Kyle's World

Yes, autumn has come (although it is still technically summer). The days are getting shorter, the breeze is getting cooler (what am I saying, it's still 30 scorching hot degrees here) and the Japanese farmers have turned into pyros. The Japanese seem to light anything on fire, at any time, anywhere. It's not uncommon to drive around my town and see several unguarded fires burning on the sides of roads. There's a smokey haze in my town, and everything smells like smoke too. That's ok, cuz it reminds me of when I go camping. The countdown is on for my next vacation. Yes, that's right: only 7 more days till I'm sitting on the beaches of Hawaii. Cue Hawaii 5-0 music now...I managed to escape work for a week, and managed to get my parents to meet me down there despite my dad's admission that he "won't do anymore travelling this year". It'll be my first jaunt onto Western soil in a good 13 months; each passing day my shopping list grows larger and larger. I can't forgo this opportunity to stock up on various goodies, especially clothes (distinct lack of XX sizes), reading materials and snacks.