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I've been wanting to go to Japan a lot and talking to my coworkers about it all the time but like spending the money to go there and it being for just a week or 2 just seems pointless to me right now. I tested myself last week and I don't have covid, but I've been sick for nearly 2 weeks. You are older than me by one year and the only reason I see light in my life is the aim to save money so I can travel/live in Asia for awhile and maybe try be a digital nomad. First, I'm going to overcome this Japanese language learning that has become my obsession and barrier for so long!

Oh yeah, physically I'm a tad bit overweight, currently sick but overall good. Mentally I'm good. Emotionally I'm empty since I only use my emotions when watching tv shows/ movies, and anime (kinda feel dead inside sometimes) and spiritually I'm also empty since I haven't really been pursuing that side in a long long time. So overall I'd say I feel pretty empty/ drained and a bit lost, but I'm okay.

I was only in Japan for about 2 weeks my first time, and I'd do all over again. Every minute there felt like a blessing, even when I got sick. I remember when I was on the plane, and the land of Japan came into view the first time. I was in tears, because I was like "I finally made it". I just wish I had more time to see more places. I'm like you, I do want to live there instead in the long term, but I am unsure if it'll ever happen. I do have somethings in the works to maybe make it a reality someday, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up.

I do think the cost of going there for a trip always seems intimidating, but it's not that bad, you just got to be smart and plan right, especially when you're a solo traveler. I have traveled to US cities like New York a couple times, and just going there for 2 days was outrageously expensive. I could've spent a week in Japan for what I paid in New York for a couple days. The most expensive part is the airfare, but after that, hotels seemed reasonably priced, and food was at the time too. It's so nice that they don't have a tipping culture, and the prices weren't any more expensive than what'd you see on a menu in the US.

I spent a long time trying to overcome learning Japanese also. I knew a little when I went there, so i was able to say some basic stuff, but in the years since then, I just haven't been able to concentrate and learn more. Let me know if you want to be study buddies, heh.

I feel like I can relate to your emotional and spiritual things as well. My parents never reenforced any religious beliefs in me, so I don't really have any. I've basically come up in my head that most religion is just made up bull shit that men in power created, that if there is a god, then it's unknowable. I think that's because I'm just too rational for my own good. That's one downfall I guess for being so fascinated by science. Spirituality becomes harder to believe in.

 

[NahaNago]

I was only in Japan for about 2 weeks my first time, and I'd do all over again. Every minute there felt like a blessing, even when I got sick. I remember when I was on the plane, and the land of Japan came into view the first time. I was in tears, because I was like "I finally made it". I just wish I had more time to see more places. I'm like you, I do want to live there instead in the long term, but I am unsure if it'll ever happen. I do have somethings in the works to maybe make it a reality someday, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up.

I do think the cost of going there for a trip always seems intimidating, but it's not that bad, you just got to be smart and plan right, especially when you're a solo traveler. I have traveled to US cities like New York a couple times, and just going there for 2 days was outrageously expensive. I could've spent a week in Japan for what I paid in New York for a couple days. The most expensive part is the airfare, but after that, hotels seemed reasonably priced, and food was at the time too. It's so nice that they don't have a tipping culture, and the prices weren't any more expensive than what'd you see on a menu in the US.

I spent a long time trying to overcome learning Japanese also. I knew a little when I went there, so i was able to say some basic stuff, but in the years since then, I just haven't been able to concentrate and learn more. Let me know if you want to be study buddies, heh.

I feel like I can relate to your emotional and spiritual things as well. My parents never reenforced any religious beliefs in me, so I don't really have any. I've basically come up in my head that most religion is just made up bull shit that men in power created, that if there is a god, then it's unknowable. I think that's because I'm just too rational for my own good. That's one downfall I guess for being so fascinated by science. Spirituality becomes harder to believe in.

The most I've ever stayed in Japan is 10 days, because I missed my plane, I decided to stay 3 more days. I underestimated how long the train took to get the airport. Maybe I took an express train to Tokyo and a more leisure train back to the airport. I honestly don't realistically see myself ever being able to live there but I do think I could pop there for a couple months out of the year eventually. I mostly just see myself living in like Thailand, Vietnam, or the Philippines. Maybe bouncing around between countries in that area.

Still debating if I'm going to go to Japan cause it isn't that expensive but I feel like I could use that money to stay in one of the southern Asian countries for a lot longer. Plus, I'm supposed to be saving for the much longer stay in Asia. I haven't been to Kyoto and Osaka yet.

I'm pretty sure I'm studying Japanese wrong but I like the way I study it. I've been studying nearly every day ,and I'll use this wrong method for 2 more months most likely. How would we go about being study buddies? (The wrong method is using romanji even though I want to read Japanese)
Currently I've been mostly trying to learn the vocab from Japanese songs from like anime, Ayumi Hamasaki, citypop song, and eventually Hikaru Utada.

Most of my family is fairly religious and my mom bugs me about going to church whenever I'm around her. I'm kinda surprised all of my brothers haven't hounded me to go to church since I'm pretty sure they've all preached sermons at one time.

Need sleep been awake 27 hours.

 

[JimmyRustler]

I'm fine I'd day. I live a rather uneventful life but for the most part I acutally love it. I go to work and do a reasonably good job (I think), come home, hit the gym and then read and game in the evening. I can't wait for my next holidays... where I'll be doing the exact same things, only more of it. Meaning, more sports, more reading, more gaming. This Christmas I was bascially doing the same things every day for two weeks straight and loved every minute of it. I train my body (gym), train my mind (read) and get some enjoyment (gaming).

I do have my dark days but I guess we all do. Physically I've never felt or looked better.

Sometime I do wonder though where my life is going. 38 now, no wife, no kids. I know I could do a lot more on my job but I just don't see a point in it. For what? More money? I don't need it. Status? Has no appeal whatsoever for me.

I feel like having a good wife and kids would help me be more ambitous (for them) but I can't seem to find anyone even remotely appealing. But then again, me being so unambitios is probably a real downer for a lot of women I presume. So it's a bit of a conundrum I guess.

Dunno... maybe God has some plans for me yet. Will see. I just try to live as stressfree as possible and be a better human being every day. Be kind to everyone, not piss off or stress out anybody. I believe that if I live this way, life will take me to my best possible outcome. Maybe this is even it.