Friday, February 25, 2011
I think once is enough

Hey peeps,

I know I haven't been updating this blog for a really, really long time. So I thought I'll start again. (though I don't think I can update it regularly)

Well, lots of things have changed of late. I think by now most of you would have probably known that I'm currently residing in Tokyo. I swear that learning a new language has got to be the most painful thing ever. I was even thinking of picking up French after Japanese but I'm really having second thoughts about it now lol.

I think the worst thing about conversing in the language here is that the Japanese are way too polite to correct your mistakes even when you let them know prior that you'd appreciate it. I've been doing self study every single day. In the mornings before work starts, during lunch breaks and after work. It's awfully painful.

It doesn't really help much that I'm an introvert to begin with so I don't speak much to my colleagues and they don't speak much to me either. Hell, they don't even speak to the French dude next to me although he's a grad from Waseda University and speaks fluent Japanese. Sometimes I wonder if they have this... I wouldn't exactly call it a dislike for foreigners but more of like they tend to shun things that are non-Japanese, preferring to stick to "safe" boundaries. I don't know I get that kinda vibes.

Next week, Arnie is coming to look for me and subsequently 2 weeks later the Drumma Queen. I think I haven't been able to be myself all this time here so I'm looking forward to seeing them and making some noise. I'm starting to worry that I may have forgotten how to speak English altogether now.

Come next week I'll probably have some pics to upload but in the meantime, I need to head back to my books.