At the Airport
Finally at the airport, and things I cannot believe have happened!!
I got here like two and a half hours earlier than my flight, and I did not manage to get myself a window seat! Noooooooo!!! PLUS, I find out that my flight actually does stop over at Brisbane, and I have to like wait one and a half hours before transferring to Sydney!! Nooooooooooo!!!
Anyway, even though Qantas Airlines did not provide me a window seat, at least Kansai Airport has provided me a computer to play with to kill time. As I look over to the left, I can see the different coloured lights, all flickering and shining. It looks very pretty indeed. I can also see planes circling around, ready to take off. I've always liked these different coloured lights. Whenever I came to Japan, I would see them, and that multi-coloured ferris wheel, and I would think to myself, "I've arrived in Japan". So, funny now that it's the opposite, I'm leaving Japan, but the same feeling is there.
My views and feelings on Japan have really changed after living here. It does feel more different. Before, it was only a holiday destination to see my relatives and stock up on my shopping, but now, it has become my second home. I wonder how I would feel when I get back to Sydney? Would it still feel like my home? Would Japan feel more like home?
Man, I still have like an hour to go. I could read my book, but I've kinda saved that for the flight and for that stopover at Brisbane I wasn't expecting.....
It's lonely travelling alone, but it could be fun. I mean, I'm used to going on planes by myself, but it still would be nice to have someone there with you. The last time I was going back to Sydney from KIX, I remember I got picked up by some Australian guy. And it was such a coincidence, we were travelling to Australia together, and returning to Japan on the same day. But I think he was going to Brisbane or Melbourne or something. Well anyway, he got boring, so I kinda tried to hide from him on the way back. I know it was mean, but he was bugging me..... I wonder what kind of people I'll meet today?
I got here like two and a half hours earlier than my flight, and I did not manage to get myself a window seat! Noooooooo!!! PLUS, I find out that my flight actually does stop over at Brisbane, and I have to like wait one and a half hours before transferring to Sydney!! Nooooooooooo!!!
Anyway, even though Qantas Airlines did not provide me a window seat, at least Kansai Airport has provided me a computer to play with to kill time. As I look over to the left, I can see the different coloured lights, all flickering and shining. It looks very pretty indeed. I can also see planes circling around, ready to take off. I've always liked these different coloured lights. Whenever I came to Japan, I would see them, and that multi-coloured ferris wheel, and I would think to myself, "I've arrived in Japan". So, funny now that it's the opposite, I'm leaving Japan, but the same feeling is there.
My views and feelings on Japan have really changed after living here. It does feel more different. Before, it was only a holiday destination to see my relatives and stock up on my shopping, but now, it has become my second home. I wonder how I would feel when I get back to Sydney? Would it still feel like my home? Would Japan feel more like home?
Man, I still have like an hour to go. I could read my book, but I've kinda saved that for the flight and for that stopover at Brisbane I wasn't expecting.....
It's lonely travelling alone, but it could be fun. I mean, I'm used to going on planes by myself, but it still would be nice to have someone there with you. The last time I was going back to Sydney from KIX, I remember I got picked up by some Australian guy. And it was such a coincidence, we were travelling to Australia together, and returning to Japan on the same day. But I think he was going to Brisbane or Melbourne or something. Well anyway, he got boring, so I kinda tried to hide from him on the way back. I know it was mean, but he was bugging me..... I wonder what kind of people I'll meet today?
posted by flutteringbutterfly85 @ 9:55 PM
3 Comments:
At 11:37 AM,
Unknown said…
初コメント？
I almost always fly by myself too. It is kind of lonely, and I'm usually bored out of my mind at the airport. I don't think I've ever met anyone interesting to talk to. Though it's also very likely the uninteresting person is me (^_^;) I may not have met anyone interesting, but a friend of mine met his wife at the airport: http://mixi.jp/view_diary.pl?id=87407662&owner_id=320708
That's why I like airports in Japan. There's a Yahoo cafe with free internet in the departure terminal of Narita. I just chat with my friends online or do mixi until it's time to fly. All the other airports I've flown to charge you for internet. So I just space out most of the time:p
The time on the airplane is worse for me though. I just can't sleep on an airplane. Somehow, I always wind up sitting close to little kids that are either crying or having way too much fun. Am I cursed or something? Even on the rare occasions when I get a business class upgrade, guess what, kids nearby. Why me?
I usually prefer aisle seats, it doesn't feel so claustrophobic. But I love taking pictures of the sunrise or sunset from the air from the window:)
At 3:03 PM,
flutteringbutterfly85 said…
Yeah, first comment baby!!
Yeah, waiting at the airport must be the most boring thing in the world!!
Wow! your friends met at the airport?? How exciting!! I wonder where I'll meet my guy??
Free internet is cool!! And Japanese people don't use it that much, so I get to hog them freely too!
I'm able to sleep on airplanes, but I always never seem able to finish the food.
At 5:47 PM,
Unknown said…
Yeah, my friend's wife lost her passport in the terminal, and my friend stopped and helped her look for it. They became friends and then got married last year. I posted a couple of pictures from their wedding here.
I'm very jealous of you though. I wish I could sleep on an airplane too (T_T)
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