Got my celly & Off to Gifu

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Woke up at 6:30am, got ready ate breakfast and headed out at 8:05am. I was outside my door and had to go back in for my jacket, then I forgot my juice in the freezer and next I got all the way downstairs on the elevator and forgot cutlery for my lunch. Geesh! I had 2 classes back to back and both had great energy. The second class asked me to come back and eat lunch with them, so after class I heated my lunch in the staff lunch room and walked back with Suzuki-sensei. He informed me that this was a first, the students had never asked an ALT to eat lunch with them so you know your girl was feeling nice! After lunch I had one more class, then back to the staff room for the rest of the day. Rokudai-sensei came by to tell me my id card was ready and that he was going to pick it up for me. He needed my hanko and proof of application for the id card. After work he picked me up at my apartment and we went to the Softbank mobile shop. The woman helping us was EXCRUCIATINGLY slow...I swear we were there for about 2 hours, no exaggeration. After tons of questions, explanations, mistakes spelling my name, recording the wrong apartment # etc. it was finally over. I had my ketai(cell phone). I was given a goody bag for opening a new contract, which I found quite funny. In it was a rag, frisbee, about 30 travel packs of tissue, a bag and some big plastic sheet that I have no clue as to its function or purpose. We left the mobile shop and stopped at the movie store so I could return my rentals. We then went to the Chinese food restaurant across from my house so I could order dinner. I had planned to cook dinner, but the blasted slow woman took all of my energy, so shrimp fried rice and fried shrimp it was. Rokudai-sensei ordered for me. He made a point of coming with me since he knows the owner's very well and wanted to make it clear to them that whenever I go there, they are NOT to put pork in anything I order. He's too sweet. So, he dropped me home next door to drop off my bags, then I rode back to pick up and pay for my food. On the way back home I discovered a liquor store 2 minutes from my place. The joy I felt when I saw that they sell Amaretto. For those of you who know me, you know one of the only alcoholic drinks I have is Amaretto Sour. You don't understand, I searched grocery stores high and low...yep, I said grocery stores! They have liquor aisles in the grocery store. It's crazy. Went home, ate dinner and spoke to mums and Khaleelah. I played with my new celly, listened to music and went to bed.

Friday, September 7, 2007

Woke up 6:58 and out of bed almost half an hour later. Got ready, made sure bag for the weekend was packed and put it by the door. Ate breakfast, made my lunch and closed up all the windows since I would be in and out just to grab my bag after work. Got to work at 8:20am, did the usual online and writing my journal. Today is a tired day although my 2 classes went very well. The grade 1's are very energetic and eager, the grade 3's are quiet at first and get more involved as the lesson goes on. At lunch I gave the staff craisins, which they absolutely love. I ate my lunch and checked the train schedule online. Was online for the rest of the day chatting with mums, Ian, Del, Shiniece & DOC. I left work at 3:15pm so that I could get home in time to catch the 3:51pm train to go to Gifu. I rode home, put down my work bags, grabbed the bag by the door and left. At the train station I saw Jamie, he was going to Himeji. We took the same train and chatted along the way while catching nuff jokes from the high school boys on the train. One came up to me and said nice and loud "where are you from?" to which I replied Canada. He repeated "OHHHH CANADAAA" and he and his friends started making up noise. Then he noticed my earrings and asked "Bob Marley?"...I nodded yes and another one of his friends ran up and started motioning like he was smoking a spliff. I laughed sooooooo hard, hard to the point I was standing up and had to bend over...what did I really just see? Jokes. The next joke was trying to exchange cell #'s with Jamie. He was showing me how to use bluetooth, but we both weren't thinking. I turned my bluetooth on and he went into his details to send them to me, then tried to find my phone. If we were thinking, we would've realized we were on the train...on a train where everyone and their god sister's, friend's daughter has a blinkin' cell phone! So, needless to say ten thousand phone models popped up on his screen...it was pretty funny, you just had to be there. In the end he just called my phone and I saved the number. I switched trains in Himeji, then Kyoto, Maibara and Gifu. Khaleelah met me, we went to get the other bike and rode to the movie store. We rented 'One Love' and 'Redemption' because she insisted I see the former since I hadn't before. We got to her place and tried to organize with Latoya via skype for the reggae festival we were going to. The train ride sounded too much for her. After a few hours, I twisted K's hair while we watched the movie. I nearly died! Ky-mani looked so hot!! I was having convulsions and couldn't concentrate on what I was doing. We watched the movie twice. I finished K's hair at about 4am, she was falling asleep, bobbing and weaving while I was finishing her hair. She went to bed, I had a shower and went to bed at 4:28am.