I've just come back from lunch with some of my friends. A couple of them left early to attend their class at 1pm, and only Rachel and I were left chit chatting. It was one of those hug-my-joy-tightly-to-my-chest moment. As we were girl-talking, gossiping and all that, I could hardly believe that one month into my stay in Japan, I've found someone whom I like as much as her, and who seems to like me as much too. It's so wow. Before coming to Japan, I'd worried that I wouldn't make friends, and that I'll spend most of my free time stoning in my room. Yet almost from the word 'go', I've met people whom I like, and it's simply incredible! I'd imagined, hoped, that it would be this way, but everything's coming together like a dream, faster and better than I expected. Awesome!

Lowering the walls so that two people can peek at each other, like two people viewing different sides of the menu peering over the top, has great rewards. Sometimes the "I've got nothing to lose" mentality makes us take risks that we otherwise wouldn't. Rachel and I were talking about her relationship, and I agree that perhaps we gain more than we lose. We only think otherwise when we're grumpy and want to pick a fight. I wonder why people don't really think that of friendships, but reserve such grumpiness for relationships.

Maybe I should throw (some) caution to the wind and bare more and... I don't know, hope for the best!

... I'd just reread the first paragraph, and it reminds me of how I felt, sitting in the cafe chatting with a friend, looking out onto the sidewalk and seeing people stream past... It's almost like what am I doing here in a cafe in Japan with a Korean friend?! So surreal, so very surreal.

Gawd. Life's so good I can hardly believe it. Some friends think that I'm happy most of the time. I'd like to believe that's true. Make me happier. Promesa. ;p