My things have arrived!

After finally getting my passport back yesterday (which will let me stay in this country for at least another three months!), I was now given the priviledge of getting my personal things which were pegged to the customs at Mehrabad Airport.
After an hour and a half of getting the papers set and waiting another 2 hours for the goods to arrive, I finally got my personal things!

23 boxes in the truck!

there here!

I decided to cut short my work at 6PM and started opening the boxes. Some of the boxes were opened and damaged, but the goods inside seemed to be safe. Luckily all my computers and data DVDs were not destroyed! It took me more than 6 hours to get things straightened out and it was obvious I had to sort out some things I just crammed in without making any decisions whether I really need them or not!
I'm lucky I can concentrate on cleaning up as I can't watch the Olympics!

I think the computer is set for use! it's working!

My lunch today...

some buffalo wings!
without any rice or bread... perhaps with unhealthy amounts of oil!

And some snacks...

Azerbaijan cookies!

and the kitten in the garden!
good to see someone resting...

Troubleshooting

At around 1AM, I got a call from Tokyo and I had to fix some problems with my staff. I have to be prepared for this kind of troubles and emergency will always haunt me as a correspondent. I have to try my best not to get my fingers burned and my senses will always be tested with each coming challenge!

After doing some work for the radio and for the world channel, I couldn't resist taking a nap on the sofa of my office... I'm so sleepy and tired... I hope I could get a day off Friday!

In the afternoon, after I left the hotel I was staying at for five days, I moved into my new room. It's nearly eight times larger than the room I stayed for eight years in Tokyo. Without any household goods from Tokyo which were yet to arrive, I had to somehow live in this grand room, but with all the furniture that was left, I think I could go on for years. I really hope I can get some company, as all this space might make me go crazy and in the winter it would quite be freezing. I think I broke the record of the size of living space I have as the largest one I was living in was the 4LDK room at Awajishima about 11 to 10 years ago, which is probably only a half of my new room. I know it would be tough, but I have to try to enjoy this and be thankful!

I had a small party with my predecessor and his wife at his hotel room. I know it would have been a tough three years here and all I could do was appreciate the great pains he has gone through. And my hope is that I would like to do the best as he has done here and make my successors eager to take my place after a couple of years!


a great view of the city from my residence building

so much space!


you can have Coca Cola anywhere!


the sandwiches are really tasty!


a teriyaki udon!? not bad!


in front of the hotel I was staying in, there was a decorated car... for the newlywed!

Deadline

The deadline is tomorrow and it would've been still on schedule if the permission for me to enter the Islamic Republic had been given to me today. Now I have to gamble on whether I should cancel the flight tomorrow or just pray and hope that something magical will happen tomorrow. I surely doubt that, but still, all I can do is just wait and hope for the best!

In the morning, not so early as I had planned, I went back to my room to clean it up completely. I finished the work in just a bit more than an hour, and I took my car out of the parking lot to let it go free. My Dad came all the way from Osaka to pick it up, and I tried to show the best regards by leaving my collegues working on the documentary and have lunch with my Dad.

giving my friend away... see ya!

Before this, I went to every bank I have an account, and changed the address of every account I own. It took at least an hour and a half to go around the large banks with many customers waiting to be served.

It was another long night, but after sneaking out from work, I joined my colleagues who entered the organization in the same year, my "douki"s. I was so sleepy I couldn't stand the sandman attacking so heavily, but since I was having a great time, it wasn't bad at all!

For the record!!

My room is clean now! I can't believe how much space there is in this 23 square meter room!
And you can see the buildings of Shinjuku... not bad right!?
I feel so relieved to see this place clean!

Asking for mercy and taking chances

I solemnly asked my collegues for mercy and after cleaning up my lockers, I took a nap for three hours early in the morning... That really helped me as it was going to be a crazily long day for me!


the first time I ate breakfast at the cafeteria in perhaps... 13 years!

After briefly returning to my room and then to my warehouse, I think I was ready for the house-moving agents to come and I rushed back to my office to attend another preview of the documentary. It was still a disaster, but I had to jump out of the meeting to get back for the house-moving.

Though all the things that I will leave in Japan has been carried out of the room to be stored into a storehouse, there were still tons of garbage left in my room... things were not even garbage as they can still be used, thought it wouldn't be use by me...


I still had to take care of these things... maybe I'll ask my parents to have them!


the "trunk room" was empty too!


they've really helped me! but it's their job!


well... see you guys! please take care in our new storehouse!

walking by the familiar river... I'll miss this river!

I had to find some time to clean the room, but I had no clue as I had to return back to work with my colleagues and meet someone special I missed this whole week.

After another preview at night, I took the chance and left the meeting... I felt sorry, but I had to decide for myself which is more important. I won't see the consequences till tomorrow, and I feel uncomfortable, but I'm not going to regret it!

Tough luck...

In the morning I greeted my house-moving agent to my room, but I can easily see his bitter smile almost being trapped in the jungle. He perfectly understood that I won't take everything, and my only choice will be to throw away many things.
It's my fault that I didn't clean up my room regularly, but I do not regret it so much. If I had used my time more to clean up, I would have had to cut my sleeping time, and that would have hurt my health greatly. I really didn't mind staying and sleeping in the jungle! But now, I have to really get goingas it's not an option to hand over a jungle.

At night, I had to get into the night shift. Even though my time is limited, my organization won't let me cool down. I just have to go on participating in the shift work and some news about the nuclear matter was troubling me. I have to report about this for a long time... oh how fun would that be!

Today I also went to the east side of Tokyo.

near the Kachidoki bridge...

I also had a Whopper meal at Shinjuku, but it was so hot today...

I had my first frappuccino since I returned to Japan!

PS: My privacy...

I'm not going to this kind of chaotic room for years, so I mind as well keep it here forever!
This is how my room looks at this point!
Voila!!











crazy... never want to see this again...
23 square meters plus of mostly garbage...
living 8 years in this small room!