Roppongi Hills

The first time I came to Roppongi, I knew nothing about this place at all. I only came here to meet ZD, because he wanted to see the Christmas Lightshow at Roppongi Midtown. I didn't even know there's such a place called Roppongi Hills until ZD asked me about it. Nonchalantly, I looked around, pointed to the highest and brightest building I could find and said, "I think that's the building you're talking about". (Though, in truth, I had absolutely no idea whether I was pointing to the right building.)

And that was my first memory about Roppongi Hills. Some tall, bright office building standing in the center of Roppongi, where grown-up people (社畜) whom I couldn't related to spend time doing the so-called "important things" day after day. It was a world too far from mine.

But for a second something in my mind stirred. So as I vaguely remember, it was after watching the lightshow, on the way back to metro, that I pointed to Roppongi Hills again and said:

"I wish I could work here one day."

It was a casual and spontaneous comment. But somehow, I just felt like saying it at that moment. How nice it would be, to be able to work in this kind of building, where I could see Tokyo Tower every day.

But I never thought much about it after that, and for a long time I never visited Roppongi again.

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And now, standing in the office lounge, I would think of what happened last December from time to time. It's amazing that I actually ended up interning at Roppongi Hills. And as I walked pass the window every day to catch a glimpse of Tokyo Tower, I'm no longer excited by the sight one of the most famous tower in the world.

Life is amazing.