Sunday.. fine day.. in my opinion, there’s no better day in a week.. (Vernon Dursley)
Just this once, I think I agree with Uncle Vernon. I wasn’t able to post a blog last night since we got home very late and I was dead tired. But even though all I want was to get underneath the covers, I had to finish the report for today.
Anyway, for our break, Divina and I met her old high school friend, Mari (with her sister, Mika). We met at the Hachioji Station where we saw many people running very fast to catch the train. There were also groups of people of all ages hanging around while waiting for their companions. It took Mika and Mari a while to get to the station, so Divina and I did some window shopping in the nearest department store (inside the station). We found so many pretty clothes, shoes and bags, but the prices were quite beyond our capabilities for now.
When they finally arrived, we had lunch at a steak house near the station. It was a little expensive but all worth it - the food was very delicious and filling (we didn’t eat breakfast). Afterwards, Mika led us to a cinema where we watched MIB 3. It was the strangest cinema I’ve ever seen. For one, the ticket machine is similar to vendo machine, where you need to put the money first then pick the movie you want to watch. And for another, the audience were all SO quiet, even in the funniest parts. The four of us had quite a hard time concealing our giggles.
After two hours of silent laughter (vibration mode), we were finally free from the stiff atmosphere of the cinema (which we laughed about once we were outside). We went around Hachioji looking for game stores with Purikura, or Japanese photo booth. After maybe 3 or 4 stores, we finally found one, and immediately made one of us. It was fun, just like the photo booths in the Philippines, only with more design (very cute designs). Just one annoying thing is the machine’s auto setting of adding make-up and enlarging the eyes. I mean, my eyes are already big and round, I don’t need a machine to emphasize it even more. But, the final result looked good. Mika and Mari were experts in designing the pictures, and the four of us each got one copy for souvenir.
We also went to a karaoke near the station. The rooms were big and fully air-conditioned. We also get one drink, which can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic (we chose the latter). Apparently, Divina’s voice suits Japanese songs very well. We sang a mix of English and Japanese songs (I sang English.. :P) Mika and Mari were very good singers, I felt a bit intimidated with my voice. We had solos, and duets. Mari’s talent was singing in an almost baritone voice - so handsome male voice. She and her sister would usually sing duets this way, Mika as the girl and Mari as the boy.
For dinner, we head to the nearest McDonald’s. Like KFC, they don’t serve rice in McDo. Good thing, they have fries as side dish and we were able to survive with simple protein and few carbs. It was quite late, so we head directly back to the station to make sure we can still go home. After almost two hours, we were finally back but still no time to sleep. We had to edit the report about our field work last Saturday. Around 12 midnight, I surrendered to my tiredness and sleepiness and I decided to roll into bed. And that was the end of my fine day, Sunday… :D
