Porcupine

My cat Leonardo and his first porcupine

Shirahama Fireworks Festival July 30, 2006

Arriving in KIX and on my way to Nishinomiya …

She was still waiting for me at the exit. It took me about 1,5 hour to clear the customs. When the door opened our eyes found each other immediately. Wow ! ! How nice it was to finally meet after such a long time of waiting… and talking… and waiting…

We were both very nervous. What to say on such a big day...
But after some minutes we were talking as always. I enjoyed her company and had my first impression of Japan on our way to her appartment (Video) . Everything felt so comfortable...

and we enjoyed the rest of our day..... (need I say more ...)

I settled in ... and felt asleep

More photo's of Nishinomiya on Flickr

On my way ...

So I left … and the cliché would be after a long long trip…
But no.. It was kind of a nice trip. I have been drinking wine and was talking the whole time with a japanese girl that was working in Czech Republic. She was really curious and was wondering about what I was planning to do in Japan.She talked a lot … too many questions. I was drinking wine… She too … and she felt asleep . Time to think for me. So it seems that apples (granny smith ) are not alowed in Japan. So I started eating ... and I was bringing them as a present...

Arriving ... Austrian airlines gave us the wrong form ... waiting in line again ... 1 hour ... she was waiting for me. Filling in a new form, eating all my apples, .. japanese customs be prepared ...

Then I was thinking, just before I saw a documentary, a guy arriving in Australia , talking to customs (ok he was kind of ugly and old..) . He was coming to his internet love , nobody was there ; she didn't even existed !!! Poor him...

For me it all estarted wellllll....

thinking about the feature, near and far away...

Today I've been reading a bit more and have a good idea which cities I want to visit (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nara, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, ... and Shikoku) or maybe I just want to stay all the time with you , seeing you and kissing you, loving you, holding you like a thousand years ....

I'm also thinking a lot about our meeting at the airport. It's becoming dangerously realistic. What will we say ? How will we react ? What will be our first words ? Will we kiss or not ? Will we just stare at each other as two aliens, speaking Dutch and Japanese making first contact ? I think I will just let it flow and as easy as we talk now , our meeting will be fantastic, an eruption, a burst of joy .... We will say the right words without thinking, like our love is, natural . I hope I can be that right man for you where you've been looking for with al those character parts in me. I hope I can make you feel happy all the time, tomoko. I wish we will have a wonderful time together.

Today it was really summer, nature was feeling like I do, a happy shining sun. I felt so comfortable with you next to me.