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Day 9 (Sunday)
Aug. 10th, 2008 08:54 pm Today mom wasn't online, and she didn't comment on my last journal entry like she said she would if she didn't make it online.... How was the BBQ mom?
So after spending my usual hour online this morning I went upstairs around 10am. I was fixing my bag and getting ready to go to Hachiouji to meet Yuko when the french guys came in with a 2L of coke and a bottole of rum. haha... I looked at them and asked them if it wasn't too early for alcohol...they told me it's not too early cause they hadn't gone to bed yet. Apparently they went out to Roppongi last night and didn't get back until 8am this morning...which is about the time that I was getting up. I could hear them talking and listening to music this morning but I didn't realize that they had just got back. LOL so we talked for a few minutes and then I took off.
Side note....I just got back about 5 minutes ago and now it is really raining hard outside! I'm really glad I left to come home when I did or I would have got caught in the rain!!! WOW the wind is really blowing hard out there! I'm glad I don't have to go out tonight.
So I met Yuko at the Hachiouji train station at noon and we went to McDonalds for lunch. Then we took the bus to Junshin, and wow did that ever bring back memories! When we got to Junshin the doors were locked so I called Sister Iwasaki and she came to meet us...she was in the chapel praying or something, I can't remember what she said. We went inside and talked for a little over 30 minutes. Yuko and I updated her on what we have been doing for the past few years. I told her about my school and my plans to teach in Japan for a few years and then go to Grad school in California to become a translator and interpretor in Japanese. She commented that my Japanese has actually improved some since I left Japan despite my thinking the opposite. lol Everyone seems to be very impressed by my level of competence.
After leaving Junshin we went to the library for a while...I fell asleep reading a book...the book was interesting but I was so tired that I just sat down on the nice padded bench with a back rest, next to Yuko and dozed off with the book in my hands. lol We were there for an hour but it felt more like 20 minutes or so...I had a good nap. :)
We met Yuko's boyfriend (Harushisa, but I'm allowed to call him Haru \^o^/ ). I like him, he's really nice, a little shy, and he's a few months younger than me. They work at the same company (cheese factory?) I ate some of the cheese that he made, it's really good! We went and had waffles and Haru paid for us (I didn't realize he was paying until I went to pay and it was already done...) and then we went and ate pasta for dinner. He paid for that too. I was wondering why they asked me if in Canada when a couple goes on a date if the guy pays or not. lol Funny, I didn't think I was dating him too :) He was falling asleep at the table so we decided to call it a night around 7pm. Poor guy works about 50 hours a week. and he looked so cute almost asleep at the table. lol
I told Yuko that he's really cute and that he's really nice and she did a good job getting him. She laughed and agreed with me! lol
I noticed, and told Haru, how much Yuko has changed in the past 6 years. She has a lot of self confidence now and Haru agrees that she is a very strong person. I think you'd be really proud of her mom!
Anyways, I did groceries tonight and have food for tomorrow and breakfast for the next few days. I think tomorrow I'm going to stay in and relax and do some studying and stuff... if I get bored I might go to Ueno. Apparently Ueno has a zoo, a museum and a park. I think I might go to the park tomorrow and then go to the zoo and the museum later this week. Yuko says the museum has little ear phones you can use to hear English translations of the tour. must be pre-recorded. I don't think I'll need it, but it will be nice to have just in case.
Well that's it for today.
Have a good day everyone!
Did I forget anything Ralf??
So after spending my usual hour online this morning I went upstairs around 10am. I was fixing my bag and getting ready to go to Hachiouji to meet Yuko when the french guys came in with a 2L of coke and a bottole of rum. haha... I looked at them and asked them if it wasn't too early for alcohol...they told me it's not too early cause they hadn't gone to bed yet. Apparently they went out to Roppongi last night and didn't get back until 8am this morning...which is about the time that I was getting up. I could hear them talking and listening to music this morning but I didn't realize that they had just got back. LOL so we talked for a few minutes and then I took off.
Side note....I just got back about 5 minutes ago and now it is really raining hard outside! I'm really glad I left to come home when I did or I would have got caught in the rain!!! WOW the wind is really blowing hard out there! I'm glad I don't have to go out tonight.
So I met Yuko at the Hachiouji train station at noon and we went to McDonalds for lunch. Then we took the bus to Junshin, and wow did that ever bring back memories! When we got to Junshin the doors were locked so I called Sister Iwasaki and she came to meet us...she was in the chapel praying or something, I can't remember what she said. We went inside and talked for a little over 30 minutes. Yuko and I updated her on what we have been doing for the past few years. I told her about my school and my plans to teach in Japan for a few years and then go to Grad school in California to become a translator and interpretor in Japanese. She commented that my Japanese has actually improved some since I left Japan despite my thinking the opposite. lol Everyone seems to be very impressed by my level of competence.
After leaving Junshin we went to the library for a while...I fell asleep reading a book...the book was interesting but I was so tired that I just sat down on the nice padded bench with a back rest, next to Yuko and dozed off with the book in my hands. lol We were there for an hour but it felt more like 20 minutes or so...I had a good nap. :)
We met Yuko's boyfriend (Harushisa, but I'm allowed to call him Haru \^o^/ ). I like him, he's really nice, a little shy, and he's a few months younger than me. They work at the same company (cheese factory?) I ate some of the cheese that he made, it's really good! We went and had waffles and Haru paid for us (I didn't realize he was paying until I went to pay and it was already done...) and then we went and ate pasta for dinner. He paid for that too. I was wondering why they asked me if in Canada when a couple goes on a date if the guy pays or not. lol Funny, I didn't think I was dating him too :) He was falling asleep at the table so we decided to call it a night around 7pm. Poor guy works about 50 hours a week. and he looked so cute almost asleep at the table. lol
I told Yuko that he's really cute and that he's really nice and she did a good job getting him. She laughed and agreed with me! lol
I noticed, and told Haru, how much Yuko has changed in the past 6 years. She has a lot of self confidence now and Haru agrees that she is a very strong person. I think you'd be really proud of her mom!
Anyways, I did groceries tonight and have food for tomorrow and breakfast for the next few days. I think tomorrow I'm going to stay in and relax and do some studying and stuff... if I get bored I might go to Ueno. Apparently Ueno has a zoo, a museum and a park. I think I might go to the park tomorrow and then go to the zoo and the museum later this week. Yuko says the museum has little ear phones you can use to hear English translations of the tour. must be pre-recorded. I don't think I'll need it, but it will be nice to have just in case.
Well that's it for today.
Have a good day everyone!
Did I forget anything Ralf??
