| Reunion in Nagoya 2003 by
Anthony Sales |
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minasama,
I had a great time in nagoya! the nagoyans were very accommodating. here's
the details of my trip there. i arrived there last may 3 at around 11:30 am.
i took a densha from takamatsu (my city) to okayama (ali, now i know how to
get to your place, you might be the next one i will visit), and then took a
shinkansen from okayama to nagoya. the travel took about three hours. eng
hai san and my sempai dina-san met me at the shinkansen terminal in nagoya.
from there we proceeded to the dormitory of jo, wisnu, and kosal. jo and
wisnu prepared a very sumptuous lunch for us. i was surprised at how well
they cooked, guys! after lunch, we went to eng hai's apartment. great place,
guys. just in case you are in nagoya, eng hai would be very happy to
accommodate you, am sure. we took a short rest there and afterwards, had a
picnic in a park (do'nt remember the name). there i met two of our ayf
sempais, hilda (filipino) and phen (thai) who are both studying in nagoya u.
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After
the picnic, we had dinner in an italian restaurant. there i met one more
sempai from laos. i spent my first night in nagoya in eng hai's apartment
with my sempai dina. do you know guys what time we slept. 2 am! did a lot of
talking. and watched a movie also. great movie, eng hai. the next day, we
toured nagoya castle, higashiyama koen, and oasis (which is the new bus
terminal in nagoya). good architecture. there is a promenade (a place where
you can stroll and watch the city from a vantage point) on top of the
station. the promenade is designed to look like a spaceship and made of
glass and steel. so when you look up to the promenade you can actually see
through the glass flooring. the central part of the flooring is filled with
water such that when sunlight passes through the flooring, you can see a
beautiful play of light below. finally, we had to get our bus tickets for
home. i hope you guys remembered to greet wisnu a happy birthday last may 4.
we celebrated his birthday with a dinner at his dormitory. hilda, dina,
chicheng, jo, eng hai and me were there to celebrate his birthday with him. |
again,
they cooked for us. hild also cooked filipino food. in keeping with our ayf
shuukan, we bought wisnu a birthday cake and a gift. at around 11pm,
chicheng, wisnu, jo and i went to nagoya u by bicycle. by the way, chicheng
bought a 12,000 en bike. that was her first time to ride it. good rider for
a first timer, i would say. nagoya u is very nice. our nagoyan friends were
quite proud to show off their university. we did a lot of picture taking,
talking, and telephone calling. thanks to jeab, ali, net, kosal, and helen
for not minding our late calls. it was really nice to hear from you again.
we miss you, you know that i'm sure. i went back home by bus via tokushima
with dinasan. less expensive and had more time to talk to my sempai. now i
am back in the laboratory. yesterday i had a full day doing experiments.
till next vacation, ne. till next time, nagoyans. thank you.
always,
tony |
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