Moving on.....

Well today things have moved on considerably from when I made my first blog post, two nights ago. I now have my own laptop, which is pretty monumental considering I have been using computers since I was 5 but never actually owned one until yesterday. This is the machine I will be using to communicate with the world from Japan, and I think it will be well worth it. It will also be a great place to store photos and video, and share them with you all. And a very good way of staying in contact.

I also have a bit of sad news to report. We have suffered a tragic death in our immediate family. Tony and Rosy, the beloved family goldfish, passed away while we were away on holiday. These two goldfish had quite a long life, for goldfish. It's strange to think that when those two first came to our house I was still in primary school. Ten years for a goldfish isn't too bad. It's a shame that they won't be around to amuse us with their cheeky fishy antics but nothing lasts forever I suppose. Best of luck in goldfish heaven. (and no we didn't flush them down the loo, they have been given a dignified burial in the vegetable patch.)

Well that's about all for now, except I missed my dental appointment which is a pain in the arse, but any cavities or other terrible dental afflictions will have to wait. I know my uncle wo's a dentist would be horrified to read that :).

Hope everyone is well, whether you're studying, working, resting or travelling, whatever you're doing.

David

Hello and welcome...

Welcome to my blog, and thank you for taking the time to visit. I'm hoping to make this place something of a home for my ramblings and observations.

But this will not just be your everyday help-I'm-starting-university-no-one-will-like-me student angst. Although that probably will be the case in another years time. I am about to leave the UK, my home country, for six months to work in a care home for the elderly- in Japan. So, naturally quite a jump from A-Levels and working at retailers, which has been my life for the past two years. And to be frank at heart, I'm scared bloody witless, but at the same time incredibly excited. Hopefully with time this blog will begin to fill with interesting tidbits, little stories and pictures, maybe even some videos. I hope you'll want to come back again.

Right now I don't think the gravity of the situation has really sunken in to be honest. In seven days I'll be sat on the plane on my way into the (almost) unknown. My thoughts at the moment tend to drift between my family, my friends, my girlfriend and my finances, not neccesarily in that order either. (Oh and to any of the above mentioned, thanks for reading!)This next week I have to sort out an unbelievable amount of things. I would never have thought that travelling would be so difficult. I still need to:

• Get some Yen
• Organise my packing
• Photocopy my important stuff
• Get a hair cut (This is no laughing matter, my Japanese barely extends to greetings, yet alone "I'd like a number 3, back and sides please" The longer I can put a haircut off in Japan the better)
• Sell my Xbox 360 (Any takers?)
• Start a blog (Oh well nevermind)
• Tidy my room (I think there's less chance of my Dad trying to rent my room out if it's tidy when I leave... Or maybe that should be the other way round? No one will want to stay in there if it's an absolute bombshell)

And countless other things too.

I hope to update this blog at least somewhat regularly once I get out there, but as I don't know what facilities are available out there, I couldn't say when I'll update this blog after September the 4th.

Thanks again to any freinds or family reading, your support has been completely invaluable. I'm not joking when I say I couldn't have done this without you!

PS Anyone freinds, family, or complete strangers feel free to leave comments on this post, I would love to read them!