Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!CALA-MUZIK!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.s-kddi1.home.ne.jp!news.home.ne.jp!news-virt.s-kddi1.home.ne.jp.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: How long have you been in Japan? From: trap_for_junk_mail@yahoo.com (Louise Bremner) Reply-To: log.NO.SPAM.HERE@gol.com (Me) Message-ID: <1hevzfu.1toqkqzbi5ltsN%trap_for_junk_mail@yahoo.com> References: <1146527368.691936.289080@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <4456ad8d$0$27881$ed362ca5@nr2.newsreader.com> <1146820080.633559.11790@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> <1146829538.673315.277800@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Organization: Freelance in Tokyo X-Face: %iNwIvDfZ-j|nw.k;rhu)ez';7*.)\P(4wF4k*;jazI\Hj>j?NDl."86 User-Agent: MacSOUP/2.6 (Mac OS X version 10.4.5) Lines: 22 Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 13:51:20 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.165.112.149 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.ne.jp X-Trace: news-virt.s-kddi1.home.ne.jp 1146837080 203.165.112.149 (Fri, 05 May 2006 22:51:20 JST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 22:51:20 JST Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:162780 Declan Murphy wrote: > Michael Cash wrote: > > On 5 May 2006 02:08:00 -0700, "MMike" > > brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed: > > > >It's difficult to discuss issues even with single long termers. The fun > > >is GREAT, and a good release, but I would also like to find those who > > >are planning to spend the rest of their life living here. > > > > There are probably several of us who will end up in that situation, > > but it isn't from planning, I would bet. I doubt any of us planned to > > be here as long as we have. > > 18 months was the "plan" in my case. No major regrets though. Hey! That was longer than our plan. Just a long-ish holiday--maybe a year or so. ________________________________________________________________________ Louise Bremner (log at gol dot com) If you want a reply by e-mail, don't write to my Yahoo address!