's been a while and I hope you have all been well. Today I would like to wish you all a happy halloween for those of you who celebrate it. I do and that is why I was reminded of a tradition my family has been practicing as long as I can remember. Every year around Halloween we would all come together and tell stories. Scary stories for the most part of course but also funny stories or stories that made us sad or made us think. It's something I always enjoyed - so I thought maybe you all would like to join me this year in telling a story. Surely everybody has at least one story they think is scary or funny or worth hearing in any way. If you do, feel free to post it here or in your journal. I hope to get as many people involved as possible since we all have been busy and distracted lately. So - I am looking forward to hearing the first story.

Hello everybody.

It's been a while but I'm back at Hajime again for this term. It seems I have missed quite an uproar so I would like to say that I am glad that both Atobe and Sanada-san are on their way to recovery. Lately all my time has been taken up by a certain young man that I am bringing back from Hokkaido with me, who does not like to share so if I missed anything else please let me know.

Kaidoh-kun, if you would like to come meet me sometime I have somebody I would like to introduce to you.

It's interesting, to me at least

but apparently my singing voice is not quite as bad as I have always believed and my new room mate happens to be in the choir here at University so you could say I have been shanghaied into try outs. Since I somehow passed them I will now be part of the University choir - the first piece I will be actively participating in and that we just started practicing is an English A Capella song. It's called Down to the river to pray and somehow hearing and singing it has helped me a discover a serenity inside myself I have been sorely lacking lately.

In case anybody is curious about the song


As for...Soggy bottom boys I have been told that it is the name of a fictitious three man group of escaped convicts in a movie that used this song as well. Apparently I will be made to watch that movie soon.

Italic text = English

Also Momo - Happy Birthday. May all your wishes come true

Congratulations Eiji, Kaidoh-kun and Inui-kun. You didn't win but I still think you did a tremendous job just taking part. I took some pictures if you'd like copies, just let me know.

Other than that the festival was great and I had a wonderful  time even though I had to leave early to catch my train. I'm sorry I wasn't much help Kaidoh-kun, but the stall did go really well and I think we raised some awareness about the well being of pets and adopting them from the shelters.

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( Eiji )

Time flies, doesn't it.

This was last my weekend here and I used it to pack and send my boxes ahead so I will be ready to leave tomorrow. Of course I am sorry to miss the Tanbata festival but maybe I can arrange it to come back and help out - if you don't mind Kaidoh-kun, that is. Other than that...I guess there is nothing much else to say anymore. I will try to stay in contact and report in semi regularly so Eiji doesn't think I turned into a snow man.

It seems that all that is left now is to say my goodbyes. Though this seems somewhat impersonal, doing it over the internet I know that we have all been busy this last month.
In any case, I hope you will all take care of yourselves and others.

Sincerely
Oishi Suuichirou.

Well, I'm back for the time being. In case anybody is interested I have taken quite a few pictures of the University in Hokkaido. The veterinary medicine department is impressive and everybody was more than kind to me, letting me poke my head in everywhere and showing me around. There are actually a number of animals that are only found in Hokkaido and they have a special sub section devoted to the study and welfare of rare animals. I think studying there could certainly be enjoyable, even if it does get very cold in winter.

It seems quite a bit has happened in my absence however. It seems like another turbulence brought on by love - not at all an uncommon theme from what I have surmised so far. Not that it is all that surprising. We're young men, at the physical prime of our lives who only begin to understand the world and inside our own hearts. Hormones of course do not help the situation at all. Still I hope that once tempers cool down and everybody has had a chance to think about what is happening you will find a way to continue leading a content life...even if it may not be at the side of whom you wanted it to be.

As for my personal situation....over the last week I have had some time to clear my head and realized that I was doing the right thing for the wrong reasons. By running away I am only making things worse. That is why for the last time, I want to stand up for what is in my heart.

Kunimitsu...you know how I feel about you. You're my dearest friend but I also love you in more ways than simply that. You mean so much to me I find it hard to put it into words and I have no doubt that that won't ever change. But...please don't misunderstand me - I am not confessing again. You don't need to turn me down again. I am only stating this for my own selfish reasons....and because maybe you can draw strength from the fact that somebody will always love you unconditionally. And I will - over the last few years that is something that has become painfully clear to me.

I'm not ashamed of how I feel - to love somebody is a wonderful thing, and everybody should be so blessed to have somebody like you in their lives to love. But I have let this come between us and burden our friendship to the point where I can hardly even speak to you any longer. And that...that is why I need to go away. Not the childish urge to run away so you will tell me to come back - because I know you won't - that has made me bring this up  in the first place...but because I need to settle this with myself so I can come back and be your friend again one day.

I know this is probably a bother to you to deal with...but if you could maybe find the time to see me so I can say my goodbyes in person, that would make me very happy.


And Inui-kun? Thank you for offering me your friendship, I know you didn't get the best out of that deal. But please continue to be Kunimitsu's friend. He gets lonely even if he won't admit it and he can always use a good friend like you.

Eiji - please don't worry. I promise I will write you and send you pictures. And if I eat anything tasty I'll think of you. Good luck with your family and with Fuji-kun.  

A while ago our department was offered several placements for students of my year and higher to spend half a year at an animal park and gather more practical experience as well as deal with more uncommon kinds of animals. I wasn't interested at first since I didn't think as simply vet I would need to deal with these kinds of animals but now I am rethinking my decision. Sadly most of the spaces have already been occupied and the only one left is in Hokkaido. The placement itself is not counted as credits but I could attend the University there and finish my year there. I haven't approached my parents about it yet but since my sister is just about reaching the rebellious teenager stage I doubt they will mind - it's not as if they don't have their hands full enough as it is.

( as for personal reasons )

Happy Birthday Inui-kun. I hope you are spending it enjoying yourself and there will be many more to come.

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On another note, Yuuta-kun has decided to leave Hajime University. I wish him all the best I wonder if I did anything wrong...I would hate if he couldn't enjoy himself here because of me.


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I think I understand now why hope was in Pandora's box

Again congratulations to your birthday Arai-kun. I hope you enjoyed your party and the presents. Everyone certainly seemed to have fun.

It was a bit of a change just coming back from the temple but I'm glad I went. It has helped me put my heart at ease again.

Inui-kun, I think I finally understand what you have been trying to tell me. Maybe soon I will have the courage to give up on this pathetic kind of emotion.

My tutor reminded me that I have been neglecting to use this journal. [Private]It seems he spoke to my counselor about it. [/private]

I suppose my problem with this stems from being slightly introverted. Rarely if ever there is anything I feel would be of interest to others and even less often I feel comfortable sharing it with the public. Sensei pointed out it would be all right to simply lock the entries to myself and use it as a normal diary to record my private thoughts, but somehow I don't think it would help.

( [Private] )

It just keeps going back and forth in my head like a perverse seesaw. Why should I want to be confronted with it in writing every time I switch my laptop on?

Maybe it is a sign from the gods. One of the leaflets my mother has sent me for this holiday is an advertisement to spend a week at a temple in the mountains. Maybe there I will be able to find peace and purify my spirit to free myself from these demons.

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I keep seeing my name in all those valentine day memes and it makes me wonder if maybe it is the internets way of telling me to do something for it. Though I am still at a loss as to what. 

I haven't had the time yet but I now I would like to welcome all the new arrivals, the familiar and the unfamiliar ones. I hope you will all enjoy your time here. If anybody has any concerns, worries or troubles please let me know and I will do my best to help.

I have decided to join the tennis club. It's very different from swimming but it's fun and I hope I will get to know the other players better. Tezuka-kun has already been very nice to me and I am very grateful for his patience with me. If I save my pocket money it shouldn't be very long before I can buy my own racket - I'm already excited ^^ Maybe Tezuka-kun can help me pick one that suits me. I really hope I am not being too much of a bother to him since he is pretty much the only person I know so far.

Still, everybody seems to be very nice and I will do my best and work hard

I hope you will have a wonderful day today and many joyous returns.

It's nice to meet you all.

My name is Oishi Suuchirou, age 17 and I am a new student here at the school. I'm glad to be here and I hope to find many friends and get along well with everybody although I transfered here so late.

Please take it easy on me.