Japan and my new job

So I'm like really behind on this blog... not that I'm really keeping track but since I said I'd update on my trip to Japan, I'll keep it short and sweet (if I can).

On my way to Japan, I went snowboarding at one of the more famous ski resorts in Korea. On the first run, I broke a rib. I don't think it was all that serious, but they couldn't see whether or not it was really broken because my spine was in the way. I asked the doctor if I'd still be able to go to Japan and he said yes and prescribed some painkillers for me. :)

It was hard moving around too much so I took it easy. I had this entire itinerary planned but some of my plans fell through due to some poor planning (I didn't check what time the last boat left) so it was interesting.... I took an overnight boat to Fukuoka, didn't get to see much because of my injury, went to a hot springs twice (which helped a lot) and on my last night decided to go out. Found a random bar that just happened to be the last day before it shut down. Made some new friends then called it a day. (I still need to email them...)

Wished I had done more sightseeing but I dunno just chilling in the area was nice too. Tried to go to some famous temple but I had read the map wrong and was on the other side of the station.. -_-;; Meh~ All in all, I found it to be a good trip even though I didn't see much. Met some interesting people and got to experience hostel life (which was very nice btw).

I definitely want to move to Japan but I dunno, we'll see how my life plan works out. I think I'm going to try to make it happen soon. ^_^

Ok so that aside, I finally started working in the beginning of February and I really like my job. I work for the corporate office of an English academy and we're working on a vocabulary project/dictionary and all this curriculum stuff. I've been working long hours though but it's been helping me keep a regular schedule.

I've been getting restless though because I haven't been exercising. I'm probably going to start soon... hopefully. If I can find the time. ^_^

I might move out (I feel like I go through this every so often) but I'm going to aim for June 1st. We'll see how it actually works out though.

Went to Japan

More updates soon

Actually it was only two weeks

So I found out that I was only working for 2 weeks so this next week is like FREE. Obviously making less money but I learned several important lessons this week as well as several new things about myself:

1. Lesson planning is important.
2. I apparently can get by with very little sleep for quite a few days without collapsing. This has never happened to me before.
3. I need to be busy in order to get more done. This is an unfortunate truth because it means that when I'm not busy, I'm considerably less efficient. :\ I need to fix this.
4. I want to be an artist. Doesn't matter what kind. I wish I was better able to express myself.

That's all. I'm still tired and recovering. I can't wait until this next week is over. I'm going to go snowboarding and then head over to Japan. ^_^ v

Three crazy weeks X.x

So I didn't realize HOW crazy things would get until I went to work today.

I have a crazy schedule, but I'm also going to be making a decent amount of money (honestly, I think I could've pushed for more... :\) so I guess I won't complain. I think that having this kind of schedule made me realize that I don't want to part-time it. It's just too crazy with too much to take care of. I'd rather just work full-time at one place and call it a day.

I'm working at 3 different places and private tutoring. X.x Thankfully though, one of the places is only on Saturdays but I'm hoping to change it if I get the place I want to work at. If it all works out it all works out. If it doesn't, it doesn't. I just hope that I don't start banking everything on this one place because I could very well not get the job. I hope I do...

I'm so good at procrastinating

Interestingly enough, lately people have told me that I look really reliable and responsible and all that... is that true?

For some reason I really don't think I do (and honestly, I don't think I really am... am I?). It's interesting to see how strangers (or somewhat strangers) view me. I mean I guess I'm not completely irresponsible but I do have that side of me so I don't really know where people get "responsible" from. Hm. I suppose it's a good thing.

I think that in that sense I shall try to become what people think I am. ^^;;

I mean seriously. I'm really good at procrastinating and generally not getting things done until the last minute so I guess I think it's weird that people think otherwise. Take right now for instance. I should be lesson planning but all I really did was eat dinner and watch some Nodame Cantabile (a very good anime btw) and part of the Hana Yori Dango movie (which I've decided is going to be terrible). After watching the Korean version, I've realized that the two main characters are much better fit for their roles than the Japanese version. Dood, the Domyouji from the Japanese version looks like a Japanese Michael Jackson (at least the hair and face). And besides, I always imagined Domyouji to be tall and muscular, not skinny and effeminate -_-. At any rate, here I am still wasting more time. I think I'll at least try to get something done. ^^;;

I am indeed quite an idiot

So I just realized that two people that I have been fb friends for... enough time were not on my limited profile and they should've been.

Why? Because one is my STUDENT and I have many "incriminating" pictures of me drinking. O.M.G. I'm pretty sure he's seen them too so now it's like what do I doooooo?! (and he's probably seen my wall posts T.T) I mean in the end, I suppose it doesn't matter whether or not they know whether their teachers drink or not since it's a part of Korean culture, but it's still quite bothersome. Ugh.

The other kid is this kid that used to go to my church. He was younger and I think he used to kind of look to me for advice since I went through the whole college thing or whatever. At any rate, I think I didn't put him on my limited profile since I figured he was old enough to handle my "drinking" pictures (honestly, I don't think they're that bad....) but yeah. Bleh~

So now I'm thinking omg-how-could-I-not-have-put-them-on-my-limited-profile but at the same time, does it really matter? Gaaaaah

Oh well. It's too late now. I just hope he doesn't like pass them around to all my other students who don't have access to my pictures. X.x *sigh*~

Bored. I need to start working.

So honestly not much has been going on in my life. To the point where I'm bored with what I'm doing right now. The last three weeks have been pretty busy since family was here but I really need to find a job. I have some stuff going on for winter, but I don't have anything going on after that. If things work out right, I might just work for a couple weeks and take another month off of work. :D haha But I think I'm just being lazy. There's so much I want to do but it's the age old all-of-a-sudden-the-day-disappears thing... I don't know I think I need to stop being on the computer so much.

Meh~

College apps have stopped going anywhere but I'm going to pretend it was because I was busy with family and thankfully spend this next week really focusing on all my writing and what not. I think I'm going to eat lunch somewhere not at home because I never get anywhere if I try to eat all my meals at home.

This winter has been blissfully warm with I think a total of like 3-4 days that were truly cold. I'm thankful yet apprehensive of the cold to come. What if, just like how a month of fall there was a summer-y month, in spring, there will be one extra month of crappy winter weather? X.x I just hope this winter is really short.

That aside, I'm looking into grad school programs in Japan. For no other reason than because I want to live there. I found a program that I really liked but I honestly couldn't get any more information on it so I'm going to see if there's more info somewhere. Meh~ Logistically though, it's too expensive but apparently there are scholarships for foreigners in Japan. I heard this from a guy who studied in Japan like 20 years ago though so... I think I need to do my own research. X.x haha

There isn't much else going on in my life. I want to leave home and have been looking for one-room places in a decent location but so far, I haven't found anything decent. X.x I mean the cheapest places are also so far off the beaten track (though there seems to be a decent number of places by Seoul University... I suppose if I end up going to grad school there, I should find housing around there...). But apparently that neighborhood used to be the slums... so um... yeah.

BLAH. I'm bored with myself and the things going on right now. I need to find something interesting to do. I think I'm going to pick up scrapbooking again. I have like 20 scrapbooks to work on.