I got on a flight in the middle of the night which was perfect. I got a whole row to myself up to Manila where I transited so I had a good amount of sleep. Once in Manila I was too excited to plan my Day1 without the kids.
A bit cold but it was a beautiful day arriving in Osaka.
When we go back to Osaka, mum or my older sister normally come to the airport but they were both busy so my little sister Shinobu and my niece Rua picked me up. Luckily Shinobu was free for the rest of the day so she offered to drive me around - I didn't waste any time. We went to a nearby shopping mall and did some shopping and had a lovely lunch together.
Once I got home to drop my suitcase and the shopping bags and said two minute hi to my father, I biked to my hairdresser. It was so nice to relax and get pampered at the end of such a busy day. And I didn't have to worry about the kids at all!!
On the second day I took a train and went to Rinku Town which is a station between the airport and our house. It is very convenient to have such a great shopping complex so close. I must have gone into 80% of the shops there but being a weekday and not many people around plus having no kids with me I managed to finish shopping just after lunch time.
Nice to be able to wear long pants and boots again:
I had lunch at my favourite sushi restaurant. Again being by myself eating 5 plates of sushi (I cannot eat any more) it took me less than 15min!
A couple more exciting things while I was there. One was seeing my nephew Rui. He came to our house especially to have dinner with me. He is now 17 but still very cute like he used to be.
Mum finally got a day off from work on the 3rd day I was there. I really wanted to eat at this okonomiyaki (Japanese vegetable pancake) restaurant. So I was very happy mum took me there for lunch.
And one more big task I had to complete before I left Osaka was to get my eyes checked. It was the primary reason for my visit. Because of my specific eye condition my retinas are very weak. I had trouble when Oliver was born and again this May. So I have been extra cautious and sort of paranoid. I do have a very good ophthalmologist here in Singapore but it is very expensive and I really wanted to get some extra tests done. The Japanese ophthalmologist did some extra laser work on my left eye in August to make sure my retinas are stable (for now). It was nice to get examined by the same doctor. He told me everything is ok at the moment. Even though I had to wait for 5 hours (it is such a busy clinic) it was nice to get the examination done.
It was such a productive visit. Thank you very much for letting me go Matthew. You are an amazing husband & father!
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