Yesterday I was talking to a friend on the phone and she burped nice and loudly. I laughed because I love it when she burps and then I laughed some more. Wondering why I felt like laughing so much (the burps are not a rare occurence), I realized that I had not heard someone burp in a long time. In fact, I don’t know if I have heard anyone here burp including myself.

On another note, I have been pretty busy. Really busy and needing to catch up on some sleep so when I have free moments I sort of just stare blankly into space. As a result, I’ve been doing a crap job at documenting my stay here so this week (I tell myself now) I will put extra effort towards writing (online and offline).

So, to speak of my busy-ness, this past weekend started with a work party on Friday night. It was the usually set dinner, drinks and then second party with drinks but this time there was a third party that was much needed for me. Last week I was complaining that I have not had too many late nights so I was glad to be around people until 3am. One thing became clear though: need to learn more Japanese songs for karaoke.

The next day it was a little hard to get up but I had a lot to be excited about so it gave me my needed motivation. More to come…