When I counted up my demons
Saw there was one for every day
With the good ones on my shoulder
I drove the other ones away
So if you ever feel neglected
If you think that all is lost
I'll be countin up my demons
Singin everything's not lost
Where to begin…
Well, it’s been two whole weeks since my last blog. The most important thing to note is that today marks my 100th day in Japan! Huzzah! Go me!
I’ll keep this short since there’s not a lot to cover. Two weekends ago I went up to Wakayama on the Friday night, then me and Keith went surfing! The weather was great this time, very sunny, but the waves were a little weak. But I did a lot better, could stand up on the board a lot easier this time. I’m really hoping that the weather stays warm so I can go again, but with plans this weekend and SUUUUMMMOOOO next weekend, it may be a few weeks before I even have time to go again…
Last weekend I did something quite cool (and similar)… Tongxin and I went down on the Friday night to Wakayama (déjà vu? Maybe yes). Stayed up late with Keith and one of Keith’s coworkers, playing cards and Tongxin demonstrating magic tricks, and going to eat ramen at 3:30 in the morning. The next day we went down to Marine City to the beach. We rented 2 windsurfing boards!
Windsurfing is quite fun, I wasn’t very good. It’s difficult to get up, since you have to balance on the board while pulling the sail up. And unfortunately it wasn’t too windy again, so we didn’t go too fast, but it was still good. Spent time playing Frisbee and stuff too.
Pictures of Wakayama on my webalbum: http://picasaweb.google.com/keidan.link
Joined the gym nearby, it’s a fortune, 89 bucks a month. But may be worth it. They also have martial arts classes, I’m considering joining. I know some people will be laughing at me: “Haha, Link, buff? Yeah right!”. And others may think “Aww, Brett, that’s so cute ^^”; Either way I can’t win…
Work’s going quite well this week. I’m doing PCB design work, on quite a big complicated project, and I’ve never done PCB design before. I believe you are supposed to have some practice in this field before attempting any serious projects, but what can you do? Not to mention the program is in Japanese, so pressing buttons often yields (bad and good) surprises. I keep having to restart, cause it turns out very messy, but it’s good practice. Also, I have no project requirements. In Japan, they give you vague details, you do the project, then they tell you what they want and you start all over again. Least that’s what I gather from my company.
My manager also wanted me to check over my calculations on an electrical circuit today, since the numbers were a little weird… so I had to explain to him, using trigonometry and complex (imaginary) numbers, why the calculations were the way they were. It was a bit difficult and a bit awkward, but I think he understood in the end (but I really have no idea what anyone thinks over here).
Went with Dave to a nearby restaurant (where he knows the owners) and had some okonomiyaki while we chatted with the people there. They were really nice but they thought I was both quiet (no way! Someone thinks Link is quiet?!?)… like a cat apparently, and that I looked younger than 21… (no way! Someone thinks Link looks young?!?)… cause I didn’t get enough of that back in Calgary ><.
Other random happenings in my life:
Been reading a lot, just finished Nineteen Eighty Four, which was very interesting. Now I’m into a book about a horse in a college bathroom, an Electric Monk (in case you don’t have enough time to believe in things yourself, you can buy an Electric Monk to do your believing for you), and a mysterious couch that got itself stuck in a staircase. It’s a very good book.
Also been watching Fullmetal Alchemist, which is one of the best anime series I have seen. Quite handy with my level of Japanese, since I can catch more words and learn new ones, and practice my listening comprehension.
Speaking of Japanese level, I’ve decided to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test… the main reason to take the test… just to give me more motivation to study and improve my language. Some days after work all you wanna do is chill out and watch TV. And a certificate proving your language ability never hurt anyone either.
Gotta go to bed now, Friday approaches soon…
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3 comments:
I do say, there seems to be a hippo in my shoe! How rare!
Yeah... well...
My hovercraft is full of eels!
How handy!
Hey Brother,
I am Proud of You for doing all that work, I know it must be so hard. When I went golfing with Dad yesterday the lady thought I was 16, that is a 6 yr differance from my actual age. Oh well It will pay off when I am older. Glad to hear You are doing well.
Brother, Dustin
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