Lost In Translation Update : A few days of Zaniness

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It's been a couple of days now since my last post. This is mainly from the difficulty I was having with using the Japanese configured PCs. It's really hard to navigate when all the characters and keyboards are in squiggly.

Well, what have I been up to?

After the day of walking around Shinjuku I rested my weary feet and had a quiet night in. The following day I awoke rested and revived and decided to mission it to Akibara. This is the "Electronics Town". It was full of nerds and about a million electronic devices that I had no idea were ever invented. I have never seen so many knock off microsoft mice. I picked up a heap of anime books and general goodness. I even won a lucky dip (much to the delight of the attendant behind the counter, I had no idea what was going on) at the Anime Showcase winning a little set of goodies.

After wandering around Akibara I jumped on the train to Ginza. The adventure that was trying to get there was lessened by two expats who gave me a hand. Ginza is ritz central with all the fancy name brand stores you can imagine. It was a beautiful place all lit up, and very much the Tokyo you see in the movies. Here I bought a Macbook from the Apple Store and then hopped a train back to Shinjuku.

After a quick rest and play with the new lappy I headed back into Shinjuku to try and find the Club House again. I forgot my map and ended up finding a place called "The Dubliners" here I had a couple of beers and met a bunch of Americans teaching english and a japanese guy called Shogu. He was soooo maggot but having a great time. The guys (Eric, Tommy and Alex) took me out to Roppongi which is like Northbridge, but the size of a city. It was pretty seedy but we went to Gas Panic and 911. At 911 Eric and I secured a booth and did some people watching while Tommy and Alex went on the prowl. Tommy ended up hooking up with a big russian girl while I dragged a very drunk Eric and Alex back to the train station at 5am. It was a big night, but I had a great time. I wont be going back to Roppongi any time soon though.

Today I hope to go to Harajuku and check out the crazy Japanese teens doing Cosplay.

The weather has been pretty bloody cold, but I am coping alright. I think it got down to -1 degree last night while wandering the streets.

Stay tuned for more updates.