It has been a while since I blogged. Many things happened and it could be said to be the most hectic phase in my life.

I do not think I have the energy to put everything down in detail so I will just put them out in summary:

1. April to June 2023 - Went for massive amounts of interviews and also went to a job fair in Akihabara near end May. That visit actually gave me the opportunity to my current new job at Fukuoka. Things just happen somehow when it is meant to be? I was already on the verge of giving up my job hunt because it was just too mentally draining and the job fair just felt like a good ending to my hunt. Visited 2 booths and thought it was too little and wanted to talk to 1 last booth (that has no queue) just to make it more worthwhile. Ended up talking to people from Shift Energy Japan and yeah, it is a good stroke of luck.

2. July to August 2023 - Signed the contract with PG at end July so everything was on the way. Started handing over stuff in office and managing some manpower changes in anticipation that colleagues (plus me) will be leaving soon. Also started to do some preparation of the house move.

3. September 2023 - Went Fukuoka with dear sister for house hunting. It was a mentally draining week but we managed to apply for a housing which was 5 mins to Hakata Station and 8 mins to my new workplace. Came back to Tokyo and started my packing of the house. First I have to ship out Carousell business goods back to buyers and then subsequently my own stuff packing. Also took the time to mention to my badminton clubs that I will not be able to join the sessions anymore. It was pretty sweet the way they reacted and it touched a little of my cold heart. 

4. October 2023 - Massively packing the house. Decided to use JPost YuPack service to ship all my goods over as I have already sold all the big appliances/furnitures. Came up to 20 boxes in total, combination of 140 and 120 sized boxes. It was a little more than I expected. There were also many farewell parties/meetings so I was pretty much left happy but exhausted to the core. Also did all the necessary stuff like updating the ward office, terminating the water and electricity supply. Handed over my keys to landlord on 20th October and decided to spend a night in office for my flight on 21st. Arrived in Fukuoka in a mad rush (plane was late) to get keys as the rental agency was closing soon. Got the keys and "check-in" to my house waiting for the 1st batch of my boxes to arrive. Subsequent days are spent receiving boxes and unpacking.

5. November 2023 - Finally my new place is "complete"! All the appliances are in and everything is in place. Started my new job and it's been a good 2 days so far. Will be looking forward to doing more work. I am also starting to embark on my own personal health/mind journey. Will be looking to see a brand new me in 2024! :)