Saitama Prefecture---di ba North na sa Shinjuku? Kalimot na gyud ko gamay. Sus, Dhay, you have no idea. If you watch the movie "Lost in Translation", parang ako yong babae. But decided to rise above it. Had to look for work right away, learned Japanese by watching TV, and went to school. Thank God I went to a Chinese school for Girls in Cebu. At least, na-remember ko pa ang Mandarin which helped me a lot with the Japanese kasi merong Kanji di ba? Dhay, hanap ka sa Japan Times o kaya, aral ka nang Ikebana o kaya learn ka how to cook the Japanese cuisine. I learned all those when I was there even if I worked. I was even teaching English Business classes till 10 pm out of boredom. Malaki pa ba ang sahod pag-magteach? I was making $50-$55 per hour. Laki no? Tapos, di grabeng trabaho.