Sleep all...sleep all day!!!

And we're back in Manila. I spent a great week in Japan even if for a couple of days I had mentally draining face-to-face meetings with certain clients. So kwento, kwento...

So yun na nga..we arrived there May 9th around 9:30 PM (Japan time). The Kansai Airport in Osaka was durprisingly very quiet, far from my previous notion that it was very busy and packed out. So after some immigration and customs inspection (thank God the 40 or so packs of dried mangoes were not held at the Customs office. hehe! =)), we hurriedly went out to board the limo bus on the way to the Kobe Sheraton. We couldn't afford to miss the last trip to Rokko Island/Sannomiya because it would cost us around JPY 12,000 to hail a cab from the airport to the hotel. (Man, I could buy 3 pairs of Gola shoes with it!!!) It took us about an hour to reach the hotel. Of course, we were acting first world citizens in spite of our amazement of everything Japan! =) hahahaha!

It was 11 pm when we arrived. As soon as we boarded off the bus, we were even more stunned that Rokko Island (a reclamation island located in the southeast region of the Kobe Bay port ) is even more tranquil in spite of its very commercial landscape. It took a couple of hours of settling-in, after which I had a restful slumber. =) up:gucci bags

We surely made the most out of the business trip. Probably 3-4 hours of the entire duration of the market visit was devoted to checking emails, and the rest would be driving around Kobe City for house and school visits, city orientation, and a lot of swining out for those lipsmacking Japanese food!(I could imagine the number of urgent and important email messages by the time I'd access my Notes Inbox.) And oh, not to forget the hectic days allotted for meetings with clients and partners. I had mentally exhausting conferences to resolve issues, but it was also a great consolation to finally meet my clients whom I've assisted in their and their family's move to Japan.

We were on our own by the time we checked out of the hotel Saturday morning and transported ourselves to the very traditional Kyoto. The Kiyomizu-Dera is one of my favorite places on earth. Gion, one of Kyoto's most popular districts are home to the Maiko (apprentice) and the Geiko...the characters of whom I am very much bewildered by. =) Ah basta, I have more stories to tell...

posted by Somnambulist Nocturnal  # 9:29 AM