Feeling a bit out of place
In Japan, where the scholastic and financial year starts in April, many new employees encounter a fearsome debilitating illness known as “Go-gatsu byou” or “May Sickness”.
Basically, after one month of exuberant enthusiasm, you get the one week off for Golden Week, and *wham* there goes motivation and the will to do anything remotely productive.
I’ve never really had go-gatsu byou before, but this year it was bad. Horrible. Absolutely ick. So sleepy, my head didn’t work, I felt stupid and slow, and it was overall a very unpleasant experience for someone who derives much of life’s fulfillment from work.
Hopefully, it’s been cured. I’m on a new project, for a massive portal for a news company here. Big, big plans with equally big budget. Dude, I’m excited. It’s like being in a room with all-you-can-eat gourmet; I just gotta be careful not to bite off too much at once! Work is good.
However, I have to think hard on how to work. How to manage. How to deliver. What to deliver. Etc etc. Oh man, I’m so excited! Hard to believe I was so depressed only a couple days ago because I couldn’t produce this one slide overview of our marketing services menu.
Oh, I also bought the ¥19,800 pair of Shure earphones I had been eyeing forever. I needed it, as a pickup. Yep.
2 Responses to “Feeling a bit out of place”
Glad to hear it’s been cured.
i’ve never had go-gatsu-byo ever in my klife. but I’m always sleepy though. Does that count? ha.
Hey, BTW, went to Tomo’s live today. She was GREAT. We talked about you, you know. You should have been there.
By Go on May 14, 2005
Thanks! Dang, if I had known Tomo was performing, I would have gone! Do you know when her next gig is?
By No Make Girl on May 15, 2005