Oyasumi
I have a new neighbour. He moved in on Thursday morning and made much noise doing it. He has continued to make much noise. He puts the TV on whenever he comes home, even if it's for a mere 20 minutes. He sneezes and coughs in a fashion which makes me think of phlegmy old men.
And my downstairs neighbour snores when he's pissed. I only know this because I had a fit of insomnia on Thursday night. He had come home the same time as me (midnight - I know this because I know the sound of his car) and gone out again. I was awake from 3am to 6am and heard him come back at 4am. A mere 10 minutes later I could hear snoring. I know he was pissed because I could hear him stumbling about, which is not normal, for he is, at least, wonderfully quiet.
I am very conscious of how noisy I am, for the walls of these apartments are worryingly thin and I don't want peple knocking on the door telling me to be quiet. If he persists I may have to do one of two things - work out the Japanese to ask him politely to "shut the fuck up", or invest in some Bose headphones (which I've wanted for a very long time - they are ridiculously expensive) in order to get some peace.
Anyway, today is a rare thing - a day off. Usually public holidays are on Mondays - conveniently placed on the day I normally have my weekend. However, I am enjoying not having to get up. Today I will go to Bellshine and pick up goat cheese and micro-brewery beer, check out the hats and scarves, and maybe invest in a cushion for my chair at work. Then I shall go to Tsutaya and pick up some DVDs, or not. Then, go to West Village, where I will also investigate hats and scarves, and perhaps the bakery. Then on to Apita to get vegetables |(and check out hats and scarves), then Avenue to check out hats and scarves if the other placed have not already been successful. I also need to figure out what to get my mum for her birthday - and sharpish, as it needs to go in the post this week.
Then I shall return to my little apartment and snuggle up in bed again to do various things (like book ryokan) until Yasuko picks me up at 9pm and we go out somewhere.
And my downstairs neighbour snores when he's pissed. I only know this because I had a fit of insomnia on Thursday night. He had come home the same time as me (midnight - I know this because I know the sound of his car) and gone out again. I was awake from 3am to 6am and heard him come back at 4am. A mere 10 minutes later I could hear snoring. I know he was pissed because I could hear him stumbling about, which is not normal, for he is, at least, wonderfully quiet.
I am very conscious of how noisy I am, for the walls of these apartments are worryingly thin and I don't want peple knocking on the door telling me to be quiet. If he persists I may have to do one of two things - work out the Japanese to ask him politely to "shut the fuck up", or invest in some Bose headphones (which I've wanted for a very long time - they are ridiculously expensive) in order to get some peace.
Anyway, today is a rare thing - a day off. Usually public holidays are on Mondays - conveniently placed on the day I normally have my weekend. However, I am enjoying not having to get up. Today I will go to Bellshine and pick up goat cheese and micro-brewery beer, check out the hats and scarves, and maybe invest in a cushion for my chair at work. Then I shall go to Tsutaya and pick up some DVDs, or not. Then, go to West Village, where I will also investigate hats and scarves, and perhaps the bakery. Then on to Apita to get vegetables |(and check out hats and scarves), then Avenue to check out hats and scarves if the other placed have not already been successful. I also need to figure out what to get my mum for her birthday - and sharpish, as it needs to go in the post this week.
Then I shall return to my little apartment and snuggle up in bed again to do various things (like book ryokan) until Yasuko picks me up at 9pm and we go out somewhere.