One night we went to Artys, it filled up very quickly so we went to a nearby snack bar. If you're not familiar with the snack bar concept imagine someone's lounge, then imagine they put a massive bar down the middle leaving room for about 10 people at the bar and maybe 6-8 on the seats at the end. Then imagine some cheesy disco lights a laser and a Karaoke machine! Job done. Because they are so small you can get to talk to other easily.
There was no-one else when we went in so we ordered drinks (which as the names suggest you get snacks with) and brought out the Karaoke machines.
You soon figure out the screens to select to search by artist or song in English! The usual tracks came out, Tinie Tempha, Meatloaf, Gaga, Kylie. Then because there was no one else there and were getting progressively more drunk I went off default, Katy Perry, hot and cold rocked it, Justin Timberlake was a disaster, then a few Fergie songs which were surprisingly good. Some dance tunes came out, everything by Cascada I think and some Black Eyed Peas, Queen, INXS and even Sam Sparro. More people came in so we were tag teaming the machine with a couple of kids heavily into K-Pop and some salary men at the end of the bar. I peaked at Rihanna, Only Girl in the World. When I say peaked (as my classes know) I mean belted out and sounding loads better than I thought it was)
This was a fantastic night, I loved getting to practice new songs and making new friends!
Another night was a friend of Neils was having a Nomihodai party in a basement in Evisu. This is a drink all you want party, the deal was 3 hours for 3000¥ which considering a normal drink is about 500¥ isn't great value. The break even point was 6 drinks, working had I got 7 but I'm sure I could have got another in! Grrrrrrrr.
We were chatting to a Japanese girl at this party and got the typical Japanese over reaction when telling here we were all gay, but it was just for show. We had a good bit of banter for a few hours but when it came to leaving I got slightly miss handled by her as she groped up my arms, chest, abs and other parts. I couldn't leave quickly enough!
Another night was down to the 'should be illegal' Long Island Ice Teas from the Hub. Lots of fun and mega headaches to deal with the next morning.
I love Tokyo :)
Neil was working for an afternoon on one of these days so I attempted to navigate Ikebukuro for shopping. I did OK picking up a few random things like LAN cable (don't ask, it's cool) and some clothes and trainers. I got lost a thousand times, if anyone were watching my route they would have had a good old laugh, and navigating the station on my own took an exceptionally long time. But it was fun and I made it back in one piece!
There continues to be noticeable quakes during my stay, about 1 or 2 a day, but they haven't been as strong as the one I felt in the morning last week and I guess I'm getting used to them. There have been about 600 so far this month. Last month there were 890!
Location:Tokyo
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