Friday, August 18, 2006
Tokyo Continued...
After Fuji there was nothing that could happen this past week that would compare to the feeling of accomplishment and exhilaration. As tired as I was I knew that I only had a week vacation from now until Christmas so I had to make the most of it. We slept on the bus ride home and then made our way back to T.Ks place for a quick shower and change before heading out and watching THE BEST guitarist I have ever seen in my life!!! I am not really one to watch and enjoy live music all that much but this fella was worth the price of admission and some!!! He had the entire crowd mesmorized! He played a collection of Jazz and Blues that had the bar rocking from his first chord to his last.
After the show we made our way over and met up with D.T my aussie homie from Thailand. We had a beer and got caught up a little bit. He is doing really well in Tokyo and I am pretty happy for him. The next day I was solo in the city and The Kluke drew me a map that directed me towards the surfing and snowboarding shop area. It was a huge street dedicated to surfing and snowboarding. I saw so many great deals and at one point almost lit my bank card on fire to remove the temptation to buy things! I am thinking I am going to head back into the city and buy a new snowboard in a couple of weeks. Japanese people are not fans of anything that seems dated so all of last years models are at least 40% off. I am a sucker for a deal, so I am likely going to pick up a board and some bindings.
That night I met up with K.M the teacher that I took over for. We went to a maid cafe. This is where the waitresses all dress up as maids and serve you. For a certain fee you can play rock, paper, scissors with the maid. If you win then there is some reward. If you pay more money and order some food the maid will come over and serve you with a spoon from her knees after blowing on the food to cool it off. I can see how something like that would be really sexy with your girlfriend in your home but in the middle of a crowded cafe, I am not sure who I was more embarassed for, the girl or the guy!
Thursday brought some rain so I read the 4th Harry Potter book. I am officially hooked on the series. I am also officially a loser! After finishing the book I made my way down to Ginza which is the richest area in all of Tokyo. I will finish off the week later...
The sun is shining and the beach is calling my name!!!
After the show we made our way over and met up with D.T my aussie homie from Thailand. We had a beer and got caught up a little bit. He is doing really well in Tokyo and I am pretty happy for him. The next day I was solo in the city and The Kluke drew me a map that directed me towards the surfing and snowboarding shop area. It was a huge street dedicated to surfing and snowboarding. I saw so many great deals and at one point almost lit my bank card on fire to remove the temptation to buy things! I am thinking I am going to head back into the city and buy a new snowboard in a couple of weeks. Japanese people are not fans of anything that seems dated so all of last years models are at least 40% off. I am a sucker for a deal, so I am likely going to pick up a board and some bindings.
That night I met up with K.M the teacher that I took over for. We went to a maid cafe. This is where the waitresses all dress up as maids and serve you. For a certain fee you can play rock, paper, scissors with the maid. If you win then there is some reward. If you pay more money and order some food the maid will come over and serve you with a spoon from her knees after blowing on the food to cool it off. I can see how something like that would be really sexy with your girlfriend in your home but in the middle of a crowded cafe, I am not sure who I was more embarassed for, the girl or the guy!
Thursday brought some rain so I read the 4th Harry Potter book. I am officially hooked on the series. I am also officially a loser! After finishing the book I made my way down to Ginza which is the richest area in all of Tokyo. I will finish off the week later...
The sun is shining and the beach is calling my name!!!
# posted by ricky_pops @ 7:06 PM 
