Back in Town.........

Phew......Im back. I jumped on a plane and then a bus and then a taxi and found myself back at home.Its that easy!
I knew this time though that it would be the last time to do that trip,at least for the next 4 or 5 years!
I have been so caught up in plans of leaving and other rollercoaster events that I didnt realise how much I have become attatched to the bright lights and the hum of the ever churning Tokyo engine. Theres no doubt that its going to be a great move and a wonderful opportunity but there will be a sadness in leaving the throb of a city like Tokyo.
It has been the first place I have settled in since leaving the U.K 6 years ago and is the nearest I have had to home in longer.
Someone asked me on sunday "what will you miss most about Tokyo?" at first I said the trains and then with a little more thought i realised that being a foreigner in Tokyo despite many pitfalls is tremendous. I love existing in a world with a suprise around every corner.I love living in a culture I dont understand. I love that Japanese wont talk about emotion but they will get crazy in a karaoke room and beat you vocal chords down with a belting song. I love the diversity and the colour.I love that I can be in nature and 2 days seems like a week. I will also miss Hanami........the most beautiful of natures gifts to Japan.ahhhhh..........the memories wont leave ..I am rich to have been experienced so many beautiful people places and events in Tokyo........Tokyo has taught me that even though I live in a city where the Yen rules I dont have to run with that. I can have simplicity and happiness without all that ponce!
I will leave Tokyo a stonger ,wiser independant woman. Tokyo and its lessons has given me much,but then again I guess I must remind myself that i have been the master of my ship and will continue to be so.

Just bursting!!!

I am bursting with joy and wonder! I have had 2 wonderful days ............ Yesterday I went diving which was a small personal triumph,my confidence had been battered and it took me a little time to get back to it but I did yesterday! It was awesome.Walls of beautiful dripping coral. Fish in abundance.Eye to eye with bat fish that follow you curiously. Clown fish challenging you somewhat proudly through the soft swaying aneonomes.The sound of your own breathe keeping you balanced in mind and in body............
Today quie possibly the most beutiful experience I have had for a long time .A snorkelling trip with black tipped reef sharks ,Turtles and lastly and by far the most incredible thing I have seen so far nests of baby turtles on the beach...........there are pics and more details to come but I couldnt wait to share in my joy that has been bursting out of me for the last few hours!
Miss indigo is happy! Nature renews so much in our souls.

THE ISLANDS

We finally made it.It took a long time to get here. Lost baggage ,wrong trains and long taxi journeys spanning the width of malaysia BUt god damn it we made it.Its beautiful.
Yesterday I did my PADI refresher and did a shore dive .Today I am going on another dive. Its a different world down there.Its silent apart from your breath pacing throught the regulator and its you and all that space communing with the fish and finding joy in watching thier world and moving away from your own!
Thats all for now.

Pool Party and more..............

It was a beautiful hot day ...............a little too hot for my fragile head after a night partying!
Luckily a pool party was planned.Cheese ,biscuits a little hair of the dog and lots of floating on plastic rings and penile looking float toys to send giggles echoing . It was a nice day.

The more................. It seems I was privvy to a painful sight .More than I needed to see.More than I wanted to know.It was obvious that it would happen but I didnt need the details.I dont think I will ever look over a balcony again ithout feeling some kind of hesitation.
No matter how bad a relationship gets or how much you wanna get out,you never want to see your man with another woman.It hurts ,its way too painful.
I wish I could leave Tokyo sooner.