working life

I almost forgot how was my university life after i came here... the memories of working in lab, slept in carpark with stenches of alcohol and hydrochloric acid, typing programs while eating, thinking about new ideas while driving, dreaming about new designs while sleeping... forcing myself to be innovative, creative.... that were the precious memories in my life... it was very comfortable, the environment... even if i work for 20 hours a day, i'd still happy, energetic & relax... it's all because, the environment was very comfortable, the people around me understand what i said, i understand my surrounding... i had no worry, concentrated in works...

back to reality, working life in japan...i'm yet to establish a comfortable environment for myself... the language barrier is still there... the cultures and daily life differences are still there... i'm not a drinking type.. i lost my ideas after drinking... that's it, the difference. thinking about lot's of things these few weeks... how to make myself comfortable.. how to find a friend who doesn't follow rules.... almost everyone following rules here, they doing what the seniors did... they doing everything they are supposed to do.. they r always not on time(always incredibly earlier)...they have same routines... same activities on friday night... except from their characteristics and appearances, i really don't know what differences they possess between them... i need a friend here who doesn't follow rules.. who will bring changes to the company and the society... as they already realized, south korea are ahead of them now... soon it will be china... the older generation seems to realize the dangers and are taking primitive measures, the younger generation seems to realize a bit too but still following the steps... it will a very good chance for south korea and china to take over the leadership in asia in the coming few years if the people here are still living as they were everyday... for myself, i hope i can establish a comfortable environment for me in the near future....

The first trip to Osaka

On the day of 11th March 2.46pm a mega earthquake occured in Japan... That was a life changing experience for everyone. Some have died and some still alive... I'm safe in Tokyo but with the explosion of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plants, lot's of things have changed. For example, i went to Osaka for almost 2 weeks as the air in Tokyo was polluted with a little bit of Iodine-131 & Cesium-137. That was actually my first individual trip in my life(i went alone)...

Talking about the trip, sometimes to go alone to a trip as a backpacker is not easy... There are lots of safety issues. For example, the first thing that we need to do is to decide and book the transportation and accommodation. Transportation was ok for me as i've booked my first Shinkansen (bullet train) trip in my life. Then came the accommodation. staying alone in a foreign country is a bit... horror =D. First, i need a cheap hotel as i dont have money. A lot of hotel booking websites available on the internet. I need to get the cheapest, but some cheapest hotels do come with free extra adventures(old building, ghost stories, weird feeling...etc). So that was the enjoyable part of booking hotel => cheapest, free of ghost stories, good hotel.... if choose the wrong one, who knows what will happen during night time (-_-)|||... as i was caring passport, laptop, iphone, credit card and etc.. couldn't afford to get stolen...

but the trip was fun, i've learned how to survive, how to choose the cheapest and best options. ohya, i called my boss during my osaka trip to say hello to him and he actually advised me not to stay in those hotels with unbelievable low prices, but i was already staying...

But it was really a good experience. Bringing a backpack, caring a credit card, an iphone and a laptop and a few set of clothes, we can actually go anywhere, with the lowest price! I'll do it again next year! maybe wanna go to Europe. Actually before that i need a tablet PC... my laptop is way too heavy (2.0kg with battery)... I'm planning to buy a Toshiba dynabook with my employee points system(with points i no need pay for my laptop). 1.26kg with 11 inches screen and 11 hours battery life... i need one.

Until recently i do not know why people are obsessed with credit card... but since the trip, i'm too, love my credit card as it came in handy when i was in troubles... it was like "a card in hand, i can go anywhere"...

so that was the trip... with another shinkansen train back to tokyo (300km/h).