T1W4 Adventures of 2046 (4)

Few days later, we were told that we were arranged to visit Japan, the land of the rising sun. The first thing we thought was that the Japanese were all so stereotyped - silky hair, fair skin, and below average height. This trip was quite singular, as not many stars got sponsored to go overseas if they were not there to do publicity campaigns or starr in shows.

We got on the midnight flight on 8 December 2008. As it was not our first time taking a plane, but we were still very excited as it was our first time going overseas with the band members. We were playing games, listening to music, reading a book and watching movies respectively. We landed at Narita Airport in Tokyo and took a domestic flight to Hokkaido. It was some of our first times going to Japan, so we were elated. Seeing the culture there, it was totally different from life in Taiwan. Their convenience stalls were practically everywhere, selling almost everything ranging from chewing gums to lunchboxes. Vending machines were even better, selling drunks, piping hot from cigarettes and some even chewing gum. We had a hot sand bath, where we were required to lie supine in ordered to be covered in sand. It was said to have therapeutic effects and could relax tensed muscles. In this mammoth country, Japan, we were awed by its health benefits in just a simple meal of cold soba, as the ingredient in these noodles could have 54 times the nutritional values of other similar ingredients.

Though we loved this country and the not easily nettled people there, we still had to go back to Taiwan. However, we would visit it whenever possible. Japan had made a deep impression in our minds. Many things ran through our minds while we sat at the restaurant at the airport for our meal.