Friday, March 16, 2007
Drinking with Coworkers...
... is fun!! I'm really thankful to be invited out to dinner and drinks. We started with Takatori-san, Tsuji-san, Fukuda-san, and Okada-san.
We went to a place called Masumi, which is south of Kyoto Station. Every table had a hot plate, from which we eat. I don't know what they ordered, but it was all really excellent. Drinking is always good fun here. It's a lot easier to loosen up after work. Japanese people are really quite entertaining, so it's nice to get to know them a little better.
Okada-san recently broke his hand, so he was showing it to us. There's metal rod that supports his entire middle finger. Hehe, he knows what that symbol means in the West. Hilarious picture and good times!
Tokunaga-san was working late, so when he arrived, we went to another restaurant called Miho. I can't even remember what was ordered since I was pretty drunk. Then we went back to my hotel room, where we drank and talked some more.
In hindsight, I get pretty talkative when drinking, so I need to make sure to give Japanese people room to speak their mind, especially since English is not their first language. But the good thing is that everything is forgiven by the next time I see them, so it's ok. Fukuda-san planned to crash in the room after Okada-san and Tokunaga-san left.
A really fun group of people. I want to go drinking with them again. :) Next time, I need to remember to take a group picture at the end of the night!!
