Starting off, we had an open-air BBQ... oh yeh!... with the sakura and serene lake in the background... and falling sakura petals falling into your cup of tea. Btw, the Japs use 2 words to describe the scene of falling sakura petals... 风流! haha...
Me helping to setup the pit.
A few other Ysep students and our host families.
Not just vegetables... there were nice big slabs of meat... pity I didn't take a picture of the meat.
The teacher in charge and my Momma!
Now... here's where the life of a Tai tai starts. See the lady to my left in the picture? She drove me here in a posh BMW, the Volvo behind is hers too, and so does the fantabulous house behind us. Wait till you see what was waiting for us in the house.
In the house, there was were nice little cups of aromatic coffee welcoming us. Together with the afternoon coffee were biscuits, strawberry cakes, hazelnut rolls and pomelo cakes, all made by the host! haha... tai tai life here I come!
Next, we went over to the host family for Tee the Thai exchange student. The nice little Japanese genkan (area near the front door to put you shoe) had an interesting shoe.. hmm.. Gucci made shoes?
This is the host's living room with a nice little stove in the corner. Its not used for cooking though. Its like a fireplace. The picture below is the chimney.
This picture is of Tee and his host. She's a very famous Japanese writer! Anyway, notice the nice little plates holding the young bamboo shoots? They cost 50 bucks apiece because its handcrafted by a well-known potter. The serving tray she's using is a specially designed Ainu wood tray, etc etc...
So after all the afternoon tai tai tea.. and coffee... it was finally time for dinner... wait.. but we just ate? Ah heck, lets eat more... My host brought me and my room-mate Yan Chao to this nice cozy sushi restaurant. Yummy.
Oh by the way, sushis in Japan all look like this... not the icky, tiny pieces of fish you find in Sakae sushi... Oh a plate of 2 sushis don't cost much here by the way. Only S$2 a plate.
This.. is what we call ootoro sushi. ootoro is the most expensive part of the tuna fish. A plate of it can cost around ¥6000 or 80 bucks! Well, couldn't really find out what's so great about it. Zannen.
Ok I have to sleep now. Gotta wake up early to go find a nice suit tomorrow. Continue with the tai tai adventures some other time.
Slack.
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