戶籍遷入

English version

    旅行社職員說：「你搬去別的地方之前，還要再來這裡登記。」
    「還要再來這裡？」我們正在區公所辦理戶籍遷入。已經等了很久，沒時間吃午餐。（來日本不過一週，已經是第二次餓著肚子等...）
    在機場拿到在留卡，但是上面的住址是未定。所以今天旅行社派了一位職員來幫我辦理戶籍遷入，更新在留卡上的住址。
    旅行社職員回答：「是的，在你搬去別的城市之前。」
    「所以，如果我下個月要搬去北海道，要先來這裡辦理遷出，然後在北海道辦理遷入？不能在網路上辦理嗎？」
    「不行，只能現場或是郵件辦理。」
    想不到這個戶籍遷入只是無限迴圈的開始。不曉得卡片上剩下的六行空白要是在一年內就用完會怎樣。

Residence Registration

    "When you move out, you have to come here again," said the coordinator.
    "Again?" we were in the city hall to register the so called "moving-in". We were waiting for a while and had to skip lunch.
    I got my residence card when I arrived in the airport, but the address was not specified on the card. So, the travel agency sent a coordinator to help me register my address and update the residence card.
    "Yes, before you move to another city," the coordinator replied.
    "So, for example, if I move to Hokkaido next month, I have to register the moving-out here and then register the moving-in in Hokkaido? Can I do it online?" I asked.
    "No, you cannot do it online but you can do it by mail."
    OMG! I have to go through this again and again if I want to travel around Japan? I wonder what would happen when the remaing empty rows for address on the card run out in a year. But I don't bother to ask this question.

降落

    「請問，我需不需要跟大家一樣去排隊？」看到別人大排長龍，有點擔心是不是錯過了什麼。
    「目前是編號位數四百以前的可以開始排隊，你的編號是？」機場的工作人員問。
    表定早上 5:40 降落的班機，光是下飛機就等了好久。還要排隊通關，審核文件，接受 PCR 檢測，已經花了三小時了，還在等候區等待 PCR 檢測報告。等候區的螢幕上有列出報告出爐的編號，但是一直沒有變過。低頭看著平板一陣子之後，猛一抬頭，已經一堆人在排隊，以為自己錯過了。
    看著手中的編號，732，唉，剛剛應該去自動販賣機買點東西墊肚子的。最後，搭了九個多小時的班機，又在機場等了快五小時，終於降落了。