LAST SAMURAI

So as I said, I've been busy with schoolwork. However, today was the end of it.

After class, me and my friend, Evan went down to SilverWolf. That's right, another friend of mine just joined. Anyway, the training was rough as usual and Evan and I were BEAT.

So we skipped the conditioning class and decided to head to an Okinawan restaurant a block away from the gym. It was rather funny in the lockerroom after I was done. One of my training partners pointed to my shoulder and said, "Sugoi! Ii punch resource desu ne?" Translation: "AMAZING! Good punch resource!" Made my day. Then we got talking about how long I'm here and what my study aborad program was like. I said, "I'm only here till April, but I want to live in Tokyo longer." My trainer, Yasu-san said "Last Samurai desu ne?" and in English, "ARE YOU TOM CRUISE?" Made my day again. So as of today, I'm removing my "Brown Recluse" nickname on Facebook can replacing it with LAST SAMURAI.

Anyway, at the restaurant, we had some Sushi and I got Goyah Chanpuru - Spam, Eggs, and BITTER MELON. Many people were surprised when they saw it. The guy next to me, pointed to it and said, "This is very Bitter" in English. Oh yeah, he also taught us the proper way to enjoy sushi. The whole time, I been dippping the rice in the shoyu (soy sauce), but I learned that you turn the sushi over and dip the fish in the shoyu. Tastes better. As for the Goyah, I let Evan try some and his face turned upside down. He didn't like it. But I LOVE IT.

-Imam, The LAST SAMURAI (Is it just me or do the Japanese just like to throw that name around? Andy Hug, Kozo Takeda, Yoshihiro Sato, now me?)