Refreshed
I’m back in the shoebox and feeling amazingly relaxed. Reluctant to fly to Singapore, I am glad I did. I had a fun time and met with friends and loved ones. Perhaps it’s just what I needed because I found I was complaining more about Japan than appreciating the good things. Life felt like a never-ending uphill climb but a bit of sunshine was what the doctor ordered. Maybe I just needed to be assured I belong somewhere — that I could always return to Singapore if the worst-case scenario happened, be it as a success or failure. I feel a lot freer now. Thank you to all my lovelies who made this trip so worthwhile.
Sure, Tokyo seems like a challenging place to live in but have I tried to delve deeper? To discover its hidden treasures? Obviously not. I’m back to tuning into Japanese TV to let the language wash over me. I stopped that for a while because I had enough of listening to Japanese all day outside. What an ungrateful biatch I am! Haha. But I’m ready. I’m even looking forward to class tomorrow morning.
I braced myself for a dip in mood and I would miss my friends but I don’t. Well, not yet — I’ll always miss you dearies! As I jogged round the palace, I admired the vivid green the trees radiated even in the dusky light. The fresh spring air was so rejuvenating — it was so breezy today but it wasn’t chilly like in winter. Even a trip to the supermarket and tidying the shoebox felt new again. I guess it feels comforting to get back to my routine. Rested, bathed and well-fed, I’m in bed about to snuggle up with a book.
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On another note, my flight back has been rather pleasant. Even though my luggage was a good 7 kg overweight (who would’ve thought shoes weighed that much?), but I was waved through with a smiley warning, plus a great seat in the exit row. I was embarrassed to ask for an aisle seat after escaping excess baggage charges or the humiliation of handing over 7 kg worth of my stash to my mum. But the lady behind the counter gave me a top class seat in economy. I asked her: “Not a full flight today?” She replied: “No, ma’am. It’s very full.” I got 31A, then it dawned on me, the kangaroo’s fave seat is 31B.
Why was this the case? The kangaroo is a gold member with SQ and he booked my ticket via his FF points. Aah, VIP by association. He’d be pleased to know how powerful his gold card is. Haha. All that flying around has its perks! He was once late for a flight by three hours and flashed his card. What happened? He bumped someone else off a very overbooked flight. Poor bugger but the kangaroo was laughing all the way to his seat.
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April 27th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
walau!! poor bugger indeed… make sure you get him to book all your flights from now on.