It`s a wonderful life: Work

Not getting any

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:32:32 GMT

It`s a little bit tight at the moment. I`ve been on holiday for over a week now, and I don`t go back to work until Thursday. Even then I`m only sure about Thursday and Friday. Last month was supposed to be very busy, with overtime and all. I ended up with 15 and a half days. At around $9 per hour that doesn`t add up to much of a paycheck.

Kaori`s looking for night work so we can save a bit more. We have the money for the visa, and about 4 months to save for the airfares. But we`re going to need money for when we come back. And then there`s the living expenses while we`re here.

Luckily I could receive my tax refund today, and supposedly Kaori can get a partial refund on her unused return ticket.

Too hot...

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 08:16:17 GMT

Usually I work at Tsuno Winery, but this week I`ve been on holidy for the Tsuno Festival. Today Otousan harvested his rice. I was really keen to help, being a new farm-type experience. We started around 10am, and it was soo hot. Not as hot as some days I`ve worked in Australia, but you combine that with the humidity and it`s incredible. After about an hour I had to stop. My vision was blurring, my head was spinning and I was freezing cold. (Something had to be wrong). So I had a cold bath for about 30 minutes and then laid down, and I`ve been lazing around all day since. Otousan and Baachan are still out there now. I`m really ashamed of myself, but I know I can`t handle the work.