the ‘Sak

January 21, 2011 by Kathryn

（ｉ　ｈｏｐｅ　ｙｏｕ　ｃａｎ　ｒｅａｄ　ｔｈｉｓ－　ｔｒｉｅｄ　ｓｅｎｄｉｎｇ　ｉｔ　ｔｏ　ｄａｄ　ａｎｄ　ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉｎａ　ｂｕｔｉｔ　ｗａｓｎ：ｔ　ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ．　ｃａｎ　ｙｏｕ　ｐｌｅａｓｅ？　ａｒｉｇａｔｏ！）ｉｆ　ｉ　ｋｎｅｗ　ｗｈｅｒｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｃａｐｓ　ｌｏｃｋ　ｉｓ　ｉ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｂｅ　ｕｓｉｎｇ　ｉｔ．ｉ　ｌｏｖｅ　ｔｈｉｓｐｌａｃｅ！　ｉ　ｌｅｆｔ　ｏａｋｖｉｌｌｅ　ａｔ　５ａｍ　ｉｎ　ａ　ｔａｘｉ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ａｉｒｐｏｒｔ　ｗｉｔｈ　ａ　ｆｒｉｅｎｄ．ｗｅ　ｗｅｒｅ　ｏｎ　ａ　ｐｌａｎｅ　ｔｏ　ｖａｎｃｏｕｖｅｒ　ａｔ　９　ａｎｄ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｔｈｅｒｅ，ｏｎ　ａ　ｐｌａｎｅ　ｔｏｏｓａｋａ．　ｔｏｔａｌ　ｔｒａｖｅｌ　ｔｉｍｅ：　１５．５　ｈｏｕｒｓ！　ｉ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｉ　ｇｏｔ　ｍｙ　ｆｉｒｓｔ　ｍｉｇｒａｉｎｅｏｎｔｈｅ　ｏｓａｋａ　ｐｌａｎｅ．．．　ｍｙ　ｅｙｅｓ　ｗｅｒｅ　ｗａｔｅｒｉｎｇ　ｉｔｗａｓ　ｓｏ　ｂａｄ．　ｗｅ　ｌａｎｄｅｄ
ｉｎ　ｏｓａｋａ　ａｔ　３ｐｍ　ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ，ｓｕｎｄａｙ，ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｗｏｕｌｄｈａｖｅ　ｂｅｅｎ　２ａｍｓｕｎｄａｙｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ　ｆｏｒｙｏｕ．　ｔｈｅｔｉｍｅ　ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ　ｉｓ　ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ　ｌｉｋｅ　１４　ｈｏｕｒｓ．　ｌｅｔｍｅｔｅｌｌ　ｙｏｕａｂｏｕｔ　ｊａｐａｎ．　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ａｍａｚｉｎｇ．　ｃａｒ　ｔｏ　ｇｏｏｇｌｅ：　ｔｈｅ　ｔｏｙｏｔａｎｏａｈ．　ａｌｌｃａｒｓ　ｌｏｏｋ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｉｔ . ｓｍａｌｌ，　ｃｏｍｐａｃｔ，　ｔｉｎｙ．　ｅｖｅｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｒｕｃｋｓ．ｔｏｙｓ．　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｙ　ａｒｅ　ａｌｌｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｅ　ｓｉｄｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｏａｄ！　ｏｆ　ｃｏｕｒｓｅ　ｉｈａｖｅ　ｋｎｏｗｎ　ｔｈａｔ　ｆｏｒ　ａ　ｌｏｎｇ　ｔｉｍｅ，　ｂｕｔ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｒｅａｌｌｙ　ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ　ａｍａｚｉｎｇｔｏｓｅｅ．　ａｎｙｗａｙ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ　ａｒｅ　ａｌｌ　ｎａｒｒｏｗ　ａｎｄ　ｗｉｎｄｉｎｇａｎｄｌｏｔｓ　ｏｆ　ｓｍａｌｌｅｒｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ　ｊｕｔ　ｏｕｔ　ｆｒｏｍｔｈｅ　ｍａｉｎ　ｏｎｅｓ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｗｉｎｄ　ａｒｏｕｎｄ　ｈｏｕｓｅｓ　ａｎｄｓｈｏｐｓ．　ｔｈｅ　ｈｏｔｅｌ　ｗｅｓｔａｙｅｄ　ｉｎ　ｌａｓｔ　ｎｉｇｈｔ　ｗａｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｏｙａｌ　ｐｉｎｅｓ　ｈｏｔｅｌ，ｗｈｅｒｅ　ｓａｒａｈ（ｂｉｌｌｅｔｆｒｉｅｎｄｆｒｏｍｓｈｅｒｉｄａｎ）　ａｎｄｉｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ　ｔｈｅｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　ｔｏｉｌｅｔ．　ｈｅａｔｅｄ　ｓｅａｔｓ！　ａｎｄｉｔ　ｍａｋｅｓ　ｎｏｉｓｅｗｉ￥ｈｅｎ　ｙｏｕｓｉｔ　ｏｎ　ｉｔｔｏ　ｌｅｓｓｅｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｎｏｉｓｅｓ　ｙｏｕ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｂｅ　ｍａｋｉｎｇ　ｉｆ　ｙｏｕ　ｗｅｒｅ　ｐｅｅｉｎｇ　ｅｔｃ．　ｉａｌｓｏ　ｓａｗ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｏｉｌｅｔｓ　ｗｈｅｒｅ　ｙｏｕ　ｓｑｕａｔ，　ｔｈｅｙ　ｌｏｏｋｌｉｋｅ　ｕｒｉｎａｌｓ　ｂｕｔ　ｔｈｅｙａｒｅ　ｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｌｏｏｒ．ｉ　ｈａｖｅｂｅｅｎｅａｔｉｎｇｎｏｎ－ｓｔｏｐ．ｓｏｍｕｃｈ　ｆｉｓｈ　ａｎｄｍａｎｙ　ｕｎｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉａｂｌｅ　ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．　ｉ　ｌｏｖｅ　ｉｔ　ａｌｌ．　ｗｅ　ｖｉｓｉｔｅｄｔｈｅ　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ　ｔｏｄａｙ　－ｏｓａｋａ　ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏ－ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ　ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ．　ｔｈｅｙ　ｈａｄ　ｔｈｉｓ　ａｍａｚｉｎｇ　ｗｅｌｃｏｍｅｐａｒｔｙ　ｆｏｒ　ｕｓ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｔｈｅ　ｍａｙｏｒ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｏｗｎ　ａｎｄ　ｃｈａｎｃｅｌｌｏｒ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ　ａｎｄｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．　ｈｅ　ｉｓ　８５　ｙｅａｒｓ　ｏｌｄ！　ｓａｒａｈ　ａｎｄ　ｉ　ｔｈｅｎ　ｍｅｔｏｕｒ　ｈｏｍｅｓｔａｙ　ｐａｒｅｎｔ　ｓ－　ｍｒ　ａｎｄ　ｍｒｓ　ｙａｍａｇｕｃｈｉ．　ｔｈｅｙ　ａｒｅ　ａｎ　ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ　ｃｏｕｐｌｅｗｈｏ　ｄｏｎ：ｔ　ｓｐｅａｋ　ｍｕｃｈｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ　ｂｕｔ　ｈａｖｅ　ｔｏｌｄ　ｕｓ　ｔ　ｈａｔ　ｗｅ　ａｒｅ　ｌｉｋｅｔｈｅｉｒ　ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒｓ　（ｎｏｗ　ｍｏｖｅｄ　ｏｕｔ　ａｎｄｍａｒｒｉｅｄ .　ｓａｒａｈ　ａｎｄ　ｉ　ａｒｅ　ｓｔａｙｉｎｇ　ｉｎｔｈｅｉｒ　ｏｌｄ　ｂｅｄｒｏｏｍｓ）．　ｙａｍａｇｕｃｈｉ－ｓａｎ　ｉｓ　ｎｏｗ　ａ　ｂｏｎａ－ｆｉｄｅ　ｇａｒｄｅｎｅｒ．ａｆｔｅｒｈｉｓｒｅｔｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｏｒｓｈｉｐ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｔｈｅ　ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ　ｈｅ　ｂｅｃａｍｅ　ａｂｏｎｓａｉ　ｍａｓｔｅｒ．　ｈｅ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｔｏｏｋｍｅ　ｏｎ　ａｔｏｕｒ　ｏｆ　ｈｉｓ　ｇａｒｄｅｎ．ｉｔｓｐａｎｓ　ａｌｌａｒｏｕｎｄ　ｈｉｓ　ｈｏｕｓｅ　ａｎｄ　ｉｎｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｇａｒｄｅｎｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｕｒ：ｓ　ｈｏｕｓｅ．　ｈｅ　ｉｓｅｘｃｉｔｅｄａｂｏｕｔ　ｄａｄ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｏｓｅｓ．　ｙｅｓ　ｉ　ａｍ　ｔａｋｉｎｇ　ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ．　ｔｈｅ　ｆｌｏｗｅｒｗｅ　ｓｅｅ　ｅｖｅｒｙｗｈｅｒｅ　ｉｓ　ａｚａｌｅａ　（ｓｐｅｌｌｉｎｇ？）　ｔｈｅｙａｒｅ　ｅｖｅｒｙｗｈｅｒｅ　ｌｉｎｉｎｇｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ，　ａｌｌ　ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ　ｍａｎｉｃｕｒｅｄ．　ｗｅｌｌ，　ａｌｌ　ｔｒｅｅｓ　ａｒｅ　ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙｍａｎｉｃｕｒｅｄ．　ａｎｄ　ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ　ｉｓ　ｃｏｌｏｕｒｆｕｌ．　ｔｈｅｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ　ｉｓ　ｏｎ　ｔｏｐ　ｏｆ　ａ　ｈｕｇｅ　ｍｏｕｎｔａｉｎ　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｓａｒａｈ　ａｎｄ　ｉ　ｗａｎｔ　ｔｏｃｌｉｍｂ　ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ．　ｔｈｅ　ｖｉｅｗ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｔｈｅ　ｈｉｌｌｔｏｐ　ｉｓ　ｓｐｅｃｔａｃｕｌａｒ．　ｉ　ｓａｔ　ｉｎ　ｏｎ　ｍｙ　ｆｉｒｓｔ　ｃｌａｓｓ　ｔｏｄａｙ，　ａ　ｂｕｎｃｈ　ｏｆｕｓ　ｗｅｎｔ　ｔｏ　ａｎ　ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ　ｃｌａｓｓ　ａｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ　ａｎｄ　ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｈｏｗｇｅｏｇｒａｐｈｙ　ａｆｆｅｃｔｓ　ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ．　ｗｅ　ａｌｌ　ｈａｄ　ｔｏ　ｄｒａｗ　ｉｓｌａｎｄｓ　ｉｎ　ｏｕｒｎｏｔｅｂｏｏｋｓ．　ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗｃｌａｓｓ　ｓｔａｒｔｓ　ａｔ９３０　ａｎｄ　ｇｏｅｓ　ａｌｌ　ｄａｙ　ｕｎｔｉｌ　６．　ｉ　ａｍｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ　ｉｎ　ｍｒｓ　ｙａｍａｇｕｃｈｉ：ｓ　ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ，　ｓｈｅ　ｉｓ　ｃｏｏｋｉｎｇ　ｕｄｏｎ．　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｍｙ　ｆａｖｅｎｏｏｄｌｅ．　ｉ　ｈｅａｒ　ｍｒ．　ｙａｍａｇｕｃｈｉ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｇａｒｄｅｎ　ｗａｔｅｒｉｎｇ　ｈｉｓ　ｐｌａｎｔｓ．　ｔｈｅｙａｍａｇｕｃｈｉ：ｓ　ａｒｅ　ｂｕｄｄｈｉｓｔ　ａｎｄ　ｈａｖｅ　ａ　ｔａｔａｍｉ　ｒｏｏｍ　ｗｉｔｈ　ａ　ｔｅｍｐｌｅ　ｉｎ　ｉｔｗｉｔｈ　ｌｉｔｔｌｅ　ｓｈｒｉｎｅ　ｔｈｉｎｇｓ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｐｒａｙ　ｅｖｅｒｙ　ｄａｙ．　ｔｈｅ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎｈｅｒｅ　ｉｓ　ｓｈｉｎｔｏ　ｂｕｔ　ｉ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｍｏｓｔ　ａｒｅ　ｂｕｄｄｈｉｓｔ．　ａｌｌ　ｔｒｅｅｓ　ｈａｖｅ　ｆｕｌｌｌｅａｖｅｓ　ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ　ｋｉｎｄ　ｏｆ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｍｉｄ－ｊｕｎｅ　ｉｎ　ｃａｎａｄａ．　ｔｈｅ　ｗｅａｔｈｅｒ　ｉｓｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ：　ｂａｌｍｙ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ａｉｒ　ｓｍｅｌｌｓ　ｓｗｅｅｔ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ．　ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ　ｏｗｎｓ　ａｂｉｃｙｃｌｅ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｌｅａｖｅ　ｔｈｅｍ　ｕｎｌｏｃｋｅｄ　ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ　ｔｈｅｉｒ　ｗｏｒｋｐｌａｃｅｓ　ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｎｏｒｍａｌ　ｔｏ　ｌｏｃｋ　ｕｍｂｒｅｌｌａｓ　ｉｎ　ｕｍｂｒｅｌｌａ　ｓｔａｔｉｏｎｓ　ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇｓ．　ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔｌｙ　ａ　ｐｏｌｉｃｅｏｆｆｉｃｅｒ　ｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ　ａ　ｇｕｎ　ｉｎ　ｏｓａｋａ　ｌａｓｔｍｏｎｔｈ　ａｎｄ　ｉｔ　ｔｕｒｎｅｄ　ｕｐ　ｉｎ　ａ　ｐｏｓｔ　ｂｏｘ，　ａｓ　ｉｆ　ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ　ｆｏｕｎｄ　ｉｔ　ａｎｄｗａｎｔｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｒｅｔｕｒｎ　ｉｔ　ｔｏ　ｉｔｓ　ｏｗｎｅｒ．　ｔｈａｔ　ｉｓａｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ　ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅｋｉｎｄｎｅｓｓ　ｏｆ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｈｅｒｅ．　ｉｔ：ｓ　ｓｏ　ｃｌｅａｎ　ｔｏｏ．　ｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ　ａｎｄ　ｃｏｍｐａｃｔ．　ｉｗｉｌｌ　ｗｒｉｔｅ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｌａｔｅｒ，　ｓａｒａｈ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｗｏｋｅ　ｕｐ　ａｎｄ　ｉｓ　ｇｏｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｅｍａｉｌ　ｈｅｒ
ｆａｍｉｌｙ　ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｉｒｓｔ　ｔｉｍｅ　ｔｏｏ！　ｌｏｖｅ　ｙｏｕ　ｌｏｔｓ．　ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉｎａ　－　ｗｅ　ａｒｅ　ｇｏｉｎｇｔｏ　ｈａｖｅ　ａｎ　ａｍａｚｉｎｇ　ｔｉｍｅ！ｘｏｋａｔｈｒｙｎ

photo of a photo

One Response

on January 21, 2011 at 3:02 pm | Reply Alyson

Nara!

Comments RSS

shewasavisitor

the ‘Sak

Like this:

Related

One Response

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Archives

Categories

Pages