Me, myself & Thai

Sorry for the lack of posts, I simply haven't had time to just sit down and write and stuff! As some of you already figured out by the title, Sayam has finally reached the restrictive shores of Japan and we're now spreading destruction upon Tokyo together.

Since I'm in the middle of spring break now, we don't have to mind the hour (and we really don't) when we're out. I think our current record is somewhere around 14-hours of just walking around, exploring, and going to various izakaya and other interesting places. I think it reached its pinnacle when my girlfriend started to get a bit jealous because I was spending so much time with Sayam. She had been talking a lot about going to Odaiba (Kind of a romantic dating-friendly island off Tokyo's coast) together and I promised to go, but haven't yet done so... Anyway, I went with Sayam instead, haha. I think we lost around 30-40 man points by walking around there among all "the other couples", but we rightfully reclaimed them when we went to an izakaya and drank "drinks" out of brutal beer glasses that were larger than an average-sized Japanese person.

Eating Tenpura, squid & Karage at a small izakaya in Shinjuku

It's been really cool seeing an old friend again after about eight months. So far we've strolled the high-rise in Shinjuku, window-shopped the craziness that is Harajuku, dodged Yakuza members in Kabukicho, gotten lost in the old Edo-streets of Asakusa, and re-enacted Metal Gear-style sneaking in a ridiculusly luxurious hotel in Daiba. Oh, and Sayam drank a tea-spoon sized coffee for over three dollars.

"Thank you for using Ginza Line. Please set your cellphone to silent mode and refrain from talking on the phone. The next station is, Silent Hill. The doors on the left side will open."

We're planning on visiting the Museum of Science & Art in Ueno this week, as well as spending a great amount of time in Asakusa. We found a truly cool place there with almost exclusively japanese-styled shops and restaurants, close to the temples. A pair of ninja shoes caught Sayam's eyes, while a Yukata for under 3000 Yen caught mine.

I'll write about our adventures to come when we reach the old capital of Japan; Kyoto!


続く ~

Random J-bird