*100*

(Bride-to-be E, B, Me and my sis circa 2003)

This is my 100th post on rolling in Japan. It doesn't feel like I've changed much since post 1, but I'm sure I've changed loads... does that make sense?

Just got off the phone with my aunt. I forget sometimes, but she rocks. We've always been close - not as close as my sis and I, but pretty darn close. She called me to make sure I'm not just crashing at a hotel in HK when I go back for E and B's wedding. My mum doesn't seem to really worry about where I stay, which doesn't bother me... but it's really nice to feel welcomed into my aunt's home and actually have a home-cooked meal (without actually cooking it myself) waiting when I get there. I really do forget, but I do love my aunt loads. I think it helps that there's only a 10 year difference between us.

I was planning on just staying at the hotel for 10 days, but thinking now... staying at a hotel's just so... impersonal.

There's only one tiny problem... my cousin. She's MEAN to me! She's got a brilliant mind and is freakishly witty. She makes rapid fire retorts and I'm just a tad terrified of her...

Did I ever mention that she's 9?

Yes, I'm scared of my 9-year old cousin B. But my aunt still rocks.~