Last Few Hours
I am now just re-packing my suitcase. It has become a dead-weight! Soofia asked my how come I did not bring so much clothes when I came... Well I certainly am taking back a lot.
It seems it is mostly omiyage.
I am making sure I take everything. I left my fave razor in Paris and was so sad. I am a bit tired now and a bit stressed. My lower back flared up again. so I have to keep the pain-killers handy on the trip.
Anyways...Looking forward to a safe trip to Toronto but the way things are going, I will not be surprised if customs search me. It has been that sort of month. Ups and too many downs. A level of frustration has set in for various reasons.
I saw so many things that I had read about and was glad to have some firsthand experiences with them. I did not plan this trip so there was that unknown element that raced through the whole trip. It was exciting and at the same time a bit crazy.
I guess I just want that world view of things. It is easy to make judgements about things without knowledge or just based on a feeling. I wanted to see how people live their lives. Find out about how different things are. I think it is important to keep an open mind about issues and about cultures and try not to make assumptions about how other cultures are like. One of the things that I like is the fact that Japan has allowed me to have friends from all over the world. I achieved a goal by coming here and seeing quite a few. Perhaps the next time will be to Australia ans back to Asia.
I have spent a long number of years trying to see things from a neutral perspective. I don't think I am especially special. I am just me. It goes back to something I wrote a few weeks ago. 'When do we go from trying to change the world to trying to understand the world?'I have a lot of quirks and shortcomings and thats what makes me, me! I don't hide it and I don't... you know what... I have a lot to say, but perhaps this is not the venue or the time.
So what am I looking forward to?
Seeing mum and dad and catching up on my life. I took this trip because I wanted to get out of TO and have a good time before coming back to decide on what I want to do. I have put aside some decisions and now I have to make some choices. Now don't worry gentle reader. These are not Earth Shattering choices!!!
It seems it is mostly omiyage.
I am making sure I take everything. I left my fave razor in Paris and was so sad. I am a bit tired now and a bit stressed. My lower back flared up again. so I have to keep the pain-killers handy on the trip.
Anyways...Looking forward to a safe trip to Toronto but the way things are going, I will not be surprised if customs search me. It has been that sort of month. Ups and too many downs. A level of frustration has set in for various reasons.
I saw so many things that I had read about and was glad to have some firsthand experiences with them. I did not plan this trip so there was that unknown element that raced through the whole trip. It was exciting and at the same time a bit crazy.
I guess I just want that world view of things. It is easy to make judgements about things without knowledge or just based on a feeling. I wanted to see how people live their lives. Find out about how different things are. I think it is important to keep an open mind about issues and about cultures and try not to make assumptions about how other cultures are like. One of the things that I like is the fact that Japan has allowed me to have friends from all over the world. I achieved a goal by coming here and seeing quite a few. Perhaps the next time will be to Australia ans back to Asia.
I have spent a long number of years trying to see things from a neutral perspective. I don't think I am especially special. I am just me. It goes back to something I wrote a few weeks ago. 'When do we go from trying to change the world to trying to understand the world?'I have a lot of quirks and shortcomings and thats what makes me, me! I don't hide it and I don't... you know what... I have a lot to say, but perhaps this is not the venue or the time.
So what am I looking forward to?
Seeing mum and dad and catching up on my life. I took this trip because I wanted to get out of TO and have a good time before coming back to decide on what I want to do. I have put aside some decisions and now I have to make some choices. Now don't worry gentle reader. These are not Earth Shattering choices!!!