Dinner with the co-workers

So yesterday was ANOTHER grueling hot day, as well as today. I can't wait until fall and winter gets here. Right now I just want to take an ice bomb and shove it up the sun's @$$!

OK...I had to get my bitchin' out of the way. So yesterday, Konno-san kidnapped me from the office to take me to this really old building in town. It's over 80 years old I think. It was hot as hell...and I think I would've enjoyed it more if it was cooler. Anyways, our tourguide was a character. Apart from upholding the building, he makes professional paper airplanes. It's really friggin' amazing, especially since I didn't know there was such thing as a professional paper airplane.

Later that night, I had dinner with the co-workers. It was grand. The restaurant was named Izakuzushi. And there was tons to drink: beer, sake, shoju, tea, and OJ. I wish I could've drank the OJ, but people here like you to drink with them. Another plus, I got to practice my Japanese since not many people in the office speak English. One is hard of hearing, so I got to practice my written Japanese too!

The food was good. My favorite part of the meal was the crab. It tastes like any other crab I've eaten, but like any other crab...it was tastey. There was also sushi, sashimi, and omelettes.

Afterwards, we headed to a karaoke pub. I guess in Japan, if the owner of the bar is a woman, you call her ''Mama.'' She was a character. She seemed like a best friend I haven't seen in a long time. I wonder why that is ;-). So anyways, I got to try my hands on a Japanese song: "Life is Like a Boat" by Rie Fu. It's half English, half Japanese, so I felt semi-comfortable.

It was a good night. I had some great conversations with really good people that night. And right now, I'm really looking forward to my trip to Sapporo this weekend.