Just back from Japan

My father passed away 5 years ago in August. He was only 60 years old. Cause of death...cancer. It was too, too late to get to know. We had a very good doctor and hospital who tried with their best to keep my father....but just too late.

Although my father did not speak to me for 3 years after I got married with "Gaijin"=foreign man, but we had very special relationship. I really miss him.You might be thinking what this got to do with me just got back from Japan ???

In Japanese culture, there are several celebration after some one die. This year was 5th year for my father, nanakaiki (= physically only 5 full years, but in Buddha year counts as 7th year.) That was the main reason I went back to Japan. It has been 4 years since last. I almost got lost to get where my mother lives.

Me & my husband owns a small business in Phuket and it's not easy both of us to leave together. Therefore this visit was only 7 days including travelling time. 7 days was simply just too short after 4 years. But it was a great !!

Not that we live in a huge house in Phuket, but we felt my mother's house was so small....where I actually grew up !! With my husband who's berry grew up bigger than last time he was there made him really feel squeezy, even toilet.

Anyway, family and relative get together to remembering my father was very special ivent for all of us. Hope we all can meet like this on next time.

After visiting father's favorite mountain lodge which he had built by himself for a few days and hit SUSHI restaurants for a few times, it was already for us to leave. Miss my mother now.

One of my customer in Phuket said to me before this trip, "Wonder which one you will feel as your home. The one in Japan ? or in Phuket ?" At this moment, I rather not to answer this question myself...perhaps I would like to keep both as my homeS.