My internet has been inoperable since September 18th - hence the lack of bloggage. Yes, I have been desparately trying to sort it out, and I wasn't too worried for the first few days because I was provided with a number for English assistance. Hah! I have been calling this number constantly for almost a month now and every time I get the busy signal . . . except after hours when I get the answering message informing of their business hours. GRRRRRR!!! This has not made me love Japan. I am considering biting the bullet and calling the Japanese line despite barely understanding what people are saying to me in a general conversation, let alone a real business conversation. I can't do anything today, anyway because it is a public holiday. I am at a friends house being an internet leech :)
Ok, here are a couple of pics to make me feel better:
On my way to school a few weeks ago I almost stood on this metre long snake. It scared the bejaybahs out of me!
On my birthday I ran into a friend who asked me to do a favour for HIS friend and translate a brochure from Japanese to English. There were some really weird sentences, so it took me several hours to sort out, but a few days later the guy came round and dropped off a sample of his products to say thanks.
