EXPOsed 2005

the invitation was pronounced. the budget was 88,000 yen. i said no, i can't go. that was about the 2005 aichi world exposition and a sidetrip to shikoku island. and i thought that was all about it.

no seconds after i politely declined, i heard a voice, speaking fluently in japanese, saying they'd take charge of all my expenses. i bit my tongue, and could hardly say thank you. but to world expo off i went!

shikoku trip was cancelled. would i care i was in expo 3 days instead.

the pictures exposed the expo trip. patience was a virtue. i wore it like a sword for battle. i needed that in the throng of thousands lining up to get in. waiting time could be as long as 120 minutes, never mind the 4,600 yen per day entrance fee. impatience could kill; the opposite let me 'let live'. i was welcomed with the "no more tickets available", but hey there was "evening, there was morning - the second day."

japan pavilion, the last and only pav i went to in my 3rd day, best summarizes what the expo is all about: learning from nature. how timely can it be?

was it all worth it? better go and find out. but let this be my last words: i still remember the expo until today. and blog about it. and brag.

access expo at this website: http://www-1.expo2005.or.jp/en/