5 Days
5 days...5 days...thats how many days I have left in Japan. And so the extreme emo feelings kick in along with the heartfelt goodbyes to the friends I've made here. I always imagined my last days in Japan to be one huge, mofo-ing party where I wake up every afternoon/evening completely hung over ready for another night of heavy drinking for like a week or so...but it hasn't turned out that way and you know what...I'm real glad for that. I finally realise Brian's state of mind when he left Japan - saying that he didn't want to drink so much during his last days and that he wanted his last memories of Japan to not be a complete blur.
For those of you who've read the blog over the past year, you'll know that I've had my fair share of drinking and partying whilst in Japan. I haven't told you all the full story (and I don't intend to on this blog because it's a PG rated blog =P ) but suffice to say, I think I've done just about everything I set out to do when I came to Japan - needless to say, my Japanese abilities have improved a shitload, I've made a whole heap of friends, partied my brains out, drank until my brain cell count is about half of what it was when I landed almost a year ago, travelled all over Japan and experienced the many facets of Japanese culture (incl. the dark side of Japanese culture). I prepare to leave Japan with no regrets, save for the fact that I wish I had met a certain someone a little earlier...but thats a story for another day.
A few friends have already said goodbye to me because they aren't gonna be here when I fly out. Hitomi sent me an email wishing me luck - she'll be partying it up in Thailand. I met up with Ono briefly yesterday afternoon to say goodbye as he's gone back to his hometown Obihiro until semester begins. And last night was the last time I'll be drinking at the 500yen bar (and i reiterate...my FAVOURITE bar/izakaya in all of Japan). It was my final night drinking with Tetsu as he's off travelling in Russia soon. The night finished with a shot of Spirytus...96% alcohol...yeah...
It wasn't a messy night though and thats the way I intend to keep it until I get back to Sydney.
5 days left...count them...5...I better start packing and shipping stuff back to Sydney...
For those of you who've read the blog over the past year, you'll know that I've had my fair share of drinking and partying whilst in Japan. I haven't told you all the full story (and I don't intend to on this blog because it's a PG rated blog =P ) but suffice to say, I think I've done just about everything I set out to do when I came to Japan - needless to say, my Japanese abilities have improved a shitload, I've made a whole heap of friends, partied my brains out, drank until my brain cell count is about half of what it was when I landed almost a year ago, travelled all over Japan and experienced the many facets of Japanese culture (incl. the dark side of Japanese culture). I prepare to leave Japan with no regrets, save for the fact that I wish I had met a certain someone a little earlier...but thats a story for another day.
A few friends have already said goodbye to me because they aren't gonna be here when I fly out. Hitomi sent me an email wishing me luck - she'll be partying it up in Thailand. I met up with Ono briefly yesterday afternoon to say goodbye as he's gone back to his hometown Obihiro until semester begins. And last night was the last time I'll be drinking at the 500yen bar (and i reiterate...my FAVOURITE bar/izakaya in all of Japan). It was my final night drinking with Tetsu as he's off travelling in Russia soon. The night finished with a shot of Spirytus...96% alcohol...yeah...
It wasn't a messy night though and thats the way I intend to keep it until I get back to Sydney.
5 days left...count them...5...I better start packing and shipping stuff back to Sydney...
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