The Japan Challenge

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"I will never be late and absent again"
"I will never be late and absent again"
"I will never be late and absent again"
... and so on and so forth
(unless it's an emergency, of course)

You might be wondering why the words, as if being disciplined in class for being naughty. Yes, this is my new mantra, at least for the next 9-10 months. Some mind-over-matter sh#!*.

This is one of the conditions in order to be able to join the group who would be visiting Japan next year, in time for sakura (spring). I surmise it's gonna be Fukuoka, and I could not afford not to join. I will be damned if I don't, I swear.

Paging the universe. Please give me the strength to be committed and show your providence to make things work to my advantage. Please, please, please, I beg you....