Machiko & friends

Met Machiko and her friends at a quaint little Japanese restaurant near Taipei City government MRT. The restaurant is filled with knick knacks from Japan, the most interesting decoration is a a sea turtle specimen hung on the wall (from our touch test, we conclude it was once alive). The walls and the glass sliding door are plastered with Asahi beer, Japananese artists posters. Interestingly the restaurant does not have a menu. Apparently the chef takes a look at your face and decides. I was late so have no idea how the chef decided what dishes to cook.

The meal wasn't too bad, it was more of the company that I enjoyed. On my right there was a Korean girl masters student, Hui Mei, and seated opposite me was a Japanese piano teacher and of course Machiko who was dressed in her "at-last I found it" black tie dye t-shirt. They shared little quirks about their country. According to Machiko, the best Nato is eaten only after it's stirred vigorously for 300 times. Towards the end of the meal, I was dead beat and my mind was drifting off to my comfy bed at home.

I have no idea what came over me, but when I got home I just had felt the need to get rid of my piling laundry. So I threw my clothes into the washing machine and sat on the couch struggling to keep my eyes open. Unknowingly I drifted off to sleep. It was 2am by the time I woke up, I hung my clothes out to dry and crawled into bed... dreading to hear the alarm that would go off at 7:30am