Kuniko and I made some breakfast this morning – eggs and toast with corn soup – but other than that we slept in for a long time. We watched more TV, and I enjoyed watching a show where two people take a journey around a particular area. One is treated like a king, and the other like a pauper. One guy is hitchhiking around, while the other guy is driving a Ferrari from place to place.
We had an early lunch – Kuniko has found Habanero curry, and so we tried that out. It was plenty hot – too hot for Kuniko but just right for me. I was sweating big time after eating it. Then we went into Umeda to do some more shopping.
This time we found an L.L. Bean store, and although they had no shoes bigger than an American size 10, the employee recommended the Nike store across town. We walked that way, and found some shoes that would fit me – unfortunately they were all sports shoes. We also got a tip to try to outlet stores in Tarumi, so we are planning to visit them on Tuesday, since it’s a national holiday.
Kuniko told me an interesting story about her day on Tuesday. Originally her boss told them they had to come in and cook lunch for the students and male teachers that would come in on a holiday. One of Kuniko’s co-workers went to the vice-principal and complained, so it looks like she’ll get the day off after all. I hope so. The more I hear about it, the more it sounds like a really exploitive job.
We hit a few more stores looking for a pullover sweater for Kuniko, but we didn’t have much luck. We decided to call it a day, so we went our separate ways from there, and now I’m back home relaxing. When I got home the sun was streaming in and there is something beautiful about sunlight warming a hardwood floor. It’s cooling down quick, though.
Tomorrow is just a regular busy day for me, but then I have the next day off. Lucky guy!
