My friends in Saipan サイパンの友達

If people ask me what is the best part of my life in Saipan, or what is the greatest things which you want to take from here as your memories,
I would answer,

My friends...


Please do not miss understand, that how come my husband does not come as a best.
It is because he is already a part of me, so that I do not really have to say that he is the best!
Sharing my idea on the blog, I believe he already knows the way I think and I feel.

In the life, i am just happened to be here in Saipan now, but wherever I was, God always provided me great friends.

On this past weekend, I had too much thinking in my mind.
I was struggling. It is just because of I am leaving this island in almost 3 weeks.
Sometime, when we start thinking about something, we want to get out from it, but we can not.
I am not good at it. I thought I used to good at it. just sleep and forget.

Well,
My friends who I write quite often, Kelli and Harry called me, and said lets go for ride.
So they came to kidnap me and took me around just driving North and South.
I was started thinking where are they going to take me?
it was good. I got out from my own thought and started thinking something new.
And we drove random area of Saipan.

Then Harry, said
Look!
On the beachroad chalan kanoa area.
What do we have here?????

He showed me the meter, said 033332. 2.5

Harry and Kelli said, they were thinking about me for 5 days to show this to me.
If you have been my blog from before, you may know what I am talking about.
I love the moment which I will have only one time in my life like seeing my car mileage shows same number for 5 or 6 digits.

We took a picture when it became 033333.3.3

I smiled and almost cried.
To know that how much somebody care of what I like, what I am interested in.
In my life, there were so many times just thinking about myself and did not make time for others what they life or what they are interested in and how I can relate to make them happy.
We usually think of them for their birthday.
But in the daily life, we just forget about others.

I leaned how great to be cared. and I really appreciated to this friendship.
I thought I should care about others more than myself.
When we see how happy they are brings joy for our life.

I thought I knew it, but hard to make an action. well, not hard, but easy to forget about it.

I have great friends here in Saipan.
I often write about Harry and Kelli. But I have other great friends also.

I had more fun things past few days.
I will update a little bit more in this week!

It is funny！ Not!! おもしろくない（？）

Today's newspaper on the front page showed
"7 Days!"
Like count down for the Christmas or New year!
My co-worker saw and said
"Yeah-yy!!" and clapping hand.
I wonder what was it.
And she described it is another 7 days till 24 hour power will be back.
And she also showed the schedule of power outage for Saipan.
My area said
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
and
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm.

So my area schedule is pretty much saying, eat lunch at the restaurant, and eat dinner at the restaurant and do not come back till 11:00pm.

I asked CUC last week, what is your schedule?
Then they said we have schedule but it does not follow.

Today, my co-worker said now it is following on newspaper schedule.
So, I came home after 6:00, fed my baby Kuro, wash dishes, wash face and went back to work.
At 10:00pm, one of my co-worker came back to the office and said, there is power at home. She and I are same area so I came back home.
If it still does not follow the schedule, it may be out around 11:00 then.
It is not funny.... I hope the 7 days will be passing by as soon as possible!

My working day of 1/3 of my last month has been already past.
I started writing down all of my work since I can not train anybody.
I said good bye to Japanese association of CNMI board members.
Today was my last board member meeting. I worked as a board member only for 5 months. But they were so nice.

I sold my car! It was the big part to that I was kind of worrying about. Well, I have not really sold yet, but I found somebody who wants to buy!

Three of my friends offered to stay for the last one week here in Saipan.
It was really nice of them.

I have less than one month now, and I really have to write down what I should do before I leave.

Let's find something tomorrow.

Beautiful Saipan！ やっぱりきれい。サイパン！

It was really nice to be in Saipan.

Harry took me to Wingbeach where my favorite beach of this island.

I wanted to go diving as much as I can, then usually work comes first.
Today, I really decided to go Diving!
I thought the season of wingbeach is already finished. We can dive at this beach only some certain time. otherwise it can be so had to go in because of the wave and current.
Harry told me it is calm yesterday, so we went this afternoon.
Just being on the beach was beautiful.
And for sure, Diving was excellent. I saw beautiful turtle.
I did not chase him though...

I am so happy I did it today.
I have so much worry to move and time. But I realized that I can not forget about enjoy this island before I leave. I always think so, but did not really make an action.
It was great.

I want a life 普通の生活がしたい。。。。

Gosh, My life in Saipan is getting hard.
I know I have to get ready to leave but not this way!

I came back home so tired and only moment is my life beside work is cheking email, updating my blog(even though it is not so often..), chat with my husband, Bryan every night and play with Kuro and go to bed.

But since I have only one more month, I would like to relax at home and write letters which I used to do when I was single, I want to saw a little bit, and read and relax before go to bed.

Last night, I came back and it was dark.
I waited for a while and no power back.

I waited,,, no power back, so I washed my face and went to bed.
Whatelse I can do without light.

It is dark and I can not do anything.

I want a life. Just a little bit after work, I have only few hours at home to enjoy my time.

I called CUC and asked I want to know the schedule of power outage, then I can plan and finish things while I have power.
They said, no plan, no schedule.

I really liked Saipan, but how it can be ended like this....

It should be better than this situation.

Oh well, I still like my life but getting hard.
I just want to have a little life I can enjoy. Wash dishes, cooks, and do laundry when I want to do.

My husband said, come here and I am waiting for you. There is power here and I can read, watch TV and relax.

I will be ready to leave soon....

Power outage 停電

It has been for a while since people started complain for the long power outage.
Some area in Saipan has 12 hours a day without power.
Most of the island is depend on CUC, since power is out, means water also stops.

My area did not have a power outage for long time, even though I am not home most of the day, I did not have much problem.
I usually come home and within an hour I go to bed, but still power is really important.

I was telling to my friends that I am not ready to leave island.
Then one of my friends said, if you experience the power outage you will be ready...

After 2 days, then it happened.

yes, I cannot stand that without power and water when I want to use.
I can not do anything to relax at home without power.

So I guess, it is the sign, I have to change my mind and tell myself, it is the time.

One more month to work and one week to get ready.

Please pray for me to be prepare for this coming new life!