Autumn is coming

Autumn is in the air, the wind has changed direction and has brought the rain with it. These are the days you don't mind being in the office and I am actually looking forward to the cooler winter days.. I can also get to wear my winter clothes.. Looking forward to them, especially, my new acquired long black cashmere coat from Theory... As much as I dislike the cold, I do like dressing for the warmth.

As for other things, my mother has left Japan and was quite upsetting for a while. Even the locals (flowershop, bakery girls) were in tears! Seems she connected so well with the Japanese and found it hard to say goodbye. No doubt she will be back again soon and I will be complaining about my lack of privacy once again..!

Now getting back into my routine and socialising a bit more with my friends. Looking forward to what Autumn is going to bring.

Yesterday, my good friend N and I ended up walking from Rikugien (really neat Japanese garden based in Komegome, Bunkyo-ku, to Yotsuya. We had so much to talk about that we just decided to keep walking to the next station. I haven't worked out the distance yet, but over the day, we worked out that we walked for 5 hours. Not bad huh...! Just have to find a way that I can earn cash from these expeditions! hee hee.. Rikigien is really beautiful and hard to imagine that there is all this nature in the middle of Tokyo! It is close to Tokyo University and it was a garden of the owner and founder of Mitsubishi. If you like to sit back and contemplate the meaning of life with a very good quality cup of macha, I highly recommend this garden. It's a bit of the beaten track, so not a lot of people there either. (Since it was a week day?) Anyway, check out the link www.pbase.com/mpascoe/rikugien has some good photos of it (not only of Japan either..)

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
Jimi Hendrix