To live there...

Everytime I go to Japan, I feel a sense of displacement. Even though I think it's the place where I'd like to work next, I'm still wondering if it's the right decision. I mean, am I going there just for the heck of it or what? Would I be sacrificing my career prospects by going to a place where the tech industry is not as vibrant as in the Valley?

Anyway this time there was a sense of purpose everywhere I went--Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Singapore. I would ask myself, "How would it feel to work here?", "How does it feel to jostle for space everyday on the trains?", "Where can I buy groceries?", "Should I bring all my pots and pans?", etc. Silly questions, no doubt, but they kind of render the surroundings in a totally different light.