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I guess I'm leeching net access again...

It wasn't my fault... I turned on my laptop here and it connected to someone's unsecured wireless straight away. I'm not downloading anything really, so I'm not too guilt-ridden yet. I'll have cable installed soon anyway.


I managed to move everything here, to Shin-Kobe from Takarazuka, in just two trips on Thursday. The first was when I met Yoshiko at Nigawa. Carrying that futon to Takarazuka station was painful, but at least the bag on my back wasn't too heavy.
A few hours later, I was on my way back to Shin-Kobe on my second trek. However, this time wasn't something I ever wish to repeat. I packed every last thing I had from Takarazuka, which included my laptop and it's gear as well as heaps of paperwork etc I've collected since I got here (phone, bank account, work, etc).
I truly don't know how I made it here. I was carrying the bag with my suits in on in front of me, and then my pack clipped to my back. It took me about 25-30mins to do the walk from Sannomiya-Hankyu station to Shin-Kobe where it should only take about 15-20 mins. Of course, when I was a few mins away from finally getting there, I saw the subway exit and felt a fool knowing how it would have taken me 5-10mins instead...
It's two days later and I'm still aching... It wasn't something I should be carrying at all. It was just seriously too heavy and that's why I can't work out how I made it here. (And up the stairs here to the 3rd floor at the end of it.)

However, I'm here. No complaints at all, in that regard. However, my washing machine isn't here yet and will hopefully be set up sometime this week. I've already messaged Duncan to see if I can borrow his to wash my work stuff today and will just wait a few hours for him to be fully awake before I wander downstairs.

I got a knife, fork, spoon, chopping knife, 2x plates, a bowl, 2x chopstick pairs, a small pot, a decent frying pan, dish detergent, dish sponge things, toilet paper (which turned out to be hand towel stuff for the kitchen; so it has huge squares...), 2x jars of jam, 2x 5min ramen, a DIY fabric box (for my socks etc, i'm thinking), some okonomiyaki sauce, a tea towel, (may have forgotten some stuff) all for 2310 yen (about $AU25). Bargin. Was all from my local 100 yen shop (where everything costs 105 yen). I also stocked up my freezer with frozen vegies and stuff yesterday (frozen cause I didn't have any means to cook them at the time and just wanted to start stocking up).

So... I'm settling in. Dimi, from work, has also told me she's giving me some stuff for nothing (toaster, a fan, heater, and any more pots, cutlery or crockery I need) as well as selling her TV/VCR cheap, a rice cooker (which I want) and possibly a small couch for cheap too since she's heading back home for good in a month or so. So I've scored big time there.

Only thing I'm missing really is then an iron plus board and some curtains. Of which, I should be able to score tomorrow from the guy moving out downstairs who's moving out.