The Oven

I don’t think it was even ten in the morning and the tears were already flowing. Having to deal with the massive charge that the Best Buy girl put on my credit card the day before I left Canada still leaves a sour taste in my mouth for her incompetence. Apparently you can’t call collect to Canada, but there must be a cheaper way than spending $10 every time you want to have a ten-minute conversation! Unfortunately, I still haven’t figured that one out. The crap I dealt with from MasterCard has made me realize that after this is all over, I will be swiftly changing my my credit card services to Visa after I cash my airmiles and score a free trip! Vegas… here I come!! But before I start planning my next vacation, let’s focus on the one I’m currently experiencing…

Upon arrival at Odaiba, we [Erin] found our way to the setting of NEWS’ Sakura Girl music video – a beautiful park. The view was great! After enjoying the beautiful scenery in the cool breeze by the sea, we wandered our way back into the scorching heat, which was in actuality, maybe only a block from the cool sea breeze… The sweat began [resumed] to pour as we walked to the Fuji Television building! The gift store was blasting the air conditioning on high and we went through at a slow pace to enjoy it in all it’s glory with beautiful faces everywhere we turned (on merchandise of course, I can’t remember seeing any hotties in person…)

Yamapi was here! Just not at the same time as me... boo.

It's an ant! Oh wait, I mean Rochelle... hehe








Arashi

Fuji Terebi

Nodame Cantabile


I didn't know it then, but my 16 minute memories would be coming...

After that, we walked to the miniature (but still huge) version of the Statute of Liberty. Why is this here? No one seems to know, but it’s a tourist attraction anyhow. Then we found an all-you-can-eat American buffet called The Oven. What a suiting name for the weather we were experiencing. It had a delicious assortment of foods, but their dessert buffet was seriously lacking. I’ve never seen such small portions in my life. I’m pretty sure the bowl of fruit had about two chunks of pineapple in each bowl (like, baby-sized, from a can). Honestly, two.

Say ahh... Sorry sistre, it was too funny to not add!


Onto purikura and some shopping. Only in Japan do they have a store separated into two different locations with a sign at the one location that says “please bring to other location to pay.” Seriously? These people need more security measures.

Then, we walked to a Hong-Kong themed mall where we all took a million pictures and felt like we had stepped into another country. I don’t think I can count how many pictures Rochelle took of herself and the life-sized Jackie Chan cardboard cutout that they had at every corner of the mall.

You must obey Shiriki Utundu





Take 1












Oh sistre, you're so silly.

That guy's shirt says "I'm chicken" What??


Just count, how many errors are on this restaurant sign?
I guess it's a good thing that most of their customers can't read English.



I wanted to take this little be-bi chan home with me.
She kept trying to climb up there but she was too small... cuuuuute!!

More picture taking of the Statue of Liberty and landscape around the Rainbow Bridge. Then, we walked to another mall that was closed but attached to a Toyota showroom that had self-driving cars to take for a ride. Since Erin had enjoyed that experience before, she let Rochelle and I do the honors. It was pretty sweet. Then we went on the 16-minute-memories Ferris Wheel that I made a song for! It was called 16 Minute Memories. And those are the lyrics too! I still know how it goes. I’m sure Rochelle and Erin do too, since I sang it almost the whole time, with small intervals of the apple bottom jean’s song in between. What’s the name of that song again? Ah well, it’s not really important anyways… Who needs to know the whole song!? To know two lines of a song are sufficient to annoy anyone! Which is what I’m apparently good at.

Oh yeah, and how can I forget? I bought a pair of sandals on sale for 190 Yen (approximately $2 Canadian). Half price! Can you believe it? I’m still not sure of the quality, about 2 months later, I’ve only worn them...twice.

I'm driving without hands! Oh wait, I'm not driving at all!!

Weeee

It's a ghost...


16-minute-memories

Akihabara! Why were there so many nerdy white guys wandering around? Oh wait, this is like the manga capital of Tokyo. Next! At Yotobashi Camera, I think I studied straightening irons for about 45 minutes before I decided on the first one my sister suggested (when I began to look). In my journal, I also wrote that we saw a very drunk man somewhere. Where? I can’t remember. The abundance of them on a Friday night is astounding. But wait, this was a Monday. It’s hard to keep track when you’re on vacation…

My man (one of them)