Japan Trip Diary 5

(Photo by: Erica/Erix)

 

Dear Diary,

 

Today's Friday. January 31, 2014. Last day here in Tokyo. I ate my last piece of Melon Pan. Drank the last drop of my Rose Tea. It's all about the "Last".

 

Yes, I am sad today because this trip is really short. If I have a choice I wanted to make use of the 15 days I have. However, we MUST go back to the Philippines today or else my Professors will kill me.

 

Have I told you that I sacrificed a lot of things to make this trip possible? I even convinced and begged my professors to let me be absent from the class and to give me a special examination. I did everything I can to make this possible because if I want something to happen... I am the type of person who will make way for it to be possible.

 

We will probably arrive in Manila at midnight and I must attend my Saturday class in Financial Accounting and Financial Management the next day (Saturday). Thinking about the coming Saturday... it makes me so stress.

 

My aunt called for a taxi that would pick us up and bring us to Shinagawa Prince Hotel. There, we will wait for the airport limousine.

 

I received a lot messages this morning. Messages from my students and friends; wishing me to have a safe flight, hoping to meet me again next year if possible and telling me that they had enjoyed their time with me. These messages are enough to make me happy. My friends from Osaka even called me to wished me the same things. They are really nice and sweet and kind. I am very lucky.

 

I decided to meet my friend before I leave the hotel. I sent him a message when I woke up and luckily  he had time to meet me before my aunt and I will leave.

 

While waiting for my friend, I grabbed my notebook and I started to doodle and write fragments of lyrics for my unfinished song. I was very emotional today and I think everybody knows the reason why.

 

I waited for about 30 minutes because I was 30 minutes early. He came on time. I am really impress with Japanese because they always come on time... unlike in my country. We talked about random things and I gave him the thing that his colleague/friend asked me to buy for him. I was really happy during the conversation. It was very brief but I enjoyed the time. I made him a gift but I wasn't able to give it to him because I thought it was a little childish and I am shy (I am always shy) so I decided to keep it instead. Because we were both in a hurry, we said our goodbyes. But before that, I introduced him to my Aunt who was secretly watching us from a distance.

 

 

Somehow, I feel very happy.

 

The taxi (as always) came on time. When we arrived at Shinagawa Prince Hotel, we ate pasta for lunch. My Aunt and I had a serious talk after that and she gave me words of wisdom. I always enjoy talking with her because she always gives me self-confidence.

 

 

 

I slept for an hour inside the airport limousine and the next thing I knew we had arrived at Narita Airport. I received messages from my friends again. I feel sad but my Aunt held my hand and cheered me up. She said "There's always next time... you will see them again."

 

It is very easy for me to get attached to a person and this is the reason why I avoid getting close to others. It's difficult for me to forget and I always care. It's never "Out of sight, out of mind" for me.

 

So see you next time? I want to thank everybody who'd been nice and kind to me. I really had a GREAT experience. I had a lot of funny, hilarious and awesome memories. I will never forget this trip for the rest of my life.

 

Thanking my Aunt will not be enough to really express how thankful I am for everything.

 

I hope next time, I will experience more good things.

PS: I don't know what will happen to me in my Saturday Class. 2 hours sleep enough to make me feel sleepy the whole day. I really hope my professors will not call my name for any recitation because honestly my mind is not very clear now.

 

 

Sincerely,

Erica/Erix

 

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Sunday! I posted an entry yesterday but here's another post. This is the last part of my trip... it's been 2 months since then but the memories are still fresh in my mind.

 

Summer class will start soon. I will be busy... NO! because I will enroll for one subject only... Summer class is not MANDATORY so it's okay. :)

 

Things that made me happy today:

1. Blogging. I really like writing in my blog. Why? because it relieves my stress.
2. Singing and Playing "Country Roads, Take Me Home"
3. Eating Vegetables.
4. Drinking my Warm Lemon Water
5. Trying out Natural Hair Mask. Because of the Summer heat... my hair is very dry nowadays. I need some moisture and I don't want to rely on salon products which are full of chemicals.