Health Exam and Hobbies
Every student of Kyoto University has to do an annual health checkup in April (or May in some campi...). Well, it's good to know that they actually care a little about students health conditions, but I've heard many stories from foreigners about Japanese doctors, so I was wondering what that would be like...
It actually went smooth, all right. But also very impersonal, as expected. Actually, it resembled an assembly line, and it annoyed me a little. How can such exam be precise? You go from line to line doing various exams, sometimes with an automatic machine (just press a button and go). At least near the end we have a brief talk with a... doctor, I suppose, and we can go to another room for further consueling (I decided not to take more chances, plus I'm feeling fine).
Well, if I got the results right, I'm not in my best shape (if I were it'd surprised me since I just changed my lifestyle completely and I think it reflects on such exams), but still able to survive. Just one thing annoyed me: the eyesight test. There's a machine that shows a figure of a circle, and you press the direction the circle has a opening. And do it repeatedly under various configurations. I have a little astigmatism, but if I got the results right, it was way different than the one I took in Brazil... and I don't even think they noticed that I have astigmatism instead of... whatever else.
Guess I'll do a real health checkup when I return to Brazil... These ones may generate a reverse placebo effect on me someday...
Anyway, I found somewhere two stations away that is civilized enough for me to spend some time. For the time being, it means there's arcades to play. And I'm happy!! Those who know me will probably understand after I say one sentence:
"There is a Time Crisis 4 arcade!"
And the game is not even new (2005). But I don't think it will arrive in Londrina so soon. If it does... Anyway, I have to get used to the new gun (my shots usually get a little up than where I aim) and some new things, but the game is pretty nice.
Also gome other good games to spend my money... have to be careful. Guess some friends (Ratu, for example) would like to be here.
As for other hobbies, so far haven't been able to find anywhere to buy or play violin.
There are nice places to practice parkour, but even greater chances to have problems with citizens or police officers while doing so.
I'm not buying a video game anytime soon.
So far, no one interested in ballroom dance.
Some guys from the lab want to play futsal with me someday, but that will take a while...
Don't know if I'll be able to join any club like judo or aikido...
Am I forgetting anything?
It actually went smooth, all right. But also very impersonal, as expected. Actually, it resembled an assembly line, and it annoyed me a little. How can such exam be precise? You go from line to line doing various exams, sometimes with an automatic machine (just press a button and go). At least near the end we have a brief talk with a... doctor, I suppose, and we can go to another room for further consueling (I decided not to take more chances, plus I'm feeling fine).
Well, if I got the results right, I'm not in my best shape (if I were it'd surprised me since I just changed my lifestyle completely and I think it reflects on such exams), but still able to survive. Just one thing annoyed me: the eyesight test. There's a machine that shows a figure of a circle, and you press the direction the circle has a opening. And do it repeatedly under various configurations. I have a little astigmatism, but if I got the results right, it was way different than the one I took in Brazil... and I don't even think they noticed that I have astigmatism instead of... whatever else.
Guess I'll do a real health checkup when I return to Brazil... These ones may generate a reverse placebo effect on me someday...
Anyway, I found somewhere two stations away that is civilized enough for me to spend some time. For the time being, it means there's arcades to play. And I'm happy!! Those who know me will probably understand after I say one sentence:
"There is a Time Crisis 4 arcade!"
And the game is not even new (2005). But I don't think it will arrive in Londrina so soon. If it does... Anyway, I have to get used to the new gun (my shots usually get a little up than where I aim) and some new things, but the game is pretty nice.
Also gome other good games to spend my money... have to be careful. Guess some friends (Ratu, for example) would like to be here.
As for other hobbies, so far haven't been able to find anywhere to buy or play violin.
There are nice places to practice parkour, but even greater chances to have problems with citizens or police officers while doing so.
I'm not buying a video game anytime soon.
So far, no one interested in ballroom dance.
Some guys from the lab want to play futsal with me someday, but that will take a while...
Don't know if I'll be able to join any club like judo or aikido...
Am I forgetting anything?
1 comment:
Nooo!!! Time Crisis 4??? What the??? Diacho...
I think that the germans are not so much fans of these things... It´s hard to find some (and such good) arcades around here. Maybe in bigger cities I can have more luck...
Soo, you´re looking for hobbies? heheh Here I´m training kendo (2 a month), playing some football (at a park. The place is not so good to play. There´s no good public places to play here), riding with bike at some weekends... and trying to visit some cities around when possible (with time and money. And that´s pretty difficult...) But I guess I´m getting rusty with the arcade and videogames... what a shame... >.< It´ll be a tough time when we meet us again...
And, I still have to send you a picture from my hair. It´s really long, and I think I could do a good cosplay from kyo... hehehe Although I´m going to cut it in 2 weeks or less.
See ya, clone.
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