I love Hiroko.
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I was invited to join Tokyo office's consultant's day in the hot spring resort Hakone. The osen has 5 different bath pools, Hiroko grabbed the small window of time before the Karaoke (if you are in Japan long enough, you know that party is incompleted without a Karaoke) and 16 course dinner, gave me the orientation.
We quickly changed into the hotel kimono, ran to the osen (hot spring). Undressed, put away the kimono in basket, rinsed our feet, showered (hot spring ettieque), dipped into the indoor hot spring for 2 minutes, then moved outdoor to the second osen with banboo fence. The air was chilly, but you felt alright as long as you bury your body under the 45C water and the moonlight. Haaaaaaaaaaaah... is the only sound I can make.
Hiroko then got out and walked down the hill, oh, there are another 2 osens, the water temperature is higher, we spent 3 minute each, just like a kid go lose in a candy shop, we were so keen to try every osen with different view of the mountain. Anyways, our after-dinner dip didn't last very long because we didn't want to delay the Karaoke party.
Not everyone was there but we started singing anyways. ABBA's dancing queen was ordered and the MTV was totally unmatching the song. It was showing naked girls all along! Difficult to get over the shock and embarassment, everyone was half giggling and singing. When Akiko arrived, we suggested her to sing the dancing queen and some one keenly ordered the song for her. However, she finished the whole song with straight face!
P.S. it is very difficult to get hyperactive without over exposing your flesh in hotel kimono. I was sooooooooooo embarassed.
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