[minamitan]

Let me share my stories now.

1st encounter: 15/11/11

I wasn't planning to wait in front of her hotel that day, but luckily for me, earlier that day, I went on the teamayu website and saw ayu's tweet to aura. I HAD to meet her. I missed her last Saturday and I wasn't going to miss the fanmeet again. So I prepared everything; gloves, lots of layers and food.

As I hopped onto the bus, listening to Ayu's songs to calm my nerves, I realised I forgot to bring a spoon. I know. I know. It seems irrelevant but for the whole bus ride, i was contemplating whether to get a spoon from somewhere nearby so I searched high and low for a disposable spoon. I eventually found it in Marks & Spencers.

I walked straight to Claridge's, and I saw a lot of people had gathered. And then I saw Ayu, well just her back. I wasn't prepared at all. And because I was actually the last one to arrive, I didn't have to queue at all. I took a picture with her and asked her for autographs. There weren't much words exchanged during the encounter. But somehow, in front of her, I felt like I turned into a little girl. (Maybe that was why I unintentionally 'baby'-ed my voice.

I used my phone for the the picture so the picture was sadly not high quality and there was also no red-eye effect. Looking back at it, I looked weird and awkward. We took a group photo and since I was small, I managed to squeeze myself to the front next to Ayu.

I went and immediately called my friend. My friend asked how I felt, I kept replying, "I don't know." I felt like crying, but I couldn't. I felt like jumping, but I couldn't. Maybe, it's because part of me still believes that it was all a dream and that me refuses to celebrate it, fearing that I would wake up someday. (OK, the last line was cheesy)

Will write about the 2nd encounter next time!!!