Shopping Sick

Shopping Dependence

Today is the last day of my vacation.
It was such a quick vacation.
I had been really lazy whole 6 days.
Slept a lot!
At the same time, I spent so much money for shopping during this vacation.
I have to stop!!
I got up really early and went to outlet mall to get some stuff.
Afterwards, I had Takoyaki (Octopus Balls).
I had been eating fancy food lately, so I wanted to eat something casual.
This is really good Takoyaki place in Osaka, one of my favorite place.
I went to Spa afterwards, and at the department store, where my spa located, was on sale.
I don’t like shop during the sale season because of 2 reasons.
One is that I don’t like to be in a place with too many people.
The other is that during sale, I tend to buy stuff which I don’t need much.
As I thought, there were too many people and I got so much stuff which I didn’t need…
Well, but it was fun.
Also I got really good two pairs of shoes.
I wanted them so bad before, but could not find the right size.
But today I found the right size with lower price!
How lucky I was!
However, I think I have spent too much money lately, so I should save.
I started keeping track of my money, so I should be fine.

At night, Iwasaki san, who is my younger friend, came to visit me and went to noodle place.
We chat and stopped by at the convenience store to get some kinds of ice cream.
We hang out at my apt till late at night.
Now I got everything ready for tomorrow.
Tomorrow is my first day of work in 2008.
I have to be there 45 minutes earlier than usual.
I should go to bed now.

Communication Day

Casual Saturday

I totally misunderstood that today was casual Saturday.
Because whenever I go to work on Saturday for meeting, I wear casual clothes.
I went to work with black half pants, long boots, white shirt and black turtleneck sweater, and moreover black net pantyhose.
When I got into the office, I got freaked out.
Everyone wore pair of suits like weekdays.
Dang it! I soon realized that I made such a big mistake…

I stated interviewing all people in my department under me.
It was interesting to listen all their problems.
One of a man below me got promoted one position today.
I had never gone out to eat with him by ourselves, but I decided to celebrate him like I was done by my boss.
He is 39 years old and I felt weird to take him out as a boss, but I did.
We had such a good conversation, and it was good method to know him and other employee’s feeling.
It might take a while to understand all the employees, but I wanna know them little by little by talking one on one.
I could never thought me doing this kind of things soon after I got back from the US.
Very Japanese.

After I had dinner with Mr. Horiguchi, I saw my friend, Mitsunori, who just opened noodle place.
We went to my bar from late at night.
He is struggling getting lots of customers and I really could understand how he feels about it.
We were at bar as the last guests tonight and went to have a cup of coffee afterwards.
It is very interesting to listen stories about opening business, even it is a little restaurant.
I wish I could help them but I feel disappointed that I don’t have anything to do.
The only thing I can do is listening to them…
Friends are corporate each other like listening each other when one of us is down maybe, I hope…
Anyway, I am sooooo sleepy and getting so excited to sleep now.