Archive for September, 2009

Slowly drifting away… September 29, 2009 3 Comments

When summer ends, everything slowly drifts away back to our regular program. Most people are back to school. Hitting the books. Studying and more studying. Or it’s back to work. Back to the routine of things. You know how it is. I even feel it here in Japan. I feel like I have a routine [...]

Not sure what to title this… September 27, 2009 2 Comments

A couple things I should make note of in my journal. So I don’t forget.
I came back to work after a long holiday. My coworker neighbour gave me a gift for his grandma’s funeral. Her grandma passed away a few weeks ago and people in the office gave money as an offering. This is quite [...]

Osaka, Nara, Kyoto September 25, 2009 No Comments

There were holidays in Japan on September 21 (Respect for the Aged Day) and September 22 (Autumnal Equinox Day). There is a rule in Japan where if there is a day in between two holidays then that day is a holiday (Kokumin no kyūjitsu). So I had 5 consecutive days off. This is called Silver [...]

An Update on Japan September 15, 2009 7 Comments

Well it’s been a while since I last updated this blog. I haven’t been updating mainly because I didn’t have the need to. I mean the weeks have been repetitive. I have Nihongo (Japanese) class Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays in the mornings. I also got work. After work I usually go work out at Seika [...]