My Japanese Curse

I robbed myself of 100¥ lol

After the onsen I decided to use one of those reclining massage chairs. My friend seemed to be in great spirits after her personal massage and we headed home. Again her place was amazing. I go to the living room and there it is. The same massage chair and free! With a flat screen in front of you. The news was on and I began to see footage that truly blew my mind. Alot of people had video recorded themselves in Tokyo during the earthquake. I saw glass shatter, people falling, many hiding under tables, and panicking screams. The footage that really shocked me was seeing the power of the tsunami. Water must be the most powerful force on earth. At first it seemed like a very slow overflow on to the streets, but suddenly out of no where it sweeps away cars and homes like paper being washed down a stream. To see the footage made me wonder how I would deal with a tsunami. Even boats were not a safe haven. I saw footage of two boats over thrown in the waves. One was flipped over and the other was being tossed like tennis ball. These boats were legit yachts not some rowing canoe either.

To make things worse a second explosion at one of the nuclear plants. Although no one was killed a few were injured and made me wonder how bad in shape are the plants?

As tired as I was the footage woke me up like a shot of 5 hour energy and I got myself another massage. I had a great night experiencing Japan but what made my night most of all was meeting my friends mother.

She was the sweetest woman I ever met. Me and my friend had been talking way to much English so it was good to force myself to communicate in Japanese with a non English speaker. She was small and adorable. Her hands were half my size and she had this smile that you would only find in the land of the rising sun. She was a come to life anime character. She even gave me her phone to call home after Ayako told her about my troubles at home. I was finally able to talk to my mother and see that she was feeling better. It turned out that she almost died on her way to the hospital due to her low blood sugar level. If it wasn't for my brother being home IDK what would have happened. Times like these it is very thankful to have siblings. This news also made me reflect on my last trip and when my best friend died in Iraq while I was in Japan. I hope tragedies like these are not a forever occurring event on my Japan trips.

After I got on the phone I had some great Q&A with Ayako's mother and promised to make her pancakes. She gave me a good luck charm for my travels and tied it to my keys so It will always be with me. I quickly asked her to adopt me since she had no sons lol. Maybe by the end of my trip I will be Humphrey Tsutsui.

I slept like a baby

PS Ayako said she would only be nice to me today. A sign of things to come