2024.09

Sun, 2024.09.01

Plans shifted, we roamed

Stroll around Harajuku

Gossip spiced the night

Mon, 2024.09.02

Exhaustive efforts

Impact seems so minimal

Dissatisfaction

Tue, 2024.09.03

Yesterday’s work blues

Maybe I just need a break

Summer trip ahead

Wed, 2024.09.04

Thought I’d find some rest

But there’s more work than I thought

Sigh, no ease today

Thu, 2024.09.05

Five months of effort

Project’s end is close at hand

Validation soothes

Fri, 2024.09.06

Leading felt awkward

But I’ll push through discomfort

Learning never ends

Sat, 2024.09.07

Behind strength, unknown

A side I didn’t expect

Each has their burden

Sun, 2024.09.08

Looked up to their lives

Now I see a different light

Mom and Dad were right

Mon, 2024.09.09

Final review done

A smooth end to our hard work

Leader praised the team

Tue, 2024.09.10

Church ministry work

and trip planning the whole day

Tough and challenging

Wed, 2024.09.11

Rushed for hiking gear

Left the shops with empty hands

Rain then dashed my plans

Thu, 2024.09.12

Late night, plans revised

Two hours of sleep makes work hard

But I got things done

Fri, 2024.09.13

Tonight’s nomikai

Surprisingly not draining

Comfort or used to?

Sat, 2024.09.14

No sleep, morning rush

Hike fushimi inari

Summer trip begins

Sun, 2024.09.15

Journeyed to Ine

Biked, boated, BBQ night

Fireworks by the sea

Mon, 2024.09.16

Farewell, kind host

Amanohashidate

A sight to treasure

Tue, 2024.09.17

Wandered with Kak Steph

Kyoto temples, then we part

Night in capsule room

Wed, 2024.09.18

Working from cafe

Alone in Kyoto hotel

Onsen, calls, breakfast

Thu, 2024.09.19

Onsen noon to night

Relax in comfort and peace

Then shinkansen home

Fri, 2024.09.20

Returned home last night

Rest body and gather thoughts

Holidays to breathe

Sat, 2024.09.21

Woke late, cooked and napped

Watched J-drama, sang at home

1 a.m. showered

Sun, 2024.09.22

Resting at home today

Practiced speaking, learned my gaps

Hyougen and kanji

Mon, 2024.09.23

Senzokuike

First walk here after two years

Tamagawa next

Tue, 2024.09.24

First day back at work

Just research, writing, and talks

Already want rest

Wed, 2024.09.25

Summer heat is gone

Yesterday suddenly cold

Autumn’s here for sure

Thu, 2024.09.26

Wise like a serpent

Innocent like a dove

I reap what I’ve sown

Fri, 2024.09.27

Dad turns sixty-three

Thankful for health and blessings

Role model always

Sat, 2024.09.28

Game day with good folks

Meat, takoyaki, pudding

Liked the game “ito”

Sun, 2024.09.29

Church as usual

Then off to check hiking shoes

Stopped at Apple too

Mon, 2024.09.30

Spent the day on slides

Reflecting on the past months

For half-year review