Accidental lazy day

August 29, 2019・2 min read (344 words)

I woke up at 1520 after turning off my alarm at 1300 and going back to sleep. I just need to sleep earlier and have some willpower to make myself get up. The day (and night) was spent researching for good mid-range sushi restaurants (10000 JPY or under) or blogging.

Elbert and I went to a local onigiri shop for lunch/dinner at 1820. All of the staff bar one were middle aged/older women who were probably mums. Watching them make the rice balls in front of you was really cool, although I didn’t get a picture/video. They do heaps at a time, really quickly. I remember trying to make rice balls back in Sydney and it took forever just to make one.

Bongo, Ootsuka: huge rice ball menu. This is just one side.

The hot rice is great (in contrast to conbini rice balls). You can't really
tell from the picture but these were big. I was satisfied after the second one. — The hot rice is great (in contrast to conbini rice balls). You can't really tell from the picture but these were big. I was satisfied after the second one.

I got pickles (other side of the menu), squid (32) and kelp (35). I liked
the pickles, the squid had a bit too strong of a fermented taste, and the kelp
was average. Overall I enjoyed the meal due to the homeliness of the food and
the hot rice. — I got pickles (other side of the menu), squid (32) and kelp (35). I liked the pickles, the squid had a bit too strong of a fermented taste, and the kelp was average. Overall I enjoyed the meal due to the homeliness of the food and the hot rice.

At some point after we got home, someone rang the door and I thought that it might be a representative of the landlord coming to ask me to leave this one bedroom apartment. It turns out that it was just a salesman asking if Elbert wanted better internet, but I couldn’t understand their Japanese dialogue, so I stayed hidden in the corner for literally an hour shitting myself while they had a pleasant chat at the genkan.

I wrote and published this blog post (2019-08-29) on the actual day that it happened, which meant that I had to estimate when I was going to go to bed. The estimate won’t be wrong though because I’m going to make it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Waking hours

1520–2730

Written by Daniel Tam