Typhoon No. 20 and No. 21

After long due, we went back to Malaysia. This is a planned trip, so I booked tickets to go Malaysia and Perth months back to attend my nephew’s confirmation. Gunden had been looking forward for this trip for months and finally when the day came, we received a notification that our flight was delayed to midnight because of typhoon warning in Japan. Being disappointed and dreading midnight flights (Aritya gets sick when traveling), we left home for the airport. But halfway to the airport, the typhoon started and the train we were on stopped moving and halted service due to the closure of bridge to Kansai airport. We were stranded at the Izumisano station and coincidentally met and mingled with fellow Malaysians whom were scheduled to take the same flight as us. The station staff went all out to provide snacks and beverages for us and even offered free taxi rides early next morning to the airport once the bridge resumed operation. Aritya became sick at that time and it lingered till the airport where we were stranded again for hours because of flight delay. This was due to Typhoon No. 20 that hit Japan on August 24^th, 2018. Once we were in Malaysia, Aritya was sick the whole day and only got better the next day. My returned flight was scheduled on September 6^th, 2018. Coincidentally, a powerful typhoon named Jebi (Typhoon No. 21) hit Japan on September 5th and this time, the damage was severe, particularly to Kansai airport. Apart from the damage to the runways in the airport, a tanker hit the bridge leading to the airport causing airport closure. Due to these damages, my flight was cancelled and I rescheduled it to September 9^th, 2018. Unfortunately, the airport did not recommence its service by then and was cancelled again. We were upset, panicked and with the help of Satya who was in Japan, we finally re-routed our flight to Tokyo on September 12^th, 2018. Coincidentally at the very last minute, the airline provided rescue flight to Nagoya on the same day but after several attempts, they denied us to change flight again. Feeling utterly frustrated, Aritya and I began our adventure to Tokyo, Japan. He was very well behaved as always in the flight but vomited at the very end upon landing towards midnight (again!). This continued till night at the airport until he slept. We stayed at the airport hoping to take the first train to Shinagawa and then to Osaka. I stayed up and very early morning, we both opted for train as we planned. We managed to go to Shinagawa with a large luggage and a stroller and a backpack. Aritya was very helpful and cooperating as always. The bullet train ride was not so pleasurable this time for both us. Although this was the third bullet train ride train for Aritya, he felt sick several times until he fell asleep. It was devastating to see him suffering during travels. We finally arrived at Osaka and met Satya. He was sick until about breakfast and was better after that. This blog is a reminder of the arduous task that we faced during this particular travel and importantly to remember the deeds of some very kind people we met during this venture.