Trippy trip to Saga...
Saga -- a prefecture just next to Fukuoka.
Why? To see the International Hot Air Balloon Festival/Competition... There were hundreds of them!
Went there -- last Saturday night, stayed over at Yukiyo's house, as we needed to get the first 5.45am train on Sunday, to the paddy fields for the festival.
How many people were there? According to the announcer, half a million. Well, this is Japan after all, paddy fields or not.
Experience in a typical Japanese house -- I tried to push the thoughts of The Grudge out of my mind, but I cannot help it. The house is beautiful, large, Japanese garden, but very similar to the Grudge style in the inside. Part parquet flooring, part tatami flooring. I had a room to myself. I was spooked before I went to bed as many thoughts flown through my head as I lie there.. silence was eery. In the middle of the night, I experienced what the olden Chinese believe it as the Spirit/Ghost crushing you as you lie in bed..
I was fully awake, my mind was so conscious and all but I cannot open my eyes, I cannot move, I cannot speak...it just felt as though something very heavy is pushing me back down. But I refuse to believe such Spirit/Ghost explanation. If any of you out there who can give me a logical one, please feel free to enlighten me.
Why? To see the International Hot Air Balloon Festival/Competition... There were hundreds of them!
Went there -- last Saturday night, stayed over at Yukiyo's house, as we needed to get the first 5.45am train on Sunday, to the paddy fields for the festival.
How many people were there? According to the announcer, half a million. Well, this is Japan after all, paddy fields or not.
Experience in a typical Japanese house -- I tried to push the thoughts of The Grudge out of my mind, but I cannot help it. The house is beautiful, large, Japanese garden, but very similar to the Grudge style in the inside. Part parquet flooring, part tatami flooring. I had a room to myself. I was spooked before I went to bed as many thoughts flown through my head as I lie there.. silence was eery. In the middle of the night, I experienced what the olden Chinese believe it as the Spirit/Ghost crushing you as you lie in bed..
I was fully awake, my mind was so conscious and all but I cannot open my eyes, I cannot move, I cannot speak...it just felt as though something very heavy is pushing me back down. But I refuse to believe such Spirit/Ghost explanation. If any of you out there who can give me a logical one, please feel free to enlighten me.
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