Wednesday 6 June 2018

Be right back

Good evening. I apologise for neglecting this space even though I told myself to write at least once a month. The past two months were rather busy. I couldn’t find the time to sit down and do self-reflection like I hoped to. I had the ‘honour’ of experiencing how it was like living in the countryside and living out of a luggage. I never thought I’d be travelling this much but I made several trips back to Tokyo and to Kansai in just these two months. I guess I was also homesick and thus I’d jump at any chance I get to go back to Tokyo even if it would be tiring. Anyways, now that I am here and a little bit better rested, I will fill you in with what went on in the past two months.

I only received information during my first week of work that I will be posted to Mie Prefecture for three months for my job training. I barely had time to prepare or do anything since work has begun. For the first two weeks there was a lot of moving around to visit various offices in the country. It was done so that we can formally introduce ourselves and be introduced to the company that we would work in. That was a tiring two weeks of new employee general job training. After which, I had to prepare to leave for Mie Prefecture. That’s when my three months of job training formally begun. I was busy trying not to screw up on my Japanese business etiquette while trying my best to learn as much as I could on my job. That, for sure, took up most of my energy so all I am looking forward at the end of the day was just to wash up, listening to some comforting tunes and head to bed. Don’t get me wrong though, the people here were really kind and friendly. I was simply being my old potato self, afraid that I’d say something strange and be labelled as the strange foreigner in the office (though I don’t stand out at all since I am also very much Asian like everyone else).

Soon, it was golden week in Japan. I was excited to go back to Tokyo. A city-kid like myself simply cannot be apart from the busy, noisy, dirty streets of the city for too long. I was counting down the days to when can go hope on the Shinkansen to go back to Tokyo once my schedule was approved. I spent the first half of my week in Tokyo, Toyama. I wanted to go back to Tokyo first because I wanted to spend time with my man before all of us went on a trip together with his mates to Toyama to visit the famous Tateyama Kurobe Alpines. The whole trip was us doing a lot of travelling to see the Alpines. It was a great view but I was exhausted by the time we reached back to our ryokan, I’m not sure if I remembered clearly what I saw that day. Haha. The latter of the week, was spent in Osaka. It was great to visit Osaka again because I got to explore and enjoy Universal Studio Japan more than the last trip alongside a great travelling companion. It was an enjoyable trip but travelling always tires me out so sometimes I’d wish to have a more relaxing holiday. Maybe I’ll do something relaxing on the next long break.

When June begun, I went back to Tokyo over the weekend for my graduation ceremony. Yes. After six long months after graduating from university, I finally walked the stage! It was great being able to see familiar faces again and to be back in crowded busy Tokyo. Unfortunately, I had to leave Tokyo shortly after the ceremony because I had to catch the Shinkansen back to Nagoya. I am so used to taking the Shinkansen now that if I was given an assignment by my company to be travelling this far every weekend, I probably won’t complain about it. Lol.

Graduation class of 2018!

I’m currently at my final month of job training over in Mie Prefecture and will be heading back to Tokyo for work soon. It will be another round of packing, moving all over again. Very much dreaded adult stuff but I think I can handle it better on my own right now. I’m just hoping it will be smooth and lesser mental breakdowns. Pray for me.

I’ll write again once everything has settled down. xoxo