It's Monday morning and I'm facing (almost) 9 straight days of working 10am to 9pm. Boo-hoo I hear you hardworkers out there cry. Well when you normally work four leisurely hours a day this can be somewhat daunting! Anyway, the reason I'm putting myself through this is to secure a much-needed two week trip back to Australia starting May 24th.
I can't believe it's been almost a year already. Reading back through this blog has been more than just a little embarrassing but hey, I guess that's what the learning experience is all about.
My Japanese skills are far far below what I'd like them to be but I do feel somewhat confident as a longterm resident here to be able to deal with all but the most tricky of life's day-to-day tasks. I can watch a movie without subtitles and still follow the general idea of what's going on. I won't be laughing at many of the jokes though.
I've been a pretty shit son, an awful grandson, a terrible brother, a pretty lax friend and an overall pretty "shit bloke" to most people back in Australia. This trip will be somewhat of an attempt to rectify all of this (and perhaps make you feel somewhat less crushed when I return to Hiroshima again har har.)
Any specific requests for Japanese goods otherwise unattainable via the Internet, feel free to shoot me an email but please keep in mind that I don't really want to lug a suitcase of panties and "ninja shoes" through customs.
The blog has been dormant for a while now but the Flickr updates continue to happen so check them out if it tickles your fancy.
See you all in about 10 days!
