what's for dinner?

It's so easy to live with mum. I didn't have to worry about eating, cleaning and everything. Mum does them all. I didn't have to even think about what to eat for dinner. I just went down to the dining room when she calls and ate whatever that was on the table. Heaven.

Well, that was until last week.

Now I have to plan my meal, again. I didn't do that much in Perth because I was working in a thai restaurant four days a week. So my dinner usually consisted of steamed rice and curry, or fried rice with tom yum, or yummy pad thai. (Where can I eat delicious pad thai in Tokyo??? I wonder...)

I don't have my mum or Aunty Om with me anymore. Looks like no one is going to do that for me, except for myself.

As I walked around my neighborhood I felt better. Within the walking distance there are three family restaurants and one of them serves main from 299 yen which is really really cheap. I could find a 100 yen convenience store that's open 24 hours. And noodle (ramen, udon and soba) bars everywhere.

I've given up cooking long time ago. I'll do it when I have a family. Not now. I'll buy. Okay that's too expensive, so how's this? I'll buy lots of ingredients which don't need any more cooking, like tofu, natto and so on. And I will fix them into a nice and healthy dinner. Let's see how it goes.

I'm a little tired after a day of shopping in a crowd.

I take Panadol and relax.....have another look at my assignment that is to be submitted to my new boss tomorrow.... then go to bed!

Moving On...

Sooooooooo, I left Perth 2 months ago. That seems like a looooooooong time ago. Sometimes I wonder, Was I really in Australia??? Winter in Japan isn't very pretty. I hate snow and rain. And it snowed and rained.

And then,

Job hunting, grandfather's funeral, best friend's wedding and lots of arguments with my mother about my future career plan (and about having a baby!).... today I happily find myself relaxed in a small room in Asakusa on my very first day in Tokyo.

I'm starting a new life here. I miss my friends and family at home but I chose to come to the capital because one company kindly offered me a position which is challenging and exciting (well, hopefully) and I thought I'd be a fool if I decline especially when the economy is so bad like this.

Anyway, I'm doing this. So, I'm recording this.

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Day One: I got a set of brand new sheets and towels. Had dinner with my high school friend. Planned my room interior and made a shopping list. Good start. Wish me luck.