Canadian Embassy Halloween Bash

Friday the 26th was the Canadian Embassy's Halloween party! I love the fact that since I have friends that live/work there, I have been to the Canadian Embassy countless times, but have yet to even find where the American one is...Although I'm sure our friendly neighbors to the north would help me out if I got into any sort of trouble, haha.


Anyway...It was a very interesting mix of party-goers, comprised mainly of Candians who work at the embassy, and Japanese women dressed as sexy-cats, sexy-witches, or sexy-devils looking to hook a rich Canadian ambassador or something. There was also live music by the embassy's own Beatles cover band, the "Boobie Brothers" (yay for old Japanese men singing Beatles songs!)

My room-mate and my friend Toshi also came with me so they could experience what a "North American Halloween Party" is like, or at least what a Halloween party would be like if it included the Japanese Beatles and 100 Japanese women in lame cat/witch/devil costumes.

I, by the way, dressed as a host...yes, now that I actually own a suit, the costume I have been wanting to do since my freshman year of college has finally been realized!

I was quite proud of how hosty I was able to make my hair (tons of nasty guy hair gel for hold, pomade for the greasy look, and "super hard" hairspray to keep it in place). I was also proud of how well I strapped my boobs down...it totally looked like I had pecs, and I could unbutton down to the third button, just like a real host!

I was so convincing, I kept getting stared at by the drunk cat/witch/devil chicks and I'm pretty sure they thought I was just some host who came to the party. Which, when you think about it doesn't make sense since it was a Halloween party, any host who came still dressed as a host would be a pretty lame host...but I guess they also think costume= skanky top and shorts and some cat ears.

My room-mate was also really impressed by how I managed to flatten my chest...she had a good time feeling me up, and saying "wow, so hard!" Ha...ha...yeah, guess what, just because they look flat...those are still my boobs you're groping, dear...

All in all, it was a fun evening with fun friends! I just wish I could have met a real host to take a picture with in my host outfit...

China Town Nikuman Tour

Today I went to Yokohama's China Town so I could eat nikuman! If you don't know, "nikuman" are Chinese steamed buns filled with stuff (not neccessarily "niku"--meat). I really love nikuman, and you can get them anytime here since they are at most convenience stores. But in Chinatown, they have the biggest, tastiest, and strangest varieties available!

The first one I ate was the "panda-man." No, it isn't filled with panda meat, it is just a normal, pork-filled bun, but it is shaped like a panda (which means you pay 50 yen more). After I bought it, I asked the guy to take my picture, and based on the fact that he didn't even bat an eye at my request, he must get that a lot. It is pretty adorable...mmmmm, panda.

Next I tried one called 美美 "Mei Mei" using the kanji for "beautiful" twice in a row. I got it because it is probably the strangest nikuman I have ever seen, black dough on the outside, with a layer of pink dough inside, and the filling was a mix a bunch of stuff including squide and rice noodles. Also, it was HUGE!

Then I had what I think was my favorite, the momo-man (momo=peach). Not only is it filled with delicious, sweet peach, it looks like one too!

I also ate a ebi-chili (shrimp chili) "dog." Yeah, instead of being round like normal, it was oblong, like a hot dog, i guess...so yeah, the name is not very appealing, but it was tasty. I didn't take a picture though, because it was not that exciting looking. Lastly, I had a mochi-an-man-- sweet bean paste and mochi inside! I was pretty full though, so I decided to take it home to eat later. "Later" turned out to be about half and hour, after I got home and reheated it the microwave...

So, I tried five different varieties, but there are still so many delicious looking nikuman I want to sample! Good thing I only live about 10 minutes by train from China Town!

Geek Watching

I went to Akihabara, which is the otaku ("Geek") capital of Japan to do some geek watching. I love people watching, and Akiba is one of the best places, because you can see some of the strangest stuff, ever! Unfortunately, I don't have any geek pictures, because they move too fast to be discretely captured on film... However, I do have pictures of some of the craziest stuff you can buy in Japan...

"Juicy Mango?" Yeah, those are deffinately boobs...don't even try to pretend otherwise, little cartoon guy. You better believe I tried to win some, but I suck at UFO catcher (skill crane game).

"Hope on a Rope" Jesus-shaped soap.

A "Black Paint" mask, so you can be a black dude for Halloween! Um...I'm feeling a little uncomfortable, Japan.

Wow, 100yen stores really do sell EVERYTHING...I think I'm starting to feel uncomfortable again...