Sunday, June 04, 2006
So I asked my cousin, Chieko, if I could have a CD-R. She says, "sure, it's in the cupboard." I'm like ok and start looking thru. After a minute I figure out why I can't seem to find the CD-Rs, at the bottom of the cupboard is a box of cereal. She thought I was asking for cereal, LOL. Come on, laugh with me. By the way, keep in mind, I'm in Japan. Bye Bye
Saturday, June 03, 2006
It's only 3:35 but I feel like the entire day is over. I was supposed to do a mini triathlon today but I hurt my leg yesterday in a soccer game so day is been reduced to a day of sitting, eating, sleeping, and reading. I can't remember the last time I did absolutely nothing for an entire day. There's a lot of I need to do but today I can't seem to muster up the energy to. Funny, considering I was going to do 3 sports today. My naps aren't even productive as mosquitoes always seem to attack me when I just start to dream. Does anybody else ever not to anything at all for a day, and I don't mean the "hangover do nothing" days.? It's all so new to me and I don't like it. So I sit here in my relative's house alone waiting for my cousin to come home so we can trade cars so I can drive back to my apartment. The seconds feel like minutes, the minutes like hours, my eyelids grow heavy. Time for my 13th nap of the day.
Random Musings ( Oh how they bring me such joy)
So 2 months until I start the next chapter of my life. I've begun preparing by shaving my goatee, changing my hairstyle (no more mohawk), cleaning my apartment, contacting my successor, worrying, getting nervous, and still having no concrete answers. Wow, how that just went downhill.
Been doing quite a bit of reading lately, just finished Philip Pullman’s, His Dark Materials trilogy. It was quite fascinating. You might have heard about it, it's the trilogy where God (the authority) dies. The book came off as fantasy but introduced some interesting questions for me. With books like The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, and Philip Pullman's books, Religion has become a popular topic. I was a party last week with all Americans and some people were having a conversation. At one point, religion and beliefs became the topic and one of the ladies said she didn't feel like talking about it but proceeded to dive head first into why she didn't want to talk about it. The talk about religion lasted for a bit. Well, I've digressed enough and feel that it is time for me to go to bed or at least to change topics.
My current book I'm is The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. I'm about half way thru and am enjoying it quite a bit. Even though it doesn't seem to be a very happy book. Thus far, my favorite line in the book is, "Her kiss was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering." I've had trouble explaining that line to Japanese people.
As my time gets shorter in Okinawa, I find myself reminiscing and wondering what my future holds. When we are children, we are told we can do anything if we try. Looking back, I remember being told that but I can't remember having a dream. I can't recall what it is I wanted to be when I grew up. It saddens me because now that I'm an adult, I still don't know. I feel like I should know or that I should have figured it out a long time ago. Now that the innocence is gone it's tough to believe you can do anything. I guess I'll just have to try. Because I still have time. And in some ways I'm still a child. There's a little trace of innocence hiding somewhere in me.
So 2 months until I start the next chapter of my life. I've begun preparing by shaving my goatee, changing my hairstyle (no more mohawk), cleaning my apartment, contacting my successor, worrying, getting nervous, and still having no concrete answers. Wow, how that just went downhill.
Been doing quite a bit of reading lately, just finished Philip Pullman’s, His Dark Materials trilogy. It was quite fascinating. You might have heard about it, it's the trilogy where God (the authority) dies. The book came off as fantasy but introduced some interesting questions for me. With books like The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, and Philip Pullman's books, Religion has become a popular topic. I was a party last week with all Americans and some people were having a conversation. At one point, religion and beliefs became the topic and one of the ladies said she didn't feel like talking about it but proceeded to dive head first into why she didn't want to talk about it. The talk about religion lasted for a bit. Well, I've digressed enough and feel that it is time for me to go to bed or at least to change topics.
My current book I'm is The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. I'm about half way thru and am enjoying it quite a bit. Even though it doesn't seem to be a very happy book. Thus far, my favorite line in the book is, "Her kiss was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering." I've had trouble explaining that line to Japanese people.
As my time gets shorter in Okinawa, I find myself reminiscing and wondering what my future holds. When we are children, we are told we can do anything if we try. Looking back, I remember being told that but I can't remember having a dream. I can't recall what it is I wanted to be when I grew up. It saddens me because now that I'm an adult, I still don't know. I feel like I should know or that I should have figured it out a long time ago. Now that the innocence is gone it's tough to believe you can do anything. I guess I'll just have to try. Because I still have time. And in some ways I'm still a child. There's a little trace of innocence hiding somewhere in me.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Maybe...
It's been 2 weeks since the triathlon, a couple days since my parents left, and 2 days of work after a week off. I don't know but I'm thinking maybe I'm ready to leave Okinawa. Don't get me wrong, the last few weeks have been Awesome but maybe that's the problem. I'm at a low point after all the highs of the past weeks. I'm hoping that this sinking feeling about being here will dissipate over the next few days but I tell ya, Sunday was rough. My parents left Saturday and there were also other factors that just made me think maybe it's time for a change of scenery. I'm 27 years old, been in Okinawa 5 years and I think I've done all that I want to in Okinawa for now. But I'm getting restless and I don't see any answers for the future. No good jobs here, the dating scene has proven fruitless, and also I just wanna see what else is out there. I have some great pics that will follow up this less than exciting entry and will be loading them up in the next couple days. And no matter how uncertain I sound, I live with no regrets but I better get a move on before I start regretting being here. Who knows, in the end I might be decide to move back to Okinawa but for that to happen I've got to go. The next question is where.?!
It's been 2 weeks since the triathlon, a couple days since my parents left, and 2 days of work after a week off. I don't know but I'm thinking maybe I'm ready to leave Okinawa. Don't get me wrong, the last few weeks have been Awesome but maybe that's the problem. I'm at a low point after all the highs of the past weeks. I'm hoping that this sinking feeling about being here will dissipate over the next few days but I tell ya, Sunday was rough. My parents left Saturday and there were also other factors that just made me think maybe it's time for a change of scenery. I'm 27 years old, been in Okinawa 5 years and I think I've done all that I want to in Okinawa for now. But I'm getting restless and I don't see any answers for the future. No good jobs here, the dating scene has proven fruitless, and also I just wanna see what else is out there. I have some great pics that will follow up this less than exciting entry and will be loading them up in the next couple days. And no matter how uncertain I sound, I live with no regrets but I better get a move on before I start regretting being here. Who knows, in the end I might be decide to move back to Okinawa but for that to happen I've got to go. The next question is where.?!
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Miyako Strongman Triathlon
On April 23rd I took part in a Strongman triathlon. It consists of a 3 km swim, a 155 km bike, and a 42... km run. When I awoke the morning of, it was lightning and thunder. Not a great way to start a day. With about 20 minutes till the start the thunderstorm dissipated or blew away. The swim didn't seem too tough but over 120 people didn't make it past the swim portion due to either slow times or exhaustion. I finished the 3 km swim in 1 hour and 2 minutes. The bike was next and after 5 hours 16 minutes, I had completed the 155 km ride. It started off nicely with relatively little wind but after the 100 km mark the wind slowed me down considerably and also my legs started to tire. The run was a total drain. When I started it I just wanted to run the whole thing but ended up walking about 5 km of it doing a run/ walk deal after the half way point. My dad came up beside me at about the 25 km mark and with his support I was able to jog most of the way back to the finish line completing the run in 5 hours and 29 minutes. My total time was 11 hours 48 minutes and 39 seconds. It was a wonderful experience and I look forward to doing more in the future and bettering my times.
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