Another grueling day at the office had me heading home at 11 in the morning. I walked by the traffic cops at Ito Yokado, and they all watched me go by wistfully – probably wishing they had the kind of job that pays like mine and lets me out after three or four hours.<\/p>\n
I got right down to it and made a big bowl of ramen. We had gotten a kit from our visit to a interior design exhibition, and it turned out really well. I had put in some meat that I bought from Ito Yokado (the lady there put in some extra AFTER she weighed it out for price) and it was the closest thing to perfect homemade ramen I’ve had.<\/p>\n
Afterwards I spent the afternoon studying, reading, and relaxing. I got a surprise phone call from Kuniko who was in town getting her hair done. I’ve got to get used to having her so close now. She dropped by and we hung out for a few hours.<\/p>\n
Her timing was good because I had plans to take Yasu out for dinner to thank him for watering my plants while I was away. Together we all went out for okonomiyaki at a local restaurant. <\/p>\n
Kuniko ordered a variation called Doroyaki, which means “grilled mud”. It was served on the hot plate looking like a muddy pile. We scooped it up with spoons and it was actually pretty good. It wasn’t the prettiest dish I’ve ever seen.<\/p>\n
Yasu looked pretty tired but I was happy to get a chance to talk with him. He’s hoping to get a job at a Yamaha music store, but I think he was a little depressed because he hasn’t heard back from them after two weeks. His life is kind of up in the air right now – I know how that feels, and it isn’t fun.<\/p>\n
After dinner we went out for an ice cream cone at 31 flavors, and then went our separate ways. Tomorrow I’m doing another partial day at work, and then I’ll probably meet up with Kuniko’s friend Yuri to talk about lesson plans over sushi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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