Euphoria // hiatus

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♪♫ ➢ Euphoria - BTS (cover by Ysabelle Cuevas)

Lost in Japan - Shawn Mendes

"Nihon e yokoso!"

Sa unang lapag, nanuot na kagad sa akin ang lamig. Malawak akong ngumiti at nilagpasan ang pinsan kong bumati, para damhin ang lamig ng hangin. I can't believe that I'm already here in Japan. Makikita ko na sila. I silently screamed.

"Hoy, pashnea ka. Hindi dapat binabalewala ang beauty ko, baka gusto mong cardiac-in kita riyan," gigil na gigil na sabi ni Mj that he even pulled my hair. Rolly naman totoong name niya.

"Je, andito na 'ko, omg, omg waaaah!" tanging sagot ko lang at binalewala ang sinabi niya. Pigil akong tumili kasi baka pagtinginan ako ng ibang tao. Bouncing up and down with enthusiasm while shaking his big body. He just rolled his eyes as if he's done enough with me. Taray ni ate girl.

Via Philippine Airlines, we arrived at Tokyo Narita International Airport around 6:35 in the morning. The temperature today is what we want in the Philippines. Malamig na nga, malakas pa ang hangin. At dahil sobrang aga pa, may oras pa 'ko para makapag-shopping, para makapaghanda dahil bukas na. Ilang taon akong naghintay para sa bukas na yon. I should be more pretentious than what actually possessed in all of me.

After naming mag-check in sa Shibuya Excel Hotel. We waited for the airport limousine to fetch us because it's included in our booking, that's what Mj said. Ilang minuto ang lumipas at ngayo'y tinatahak na namin ang daan papunta sa hotel na tutuluyan namin.

"Bakit nga ba nag-hotel pa tayo when you have a home here?" I asked.

"Philippines is my home. Kung tinatanong mo ay yung apartment na tinutuluyan ko, sorry but my answer is no."

Na-touch naman ako sa sinabi niyang "Philippines is my home." Hindi naman kasi halata kay bakla eh.

"Eh bakit? Mas makatitipid pa nga tayo eh."

"Tumigil ka nga bakla, hindi ko pa kasi nararanasan mag-hotel dito," mahinang sabi niya kung bakit kinatawa ko ng malakas. Inirapan niya lamang ako at pinikit ang kanyang mga mata.

Mj wanted me to shut up because jetlag hit him hard so being a good cousin, I fulfilled his wish. Buti pa ko tinulog ang buong oras sa biyahe sa eroplano kaya hooo, I feel lively and active today. Kulang nga lang sa kain.

It took about an hour to reach the hotel and when we did, Mj collapsed into his bed in exhaustion immediately. Samantalang ako, hindi natapos ang paggagala ng mga mata ko sa kung saan. According to the travel agency, Shibuya Excel Hotel is one of the recommended, top-rated and sought-after hotels in Tokyo because it nestled in the heart of the Shibuya shopping and entertainment district, and we get a chance to see the famous scramble intersection - The Shibuya Crossing.

Nilibot ko naman ang loob ng kwarto. Room size is spacious for Japanese standard. A coffeemaker, minibar, satellite flatscreen TV, and refrigerator are available in our room. Mayroon ding free wifi access but we already rented a smart travel wifi for our entire trip. Maliit din ang bathroom pero may bathtub at hairdryer. The interior is quite traditional, calm and sophisticated.

And as I parted the curtains, it didn't disappoint me with the picturesque view of the city. Pataasan ng mga gusali at paramihan ng mga taong naglalakad. Wow, hindi ako makapaghintay makisama roon. Trees with pink flowers and my heart skipped a beat. I even saw the Hachiko statue just across our hotel too.

I hurriedly charged my Fujifilm X-T2 at yung X100F and my phone at the thought that we will obviously wander later. I then took a little nap to even charge myself. I only have 5 days here kaya dapat sulitin ang bawat oras. Kaya nga nap lang, hindi sleep. Silly.