If Mom and Dad Cared About Me at All, They'd Buy Me Some Infra-Red Nighttime Vision Goggles

On Saturday I went with Anton and Rie to Anton's company's president's BBQ. Since I'm trying to keep this short, I'll only write the important points.

The President had to come fetch us when we got lost in his neighbourhood.

He wore a dirty straw hat and rubber boots.

There was basically a jungle in his backyard.

That's pretty much it, we had fried steak, and fried veggies, and BBQ banana. Some of Anton's other coworkers were there too, so we talked to them. And Anton and I went exploring/photographing.

Sunday involved a trip to Spa World, feeding Dr. Fish, and getting a wedgie.

Spa World - A resort dedicated to what most North Americans would see as an act of personal hygiene. There's 2 main bathing floors, one with an Asian theme, one with a Europe theme, one per gender and they switch every month. And there's a dozen rooms with different baths, showers, saunas, etc.

The Asian theme had rooms for Egypt, Japan, Persia, India, etc... Some baths were freezing cold, others super hot, some with jets in them, some outside, and all are full of naked Japanese men.

Interesting points: One sauna had a bowl of salt in the middle, you are supposed to take some salt and rub it all over your body. I don't get it. There's also a decent water park (swim trunks required) on the top floor with two decent water slides. We were nearly out of time so we didn't go on, and the water slides are an extra 300Y per ride anyway.

There is also a part of Spa World dedicated to Dr. Fish. Dr. Fish involves taking off your socks, rolling up your pants, and sticking your feet in a pool of fish-filled water. Then the fish come and nibble at your skin, eating away all the dirt/germs/dead skin. My feet musta been very dirty, they really liked me! I wonder if my feet smelled fishy after... pictures on my webalbum.

We attempted to find a gaijin hangout near Tennoji called Tin's Hall, famous for its hamburgers apparently, and after 20 min of walking we did manage to locate it. Oddly enough we found one of Anton's coworkers on his cell outside the place... small world. Then we found out there was a charity party, which meant 1000Y cover, and we were a little short on cash. So we went to Denny's instead.