3 days 1 hour 35 minutes and 17 seconds to go… wow.  Now that it’s so close the reality of Japan is finally sinking in – and it’s hard to be excited about it.  Not that the reality is a bad thing! But the reality is just that: a reality.  At the end of the day, it isn’t going to be this fairy tale dreamo thing, it’s still going to be life, in a place completely different. Sounds awesome!  Buuut it’s going to be a new reality.  A new life.  And it starts in an airport, with no phone, hand drawn directions based off someone’s memory and about 23,000 yen in my pocket.  And I am meant to build my new life using these tools (or lack of).  Sounds like fun!

There are a lot of emotions coming up this week, good and bad.  Well… no not bad at all, only good.  I mean, i’m gonna miss people, but i don’t think that’s a BAD or negative emotion – it’s natural.  And i’m not sure where i’m trying to go with all this, but what I want to say is: no, i’m not excited, but i don’t think i could be, or should be.  I’m in a very good place, i’m at peace and happy i’m going to Japan, even a little scared now.  I feel i’m ready to leave Australia – but i still want every second of my remaining days to count.  I’m gonna miss this place.  Gonna miss the people and the random shit i get up to.  But like i said, come Saturday – it’s a new life, new people, and new EVEN MORE random shit.  It’s gonna be great, it’s gonna be hard, there’s gonna be high’s and low’s, and I want them all to hit me head on.

I spent a full day with Amy yesterday, unfortunately I won’t see her much this week, but we had fun yesterday.  We went and watched Inglorious Basterds – great movie!  Also Amy has been bowling ever since she was little, and she’s in a bowling league, so I’ve been bowling with her every week when she bowls for her league (it’s strange because in her league, people can bowl whenever they want for that particular week), so yesterday we went bowling too.  She made me try this hot WHITE chocolate drink – oooooommmmmggggg yum.  She’s still just as strong as ever… gonna miss that lass.

I just spent a weekend down in Melbourne with my dad.  I was there for 3 days.  Wasn’t enough time   I really wanted to hang out with Dad more, but… dang.  But i had fun!  I guess one of the first things i’ll do when I return from Japan will be to go and visit dad

Plans for this week are: Dinner at Sizzler with my closest mates and some of my family (uncles etc… GRANDMA! she rocks coz i take the piss out of her the whole time coz she calls me her “tifi” coz i used to have long hair).  Sizzler is awesome, because sizzler = cheese toast = awesome² + win.  Oh! I’ll also buy some travel insurance today too… gotta remember to do that.  Tomorrow, thursday, i dont know… I have to see JB to return his Initial D DVD’s, so i’ll do that at some point.   I also have to eat a burger with Brent on thursday. lol Friday I’m spending the day at mum’s, having an awesome lunch.  Amy will be there too.  Pretty much a massive packing day.  Friday Night I have a show to play, then I’m gonna get wasted after I hop off stage.  Gonna get home in the wee hours of Saturday morning and wash some clothes lol Hopefully they’ll dry by 7am, which is when i leave for the airport and get planed off to Japan.  That’s right, “planed”.

Sounds awesome, i’ll prolly post again this week sometime.

Ciao for Now!