Repetitious Precipitation - Week 41 (February 24 - March 2)

View off the balcony

I still envy this guy's garden.

Thank you Unibroue for providing my first taste of Canada in a long time

Was last here at New Years with Sophie, Winny, Sean and Kayoko. Ah, memories.

This statute commemorates a famous Japanese No actor

Repetitious Precipitation

Week 41

Ah, I gotta say, the next few posts are going to be, for the most part, short and sweet. Let’s get rolling!

I was quite pleased on the morning of the 27^th when I woke up to see big, fat snowflakes falling outside. Though it snowed briefly earlier in the year in Tokyo, it was really nothing at all to phone home about. This time though, despite the zero accumulation, it felt like a legitimate snowfall just like back home.

The above statement seems to suggest a certain twenty-something general disinterest with geneveral events. I was giddy as hell to tell you the truth.

I grabbed my camera on the way out the door and snapped a few photos on the way to work. It was a nice combination, the white of the snow with the pink of the newly flowering plum trees, very beautiful.

The rest of the week saw nothing amazing though. I ended up the week happy enough and proceeded to sleep through yet another one of Sean’s football match-up. Someday man, especially in the upcoming weeks since my Saturdays have gotten slightly easier.

Monday saw a rendezvous with Melissa at 1 PM before heading off to Asakusa for her first visit. I had already been there twice of course, but it was nice to see it through the eyes of someone seeing it for the first time. Beautiful weather to be walking around in too.

We then proceeded to Akihabara to try and find a replacement battery for her laptop. Unfortunately, despite Akihabara being the supposed Mecca of all things electronic, it was woefully bereft of Dell components. I guess they just don’t have the market penetration here that they have in Canada and the US.

Finally, we finished off the night at Ben’s place in Shimo-Kitazawa, belting out our favourite songs and belting down a variety of spirit-based beverages. Dinner at the Thai restaurant near the station topped off yet another week in Nihon.

Slightly hoarse…

Ian “Mello Yello” Cantello