Adventure on the (Over) Seas

While in Ginza I just strolled around and people watched. I took a few photos that I will post up once I have transfered them onto my lap top and bring it into work. I did a little bit of shopping but mostly I have decided to stop buying clothes until I make my way to Thailand or someplace cheap like that, then I will go on a shopping spree to end the new clothes drought! Thursday night I met up with D.T. in Shibuya and we went for a beer before heading back to his place to just chill out. He had told me how small it was but I was still pretty shocked. He has some interesting roomies to say the least!!!
On Friday we went swimming at the local pool where a kind hearted six year old had to brag all about how great her life is in Japan. The kid could speak English perfectly and is enrolled in a Japanese school so I am sure her Japanese isnt too shabby either. Truth be told, she was super cute and it was hilarious to listen to her tell us about her coloured map and how she teaches all her friends at school English. I do the same but I am overpaid for it! After kicking it at the pool for a while we went out to this super cool park. We met up with one of Ds friends who wanted to take some photos. Sadly everyone kept their clothes on...
The park was pretty cool and I saw the same breed of turtle that I have swimming in the lake. I am starting to be a little concerned with just how big my little fella might get. I am sure I have about 10 years before he gets nearly that big but I am planning on bringing her home with me if I can keep her alive until then! Following our afternoon in the park I hung out with one of D.Ts friends while he went to work. I bought a new belt for the shorts that I bought that are much to big for me. I was in desperate need of shorts so I bought the cheapest pair I could find at the GAP, sizes were not the deciding factor, price was!
Upon arriving back in the I DOT, I met up with some friends and just relaxed a little bit. We were resting because Saturday was the day of the big Beach Party. Its an annual event and well worth the hype! We surfed for most of the morning and just hung out by the beach. I ended up heading over to the party a little bit early because I didnt want to miss the Beach Queen contest. Beautiful ladies strutting their stuff in bikinis, definately an event worth watching! I also ended up in the Beach King contest which was really quite funny... How it came to happen was a little bit entertaining but I will not bore you all with the details.
I was actually really nervous before hand so the fellas did what your buddies are supposed to do when you need help, they bought some beers!!! By the time I got on stage the nerves were calmed. There were five of us up there and the crowd was pretty quiet until the third contestent, which was to my shock and surprise... yours truely!!! The cheers made me turn pretty red which I am sure hurt my scores and was why I finished in third place. I won a CD player that I turned around and gave to a cute girl in the crowd before hoofing off and grabbing my surf board for some more fun on the waves.
Throughout the day ladies were stopping me for photos, it was by far one of the strangest things that has ever happened to me. I raised my celebrity status a few notches around The O-Hama. I saw a lot of my co-workers and had some entertaining exchanges with members of their families. Overall it was a fantastic day that only got better as it wore on. I also saw a student (adult) with her son, also my student, so I hung out with them for a little while. The night ended with me in the back of the tent that had served me the majority of my beer... only fitting that the beers ended up coming with a place to sleep!
The next day my student and her husband were going to take me Motorcrossing, is that right? I however was in no condition to be doing such dangerous stunts so I cancelled. I could not even operate a surf board so a motorbike was out of the question! I am sure it will get rescheduled in the not so distant future.
So much is happening over here for a small town. I am starting to find some new friends and enjoying hanging out with the O-Hama Boys. Things started picking up after my big telephone purchase. School is getting busy but I am enjoying that so its alright. I have realized that time is flying over here much quicker than I thought that it would. Already today its been 5 months in this new place I call home. In fact in a conversation with a friend yesterday I pretty much planned out the next year here and its gonna pass quickly I am sure. In October I have some visitors coming from Korea. November brings the most important woman in my life to Japan with a great buddy. December brings the beach and waves of Bali. January is another relaxing month with a reduced number of classes. March comes with a week holiday at the end and April has another month of reduced classes. May will be a vacation back home for a wedding! Then its the summer time again and that means hanging out on the beach and surfing in boardies!
Life is beautiful!!! There are so many things to write about and so little time. I went to another fireworks festival on Sunday after the beach party which was great. We went with our Japanese friend and his family. He has the two cutest kids ever and it was a lot of fun! The show was not fantastic but it was free and thats all that matters these days. The budget is getting smaller so I need to be careful about what I spend my hard earned money on.
Enough rambling, I gotta get a few things done around here. I hope that everyone is doing well and keeping outta trouble. Enjoy the last couple of weeks of summer!!!