Yakiniku… mumsfilibaba!

So, finally, after 4 days of pain, I’m free from the hell. Woke up today with only a small cold left. Now let’s hope the foot heals quickly to so I can start play floorball again. Don’t want to have a too long leave or everything I (at least believe) have gained will be lost.

Today I went to eat some cheap Yakiniku in Takadanobaba with Dennis, Macke and Alex. It was really cheap, drank 3 or 4 beers and ate until I was full for only 1800 yen. Compare that with only all-you-can-eat at a regular Yakiniku place which is usually around 2500 yen. And after we went to Big Box and played some arcade games. All in all, a nice day without pain!

Tomorrow we’re meeting up again in Harajuku. Dennis wanna get a bartender he has made friends with drunk on Licor 43 for some reason…

Gyu-kaku

Tidig morgon eller sen kväll, i vilket fall har jag precis kollat på Schindler’s List med Yuli precis. Bra film med den extremt långe Liam Neeson i huvudrollen, som för övrigt är lite av en favoritskådis. Var på Gyu-kaku tidigare idag med Yuli och brände närapå 200 kronor av den svenska statens pengar. Vill väl inte säga att det var värt det, då man ju trots allt måste stå i skuld resten av livet, men det var galet gott iaf. Gyu-kaku är ett bbq ställe där man grillar sin egen mat, vilket är extremt populärt. Finns mer än 800 hundra här i Japan, vilket märks då det ligger 3, som jag känner till, inom en 10 mins gångradie ifrån dörren.

Imorgon blir är det nog bara plugg och kanske någon ny rulle på kvällen. Hade vart kul att se grand slam-finalen i Australian Open, men här i Japan måste man betala för sådana specialevent så det blir nog inget med det. Eller om man kanske glider förbi en sportbar och pluggar där samtidigt som man ser Federer ta första titeln i en äkta Grand Slam (för det är i år det kommer att ske!) Kanske låter lite knepigt att plugga på en sportbar men faktum är att det här i Japan är rätt utbrett och allmänt att bara köpa sig en kaffe eller te på diverse matställen och caféer och sedan sitta och plugga. För i rummet går det inte att sitta länge, det blir helt enkelt för kallt eftersom element öht inte existerar och AC är på tok för dyr för att kräma på med. Så att se folk sitta och fila på skolgrejjer eller jobba på tex Mcdonalds är inte alls ovanligt.

Matcha-umeshu… eller pluverte-plommonsprit

Last night was supposed to be the last night in Sho’s place but because of some minors issues (like I have no bed to sleep in!) I’m going to spend this and tomorrow night here too. Not that I don’t like it, I am actually getting really comfortable here. I get along well with Sho and so, but still. Don’t want to be in the way so to say. But tomorrow I will be moving my things to the apartment and on monday the beds (japanese futons from Yulis home) will arrive together with a TV and some kitchenware.

Landmark Tower MITA

Went to Yokohama and the Landmark Tower yesterday with Yuli and Maya. The view from the 69th floor was, as Mori Tower was (though Mori “only” have 54 floors but on the other hand is placed on hill), fucking incredible. The Yokohama harbor is really beautiful and when you see it from 290m above the sea it is something that really cant be described with words. So, if you go to Japan, go to Yokohama and the top floor of the Landmark Tower.

No school today because of some national holiday either Sho or Yuli knows anything about so I went to Shinjuku. Nice place, lot of people and a lot of beautiful neonsigns. Walked around, and through stores and then to Lawson and bought a Pizzaman, a small piece of dough with “pizza”-filling. Oh, how time flies here.

Izakaya

First days in school finished. The class is easy, at least for me, since it’s beginners level but still it’s good rehearsal I think.

Went to Izakaya yesterday with some friends and it was really fun. You could drink as much as you wanted but unfortunately there was no beer, only cider and whiskey (which was so sweet it tasted like redbull-whiskey)
After we went to a karaoke place (ofc!) and sang some songs.

Wanted to see the game between Sweden and Denmark yesterday but fucking Unibet, who was broadcasting the game on the web seriously fucked up somewhere so me and Sho couldnt watch it! Maybe it was for the best though since Sweden lost with 1-0 and the chances of reaching World Cup in South Africa is minimal.

Also got to know when I can move into my new apartment, and it will be available from next Sunday! So Im gonna live here in Shos place until then.

In Japan (eng och sv)

Sorry for not keeping up but now I finally have time to write some. Been in Japan for 2 days now and what can I say more than its almost too nice here.  The people are too friendly, the weather is really great (compared with the ice I saw on Wednesday morning in Gothenburg) and the food is so delicious!

When I arrived I was mainly around Waseda University with Sho, Henrik and Yuli but I managed to meet most of the people, if only quickly, I met in Lund. It was really nice to see them again. I also passed the school were my japanese is supposed to improve, but we will see about that!

Right now Im staying at Shos place (ありがとうございます、しょ！！） but hopefully the apartment will soon be ready, the real estate agent says it just needs some cleaning but it will still take some time.

Went to Fujisawa yesterday to meet to visit Yulis family. They are so nice, I really like it here. They have a steamsauna with Jacuzzi.. do I need to tell my opinion about? They also have what I think might have the biggest garden in Big Tokyo-area! It’s so big compared with almost anything I have seen so far. Maybe because so far I havent even seen another garden here…

Now I am going to Kamakura, place near Fujisawa that is famous for its temples and traditional places.

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Nu ar jag antligen framme i Japan. Flygresan var ett helvete med i princip ingen somn alls. Tror att jag sammanlagt var vaken i nara 45 raka timmar innan jag gick och la mig hemma hos Sho. Sov i 14 timmar innan Sho vackte for att aka in till Waseda, universitet dar han, Yuli och Henrik pluggar.

An sa lange har jag inte fatt erfara den dar massiva folkmassan man forestallt sig, men sa har jag inte heller varit i dom riktigt centrala delarna om an i Shinjuku, fast inte i centrala Shinjuku som verkar tillhora en av dom mest folktata delarna i Tokyo och darmad varlden… Lite olika intryck an sa lange ar att man som kund i en affar blir behandlad som vordad kung, medan man skall bete sig som en diktator tillbaka och inte ens saga tack efterat. Skillnaden gentemot svenska affarer ar enorm, helt otroligt stor skillnad. En annan sak ar ju givetvis vissa toaletter, helt underbara. Toaletten pa exempelvis flygplatsen som bade halsar en valkommen och lyfter pa locket for att sedan spola automatiskt och saga tack sa mycket! Wants pa den. Som sagt ar valdigt mycket annorlunda har och jag har egentligen inga riktiga referenspunkter eftersom Sverige och Europa i mangt och mycket ar likadant medan det enda landet jag besakt utanfor Europa, Thailand skulle vara en elak jamforelse. Det finns val egentligen inga riktiga likheter utover att folk ater och sover har med. Sapass annorlunda ar det iaf efter 3 dagar har. Och jo, en sak till jag vill namna; synen pa kriminalitet. Det finns poliser och privata vaktare overallt och koujinohito, oftast en aldre man som star och ursaktar och vaktar en ombyggnad eller renovering. Men det roliga ar att folk knappt har las pa dorrarna, inga pa fonstren och man kan om man vill ga ratt igenom sparren i tunnelbanan om man vill for det finns ingen bom eller snurrsparr utan dom forlitar sig blint pa att folk har en biljett som man stoppar i. Och det verkar inte heller finnas nagon direkt grovre (dom har ju sin beromda maffia men den verkar osynligt och drabbar inte alls vanliga manniskor om man far tro folk) brottslighet.

Ar hos Yulis familj just nu i Fujisawa. Kom hit igar, och det har varit jattetrevligt. At pa Yakinikku restaraung igar och till frukost at jag koreanska mat som dom hade forberett infor en koreansk ceremoni (Yulis familj ar koreaner, iaf etniskt) som jag fick bevittna imorse. Om jag forstod saken ratt sa var det en ceremoni for att hedra Yulis farmor och flera av Yulis slaktingar kom. Mycket trevligt och mycket gott. Tyvarr glomde jag min kamera hemma, men forhoppningsvis kommer det att finnas en massa annat att visa!

Nu skall jag till Kamakura som ligger bredvid Fujisawa och besoka nagra beromda tempel.

Last day!

Last day on this side on earth!

Today I’m going to eat pizza. And finish packing!

Gothenburg

Back in Gothenburg. Saying goodbye to mom, basically. Trying to do those things that I want to do before takeoff, like chillin with my homes, chillin with my cat, playing some floorball and drink some fresh water (cuz they don’t even got in Lund!)

Came to Gothenburg yesterday by train. Meet my grandparents for a fika before at the station, and then just left Lund. Think I’m gonna miss Lund more then Sweden. Still trying to figure out what to do and eat before I leave… but else then coffee and gifflar (small cinnamon rolls) I can’t really make something up. I hope I won’t regret it in the future!

Now, last episodes of Deadwood along with some gifflar!

“Fuck you”, the party

I’m homeless. Moved out from my aparto, my Vildanden today and in to nothing. Gave all my things to my parents who left for Gothenburg with it. I’m staying in Lund for some time since I like Lund. Might have the heart in Gothenburg but I’ve got most of the best of friends in Skåne so the decision to send away everything and make some more time for fika wasn’t that difficult!

I’m gonna stay in Lil’nin’s place, don’t know for how long yet but probably until Tuesday or Wednesday, then Gothenburg and then T-TOWN! Only 10 days left until departure!

The party me and Patrik arranged yesterday was a blast, it was so much fun! All of you who came, Thank YOU!
Come home from Kämnarsrätten (at the end of the world; or Patrik’s place) with Johan, who was staying over at my place, around 04.30 fucking drunk and wake up 9.30 not feeling so great. Ate at Max’s on the way home (best burger on earth; may I present Frisco!), and it was probably for the last time in a little more then a year. It was so tasy… really. So tasty. Tomorrow I think I’m gonna eat the last Pizza… anyone wanna join?