Returning To The Land Of The Sun

Ohayo Gozaimasu!!! Saying hello again after taking such a long break. I hope that my lack of time spent here didn't drive my fellow readers away. I was engulfed with heaps of work as of late. So much documentation to go after which drives my interest to write anything else to an all time low. Then... it was time. For me to go for a holiday. Tonnes of work wouldn't really cut it. It's bad and it's rather unhealthy too. Bad stress = bad credibility for myself.

I was back to Japan again for the second time around. This trip will be shorter than the first and it's a little different too. Instead of going back to Hokkaido, my family decided that it's time to go to the South. Osaka was our main destination. The flight from Hong Kong was indeed shorter than flying to Sapporo. Previously I was on a Cathay Pacific flight to Japan. This time around, its the All Nippon Airways or known as ANA.

Hong Kong's weather has been gloomy from the minute I touched down. It's a 5 hour stop over before taking the flight to Japan. Popeye's chicken for lunch and a little break at the business class lounge really helps to kill off the waiting time.

I took every opportunity to connect with my dear as she's unable to be on this trip. My trusted laptop keeps me company and I am glad that I have it from my first trip to Japan.

The call came and it's time for me to take off to Osaka. Flight ANA NH176 to Osaka/Kansai departs at 2:55pm and the flight was on time.

A picture of myself and my mom from the business class.

The inflight entertainment was alright as myself and my dad were digging through the Japanese MTV. I even tried to write the songs down into my little black book but with my horrible Japanese writing skills, I took a picture down of the songs instead.

The best thing that happened in this flight was the introduction to a seasonal drink that is called KABOSU. A sip of this and I was like "It tastes SOOOOOOOOOOO GOODDD~~~!!!!" These drinks tastes like lemonade but a little bit more sweeter and less sour. It's really refreshing and I was beginning to wonder if the drinks can be purchased when we are in Japan. After thoroughly reading the brochure, these things can only be purchased from the Kyushu islands in the far south. Hopes... dashed!

Dinner is served. Japanese food will be the only thing I'm getting for the night.

I am a bit baffled with the Miso Soup that this flight serves. What is this? I don't recall seeing gluish thing sticking out any of the past Miso Soups I've ever drank???

Surprisingly, the dessert tastes extremely nice. The soup massacre was then pardoned and forgotten.

We arrived into Kansai International Airport (関西国際空港) around 8pm local time. Kansai International Airport is a man made marvel whereby it's located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay. It's one of the man-made structures that can be seen from outer space.

The bus ride to Osaka city will take an estimated 1 and a half hours and the ride to the city is agonizingly long. With the rain and cold weather, it's the ideal time for me to have a few cat naps along the way.