In case anyone was wondering, if you're going to try moving to another country which doesn't have a relatively open immigration system with your own, expect to be jabbed and prodded by doctors for weeks. It's not much fun being made to pee in cups and stand in front of an x-ray machine looking like you're being held at gunpoint or something. Even if you're only going there for a year.

Fortunately, that's all over for me now. I'd like to thank the nice doctor Danny who kindly put it through Medicare and made the government pay for it despite the fact that if you've got nothing wrong with you they don't want anything to do with it. The system works.

And since it rules, I might as well point everyone in the direction of the song at the top of the Japanese music charts (I've always had a thing for J-Rock). "Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi" by UVERworld. Enjoy.