I won't be back...so I better blog about it.
JAPAN TIME
Tuesday, September 18, 2007,7:49 PM
Almost Back Home (to find me a home)
So I haven’t left an entry in a while. That is because this entire time I have been trying to fix the entries that I already have posted. Our internet connection sucks on this ship so its been difficult. I was posting on wordpress.com but I couldn’t find a way to make my images stick so I switched over to Tripod. So far I prefer word press though because on their site, I was able to personalize my blog (banner and such) Still figuring out how and if I can personalize the look of my blog on blogger (i am sure i can, considering i have seen some pretty cool blogs hosted by this site). I also had to decide how I wanted to post pictures. I do not have a photo editor on the ship so I couldn’t size them down. SO I was teaching myself how to make thumbnails—but that took too much time so I finally just made some photo albums on Flickr and added links in my entries to the albums.(which means you's need to get a flickr account...please) :)
Well we are just a few days away from pulling back into Yokosuka. I am really looking forward to it. WE will be in port for about a month. (then back out to sea for about a month) Once we pull in, I have to go look for a place to live…quickly~ because MANY ships will be in port and MANY sailors will also be looking for off base housing…so that’s my number one priority. I am so ready to have a place all to myself. Can’t wait to get my bed delivered. I am going to have them unpack almost everything. (because trash is a huge issue in Japan) and the movers are responsible for throwing all the trash away if they unpack it (all the packing paper, boxes, etc) I don’t have much of anything as I sold everything when I got orders to Japan. I have to go get a futon. And maybe I will get a cheap card table and chairs. That’s about all I am going to get because I am all about saving MONEY. I want to buy new furniture and such when I get back to the states. But regardless of what I do or DON’T have in my place here in Japan, I will try to make it as cozy and comfortable as I can. I will most definitely be decorating for Christmas this year. I didn’t last year because it was all in storage. But yeah, I am going to decorate this year….I am not taking leave so I will be around the whole time and it will be nice and FESTIVE for me to decorate. I am thinking I might leave it up too, so whoever comes to visit me next year can see it….and we can celebrate Christmas then too. J
Apparently it is like 6 or 7 grand to initially move in to a place. First months rent (rent runs about 1800 US dollars!! ~But they give you housing allowance for the rent~ Last months rent, Agents Fee and Security Deposit, which is the equivalent of one months rent each….So that means like about 6000.00!! UGH I believe they pay you back about a third of that---I don’t care how much it costs, I have to get off this ship ASAP. Each month you get a UTILITY allowance which runs about 500 a month. And utilities are only about 200 a month (so that’s an extra 300 in my pocket) Plus I will get COLA. (Cost Of Living Allowance) All I know is in about a month, I will be bringing in some serious dough. YAY
Well we are just a few days away from pulling back into Yokosuka. I am really looking forward to it. WE will be in port for about a month. (then back out to sea for about a month) Once we pull in, I have to go look for a place to live…quickly~ because MANY ships will be in port and MANY sailors will also be looking for off base housing…so that’s my number one priority. I am so ready to have a place all to myself. Can’t wait to get my bed delivered. I am going to have them unpack almost everything. (because trash is a huge issue in Japan) and the movers are responsible for throwing all the trash away if they unpack it (all the packing paper, boxes, etc) I don’t have much of anything as I sold everything when I got orders to Japan. I have to go get a futon. And maybe I will get a cheap card table and chairs. That’s about all I am going to get because I am all about saving MONEY. I want to buy new furniture and such when I get back to the states. But regardless of what I do or DON’T have in my place here in Japan, I will try to make it as cozy and comfortable as I can. I will most definitely be decorating for Christmas this year. I didn’t last year because it was all in storage. But yeah, I am going to decorate this year….I am not taking leave so I will be around the whole time and it will be nice and FESTIVE for me to decorate. I am thinking I might leave it up too, so whoever comes to visit me next year can see it….and we can celebrate Christmas then too. J
Apparently it is like 6 or 7 grand to initially move in to a place. First months rent (rent runs about 1800 US dollars!! ~But they give you housing allowance for the rent~ Last months rent, Agents Fee and Security Deposit, which is the equivalent of one months rent each….So that means like about 6000.00!! UGH I believe they pay you back about a third of that---I don’t care how much it costs, I have to get off this ship ASAP. Each month you get a UTILITY allowance which runs about 500 a month. And utilities are only about 200 a month (so that’s an extra 300 in my pocket) Plus I will get COLA. (Cost Of Living Allowance) All I know is in about a month, I will be bringing in some serious dough. YAY
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