Today is halloween, one of my favorite holidays (even though it isn’t a day off). I enjoy seeing the various costumes people make. When I was in college, I had some horrible costumes. One year I was a used car salesman. One year I went as a Japanese tourist. Another year I went to Vegas and dressed up like a mummy. Except my bandages kept falling off, so I was running around the strip in basically my underwear. My best costumes so far were as a Viet Cong (complete with 1:1 scale AK-47. I really scared some people in downtown Kyoto) and Super Mario (my wife was Princess Peach). This year I was supposed to work today, but I got called off, so I don’t have a costume. My parents didn’t buy candy for trick or treaters, so they are going to run away to Pearl City. I think maybe I’ll run away with them. Either that or slap something together. I could always be a chef, I suppose.
Today’s economy is slowing down, so must be much more on point then usual. Managers are watching us very closely, to ensure quality of service is not lost. Tips maybe smaller but quality will not be lost. They will ensure that we preserve our reputation. I hope that the economy will bounce back right away our livelihood depends on it. Recently I made some great friends from Japan in the restaurant. That’s one the best things about working in the restaurant, you meet new people daily and you can network so that one day you can find something better. I made many new friends this week hopefully they will remember me when they come back to Hawaii.
毎日何かしらありました。
お疲れ様でした。
看護師の仕事は、重たいね。
身にしみました。
もう一踏ん張りして、委員会の仕事仕上げて、ようやく提出。
病棟会議にはぎりぎり間に合って、よかった。（もっと早く提出しろって感じでしたが…）
ちょっと休みます。 そして、きりかえ。
Thank you Yoko, for the comment and welcoming me back. The one experience that stood out to me the most was the riots in Seoul. While I have lived in big cities before, like Barcelona, Osaka and even visited Tokyo. I have never experienced rioting before. It was a major reason for my return, while no Americans were hurt and the protest against US beef imports was directed more towards their current administrations decisions. It was still an unnerving experience. I was caught off guard when I entered the City Hall area as it was completely surrounded by waves and waves of police in riot gear. The man on the microphone was shouting something in Korean that I could not understand; yet I could understand he was angry. I had never heard someone so upset before, it actually made me upset. Currently I am taking ‘Anthropology of the City’ course at HPU and I hope this helps me to understand more of what I was feeling and how to handle such situations, as I want to get into public diplomacy. I hope to return to Seoul next year for the Harvard Project for International Relations(HPAIR), this time a little more mentally prepared for such extreme situations.
人のいのちの強さを知る時がたくさんある。
今日は…反対。
人が尽きるのってあっという間だ。
あっという間。
私はどうすべきだったのかな。
何かが違えば助かったのかな。
終わってからいろいろ考えるね。
急すぎて。
家族の顔が見られず。
家族の泣き声が耳に残ります。
Sometimes I really don’t understand my brother. He always changes his moods. One moment he’ll be happy and hyper, the next he gets mad at me. Later he is happy again and teases me. I don’t mind the teasing, but I don’t like it when he is grumpy because there is no one to play with. Hopefully he will stay happy all the time.
During the weekend, my family and I volunteered to help my project grad. to host two Japanese girls. We stayed home and just talked. The next day, we went shopping because they wanted to bring back gifts for their families. It was really fun and we still keep in touch.
