15 Aug 2006 - Shinkansen

Perhaps coz Yuta is a boy, he has this profound interest in the different modes of transport.

When we were living in Singapore, he enjoyed taking buses, MRT, taxis and river cruise. His favourite then was DUCKBUS, a former Vietnam war craft that can go on both land and sea.

Then when we moved back to Japan in Jul 2006, he kept asking us when he can take Shinkansen aka bullet train.

On 14 Aug 2006, i brought Yuta and Miki to a local train station, just two stops away from our house, to SEE shinkansen passing by right below us. Needless to say, both Yuta and Miki were ecstatic whenever one passed by. We must have spent at least an hour inside the train station, roasting under the hot humid summer sun. When we were there, Obachan (paternal grandmother) called to ask what were we doing.

The next morning, before 8am, Ojichan (paternal granfather) called to ask if he could bring Yuta to take shinkansen. Wow ... how could i possibly say no? ... so that was Yuta`s first shinkansen ride, courtesy of his doting Ojichan ...

As for Miki, she went for a walk with Obachan while her kor kor was out with Ojichan.