I got my placement!!!!!! I found out on friday during my lunch break of ANA testing! The day started quite slowly...ANA was alright...I was a little bored and started reading a book called "white teeth" very interestingly written, should anyone wanna read it sometime. I went to the office during my break because I couldn't bear to be in that small office any longer. David gave me the good news! Numazu board of education liked me! Apparently they got good feedback from a really horrible teacher, so they want me back! I won't be doing the same schools though which is a shame. Instead I will be doing 3 other elementary schools! scary stuff! I am moving on monday, and staying in a hotel until I am found a place to live. Well I don't mind..the hotel is niiice and paid for! harharhar!
So now I need to pack, and sort out stuff again...and obviously have all the bureaucracy crap continue, as I now need to change my gaijin card address once I actually get it....bla bla bla.....apparently you can get arrested for no apparent reason if you don't produce your gaijin card on request! my gaaaaaawd!
Went to Ueno again today, it was a lot colder for the first time in ages. We went round the market stalls, which was cool and I've found the most amazing shop ever. It's basically 7 floors of all the cute stuff you can think of....as well as toys, magic stuff, horror figurines, air plane models, etc etc....it was seriously the best thing ever! I just wanted to buy half the shop...you may be proud to hear that I did not buy anything at all!!!! (JAHA she HAS willpower!!!).
The cashier in the supermarket was trying to speak english to me today...I just wanted to encourage her lots...I love it when they try, they're actually quite good really..just so darn shy. I find that a lot, when I go up to people - there is like a momentary shudder of fear when they realise a gaijin wants to ask a question. There's always this sigh of relief when I ask in Japanese, and they don't need to try in english. awwwwwwww
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Hey, good stuff on the placement, glad that's all sorted now.
I love it when the Japanese try to speak Engrish too. Yesterday, when returning from Yahiko to see the Momiji Tani (Autumn Leaves), a rather smelly man with stains all over his suit sat down next to me. I discerning English ear picked out John Lennon, Yoko, and some other band members between some garbled Nihongo, followed by a drunken chorus of 'Yesterday'. The whole train frowned at me as I corrupted this poor Japanese man into breaking social etiquette. As he sang on a train. I was show ashamed, and later gave myself 100 lashings with a Lotus root to show my repentance.
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