Bonding with friends

Somewhere at the end of March.

Drinking 

after the zemi 

or 

after we do some group work at the school 

is now my routine.

My money flies but the bonding time I get at these places are priceless.

Because where Keio is located is a business / school area, there are many many restaurants around the area.

This was a really good hot pot :)

Since there were 5 ppl eating at once we had to do rock paper scissors. 

I lost once and all I got was the lettuce on the side :(

Hot pot!!

Meat skewers. A must at these type of restaurants.

Most of the restaurants are located on this keio street.

(Major construction at this time)

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What I've noticed is that a lot of students drink coffee in cans and now energy drinks in cans. 

I don't think energy drink was this popular in Japan until recently. 

Red bull is the new "fad" in Japan.

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My favorite Sakurai Sho from arashi. Every single time I see his face somewhere on an ad I have to take a picture!

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I also went to a zemi official drinking party.

The people who were at this party were the 2013 graduates of our zemi.

We wanted to bond more before the younger students came into our zemi and because our senpais just graduated from our zemi.

The room came with a karaoke. Free singing for 2 hours? Horraaay!

Roppongi Art Night

March 24-25 2012

A night out in Roppongi. 

Roppongi Art Night is somewhat like Nuit Blanche in Toronto where there are various art events ran through the whole night. 

As you can see from the above poster the core time this event is held is 5:56 pm- 5:38 am

I met up with a friend who is also interested in art and we ate some good curry before we went out walking around roppongi.

My curry was 10 year beef stew. Don't remember what was so 10 years about it but it was really good!

This is pork cutlet with curry that my friends ate.

We then met up with more friends and walked around the area.

There was a DJ playing music and people watched artists dance and perform.

Below is the video of this scene.

I really can't stand her art sometimes because it makes me very itchy. I do think its interesting though.

The scene from above.

A long day in Yokohama

March 21, 2012 

I met a friend who came to visit me all the way from Osaka.

And we spent a whole day in Yokohama!

Yokohama is a huge port. So this is ocean not a huge lake what we see in Toronto.

And we walked to the red brick storage house.

This looks likes a normal storage house from the outside but its a very nice shopping mall.

Goodbye parties!

March 12 2012

This is me cooking some meat and veggies for my friends and senpai (older ppl).

The month of March is filled with good byes because how in western countries a school year starts in September and ends in June/July, Japanese school year starts in April and ends in March.

Many of my senpais were going to graduate from school and move on in their career (Both undergraduate and masters).

And as for the left ones we are supposed to congratulate them by holding many parties.

This is the good bye/thank you party for my zemi.

Everyone brought some homemade food.

This was probably one of the tastiest lasagna I've ever had.  

This is the food I made. Tomato/basil/garlic on baguette. 

Don't know why but we like to slap each other in the back. 

There were also graduation movies played at the party. 

The senpais also had speeches for us to hear. Some people were in tears.

There were gift giving and card giving as well.

This is the card our teacher got from the graduating students.

To Do List update 4!

And the list shall grow...

Try Japanese Bar (Izakaya)

Eat 鯛めし

Eat some good Pork Cutlet トンカツ

Manga Cafe

Class Reunion

Rock Festival

Johnnys Store

Arashi Concert

Volunteer for Tsunami Relief

Eat Monjya Yaki

Go to Akihabara

Meet all my friends in Japan

Japanese Magic Straight Perm

Get a part time job

Go on an internship

Okinawa

Japanese Clubbing

Backpacking

Comedy Show

Try Street Snap

Maid Cafe

Go to at least one restaurant that got introduced in Arashi shows

Eat Sardine Soba にしん蕎麦

Eat at Caprichoza カプリチョーザ

Eat Horse Sashimi 馬刺し

Tokyo Modern Art Museum 東京現代美術館

Go watch a TV show as one of the audience

Go to the temples around my house area

Eat Tempura Rice Ball 天むす

Eat Blow Fish Sashimi ふぐ刺し

Eat Fish Sperm (sounds disgusting i know) 白子

Try getting a decorating nail in Japan

Japanese Gay Bar オカマバー

Go up Tokyo Tower

Takarazuka 宝塚

Go see AKB48

Go see Sky Tree

Go to Aiba's restaurant

Climb a mountain (Mt.fuji)

Arashi Bar

Niconico cafe/ Niconico Bar

Go to Tokyo Disney Land / Sea

Watch Japanese Musical (Cats)

Ghibli Museum 

Host Club/ Butler Cafe

Kamakura/Enoshima

Imperial Palace

Nippori Station

Hakone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakone,_Kanagawa)

Yoyogi Park

Shinjuku-Gyoen (for Hanami Plum blossom viewing)

See a Bunraku performance

Visit Tokyo-Daigaku 

Ueno Zoo/ Aquarium

Tokyo Bay Boat Cruise

So-kei Sen Baseball Game

Watch Pro Baseball Game 

Cake Buffet

アフレコカフェ

Visit the Canadian Embassay

Go to Hiroshima

Cat Cafe

Perfume Concert

Fuji-Q Amusement Park

Kichijyouji

Morning Tsukiji

Odaiba

Kyushu Area

Hiraizumi - Iwate Prefecture

Kakunodate - Akita Prefecture

Kishiwada - Carnation Tour

Takaosan (mountain)

Skytree

Nakano Broadway

One Piece Exhibition

Roppongi Hills nightscape viewing 

Ginza Uniqlo

Ame Yoko

Motomachi

Hanami

Daikanyama
Beer Garden
Buy design books

My mom is (was) in Tokyo!

Some time in mid-March.

My mom visited me in Japan to feed me :D

Well we actually went around Thai together in the beginning of March but after the Thai trip she came all the way to Tokyo (She usually stays in Osaka) to say hi and check if my room was clean.

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I also started another part time job at a publishing company.

It's really a great opportunity and a really fun job.

This is the school right beside my working place.

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My mom bought me anything I wanted to eat (hmm let's see why I gained back so much of my weight?)

from shrimp tempura rice balls to

my favourite dessert pudding :)

We also visited a very nice restaurant in shibuya as well.

Below is the website for the place.

http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130301/13009706/dtlmenu/

Kokkapou Ohashi

My grapefruit cocktail.

Tofu thingy.

eggplant/spinach salad.

Yuba(tofu skin) salad.

Bamboo shoots

Tempura

Beans

Spaghetti

Beef steak

Shrimp tempura roll.