Canon's Diary

Monday, June 30.
It was my first time going back to our Osaka head office in a while.
My fridge was empty, but luckily, I found some fried rice waiting for me in the freezer — that saved the day.

Having worked through Saturday and Sunday in Tokyo, plus taking the bullet train all the way to Osaka, I was still pretty worn out. Even so, I had a hefty workload waiting for me, so I powered through at a pretty fast pace. My main task was preparing technical documents to submit to a client, but in between that, I had team meetings and a handover session for a new project.

Before I knew it, the clock had ticked past closing time without even a moment to chat with my coworkers. By 7 PM, there were only three of us left at our desks in the department, myself included. It’s rare for me to head home this late — I usually clock out right on time.

“Are you always here this late? Don’t overdo it, okay?”
I gave a quick word of encouragement to a colleague still at his desk, then headed home.

At that hour, I didn’t have the energy to cook, so I stopped by the supermarket and picked up some deli items at 40% off. Prices drop nicely late at night. I also bought some cabbage, carrots, pork, and green onions for dinners starting tomorrow.

Tonight, though, I’m calling it quits and giving myself a break to recover.
Time to rest up.