Physical

I just had my "mandatory" yearly health check up. Even though I've been here for almost 2 years, this is my first physical since living in Tokyo. Me being a chicken with needles and such (I know it is sad), I managed to skip out last year thanks to the HR guy's lackadaisical effort in this matter. This year, that HR guy is gone and his successor is determined to make sure everyone is checked out. The health check itself wasn't so bad, but there were like 40 other people getting checked out. Every "check" had its own station and based on our number, we were routed accordingly. Also all patients were required to wear the same blu-ish pajamas. Seeing myself in the designated sitting room with everyone waiting for our number to be called out, I felt like one of those cows you see in a Texan range lined up among his herd anxiously awaiting to get branded Angus certified. The whole check up process was surprisingly very efficient and I managed to finish all my stations in no time.

In other news, Sunday's weather was great and I went out to Jindaiji. Its got an "old town" type of feel like Kamakura in Kanagawa or Asakusa in downtown Tokyo. I actually don't live that far away from Jindaiji, but I never found the time nor motivation to actually go out and visit there. I really enjoyed my visit and found it really refreshing. Here are some random pics of my visit: