Japanese Facebook: Disaster Board

Facebook angers me sometimes.

Don’t get me wrong, it has its uses; you can keep track of birthdays, events, share your holiday photos, and you can even look at your ex girlfriends new boyfriend.

But generally, it pisses me off. The whole thing is just a little too ostentatious for my liking… All people ever seem to do, is seek approval; if it is by posting that song that everyone already likes and knows, or the thousands of photos of the same 4 people in the same club they went to last week and the week before, titled by some “funny” quote that one of them blurted out, right before they puked up those 5 tequilas on their shoes.

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Studying Abroad… Japan/China

The past week has been good to me, though I have spent the majority lost in my thoughts. I’ve decided I’ll be spending my third year not in placement, but in foreign study. Hopefully, Japan, but as things stand, it’ll probably be China, not that I’m too upset about that.

Whilst I believe that experience at this stage in the start of your career is essential when it comes to landing your first job, life experience is more important for building your character, which in the long-term, is far more important and beneficial than your starting paycheque. Continue reading