Party with Noriko

Party Queen Noriko and I, the picture was taken last year after a belly dancing lesson.
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We had a girls night out on Friday. It was Akiko's birthday so we took her to a Champaign place in Ebisu. Honestly, I am not much of a champaign person, I prefer beer to the delicate bubbles(they all taste like fizzy white wine to me). No guy in the office seemed to want to join us, perhaps they are embarrassed to be the only man in the group.

But we later went to a Kyushu restaurant, featuring everything about horse and cow. We had raw horse meat, served like sasimi and beef stomach hotpot (nabe). Going so well with beer. Tomo asked Hiroko what type of dog she has, Hiroko answered "In Katagana, it is 'NaNa'" (the dog's name). For some reason, all Japanese ladies crack up. They should know that is the so typical of Hiroko.

Noriko then dragged me to the night clubing area in Rippongi. She is completely wild everytime she partys. In addition, she is so attractive that I had to drive away many guys away from the half-drunk Noriko. I kept an eye on her while talking to people in a very crowded bar.

People who come to the bar are looking for some sort of fix, I think. We are all suffering from attention-deficit? I had very nice conversation with 2 guys, who are also in Tokyo for business. I don't believe a single word they say, not because they look insincere but this is a pub. Everyone could come and bluff and then disappear. Having fun is top on the list, making friends is not.

There was a white guy dressed in suit, kept following us (or rather Noriko) after I decided it is time to take Noriko away from this group of hungry wolves. His stories are very good, a lawyer interviewing with some famous investment banks, stories about his mom and sister, the recently burglary happened in his New Jesey home... Blah blah blah... It is very entertaining. Noriko cannot careless about his stories, she is just attention hungry, while I kept asking questions and drew more information out of the kid "How did you afford Harvard law school?", "Where do you live in New Jesey?" and so on. Whether it is true or not has nothing to do with me, but it is still quite fun to have a free entertainment while waiting for cabs.