As you can see, I have a new countdown device on my blog. Michael and I have recently found out that we are not leaving on July 25th like we originally thought, our contracts actually end on AUGUST 1st!
So we have to stay one extra week in Japan. Not so incredibly bad, considering we already stayed 2 years longer than I would've liked...but that means we only have 6 days back in NZ to prepare for the wedding. Stress.
On Saturday, we went to the travel agency to find out about flights back home, we wanted a flight on the 2nd of August, but they had flights on every single other day, but not on the 2nd of August! How ridiculous. I nearly cried right there. So, we had to settle for flying out on the 3rd of August, and arriving in Christchurch on 4th August. Sooo late. But I talked to my Mum and Dad and they think we will be crazily busy during that week, but we will be able to get everything done. The dressmaker has been spoken to, and she said that my evening dress and winter coat can be done in a week, but I just may have to make trips to her house twice a day.
Mum thinks that I should ask if we can leave on 1st August, after all, it's only one day out of the contract, but she doesn't know how scared these people are to break a little rules. I talked to some friends yesterday who are leaving early, and they had real trouble getting permission to leave early, and they had paid leave days owing to them! Michael and I don't have any paid leave days left, and taking 'unpaid leave' is just not done here. So stupid, seeing as it'll be the blimmin school holidays anyway. Formality is so bloody important here, to the point of ridiculous.
I am so annoyed, but I will not talk about it again, as I can feel my blood pressure freaking out.
2007-05-28 @ 23:54