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(Saitama, April 03') |
Time passes too
quickly. I celebrated last year's New Year's Eve in Shinjuku
(Tokyo), where the main highlight was seeing some Japanese kids get
naked while shooting up fireworks from a tree. This year, I will
return to Norway, more specifically Grimstad (one of the most boring
towns in the Occident) to celebrate New Year's. |
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In Japan, I am still working as an
expatriate tax consultant at an accounting firm, and life has turned into a
boring routine. A regular day starts in a crowded commuter train,
and the following 8-10 hours are spent in a vegetative state at work.
Luckily, the weekends provide some sense of relief. |
(Gunma, May 03') |
(Shikoku, July 03') |
I had
little time for foreign travel during 2003, but I managed to explore
various parts of Japan. This truly is an interesting country, and
there is a wide variety of attractions to be discovered outside of
Tokyo. In addition, the infrastructure is highly developed, which
makes it very easy to get around. |
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not been sufficiently capable of keeping touch with friends and family
during 2003. Next year, I will do my best to improve.
Although Al Qaeda has threatened to attack Japan, and the danger of
earthquakes is ever lingering, I hope 2004 will be a more peaceful year
than 2003. Perhaps I will also be able to move into an apartment
that is larger than my current hole-in-the-wall. |
(Mount Fuji, August 03') |
(Dinner table,
Shanghai,
November 03') |
Finally, if you want to check out some websites that cheered me up in
2003, try Despair.com (which
focuses on demotivational products) or
Jedimaster.net (dedicated to
the Star Wars kid). To see more pictures of what I was up to
during 2003, visit my webpage here.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Propsperous 2004!
Best regards, Jan (Einar) |
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