Been away for a while. I was bored, I passed time the same way everyday now that I didn't have to work. Then I went to Hokkaido for a holiday that we booked in November. I kept saying if I knew I would be awarded PR that soon, I wouldn't have booked this tour. I would have $6k more to bring to Australia. $6k is equivalent to 3 months' rent or a 10 year old car. But I couldn't deny the fun & joy we had in Hokkaido. I just have to keep reminding myself that everything is exactly how it should be.
It snowed everyday in Hokkaido, just like it did when we visited 3 years ago. We were lucky. While soaking in the outdoor onsen 1 night, I overheard some Taiwanese women commenting about how unlucky they were coz the ice breaker cruise was cancelled due to bad weather. We went on the ice breaker cruise the day before it was cancelled for several days in a row. Missing it would have meant missing out the highlight of the tour. (It wasn't titled 7D Ice Breaker Cruise Hokkaido for no reason.) The seagull flying above us on the cruise could have shit on us but it shit while flying over the ocean instead. We swept lots & lots of Uniqlo products when we calculated the price to be half or as much as a third of SG's price.We shared a kiss while watching fireworks out on the frozen Lake Akan. We shared even more kisses while watching the lighting display at the Swan Festival. We threw snowballs at each other, laughing & running away to duck incoming snowballs. This has got to be the most enjoyable trip we ever went on together.
The Timberland boots kept my feet from freezing. I've worn double socks with sports shoes & then snow boots (the furry type) but they couldn't keep my feet from literally freezing. My feet would get so cold that I could no longer feel them. I wouldn't have known if my feet struck the ground or not if not for visual confirmation. I guess all you need is a good pair of shoes, even if they cost so much more. (My Timberland cost me $199, sport shoes $29.90 & winter boots $79.) They would have lasted much longer & worked much better.
Coming back, we have to battle the heat & humidity once again. It caused my ringworm infection to flare up once again. Stupid irritating fungal infection. Then I had to face the reality that I haven't been offered a job. I felt so hopeful when I received replies from Australia. 1 from a nurse manager & the other from a job agency. I even had a phone interview with the nurse manager but from the way she put it, I don't think my chances of getting the job are high if any at all. The job agency got me to choose from the list of hospitals I would like to work in so they could arrange interviews but I didn't hear from them again. Having a job before landing would make things so much easier. I would know which area to get my rental place & I would be less apprehensive about relying on my savings. Guess I got my hopes too high up, thinking that I would be the lucky 1, landing a job when so many others couldn't until they actually get to Australia. Sigh... 1 more try. It's a long shot coz on their website, there're no vacancies at Lion Eye Institute. If that fails, I'll just have to take it as it comes. I pray for good fortune...
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