Always hungry...for food

Recently, I've been thinking about home a lot. There was a period last summer and fall when I wasn't thinking about Vancouver at all. Even in January 2009 I got over homesickness in about two weeks. But I think something has triggered it this time. It could be the recent spell of hot weather that has conditioned me to "hate" Japan. It could have been hitting the one year mark 40 days ago. Regardless, it's not homesickness I feel now but the actual missing of people, places, and things I've been away from for a long time. With under a year left in my "Two Year Plan," I've put some thought as to what I want to do and where I want to go after Japan. I haven't thought about anything "career"-wise yet, but the first 3 months are pretty certain. If you think that planning my 2010 year now is a little early, then you don't know me.

Jan 1 - 31, 2010 - Plan, pack, quit, shut der down in Japan.
Feb 1 - 15, 2010 - Visit Hong Kong (almost 25 years in the making) and celebrate Chinese New Year
Feb 16 - 28, 2010 - Visit Brandon in Sydney, Australia; see a real beach. "Where the bloody hell are you?"
March 1, 2010 onward - Back in Vancouver to celebrate Mayah's 2nd birthday; play with Mayah; enjoy a moderately warm summer

But until then, I still have 8 months to "burn" and boy will I ever, considering it'll be summer soon. I still haven't bought that camera I promised myself, which I should since I'm attending a Japanese wedding in two weeks and FINALLY a live WWE Smackdown event in July (Y2J = more Big Daddy Kane-style goosebumps).