I hate to admit it but, I won't be happy with my 3-hour commutes starting from Monday morning. Summer break is over. I took two additional days off and combined it with two weekends and three company holidays to make a grand total of nine days off.
The trains will be very crowded in the morning. Luckily, I will catch the 04h45 train (first train) on Monday morning. I will find an open seat on the train and I can try to sleep for the first 35 minutes of my daily commute. Once the train rolls into Tokyo, the trains will be packed with late-night party-goers and evening/early morning entertainment industry workers.
I'll get into the office at 06h00 just in time to prep for the weekly morning meeting.
Two full weeks at the office and then, I am jumping on an airplane and heading out on a business trip for ten days. It has been a while since I last ventured overseas: last time was October 2007. So, I guess I should consider myself lucky that I have been able to see my son each night albeit most of the times, he was already asleep when I walked in the door.
Nevertheless, it will be nice to be working on another international project. With any luck, we'll make some good progress during the trip. I hope I can take in some of the city's/country's sights before I return to Tokyo.
Next long break: September 19th - 23rd. I'll try to add one personal day off at the end of the break to spend some quality time with my family.
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