Merry Christmas everyone!!! Once again, I had to work on Christmas day, so once again, I celebrated on the 24th instead. I still can't get used to Christmas over here (this was my third).....there's such a big build-up, decorations and lights everywhere you look....but then it kinds of fizzles out because nobody knows what Christmas is all about and how to celebrate. The average Japanese person believes Christmas is on the 24th and treats it as a couples day....much like we do for Valentines day (which is also funny, coz Valentines day here involves just the women getting their bloke some chocolate!!!). So anyway, for the third year running I'm getting my annual bout of homesickness as I think about the hot weather, beaches, barbies and beers back home. However we did have a good day yesterday. We started with a Christmas brunch with Anthony, Fumiko and Liam, followed by a nap then another big feed with Akis family.
Liam and me before the madness; Liam enjoys his cool marble tower; Decorating the cake
Nagi and Aki play with Lego (I do that for a job!); Ryo and Michiyo (Akis mum); More cake!
And one more thing.....some of you might know that Aki is a Rockstar here in Japan, with quite a following.....anyway, I finally got to see her play last month to a packed house of about 200 people. It was pretty awesome to see her and the band (Sea of Time) get the crowd rocking out like they did. Only problem was that she was so nervous, she forgot to tell me I could watch from backstage, so I could barely see her. But we did get to see the headliners (Snatcher) from the VIP area.
Aki with "Sea of Time"; Backstage groupie; "Snatcher" rock the crowd
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