Japan Version II

Okay I am here in Nagasaki and practically right underneath where the bomb went off (not exactly, but less that 1km away from the blast site) - that should make it easier if you're looking for me.

I have not slept for over 36 hours and I am not making much sense. I went from:
Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur to Osaka
Osaka Airport to Shin Osaka
Shin Osaka to Hakata
Hakata to Nagasaki

That equals 13 hours flying and 6 hours on trains! It was horrible!

Anyway, I walked around a bit and called my mother. Oh guess what I won the day I left for Japan: a playstation 2. Yes, hoorah, I won it and now I'll never get to play it. How crazy is that? Of course my mother may have misheard the call and I probably won a PS2 game (which I wont be able to play, sans playstation)... but anyway... I miss Stef - although it doesn't feel like we're really apart, I feel like any second I'm going to turn around and he'll be there.. or I will see him tomorrow or something... but of course I won't because he's five million miles away. It just doesn't seem like that at all, so I guess it must be love.

Anyway, I am about to set up the futon and fall asleep. My suitcase arrive tomorrow night, thank the lord. Until then I have to fight to urge to buy everything I see. OH MY GOD THERE IS SO MUCH AWESOME STUFF TO BUY!

ps: no photos yet because USB is in transit tomorrow, arriving, yes
xx

Rebecca & Danny's Wedding

Rebecca and Danny's wedding was today and it was beautiful. Congratulations to you both!!!
Perfect weather, a beautiful dress, great food & drink and an amazing location = a truly great wedding! More pics on Flickr.

Real Keen, Baked Bean

My mum is already looking up hotels in Nagasaki! She's super keen to come over and visit me although I think she wants to visit the mega 100 Yen shop in Hakata more than she'll want to see me (that's okay, I'd probably live in that place if it was allowed). I don't know if my dad knows of his up-and-coming 2007 trip to Japan - currently being planned in the mind of my mother - but he has to suspect something I'm certain.

I cannot wait to (in no particular order):

• go to the Swimmer shop in Canal City
• see Summer, Susan, Chand et al
• nikku man, coffee jelly, Sokenbi-cha, soba, aspara-maki... mmmm!
  
• Revisit old haunts
• See Bridget when she comes to visit in April
• Karaoke
• Holga polaroid film, 110 film, slide developing yesssssssssssssss!
  
• get my Starbucks coffee cup & kogepan coffee cup from old apartment
  

I will not apologise! I will also have to get a bike.

Tomorrow we're going to Geelong -my friend's getting married on Sunday - and Stef and I will have a few days together until I leave :( :(

So yeah...

I had a blog here a while ago but it was really only an example in halfarsedness and now I'm starting this one. Old one dead, this one alive. Hoorah!

In a week from now, I will be on a plane flying back to Japan! Holy crap!

Today I got notice that I've been placed in Nagasaki! I am very happy with this. Not knowing where I was going was pretty stressful and was hanging over my head - now the mystery has been revealed and I am (very) relieved.

Yay!

Things are getting a bit weird as the date of departure gets closer and closer! I guess we can blame the ol' PMS and the freaking HEAT as well (39° next week! FUCK!). I keep lying awake at night playing Bubble Ducky on my phone and wondering what the hell I am doing with my life!

Beware the power of Bubble Ducky.

My mum is coming up tomorrow to buy me toothpaste and deodorant (the only money I have now is yen) and we're meeting Stef for lunch.