Day 1
We were at the airport, going to fly to Japan in a few hours time. My father,sister and maid were there to send me off. I had mixed feelings about the trip-i was excited and overjoyed to be able to go to Japan, but I also missed my home and family during this long 7-day 5 nights trip. As how things are going on now, I am probably going to get homesick. The reason being is because i have never been out overseas alone for so long, especially in a faraway country. But i kept my spirits up, thinking that having my friends to go with me instead would also be a wonderful experience. My family told me to enjoy myself when I was there, so i will try not to get homesick. After bidding a warm good-bye, I reluctantly went to check-in. During the few hours of waiting for the plane, I spent my time playing on the available computers, chatting, feeling homesick and thinking about the trip.

Day 2
Today i think most of us were tired and weary because we didn't get much sleep. But it definately did not deter our excitement when we went to the famous manga museum. I learned about the wonderful person behind who created Astroboy, and learned that he had a rough childhood but in the end became such a respected person in the manga world. We learned more about the history of manga and many other things. We learned the way of how animators animate the drawings. The man-in-charge of the museum was very polite to us.

We had lunch, which was a scrumptious buffet spread.

Next activity was the visit to the Instant ramen industry where we could make our own instant cup noodles. But for some reason, it was postponed until the next day. Instead, we went to Shinsaibanshi, a wonderful shopping district. I was filled with excitement and I could almost feel the liveliness and energy coming from the throng of people in the shopping district. We window-shopped and bought a few things until we were exhausted. At the end of the shopping trip, I was surprised at how polite the Japanese are. They were very friendly and willing to serve customers and all the people I met had been very polite and nice. In Japan, i really like their politeness.