Friday night I went out to dinner with an ex-coworker in Kobe. He had recommended an Indian restaurant near the station, and I was looking forward to trying something new. Ever since we got back from India ourselves we find ourselves at Swaad in Okubo anytime we crave Indian food. They do it very well there, but I was hoping to find some new places to go.
Unfortunately, this place wasn’t good. Lifeless, weak curry. Overly greasy biryani. Pale orange tandoori. It was pretty depressing.
Luckily the company was quite good and we had a good conversation. We finished up with full stomachs and wrapped up the evening early, as he had to get back to his family.
So Friday wasn’t all that great, but Saturday was much better. I had the entire day to myself to read books, copy DVDs, and dream up a dinner. I prepared a 1 kg pork roast for the grill, but just as I was getting ready to put it out there a sudden squall came through and dumped buckets of rain everywhere. I did some quick thinking and roasted the pork instead with some beer and onions, and it turned out very nicely. We drank a bottle of Rafanelli Zin that I had laying around that knocked our socks off, so the evening was a complete success.
Sunday we had considered going out to see a movie in Kobe, but Kuniko was dead tired, so we spent the day inside with the air conditioner running all day. Summer is here in a big way, and the rainy season appears to be over. So hot and humid today…
This week is sure to be a tough one at work – I’ve got some extra lessons coming up, so I’ll have plenty to do!
