roots

Had lunch with Kimiko san today. It was great to hear her story and how she ended up where she is now. What I loved most about her story was how she took several months off to backpack around the world before she joined Edelman. Having no experience as a full time worker, the idea that I had been given (probably the influence of my very capitalist faja) is that once you are in the race you have to run till the end to build up on your 'career.' Though, if your career is your passion well thats another story, but like me and probably the majority of the people its a half fitting story.

I had been so focused on trying to obtain a full time position, and trying to make myself fit intothe shape that I thought was for me that I've forgotten my roots of happiness.

I use to draw, scribble, grafitti, just hold a pencil and let my mind go. I dont do that anymore. Is it time, is it experience with the loss of innocence? I think I need to seek that out again.

numbers

My way of spending the weekend has changed, and I dont feel that I am getting to know new people over the weekend, which use to happen. Because I dont have the week to hang out with my old friends as I am not in college anymore, I use my weekend time to see them. Whilst when I was in college, Id go out on the weekend gathering where I would meet new faces.

'Work, life balance'
You can perceive from many angles, but there are 24 hours in a day for all man kind. Our life span might be unfairly divided, but 24 hours exists. Though without the concept of time, the working society will definitely freak out, but many others would be relieved.

Numbers are scary in that way, it measures, it times, it adds, its a tool for comparison and easiest representative form. Without it we wouldn't have to know or worry about ...

new field, new vocabulary.

The week does go by fast when Monday is a public holiday. Also the intern has been speeding its way through with only a little bit left to go, which leaves me on the verge of having to think of my future plans. Though I will leave that out as I want to give it all I got with the present situation.
Last week had been busy with multiple research on projects, but this week had been rather quiet. Though I felt this quietness was a little dangerous to myself, I ran around the office asking for anything I can do. Luckily I was given a task from Kazue-san for translating. Reading about technology related article, it was a field that I was not familiar with, but a good challenge for myself. Trying to understand the issue of SIM lock in Japan right now, as some of the articles were mentioning about it. With different projects/ clients I am able to earn new sets of knowledge, and broaden my view, as I personally would not research about the LAN cable in details for my own interest. With difficulties, I am hoping to finish the task by Monday next week.

Also another task was given my the Medical team to list up drugs that requires prescription, and list what its use was. It is going to be a process that will take up to perhaps next week, but going through the list again, I saw some familiar names that I was prescribed in hospitals, to new names. ‘Drugs are the highest quality product man has been making’ said one friend of mine, and going through the list of these find products, I started thinking about its effect on society, individual, families in need etc.

Also with certain drugs for HIV/ AIDS patience, I always felt there was a lack of education on sex and AIDS in Japan. This from my personal field work, when asking girls in college if they knew the difference of HIV and AIDS, and other facts, some or fair few couldn't answer. In Australia, students are lectured from grade 6 about sex education, but the case in Japan is that they have one, but it hasn't been emphasized as the teachers or parents are embarrassed. These embarrassment is going to cause severe illness in the future for these children, and like the notice about cervical cancer in women, I feel that there is a need to raise awareness about AIDS/ HIV to the Japanese society.

Have a great weekend!!