I figured I would do a quick update as to what's going on as things are a little up in the air at the moment. Yes, I got the Japan thing; but no, I haven't accepted it yet. The reason for this is that I was waiting to hear back from another job I applied for ages ago, which I need to get in order to fund my Japan trip. I rang today to find out when they will let me know if I got the job or not and was informed that it will be another 1-2 weeks. This is a nuisance, as that means that even if I get it I may not start working for another month.

I need to ring the Nova Group tomorrow to accept or reject the offer, but I am still without employment. It seems to me that I'd be really stupid not to go to Japan, but it'd also be stupid to commit myself to something that I can't afford.

I need to come up with a cunning plan, probably involving going to get any old job asap. Though I really don't want to stack shelves for 4 months - I hoped that sort of thing was behind me. I guess if it all falls apart then I can just take Rami's advice and apply to be an air traffic controller. "Come in Flight #297 - either you're heading towards a really big albatross, or you need to change course..."