4Y0M 2Y3M あけましておめでとうございます Happy new year

マレーシアとの時差は１時間。英国とは９時間差なので慣れるまでに１週間はかかるから丁度よいが、今回は３週間の滞在が長く感じられる。その上、インフルエンザ対策として、人混みへの外出禁止令（？）が出ているからあまり出歩いていない。
今日は弟が来たので、アラタは早速一緒にジグゾーパズルや貨車の模型作り。何日も前から、「ひろおじちゃん、なんで明日来ないの」と毎日言っていたからとても会いたかったみたい。アラタカラは本当に嬉しそうだった。
そして、アラタはたまに「マレーシアに帰りたい」と言う。なんでって聞くと「ダディに会いたい。」私は来週末、成田からロンドンへ帰る気がしてならない。錯覚なんだけれども、帰らないのが不思議。ロンドンが恋しいなあ。

There is only one hour difference between Japan and Malaysia. That's the reason I feel 3 week stay here is long. From England, it's 9 hour difference and we usually need a week to get rid of the jet lag and 3 weeks is just right. On top of that, we have been 'home arrested' by my mum, well, she has asked us not to go out much to avoid getting colds and flu.

My brother visited us today. Arata wanted to see him for a long time and he asked me "Why is uncle Hiro not coming tomorrow?" nearly every day. Arata did jigsaw together with him and he also asked his uncle to make a wooden model train. Both Arata and Takara were so happy to see him.

And Arata often says "I want to go back to Malaysia." When I ask him why, he says he wants to see daddy. For me it' so strange that we are going back to "Malaysia" next week. I still feel as if I was going back to London. I miss England...