Year of 2011, nothing really special happening during the days off. Japanese are fully westernized, fathifully following solar calendar after meijin revolution. This is very interesting, most of the population of Japan are doing the farming business, and lunar calendar is more accurately capture the change of season. The 12 or 24 seasonal timings for first rain in spring (realy spring), which is good for seeding the farm. The awake of sleeping insects, and the summer thunders. This calendar is still followed by Chinese, Taiwanese and Koreans. Perhaps Japanese farmers have found a way to cope wiwith it.
Up to the last day of the year, I was working away from Fuchu and Shinkawa, being torn between 2 projects as usual. I was only too happy that this is the year end, only thinking I can have a day off tomorrow relaxing. The next day I leisurely ran, took a walk to the Asakusa shrimps, and called my Ducth friend for dinner (really not quite sure he is in down, most foreigners are away for X'mas and New Year's holidays). Surprisingly he is still around but will be flying to Amsterdam the next day. Happily I agreed to a dinner then clubing. The party is nearby Nihonbashi, which is where I live, that's great.
In the night club, people were so excited during the count down which I don't quite understand. I walked home around 3pm, thinking how I can wake up early enough for my end of year Oedo-line Tokyo skate run. Setting the alarm on my mobile phone, then I realise this is really the 1st of Januarary, oh my god, I have missed out the run and totally missed out the last day of the year.
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