January 17, 2007 : Kansai Medical University for the First Time in a While
© 安岡喜晴 (JoyShine)
Today I went to Kansai Medical University for the first time in a while.
It was not at the new hospital in Hirakata, but at the department building in Takii.
I feel more nostalgic than the last time I was here.
The room where I lived for seven years and the streets where I used to ride my bicycle seem like memories from long ago.
Why is that? Is it because I have already graduated and moved away?
I got off at Keihan Takii Station and walked to Takii Specialty School.
On the way, I ran into Y-kun, a former junior.
Y-kun: "Hey, what's going on? What's wrong?"
Yasuoka: "No, I just have some free time."
He is one of the few people I know at Kansai Medical University.
After graduation, most of my acquaintances left the campus, and very few of them remain at the school today.
Actually, I came here today because I have something to do. I'm on a secret, top secret mission. lol
I walked through the streets of Takii. Waniko bookstore and Beniya are very nostalgic.
I'm hungry... so I bought a loaf of bread and two Umaibo sticks at Beniya and went to the South Building.
I tried to open the door, but it was already closed. I entered the hospital through the entrance, climbed up to the third floor, and went south through the connecting passage on the third floor.
"Phew~, I finally arrived! There is a reason why I went all the way to the South Building.
There is a TV in front of the sofa in the South Building. That means I can eat while watching TV in the South Building.
Eating a meal while watching TV made me feel so nostalgic. I wonder why. Why do I miss it so much?
Before I came here, I used to walk through the ward of the university hospital.
I used to go there for clinical clerkships. I get nostalgic easily, but more than that, I miss that place. Why? Why do I miss this place more than the ward?
Actually, this is my favorite place at Kansai Medical University.
I don't know why. For some reason, sitting on the sofa here makes me feel at home.
My next favorite place is the bench in front of the pilotis. I feel extremely refreshed when I sit there and drink coffee.
My next favorite place is the bench in front of the vending machines on the fourth floor of the Professional Studies building.
My next favorite place is the bench in the park in front of the North Building.
Rankings:
1. Sofa in front of the TV in the South Building
2. Bench in front of the vending machine in Piloti
3. Resting area in front of the vending machine on the 4th floor of the Professional Studies Building
4. Bench in the park in front of the North Building
5. Bench in front of the cafeteria in the Faculty of Liberal Arts
If you look at the ranking of my favorite places, you can easily see that they are all resting areas.
It is interesting to see that this ranking only reflects my personality. lol
Now that I've finished eating, I think it's time to get going.
I left the South Building and walked to my destination.
Speaking of which, today is exactly 12 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake.
The years certainly flew by as they passed.
Twelve years ago today was the day of the great earthquake that happened when I was a sophomore in high school.
That earthquake was scary. I never want to experience it again. I walked around thinking about the Great Hanshin Earthquake 12 years ago.
The children born at that time will soon be junior high school students.
Ten years seems like a short time, but it must have been a long time ago.
I too have changed a lot in the past 10 years. The biggest change? It's my academic ability.
My academic ability 12 years ago and my academic ability now are chalk and cheese.
I didn't study at all back then. All I did was Shorinji Kempo, weight training, playing video games, and going to arcades with friends after school.
From that situation, I started studying after graduation, and the transformation I've made in the past 12 years is really amazing.
I will have to continue to do my best in various things, or rather, I will have to do my best from now on. I felt this strongly today.