My Last All-Nighter (I Hope)

I have not done too much today. I folded some origami in the morning, which was fun. I think I am getting into it. I will have to buy more origami paper from the 100-yen shop to bring back with me – it is coloured and comes in squares, which is useful. It gets easier the more you do, as there are certain “techniques” that are used in different designs, so it gets easier to remember what do to next. That is the theory at least.

I have also played a game of “Nell ball” with Rushen, Flick, and Drummond. Do you remember it? We play it like volleyball, in the corridor, using the white barrier that can pull across. It is great fun! We played for about 30 minutes, I guess. Afterwards, I watched some anime with Rushen and Akiko. We were going to watch “Kung Fu Hustle” on the TV, but the receiver was playing up, and it was in Chinese. They liked the anime, though, which made me happy. I like the irony of introducing anime to a Japanese person, as well.

I went downstairs afterwards and played pool with Nozomi, Humie, and Kaori for an hour. I am no longer any good: I think I potted about two balls. I spoke a little Japanese as well and sometimes understood what they were saying.

I played some more Nell ball afterwards, with Drummond, Flick, and Brendan. I went with Rushen and Akiko to Tenjin afterwards, where we met with their friends before going to a restaurant. There were twelve of us altogether, though I did not ever really catch anybody’s names. It was very posh looking and the food was all fish-based. We started with sashimi, followed by fish, battered fish, more sashimi, finishing with miso soup and rice. It was not too bad, in the end, and it was also all-you-can-drink, however, seeing as I could not really understand anything of what was going on, I just drank a lot instead.

Afterwards, when we were thrown out of the restaurant when it closed, we went to some kind of all-night restaurant, where we continued to drink, but at a price, so the amount reduced dramatically. Finally, we went to Sam & Dave’s, the club where we once sang Barbershop as part of one of their promotional nights. It was completely packed, this time, though. I settled down, and decided that I might as well have fun, despite wanting to go home and not being able to afford the taxi by myself.

We still came home in a taxi though, when we left, despite the trains having started running, since Akiko could barely walk! It was £30 all together for the taxi, so I was glad that we could split it. It was a good night, though, especially once I had had a few to drink as my Japanese just gets better. I am not sure why, but I seem to be able to say more and understand more. I am not sure how to explain it.