A Little Bored...
Ok, so it's been a week or so since I last thought about this bloggy thing, which I take as a good sign; that I've got better things to do. For a while there my attention to my email and blogspot was bordering on maniacal. I have ceased to check my email every few hours, as have I ceased to be surprised when I have nothing to read. I've been here a month now, and I think that might be the threshold for anyone's feigned interest in my activities. I know that's how I'd be if the situation was reversed.
Anyway, so here I am, the first night I've had fuck-all to do, and I find myself once again, checking, re-checking my emails. This has much to do with the fact that I don't have a phone yet, and a little to do with the fact that one of the good friends I've made since I got here has gone on holidays for the week to Hiroshima. This is a luxury to which I am not yet entitled, being as I am a relative rookie at Nova.
Last Friday was my "monthiverssary" in Japan, celebrated in characteristic style of going out and getting a wee bit pissed. Read: Only a little, I have no money, besides which I had to work early. Last Tuesday I went into Shin Osaka for a night. You either leave at the untimely hour of 12:30 to catch the last train home, or you wait until 5:20 in the morning and catch the first local home, which takes 1.5 hours. Guess which one I took? So got home at about 7, then a day of respite, thank the good lord. Still, have been operating quite consistently on about 4 hours sleep a night for about 3 weeks now. Am going quietly, but convincingly mad with each passing day. On the upside, work provides ample opportunity for a quiet sleep, when you set the students a task of simply "conversing" with eachother. Of course the difficulty lies in trying to pretend you heard every word...
So that's it for now. Update on real life: Still no phone, complications abound ..., still no bankcard, for what reason I cannot fathom...all paerwork has been signed, sealed and delievered..., still no housemate. Moving in with Poon Yu proved way too hard, he had a time limit of 2 weeks, I need to give a months notice, etc etc. All in all, the places we checked out were not up to scratch, and fortunately for him, a room became available in a house not far from his current place. Still, the plan is to catch up as much as possible, teaching and learning new skills as we go.
God, yet another diatribe. I hope everyone is ok, I know I failed to address individual concerns once more (Heather nod), but you really have to let me know what they are! Congradulations to my darling Nadsie for undergoing the arduous task of quitting the cancer sticks.
I love you all, I want to hear from each and every one of you. It looks like I'll have some time on my hands this week, so if you can find a minute, write back and let me know how you are, I love reading even the most rudimentary responses. No news is bad news!
Love to all, Mez
1 Comments:
mez ball you are right -no news is bad news.. love hearing about your trip... bring it on .. more more more. we settling in. slowly. think of you always
geordy and pete
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