Tokyo is completely overwhelming at times, and on the flip side there are times when things just seem to fit. Today was one of those days. Nothing particularly special. Class in the morning. I ran into both of the people who I intended on seeing in the elevator out of the building. That was useful. Spent some time on the computer, ended up with free time and a bit of uncertainty. Ended up talking to my friend Rachel for the better chunk of two hours. Maybe it was just something I need. With everything in Tokyo being focused on the hustle and bustle – I could hardly breathe do to compression of my body on the train this morning – moments of both self-reflection and awareness of others’ feelings don’t come along all too often. It was just refreshing. On the train home, the girl sitting next to me was studying diligently until she fell asleep on my shoulder. I was riding for a while and it wasn’t a bother. I let the more girl get what was probably some much needed sleep. To top it all of, as I exited the station, a crowd of people, huddled under umbrellas to shield themselves from the relentless rain, stood with their cell phones pointed in one direction. Now what was this? Then sun had decided to peak out of the clouds and left a full rainbow across the sky. A good way to wrap up the day.
Tags: Japan, rainbow, tokyo
Posted May 8, 2009 by Cory under Japan
July 17th, 2009 at 3:23 am
Gosh..happen to googled something about clouded sky..and saw this beautiful picture of a rainbow..i continue to read the article..it was truely touching and inspirational.
Living in japan, can really be hectic..but alls in a days work..people look forward to going home..taking train and buses…your incident with the diligent girl was really sweet =)
and even better..after stepping out of the station, under the umbrella…i wonder why all the people are using their handphone pointing towards a direction…they are actually trying to catch the rainbow =)
heres a story video that i have made about rainbow =) If you would like to take a look at it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HURFlMHRY9o
rustin~