return of the mack

my comrades have returned from japan. although i am disappointed that i wasn't able to join them this time, they were able to bring me back some awesome schwag - a sega saturn t-shirt, a blue shirt with the dai-gurren dan logo emblazoned in white, a black shirt with gachapin and muku decked out in shogun warrior gear, a gray gachapin hoodie, a street fighter 4 arcade stick keychain that makes the sounds of special moves after you enter them correctly (hadoken!), a plastic keychain designed to resemble simon's core drill, eyedrops that sting like hell but leave your eyes feeling like they just chewed gum, wasabi flavored kit-kat (better than i expected), and some mochi. all in all, a pretty good package.

work this week was hell, considering it was the first week back from break. it was ridiculous to alter my sleep patterns again and it left me able to only sleep for 6 hours a night. i am still awaiting the confirmation of my victory. but aside from that, other news from philippines has arrived that spells good fortune for the coming years.

a generous benefactor of mine, to whom i now owe absolute allegiance and loyalty, has informed me that i am able to apply for dual citizenship in the PI. previously, i was told that due to circumstances surrounding my birth, i would not be able to achieve dual citizenship. but somehow, thanks to my benefactor's connections and persuasive abilities, i will be sent the application sometime soon, which i will fill out and send in with great relish. what does dual citizenship mean for me? i will be able to dodge some of the foreign fees associated with going to school up there, i will be able to own property in the PI, and there will be no time limit to my stays in PI (i won't need to renew visas, come back for a few months, etc). so, effectively, if this is goes as planned, i will be able to stay in PI forever if i were so inclined (or at least longer than most visitors are allowed).

so, as i said before, i owe my benefactor complete allegiance. if that person were to ask me to sacrifice a good portion of my adult life by serving as a doctor in PI, i would not decline. if that person were to ask me to work for them in their clinic for a period of time before returning to america, i would do so gladly. i owe this person much more than they know, so my gratitude is theirs forever. i will continue to drill a path to the future.

"There was someone among us who was much, much bigger than this. For that person's sake, we will continue to move forward..." - Yoko, TTGL

"The path of man and beast intertwine to form the path of the spiral! Piercing destiny as yesterday's enemies, we will create a future with these hands!" - Simon & Viral, TTGL