My mother informed me that I had been head hunted by an employer in Japan who wanted English speaking, Western 'Final Fantasy' fans to go to Japan and to speak publicly about why and what we enjoyed about the series. She also told me that the job was basically mine if I wanted it, all I had to do was tell them I was interested.
Feeling joy at the prospect of not having to be unemployed after my current job ends and at being granted a second chance of being able to realise my dream of living in another country and prove what I was really capable of, I readily grabbed the opportunity and accepted.
Plus, the job sounded easy; talking passionately about things I love would be something I'd be really good at.
The English representatives for the company came to my house to talk to me about the job, but didn't seem interested in any of the questions I had to ask. I was too excited to care. The organisation of the trip seemed downright chaotic and would've raised red flags in real life, but in the dream I was just so happy to be given a second chance to prove myself and was determined not to waste it.
When I arrived in Japan, my subconscious had an uncharacteristically racist moment when it seemed that there weren't enough apartments for all of the newly recruited employees, so some of the existing residents jumped from the mezzanines of the apartment building into the lobby, committing suicide!
This startled me even in the dream, but I was so focused on not screwing up this opportunity that I chalked this rocky start down to 'culture difference' and carried on.
Wednesday 25 November 2015
Thursday 5 November 2015
Dream Diary #87: Capturing Tornadoes
I was at some kind of zoo or theme park where animals were on display.
I had stopped for refreshments in the cafeteria when something amazing, something I've always wanted to see in real-life but never thought I would caught my eye; the cafeteria backed onto a large, wide open plain and had an observation terrace that looked out over it and for good reason too - the plains were the perfect breeding ground for tornadoes!
I glanced up and saw not just one tornado but four of them in formation together. In my excitement, I fumbled in my bag for my camera. Of course, I couldn't find it at first and when I eventually did, it was on the wrong setting so I had to deal with that before I could take any photo or video footage.
Unfortunately, when I'd dealt with that my fear that the tornadoes would dissipate came true. They'd whittled down to transparency and you couldn't even see them on film. I cursed at the fact that this was probably a once in a lifetime opportunity for me and I'd squandered it by not being prepared.
But then, I spotted a much larger, singular tornado in another part of the sky and I rushed to the front of the observation terrace to watch it.
When I got there, much taller, larger people than me who were uninterested in watching the tornado were blocking my way (people like this are a huge pet peeve for me in real-life), and after trying to ask politely with no reply, I had to almost shout at them to get them to move. They had the nerve to act like I was being rude, but I didn't care; I wanted my tornado footage!
As it turned out my perseverance paid off because not only did I get some spectacular footage of the big tornado but the smaller formation of tornadoes reappeared as did some other tornadoes as well! I could have stayed and watched them forever.
Since I was in such a good mood and since it was nearby, I dropped by my ex-boyfriend's home, knowing he wouldn't be there anyway. After wandering around a little, I thought about leaving a subtle clue that I'd been there, but since I knew it'd never get acknowledged I decided against it and left.
I made my way home by darkened train in the middle of the night.
I had stopped for refreshments in the cafeteria when something amazing, something I've always wanted to see in real-life but never thought I would caught my eye; the cafeteria backed onto a large, wide open plain and had an observation terrace that looked out over it and for good reason too - the plains were the perfect breeding ground for tornadoes!
I glanced up and saw not just one tornado but four of them in formation together. In my excitement, I fumbled in my bag for my camera. Of course, I couldn't find it at first and when I eventually did, it was on the wrong setting so I had to deal with that before I could take any photo or video footage.
Unfortunately, when I'd dealt with that my fear that the tornadoes would dissipate came true. They'd whittled down to transparency and you couldn't even see them on film. I cursed at the fact that this was probably a once in a lifetime opportunity for me and I'd squandered it by not being prepared.
But then, I spotted a much larger, singular tornado in another part of the sky and I rushed to the front of the observation terrace to watch it.
When I got there, much taller, larger people than me who were uninterested in watching the tornado were blocking my way (people like this are a huge pet peeve for me in real-life), and after trying to ask politely with no reply, I had to almost shout at them to get them to move. They had the nerve to act like I was being rude, but I didn't care; I wanted my tornado footage!
As it turned out my perseverance paid off because not only did I get some spectacular footage of the big tornado but the smaller formation of tornadoes reappeared as did some other tornadoes as well! I could have stayed and watched them forever.
Since I was in such a good mood and since it was nearby, I dropped by my ex-boyfriend's home, knowing he wouldn't be there anyway. After wandering around a little, I thought about leaving a subtle clue that I'd been there, but since I knew it'd never get acknowledged I decided against it and left.
I made my way home by darkened train in the middle of the night.
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