I'm a great believer in goals. I think that they are an essential part of life and that if you haven't set yourself a goal, any goal, then you aren't living your life to its fullest (feel free to dispute that claim in the comments!).
My goal up until now has been to travel to Japan. I'm about to fulfil that, so it's time to think of some new things to aim towards!
Specifically, these goals will be things that I hope to achieve during my stay in Japan. Some are almost a given, some may be a little odd and some may seem impossible, but I'll write them all down just the same.

My goals for 2009-2010:

• Become ペラペラ in Japanese. (if you don't know what that means, look it up!)
• Attend a Tohoshinki concert, preferably at Tokyo Dome, with Jaejoong Sweat Seats!
• Visit my friends in Japan, particularly those outside of Tokyo (Yuri in Nagoya and Izumi and Pei in Osaka)
• Visit the super-awesome life-sized Gundam.
• Stumble upon an unassumingly awesome bar behind a non-descript, heavy door.
• Attend the Tokyo Game Show.
• Attend the Tokyo Motor Show.
• Go skiing (perhaps!).
• Play some Yukigassen?
  
• Have a photo taken with those crazy Harajuku-types.
• Stumble upon a street-racing scene or Touge event.
• Learn to cook and clean for myself.
  
• Update this blog once a week (yikes!)
  

And the super-challenge goals:

• Get some Tohoshinki signatures at a fan-signing event.
• Somehow appear on Japanese television.
• Convince someone to let me drive a GT-R (this is definitely in the 'impossible' category!)

That's all I can think of for now. I may think of some more over time - and I'll let you know when I do!

12 days to go...