I'm going to elaborate upon the previous post.
Yesterday, a welcome party was held for the new students of the film department I'm in. Some were doing their Masters, some for their PHD (it's a new course that started this semester). We first went to Professor Ando's house.
![Ando-sensei's house](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4484856177_4d3dd322a2.jpg)
He was waiting with us with food and drinks (prepared by his wife).
![Professor Ando waiting](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4484856275_8ecb467fc9.jpg)
The old and new students of the lab mingled. First they introduced themselves.
![Old and new members of the film lab](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4484856583_89f4068bb0.jpg)
![Self-introduction begins](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4485507494_65600c8081.jpg)
![Yoshida, Ko-san, Teng Fei](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4485507798_c8ba690446.jpg)
This is Wen Xin, she's from Taiwan but had been teaching film in Singapore. She's going to start doing her PHD.
![Wen Xin](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4485508078_c01fd9c9e1.jpg)
That's my friend Mahmoud from Tunisia. I told him to join the lab since he was having some difficulties in his previous university. After more than a year of painstaking applications, procedures and all sorts of stuff with the bureaucracy, he's finally part of the film lab.
![Mahmoud](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4484857737_3ce1277026.jpg)
![New students introducing themselves](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2775/4485508754_96f787e296.jpg)
Here's Motomura-sensei. I think this is a pretty good pic of him.
![Motomura-sensei](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2695/4485508964_8215b331c1.jpg)
Then we dined a little.
![Fruits in Ando-sensei's house](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4485509146_a43a7ecbd0.jpg)
![Nice food in Ando-sensei's house](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4484858609_ccd151cf7d.jpg)
Ko-san (last appeared here) enjoyed the food.
![Ko-san](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4484858897_417b265b4f.jpg)
Then I made my way to the Toho Studios.
![A path through the cherry blossoms](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4484859183_84c91c22f0.jpg)
![Touching a cherry blossom flower](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4485510060_945d5aebf7.jpg)
![Sakura reflections](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4485510302_625ef76922.jpg)
And once again, the Toho Studio cafeteria.
![Viewing the cherry blossoms from Toho Studio cafetaria](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4484860161_470905311e.jpg)
Outside the cafeteria.
![Cherry blossoms of Toho Studios](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4485511212_1a2ae39dbe.jpg)
![Dining under cherry blossoms](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4485511596_7451c41407.jpg)
We had our welcome dinner in a room.
![Welcome dinner](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4485512102_094176e6be.jpg)
![Overexposed group photo in Toho cafetaria](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2732/4484862141_8602b550a7.jpg)
Some people were introspective moods, perhaps they noticed the passage of time.
![K. K. is introspective](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4484862445_7fed7db441.jpg)
![Zifeng ponders](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4485513330_073bac7e6b.jpg)
![Sunaoka](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2743/4484863975_05c3a7cff7.jpg)
![Teng Fei eats](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4485513828_4654a13f4d.jpg)
(I personally think that the above picture of Teng Fei looks like a film poster)
One of the new girls was in Singapore for vacation, and gave me a Merlion cookie. A Japanese, handing me a cookie of my birthplace, what are the odds?
![Merlion cookie](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4484863749_d060f45793.jpg)
I then went out to take photos of the cherry blossoms again.
![Cherry blossom in Toho Studio](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2683/4484864225_3f513013e5.jpg)
![Cherry blossoms filling the air](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4484864547_4aa0a7381a.jpg)
![Cherry blossoms over the river by Toho Studio](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4485515528_a447076be9.jpg)
![Sunaoka and Takahashi](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4485515960_baa7448865.jpg)
![Reflections of cherry blossoms in the night](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4484865597_5f02d6b512.jpg)
Yesterday, a welcome party was held for the new students of the film department I'm in. Some were doing their Masters, some for their PHD (it's a new course that started this semester). We first went to Professor Ando's house.
![Ando-sensei's house](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4484856177_4d3dd322a2.jpg)
He was waiting with us with food and drinks (prepared by his wife).
![Professor Ando waiting](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4484856275_8ecb467fc9.jpg)
The old and new students of the lab mingled. First they introduced themselves.
![Old and new members of the film lab](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4484856583_89f4068bb0.jpg)
![Self-introduction begins](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4485507494_65600c8081.jpg)
![Yoshida, Ko-san, Teng Fei](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4485507798_c8ba690446.jpg)
This is Wen Xin, she's from Taiwan but had been teaching film in Singapore. She's going to start doing her PHD.
![Wen Xin](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4485508078_c01fd9c9e1.jpg)
That's my friend Mahmoud from Tunisia. I told him to join the lab since he was having some difficulties in his previous university. After more than a year of painstaking applications, procedures and all sorts of stuff with the bureaucracy, he's finally part of the film lab.
![Mahmoud](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4484857737_3ce1277026.jpg)
![New students introducing themselves](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2775/4485508754_96f787e296.jpg)
Here's Motomura-sensei. I think this is a pretty good pic of him.
![Motomura-sensei](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2695/4485508964_8215b331c1.jpg)
Then we dined a little.
![Fruits in Ando-sensei's house](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4485509146_a43a7ecbd0.jpg)
![Nice food in Ando-sensei's house](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4484858609_ccd151cf7d.jpg)
Ko-san (last appeared here) enjoyed the food.
![Ko-san](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4484858897_417b265b4f.jpg)
Then I made my way to the Toho Studios.
![A path through the cherry blossoms](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4484859183_84c91c22f0.jpg)
![Touching a cherry blossom flower](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4485510060_945d5aebf7.jpg)
![Sakura reflections](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4485510302_625ef76922.jpg)
And once again, the Toho Studio cafeteria.
![Viewing the cherry blossoms from Toho Studio cafetaria](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4484860161_470905311e.jpg)
Outside the cafeteria.
![Cherry blossoms of Toho Studios](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4485511212_1a2ae39dbe.jpg)
![Dining under cherry blossoms](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4485511596_7451c41407.jpg)
We had our welcome dinner in a room.
![Welcome dinner](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4485512102_094176e6be.jpg)
![Overexposed group photo in Toho cafetaria](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2732/4484862141_8602b550a7.jpg)
Some people were introspective moods, perhaps they noticed the passage of time.
![K. K. is introspective](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4484862445_7fed7db441.jpg)
![Zifeng ponders](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4485513330_073bac7e6b.jpg)
![Sunaoka](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2743/4484863975_05c3a7cff7.jpg)
![Teng Fei eats](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4485513828_4654a13f4d.jpg)
(I personally think that the above picture of Teng Fei looks like a film poster)
One of the new girls was in Singapore for vacation, and gave me a Merlion cookie. A Japanese, handing me a cookie of my birthplace, what are the odds?
![Merlion cookie](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4484863749_d060f45793.jpg)
I then went out to take photos of the cherry blossoms again.
![Cherry blossom in Toho Studio](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2683/4484864225_3f513013e5.jpg)
![Cherry blossoms filling the air](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4484864547_4aa0a7381a.jpg)
![Cherry blossoms over the river by Toho Studio](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4485515528_a447076be9.jpg)
![Sunaoka and Takahashi](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4485515960_baa7448865.jpg)
![Reflections of cherry blossoms in the night](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4484865597_5f02d6b512.jpg)