I’m losing the internet in three hours. Gee!! Did I ever dream I would lose the internet? Nah. But I am sure getting used to it. I’ll miss e-mailing to friends and posting blog. Since this month started I decently kept posting everyday for a change; however it will be interfered. That’s going to be just as it was before. Hopefully I will get the internet back soon and start writing again.

About the moving, yesterday the moving company came and took most of belongings away. You know, now my room is EMPTY except for some clothing and this old PC. I will ship PC today, though. Oh let’s see now, I found lots of garbage bags in sight. Before the moving I cleaned the room, pre-cleaning, so to speak. Causing in the room of enormous dust, vast of garbage showed up behind such as a fridge, a washing machine and a desk. And this apart won’t accept garbage—for burning—any day except tomorrow. To my luck, the day is two day behind my leaving. I hope it make sense. Because I cannot concentrate in writing with typing without a desk and a chair; and my chest and back are hurting.

Next time if I ever get a chance to write blog, is from my hometown.

Today was Sunday, but I didn’t care what it was. I lost the sense of date since I came back from biking, and quit working. What gives you the sense of it is work or school. If you don’t do either of them, you cannot tell what’s today. Anyway, I remember that today was Sunday, because I had an appointment to see my friends at another friend’s curry restaurant. And my friends had decent work; they weren’t available except today. That’s why I didn’t forget it. My friends asked me to come over to the restaurant to have lunch together. One guy even came over from Tochigi prefecture which is located far from Tokyo in north direction; another prefecture lies between Tokyo and that prefecture. I had a really good time. We stayed at the restaurant for four hours. What annoying customers we were!! But we spent a sum of money there, the owner might be happy, though.

In comparison with usual Sunday, the city wasn’t too busy. It’s probably we are in the time of Bon—when we Japanese visit ancestors grave—so that many people are out of Tokyo or stay home.

When I was a kid, there was no store which was open during Bon (Bon is from around August tenth to fifteenth). I was impatient with candy shops no being open. I had an ordinary appetite in candy like most kids did. But nowadays you find a difficulty to find a shop closed during Bon. The old custom, stereotype that store should shut the shutter down is gone and they wanted to make more money. Or just small mom and pop stores are ruined by big companies. I guess the latter idea is true. Before I can’t find a shop opened during Bon, can’t find small shop which is like I used to go to. One shop close to my home was winded up. For one thing the owners—they are couple—aged, and could keep running the shop anymore. Another thing their kids are out of the house and not likely to take over the business.

Handing down fortune, business, land to one’s offspring is nothing easy. Inheriting fortune and land is better than business; as long as you prepare for being involved in some troubles among your siblings when your daddy dies. With regard to taking over business is different story. It does not mean you can automatically make money when you succeed to it from you father, since you need to get certain experience or something to run it smoothly. And what can you do if your daddy’s business is something you don’t take to. That’s why I regard taking over a business is difficult.

When I come back home, I will seek for mom and pop shop.

The dizziness continued since yesterday continued today. I got up around seven this morning and started doing something not important, including browsing the internet. I really need to get rid of the internet or waste my time. Come to think of it, I usually use my PC for only three things: Browse around without reason, write something, listen to music. The most important thing is writing. I can do without music—I am not a music freak, anyway—and browsing.

Browsing web pages is like sweets. You cannot stop eating unless you give it to someone or being full. But to contrary to eating sweets, browsing eats your time. And you never be full with is as well as the internet. You end up feeling empty after you are done browsing. Because I do feel that way, for instance I sometime seek for good soccer clips in Youtube. You know, Youtube can be very horrible to you. Of course I really admit that is one of those great inventions in twentieth century—it’s too much to say—meantime the terrible thing when you start taking a trip around in it without any specific purpose. Yeah, if you have reason it’s won’t be bad, like you’ve got to see friend’s video blog. That’s pretty much understandable.

Personally, I make a point of watching somebody’s video blogs. That’s because I would like to know how they are doing. And I occasionally e-mail to them. There will be a mutual communication. But looking for some soccer clips—I don’t know why I take soccer up as an example—isn’t too cool all the time; even though those players are cool.

How about listening to music? I guess listening to music is as bad as browsing, as for me. If I use music as BGM, it’s fine. But if listening to music turn to be a purpose, it possibly will bad, because I tend to listen long when I start “listening” Yeah I really am apt to concentrate to listen when I start. I don’t know if it is true of everybody. But I do listen same song over and over. I probably shouldn’t transfer music from this computer to the other that I will use for almost only writing. I will put only some instrumental songs which I can only use as BGM. Then I may save my time for another thing.

Well, I didn’t feel good today all day. I was near lying down after lunch. I really don’t have any good idea why I was so feeling bad today. I didn’t do anything yesterday, like hard exercise or study—I should have, though.

I sort of studied after lunch. In the morning, I went to public office to move my address legally. Here in Japan you have to tell to public office when you move in and out. Oh I remember I woke up around 9am for a change. I usually unbelievably get up early. But this morning I felt weird because of this lateness. Anyway, even now I am writing this journal, I keep feeling dizzy. What’s wrong with me?

What else I did were calling power company and water service to stop those them when I move.

I’ve got some things to write today. Well, where to start…

This morning I went to Asia University, my old school. I had a thing to ask my old teacher to write. It’s about a testimonial letter for applying to schools. I e-mailed to him and inquired when was available for him. He told me today, so I went.

On the e-mail he also told me that today he would have a special class for special students who participated in JASCP (Junior Achievement Student Company Program). JASCP is a program—as you understand with letters—introduced from the U.S.A. In the U.S this program is for middle and high school kids; here in Japan some University take now. And when I was a student, Asia University introduced the program for Business Major as the first University in the academic history in Japan. Hahaha anyway, to my luck, I happened to take part in it. That’s the reason why my teacher insisted me on coming today. He wanted me to observe the class.

In a word, the class was really beneficial to all of us who attended. It was about new Company Law. Company Law was just changed this May here and that made a big fuss among tax accountants, companies and schools. To tell the truth, I didn’t know about it. That’s the shame, because I majored in Business and don’t know about it. During the class I pretended that of course I knew already. That’s a shame too, putting up air. But the teacher expected me sticking to that kind of stuff. I learned today, and felt like “Now I am familiar with it!!”

After the class, my teacher offered me to make a little speech about JASCP for having the experience that. I made a dumb speech, much worse than Bush. While I was making my speech, I looked around and saw students face, they were about to start the program; but I didn’t see much enthusiasm from their faces. I might be wrong, but felt that way. When I was doing that program, we all were really serious. Okay, just I am a bit sarcastic.

The teacher and I left school for lunch. He asked me what I was going to do. I told him I might go to school in the U.S. He said he understood and asked again what I would do after that. I said “Nothing, thought yet,” He made a face by my answer and paused a moment. He started saying that I should take over parents business. He kept trying to convince me of it. Well he was probably right. I should succeed to the business. Then I can do what I want to do: Writing, archery, biking, running. I get to think about it.

Okay I will stop here. There were some other things happened around me today; but they are not as important as that I just wrote about.

Yesterday, I met my friends from college up in Shinjuku. They told me they were marrying soon. They both were my juniors and they started dating when I was still a college student. Yanagawa is the girl’s name and her boy friend named Taka—this name is similar to mine. They asked me to see them before I moved. Last time when I saw them, I was still working for KOOTS three month ago. They came to see me; fortunately I had time to talk with them then. They told me to come over to see them in Saitama prefecture—they live in neighbor city, Saitama—but I did not for some reasons. So this time they came to see me instead.

We had lunch together at the building of Shinjuku station. Last time I had meal was probably 9 years ago. I always located myself opposite side of the people who want to have lunch or dinner at that kind of expensive restaurant. Anyway that was just before 12 pm, and we had to be in a line and wait. Shinjuku station could be busy around that time. Anyway, we sat on waiting chairs which were at the outside of the restaurant. We’ve got to wait for about ten minutes. Another thing I never went to those kinds of restaurants was because I was impatient. I hate to wait long time. I would rather go to first-food shop than to stay outside of a restaurant. It’s not my hobby, being an ad of them with waiting. By the way, according to mob psychology, people are apt to go to a restaurant mobbed with waiting people. Oops I digressed.

They’re patient unlike me. And this time we had plenty things to talk. Another good thing they are not the guys that I have to be on my guard to talk. Some guys I know here, somehow, I can’t talk as I am. Anyway we all relaxed and talked about that they were marrying. I expected they would be married some day; but this early. Taka the future groom had even bought a place to live. It’s worth $140,000. He works for a real estate agent so he had some discount. The future bride was content with new house. He showed me the geography of the house. Being a layperson of real estate, I could tell that was really nice. Besides they got a real hot spring. I mean when they turn a faucet, hot spring water come out. What a nice place. They looked really happy.

But contrary to the good points of the house, they have to keep paying loan for 35 years. It made me dizzy. That’s something I can’t be familiar with thinking, paying for a house for long years. 35 years…how old will they be, then? About 60? They said they would finish paying as quickly as they could. But still I cannot believe. If I was in their place, I would use that amount of money for educations. It probably expands my possibility. However, I am single and will keep being for a while; I never understand it, buying a house. There should be something about couples, they are excited.

After we had lunch, we went to some furniture stores for checking how they wanted to decorate the house. It was fun for me too. Funny to say, I felt like I was going to live with them in new house. They also wanted to see things such as curtains, kitchen utensils, lamp, and so on. In Shinjuku there is a murder of shops for couples.

Anyway, we had really good time. After I left then in Shinjuku—I’ve got an appointment, and they wanted to see some more shops—I realized how much I didn’t know about Tokyo. Probably Tokyo is one of the most difficult places to dig out in the world. However I don’t give a garbage about it.

What we call today is 6th day of August. I feel time flies. It does really fast. I feel like I quit the company KOOTS GREEN TEA was just yesterday. 3 months has pasted since then. I still say I am glad to have escaped from there.

Anyway, what I was doing in these days is packing—well actually bumming around. I don’t want to pack anything during daytime for the heat. This is August. Even during nights are still hot. Hey, when should I pack then? AC doesn’t work for upstairs. Yeah I’ve got a kind of upstairs. Probably I cannot call it upstairs. Because there are only some book shelves; and I have been using it as a closet. Technically, my room has no closet, so I had to work a bit to make room for clothes and something I use occasionally: suitcase, Futon for winter. Oops I am losing the point now. What I want to say after all is my room isn’t big so that I am delaying packing. Probably, I will pack frantically the previous day of a moving truck comes to pick my belongings up. I sure will. They are coming 14th—late—and I will be cleaning this room thoroughly in case my land lord costs me for cleaning. Well, in the first place it is natural to clean room when you move out isn’t it?

And, in any case I have get out of this room till 19th, because land lord will come to check or perhaps bring new dweller that is going to find him/herself in a rabbit’s house soon.

You may want to know what I’ve done instead of packing. The answer is quite easy, biking. I didn’t do it long time. I just finished long ride last week. But I felt like biking sort of. However, in Tokyo you can’t find any good place to bike around. Traffic lights stop you anytime and cars’ exhaust kills you. I have one good bicycle road along a big river. Even the road is good, I’m not too interested in it due to the road is just flat. I would rather climb mountain with my bike. Somebody says Tokyo is a city of hills. It is a lie. Just we have some sloping roads out there. When I get to my home town, I swear I will bike around real mountains.

I realized that I really didn’t write any journal in these days. I haven’t…well more than one month? Quite a long time, it seems I haven’t. Currently what I did was, went on a bike trip, really hard one. I rode around 450 miles for 3 days. I went to the other side of the sea and then came back. I saw lots of good sceneries on country side; the views which I hardly see in Tokyo.
By the way I move out from Tokyo in 2 weeks. Reasons I will leave here is, first Tokyo doesn’t have any good mountain to climb; second rent is so high. Till last month end I was working as an office worker. I really stunk at it. Before I started, actually I knew about it; but I wanted to make sure how suck I was. Now I am pretty sure that I should not do any office work again for my rest of my life. It’s not my favorite at all. While I was away from posting blog, was planning for that bike ride. I guess that’s all. But something kept me busy, I don’t know. It sounds dumb, but honestly I cannot tell what.
I have got 2 more weeks. What I should do? In these days I am seeing friends to say goodbye. Well, I have to find something good to do.