Aboard All Nippon Airline at 0945, most of the time we spent sleeping since we were very tired. Plus, in the domestic flight, all magazines, newspapers, screen show and announcement were all in Japanese.

Arriving in Naha Airport at 1145, we were greeted by Mr Nakahara, a charming, friendly and well-foreign-speaking person. Journey by the road took us about 30 minutes to reach JICA Okinawa International Center (OIC) in the city of Urasoe, just adjacent to Naha City. A Telekom Malaysia Officer from Wisma Telekom called me just minutes after I arrived – asking me about the courtesy call phone number and schedule to call. At first, I thought something unexpected had occurred back home!