Wooosh - - - there it goes!

After almost a month in Tokyo I got used to the 12-hour working schedule. Now it doesn't seem as tiring. Time flew by so fast. I do really love working.

CAt is really nice. To tell the truth I wouldn't mind working there even with all the smoking.

Today was one of those days where I felt enthusiastic about work. Although I don't particularly like making paper models, it seemed like the day was over in a flash. I was just returning from dinner and suddenly it's 2 hours later.

I can't believe tomorrow is the last day O_O

This weekend will be really busy though. I am both looking forward to and dreading it. Hahaha...-_-

We went out for dinner to eat 刺身丼 (さしみどん), which is basically rice with raw fish. It was delicious as expected.

Exciting ramen

Food in Tokyo costs a lot. But on the plus side there is a huge amount of places to spend all your hard earned money. Or is that a minus?
Recently I've been going out to lunch more, rather than just buying stuff in konbini. I can't really complain because eating proper food is so much better on so many levels.

Today I also went out to eat dinner. Eric found a ramen shop nearby which had all sorts of different flavours. I've only ever seen regular ramen before, so I was really excited. I ordered 'Genova' ramen, which was, apparently, the most popular. It had tomatoes, spinach and lots of herbs from what I could see. It smelled absolutely delicious and tasted accordingly!

I really want to go there again and try other flavours. So exciting ^_^

compact days

Yesterday and today were like night and day. On Monday I was sooooo sleepy. I kept switching off. But today I didn't fall asleep once and had a lot of fun working. When I finally felt like my brain was blan
king out, I went for a walk to get some buns.

These 2 days I've been having lunch with people from the office. I really like having lunch with the girls, they are really fun and very nice. I wish I could be a positive person like that.

In the afternoon it poured cats and dogs (I don't really understand that saying). There was lightning and thunder and it seems it was close. We heard lots fire-truck sirens. I was glad it was early in the day. When we go home there is usually no rain. But perhaps the weather will stay rainy all week. Weather forecasts are useless.

Today I wore the skirt from my suit that I swore I would never wear. It was relatively comfortable, but still too tight in the waist. I might wear it more in the summer, since wearing trousers is like having a personal sauna.

The past 3 days I've been wearing my pink crocs. I found out that if it's hot and humid the shoes will act the same way as all my other shoes and rip my skin. The obvious solution in to wear socks. But when the weather is cooler the shoes are extremely comfy.

I didn't take any photos today or, indeed, yesterday, so here is a photo from Sunday. We bought a pack of these with our combined money. The guy in the stall recommended the far left ones as the tastiest.

Weekend trip - Seso-ji, Asahi, Tokyo Sky Tree

I was way too tired yesterday to post about my day. Suffice to say it was pretty awesome :)

I met up with Andrea, Eric, Damian and 2 other girls at Kaminari gate near the Senso-ji temple.

Cute Little Things

I bought shoes today ^_^ I couldn't get the blue or brown ones because they were pretty much sold out. But maybe it's ok to go for bold colours as well. Lately I really like colourful clothes. It's totally the opposite to how I used to dress back in Latvia. I think bright colours suit me much more. Let's be brave! Hahaha

This super cute guy made me take his photo >_<

I walk past this store from time to time and I always think that it looks really cool. Somehow this tiny building incorporates such simple yet stylish design. I love the golden mirror door. The same material seems to be used in windows on the side of the building. And the gold geometric plate has the same design as the wall of the staircase.

 When you first look into the window while walking from the left, the interior is all white. But then you get close and look in and room inside is a neon bright pink - so surprising!

wasting paper :)

As usual, here are some pics I took on my way to work

I had succumbed to the delicacies of the 'Natural Lawson'. They even have a bakery section with absolutely delicious buns. In there I stumbled upon tortillas - something I've heard about, but never had the opportunity to try. They turned out to be pretty good. I also got dinner there as well - some fancy 4-compartment mini bento. But because both those things had raw onion in them I got a stomachache. Luckily I didn't have to suffer for too long in the office.

There doesn't seem to be any particular work at the moment for me, so I have the leisure of just doing loooooots of study models. Massive paper wastage. But you do learn new things in the process. As it is with anything handmade, it's all about the practice.

I was invited to join Andrea and Eric with their group of friends this Sunday. Yay! I don't mind walking round alone, but it's so much better when you have someone to chat with (and by that I mean me talking).

Another lunch

I got to do more of the same layout design. But somehow my creativity petered out soon after lunch.

Speaking of lunch, I went with two of the ladies from the office - Ii san and Takada san (if I am not mistaken. I am sooooo bad with names). The lunch itself was pretty good, but oh so expensive. However, I had so much fun talking to the girls.

Let's hope my head works better in the morning so that I can have fun working as well.

In the evening there was a thunderstorm. It rained a lot, but, again, while I was indoors.
I forgot to buy milk on the way back again.

I am thinking of buying crocs. But not those ugly ones that are sold in most places. I want to get one of the jelly ones. They feel very nice on my feet, but I wonder of it's possible to walk for long periods of time on a rubber sole.