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Bon Voyage Kuniko

  • May 21, 2010
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Last night after work Kuniko and I happened to meet at the station coming home, thanks to some fortuitous timing. In these very rare cases (and because it was our last meal together for a while, and the fridge was empty) we usually end up at the local yakitori. We had a small dinner there eating the usual suspects – tsukune, negimi, kimo, shisomaki, and toridon. We recently discovered uzuratamago tsukune, which consists of two hardboiled quail eggs wrapped in ground chicken and grilled – excellent with spicy Chinese mustard.

After the yakitori we came home and Kuniko put the finishing touches on her packing, and then we had a farewell cocktail before watching some TV and heading to bed.

This morning she left the house rolling her suitcase behind her, and she’ll have to teach some classes today before gathering her flock and heading to the airport. This time they will fly first to Tokyo and change planes before heading to Vancouver.

As for me, I’m off to work soon. It will be a busy day at work as some of my students have double classes, which means there are a lot of things I need to do to keep them talking for 90 minutes.

After work I’m meeting Yoshi for a beer or two in Tarumi. He has a new izakaya that he wants to recommend to me, so we’ll meet and then go check it out.

That’s Entertainment

  • Feb 21, 2010
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It was a pretty big weekend for us. Kuniko had a birthday on Friday, so we met up after work and went over to Sigassiga. They did a great job with dinner, and we had a nice bottle of wine with it (a 2003 Spenker Zinfandel). It was good to get out and relax after work, and I think it was a memorable birthday dinner.

Saturday night Yoshi and his family came over, and we had a good evening catching up, drinking plenty of wine, and eating (probably too much) food. I had barbecued some chicken, served it with risotto that Kuniko made, and we also had plenty of salad and grilled veggies to go with it. Akira kept busy with his Nintendo DS, and in contrast, Kuniko gave hers up for the evening. We talked a lot about traveling, and it is possible that we could take a trip together in the future. We partied late into the night, and I was surprised to see five empty wine bottles on the counter the next morning.

Today a pregnant Jimi came over with her husband and son, and we spent the day trying to talk to the little guy. He was pretty shy through most of the visit, and I think I scared him quite a bit. We spent a pretty relaxing day eating tacos, talking about their family size growing, and catching up.

We were busy all weekend, but it was good to see everyone and have fun at home. I’m not sure what is happening next week – we’ve got a bit of a break in our schedule, so it may be a chance to invite someone else over, or it may be a chance to rest up on our own.