Un-Hawaiian Restaurant

We were all (including Kanashima-san) supposed to go out to an Hawaiian restaurant that Drummond booked yesterday to celebrate his birthday that was earlier in the holidays. When we got there however it became apparant that he had booked the place downstairs. A few people did call wondering where we were only to discover we were downstairs. Rushen even had the guy upstairs checking his reservations list, but to no avail.

Despite this the evening was very enjoyable and the food was good. We ate Chinese dumplings mostly (which the place is supposedly famous for) as well as fried rice (yakimeshi), some noodles, and chicken wings. We passed on the beef intestines and the pig trotters though. A girl called Tomoko who Drummond does a language exchange with also came as well as Brendan's Keiko and her friend (though she left early). Later two guys that were friends of Tomoko's turned up, one of which was certifiable though hilarious with it.

We played a "fruits" game, where everyone picks a fruit and you pass the turn around the ring. The catch is that you have to have your teeth covered at all times, the forfeit being to have to drink. Now, everyone managed to choose a fruit apart from Mr. Insane who decided he would be "burning rabbit". This was funny enough, though watching a Japanese person trying to say it whilst covering their teeth is a side-splitting experience. I've haven't laughed so hard since I went to see Ken Dodd! Tomoko's other friend was also funny, though normal with it, since he decided that my avacado would become "burning avacado". It's like they had no clue.

After food those of us that remained went to karaoke, which was rather enjoyable though I'm sure the Japanese didn't have a clue what was going on. We can get rather riotous under those circumstances. I believe the Japanese way is to pick a song and sing it whilst the other listen on, whereas our way is for everybody to sing each song as loud as possible; there just isn't any point in the microphones.

Flick, Drum and I split a taxi home, though Tomoko's two friends helped us to find one that quoted a reasonably cheap price. At one point Crazy Guy started trying to pay the difference from that quoted and what we were looking for. They were really helpful though; good people. In the end we got one for 5000yen, which is about £25. This is still ridiculously expensive, though (one guy did quote 8000!). Consider this: Next month I am going on a 2 hour coach trip to Nagasaki for a lantern festival, lunch included, for only 4000yen!