April 28, 2006

I boast about my Japanese abilities

Sometimes you do something that makes you just so proud you could almost seem like a complete wanker for announcing it to everyone. I'm going to take that chance because I am excited. I just managed to book a reservation on a bus on the internet entirely in Japanese! That might sound pretty ordinary to you, but that is a pretty big thing for me. To actually get over my fear of unreadable kanji and just have a stab at doing something actually quite important over the internet is HUGE. Of course, I could still rock up at the bus terminal tomorrow morning and realise that I have made a massive mistake and booked something for the wrong city, or better yet, not actually booked anything at all. But hey, at least I have a little print out that says I had a crack at it!

My friend is coming over from South Korea today and will be in Osaka all weekend so I am going to meet her. How foolish was I when I brashly determined that this weekend couldn't possibly top last weekend's mayhem? Just when I was preparing for hours of amusing myself quietly at home, life pulls another rabbit out of its vast and clearly good humoured hat. Not that I have ever been a huge fan of Osaka, but if Hyomin is there what can go wrong??

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