Sheesh Y’all, It’s More Than Just Anime
Going to Kagoshima was on impulse. I didn’t have any plans to head there, but I had a day with totally nothing to do. It was my second time in Kyuushuu. Kumamoto had not many other places of interest left to offer, I would be heading to Fukuoka later on, and heading to Oita would just make me feel depressed. The only other nearest place left was Kagoshima.
I’ve been back for nearly 3 weeks, and yet, not a single proper post about my trip has been up. Anyway, here’s the start of the Japan Trip 2009 series of posts. I hope I don’t slack off.
Really long shopping street
My first week in Kyuushuu was rather slow paced. I was mostly hanging out with friends, and usually, Japanese people don’t really having their picture taken. On days that I hung out with my friends, I brought the camera along only for a few scenery shots. Sometimes, the camera was never taken out of my bag at all. As you should be able to infer, I don’t have too many pictures.
The following are the things that I did in Kumamoto:
Yes, I’m back in Singapore. I don’t know what to feel now. The 17 days spent in Japan went by just like that.
I’ve met a lot of people this trip, both Japanese and non-Japanese. Talking to strangers has never been my forte, but I actually did it. For example, while waiting in line for live performances, I picked up the courage to talk to the people around me.
I love midnight flights as I can touch down early in the morning and still have the whole day ahead. At the same time, I hate them because I only get 2-3 hours of sleep. This flight was pretty awesome though, since they kept stuffing me with food.
Just before landing
After arriving at Fukuoka Airport, I made my way down to Kumamoto, but not before missing a station because I slept past it. There I met a friend from a previous exchange programme. Today was basically going on a date with a really cute girl, except that I can’t get her to be my girlfriend because she’s already someone’s. ORZ
My final paper for the semester ended yesterday, and I’ll be flying off soon to Fukuoka like I did last year, in a couple of hours. My flight’s at 1am, so I’ll be arriving at the airport at around 8am.
No, the guitar’s not coming along
What you see above is my baggage for 17 days. That’s right, more than 2 weeks. Half of the roller luggage is filled with stuff that I’ll be giving to some of the people I’ll meet, so I really don’t have much with me. I would bring more since the luggage weight restriction for Business Class is much more lenient, but travelling alone with too much to carry is a killer.
My objectives of this trip are:
- Meet up with friends
Most of my friends reside in Kyuushuu, so I’ll be doing most of the meeting up during my first week. I’ll be staying over at a friend’s house in Kumamoto, so I’m not sure if I’ll be updating logs of my trip on a regular basis until 12th September, when I’ll be in Tokyo.
