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There's too much that's happened in the past months to recall it all. Maki sang at the attached cafe, and I went to Biwa-ko Hall to see Ando Yuko play, which wasn't bad but being an 'acoustic' performance she never left her chair, so hardly dynamic. I witnessed a few parades and festivals, and went to see Yasaka pagoda up close one night. Went on a wild goose chase through Otsu and Kyoto trying, and failing, to cash an international cheque before discovering that I could access money from my Australian bank account through my key card. Participated in three 'English conversation' classes making 1500 yen for each, but find doing it so stressful that I may have to turn down any future offers. I've gone to clubs four times since May 20th, which deserve a separate post. They couldn't be considered successful outings.

I've extended my visa, which was a relatively painless process, and pushed back my return flight to December 1st, however in a months time money is going to become a serious problem. It would be responsible to go to the Kyoto City International Foundation within a week to browse their job listings and seriously follow potential leads. I've decided that it was financially impossible to visit a doctor excepting an emergency and so have switched to an alternate heart medication which I had, however there is still only a three month supply of it and many symptoms persist. Work is a drag, but bearable, though I've been sleeping poorly, and have been considerably depressed for close to a month. For that, and financial reasons, I haven't left the building much and am becoming increasingly aware of the fact that I'm not making the most of my opportunity in being here. I've also found it impossible to drag myself away from the internet.