Something different and the usual December 7, 2009
I want to change the mood of this blog for this post. I know you want to hear what’s going on in Japan. But honestly, nothing worth mentioning. Or I’ll write it at the end.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about life these past few days. No I lie. These past few minutes. I’m not sure why these thoughts came to my head. Well I have been reading other blogs before that. But honestly, I feel that I am in Japan and I am wasting my time here so far. I’m not really experiencing it how I wanted to. Sure, I got to visit Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and more later. But I would rather experience it. Like really experience it! Well in some ways I am. I am living here alone. I am living in a foreign country. I am being challenged with Language barriers. What more can you ask Mike? I don’t know. I really don’t know. I guess I was expecting my life to drastically changed when I got here. But seriously, I don’t feel any different. I don’t feel I will go back being able to speak decent Japanese. Am I really learning anything? Am I really doing what I came here for? I ask myself this everyday. Lost I am. Forgive me God for forgetting you in this whole situation.
Anyways, I’ll update on what’s going on Japan. Been running a lot lately. Well I usually don’t run long distances. I never was good at it. But I’m training for this Marathon. I know it’s crazy! I only have a month to train. So I went to Seika and ran on the treadmill. My daily schedule has looked like this so far. 7km, 2km, 5km, rest, 7km, 10km, rest, and today 13km. Tomorrow I plan to do 5km and 15 after that. I gotta reach 25km before I go to Korea. I need new shoes too. Inside of the shoe keeps bothering me. Something is sticking out that rubs against my foot. I got a mini blister.
I didn’t end up going to that party last week, instead going to the company’s year-end party at some hotel at Sakurajima on Friday. We’ll see how that goes.
I’ve been trying to look for presents for my relatives. Bah it’s hard. Well I’ve been looking for things myself. Like I bought this Uniqlo heattech shirt. It’s very thin and it’s suppose to keep you really warm. I’m thinking of getting for some of my cousins. Hmm… I also was looking for a sport blazer type jacket. I saw one at the Gap. But none in my size. I also saw on at Uniqlo. But it looks cheap. I think I’ll keep looking for a better quality one. I also saw a nice winter jacket. It’s a bit expensive. I’m still thinking if I should wait till I go to Korea. Hmmmm…
Nothing else, a bit of a boring post.
Glad you like my blogs! It’s good to know that atleast someone is enjoying them. I am here for entertainment. hahaha! I like reading your blogs too!
So much running! You are turning into a machine! My excuse for not running right now is that, it’s too cold!
I say, that as long as you are learning something or gaining something, even if it’s just a little, it’s not a waste of your time. You’ve wasted time if you THINK or you’ve convinced yourself that you have. Just look for the silver lining. I mean really, what have you lost? Trust me. Up until a couple of days ago I thought the exact same thing about my being in Korea. What you gain, might not be what YOU were looking for but something God wants to you experience just the same.