Neatsville: 日本春旅行２０１１

第＿一：姫路に到着

まいど

Finally here and settled!

For lack of better expression, HIMEJI IS FUCKING AWESOME!

Since day one, I've received so much love and kindness from every member of my future in-laws. The language barrier may get in the way of normal conversation but we manage to get the point across to each other. I now regret not brushing up properly with Sachi at home before the trip but this experience definitely brings out the best of my abilities.

Getting married in two different worlds is a trip. The whole process is a trip. I can really appreciate this time with the Ishioka's, they're the Japanese version of my family! Instead of having sisters, Sachi had two very interesting brothers who I can initiate into my "wolfpack" (if you don't get it I feel bad for you, they're coming out with a sequel in Thailand)

Himeji is a calm rural/urbanish city, pretty big compared to the shit hole I live in in Covina...with plenty of convenient stores and izakayas for me to smash on. I don't give a damn about what I eat, how much I eat and how drunk I am in public because public intoxication is welcomed with a red carpet while they sprinkle gold all over it and a line of naked super models await with arms and legs spread wide open for you

The streets and common traffic trip me out. Japanese lanes are equivalent in size to ONE lane in California. Get this, there's no lines on the side streets, you have to not be an asshole and pull to the side to let the other cars pass. In contrast, you stick Americans in a Japanese street and hell is bound to break loose, every in America is a dick, admit it, you wouldn't give way for another person to pass right? psh, who are they to take YOUR lane

Here's a few pics taken with my Blackberry on the plane and upon arrival in Osaka. This my friends ends my privileges of speaking English

Sachi's mom picked us up from the airport. We walked around the airport to find some grub, the shitty chinese plane food was turning my poo into yellow rubber. Japanese airports, well Osaka in particular, have a fancy little shopping area with gift shops and an array of delicious restaurants. Not like LAX, the prices are damn reasonable! Shit, why even leave the airport now when you get the whole experience right below the terminal?

I've been a good boy so time to get naughty...one gallon of Kirin on tap please. Japan has the best sizes of beer, they really know how to make me NOT wanna go back to LA...better beer, better food, and air I can breathe without getting cancer.

Hence, me spoiling myself

二ヶ月前ぐらいからぜんぜんビールを飲まなかった

これはご褒美です

I'm usually not a cat person, well, still NOT but Mack (マック)...has had a good impression on me so far. This meaning he hasn't scratched or bit me hard enough to make me wanna throw him out the window. Still young blood, selfish, clueless and wrecks the brand new shouji Sachi's mom just ironed on...little bastard

でもけっこうカワイイやろうこいつは