I'm back here in Japan after an unprecedented six months away. The trip over wasn't too bad. I was actually able to sedate myself into sleeping both on my six-hour voyage to Vancouver and my 11-hour voyage to Osaka, but we were an hour and a half late to YVR so I had to run from terminal to terminal and had to save my hunger (the fare on domestic Air Canada flights is basically "pay for junk") because there were only two junk food restos along the way.
Never mind, the food from YVR to KIX was also junk food. I was forced to eat some vile salmon concoction (post on montrealvegetable, maybe!) but happily I was also able to sedate myself with some red wine and managed a couple of hours.
A couple of observations on this trip: The Japanese are most definitely getting fat, and younger. One security guard at the airport was in his early thirties and most definitely sporting a large pot belly. A very, very unusual sight here, let alone among the "elite" so-called "trained" among the population. A customs officer in the same age range was the same way . . . very disturbing to one who was here in the 80s and never saw anyone, let alone males in government positions to be overweight. Makes you wonder how fast they'd be able to run to catch you trying to ditch your half-smoked spliff.
And the doorways are disturbingly low. I'm 5-9' but I still unconsciously crouch going through the doorways at my ex-wife's parents' place . . .
Good news is that Tai-chan, my 6-year-old son, is as happy as ever and our adventure with English has begun anew and I expect to have him back up to speed in a week or so.
Bad news is that I only have tomorrow (it's 3 a.m. now) to do my shopping and then the day after it's a plane back to Montreal . . . wish me luck.
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