Home Run

Yes I have offically reached the dorm at 6pm Japan Time. Let me list my activities from the minute after I left my last post... LOLSo headed over to the gate and reached about 9am. They actually sell chinese medicines in the airport, and my dad did advice me to get this medicine 正露丸 which is suppose to be a very good medicine for diahorrea. Still super sleepy after getting up at 6.50am.

Unlike the plane I took from Singapore to HK, this plane headed to Sapporo is an older plane. You can tell just by the way the entertainment section is. Lol. Unlike the newer plane, the remote is on the hand rest and no games to play. Also, just discovered that the newer planes actually have power points for you to use! Oh, got a window seat this time round, but actually doesn't really help, cos was too tired and was asleep most of the time. And the morning sun in the sky was not very forgiving and was too glaring. I think the lady that was sitting next to me pulled the shades down since I was too dead asleep.As usual, a report on the lunch served. Unlike my 1st flight, there is no ice cream. There was a choice of Beef & Rice or Fish & rice. Took the fish & rice. It was good, and hot. GOt bamboo shoot! So 幸せ...

The side dish was a salad of zucchni, olive & chunks of cheese. Oh but this time no ice cream (so sad T_T) but got cake... However the cake looked like meat pie.

Reach Shin- Chitose Airport about 4.15pm (Jpn time, 3.15pm SG time) and the line at the customs was so long, but the wait for the baggage was also a battle. So many ppl waiting for their bags. And in the airport there is actually a sniffing dog (Golden Retriver neh). Lol, got sniffed at, but I think my Polar bear outfit really caught the dog's attention that the police accompanying it had to pull it away. LOL^o^.

After getting my stuff, headed for info counter since I have no transport to ferry me to the dormitory. I thought I could use my english, but honestly, still have to use my watsoever broken japanese. In the end nearly took a taxi but then wanted to see the JR station so headed down and found that there was coach service. The counter ppl were really kind and in the end they suggested that I took the bus headed towards Hassamu Minami Station and take a cab from there since no bus services to Kotoni where my dorm was.

All in all, spent 1810Yen (equals to bout 20+SGD) which is so much better than taking a cab all the way cos there was a jam on the way over. There was this ojisan at the bus berth that was so much help telling me when to take the bus. Cos that berth actually has other bus services and mine will only arrive at 4.58pm. That 10min wait was not easy loh. It was so cold that I had to wear my polar bear suit and *wow* I look so out of place. It was only 1 degree? But I dun think someone who has lived in the tropics so long can survive this with just a long sleeve shirt, vest & scarf.

The bus left promptly on time but seriously got communication problem loh. The bus driver was asking about the bags in the bus trunk but couldn't understand him. Wat the hell. At least in the bus, there will be announcements made in english as we approach the stops. I felt so sorry for the bus driver cos when he helped me with my bags our of the trunk, his cap fell and rolled under the bus. From the stop, hailed a cab (they are the same wherever you go, stick out ur hand) and got off to my dorm. Ok will stop for now and will try to put in the photos soon. Will continue on next post for my dorm. Sorry you had to read such a long post. Ha