The Newfangled and July

Even though I arrived in Japan on the last week of June, the fun never really started till July hit us with its festive Summer.

With my only free time falling only on weekends, me and my friends started going on weekly excursions to the latest happenings near and far. Some were the obvious tourist spots like Akasaka, Yokohama, or Akihabara (not much to see, lots to buy though).

I've yet to go to Shinjuku and Shibuya, but my officemates suggested Ikebukuro. Haven't heard it before I'm sure, me neither. But since budget dictates that we're only to visit areas around the Central Tokyo region, we haven't had the inkling to try and imitate those lucky few who had been to the snowy slopes of Hokkaido, the shores of Okinawa, or the historically-rich Kyoto. On the plus side, we've seen much of the urbs, and confusing railways don't scare me anymore.

You could just imagine all the things that we fed on our craving brain; it's as if we stuffed in a lifetime's worth of experience against the protests of our wallets. Living on our own, spending our own money, we found out how expensive things are here in Japan. And with July being our first month here, it was crucial to experience first hand the prices of each commodity we'd need to survive up till the next paycheck comes.

July 2008: excited, exhausted, suprised, disappointed, unprecedented, unexpected, and one of the most memorable and absolutely unforgettable month of my life.

And then I realized that Japan's newfangled is me.

Once upon a thyme...

... there was a boy who wore glasses. Let's call him Megane~kun. Now, Megane~kun is a Japan-o-philiac and because of such, he strives to go to Japan. Maybe for work, experience, education, or just plain craziness, I dunno.

And just so happens, his fairly-grand mother has a niece who gave him an opportunity to have his wish come true. Sounds like a fairytale? It is. For his wish DID come true、and that's where we'll start to tell slices of his story. The story begins 5 months past, back when overtime has no pay and buses have no schedules.

Our story will be cut into 5 parts, each part will have a dedicated post of its own, and the whole will be called:

"The Chronicles of a Japan-o-philiac"

1. The April Incipients
2. Abidance of May
   
3. June's Primum Cause
   
4. The Newfangled and July
   
5. Of August Coetaneouses
   

Yes I've used a thesaurus, and yes it took me 30 minutes just think up these 5 post titles, and no I haven't written any of them yet, and no I'm not planning to post any of them today. I'm going to start on "The April Incipients" today though... maybe. Each post will be the generalization of the monthly gists I've posted a while back, so it'll be the same story but specific plots.

LOL. I aspired to be a writer once.