Mono Leave......this will be the end

So after a lot of frustration and stress, I have managed to get a week off to deal with this never-ending case of mono. It's been a rough week but I am really looking forward to the next 9 days of rest that will put an end to this miserable virus. It's been too long and I am really starting to get pissed off about it. haha So i have decided that if I am determined that this week will be the end of it. I need to get healthy because my brother and friend Gilly are coming at the beginning of August and I have A LOT of travelling planned! It's going to be fantastic!

Anyway, I will no doubtedly be bored all week just staying at home and resting, reading books and watching movies so please entertain me in any way you can think of!! hehe If it's nice though, and if i can get the energy then i might head down to the beach. I was there today and it was extremely nice and relaxing.

What??!!

I saw a woman WALKING a bunny today. On a leash.

I wish I took a picture.

I HATE MONO!!!

Mono almost ruined yet another weekend of mine....but I just ended up forcing myself to go through with my plans. It was hard to resist considering my plans were to go down to Tokyo to see a championship basketball game played by Megumi's boyfriend's team. I am so glad we went!! What I saw was what I would expect Amercian College games to be like.....school bands, a packed stadium, cheerleaders and proper commentary. The game was close for almost the entire game but Waseda (Shogo's team) pulled ahead in the last quarter to pull off the win!! It was so exciting!!

On another happy note, the World Cup is among us and I have managed to see almost every game so far on my shitty little TV in my bedroom. Better than nothing right? Except the commentary is in Japanese. Oh well...it's good listening practice.

4 months and a fractured toe to show

Hey Everyone,

So I absolutely can't believe it but it's true....it's been 4 months since I first arrived in Japan!!! Although I feel like I have been here for a while, it doesn't feel like I left home 4 months ago. So I am often asked when I plan on coming home so here's my public announcement: I am coming home for just over a week in December. I will be in Vancouver for Christmas and New Year's. I will most likely be bringing Megumi so please be ready to show her a good ol' Canadian time. After that, I won't be home until either February 2007 or May 2007 (I haven't decided yet). If any of you have any good reasons why I should come home in February then speak now or forever hold your peace (and mom or dad this doesn't apply to you because I am sure your response for me coming home would be "yesterday").

I am also asked how my Japanese is coming along. Well let's just say that it's not an easy battle. Japanese seems to be a very difficult language for me and it's a much slower process than I anticipated. I have been held back by the 3 Japanese writing systems. Although I attend a Japanese class once a week (soon to be twice), I don't feel like it's enough.

On another note, it seems that I have done a lot of wrong in a past life because the last year has been somewhat unlucky for me. I have been dealing with shitty mono relapses since the beginning of May and it's really bringing down my gusto for life lately. To top it all off, I think I have endured a small fracture to my toe. I am damn clumsy (as most of you know) and last Saturday, while cooking, I slammed my toe into my fridge. Space is, of course, limited in my kitchen area so it wasn't an impossible thing to do, but nonetheless it hurt like a bitch and was/is really bruised.

That's all I have to say for now.....Hopefully something exciting will happen soon - like getting my health back - so that I can write a happier note.