I do write too much about Mijo, the younger one, because he is still part of our household. Boy, the older one, is still very much loved, but because he doesn't live with us, it is hard to have stuff to mention him. Right now, he is currently in Japan which sounds exotic as f**k, and it is, and he has job to thank for that. He works for a big semiconductor company and is currently out there for installs of several tools, and also on a vacation of sorts. I don't completely understand how it all works, but he took his fiancée, and the first two weeks of the trip, he is mostly on vacation. He didn't clarify how the company paid for his plane ticket, but I am not going to question too much.
They landed after midnight on Thursday night, after spending all day in the air. I believe they spent most of Friday recuperating from such a long trip, as there were no pictures or communications that day, but on Saturday he sent a few pictures that they were at some big Tokyo comic convention with something like 140,000 people in attendance. This sounds like a once in a lifetime trip, complete with a Disney Japan and even Universal Japan scheduled for some time next week. I am happy the two of them are getting a chance to see the world like this, together and while they are young and adventurous.
Just a while ago (Sunday morning), he sent us a picture of their wedding rings, which he had mentioned they were going to get up there. He said they are handmade, and each ring has some special qualities, such as his looks like a "gear", because he is a "nerd" that likes to tinker with mechanical things. I asked if this was going to push up their wedding day, which he mentioned they want to do in 2025, and he said no, it is just something they wanted to take care of, since they liked that particular jeweler.
I am sure they will have a couple of exotic meals and see places I would never even think of in their two weeks there. At some point, the fiancée will have to fly back alone, and he will continue to the work part of his trip. He mentioned he will first be in the middle of Japan, I guess near Tokyo, then go by bullet train to the north end of the island, and then he might fly to the south end or again, go by bullet train to the southernmost tip, where he has been before. I believe he has installs of tools in three separate facilities. I like that he is comfortable enough doing this, he says his stuff is all sent ahead of him from hotel to hotel via mail. His tools are also being sent ahead of him, so he doesn't have to really carry anything physically himself. That is great, I have seen some of these installer's toolboxes at our facilities, and not only are they an expensive target to get stolen, but they can also be heavy, and I know my boy will have every gadget he can fit in his toolbox, he has always loved all sorts of tools.
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