Second-Hand Shop

I got a pressure cooker for free a year ago but I’ve used it only once. That was because the chicken breast didn’t become tender as I thought it would. I went to a second-hand shop yesterday to sell it off. Fortunately, it was sold at 1,000 yen. Honestly, I didn’t expect that it would be sold, for it was slightly used. I appreciate the shop which bought my pressure cooker. By the way, I’m going to leave this room in two months because I am thinking of moving to another city to find a job. I’m not sure where I’ll be moving in, but I need to get rid and discard a lot of my things by then. I have a lot of clothes that I don’t wear anymore that are occupying to much space in my drawer. I’ll inquire from this shop again if they buy used clothes.

Package Delivery Service

Online shopping is becoming more common these days. In the U.S., 90,000 packages are stolen or lost daily in New York City according to a CNBC web article. To prevent “porch pirates” from stealing packages, people, for example, have their package delivered to their work or  held at their local post office for pickup. This reality in the U.S. made me realize how safe Japan is in terms of package delivery. I ordered supplements a few days ago. When I came back home yesterday, there was a notice that a delivery person came to my room to deliver the package. Soon after I found the notice, I called him and told I would go pick up my package at the pickup point tomorrow by myself because I don’t need to wait for him to come to my place and I can pick up my package anytime I want. I know this service is already common in big cities overseas, but the article and my experience made me realize how convenient and safe the delivery service is in Japan.

10 Years from Now

I thought about my future yesterday. “What will I regret not to do in my life after ten years from now?” Now that I’m 31 years old, in ten years, I will be 41. Not to regret my past after ten years, I thought about what I should do from today. First, I should read more books, visit more places, meet more people, and experience new things to increase my knowledge. Second, I should study programming to catch up with the trend of modern society. Third, I should be physically healthy by caring about my diet and doing exercises daily. Fourth, I should find a partner to share my happiness in life. All these four things are the things I can do starting today. I can read books, visit a new place, meet new people, study programming, have daily exercises, eat healthy food, and try to find a partner. In order not to regret my life in ten years when I look back on my past, I will keep doing them day by day.

Airports

There is an airport in our prefecture. It is the smallest prefecture out of the 47, so the airport is not that big. This is called Takamatsu airport. However, you can directly go to Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, and Hong Kong from the airport. 
Kansai International Airport in Osaka is the nearest international airport from here. You can fly to many countries from this airport. Takamasu city have accredited direct buses to transport their passengers to the airport from the heart of Takamatsu. Therefore, travelling to Osaka is not a hassle these days.
The fare for a round trip from KIX to Manila is within $200. I want to visit many countries by using weekends or long holidays to learn more about their culture and to know different perspectives of the people about their lives and traditions.

Dream Job

I like to study English with elementary school students. Compared to being with high school students, for me, talking with and eating lunch with elementary school students is more fun. However, I don’t think I want to become a homeroom teacher because those teachers need to conduct lessons of almost all subjects and to do other tasks besides having lessons such as planning for a school trip, attending many meetings on their assigned tasks, and handling delinquent students. I just like to teach English to the elementary students, so in the future, I want to work part-time at a school. Although the job is a calling for me, the salary is not enough. This is why I’m studying programming to get a well-paying job. After getting the job, I’ll work as a part-timer at school by using my free time after work as a programmer. 

Relay Marathon

I’m going to join a relay marathon competition this weekend. Each group runs 42km in total cooperating with their members. The number of member in each group is different, so the more the group has members, the less distance each person runs. There are five members in our group. Therefore, each one runs about 8km. One lap is about 2km, so we need to run the course four times each. We can take a rest after running a lap. I’ve joined a full marathon competition, so this relay marathon is not hard for me. Our members are my colleagues in our school. I hope we can complete the 42km marathon without any injuries.

Boarding Pass

I booked round-trip flights from Osaka to Incheon International Airport in Korea. I’m going to leave Osaka on March 20th and come back to Osaka on 22nd. The fare was 20 thousand yen in total. Besides the boarding pass, I need to book bus tickets from here to Osaka and hotels in Korea. Although the trip might be pricey, it is a reward for me given at the end of school year. The biggest purpose of the trip is to meet my American friend who lives in Korea. We don’t have any plans so far, but we still have time to organize our reunion. I hope I can make good memories with her in Korea.