Last evening, for the first time my presence was specifically requested at the tachinomi bar after work to help one of the regular customers plan his trip to New York city. He likes to travel, speaks pretty good English, and was looking for some inside information about where to go and what to do.
Between me and the two inspectors we were giving all sorts of good (and probably bad) advice about what to do. Eat a hot dog! Visit the Empire State Building! Go to ground zero! Try heroin! Probably a bad idea to ask a bunch of guys drinking after work for completely serious recommendations. I think there was enough genuine information in there for him to have a good trip.
After a few drinks I headed home and made it back in time to catch Kuniko and have a proper dinner, share a hot bath, and then go to bed early. Not much free time yesterday, but I should be able to catch up on that the rest of the week.
