Four years ago, after a fall, i was in coma for 3 days. During these 3 days,
it seemed like i took a trip back to the past. This was what happened....

It was a Sunday morning when i woke up, i got off the bed and went down the
stairs. I went to the kitchen and sat down.There was a set of papers and i
took it up, it was the japanese daily news. I looked at the date and saw
29/4/1945 ! I was feeling a little uneasy and suddenly someone called me.
"Toyoshi!!" i turned around and saw this beautiful women holding some nice
looking japanese breakfast. For some reason i knew she was my wife-Miko.
She told me she had prepared my favourite dish and i ate them.

We were silent for a moment and i asked her, "How's today??"  She replied
in a worrying tone telling me that the Americans had taken the island
,Iwo Jima. I was dumbfounded since i didnt know what to say.
We were silent again.It was a long time until she asked if we could get to
the market to get some fish. I agreed. I drove my Mitsubishi and we headed
for the market.

While we were doing our shopping, i realised how pretty Miko really was.
She had the eyes that seems to sparkle,the skin that's like silk and not
to mention her voice thats so sweet. That moment didnt last long - the
airstrike siren sounded. The Americans had started to drop bombs above
my head.There was confusion in the market. Everyone ran. I grab Miko and
covered her.The bomb hit a house a street away from us and we were luckily
to only suffer minor scratches. Moments later, there was silence. I stood up
and helped her up.

We hurried home and Miko told me she was scared. I held her and said
everything was to be fine. It wasn't long after she told me she wanted this
war to end soon. I knew it. I was back in time. But there was no fact to
prove this. I just remained calm. Suddenly, the phone rang. It was the
commander from my squadron who told me, they have spotted Allied forces
over the Pacific Ocean. I was to hurry to the base to receive a briefing.
Miko stopped me. She told me if I were to go I will die. I didn't know what
she meant but a strange force urged me to drive to the air base at the border
of Nagoya. It struck me I was actually a pilot. I was a "Zero" pilot.
I arrived at the air field and got the briefing. I was assigned to fight
air-to-air against US airman and my good friend was assigned to a kamikaze
mission. He was to crash his plane into the famous USS Missouri battleship.

We were told to report at 0800 the next day and i went back home.
Miko had been waiting for me and i told her my mission that I would be
undergoing the next day. She held me tightly and told me she refused to
let me go. It seems I am being controlled and I told her it was my duty
to serve the country. She agreed it was my job. We sat together the whole
night and I promised I would keep myself alive to see her again. She fell
asleep shortly on my shoulder.

It wasn't long before the sun peeped at me. I carefully moved Miko down
to the pillow but this act still woke her up. She insisted on preparing
the breakfast for me. I helped her and she made sushi. It was my favourite
and Miko made them really tasty. It was time to part and Miko told me she
would raise up the baby if anything should happen to me. She was pregnant
for a month and said that the happiest time of her life was after marrying
me.And if I were to be killed, she would want to marry to me again in the
next life.I hugged her and gave her a kiss before I left the house. Just,
before I got into the car, Miko handed me a piece of sushi and i put it
into my pocket.

I arrived the airfield shortly and boarded my Zero. It was fully loaded
with bombs, so were the other Zeros. We took off shortly after a short brief......
the Zero i "flew"

In the plane , I took out a photo of Miko. I placed under the instrument
panel and we were due to meet the enemies. Soon, we saw some P-51 mustangs
approaching us, we took our positions and prepared dogfights with the
Americans. I tailed one of the P-51s and managed to gun it down but my
left fuel tank was malfunctioning - i was low in fuel. Suddenly, a F8F Bearcat,
appeared behind me and start firing cannons at me, one of the bullets hit
my left arm. The attack also damaged my rudder and it was difficult to steer
the plane. Only one thing came to my mind, I will crash into a vessel and I
am honoured to sink it. I had to do that since i will get killed while
crashing into the water anyway.
a P-51 mustang

I was losing height fast. I saw massive fleet of ships heading towards Japan.
I steered to the biggest vessel and saw it firing their anti-aircraft guns at
me. None hit me. Just before i hit the vessel , i held miko's photo in my hands.
I crashed into the vessel like a stone falling from great heights. There was a massive pain and
it was over in a split of a second. At that moment when i was  to hit
the ship, only one image came to my mind --Miko. I have disappointed her
but she should feel honoured of my acts.

i didn't knew how long it took...there was complete darkness and suddenly,
I woke up.  I was lying in the hospital bedroom. I looked around. There was
silence. The event that took place looked so real. I was dead tired and I slept.
When I woke up in the morning, dad and mum were delighted to see me awake.
I stood up and said I needed to go to the washroom. While in the toilet,
i felt uncomfortable in my pocket. I searched it and realised it was a piece
of sushi. It was the piece, "Miko" gave me. Well "Miko"'s face left a deep
image in my mind.

I asked mum what happened and she said i was in coma for 3 days and I knew
I had a "trip" to Japan during the three days. I remained silent and try if i could find
the photo. And guess what, it was in my other pocket. And i was so stunned, i just
could not believe  i actually had the photo.When i reached home i simply slide it into
my diary.And i took a look everyday before i sleep.

WELL, this "story" slowly faded as the years goes by, but recently i saw "Miko"
again. Not in the dream nor it was another coma. It was a photo a friend
E-mailed me. The name of the girl is Kyoko Fudaka. she had the eyes that
sparkled, the silky smooth skin and sweet voice. the photo I had was the exact
replica of the photo that i had in the "plane" and i searched for it. Comparing both,
she looked exactly like "Miko". Well, almost. The photo that i had on the plane was black and white while the photo i saw was in complete colour.(I scanned it and its below)

the photo i had in my Zero....and in my "exprience" this was the girl i saw and she made sushi for me (note: black and white)  and the genuine copy of the photo is still with me.
 

Believe or not, it was an experience that no amount of money can buy. And here,
i am sharing it with you all. And i am still puzzled about that piece of
sushi that i had in my pocket.I couldnt remember if i ate it but i did had it
in my hands for that several "present day" minutes. So is that photo.

This was the photo  my friend E-mailed me....it was almost similar other than the colour.

Narrated by Toyoshi Sensui (1945) aka Tan junming

Now....go to http://www.freevote.com/booth/comaexprienceto help me.