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(Norway, Summer 05') |
It is crazy how time
flies by as one gets older. Starting to work does not help either,
as each dreadful day in the office often ends up being little different
than the day before. However, I have many good things to look back
on in the year that passed.
During summer, I went to see my family in Norway. Although Norway
is an incredible expensive holiday destination, the varied natural
beauty it offers is not beat by many (if any) other European countries. |
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Unfortunately, I did not have time
for many long foreign trips this year, but it started well with a trip
to Australia in January. In addition, I managed to make some short
trips to the United States, Guam, South-Korea, Hong Kong, and Malaysia.
The purpose of my trip to Malaysia was to attend Lilian's wedding in
Kuala Lumpur, which was great fun.
Some random janhoo visitor sent me an email asking
why I can afford to travel so often. Anyone who has lived in Japan
will know that it usually is cheaper to travel abroad than it is to
travel within Japan. That is the unfortunate truth. |
(Australia, January 05') |
(Japan, September 05') |
The number of domestic
trips this year has been limited, the highlight being Yotam's wedding in
Gifu to his Japanese girlfriend of many years.
Another unforgettable experience was climbing Mount
Kinpu in Yamanashi Prefecture. To say the weather was bad would be
a severe understatement, and I was hardly able to see anything during
the many and tiring hours spent hiking up and down the mountain. |
| In terms of business,
2005 was a very good year. I was promoted a work, though it is a
promotion that does not mean very much. In addition, it has been a
very successful year for my various web projects, janhoo.com included.
I also became probably the last person on the person
on the planet to start a
blog, and I am proud to
say that it is also the least visited blog of them all. |
(Seoul, May 05') |
(Atlanta, Novembver 05') |
As in previous years,
I want to recommend a website. It is a repeat from 2003, but
Despair.com recently released some new posters and video clips. However, the poster I would want for my cubicle is the
classic Leaders
poster. Feel free to send me it to me as a delayed Christmas Present if you want to see me
get fired.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Propsperous 2006!
Best regards, Jan (Einar) |
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