The Unger Report

Welcome back to planet me! So, this week has been pretty good. Had some fun, dealt with some crap. I guess, "same shit different day" applies as usual. I had to hang out with some girl who is going home today last night. I don’t actually like her; she is kind of a bitch. All she does is talk shit, usually about me. I don’t mind being the butt of jokes, in fact, I am usually the butt of my own jokes, but she just gets mean about it. My tolerance only goes so far. Fortunately, she is going home, so I do not have to deal with her again. Yay!

On the plus side, I also hung out with a friend I met at one of my International Club events, Chiaki. I have no complaints about her; it was fun! However, the great Indian food we ate is haunting me this morning, it was very spicy-a good thing, but my stomach is all jittery today. Living in Japan has really decreased my ability to eat spicy food-Oh no! I must double my efforts and eat more spicy food to recover my abilities.

It has been called to my attention that I have not adequately described the company I should be starting in September. The company deals in car interiors, such as dashboards, and interior paneling. They get an order for a car-say a Toyota, and, using the manufacture’s specs, design the part, and make a test model. After it is approved, they make a molding, and develop the processes to manufacture it on a large scale, and then send the whole package to factories overseas in Korea, China, Mexico, and other spots to be mass-produced. The factories simply add their molds and tools to existing machines and stamp the crap out. It is not very exciting, but the international nature of the company, and the broad dealings with Asian customers offers an education in International Business that should be valuable, and potentially lucrative in the future. In addition, I will get to go to all those countries; eating good food and seeing exotic pretty girls-such things a man enjoys!

I hope this answers your question Travis! Take care all!

R~R

inane staff room chatter

Dropping a line at school again. So, I sent in my timtable for KTX, and it looks good generally; only a few hitches stand out. Most of the hitches are monetary, actually. I should be starting in Semptember, after giving my notice here in June. I still feel bad about that; I will miss the kids, and this year they made me a sort of mid level supervisor of sorts as well. Not a real big deal-I cant hire or fire people, so it is not high up at all. Mostly though, I will miss the kids. Teachers suck; kids are cool.

So anyway, I asked about help getting an apartment, and I can move into one near KTX after I start, but there is a break between one job and the other of more than a month. I dont really know what I would do with my stuff until then. The rent on that place is DIRT cheap though. like 150 a month for a two bedroom. Downsides, it will be shitty, and REALLY far from the station. However, my thinking is, take it and save cash for six months to a year and then get something else afterwards.

This trip and new job is going to suck me dry. I have to buy plane tickets, have a little money to spend, buy a car, and pay for all the crap to get into a new place. I will HAVE to keep that job after this, otherwise I will starve quickly. It sucks to be poor, dont it? Well, kind of poor anyway. Good thing I dont have kids; THEN i would be poor!

Actually Posting!

For some reason, I never quite caught on to the fact that I can post at work. I might actually post more often now. I have a philosophy that if I can get paid to do it, I will do it more! My parents left on Sunday, and I enjoyed their visit, but 10 days alone with your folks can be a little rough. I tend to sit home alone at least once a week, if not more, just on GP. I am pretty good at being alone!

So anyway, we had a good trip. We saw Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Kobe. My favorite part was the oldest Zen temple in Japan-I forgot the name, for now, but it is in Kyoto, and it is really cool. The mural on the ceiling is fantastic. I will post some pics when I get around to it. Today I set out my tentative itinerary for the next six months. I plan to give notice in June, move out in July, go home in Aug, and start my new job in Sept. My first order of business is finding a place to live. I am thinking closer to Nagoya, but not inside. Kami Otai is a maybe... I am also thinking of going to Wyoming and LA during my trip home. I think I have the time, so why not? Just a couple (!) extra bucks I dont have, right? Someday...

Today is dull. I have literally NO work to do today. Tomorrow I have maybe an hours worth, and on Wednesday maybe 3. I am BORED. I hate doing nothing. Anyway, hope all is well.


Ray