前回のつづき
同期会：
この日の待ち合わせは、１８時。かなり時間があるので東京スカイツリーでも見に行こうと思っていたがあいにくの雨そして風が強い。それでもせっかく東京へ着たのだからと証拠を残さねば。
あまりにも高いので近くからでは、ただ見上げるばかりだろうと思って３駅程度手前で降りて地図を見ながら探すが、高層ビルと雨が邪魔して何も見えない。しかも風が強い。
そこで一番近い駅まで行った。駅を出たらここも雨が強い風も強い。傘が壊れそうなのでしばらく待って頂点外のほうへ行く。川のそばで後ろを見たらすごい。やっと見えた。しかし、展望台から上は、雲でまったく見えない。とにかく証拠写真を撮った。
Continuation of the last time
Synchronous meeting:
The meeting on this day is 18:00. I had a lot of time so I was thinking of going to see it at Tokyo Sky Tree, but unfortunately it was raining and windy. Still, I have to leave evidence that I arrived in Tokyo.
It’s so expensive that I thought I’d just look up from nearby, so I got off at about 3 stations and looked at the map, but I couldn’t see anything because of the skyscrapers and the rain. Moreover, the wind is strong.
So I went to the nearest station. When I left the station, it was raining and windy. The umbrella is about to break, so wait for a while and go outside the apex. It’s amazing to look behind by the river. I finally saw it. However, above the observatory, it is completely invisible due to clouds. Anyway, I took a proof photo.
スカイツリー:Tokyo Skytree
近くの商店街でお土産でもと思ったが、体がぬれてしまいそうなので、そのまま駅へ直行。全体像は次回にリベンジだ。
同期会までまだ時間もあるので、待ち合わせ場所の周辺を探索しようと思うが雨風で断念。本屋で雑誌を買いコーヒーでも飲みながら時間をつぶすことに。
そろそろ時間なので会場へ。すでに数人が来ているようだった。まず目に入ったのは白髪の年配の男。目で挨拶されるが誰なのか一瞬分からず、はっと思い出しこんなにも白髪になれるのか、前回は確か１０年値賀無前にあったのだが、この白髪にはちょっと残念？
他にも卒業以来の同期とも会うことができた。こいつはかっこよくなっていた。学生時代に刷り込まれた映像は、約４０年の時間を経ても会うまでは昔のイメージだが、会ってたった数秒で今の現実の映像と置き換わっていく。そして昔の面影と目の前にいる顔を一致させていく。
I thought it would be a souvenir at a nearby shopping street, but my body seems to get wet, so I went straight to the station. The big picture is revenge next time.
There is still time until the meeting, so I’ll try to explore the area around the meeting place, but I gave up because of the rain and wind. I decided to buy a magazine at a bookstore and kill time while drinking coffee.
It’s about time, so I went to the venue. It seemed that several people had already arrived. The first thing I saw was an elderly man with gray hair. He greets me with his eyes, but I don’t know who he is for a moment, and I suddenly remembered how he could have such gray hair. Last time, it was 10 years ago, but is this gray hair a little disappointing?
I was also able to meet with the same period since I graduated. This guy was getting cool. The images imprinted in my school days are old images until I meet them even after about 40 years, but in just a few seconds I will replace them with the actual images of today. Then, match the old look with the face in front of you.
同期会:Synchronous meeting
６０を過ぎてもみんな若々しく。生き生きと生活しているのが、その雰囲気や着るものや言葉や目の表情で伝わってきて、自分は少し負けているなと感じてしまった。まだまだ社会とつながろうとして、しかしあわてることなくそつにこなし、自然体で生きているけることはすばらしい。
残念ながら同期でまだ会っていないのは、あと一人だが、今日も来れなかった。
昔話に盛り上がり、健康や家族や仕事など話は尽きることはない。楽しい時間の延長をカラオケでということになり、古い歌のオンパレードだったがさらに延長と、親戚にお世話になっている身としては、帰りの時間が心配になってきた。
少し日付を回ってしまって夜遅くに駅まで迎えに来ていただき大変迷惑をかけてしまった。
次の日は、九州へ帰ることになる。
つづく
Everyone is youthful even after 60. The atmosphere, clothes, words, and facial expressions of my eyes convey that I am living a lively life, and I feel that I am a little defeated. It is wonderful to be able to live in a natural way, trying to connect with society, but without hassle.
Unfortunately, I haven’t seen one more in the same period, but I couldn’t come today either.
There is no end to old stories about health, family and work. It was decided that the extension of the fun time would be karaoke, and although it was an on-parade of old songs, I was worried about the time to return as I was taken care of by my relatives.
I went around the date a little and had to pick me up at the station late at night, which caused a lot of trouble.
The next day, I will return to Kyushu.
to be continued
