Chapter 23 Monday 7th July 2008
Well Brian was off to Tokyo this morning. The bullet trains run every 20 minutes!!! You can reserve a seat or hope for the best but you might have to stand for nearly 3 hours!! Brian said its average speed is 270 km per hour……that’s really fast! Aki and I had a day at home making the same nifty pancakes that ‘Katzimi’ at the Tepanyaki place, makes. Okonomiyaki that’s what they are called. I am learning Japanese the funny way Brian says. I listen to the word and make an association. The pancake I remember cos it sounds a bit like ‘economy yucky’ even though it tastes really good. Another good one is ‘Cage of poo’! that means ‘Snack’ but you don’t quite say it like that!!! Another one is ‘Oh Sucky Knee’ that means ‘I will go first’ or something close to that. I am sure Jack is cringing right now aren’t you Jack?
Anyway Aki taught me how to make ‘economy yucky’ and I even flipped it without splatting it all over the kitchen floor. Made Aki laugh though cos I sort of did a bobbing up and down action before the flip………..its all in the hips, mate!
We were off this evening to what I thought was a flower arranging class but the ‘ol lost in translation’ thing happened, which does a lot around here and it was a Flower Therapy class. Which I was not attending just visiting at the end to talk about our singing classes to the group of ladies that were attending the class (it was the first night of their course.) I went off with a lovely lady ‘Rina’ who had lived in Australia for about 4 years and spoke pretty good English. She is a naturapath and was interested in having a talk to me about all my ‘airy fairy stuff’ so we wandered off to a very posh ‘coffee parlour’ very modern and huge and ordered our $7 coffees!!!!! I was maybe expecting a really big cup or a naked waiter but ‘no’ just a normal cappuccino (tasted good) orto for that price…………you pay for the surroundings and they were really nice. The street had Deeor, Peter Cardigan, Lewis Vitton etc all the fancy folk with the prices to match.
We had a good old natter and then got hungry so wandered down the street and I started to recognise the area from the last visit a few years ago and realized that we were in and area that Brian and I really liked.
Rina asked me if it was Ok if she took me to a ‘not so salubrious’ place to eat as they served a local dish. When we got there it made me laugh as it was our very best favourite café in the whole of Osaka!!! And Rina is from Tokyo!!! How she knew where to take me I don’t know but I knew Brian would be really jealous not being there. We ordered the speciality ‘Takoyaki’ pronounced ‘tukoyucky’ (I can remember by saying ‘Taco yucky’.) Yep, sorry Jack! Anyway the whole meal only came to $6 (cheaper than the coffee) though we were sitting outside on rickety old chairs in front of the noisy air-conditioner on the street itself!! (Nothing like a view!) The food is really good though – little round runny inside balls with squid in the middle (sounds a bit off but really nice to eat!)
After our meal we went back to 'Michan's' office where the class was being held. I recognised the building as I had been there before and had an ‘Aura – Soma’ reading with Michan (different coloured oils in bottles with special aromatherapy etc.) If you have never had a session find a therapist and do so as it is really good!!!
I spoke to the class as they were finished and Rina translated, very well I might add for her first time ( she told me later.) I spoke about singing in harmony and the wonderful benefits (as you all know). All the girls are going to come to our class next week which will be great. I ended up talking for quite a bit, I know that some of you are shocked to know that I can talk at length!!! Anyway I rambled on a bit but seemed to go over pretty well and was asked if I could run a course myself!! So looks like I am going to do a ‘Love Languages’ workshop at Michan's office. What wonderful things happen when you least expect it. Blessings, blessings, many blessings! Now I just have to create a course!!!! Better find my notes!!!
So was a very eventful and successful night all round.
Brian gets back tomorrow night and will meet us in Osaka for our ‘Gospel Night’ should be loads of fun!!
Stay glued to your seats another episode is on its way!!!
“MARTINSSSSSSSSSS INNNNNNNNNN JAPANNNNNNNNNN!”
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