Tokyo (Mis)Adventures: Prologue

The original plan was to fly to Tokyo in July but the trip never materialised as my wife fell sick and I decided to stay back. After that, I had given up going Tokyo to see the life-sized Gundam at Odaiba as the enthusiasm had waned. Actually, I felt guilty leaving my family while I fly to Tokyo just to see a lifeless 18 metres tall inanimate metal and steel structure.

Then DK who is a non-fan of Gundam had to blog about it too! This awakened my fanboy desire to see the Gundam figure again. Yes, I totally hold DK responsible for making me spend the money and leaving my family behind during the National Day long weekend!

Honestly, I was at odds as to whether to fly to Tokyo just for a 4D/3N short trip. Even though the trip costs about $2k ($1k for the flight and $300 per night at Hotel Century Southern Tower), it was an amount I can afford and was prepared to spend. I had asked my wife along for the short trip but she couldn't bear to leave our 2 sons with my mum or her parents during our absence. My wife knowing how I am a fanboy encouraged me to make the trip and assured me she'll be able to bring our elder son to and back from school on Friday. She said it was just one day and I should feel safe to relieve my "chauffeur" duty to her for one day.

I guess due to the National Day long weekend holidays, the promotional price for the flight tickets to Tokyo had already been sold out. If I go, I had to pay the full fare. :p

It may sound crazy flying about 5300 km just to see a robot. But I had a friend who flew all the way to London to attend Madonna's live concert and another friend flew to Korea (multiple trips) to see her idols. I don't think I'm doing anything different, right? I've worked so hard for the past 9 years and I deserved to take a short break and splurge a little, right?

All my life, I've made my decisions for the sake of others and I've not really lived life for myself. In the end, I decided to live life a little and live life for myself, albeit just briefly.

So on 6 August, armed with shopping lists of 3 friends, I flew to Tokyo in SQ A380... alone.


P.S. I had originally planned to blog this entry and schedule it to be published automatically while my flight took off. It should be obvious that not only did the original plan not realised, I only managed to blog this entry today... 15 days later. :p