Shibuya and Ikebukuro Tours

I woke up really early again, 5am because of no curtains. I make it sound bad, but it really isn't. I like waking up early and getting an early start on things. I didn't come to Japan to sleep. So I started to get ready and head out for Shibuya. I had to wear a suit because I was going to have an interview at 7pm that night. So naturally, it's hot as hell.

I got to Shibuya station early around 11am because that's when I though we agreed to meet, but it was actually at 12pm. I walked around the station looking for something to do or to read, but nothing really. So I spent a good part of the time looking for the restroom. They aren't labeled very well and are really not easy to find. Around 11:56am, CSma called me to tell me that she was there, so I walk to the steps and I didn't see her, but for some strange reason she was standing where I was. I didn't see her at all.

We went over to Shibuya 109 where the "trendy" things for females are. It's really another world in there. So strange indeed. Then we walked around and through the "love" section of the city. We found our way to Tower Records. We went through 7 levels. It took a LONG time and my feet were killing me at this point since I've been walking a lot lately. We collected a lot of fans and other stuff. We stopped in the book section and read a book about "you know you've been in Japan too long when..." It was pretty funny. Some of it is true, other parts are weird. I noticed at that point that we were surrounded by a lot of Japanese foreigners. It was actually kinda weird for me. I've gotten used to only looking at Japanese people so when I saw something different, it kinda shocked me.

We left Tower Records and ate at Yoshinoya. There are about 8 locations in Shibuya all less than one mile away from each other. The service was EXTREMELY fast. CSma got her food before she finished ordering it. I was shocked...I mean it was really fast that you'd wonder if they even cooked it. It was good. I had pork kimchi. They no longer have any beef bowls because of the Mad Cow Disease incident in the United States.

We then jumped on the train and headed for Ikebukuro. There really isn't much in that city till we got to the SunShine City. It was really busy, and crowded. I really don't know why, but it was. It must be the only thing that they have going on, so everyone crowds. That was interesting for me. They have a shopping area. We sat and drank some "coffee" at Seattle's Best. I didn't drink coffee and niether did CSma, that's why I have the quotes. From then, we went back to the Station so I could get to my interview on time.

The Interview
I went to Kogamome Station around 6:30pm because we were supposed to meet at 7pm. The Interviewer met me at the East Gate then we walked to the office. We sat down and started talking. He carried himself very well. His business idea was good. It made sense. I like the idea, and got involved, but I can't start working until after September. It seems that He wants me to work as a part of his school. He's a very good business person because you can't really tell what's going on behind the scenes. It lasted about one hour, I filled about some paperwork, but couldn't sign the contract because I don't have a working visa yet. But all I have to do is sign and mail it back. It took me about 2 hours to get back.

From there I bought dinner at 7/11. I watched some tv. If you remember from last week. It was English on TV, but much better this time. The phrase was "you can call me after 10pm.." or something like that. It was more useful from what I remember. I was exhausted at this point and sweating a lot since I was still wearing my suit. I came home talked on the internet for a little bit, and then fell asleep at the computer, which has been quite common for me since I've been in Japan.Sorry to the people I was having conversations with... like BH.

Song of the Moment: Maroon 5 - She will be loved