Osaka Feb 2008

came to this flight on the back of the chinese new year.. which i missed the first 2 days cos of my work in abu dhabi... no choice i guess, considering that i am still a servant to money, having to work to earn my keeps. not that i am complaining, but i am still enjoying myself travelling the world. My second time to Osaka in 2 months, i love this place... u can gimme japan anytime i will do it... i just love this country... still got tokyo, nagoya and fukuoka to conquer.. of course other places as well but for my flight duties, i have only been to narita and osaka so far...

this flight has been fun with a good boss to work with, keith as well, i flew with him before, super nice guy... Reiko and Naomi are like batch girls to me cos our batches are so close together, we clicked quite well... Reiko especially is extremely cute with her way of speaking, i must say i am captivated... but she is taken of course... Naomi graduated like 2 weeks before me... so coincidental... flight is certainly fun with the 2 of them ard...

overnight flights to japan is a simply waste of time and energy for us cos we will spend the rest of the day catching our sleep and no time to go exploring... Osaka is pretty famous for shopping with famed places like Shi Sai Ba Shi and Nam Ba and Ebi Ba Shi... i managed a couple of hours of sleep before heading out... and i found the fresh food wet market that Miss Lim was telling me about, but by the time i got there, the food is not so fresh anymore and the crowd has dwindled... no more freshly sliced salmon for me, nevertheless, i proceeded to indulge in the lively human crowds just a few streets away, with the thot of grabbing some street food and munch along the way. managed to find the famous osaka cheesecake (Rikuro's) which i missed out the other time. and can u believe it, despite my visits to japan so far, i haven managed to eat a single piece of sushi... oh dear me...

with nothing in mind to buy, i was just roaming ard looking for anything that interest me... heaven wasnt too kind as it begin to pour, almost cutting short my trip but decided to be merciful in the end... bought some pastries to bring home to try. i was told that it was snowing just 3 days earlier... this time round... walking ard aimlessly in the crowded streets gave me time to think... to think about what i wanted and what really happen to me recently... thou i had people ard me, it really felt lonely, like i am all alone in this place full of strangers... i tried the mos burger here, afterall its originated from japan, indeed it taste so much better as compared to those in singapore.

i always harboured a thinking of working in HK cos i always felt very at home there, perhaps that i can start my own business there or working in some MNC. thats something that i am considering, and now suddenly it struck me that i can do that in Japan as well, not like i didnt think of it, but to really come to terms with it was another thing altogether, i think working in japan is now something that i can picture myself doing, so it has become realistic... i can bring in some singapore brands into japan, it shud cause a stir, maybe ya kun kaya toast or maybe prata? or i can be a linguist or something, translator in english, there is always a market for that job here but for that to happen, i must be able to speak japanese first. think maybe tmr i can ask Reiko or Naomi to teach me, hopefully they will agree, must be able to read kanji as well.

suddenly, amongst the crowd, i saw Reiko... some shopping for her i guess, before "Reeii..." could come out, she was hustling past, seemingly in great hurry, hands full of white bags and brown bags and nike bags. lucky bf of hers... i wudnt mind a gf like her anytime. pretty, cute and considerate and fun... i shall ask her tmr... oh and her birthday is 8 days earlier than mine and she is 1 year younger.

finally decided to head back as i had nothing more to shop, decided against taking train this time as i wanted to see the night life in the streets of osaka... its pretty different from singapore as people here seem to travel by bicycle a lot and plenty of them whizzing me by every now and then. the amazing thing is that they park their bicycles everywhere, making me wonder how come people dun just take them and run away with it, maybe its the honesty of the people and i see some turning some device on their wheels which i presume is a lock, its amazing how japanese can improvise things to make their life so convenient.

nightlife seem more interesting as neon lights all lited up, many of the love hotels that doesnt seem to exist in the day all sprung out at night, not like i seen anyone walking in thou, maybe its still early i guess... interesting interesting aspect of the japanese life. i wudnt mind a pretty japanese gf i think...

walking back is a long walk, but i am enjoying myself as the cold wind made me awake, like i am talking to myself and getting in touch with myself again after seemingly lost in this hectic world.... so many a times, i dun feel like working and wishing that i have a normal 8-5 job, but its moments like these that made me treasure the chance to travel, something which i could never be able to afford. i treasure it. i think i am on the path of wanting to settle down, but i cant find sasa... dunno where she has gone to... simply disappeared... hope she respond soon.. bought some gifts for her, for yoyo and von... still have to meet up with grace mei, xilin, jer-babe, rabbit and ruihan. working again tmr... so tiring, roster is out tmr, hope i get good flights... more japan flights for me please...

despite having gone to quite a few countries, those that i really love are still in Asia, HK, Japan and Korea... yet to been to Taiwan thou, hope i get it soon..

Next visit to Osaka, i shall visit the Osaka Palace, i smell a shopping spree on the cards... think i better bring my cargo bag next time... I love Japan!!! finally found a japan magnet...