A Taste of Bliss

It has been about 1 month since I started working at a new company.

It was really drastic days since the beginning of last month.

I got a new job when I was thinking about going back to Korea,

I have moved to a new apartment in the first weekend of my new job,

I did my very first work translating on the first day at the new company,

I've been to see the Tokyo factory on the second day, and I also have been to a one-day business trip to Tohoku Office in Miyagi.

I've been to a health check and an exhibition on the same day,

I've visited a client for meetings.

All of these were very busy days for me.

But the new office is near my house, easy to commute.

Located on the riverside of Sumida River, I'm working every day with the view of Tokyo Sky Tree under construction and JR Sobu line.

As I'm new to this company, I'm not taking charge of the department's work by myself,

but I'm studying about the products and the industry, exchanging e-mails with overseas clients,

translating other department's documents on requests, updating database and process through the bills,

getting accustomed to the new work little by little.

The people in the company are all kind and friendly, I even had a welcome party, enjoying delicious food and wine.

And finally, I got my first salary!!!

The social insurance fees are not deducted at the first month, I finally could take a breath in my life.

Having no money, I had 100-yen cup noodles at lunch everyday, struggling hard until the day of salary.

But I had a lunch together with 4 foreign female colleagues on the salary day.

The 500-yen lunch set at Sakura Suisan is very recommendable!

And I had Eel Meal for the dinner of the day.

I had decided to visit a wine bar near home and have a glass of wine of master's recommendation if I get the first salary at a new job.

And finally, it has come true!!

The taste of German red wine.... it was really a taste of bliss.

Going to work every morning,

Getting used to a new work and a new environment little by little,

Taking a break after work at a new house, although the excess baggages haven't all got tidy yet.

I thank and feel happy with all of these.

I would like to get new happiness more and more.

And I hope to answer all the people who have encouraged me.

These are what I'm thinking these days.

A Turning Point

I haven't updated this blog for about half a year.

Although this is an excuse, I have pretty busy and fully occupied with the drastic changes of my life.

My former visa was supposed to be expired on March 14 this year, so I changed my visa status into Temporary Visitor for 90 days for job hunting.

I have kept on looking for a job since then, and have been rejected by a lot of job entries.

But, finally I've succeed in getting a new job, planning and overseas business in a manufacturing company in Asakusabashi (Only 4 stations away from the nearby station of my home! Takes less than 30 minutes! Hurray!).

Now I'm going on the application process of changing my visa into a working visa .

Hope I'll get the visa as soon as possible to start working at a new company.

Also, I have to leave my current house and move into a new place.

Actually, the rent was too expensive for me, a freeter without a stable income.

The monthly rent cannot be saved, and it's the largest living expense.

Fortunately, I've found a new apartment near the current house.

17 square-meter wide, one room with a kitchen, a unit bath-toilet.

New wooden floor, new kitchen furniture. Only 5 minutes walk from the nearby station.

Most of all, the monthly rent is 15 thousand yen cheaper than current rent!

My friend also lives close to the new apartment.

I have come to Japan in 2005, and it's been already 5 years since then.

5 years is a very long time. I have spent the whole years of my late 20's here in Japan.

It feels short after the time passed, but actually it's a long time.

The admiration since 17 years old has sent me out to a foreign land, and let me experience lots of ups and downs.

I've chosen the whole way that I have walked along, and I have no regrets for that.

Rather, I am sure that was the best thing I have ever done in my life.

Living in Japan, I have met many diffrent kinds of people, and experienced so many things.

And I'm sure that will make me grow and stronger as a human.

A new start, at a new job, at a new home.

Now I'm on the important turning point of my life.

Christmas Eve

It's Christmas Eve today.

Went to Shinjuku Isetan, to pick up the Ouverture product that I had ordered before.

Pink laces in white silk... really lovely!!!

Shinjuku East on Christmas Eve

Then, I've been to the Korean Lesson that I've been doing since spring last year.
"Although I have a year-end party tonight, I would like to take your interesting lesson." said the student, which I was very thankful for.

I also got a small christmas cake from the secretariat.

Came back home and had dinner with Tarako Pasta.
Also drank Spring Mountain Valley coffee from Kohikan.

These are the orgol of "HOWEVER " by GLAY, which I got from auction at 300 yen, and the christmas cookie that I got today.

Then, I watched "Detroit Metal City", starring my favorite actor Kenichi Matsuyama.

It was really interesting!! I laughed a lot. Really recommendable!!

Scented the room with lavender aroma.

The last Christmas Eve of my 20's was spent like this.

Best Or Worst Of My Life

I'm writing this with my mobile phone lying on my bed, which is a hard job using 10 keys with no auto-candidate function.

Finally, it's Christmas Eve - actually, the last one in my 20's.
And there's only one week left in the year of 2009.
It is said that every time has ups and downs... but, were there any "ups" during this year?
I don't think so.
I started this year as a freeter looking for a job, and that's what I am still.
However, I do believe I have learned a lot while experiencing a kind of life I have never had before. And they will definitely help me living out in this world.

I'm still on training, on trials and errors.

"Things are changing, and you're living, Let md tell you if you're not wrong everything, everything's all right..."

But I'm still wrong, repeating the same mistakes again and again.

Christmas Party with Neighborhood Girls

Today, I had a Christmas Party at home with neighborhood girls.

5 people including me enjoyed eating, drinking and chatting.

It was a potluck party, so I ordered a pizza, and the guests brought drinks, snacks, food, etc.

I got the idea of holding a home party from the last year's party at Itabashi where my friends gathered and made Okonomiyaki with the toppings that everybody had brought in.

Also, the multilingual club Hippo holds potluck party often.

Preparing for guests to stay, I cleaned my super messy room.

I had read from a book that you had better invite somebody into your house regularly if you are living by yourself to keep your room neat and tidy enough, and that's just pretty true.

Living alone, I tend to mess up my room soon, as I have a bad habit of putting my stuff anywhere after coming back home. Besides, if there's no one to see inside of the house, it is likely that the care about cleaning gets forgotten.

I have spent my teenage years in a girls-only environment - girls' middle and high school, which was just a nightmare. So, I had preferred hanging with guys during my university days, as my hobbies were mainly boy's stuff - computers, photography, etc.

But since my late 20's, I got to enjoy hanging out with girls, chatting and surfing for somewhere delicious, cool spots or stores, etc.

There are also plenty of topics that only girls can share.

Girls' talk is really fun and enjoyable, and basically, females are made to enjoy talking.

I really like this new neighborhood, where I have met so many nice girl friends.

I always thank them for being there.