Well, the long weekend is over, and we had a good time. Friday was the final day of the school year for both Bay and Koa so the extra day was nice to sort of get our bearings before starting our summer schedule. Saturday was very relaxing. Bay went to his Japanese school in the morning, and then in the afternoon we just hung out at home. Later our friend came over and Mariko and her made some Thai chicken rice. Unfortunately for me, I had an allergy attack (never had one that bad before) with sneezing and total congestion. I went to lie down for a bit, which turned into sleeping for 12 hours. I totally missed out on eating the chicken rice for dinner. But at least when I woke up, I felt a lot better.
On Sunday we had a little dinner party. I made takoyaki and Mariko made okonomiyaki. It turned out pretty good, although Mariko said the okonomiyaki could have been better. Also, we didn’t have any tako (octopus) for the takoyaki, so I used hotdog! They tasted pretty good though. I was busy making the takoyaki, and was getting the hang of it. Later, I looked at the takoyaki pan’s box, and it showed someone making it, but only doing a half-batch at a time. So, instead of pouring batter into all the sections, just pour into half of them, then when those have been turned, start the other half. I think that might work out better. Anyways, takoyaki is so easy to make, I want to cook them more often. It’s nice because you can put whatever you want into them.
Besides eating and drinking (I drank a lot of Kirin and Asahi), we played a good amount of Wii bowling and Warioware. It was tons of fun! But we didn’t get around to playing Super Monkey Ball, which my friend Chris brought over. All in all, it was a fun evening. My only regret was that I didn’t take many pictures. And I was so busy cooking and drinking that I didn’t eat much food. I think I only had one takoyaki!
Monday was spent recovering from the night before… And then I was kind of bummed out because of Zard’s passing away. (see previous post) Last night I was falling asleep listening to her songs on my iPod and I still couldn’t believe it! It’s so sad. She had a great voice and wonderful music.