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Reiko had her job interview today.  It went okay she said.  She was quite modest about it saying how she doesn`t reckon she has got the job (six people in last interview etc.) but from what she says she has done very well.  I don`t really want her to get a job but to help me along in Japan instead.  If she gets a job I will be permanently lost. 

I went with her to her interview today and waited for her in the general local area whilst she had it looking like an American backpacker.  Unfortunately, it was very hot. I was walking about wearing a short sleeved shirt with a T-shirt in 35 degree heat.  I could not keep this up for long.  An hour of constant walking later,  Reiko called me on my phone - where are you?  This is a very good question indeed.  Well Reiko there is a grey building which says something in Japanese writing in front of me.  To my right is another building which I am cunningly unable to understand once more and to my left is yet another nondescript building with Japanese qualifications on its exterior which I can neither understand nor describe.  Where am I?  You Reiko have a clearer idea than I do.  After 15 minutes of random wandering and telephone calls I hear a “Oh I can see you now” which sounds like a chorus of heavenly angels  to my weary legs and sunburnt ears. 

We then went on a de-stressing mission for Reiko which invloved going to lots of women`s clothes shops and looking at clothes and Yukata (traditional Japanese robes) whilst she tried some on.  This went on for several hours but I was more than willing to put up with this after her ordeal today.  Considering my most trying task was trying to relocate Reiko, she was much more the deserving case and deserved to do what she wanted.  We then went to Karaoke where I sang a Beatles medley which went on for fifteen minutes, then 99 Luftballons and Son of a Preacher Man interspersed by Reiko`s offerings.  For an hour this came to five pounds or 1000 yen for the both of us including my three straight double whiskys and her alcoholic tea drinks.  I prefer going to Karaoke than bars as you can get pissed cheaper and sing at the same time.  On average a drink in a a bar costs 500 yen or two pounds fifty.   You can get an hour`s karaoke including drink for that, it doesn`t seem worth it. 

Tomorrow I am going surfing with Tommy although Reiko doesn`t want to go as she hates the beach and always gets left with the kids.  Tomorrow a typhoon is also scheduled to hit Osaka (my first one) which could mean an interesting surfing experience (surfs up dude!) or the end of my blog and life.  Bring on the danger!!!