Greetings from India

It has been a week since I landed in India. I was too busy everyday and had a difficulty to update news. I just quickly want to say that I am well and happy here. So many things I want to tell you about India. In general, I really like it here. People are very kind and spiritual. My project at work is going well too. I will post more news sometime soon. Bye for now.

Truth of the lowest priority Business class travel

I work for an airline. The business trip means that you will be sitting in the business class on the plane. Sounds great? In fact, company is not paying much. Airlines have those agreements with discounts. Airline where I work has a great discount with Lufthansa airlines and Austrian airlines.

But now it is the time in India that the Monsoon Season ends, therefore it is a good time for tourists. Yes, that means the flights are extremely busy, and I will be the first one to be bumped off the plane if overbooked (because of the discount). I am having a difficulty finding a nicely empty flight to Delhi. There is a slight chance to stay in Mumbai for a night as flights to Mumbai look better....

At the moment, lots of my colleagues are in Pune office which is not far from Mumbai. Wouldn't be a bad idea to see them just for a few hours too.

Got a shot?? 2

This doctor became suddenly very talkative. I got a shot on my left arm, then another one on my right, while he was bla-bla-ing. I did not have a time to be afraid.

Hidekis today realised that it is not about a pain, it is the process that I used to hate. I remember that the fake smile of the nurse saying "everything's OK" but holding young Hidekis arm so tight, and remember the smell of alcohol in the ugly room.

By the way, since the doctor became talkative, I asked him "can I drink this evening?"
"ya ya, no problem"
I just wanted to believe him, and so I did went for a few pints after work.
...nothing happened.

This was my very first time experience of seeing doctor outside Japan.

Got a shot??

Taxi to the medical centre was fun. The driver asked
"Which part of the world are you from?"
(Hidekis)"Tokyo"
(Driver)"Oh fantastic! You know I was there in 1964"
(Hidekis)"(I wasn't even born...anyway, carry on)"
(Driver)"I was a sailor, and was in Yokohama for 4month with 40 colleagues."
(Hidekis)"Sure you have emptied many of the barrels in Japanese pubs"
(Driver)"You know, where ever I go, they did not charge a penny after We sang this song"

He start singing a very old but yet famous song in the taxi laud. I was amaized that he still remember the melody and lyrics. Sure I recognised the song.
You know I hate Doctor, hair dresser, and taxi. Today I took two of them, but at least taxi was fun. And I did not cry at the doctor.

After having a nice time all the way to Malahide that is about a half an hour drive, the medical centre was a caos. Just too many people was waiting and I had to re-organise the taxi coming back. After one and a half hour waiting, I was finally invited to the other room. The doctor seems to be a tough guy and never smiled. I became a bit nervous. He started,
"which part of the world are you from?"
Hidekis "(oh not again)I am from Tokyo"
Doctor (still not smiling) "you have a Dublin accent..."
Hidekis "whaaaat???"

...to be continued

Urrrgg! Injection

As I will fly to India next week, I must go to doctor to have two shots this afternoon. Hidekis, historically speaking, does hate injection. When I was 7, I had already started crying when the alcohol puff was applied on my upper arm. This is gonna be the first time to see doctor in Ireland and hopefully the last...(sigh)

New ! Greetings

Greetings from Dublin, Ireland. I am going to update this page mainly to let you guys know how a funny Japanese man struggling to live in the far-away-from-home Dublin.