It looks like REAL PIZZA !!!!

Check it out!!! It actually looks like PIZZA!!!




Well, although it may look like authentic NY style pizza, the sauce was a bit sweet, the crust was a bit crispy, and being that good cheese is rare in Japan, the overall flavor was lacking pizzazz. However, that's not to say that it wasn't good. Of all the pizza I've ever eaten in Japan, this definitely was the closest to NY style. However, the pies were rather small being only about the size of a 12" vinyl ... nothing like Koronet's mega slice!

Oh, and whoever invented the concept of all-you-can-eat-pizza is an absolute genius !!!!

9/9/2007 Sunday, we went to Pastel, which is a pasta and dessert chain in Japan. This is where we ordered the lovely gourmet dish shown in the above picture. Within 1 minute of receiving the aforementioned delicacy, like a pack of hyenas, we completely devoured it. Oddly, the waitress then quickly came back to our table and asked, "Would you like the next one?" ..........next one? .......um, yes. And so continued our adventure into the world of gluttonous stuffing-your-face as if we were a family of average, well-bred Americans. We ate until our stomachs were about to explode (well, at least I did. For some unknown reason, bottomless pit Hong Kong girls can eat endless amounts of food in a single sitting and then still want to go for ice-cream afterwards)


Spoon Idiots　
                    Hikaru-sama                                   Me


                      Yan                                             Betty

ピザみたい！

見て！見て！ピザみたいなピザなんだ！！




このピザはめっちゃニューヨークピッツァとそっくりだけど、味はソースが少し甘くてチーズが薄いからちょっと残念だ。でも、今まで日本で食べたピザの中でこれはニューヨークピッツァと一番近いにちがいない！

お替りピザの発明家は本当に天才だったんだよな！！
２００７年９月９日 日曜日、俺バッチはパステルで食べに行った。あそこで、上の写真にあるピザみたいなピザを注文した。で、１分ぐらいで、みんな全部食べちゃったんだ！不思議なことにウェートレスはテーブルにきて「お替り？」って言った。。。。。。「ピザお替り？！？！」って思ってうれしくなった。うん。。。。お願いします！
でた〜！！おなかが爆発ほどまで何回もそのピザ替わって食べちゃったんだ！


スプーンバッチ　
                    ひかる様                                         俺


                      ヤン                                             ベティー


※　「バッチ」というのは広東語のバカという意味だ。それで、「俺バッチ」というのは私と周りにいる人ということだ。

In remembrance of 9/11

Today, I went to Tokyo for a job interview. It was scheduled for the late afternoon so I went a bit early and had lunch near Shinjuku station. Since I didn't want to risk an upset stomach, I decided to play it safe by eating a sandwich in a small place called Stacker on the 11th floor of the Shinjuku Takamashiya. Today being Sept. 11, in remembrance of the World Trade Center attacks, I ordered the "New York Hot Sando," (Sando is Japanese for sand-o-wich) which is pictured below. As it turned out, it was just a ham and cheese sandwich, slightly toasted ... but I enjoyed it.




By the way, I feel the interview (which lasted 3 and 1/2 hours) went very well ... I'm glad I ate that sandwich. (^-^)

Japan corrupts the mind ...

I just received an e-mail from a headhunter with the following closing salutation:

"In the meantime, if you have questions please don't feel free to contact me."

         （＞＿＜）

Mahjong kicks ass !!

8/17/2007 （Fri）

In college, my Filipino friends used to play Mahjong all the time. But, whenever I'd ask them if I could play, they'd always say, "Mahjong is too difficult!" So I never learned how. -----> 10 years have passed. Last year, when I went to Hong Kong for Eugene and Candy's wedding, all of the old people were sitting around playing Mahjong. It looked like fun, but since I still didn't know how to play, I couldn't participate.
Therefore, in order to learn how, this year I bought my own Mahjong set!




Recently, Betty (Hong Kong), Sai (Taiwan), and Yan (Hong Kong) taught me how to play !!! Finally !!! .... Finally, I've learned how to play Mahjong !!!! Thank You !!!!




Even though Hikaru-sama says, "It's not fun," it really is !!!!




Huan (Korea), Sai (Taiwan), Hikaru-sama (Taiwan), and me playing Mahjong. Even though we were just beginners, either Huan or I won almost every game. HAHAHAHAHA !!!!!




Ii (Korea) and Yan playing Mahjong. We played pretty much non-stop from around 8pm to 3am. （@_@）



Let's have another Mahjong party soon !!!!!

マージャン kicks ass !!!!

２００７年８月１７日（金）

大学のころ、俺のフィリピン人の友達はみんなよくマージャン遊んだものだ。俺もやってみてもいいって聞いたら、いつも「マージャンは難しすぎる」って答えられたからやり方習わなかった。ーーーー＞１０年過ごした。去年、ユジーンとキャンディーの結婚式のために、香港に遊びに行った。そのとき、みんなおじさんとおばさんは結婚式でマージャン遊んでいた。めっちゃ面白そうだったのに俺はまだやり方わからなかったから携わらなかった。だから、今年習われるようにやっと自分のマージャンセット買ったんだよ！



で、ベティー（香港）と　サイ（台湾）と　ヤン（香港）はマージャンのやり方教えてくれた！！！やっと習った！！ありがとう！！！！




ひかる様が「おもしろくねぇ!」とおっしゃってもマージャンはほんまにおもろいよ！




で、ファン（韓国）と　サイと　ひかる様（台湾）と　俺はマージャンやってた。ビギナーでもファンか俺はかなり全部のゲーム買った！！！ハハハハ！！




で、イー（韓国）と　ヤンもマージャンやってた。８時ぐらいから３時にかけてずっとマージャンやってた（@_@）



もう一度マージャンパーティーしよう！！！！