Sheesh...the original plan was for school to start this week(in Japan, before the coronavirus stuff) but that got pushed to next week as far as I've heard. But that was before the Prime Minister declared the State of Emergency thing...Haven't heard from my work since Sunday....
While I do have Netflix now(thanks to a sibling's help) and found a free video site when I can get some info on learning to speak Japanese(still wish for in person stuff but oh well) I'm still very bored. Working on Kindle stuff....my password doesn't want to work. Figures.
Since there was no work, I actually watched the sunday sessions of General Conference live! The hosanna shout was tricky, as it was 1am here and I didn't want to disturb my neighbors. So I kept my volume low. Got up for the second session at 5am so I wasn't as worried but no shout there. Sadly spent the rest of the day groggy...my dad teased me about walking into walls. Tempted to tell him that walls weren't the problem. It was dips or steps going down in front of me that I had issues with. Guess it messed with my depth perception....thankfully no falls or injuries. Just a jolt as I had to go further down than I thought.
Otherwise trying to occupy myself in this not quite lockdown situation. Sigh.....
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Icy Rain...
My friends a little north of me got snow this weekend...all I got was icy rain that sucked the heat out of my apartment so that I had to turn on the heater. Been fine without it all week. Figures.
They got snow back home(bet their glad for the lockdown so that only two or three have to go places)so I'm a little jealous. Though it would probably still be just as cold and melt fast if we got any here.
Trees are getting beautiful. Spring is really going now despite the cold. One of my friends had a video of the cherry blossoms falling with the snow. Really cool.
Seems my siblings are having car problems again...meaning that my car is getting used(no complaints from me)but now they have to work out who gets to use it when. I don't know how one of them did what they did to their car, but it sounds like a pain to fix.
Start of week two of 'spring break' for us english teaching aides...Hoping to have a fun evening with two friends playing games and watching movies. Be very bored otherwise.
Downsides to losing weight in Japan:
1. hard to find clothes in your size given they use a different system.
2. hard to find clothes because they are built differently(granted, it's tricky back home too).
3. still get very hungry sometimes
4. can't afford new clothes all at once so I have to make do with baggy ones for a while...
5. and I'm just being silly right now while debating about lunch options...
They got snow back home(bet their glad for the lockdown so that only two or three have to go places)so I'm a little jealous. Though it would probably still be just as cold and melt fast if we got any here.
Trees are getting beautiful. Spring is really going now despite the cold. One of my friends had a video of the cherry blossoms falling with the snow. Really cool.
Seems my siblings are having car problems again...meaning that my car is getting used(no complaints from me)but now they have to work out who gets to use it when. I don't know how one of them did what they did to their car, but it sounds like a pain to fix.
Start of week two of 'spring break' for us english teaching aides...Hoping to have a fun evening with two friends playing games and watching movies. Be very bored otherwise.
Downsides to losing weight in Japan:
1. hard to find clothes in your size given they use a different system.
2. hard to find clothes because they are built differently(granted, it's tricky back home too).
3. still get very hungry sometimes
4. can't afford new clothes all at once so I have to make do with baggy ones for a while...
5. and I'm just being silly right now while debating about lunch options...
Friday, March 20, 2020
AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!
Good grief, is this going to get better yet?!
Now the US is up to level 3(technically the world is) so travel is being really restricted so I cancelled my flight home(still in the works actually, have to wait for the poor overworked CS people to get to it). My parents finally got theirs to Japan cancelled. Sigh....
School's officially out, though no students for most of the last three weeks. Just my last day for the school year was yesterday. Hard though, as that school's closing down so I probably won't see the teachers again...students either. Wish for pictures...they are a bit touchy about pictures of students here. Privacy is big to them. So I'm not angry, just sad.
Getting the sacrament is fun...have to meet up with a small group(still no large group gatherings here) somewhere to get it. But we do Zoom meetings and those are fun.
Have three fiction books to read, but I feel like Tangled 'reread the books if I have time to spare'. Read them so many times I'd rather not. Do have church related stuff that's not worn out to me yet. Been listening to the Saints volume one on the church website while doing cross stitch, so that's a fun sunday thing.
Weather's warming up though, so hoping to get together with friends more while we're all bored waiting for next school year to start. Have an elephant reserve to visit...maybe Kyoto if it's safe...
Earthquake in Utah damaged the temple...scary. The tornado quite a while back completely missed it so this is a little worrying. They just shut it down to remodel for earthquakes too....Divine inspiration at work...sounds like no one got hurt there...Poor Moroni lost his horn. Hope that's an easy fix.
Now the US is up to level 3(technically the world is) so travel is being really restricted so I cancelled my flight home(still in the works actually, have to wait for the poor overworked CS people to get to it). My parents finally got theirs to Japan cancelled. Sigh....
School's officially out, though no students for most of the last three weeks. Just my last day for the school year was yesterday. Hard though, as that school's closing down so I probably won't see the teachers again...students either. Wish for pictures...they are a bit touchy about pictures of students here. Privacy is big to them. So I'm not angry, just sad.
Getting the sacrament is fun...have to meet up with a small group(still no large group gatherings here) somewhere to get it. But we do Zoom meetings and those are fun.
Have three fiction books to read, but I feel like Tangled 'reread the books if I have time to spare'. Read them so many times I'd rather not. Do have church related stuff that's not worn out to me yet. Been listening to the Saints volume one on the church website while doing cross stitch, so that's a fun sunday thing.
Weather's warming up though, so hoping to get together with friends more while we're all bored waiting for next school year to start. Have an elephant reserve to visit...maybe Kyoto if it's safe...
Earthquake in Utah damaged the temple...scary. The tornado quite a while back completely missed it so this is a little worrying. They just shut it down to remodel for earthquakes too....Divine inspiration at work...sounds like no one got hurt there...Poor Moroni lost his horn. Hope that's an easy fix.
Monday, March 2, 2020
World War Z
Am I weird because this Coronavirus scare reminds me of that movie? Of course, minus the total society collapse and biting zombies. But the rush for things to stock pile is a little annoying. Every store I know of is out of toilet paper, tissues, and (not all on this one) Paper towels. I have plenty of the latter two, but a little low on toilet paper. Should still be good for a while, but I don't like leaving it this long.
It also got the trip to Japan and cruise tour my parents and siblings planned on cancelled. Yeah, guess which ship it was going to be on?
But I can go home instead, though I'll have less time given the way my work schedule goes. At least the tickets were cheaper than usual.
Schools being cancelled is just for students at the moment. We teachers still have to go prep stuff for graduations and next school year. Downside is there is no school lunch so I have to remember to bring one. One of my coworkers already does that so no big deal for them.
Got to love winter in Japan. Had one attempt at snow fall(didn't stick and only lasted about an hour) and otherwise it just rains. The cold drizzle that's worse than snow. And I get to walk at least 10-15 minutes in it. 50 if I miss the bus. The wind is not nice either...
Hope it warms up tomorrow....
It also got the trip to Japan and cruise tour my parents and siblings planned on cancelled. Yeah, guess which ship it was going to be on?
But I can go home instead, though I'll have less time given the way my work schedule goes. At least the tickets were cheaper than usual.
Schools being cancelled is just for students at the moment. We teachers still have to go prep stuff for graduations and next school year. Downside is there is no school lunch so I have to remember to bring one. One of my coworkers already does that so no big deal for them.
Got to love winter in Japan. Had one attempt at snow fall(didn't stick and only lasted about an hour) and otherwise it just rains. The cold drizzle that's worse than snow. And I get to walk at least 10-15 minutes in it. 50 if I miss the bus. The wind is not nice either...
Hope it warms up tomorrow....
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Christmas
It's funny how since being in Japan I'm kind of glad they don't bother with the overly annoying holiday songs that usually start back in October. I do miss the real Christmas ones though. Glad that most wards-including the one I attend here in Tokyo-sing alot of them on Sundays.
It was also fun to do Christmas caroling. We even tried singing Silent Night in Japanese. The elderly people we visited sang with us on that one.
Always reminds me of how grateful I am for my savior and redeemer around this time of year. I'll never get tired of singing those songs and thinking about that while doing so.
Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!
It was also fun to do Christmas caroling. We even tried singing Silent Night in Japanese. The elderly people we visited sang with us on that one.
Always reminds me of how grateful I am for my savior and redeemer around this time of year. I'll never get tired of singing those songs and thinking about that while doing so.
Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Thoughts
On living alone:
1. Busy
2. Terrifying
3. Exciting
4. Food
5. Bed(there was basically a frame, had to buy the futon and pad with sheets and such)
6. Where is....(anything)?
7. Sleep
8. Boring
9. Lonely
10. Boring
11. Work
12. Boring
13. Church
14. Boring
15. Boring
16. Boring
17. Boring
18. Boring
19. Boring
20. Friends want to hang out? Yes!
21. Boring.
22. How do I....(anything)?
23. I'm So Bored!
1. Busy
2. Terrifying
3. Exciting
4. Food
5. Bed(there was basically a frame, had to buy the futon and pad with sheets and such)
6. Where is....(anything)?
7. Sleep
8. Boring
9. Lonely
10. Boring
11. Work
12. Boring
13. Church
14. Boring
15. Boring
16. Boring
17. Boring
18. Boring
19. Boring
20. Friends want to hang out? Yes!
21. Boring.
22. How do I....(anything)?
23. I'm So Bored!
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Things I Learned
From coming to Japan
1. Even if they don't speak any english at all, they still know what 'taxi' is and can point to where to find them.
2. McDonald's is here, though I personally think the quality is much higher. I will say that the ketchup has a hint of spicyness but I actually like that. Helps when I'm craving Western food....Pizza here is just not the same.
3. Hotel and Guest house owners usually can speak english well enough for you to understand, though in my experience the latter is better at it.
4. It is not quite the 'other world' feeling despite being across the ocean. Though the driving on the left side of the road helps me remember I'm not in the U.S....And all the rice.
5. I think they really know how to cook seafood here, because I actually like it. Though the dried fish and squid(I think) they gave me for a snack once was not.
6. Onigiri is awesome. I'm hoping I won't get addicted to it, but it makes a great snack. Plus it comes with many different fillings so I won't get tired of it.
7. Kids are still energetic and restless, even here.
8. The only things you really need to keep an eye on are umbrellas and bikes. Strange huh? Those are the top two stolen items here....
9. Public transit is like the U.S., as in it is displayed in both Japanese and English in most places.
10. Drying laundry takes forever...and washing it by hand is hard...have a lot more sympathy for our ancestors...
And that's it for now.
1. Even if they don't speak any english at all, they still know what 'taxi' is and can point to where to find them.
2. McDonald's is here, though I personally think the quality is much higher. I will say that the ketchup has a hint of spicyness but I actually like that. Helps when I'm craving Western food....Pizza here is just not the same.
3. Hotel and Guest house owners usually can speak english well enough for you to understand, though in my experience the latter is better at it.
4. It is not quite the 'other world' feeling despite being across the ocean. Though the driving on the left side of the road helps me remember I'm not in the U.S....And all the rice.
5. I think they really know how to cook seafood here, because I actually like it. Though the dried fish and squid(I think) they gave me for a snack once was not.
6. Onigiri is awesome. I'm hoping I won't get addicted to it, but it makes a great snack. Plus it comes with many different fillings so I won't get tired of it.
7. Kids are still energetic and restless, even here.
8. The only things you really need to keep an eye on are umbrellas and bikes. Strange huh? Those are the top two stolen items here....
9. Public transit is like the U.S., as in it is displayed in both Japanese and English in most places.
10. Drying laundry takes forever...and washing it by hand is hard...have a lot more sympathy for our ancestors...
And that's it for now.
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