Missing the Hanami

This week, the cherry trees blossomed all over Tokyo and the Kanto plain. This weekend, and particularly tomorrow since today was rainy, everyone is preparing to put down the blue tarps under the blossoms and drink themselves stupid. However, I will be waking up at 5AM to take the plane to Changchun in Mandchuria – via Seoul – for a business trip in our Chinese plant.

This is the 2nd year in a row that I miss 花見. Last time I was freezing my ass off in Czech Republic, this year I’ll be freezing in China…