Arrived Alive !

Greetings from Tokyo !
While it is about 3:45pm in Ontario, it is now 4:45am in Tokyo. I am so exhausted from traveling, but my body doesn't want to sleep - it's not a great feeling. On that note, while I'm awake, I thought I would write my very first post. :)
So...First things first: that flight...was brutal. I won't go into too much detail (there isn't a lot to say) but basically you ought to know - never fly for 13 hours in economy class, never eat the eggs, and never request the window seat on the way to Japan. While I was under the impression that I would be enjoying the view, I quickly learned that when you're flying into the sun (and into the future) it's too bright to keep your window open, let alone enjoy any kind of view. Furthermore, with two people seated to my right I felt bad forcing them to get out of their seats to let me out to go anywhere - so...i didn't. I sat the entire way. No trips to the washroom. and no getting up to stretch. That being said, I'm a new fan of aisle seats, and I couldn't have been happier to get off that plane.

Movie Ratings (from the movies I watched on the plane)
- Where the Wild Things are - awful. boring. The characters were cute, but the content was severely lacking.
- The Blindside - awesome movie. certainly deserving of its Oscar award and I almost cried a few times. Sandra did a great job.
- Whip it! - brutal.
- The Invention of Lying - so bad that I actually had to turn it off.
- Couples Retreat - pretty funny, this one made me laugh. unfortunately it gets a little cheesie and dragged out towards the end but still worth watching.

Now...as I sit in what I think might be the world's smallest hotel room, I can't stop thinking about how cool this place is, and how nice the people are. I felt like I was in an epidose of "The Amazing Race" when I was trying to make it to my hotel room. I ended up having to take 3 trains from the airport to Sangenjaya, thankfully the Japanese seem always eager to help! (i.e. the six police officers that swarmed me to try and help after I asked which train to take to get to Nippori). Just to emphasize the extent to which the Japanese are helpful - when I finally made it to Sangenjaya I had to stop and ask for directions a few times, two of the three people I asked for assistance actually left their workplace while working to walk me down the street, guiding me to my hotel!
The room is tiny, but there's a bed in it and at this point that's all that matters. The bathroom is somewhat like a little space shuttle, it's interesting. The toilet seat is padded and heated. It also has a lot of buttons, from what I can decode it seems that it will spray your butt, and even deodorize your butt (?!). I think I'll stick with flushing...

Tomorrow I have a big day ahead of me. Getting my hands on my luggage which I chose to have delivered (wise choice.) The only issue right now is that it will be delivered sometime between 9am-12pm and I need to check out of here by 10am and begin my move-in process by noon. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an early delivery.
Then I make my way to my residence and unpack a bit, before heading to the Ward Office where I am to get my hands on an Alien card (Tory Hibbitt: certified alien) ha!
I'm looking forward to unpacking a bit and exploring my neighbourhood...
Now friends, I need to get a bit more rest but I'll post some pics of the hotel room soon - stay tuned!

Sionara