The month of October passed by quickly but was filled with good times and even better memories. One highlight was when I went clubbing in Toyko with a few students and a friend to celebrate my health. And what a better way to do that then to spend a night drinking! Wooh! The night began with me rushing to the train station in Hitachi (as I almost always end up having to do) and beginning the evening with what a lot of people call a Roadie. No, this does not mean that I engaged in any activity with some shaggy band guy, but rather a plastic bottle filled with too much vodka and orange juice. Hey..what can I say...it's a long train ride! I decided to share my roadie with two of my male students. Bad idea...they thought they should drink most of it and resulted with one of them passing out at the club shortly after our arrival. Shame. But the night continued on for my friend Mike and I and we did our best to make an adventure out of it. Here are some highlights:
1) Me: Hey, so uhh what do you do?
Weird Japanese guy 1: I'm a masturbator
Me: Oh, that's nice
2) Weird Japanese guy 2: Eat my udon!!! (but in Japanese)
me + Mike : What? Don't you want it? (but in English)
Weird Japanese guy 2: EAT IT! (but in very aggressive tone)
me + Mike: Ok...it's free food, we might as well.
.......confusion of this guy's sexual preference becomes a question for Mike and I as we continue trying to have a conversation with this guy.....
me: So do you like him? Or do you like me?
Weird Japanese guy 2: (no answer in other words... still a mystery)
3) We ate tacos and burritos made by Japanese people. They weren't really tacos and burritos.
4) Mike and I got rings that light up. They were cool.
5) Japanese guys are terrified of me. Mike told me to dance with some Japanese guys and they were immediately overcome with a look of terror proceeded by carefully backing away from the monster known as me.
6) They played Bon Jovi's "Livin on a Prayer" in the hip hop room. A song that followed an actual hip hop song. And yes, I went crazy when I heard it...especially since it reminded me of my Guelph days (Palace Play list anyone?)
My conclusion....Tokyo is awesome and I'm sorry I won't have these surreal experiences on such a regular basis upon my return to Canada.
Note: Don't wear too skanky of clothing when going clubbing in Tokyo as you will inevitably be forced to take the train the next morning with people in suits who are on the their way to work and who most likely slept the night before. In other words...it's a long walk of shame.
