Dinner With Yuka

This post is for Monday of last week, the 9th.

Monday was also a free day, at least for me, and I was really happy about that. I got up relatively early and got on the computer again. You would think with all this being on the computer I could keep my blog updated better. =) However, while I was online I found out something very important. I had hypothesized early on that the hardwire here would work with my computer and I was right. I actually ended up using my own cable that I brought but it worked just fine in the router that I found upstairs in the 2nd floor lounge. So I now know I can use hardwire with my computer here and get a better connection, woot!

After getting ready I went to the little store that they have here and bought some detergent so I could do my laundry. I started my laundry by about 3:30 or 4pm and figured that since I was leaving at 6:15ish to meet up with Yuka I would have more than enough time. Not so! The washer took more than an hour, which is annoying since the machines are tiny here. And then when I put my clothes in the dryer it wasn’t dry by the time I was going to leave. So I spread out damp clothes on my bed and desk because I had nowhere else to put them really and went off to have dinner with Yuka.

We met up at the Yurakucho station and then walked over to Tokyo station because there is a big underground mall there with lots of shops and restaurants. We walked around trying to find a restaurant that she thought I would like and ended up stopping at a little store on the way where everything was 315 Yen. It was cool, they had everything from cheap jewelry to towels, dishes, socks, etc. It was neat. After looking around a bit I bought a small and cute laundry basket that folds flat which makes it easy to bring home too. I figured since I'd be here a few more weeks it would make doing laundry much easier.

After we left the little store we wandered around a little more and found the restaurant. It was cool. We ended up getting what was called in Japanese the Pork Modern. It was basically pork okonomiyaki and yakisoba in one with a cool design on top. I liked it but after a while the design, made from I believe ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard, got to be a little overwhelming so I began to scrap a little off. Overall though, very good. We chatted while we ate and then we also had some dessert. I can't even begin to try to describe what it was so I won't, I'll just say it was very very yummy.

After dinner we walked over to the station itself from the mall and then said our goodbyes since we were headed opposite ways on the same train line. I hope that I can meet up with her again and maybe see her apartment. When I got back here to the center I faced the daunting task of finishing drying my laundry. So I used my new laundry basket to gather up my damp laundry and put it in the machines. It was absolutely ridiculous the amount of time it took for my laundry to actually be dry. I was probably drying stuff for 3 hours. I did get to watch some new anime however being up that late so I guess that was nice.

And now on to Tuesday the 10th!